Illusory Script: Treskeggmal

Just a quick word — A bit of worldbuilding this morning. Above is the rough outline for my Treskeggmal. Originally conceived as “wind spirits”, carved faces on trees used to communicate between kingdoms, this has been softened a bit. Yes, they still work as initially conceived, but the carved face on the trees was too…

“Not just this minute”

Oak Hill RPG Club hosted a public Dungeons & Dragons event last night at the Eastern Woodland Carvers Club Building. While there was not a huge turn-out, we did get to introduce two new players to the game and we’re hopeful that word will spread and these events will continue to grow and attract even…

Tonight, we raise our horns and sling our dice

Three years ago today, we lost one of our own. My Dungeons & Dragons journey began with Brent Smith in many ways. Lifelong friends, we discovered the game together and it was at his house that I played my very first character, Thonar Wyrmfang, a first level fighter who narrowly survived his adventure into the…

APPENDIX N: Robert E. Howard’s Conan, Part II

Today marks the 112th anniversary of the birth of my favorite author, the legendary Robert E. Howard, and it’s no secret that Gary Gygax was a huge fan of Robert E. Howard as well. The influence of Howard’s Conan on Dungeons and Dragons is undeniable. Fantasy roleplaying would simply not exist as it does today…

We want YOU to play Dungeons & Dragons with us!

  The Oak Hill RPG Club is hosting a Dungeons & Dragons Event on Saturday, January 27th from 5-9pm at the Eastern Woodland Carvers Club Building located at 101 S. Jefferson St. Converse IN 46919. Dungeon Master Bob Freeman will be conducting a No Quarter Campaign One-Shot. Players will roll up first level human fighters,…

Appendix N: Robert E. Howard’s Conan, Part 1

I had planned to write this blog on January 22nd, which will mark the 112th anniversary of the birth of author Robert E. Howard. The latest news dropping concerning Howard’s most famous creation — Conan — has inspired me to begin it a week early and in two parts. It seems we are in the…

Join us for a night of D&D January 27

  That’s right, the Oak Hill RPG Club is inviting you to join us for a night of Dungeons & Dragons, whether you’re a tabletop veteran or a first-time diceslinger. All are welcome. We have an amazing adventure planned and hope you can be a part of it….

Join Our Adventure!

Oak Hill RPG Club is auditioning cast members for two Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition Campaigns beginning this coming Spring. The only stipulation is players must be 13+. If interested, you can contact us on twitter, facebook, or email us at oakhillrpgclub@gmail.com. Game sessions may be recorded and shared on social media. There will be…

A History of the Oak Hill RPG Club, Part One

Let’s turn back the clock for a moment. The year was 1978. I was 12 years old. It was the year of Star Wars and Close Encounters, the animated Lord of the Rings and Carradine’s Circle of Iron, and Doctor Strange made his tv debut. Jim Shooter took over Marvel and Claremont, Byrne, and Austin…

5 Years Ago Today…

Sometime in September of 2012 I made a somewhat innocuous comment on facebook, something along the line of “getting your old D&D mates back to the table for old time’s sake was the modern equivalent of getting the band back together“. That sparked a discussion with my old chum Shaun Keenan and we decided to…