When the OSR was new, nobody thought anyone born after Gary Gygax was kicked out of TSR would be interested in classic games. That might be changing.
Category: musings

Thoughts About Time and Value
I want some of your lifetime and attention.
A Lesson Not Learned By the Gaming Industry
At some point in the 80's, someone at a game company called TSR noticed that there were more players than game masters. They came up with a hypothesis: If you make books for players instead of game masters, you can sell more books. That seems obvious but it turns out that this is not a very good long term strategy.

Why Do Gaming Grognards Love History?
Old school RPG gamers tend to have a deep interest in history. In this essay, I explain why that is and what effect it has on the style of game we run and play.
Swords-and-Sorcery is the Intersection of Heavy Metal and Old School D&D
Sword-and-Sorcery is the common link between old school Dungeons & Dragons and heavy metal music.
Musings About the OGL Drama
I don't want to write about this. I'm tired of reading about it. I'm tired of thinking of about it. I have nothing to say about the legal issues involved. I do have some things to say to the hobby gamers.
About the Current D&D Conversation.
There's is a lot of heated talk about the brand and the game of Dungeons & Dragons. I have thoughts. These thoughts are about the response I am seeing more than what WotC is doing.