Welcome to the Haven

The Haven is a place for quality AD&D gaming material of all kinds, from handy lists that cut down on search time to full-length adventures.  Articles, fiction, and other materials help inspire and educate gamers. Feel free to use this material for your own campaign, but please familiarize yourself with copyright law if you consider any other use. If you have any questions, suggestions, or comments, please e-mail Shikken.

Coming Soon

What do you like most?  I've removed some of the material on the page (I had over 70,000 words of source material and fiction at one point!), and I'd consider offering more for the readers that want it.  Be a squeaky wheel and tell me what sections you think deserve the most attention.  E-mail Lloyd

If you're an editor and you have something of mine on your desk, get back to work!  You've probably already seen what's on this page and turned it down!  It's not too late to change your mind, though....

Bibliography
This list is a compilation of articles and adventures I've sold concerning gaming. Notice I said "sold", not published, so you might have to wait for the appropriate magazine issue or book to come out before you can read it.

Survival of the Smartest		229 (Dragon Magazine)
Villains, Like Fine Wine		238	
Talk of the Town			Annual #2	
Magic of Sight & Sound			242	
Holy Swords of the Realms		243	
The Wizard's Companion			246	
Magic With Class			247	
The Mage's Secret			253	
Spontaneous Enchantment			253	
The Working Class Wizard		253	
Weaponmasters of the Flanaess		A3	
The Campaign Journal			A3	
Psi-Kits				255	
A Little Bit of Magic			258	
Wizard Societies			258	
What Do You Know			259	
Blessings in Disguise			261	
Primitive PCs				265
The Slime Wizard			A4
Hooked on Gaming			      SHADIS 47
Training the Trainer			      Black Belt Magazine soon
Hunger in the Harbor			Polyhedron, June '99
Recipe for Mutiny			Polyhedron, August '99
Artifact Quest, an RPGA Living Death adventure
How Smart is Your Sword?		Pyramid Online, 1/29/99
Too Much Money?				Pyramid Online
The Book of Charms			Pyramid Online

The RPGA 

If you're a gamer and you're not a member of the RPGA, join now! For only a few bucks, you get the cool Polyhedron newsletter, now thicker than ever and chock full o' goodies. They like to give out free stuff for members, they have contests, they sponsor RPGA-only events at conventions, and a whole lot more. Best of all are the Living Campaigns, where your character actually influences the growth and expansion of the campaign. Check out the RPGA for more info. Tell them I sent you (Lloyd Brown), because I can win lots of loot if you do!

Lists
These are some useful lists from house rules. You'll find many of them useful for printing up and placing in a folder specifically for your players. You might find yourself using them as well. I'm thinking about adding a character names list, too. What do you think?
· Magic Items: Over 50 magic items, mostly geared toward low-level magic. These items are of the same caliber as my article "A Little Bit of Magic" and include full details of some magical items mentioned only by name in that Dragon magazine article.
· Kits: These kits come from my home campaign and are a hodge-podge of cultures and inspiration. They are balanced in power and heavy on the flavor.

Articles
These articles address various aspect of gaming. Most are for DMs, but they really don't have much that players shouldn't read as well. They are entertaining to read even if not useful for your specific campaign.
·"Savage Settings": Fight t-rexes and raptors in this complete "Land of the Lost" setting.
· "Evil Magic": Tired of sissy Good wizards? Wizards are the bad guys in this oppressive, superstitious setting. Make the players fight magic with their swords, courage, and cunning.
·"Holy Swords of Greyhawk": A handful of magic swords to complement my "Holy Swords of the Realms" article in Dragon.

Adventures
My adventures center on low to mid-level characters because that is what I prefer to play. High-level adventures need to be custom tailored to fit the PCs, so you won't see me writing very many for other people's games.

"Moonlight Serenade": This Masque of the Red Death adventure is just a single encounter, but it's spooky.

Fiction
This section is temporarily empty for the best of reasons--all of my fiction is under review for possible publication. Please check back soon.

Disclaimer

Dark Sun and Masque of the Red Death are trademarks owned by TSR, Inc. Advanced Dungeons and Dragons, AD&D, Dungeon Master, Forgotten Realms, Ravenloft, and Greyhawk are registered trademarks owned by TSR, Inc. This page is not affiliated with TSR, Inc.

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