The Friday Grab Bag - CMG & GM's Day!

Here's a quick note about some upcoming website adjustments for the CMG Blog Triad that will manifest in March.  I've often felt that having some types of cartography on Terrain Tuesday on MFWARS.com was shoehorning.  While I feel battlemats, battlemaps, and the like work well for this category, because they are essentially two-dimensional terrain, larger scale maps and cartography are going to move starting in March to the Grymvald.com corner of the CMG Blog Triad appearing on what will be dubbed as Mapping Monday.  They fit better with the setting-oriented blogging for Grymvald.com.  This will replace the old Monday blog on Grymvald.com known as RPG Media Monday which will in turn move to the CreativeMountainGames.com Monday blog slot.  That will replace Media News Monday, since I have often felt that news there was not very timely.  What I had posted there either had been widespread news by the time it was posted or would work well enough under the heading of RPG Media Monday.  I hope these adjustments don't throw anyone for a loop.  I feel they will work better going forward. 

Thanks! - Mark CMG

Also, don't forget about the GM's Day Sale with the holiday just a week away.  With the holiday fast approaching, CMG is offering up some great prices on offerings for your GM or yourself.  All of the items in the CMG catalog are marked down to $1 and the remaining three items are at 50% off the normal selling price.  Grab something for you GM *OR* for yourself while the prices are so low. Check out the savings here.

Pick a copy of "30 Things Can Happen" for just one dollar here.  Furthermore, the excellent "Fighting Fire - Ernie Gygax Benefit Adventure" is available for half the normal price here.  Finally, the dangerous sourcebook "Superstitions" is only one dollar, as well, here.

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Throwback Thursday - 1980s RPG Ads Plus Bakshi's Wizards

Over on Facebook, Phil Bolton has started an event to gather folks for a screening at The Crown Theater (1910 N Charles St, Baltimore, Maryland 21218) of Ralph Bakshi's Wizards (1977) on Sunday, July 5th.  Details can be found here.

Also, on marvel1980s.blogspot.com, check out "TSR's D&D Adventure Ads" from Marvel Comics in the 1980s here.

Finally, on the The Museum of Classic Chicago Television YouTube channel, have a look at the "Dungeons & Dragons - 'Products Of Your Imagination'" television commercial from 1983.  Enjoy!

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Saturday Crowdfunding Roundup - Tenkar's Tavern, Pyramid of the Lost King, & Empires: Age of Discovery

There are relatively few gaming bloggers as dedicated to their work as Erik Tenkar, the proprietor of the blog Tenkar's Tavern.  He's got a Patreon page set up to help him offset the costs of his phenomenal efforts here.  Join him!

Also, a couple of Kickstarters of note include, first, "Pyramid of the Lost King: Adventures in Basq" by Johua De Santo.  It's a modest adventure for Sword & Wizardry so jump on board here.

Finally, there is still time to get in on the juggernaut that is "Empires: Age of Discovery (Age of Empires III reborn)" by Eagle Games here.

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projects plus other crowdfunding efforts.

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Throwback Thursday - Oregon Trail, Awesome Analog Games, & Killer Dice

The Time website has recently informed us that "You Can Now Play Oregon Trail Online for Free" here.

Also, The Art of Manliness gives us "9 Reasons Analog Games Are Awesome" here.

Finally, over on Polygon, they explain how "The dice can kill you: Why first edition AD&D is king" here.

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G.P. Adventures Website Launched

The website for G.P. Adventures has launched and it's a beaut!  See more here.

Ology World

A Facebook Friend pointed me toward a fun website to check out called Ology World.  Warning: Your time will be well-worth-wasting here!

Warhorn for Gaming Events

If you are not familiar with it, there is a website for gaming events that you should check out called Warhorn.  Take a look here and for more info their blog here!

Five Years of Gnome Stew!

Congrats to Martin Ralya and the gang at Gnome Stew on their five year anniversary!  Check them out here!

Ernie Gygax Fire Relief Trust Fund

I recently mentioned the tragic situation that has befallen Ernie Gygax in Lake Geneva, his apartment fire leaving him homeless and the many irreplaceable heirlooms and collectibles lost forever.  Well now a way to help has been set up by his brother Luke and other concerned friends in the form of the Ernie Fire Relief Trust Fund.  Read more here on the Gygax Magazine website.

Project Guttenberg,org A lot of old texts that have fallen into

 A lot of old texts that have fallen into public domain can be found at ProjectGuttenberg,org so go check them out and bookmark that treasure trove of writing!

Form Follows Function

My buddy Jason directed my attention toward a fun, interactive website highlighting interesting uses of HTML5 that, while it might be a bit of a time waster, is fascinating all the same.  Check it out here and the blog that goes with it here!

IdentiFont

Looking to make a document and need the perfect font?  Check out Identifont.com and you'll find many ways to approach choosing the right one for you.  See more here!

Rebuilding EN World

As many of you know, EN World was hit by some hackers over the holidays and the site was devastated.  They saved the database but are scrambling to make the site whole again.  To that end, they have begun a campaign to Rebuild the website and even have a Kickstarter with just two weeks to go.  See more here and here!

Digital Sound Library

A recent article on the Cornell University Tumblr page heralded a fully digital natural sound archive housed online in the Macaulay Library.  Read more here and check out the collection here!

CMG Triad Milestone

Just a brief announcement to herald a milestone for the CMG Triad of websites.  As of today, the three sites collectively have surpassed 1,500 posts and over 125,000 page views.  Huzzah!

The wiki image is a Roman Milestone from the Road of Patriarchs in Israel

Geek Related Horror

If you are already familiar with the excellent Geek-Related.com blog, then it will be no surprise to know its history goes back further than the blog itself.  The form of its early website, found here, also contains a top notch essay on introducing horror to a roleplaying game,  Read more about that here!

Celtic Trims

Check out the items at the Celtic Trims website.  They've got some great towels. pillows, covers, tapestries and more.  See more here!

EN World Returns

Congrats to those working tirelessly behind the scenes to bring EN World back from a devastating attack on the website.  See the new front page here!

Ian McKellen's Hobbit Blog

An interesting way to follow the happenings in the run up to the first Hobbit film might be to keep tabs on it through the blogging of Sir Ian McKellen.  Read more here!

Radio Rivendell

I haven't had the chance to check it out too closely but there is a website called Radio Rivendell that purportedly boasts an Internet radio station that plays only fantasy music.  Read more here!