Black Spot Linksupdated 08/31/2011
Welcome to The Fellowship of the Black Spot Links page. Here you will find various links to member Web sites, gaming companies, and much more. Many of the sites listed here are from 'Blackwolf's Site of the Issue,' a regular column from the late Ink Blot (club newsletter). If you'd like to see something added to this page, please let us known through the Contact Us link.
Club Links Index:
- Black Spot Member's Web Sites
- (D&D) D20 Gaming - tools for the D&D (d20) system
- Gaming Clubs, Organizations and Campaigns
- Fiction - books, movies, and more
- Gaming Companies
- Misc Sites
- News and Publications
- People in gaming
- Pirates
- Renaissance
- Video (and Computer) Games
Black Spot Member's Web Pages
- Blackwolf the Dragonmaster's Diary of Magecraft - Richard Washington
- Brunette, Jake
- Flemming, David
- Lord Magnus - Dominic Cimesa
- Mistrunner RPG - RPG site co-created by Glenn Buettner
- Ozyr's Video Game Emporium - Instructions and tips for classic underdog video game systems
- Sir Clisto Seversword's Vast Tome of Knowledge - Links to various medieval related sites
d20 (D&D) Gaming
- D&D Encounter Level Calculator
- D&D Feat Index - Find names for your game characters
- D&D Random Tavern Generator
- Dungeon Magazine Index (beta) - Unofficial Dungeon Magazine index
- Mad Irishman Productions - Character sheets for many d20 games
- Official D&D Errata - Errata files for D&D 3.0 and 3.5 books
- Random Name Generator - Get some random character names, via kleimo.com
- Roleplaying Tips - Tips for role-playing games
- Wotc's Web Enhancement Archive - Bonus material and enhancements for D&D products
Fiction
- Ancanar - Home to the independently-made sci fi epic
- Lord of the Rings Movie Hompage
- Lord of the Rings: The Musical
- TheOneRing.net - Forged by and for fans of JRR Tolkien
- Star Wars - The Star Wars homage, of course
- Star Wars Kids - Star Wars site for kids
Clubs, Organizations and Campaigns
- AccessDenied.Net - Online Player Database
- Birthright.net - Reference material for the Birthright Campaign setting
- Birthright Anniversary Page - Free feature products in PDF files
- Birthright rules - Introduction to the Birthright campaign setting
- Blue Room GURPS - S. John Ross, gurps contributor
- Dark Sun - Official web site
- Dragonlance Nexus - 3rd edition rules for Dragonlance setting, by the fans, for the fans
- Dragonlance Underground - The enemies of all who take Dragonlance too seriously
- GURPS Godzilla - Roleplaying in the Toho Universe
- OpenRPG - Open Source Role Playing Application
- Solaris 7 - The Gaming World of BattleTech
Gaming Companies
- Avalon Hill - New and classic strategy games
- Bad Axe Games - d20 products from a genuine players’ perspective
- Chessex - Dice, figure storage boxes, etc
- Crystal Castle - Unique shaped and hand made stone dice
- Dark Age of Camelot - Online RPG in the kindoms of Camelot
- Digital-Alchemy - Windows based software for gaming enthusiasts
- Dream Pod 9 - Heavy Gear RPG/Tactical and other games and miniatures
- EverQuest - You're In Our World Now
- Fantasy Flight Games - D20 products, plus original board and card games
- Fiery Dragon - Toronto-based company, producing material for roleplaying games (d20).
- Flying Buffalo Games - Play by mail gaming
- Freeverse - Macintosh and PC games
- Game Mechanics, The - Dedicated to creating quality d20 gaming material
- Games Workshop - Metal miniatures
- Green Books - Exploring the Words and Worlds of J.R.R. Tolkien
- Green Ronin Publishing - RPGs, Freeport and other d20 material
- Grey Ghost Press, Inc. - Home of FUDGE, Gatecrasher, and other RPG products
- GURPS - Generic Universal RolePlaying System
- Iron Crown - Rolemaster, Middle-earth, and other games
- Judges Guild - Home of the Wilderlands Campaign and the City State of the Invincible Overlord
- Kargatane, Secrets of the - The Official d20 Ravenloft Website
- Kenzer and Company - Fairy Meat, Kingdoms of Kalamar, several comic book titles and more
- Malhavoc Press - Montecook's d20 System imprint
- Mongoose Publishing - Books on D20 humanoid races and other rules expansions
- Necromancer Games - 3rd edition rules, 1st edition feel.
