Preview: More from the Gazetteer
In my earlier preview, I shared with you a PDF of the article I recently submitted for publication in ...
2025-04-15 15:08:15 +0000 UTC View Post
James Maliszewski posts
Preview: The Eshkom District
At the start of last month, I posted a black and white map of the Eshkom District, one of the twenty ...
2025-04-13 16:02:30 +0000 UTC View PostThe Vaults Beckon
Here's a beautiful new image by Zhu Bajiee, depicting a quartet of adventurers exploring the Vaults of ba-Hanvala in the Eshkom District.
2025-03-05 23:40:46 +0000 UTC View PostThe Eshkom District Map
This is a complete map of the Eshkom District of the Empire of Inba Iro, a region bordering on the...
2025-03-03 03:01:05 +0000 UTC View PostOperation Resolute
This is an alternate presentation of the information found in this blog post, on...
2025-03-01 19:38:32 +0000 UTC View PostDown with the Sickness
It looks like, despite my best efforts, that I may have fallen prey to the dreaded con crud. Mostly, I've just got a stuffy head and runny nose, but it's still not fun. I've been drinking ...
2024-10-22 19:35:06 +0000 UTC View PostGamehole Con: TSR History
One of several panel discussions I attended was devoted to the history of TSR Hobbies, moderated by Mike Mearls. The panelists were, from left to right: Mike Mearls, Jeff Grubb, Ed Greenwood, Steve...
2024-10-21 13:19:42 +0000 UTC View PostReturn
I am now safely back from Gamehole Con. I had a blast, seeing old friends, meeting new ones, and playing games. I plan to do a series of posts on Grognardia about my time there, but I will likely h...
2024-10-21 12:30:02 +0000 UTC View PostA Jalaka Warrior
Among the rules changes in the latest draft Secrets of sha-Arthan is the disentangling of race and class. I'll explain my rationale for doing this in another post late, either here or – ...
2024-10-15 17:50:52 +0000 UTC View PostMore Artwork
Here are some additional character illustrations from the Secrets of sha-Arthan Player's Manual. I hope to be able to share an updated PDF of the character classes before the end of the mo...
2024-09-21 16:38:48 +0000 UTC View PostAlternatives to "Scion"
I'm in the midst of completing a new draft of the player-oriented material for Secrets of sha-Arthan and I've decided to broaden the concept of the scion class.
As I originally...
2024-08-25 15:48:59 +0000 UTC View PostGamehole Con 2024
Though I've not yet finalized my plans, it's looking increasingly likely that I will be attending Gamehole Con in Madison, Wisconsin in October 2024.
If I do go, I'd love to meet up ...
2024-08-08 21:48:51 +0000 UTC View PostQuick Update
I wanted to quickly let everyone know that real world concerns and responsibilities continue to distract me as they have since the middle of the summer. Consequently, I am pausing the Patreon for O...
2023-10-10 12:55:48 +0000 UTC View PostFriday Feature: Best Laid Plans
Well …
The summer has been moving a lot faster than I'd expected and it didn't prove nearly as free of distraction as I'd hoped. Myriad real life matters, some pleasant, some...
2023-08-12 02:14:29 +0000 UTC View PostDiscord Oddities
I'm not yet certain what has happened, but the Discord server seems to have suffered some sort of failure. There are presently no longer any channels of any sort. I'll spend some time looking into ...
2023-07-11 22:32:27 +0000 UTC View PostFriday Feature: Revised Sorcery Preview
Work on the revised drafts of Secrets of sha-Arthan continues at a solid pace. While I might not yet quite make my self-imposed deadline of the end of this month to complete the revisions ...
2023-05-26 16:54:04 +0000 UTC View PostIronian Names
One of the things to which I'm quite committed in Secrets of sha-Arthan is the inclusion of lots of random tables to aid both players and referees in understanding and making the setting t...
2023-05-21 23:58:10 +0000 UTC View PostCharacter Generation Draft 3.0
The final revisions to the draft of Chapter 2: Character Generation are now complete. If you are interested in taking a look at them, you can do so via the link provided below. Likewise, if you wou...
2023-05-21 18:23:09 +0000 UTC View PostFriday Feature: Revised Character Generation Preview
I'm nearly done with my revision, expansion, and overall clarification of Chapter 2 of Secrets of sha-Arthan, which focuses on character generation. Used in conjunction with the material p...
2023-05-19 19:13:48 +0000 UTC View PostFeedback on the Character Classes Draft
I would very much like to receive your feedback on the latest draft of the character classes chapter for Secrets of sha-Arthan. In order to make this easier for me, I would like to ask tha...
2023-05-15 18:59:29 +0000 UTC View PostCharacter Classes Draft 3.0
As promised, I've completed updated draft of Chapter 3 of Secrets of sha-Arthan, which describes the available character classes.
I'll be detailing the way I'd like to receive ...
2023-05-15 12:59:10 +0000 UTC View PostFriday Feature: Revised Character Classes Preview
The revision to the character classes for Secrets of sha-Arthan is nearly done. I'll be spending the weekend going over the text to remove out of date references and terminology, along wit...
2023-05-12 16:07:17 +0000 UTC View PostFriday Feature: Playtesting Secrets of sha-Arthan
As I mentioned last week, playtesting of Secrets of sha-Arthan will likely begin this summer, ...
2023-05-05 18:34:36 +0000 UTC View PostA Grognardia Shout-Out
The blog gets a mention in the third paragraph of this article at The New Yorker by Ed Park – most unexpected!
2023-04-01 17:46:48 +0000 UTC View PostThe Secrets of sha-Arthan and the OGL
As many of you are no doubt aware, there are credible rumors that Wizards of the Coast is not only introducing a new version of the Open Game License but also "de-authorizing" the previous version ...
2023-01-09 18:14:03 +0000 UTC View PostUnmade Martinet
I just received final versions of the Unmade illustrations that I had previously promised I'd share wit...
2023-01-07 02:16:11 +0000 UTC View PostHappy New Year!
I wanted to take a moment to wish all of my patrons a Happy New Year and to thank all of you for your support over the past year.
Here's hoping that 2023 will be a great one for all of ...
2023-01-01 19:32:23 +0000 UTC View PostFriday Feature: The Vaults of sha-Arthan
The Onha word saya (literally "refuge") first appears in Tithio Vasan's The Wonders of the Past in reference to the legendary Vault of the Makers. He describes the site as "a vast...
2022-12-30 05:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostFriday Feature: The Unmade
The Unmade (or Omajya in the Onha language) are the unnatural servitors of the Unmakers. Transformed by iniquitous sorcery, the Unmade are frightful demonstrations of where the Unmakers' n...
2022-12-23 05:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostUnmaker Prophet
In last week's Friday Feature, I wrote about the Unmakers and the threat their secretive cults pose to the peoples of sha-Arthan. In future posts, I'll provide additional details, but, for the mome...
2022-12-22 01:38:42 +0000 UTC View Post