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In 2018, Stephen Wendell followed his great grandfather from Tennessee to the Great War in France a hundred years before. He recounts his ancestor's war stories in A VERY MUDDY PLACE. Stephen is also the author of the Littlelot series of children's books.
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Preface to Littlelot and the Rescue of Gwenevere
Posted Apr 30, 2023 at Books by Stephen Wendell
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Paris: Bordel, Bazaar
In French, as in English, a “bordel” is a brothel. A “bazar” in French, or “bazaar” in English, is a chaotic marketplace. Both terms are also used in French as slang for a place in disarray, one more so than the other. Walking in Paris on a bright spring day,... Continue reading
Posted Mar 26, 2023 at Books by Stephen Wendell
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Blue Flame, Tiny Stars: Now Available on DriveThruRPG
If inspiration for everything I write comes from a source, this book is about the source. “Stephen’s delightful memoir makes you want to travel upstream to your own formative D&D headwaters, dig out your old graph-paper maps and worn dice, and rediscover the gateway to what the author calls ‘the... Continue reading
Posted Dec 14, 2022 at Books by Stephen Wendell
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Dare Admire Things in Advance
Posted Nov 2, 2022 at Books by Stephen Wendell
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Littlelot at SCBWI BookStop
Posted Oct 19, 2022 at Books by Stephen Wendell
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Frozen Memory: A True Story
I will always remember the sound: The shrill pitch. Anguish. Utter loss. It must be twenty-five years ago now. Still, a shiver runs down my spine, makes the hair stand on the back of my neck, goose pimples raise on my arms. I have to set my jaw to keep... Continue reading
Posted Oct 3, 2022 at Books by Stephen Wendell
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Blue Flame, Tiny Stars: A Memoir
Posted Sep 2, 2022 at Books by Stephen Wendell
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Littlelot and the Rescue of Gwenevere
Posted Sep 1, 2022 at Books by Stephen Wendell
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Temporarily Offline Wednesday
DONJON LANDS will be offline for some time on Wednesday, July 27, while I migrate the content management system. If all goes well, the process could take a few hours. If less than well, a couple days… Continue reading
Posted Jul 26, 2022 at DONJON LANDS
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Thirteen Graves
Posted Jul 26, 2022 at DONJON LANDS
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Man vs. Machine: Chainmail Jousting Live Tournament
“If ever Dan challenges you to a game of Chainmail Jousting, don’t do it. Just don’t do it! He has a system…”—Paul Siegel, Wandering DMs I was properly warned. But when I got an email from Wandering DMs co-host Dan Collins earlier this week with the subject line: “Jousting Sunday?,”... Continue reading
Posted Jul 20, 2022 at DONJON LANDS
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A Forsaken Peninsula
Posted Jul 19, 2022 at DONJON LANDS
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Warlock of the Pale Moor
Posted Jul 12, 2022 at DONJON LANDS
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What’s funny is that, whether we flip it over and turn it sideways or just take a Dutch map straight up, the Blackmoor map bears a strong resemblance. I keep looking to match up coastlines. Quixotic.
Dan Boggs gets the northwest Blackmoor coast to line up with a short stretch of the Netherland’s west coast. It’s a convincing angle. http://boggswood.blogspot.com/2021/05/how-big-is-blackmoor.html
The Blackmoor Finger
“The basic campaign area… was originally drawn from some old Dutch maps.” —Dave Arneson, First Fantasy Campaign, 11 Like many Blackmoor fans, I’ve often wondered about—and long sought—these “old Dutch maps.” It isn’t surprising that the naval wargamer would have on hand maps made by one of the ...
Atlantis of the Clay
Posted Jul 5, 2022 at DONJON LANDS
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The Phalanx and the Shield Wall
In three issues of The Strategic Review, Gary Gygax describes the spear and its kin: the javelin, lance, and pike, for fantasy adventure gamers (Vol. 1, No. 1, 1975) and details several other pole arms, giving use, length, and a drawing of each (Nos. 2, 4). He revisits the topic... Continue reading
Posted Jun 28, 2022 at DONJON LANDS
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Phalanx Fighting
In his Letter from the Editor (L’avant garde #46, June 1982), Steve Ruskin introduces the following article with a backhanded compliment: “And it looks like our young friends of the Pandemonium Society are progressing (or regressing) into wargaming. This time Phenster & Co. have dug up Gygax’s pole arms treatise... Continue reading
Posted Jun 21, 2022 at DONJON LANDS
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Blue Flame, Tiny Stars Coming to e-Book
Posted Jun 14, 2022 at DONJON LANDS
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I’m with you, Michael. Target Has Precedence feels more elegant than pounding on the modifiers.
Missile Fire into Melee
In “Shooting into a Fight” (L’avant garde #39), Phenster addresses an age-old dilemma in D&D combat. I cover how the problem is handled in early editions and give my own solution in “Firing into Melee.” On first reading, Phenster’s description of the “Friendly Fire Number” may seem complex. I at...
Help Defeat Real-Life Demons, Game Therapy UK
Are you a military veteran? Are you also a Game Master? Would you like to run role-playing games as a therapeutic tool for fellow veterans suffering from psychological trauma? Game Therapy UK is starting a pilot project you might find interesting. It’s a volunteer project. They are to offer several... Continue reading
Posted Jun 7, 2022 at Books by Stephen Wendell
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Missile Fire into Melee
In “Shooting into a Fight” (L’avant garde #39), Phenster addresses an age-old dilemma in D&D combat. I cover how the problem is handled in early editions and give my own solution in “Firing into Melee.” On first reading, Phenster’s description of the “Friendly Fire Number” may seem complex. I attempt... Continue reading
Posted Jun 7, 2022 at DONJON LANDS
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Handmade Leather Dice Bag
Posted Jun 3, 2022 at DONJON LANDS
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Help Defeat Real-Life Demons, Game Therapy UK
Are you a military veteran? Are you also a Game Master? Would you like to run role-playing games as a therapeutic tool for fellow veterans suffering from psychological trauma? Game Therapy UK is starting a pilot project you might find interesting. It’s a volunteer project. They are to offer several... Continue reading
Posted May 31, 2022 at DONJON LANDS
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My Favorite Character, Literary Podcast
Old friends doing new things! My Favorite Character is a literary podcast, in which Jennifer Spirko gets together with creative types to talk about the heroes and anti-heroes they love most. In the first episode, Jennifer interviews one of my own favorite characters, her husband Rob, who is—I’m on record... Continue reading
Posted May 28, 2022 at Books by Stephen Wendell
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Shooting into a Fight
Shooting Into a Fight by Phenster Sometimes you want to shoot a missile weapon into a melee combat. The rulebook says that you CAN'T do it in one place and that you CAN do it in another place but with a chance you might hit a friendly character. Plus, friendlies... Continue reading
Posted May 24, 2022 at DONJON LANDS
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