Castle Oldskull:
Unlocking Imagination
Explore Hawk & Moor: The Dungeons & Dragons History Project
Kent David Kelly’s Hawk & Moor: The Unofficial History of Dungeons & Dragons provides you with sage advice, secret arcana, and unearthed discoveries of things that really should be in a museum. Be sure to check it out!
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The history of fantasy creates the epic gaming of the future
Through dungeons deep and caverns old, explore lore, lost worlds, and concepts from the earliest days of gaming with Gary Gygax in Lake Geneva and Dave Arneson in the Twin Cities, intensified to the forefront of new game design in 2023 and beyond.
Old School Dungeons & Dragons History: The Lore of the Lost Worlds
The Castle Oldskull Blog
We explore the far history and the emergent future of fantasy role-playing, with deep explorations of the works of Gary Gygax, Dave Arneson, Frank Herbert, Lord Dunsany, Robert E. Howard, Stephen King, Fritz Leiber, H. P. Lovecraft, Michael Moorcock, and more fantastic worlds beyond.
Sword & Sorcery Supplements
Kent David Kelly has created dozens of acclaimed books and ebooks, from the black label Dungeons & Dragons-themed series (powered by the Open Game License) to the Mithral Medal bestselling Classic Dungeon Design Guide series.
Midjourney Art Prompts
Learn how to create images that reflect the visions of your imagination. Fantasy, cyberpunk, retro-future, steampunk, horror, Lovecraftian, dream world, symbology, play maps, inspirational, or what have you … learn more about it here.
Really useful stuff for all writers. I love a nice complete list of character class concepts, exterior buildings, and so on. Honestly. I went in with zero expectation, but I got my money’s worth. Thank you.
— Jim Pinto (Author of the award-winning Toolbox and Ultimate Toolbox supplements)
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