OSR Dungeon Grappling: In the Wild
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OSR Dungeon Grappling: In the Wild

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Jason Hobbs, of Hobbs and Friends of the OSR, linked me in to a grappling duel that he was going to run in an ongoing game he runs. You can see it here, from about the 5 minute mark to about 10 minutes, maybe a bit longer. He used concepts from my book, Dungeon Grappling,…

Fun in Grappling (Fantastic Dungeon Grappling)
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Fun in Grappling (Fantastic Dungeon Grappling)

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The control point based rules in my various grappling supplements are good. But they can be adjusted to taste in various ways to increase the fun in grappling at your table. TG: The History GURPS Martial Arts: Technical Grappling evolved in the writing and testing, as all books do. Originally, DX penalties and ST penalties…

Turning Undead: “I win!”
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Turning Undead: “I win!”

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Rebuking and turning undead that still cling to a semblance of life is pretty much a fantasy RPG staple. It’s been part of Dungeons and Dragons since nearly the beginning – I believe Arneson added it as a foil to “Sir Fang,” and Gygax fiddled with it or dropped it in his games – there’s…