Swords & Wizardry Appreciation Day

Welcome to Swords & Wizardry Appreciation Day! You can read over 140 blog posts below, including our own Bill Webb's Tsathogga Blog (see his posting below) and Matt Finch's Mythmere Blog.

The gift basket for the Swords & Wizardry is as follows:

Frog God Games will be giving away a PDF copy of Monstrosities to the blog post deemed "the best of the blogfest by Matt, Chris and myself. Plus we have gifted out some special offers to some random bloggers to give away to the readers. It is like a scavenger hunt so be sure to check out all the postings!

Spes Magna Games is giving away a $10 RPGNow gift certificate to a random participating blog.

+Tim Shorts of Gothridge Manor will be giving away 5 copies of his zine, The Manor. You'll need to hit his blog on the 17th for details.

Erik is throwing in 1 $10 gift certificate and 3 $5 gift certificates to random participating blogs. As we have surpassed 100 participating blogs, I'll also be throwing in 2 $5 gift certificates to random commenters on the S&W Appreciation Day blogpost that goes up on this blog on the 17th. If the winning commenters are also members of the 2,000 Coppers G+ Community, he'll double the gift to a value of $10.

Add in the Purple Sorcerer stuff, and it's an amazing "gift basket". +Jon Marr , also known as the main man behind Purple Sorcerer Games, is putting 5 PDF copies of The Ooze Pits of Jonas Gralk and 5 PDF copies of Perils of the Sunken City into the gift pool. While written for the DCC RPG, Jon will be posting an article on how to use DCC adventures and resources in your Swords & Wizardry game.

+James Carpio , the editor of Gygax Magazine and the main force behind the upcoming Tales From the Fallen Empire setting for the DCC RPG will be offering a $10 RPGNow gift certificate to a random commenter at his Hexgeneration Blog during the Swords & Wizardry Appreciation Day Blogfest on April 17.

1 - Chronicles of Ganth! - Homebrewed heartbreaker

2 - Secrets of the Shadowend - Something wicked this way comes **2nd Winning Post**

3 - They Might Be Gazebos

4 - Mad-Kyndalanth - 'to share good stories afterwards' 

5 - Dizzy Dungeon - New School falls for the OSR

6 - Gothridge Manor - OMG, its full of Sleestaks (Giveaway post, winner post, After post)

7 - Lapsus Calumni

8 - 19th Level - Musings on RPGs & Fiction (Balancing Classes Post)

9 - Sycarion Diversions - "One day, Spelljammer will return!" (Part 1, Hewcaster, Catalysts) 

10 - Dorkland!

11 - Worlds Galore (Fleshing out post)

12 - Dreams of Mythic Fantasy

13 - Daily OSR fix - Random tables makes me smile 

14 - BrewLab Gaming Concepts - Missing Post

15 - Realms of Chirak - "Eclectic Gaming Madness from Camazotz"

16 - Quickly, Quietly, Carefully - OD&D exegis, retro stupid fun

17 - Dreams in the Lich House

18 - Hereticwerks (Mini Adventure)

19 - RPG Delisi - A Turkish blog about RPGs

20 - The Retired Adventurer - Missing Post

21 - Semper Initiativus Unum - Rethinking Classic Tropes, Sharing History (Stop Worrying, post 1, post 2, post 3, post 4, 1st Impression)

22 - Red Box Denver - Old School Adventure in Denver

23 - Bat in the Attic - Hexes, Sandboxes, and Wilderlands 

24 - Reverend Dak dot Blogspot - Bicycles, Beer and 20-sided Dice **3rd Winning Post**

25 - The Ongoing Campaign - Obscure Games and Famous Ones

26 - The Other Side

27 - d20 Dialectic - (post 1, post 2, post 3, post 4, post 5)   

28 - Once More Unto the Breach - Rediscovering the joy of roleplaying! (post 1, post 2)

29 - Venger's old school gaming blog

30 - Fear No Darkness - reasons...not rules

31 - Mythmere's Blog (Mr S&W Himself ;) (Post 1, Post 2, Post 3, Post 4, Post 5, Post 6, Post 7, Post 8, Post 9, After Post)

32 - Gamers & Grodnards

33 - Dispatches From Kickassistan - (post 1, post 2)

34 - Six Sarcophagi

35 - Edgar's Game Blog

36 - Spes Magna Games

37 - The Space Cockroach's Hideout - Space, Modern and fantastic Adventures

38 - inthecitiesdotcom

39 - Sorcerer Under Mountain

40 - Tenkar's Tavern - "OSR To the Core!" - Many Posts referencing other posts as well

41 - No School Like the Old School - (after post) **1st Winning Post**

42 - Blessings of the Dice Gods - (post1, post 2)

43 - Porky's Expanse - a nebulous region of hobby space

44 - The Clash of Spear on Sword - (post 1, post 2, post 3, post 4, post 5, post 6, post 7)

45 - Roll to Carouse! 

