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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Links Page for the Video "What is this Old School Renaissance OSR Thing? Learn Everything About it Here and Join in the Fun!"

Joe Thelawyer

Oct 207 min read

Links Page for the Video "What is this Old School Renaissance OSR Thing? Learn Everything About it Here and Join in the Fun!"

https://youtu.be/qGnja9GL5go My apologies. The damn web page screwed up the beautiful outline format and I have no clue how to make it...

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My Advice to Loki of Loki's Lair on How to Avoid Ending a Campaign, One DM to Another

Joe Thelawyer

Jan 221 min read

My Advice to Loki of Loki's Lair on How to Avoid Ending a Campaign, One DM to Another

In this video I snipped a clip from the Monday Night Tabletop Livestream from January 15, 2023. We were reviewing a video from Loki of...

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Joe Thelawyer

Jan 141 min read

Monday Night Tabletop LIVE!

New Episode Tonight! Jan 15 at 8 pm EST. We will be talking about How and Why to End a Campaign, inspired by a video from Loki’s Lair. ...

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Changing from Group Initiative to Individual Initiative in 2e AD&D

Joe Thelawyer

May 2, 20231 min read

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, 20231 min read

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 and Bro D&D Firepit Show! His 5e Campaign, My 2e Campaign, the D&D Movie and Future of the Game

Joe Thelawyer

Apr 18, 20231 min read

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, 20231 min read

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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No Resurrection For You! Death, Dying, and Resurrection in my Games. Also, a 2e Houserules UPDATE!

Joe Thelawyer

Apr 13, 20231 min read

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, 20231 min read

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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AD&D 2e Session One Recap! They didn't die! Grrr....

Joe Thelawyer

Apr 7, 20231 min read

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, 202328 min read

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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AD&D 2e Game Recap! One-on-One Session Zero with Greg Christopher's Dwarven Priest!

Joe Thelawyer

Mar 25, 20231 min read

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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AD&D 2e Game Recap! One-on-One with a post-game chat with Erik Tenkar of Tenkar's Tavern!

Joe Thelawyer

Mar 15, 20231 min read

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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AD&D 2e Game Recap! One-on-One with a post game chat with the War Veteran former POW Fighter!

Joe Thelawyer

Mar 14, 20231 min read

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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AD&D 2e Game Recap! One-on-One with a post-game chat with Tim Shorts of Gothridge Manor!

Joe Thelawyer

Mar 6, 20231 min read

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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AD&D 2e Game Recap! One-on-One with Vance's Halfling Fighter!

Joe Thelawyer

Feb 22, 20231 min read

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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AD&D 2e Game Recap! One-on-One with Rob Conley's Fighter from the Moonshaes!

Joe Thelawyer

Feb 20, 20231 min read

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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2e Game Recap! One-on-One with the Thief!

Joe Thelawyer

Feb 1, 20231 min read

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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New D&D 2e Campaign Prep #5: Game Prep Finalized!

Joe Thelawyer

Jan 1, 20231 min read

New D&D 2e Campaign Prep #5: Game Prep Finalized!

I like to run a solo adventure for each PC before the first one where they all get meet. It helps to give them a background and sense of...

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Hirelings, Henchmen, Mercenaries and Followers in D&D, OSR Style

Joe Thelawyer

Dec 18, 20221 min read

Hirelings, Henchmen, Mercenaries and Followers in D&D, OSR Style

In this video I tell you how I use Hirelings, Henchmen, Mercenaries, and Followers in my 2e game. I also go over my houserules for them...

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