Tales of the Grotesque and Dungeonesque is billed as a “Gothic Fantasy Compendium For Old School Fantasy Role Playing Games.”
I found it quite interesting, especially the introduction, which covers the whole concept of Gothic Literature.
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Painting Rust and Dust
Kevin’s Miniatures and Hobby Table has a good article on painting rust and dust effects.
Panzerschlacht WWII Rules
Panzerschlacht is a set of free wargames rules for WWII micro armor. The author writes:
This is the World War 2 version of AToS. It uses exactly the same game mechanisms and, apart from the weapon factors, the only difference is that the ground scale has been increased to 1mm = 1 metre to allow for more aesthetically pleasing ranges.
In our games we mark all casualties on the vehicle and figure bases. This allows a paperless game with no book-keeping whatever. By allowing the models to represent more than one vehicle it becomes possible to field an entire panzer division on an eight by six foot table.
WRG 1750 – 1850
Dating to 1972, the Wargames Research Group’s 1750 – 1850 are primarily intended for the Napoleonic Wars. By modern standards they’re a bit dated, but my recollection is that they are fun.
Giant Spiders From Outer Space
Giant Spiders From Outer Space is a set of free wargames rules for reliving your favorite 1950s sci fi movies:
This is game is inspired by those Science Fiction movies of the 1950’-1970’s that we all love. A metorite hits the countryside somewhere and reveals to be the egg of a giant Spider. You are in command of an Army unit with a vital mission: kill it…. and save the Earth!