D&D
Slavic Marches
I’ve always enjoyed maps. A good map can convey information in an incredibly concise way. And they are of course useful for navigation.
However, you do need to be careful. As an example, I saw this map that purported to show the political divisions of Europe circa 1000 A.
Three Hearts and Three Lions on Sale
Poul Anderson’s Three Hearts and Three Lions is on sale on Amazon for $1.99 USD.
This is a seminal work of American fantasy, and I can’t recommend it enough.
D&D Clerics: Misunderstood and Improperly Played
In the course of researching wilderness mapping and exploration in AD&D, I stumbled on the very interesting blog Nagora’s Corner, and the even more interesting post AD&D Clerics - Where Did It All Go Wrong?
This is a subject I looked at in some detail
Linkfest 2022-02-18: Ruining of Mountains
The Roman mining technique Ruina Montium is an impressive bit of applied engineering.
Kirk Dunston: Why Sexual Morality May Be More Important Than You Thought
An application of J. D. Unwin’s Sex and Culture to the West, 40 years after the sexual revolution. Unwin’s book was published in
OD&D Art
D&D Art
Deltas D&D Hotspot asks about the changes over time in D&D aesthetics, and focuses in specifically on depictions of violence against player characters:
I've come to think that one of the biggest sensibility differences between old-school D&D art and and newer-school art