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A gaming site dedicated to: Warhammer 40K <> Grimdark Future <> 1e Advanced Dungeons & Dragons
ON FEBRUARY 2, 2000 the Jungle went online; today, we commemorate this site’s 25th anniversary, and the beginning of its 26th year of posts. When I hit the upload link 25 years ago and launched the Jungle onto the Web, Continue reading The State of the Jungle 2025
SOME FOLKS like to sneer that gamers need to “get a life,” but gaming’s taught me some valuable life lessons. Such as…. 1. Potions in you are better than potions in the bottle. In D&D, magic potions are one-use items that a player-character (PC) Continue reading 10 Things Gaming Taught Me About Real Life
THIS POST is part of a series describing the rule changes I’ve made for my current fantasy role-playing campaign. “Kilgore’s Dungeons & Dragons,” or “KD&D,” is a full-fledged variant of the 1st Edition Advanced Dungeons & Dragons game initially released in 1977. Feel free Continue reading “KD&D” Part 8: Simpler & Better Illusionists
LONG-TIME JUNGLE VISITORS will remember Ken Lacy, aka “The Fabulous Orcboy,” who wrote several posts and contributed to many battle reports and campaigns under the old version of this site. Ken is a 40K veteran, a literal scholar, and a true Continue reading The Orcboy Opines on 40K (Part 1): 10th Edition
LAST YEAR, I talked about my past and current 1e AD&D campaigns, and how I refer to my latest stint as the “Silver Age” of my dungeon mastering career. Though it started in 2020, the campaign is still going strong Continue reading PCs of the “Silver Age”
THIS POST is part of a series describing the rule changes I’ve made for my current fantasy role-playing campaign. “Kilgore’s Dungeons & Dragons,” or “KD&D,” is a full-fledged variant of the 1st Edition Advanced Dungeons & Dragons game initially released in 1977. Feel free Continue reading “KD&D” Part 7: Simpler & Better Magic-Users
THIS POST is part of a series describing the rule changes I’ve made for my current fantasy role-playing campaign. “Kilgore’s Dungeons & Dragons,” or “KD&D,” is a full-fledged variant of the 1st Edition Advanced Dungeons & Dragons game initially released in 1977. Feel free Continue reading “KD&D” Part 6: Simpler & Better Spellcasting
THIS POST is part of a series describing the rule changes I’ve made for my current fantasy role-playing campaign. “Kilgore’s Dungeons & Dragons,” or “KD&D,” is a full-fledged variant of the 1st Edition Advanced Dungeons & Dragons game initially released Continue reading “KD&D” Part 5: Simpler & Better Thieves
I DON’T VISIT a lot of gaming websites, mostly because I’m extremely busy, what with a full-time day job, a second career as a sci-fi/fantasy novelist, a wife, two grown kids (who nevertheless sometimes need their old man to give Continue reading Beyond the Jungle: Grognardia
THIS POST is part of a series describing the rule changes I’ve made for my current fantasy role-playing campaign. “Kilgore’s Dungeons & Dragons,” or “KD&D,” is a full-fledged variant of the 1st Edition Advanced Dungeons & Dragons game initially released Continue reading “KD&D” Part 4: Simpler & Better Fighters