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Orcs Were Terrifying… Here’s Why..

Just Thinking... Trapped Offerings

Why D&D Monsters Didn’t Fight to the Death

Why Wandering Monsters Mattered..

Hopeless Characters, are NOT Hopeless...

Dragons Were Meant To Be Avoided

Does Low Intelligence Make Evil Stupid?

Seriously, Gnolls are Creepy as heck..

AD&D Magic Resistance is NOT what you think!

Lawful Evil isn’t Stupid..

The Druid is NOT a Nature Cleric

The AD&D Fighter Was Never Boring...

Make the Dungeon Feel Alive..

The DM Journal Audio Edition Returns!

No, AD&D is NOT Fair...

AD&D IS the Gold Standard...

White Dragons are Meaner Than You Think!

Just thinking.. Cursed Doors?

The Maze Ledger 'Zine Issue 1

Just thinking.. Evil ways to use that Gelatinous Cube!

Empty Rooms are Not Empty | Black Notebook Podcast

AD&D - Leave Some of It Unknown

Bonus Episode - Let’s Chat About Gold for XP in D&D | Black Notebook Podcast

Let's Chat about Encumbrance Rules in AD&D | The Black Notebook Podcast

Just Thinking... The Gate of Glass Problem

DM Journal Audio Edition 4/10

Black Notebook Weekly Review, 4/10/26

Just Thinking.. Treasure Maps That Want Blood?

The Problem with AD&D 1 to 1 Time....

Just Thinking... Desert Fire and a Deadline

DM Journal Audio Edition 4/3

Week in Review, Ending 4/3/26 (Corrected the date!)

Black Notebook Podcast - Unearthed Arcana, Its official, but is it better?

Just Thinking.. Captive NPC Leverage

Week in Review, Ending 3/27/26

AD&D Monster Spotlight: The Son of Kyuss | The Black Notebook Podcast

Wolverine vs Goatman | TMNT Solo Actual Play | EP01

Just Thinking... Improving Boring Magical Items..

Make Your Own Malevolent Monsters

Week in Review, ending 3/20/26

Just Thinking… Stepping Away…

Feather Fall: The Spell That Keeps Your Party Alive

My Portable Compact Dice Rolling Box..

When Comic Continuity Meant Something...

The Black Notebook, This Week in Review - 3/13/26

Let's talk about Skinwalkers in D&D, shall we?

A Player Told Me ā€œThat Monster Can’t Do Thatā€

Just Thinking… Chained Sorcerer

The World of Caeldor, My Campaign Website.

The Black Notebook, This Week in Review - 3/6/26

D100 Tables: Missing Party Members

AD&D: The Damned Grimoire, Warlock Spells

The Torch Check, When ā€œOne More Roomā€ Goes Bad

The Black Notebook Week in review 2/27

Quest Hooks - The Merchant’s Offer

Just Thinking… Teeth Behind the Badge

The Black Notebook Week in review 2/21

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This is why I LOVE AD&D 1e....

D100 Tables: Town Notice Board

Just Thinking....Monsters in Cages…

Prop Handout: Hunter's Journal Page

The Black Notebook Week in review 2/13

AD&D Map: The Drowned Counting Hall

Just Thinking... The Black Tome of Cordelia

The Flooded Reliquary Map

Week in Review, Friday February 6th

Running Planar Adventures Without Killing Your Campaign | Manual of the Planes Part 2

Solo Adventure #3: Kargan Blacktusk

D100 Tables: Sentient Weapons in the Wild

AD&D Monster Spotlight: Half-Ogres, did you use them?

Magic Weapons, How do they appear?

Just Thinking… The Tower on the Edge

Using Random Hooks When Your AD&D Prep Hits a Wall

Monks, Masters, and Mayhem: Reviving D&D’s Forgotten Arena Duels

Solo Adventure #2: Kargan Blacktusk

Solo Adventure #1: Kargan Blacktusk

AD&D Manual of the Planes - Part 1

Robotech Shadow Chronicles RPG

AD&D Monster Spotlight: The Ki-Rin

AD&D Custom Magic Item: the Ledger of Oaths

AD&D Podcast: The Character with Two Classes