Building Buildings – part 1

Building Buildings – part 1

So, the other day I started a project. I split green buckthorn into roughly rectangular “beams” from which to try making buildings out of. Did it as a test to see if they would crack as they dried. First stage in trying to make miniature 

How NOT to carve a canoe!

How NOT to carve a canoe!

So, one of the trees I have in my backyard is a weed species known as Buckthorn. Given concerns about toxicity I decided to try carving it into a miniature dugout canoe for use in a tabletop RPG. I research dugout canoes, particularly period from 

Stick & Lashed Backpack Frames – part 1

Stick & Lashed Backpack Frames – part 1

OK, around the 7th of November 2022 a friend of mine named Alex was helping me sort out and cut green branches for seasoning over the winter and we came across an oddly bent stick. So we finished the bend and lashed it to a 

Where do I get ideas for articles?

Where do I get ideas for articles?

Basically everywhere. I have ideas on thousands of topics in some state of development, but often a Facebook post on a particular topic spurs on development on that topic especially if I did some more research to phrase or confirm statements for my responses and 

Encounter Chart Generator

Encounter Chart Generator

Version 1.0 of the Encounter chart generator is complete and functional. Those with GM level access can try it out and feel free to comment about possible improvements or changes. What additional capabilities would you like to see? Try it Here: Creature Encounter Generator Additionally: 

Coppice vs Pollard

Coppice vs Pollard

They made a mistake and left me alone in the Virtual Help Desk at Virtual Gary Con on Thursday, March 27th .. <O.O> It is kind of quiet .. too quiet 🙁 So, if anyone was wondering, yes, you can coppice or pollard oak & 

Status of the Website

Status of the Website

By the time you are reading this the website will have migrated. Some issues came up with the software the webhost group used and our ability to provide all of the features we wanted, namely how to do the submissions & databases to hold them.