46 - Ilea jacta Est -  A 20-Sided Look at Life - (post 1, post 2, post 3, post4)

47 - Blood & Battle - Swords & Wizardry resources, reviews, recaps 

48 - Starting Over With the OSR - (post 1, post 2, post 3)

49 - Sandbox of Doom - Missing Post

50 - Lord Archaon's Grimoire - Missing Post

51 - Battle Axes and Beasties - Sporadic Babbling about Various Stuff

52 - Apathy Blogs - Missing Post

53 - Applied Phantasticality - (post 1, post 2, post 3, post 4, post 5, post 6)

54 - Strange Stones - Strange Stones: Demons, Rogues, and Lemurian Barbarians - (post 1, post 2)

55 - Mystic Bull Games

56 - Le Verre Violet - Hexcrawls, Blackmoor, Carcosa and OD&Dities

57 - The Sorcerer Speaks! - Purple Sorcerer News, and stuff

58 - The Crazy GM - Missing Post

59 - O Druida Hierofante (The Hierophant Druid) - Swords & Wizardry in Brasil

60 - The Rusty Battle Axe - Home of Haiku: The RPG (post 1, post 2, post 3)

61 - Keith Davies -- In My Campaign - Too heavy for Tenkar's reading ;)

62 - Necropraxis - OD&D, rules hacking, necromantic musings

63 - Rended Press - Free typos deal double damage!

64 - Hunter's Quarry

65 - hDan's YAGB - Traveller, D&D and related interests 

66 - Like Being Read to From Dictionaries - It's Like Reading A Dictionary

67 - Vargold - The Wolf-Time

68 - The Wizard's Chest - Gaming Like We are 10

69 - Wampus Country - Whimsical tall-tale fantasy frontier

70 - Troll & Flame

71 - Epic RPG Blog - San Diego's RPG Scene 

72 - Kingdoms in Trevail - Infrequent & random old-school gaming thoughts :)

73 - Jeffro's Space Gaming Blog - Microgames, Monster Games, and RPG's 

74 - Swords & Dorkery - the name is the description

75 - Dice of Doom - Old School Cool

76 - Infinite Dragons - Adventure Unlimited

77 - Dyson's Dodecahedron - Award Winning Dungeon Design
78 - The Ultimate Josha - Missing Post - RPG reviews, stories, and thoughts
79 - Places to Go, People to Be - RPGs are easily accessible self-expression
80 - Tales From the Tower - Missing Post? - Recaps, Campaign Info, Game Art
81 - Tenfootpole - Hypocrite reviews OSR adventures
82 - Ynas Midgard's OSR Blog - Missing Post - irregular musings and content for D&D
83 - Castelli & Chimere (Castles & Chimeras) - My musings on D&D (OSR) - (After Post)
84 - What Do I Know? - One Gamer Yapping; Many RPGs
85 - Dungeon of Signs - Drunken OSR glossolalia
86 - The Frothy Friar - Missing Post - Advancing back to basics
87 - Tower of the Archmage  -
88 - The Adventures of the Clock Caravel - Missing Post - Eclectic Crowdsourced Virtual Steampunk Roleplaying

89 - Requiem for a Muse

90 - Scottenkainenland

91 - EdoWar's Blog

92 - Pilgrims Guide to Zeitgeist - A journey into the worlds i play in

93 - Forgotten Runes

94 - @ Padre's - Dragonquest lives on!

95 - Heropress

96 - Basic Fantasy RPG Blog -  The Basic Fantasy RPG Blog

97 - Rather Gamey - "How squirrel tastes."

98 - Into the Dungeondark - Missing Post - TPKs Continue Until Play Improves

99 - ubiHEX

100 - Mesmerized By Sirens - Carrying the torch of defunct fantasy role-playing games

101 - Tower of the Lonely GM

102 - The Frog God's Blog - where you can be the frog, not the flies

103 - The Dice Are a Lie - (post 1, post 2)

104 - Acirema Mountain - Playing the first Finnish rpg

105 - Ruthless Diastema BlogCast - Geeky Genki - Life From a Gamer's Perspective

106 - Jack's Toolbox - tools and tips for DMs

107 - Hits to Kill

108 - Lost in Time - D&D, Jorune, and other gubbins

109 - Jasper's Rantings - Random D&D/OSR/RPG and Geekish Amusements

110 - D20 Dark Ages - From 1989 to the Present

111 - The Iron Tavern - Cold Dwarven Ale and Casual Conversation

112 - Machpants' Blog - Mashing S&W for my kids - (post 1, post 2)

113 - My RPG Characters - Missing Post

114 - The Campaign Expanse  - Settings perilous and other sundry

115 - Hexgeneration - Post Punk & Old School Role Play

116 - The Warlock's Home Brew -

117 - iDungeon Crawl - RPGs, macs and other things

118 - Theoretical GM - Sporadic Musings and Adventurous Ideas (post 1, post 2)

119 - Aeons & Augeries -  

120 - Observational Epidemiology -

121 - Polar Bear Dreams and Stranger Things - demented ramblings of a crazy person

122 - About Bruce Heard, D&D, and new stories

123 - Carjacked Seraphim - A Blog about tabletop RPG Gaming

124 - Under Siege

125 - New Grog on the Block - OSR from a younger perspective (post 1, post 2)

126 - …and the sky full of dust.

127 - Barbarians of Provo

128 - Back to the Dungeon

129 - The OSR Library - (post 1, post 2)

130 - 5 Stones Games

131 - Realms in the Mist -  gaming, the osr, reviews, and house rules

132 - I Am Teh Bagder - Gaming, geekery and groanery

133 - JoeTheLawyer's Wondrous Imaginings
134 - Der Goblinbau -
135 - Alex Schroeder: RPG - Old School Sandboxing & some code
136 - The Eye of Joyful Sitting Amongst Friends
137 - Feargus' Gaming Corner
138 - Mutants and Magic
139 - Wilderness of Tygers - Classic Bookshelf Games and More!
140 - Center Stage Miniatures
141 - Battleaxes & Beasties -A Travelers Tale 
142 - MONDBUCHSTABEN - Rätsel & Ringe
143 - Le Verre Violet
144 - M Blackburn: A Writer's Journey - 'Player Skill' versus 'Role Playing'