- Palladium Books - Heroes Unlimited, Rifts, and other RPGs
- Paizo Publishing - Publisher of Pathfinders magazine, and more
- Pinnacle - Deadlands and Brave New World rpg's, and more
- Privateer Press - d20 publisher, including the Iron Kingdoms fantasy game realm
- ProFantasy Software Limited - Campaign Cartographer
- Reaper Miniatures - Gaming miniatures.
- Steve Jackson Games - Gurps, Illuminati, In Nomine, and others
- Troll Lord Games - Universal modules and aids for fantasy games (including d20 system)
- White Wolf - Exalted, Vampire, Werewolf and other RPG and Card games
- WizKids Games - Mage Knight, HeroClix, MechWarrior
- Wizards of the Coast - D&D, Magic the Gathering and other games
Miscellaneous
- Blind Guardian - Berlin-based heavy metal band, influenced by the Ring saga
- Lords of the Rhymes - Rap music has found its way into Hobbiton
- MySmilies - Smilies for emails, forums and more
- Rhapsody - Tolkien-influenced band, based in Rome
- RCA SelectaVision Videodisc Website and Database, The - Information on the vinyl video discs
News and Publications
- Chimera - The CoDependant Gaming Magazine
- EN World - Morrus' D&D/D20 news & reviews site
- Fandom Directory (Online Edition) - Your on-line link to Fandom around the world!
- Kobold Quarterly - "The spiritual successor to DRAGON Magazine" Erik Mona, DRAGON Magazine Editor
- Renaissance Magazine
- RPGPlanet - News, reviews and hosted rpg sites
People in Gaming
- Arenberg, Lee - Actor from various movies, including the D&D movie
- Baur, Wolfgang- Gamer designer (D&D), Kobold Quarterly
- Cordell, Bruce - Game designer and novel author
- Collins, Andy - Game design (D&D), development, and editing
- Reynolds, Sean - Game designer (D&D), 3D computer art and web design
- Tweet, Jonathan - Game designer (D&D)
- Wyatt, James - Game design, multimedia and music composition.
Pirates
- Crimson Pirates - Singers/musicians from the New York Renaissance Faire
- No Quarter Given - World's favorite Piratical publication
- Pyrates of the Coast - Entertainment troupe
- Pyrates Royale - Creating music and mayhem since 1987
- Talk Like a Pirate Day - The one and only, official, accept-no-substitutes site
- What's My Pirate Name? - Find out what your pirate name is
Renaissance
- Bedlam Bards - Those scurrilous knaves committing Acts of Balladry with Violins
- Craig of Farrington, the Minstrel Lutenist
- Guide to Renaissance Faire Costumes
- Information and links on Renaissance clothing (part of costume store site) - King Richard's Faire - South Carver, Mass
- Louisiana Renaissance Festival - Hammand, LA
- Merlin the Magician - Plantersville's beloved Merlin
- Minstrels of Mayhem
- Michigan Renaissance Festival - The Kingdom of Hollygrove
- Nightwatch Recording - Home of The New World Renaissance Band Nightwatch Recording
- Ohio Renaissance Festival
- Ontario Renaissance Festival - Maryland and Ontario Renaissance Festivals
- Renaissance Faire Junke
- Rex Organization - Home to the Royal College
- Ryleh's Renaissance World
- Scarborough Faire - Dallas/Ft. Worth
- Silver Leaf Renaissance Faire - River Oaks County Park, Comstock Michigan
- Texas Renaissance Festival
- Texas Renaissance Festival Beefeaters
- Wild Mountain Thyme - Performances of traditional Irish and Scottish songs
Video and Computer Games
- Addicted to Pirates - Sid Meier's Pirates fan site
- Arcade-History - The Arcade History database
- AtariAge - Everything Atari. Have you played Atari today?
- Blue Sky Rangers - Home of the Intellivision programmers
- Classic Gaming Creations - New games for Classic Systems.
- D&D Heroes - Gamebanshee site devoted to the Xbox game
- Camelot Herald, The - Dark Age Of Camelot fan site
- Camelot Vault - Chronicling adventures in the Dark Age Of Camelot
- Digital Press -Dedicated to the "Pac-rats" among video gamers
- G4 TV - News, information and more for the computer and online gaming fan
- Hooked on Pirates - Sid Meiers Pirates fan site
- Midwest Gaming Classic - Midwest's biggest electronic gaming convention
- Ozyr's Video Game Emporium - Instructions, tips and more for underdog classic video games
- Pirates Ahoy - Fan site devoted to Pirate video and computer games
- PlanetEverQuest - A Member of the GameSpy Network