Joe Thelawyer
Post-Shirecon Firepit Show! Tim Shorts of Gothridge Manor Joined Us Tonight!!
Tim Shorts of Gothridge Manor fame joins us for a special post-Shirecon Firepit Show. We talk about our experiences at the Con, the state...
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Analog Mancave is a site devoted to D&D, both old school and new. Whether your a 5e player, or part of the OSR, this page is for you.
Here you'll find blog posts, links to my YouTube show, and stuff I've made and referenced in the show that I'm sharing with you for free
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Joe Thelawyer
- May 2
- 1 min
Changing from Group Initiative to Individual Initiative in 2e AD&D
After last night's game I decided to make a change. Sometimes individual initiative is better for the game, depending on the group and...
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Joe Thelawyer
- May 1
- 1 min
What's in my DM Game Bag ??
In this video I show you my DM'ing game bag setup and pull out everything so you can see what I bring to in person games. Enjoy!...
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Joe Thelawyer
- Apr 18
- 1 min
Joe and Bro D&D Firepit Show! His 5e Campaign, My 2e Campaign, the D&D Movie and Future of the Game
This weekend we saw the new D&D movie Honor Among Thieves. We discuss that, the future of the game, and go over where we're at in each...
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Joe Thelawyer
- Apr 17
- 1 min
How to DM Games with Lots of Players
In this video I give DM's some advice on how to handle games with many players. It takes a lot of work by the players and the DM to make...
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Joe Thelawyer
- Apr 13
- 1 min
No Resurrection For You! Death, Dying, and Resurrection in my Games. Also, a 2e Houserules UPDATE!
For Easter I thought it would be a good time to go over my Death, Dying and Resurrection houserules. Also, I've updated the 2e Houserules...
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Joe Thelawyer
- Apr 12
- 1 min
When Players Change PC's Mid Campaign
In this video I give DM's some advice on what to do if your players want to change their PC's at some point in an ongoing campaign....
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Joe Thelawyer
- Apr 7
- 1 min
AD&D 2e Session One Recap! They didn't die! Grrr....
We finally had our first game of the new campaign! And I didn't kill any PC's. Are you proud of me or disappointed?...
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Joe Thelawyer
- Apr 7
- 28 min
My Updated AD&D 2e Houserules!
Second Edition Campaign House Rules v. 3.26.23 (As any of you who have played with me before know, this is a work in progress, so expect...
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Joe Thelawyer
- Mar 25
- 1 min
AD&D 2e Game Recap! One-on-One Session Zero with Greg Christopher's Dwarven Priest!
I ran my eighth and FINAL One-on-One session zero adventure in the new 2e campaign. I recorded this in two parts. The first was before...
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Joe Thelawyer
- Mar 15
- 1 min
AD&D 2e Game Recap! One-on-One with a post-game chat with Erik Tenkar of Tenkar's Tavern!
I ran my seventh One-on-One adventure in the new 2e campaign. I recorded this in two parts. The first was before the game, and I talked...
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Joe Thelawyer
- Mar 14
- 1 min
AD&D 2e Game Recap! One-on-One with a post game chat with the War Veteran former POW Fighter!
I ran my sixth One-on-One adventure in the new 2e campaign. Pete plays a fighter, a veteran of the recent war who was a tortured POW....
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Joe Thelawyer
- Mar 7
- 1 min
Tim Shorts of Gothridge Manor and Joethelawyer Discuss ShadowDark
During our 2e game recap we wandered into a discussion of ShadowDark and other OSR games. Here's the clip. Enjoy!...
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Joe Thelawyer
- Mar 6
- 1 min
AD&D 2e Game Recap! One-on-One with a post-game chat with Tim Shorts of Gothridge Manor!
Recorded in two parts---pregame prep and thoughts, then a post-game chat with Tim. Enjoy! https://youtu.be/PJa4At0dHAA
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Joe Thelawyer
- Feb 22
- 1 min
AD&D 2e Game Recap! One-on-One with Vance's Halfling Fighter!
I ran my fourth One-on-One adventure in the new 2e campaign. I recorded this in two parts. The first was before the game, and I talked...
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Joe Thelawyer
- Feb 20
- 1 min
AD&D 2e Game Recap! One-on-One with Rob Conley's Fighter from the Moonshaes!
I ran my third One-on-One adventure in the new 2e campaign. Recorded in two parts: before and after the session....
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Joe Thelawyer
- Feb 1
- 1 min
2e Game Recap! One-on-One with the Thief!
I ran my second One-on-One adventure in the new 2e campaign. I recorded this in two parts. The first was before the game, and I talked...
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Joe Thelawyer
- Jan 18
- 1 min
The OGL Disaster and US, the Regular Average Day-to-Day Gamers
Lots of people are talking about the OGL and how it affects the industry players. In this video I talk about how it affects the regular...
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Joe Thelawyer
- Jan 13
- 1 min
D&D Classic Collection: Monsters A-C Unboxing!!
They finally came! These are so cool. Designed in the style of the old AD&D Monster Manuals. :) https://youtu.be/fjP9bOXvq2E I hope you...
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Joe Thelawyer
- Jan 7
- 1 min
Joethelawyer on the OGL disaster
THIS IS NOT LEGAL ADVICE. I AM NOT YOUR LAWYER. But here’s my take on the OGL disaster https://youtu.be/WOD1MKlsYjk I hope you enjoy the...
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