[Now Available] Shortcuts to Adventure #01: Shrine of the Slime God
Shortcuts to Adventure #01: Shrine of the Slime GodBy James Mishler and Jodi Moran-MishlerShortcuts to Adventures is a new series of mini-adventures designed to be fit into any dungeon, sewer, or...
View Article[Now Available] Shortcuts to Adventure #02: The Lost Gnome Mine
Shortcuts to Adventure #02: The Lost Gnome MineBy James Mishler and Jodi Moran-MishlerShortcuts to Adventure is a new series of mini-adventures designed to be fit into any dungeon, sewer, or ruined...
View Article[Now Available] Fairies Fair and Foul Volume #01
Fairies Fair and Foul Volume 1By James Mishler and Jodi Moran-MishlerThe Fairies Fair and Foul series transforms the list of fairies from Michael Denham’s famous tracts into a series of creatures fit...
View ArticleHow to be the Best Dungeon Master for Dungeons & Dragons -- Part 02:...
This series will explore the various tips and tricks I have learned over the years on how to be the best Dungeon Master you can be for Dungeons & Dragons -- or best Labyrinth Lord for Labyrinth...
View Article[Now Available] Shortcuts to Adventure #03: Monstrous Reflections
Shortcuts to Adventure #03: Monstrous ReflectionsBy James Mishler and Jodi Moran-MishlerShortcuts to Adventure is a new series of mini-adventures designed to be fit into any dungeon, sewer, or ruined...
View Article[Now Available] The Demon Tower of Valdig Fel
The Demon Tower of Valdig FelBy James Mishler and Jodi Moran-MishlerCartography by Dyson Logos The Demon Tower of Valdig Fel is the first adventure specifically set in the Isle of Eldisor Hexcrawl...
View Article[Coming Soon] The Heart of Albion, a Hexcrawl Campaign for Castles & Crusades
The Heart of Albion Hexcrawl Campaign SettingBy James Mishler and Jodi Moran-MishlerThe year is 1400 AUC, as the world has fallen into the cold-hearted grasp of Fimbul Winter. Summer is as autumn,...
View Article[Now Available] Vampire Class
Vampire ClassBy James Mishler and Jodi Moran-MishlerThis new class booklet presents a 20-level Vampire class for use with Labyrinth Lord, easily adaptable to any other classic style OSR Role-Playing...
View Article[Now Available] Expanded Talents for the Shadowdark RPG
Expanded TalentsDesigned for use with the Shadowdark RPG By James Mishler and Jodi Moran-Mishler Expanded Talents contains a new talent system for the Shadowdark RPG. It expands the Class Talent Tables...
View Article[Crossing the Streams] Demon Realm of Makai in the Pokéverse
After a long period with a ton of writing, I’ve kind of been taking a break… well, writing for publishing, that is.Dan Proctor of Goblinoid Games has placed social media for Labyrinth Lord and the...
View Article[Pokéverse Makai Campaign] Session 02: Dojo in the Darkness!
SESSION 02, MONDAY, AUGUST 15, 2022Tuesday, April 3, 2001The trio awaken to the smell of a lovely breakfast being cooked by their host. They freshen up and join Zsuska in the dining room. There they...
View Article[Now Available] Summoning Magical Beasts for Fun & Profit
Summoning Magical Beasts for Fun & Profit!By James Mishler and Jodi Moran MishlerHave you ever wanted to go out into the wilds and capture and train Magical Beasts as companions, friends, and your...
View ArticleA Tale of Three Worlds: Mystara, Mystoerth, and Mystaerth
Over the years I've used campaign material from the Known World and Mystara in various ways, adapting and adopting material here and there.Twice I've made major adaptations, dropping the Known World...
View Article[Coming Soon] Skull and Bones: Savage Storm Comic Book Miniseries
Dark Horse Comics has announced the release of SKULL AND BONES: SAVAGE STORM, the first comic book based on Ubisoft's forthcoming pirate game, SKULL AND BONES... and my first comic book writing credit,...
View ArticleGeneral Blog Update
It has been quiet here recently.After a series of fast releases – 13 products in four months, from April through July, followed by the release of Magical Beast Adventures in August, I decided to take...
View Article[Now Available] Expanded Races: Thanians - A Shadowdark Supplement
Expanded Races: ThaniansDesigned for use with the Shadowdark RPGBy James Mishler and Jodi Moran-MishlerExpanded Races: Thanians includes 41 new races for use with the Shadowdark Role-playing...
View ArticleThe Power of RuneQuest: Shaking the Pillars of Heaven
Back in the day, I dipped my toe into RuneQuest 2 a few times before I went whole hog into RuneQuest 3, the Avalon Hill Edition.I was introduced to RuneQuest by a gaming acquaintance ca. 1982 or 1983;...
View Article[Now Available] The Witch, the Shepherd, His Goats, and Their Daughter...
The Witch, the Shepherd, His Goats, and Their DaughterAn Adventure Designed for use with for ShadowdarkBy James Mishler and Jodi Moran-MishlerArt by Evlyn MoreauChallenge Level: GBXThe Witch, the...
View ArticleTaking Stock – Going on Sabbatical
I figure I’d start taking stock at the beginning of my gaming career. I started working in the industry full time on January 1st, 1995; my last full-time day in the industry was September 28, 2012. 17...
View Article[James Mishler Games]: The OGL: Known Unknowns and Unknown Unknowns
I go away for less than two weeks and all Hell breaks loose.That'll teach me to try to take a vacation!I'm sure you've seen the news all over the place.We know that some elements of the leaked New...
View ArticleThe OGL: Analysis of Hasbro's Non-Apology Apology
OK, here we go, an analysis of Hasbro’s “An Update on the Open Game License (OGL),” in order:“When we initially conceived of revising the OGL, it was with three major goals in mind. First, we wanted...
View Article[Announcement] James Mishler Games Extended Hiatus & End of the OGL Sale
UPDATE: With Hasbro's apparent change of heart, I am at this point reconsidering removing my products from DriveThruRPG. That will depend on further developments. I will not be satisfied that this is...
View Article[Shadowdark] The Shadowdark RPG Kickstarter is Live!
The Kickstarter for the Shadowdark RPG by The Arcane Library is now live!Click here to go to the Shadowdark Kickstarter.This is the best new RPG since Moldvay/Cook Basic/Expert Dungeons &...
View ArticleIntermittent Activity Warning
Well, the Shadowdark Kickstarter was an amazing success, and I am eager to get my books – I went all in with the Crawling Group level, so that the players in any group I run will have everything at...
View ArticleThe End
In January of 2011 I launched a new blog, this blog, Adventures in Gaming version 2.I had had several blogs before this one, most notably of course, Adventures in Gaming, not to mention other side...
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