• We met at High Ery – Day 6

    We met at High Ery – Day 6

    High Ery. That’s where my Greyhawk ’76 campaign kicked off, albeit off screen. It’s a small town on the Plain of Greyhawk, and the launching off point for the player characters initial adventure in the Cairn Hills. The Prompt Day 6 – Where shall we start? Where did the campaign begin and/or where should a…

  • Campaign History – Day 5

    Campaign History – Day 5

    The RPG Campaign Tour Challenge Day 5 prompt delves into campaign history. Day 5 – Can you tell us about the campaign’s history? In the real world and within the universe. Visit Nuketown’s RPG Campaign Tour Challenge 2026 Prompts page for the rest of our challenge posts. A long time ago … in Pennsylvania I’m…

  • Is there a Map? – Day 4

    Is there a Map? – Day 4

    Day 4 of the RPG Campaign Tour Challenge asks “is there a map?” Oh folks, there are so, so many maps of Greyhawk: the city, the region, the world, heck, even the celestial sphere known as Greyspace! For for our purpose’s, let’s focus on mapping the Plain of Greyhawk, which is where Greyhawk ’76 takes…

Eclipse 2024

Burlington, VT was one of the best places to see 2024’s eclipse, and I was there, watching the sky turn dark with my daughter and son. Read the post.

Summer Reading 2024

Nuketown’s 17th Annual Science Fiction and Fantasy Summer Reading List is over, but you can still read the book reviews!

Project: Ready Player One Replay

The Ready Player One Replay is an ongoing exploration of the games that inspired the novel Ready Player One by Ernest Cline. Love it or hate it, there’s value in revisiting our geeky roots.

Column: Game Day

Nuketown’s Game Day columns focus on running and playing in RPG campaigns, from prep to execution to reflection.

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