We live in an age where the imagination has been unleashed. The last decade has seen an explosion of role playing and table top game publishing fueled by the digital revolution. Warehouses have been replaced by web sites, inventory by PDFs, and shipping by downloading. The ability of companies and individuals to produce high quality publications at low cost ensures that the breadth and depth of creative gaming materials is ever expanding. And a significant portion of that material is free, 100% legally-offered-by-the-creators-themselves free.

AdventureMiner.com is yet another contribution to the revolution, one focusing on the plethora of free materials offered by game publishers. The name of this web site is no quirk or gimmick. Put simply, AdventureMiner.com provides links to free gaming resources and the equivalent of an executive summary for each. Game materials are "mined" and summaries are posted for your review.

For example, each adventure summary includes a sequence of events; descriptions of maps, tables, NPCs, and creatures; notable elements (e.g., clever traps); tavern names; type of file for download (usually PDF); file size; number of pages; and the publisher's name.

Instead of spending an hour reading a forty-page adventure to find out if it's worth having, you can use this website to accomplish the same task in five minutes. In that same hour you can now absorb the pertinent details of twelve forty-page adventures. The mind reels.

Like the web, adventures are just a small part of what's available. In addition to characters, creatures, maps, and ships, there are links to print-and-build models, downloadable fonts, map building software, analysis of a Warsaw Pact assault on Southern Europe -- lots and lots of stuff, with more always on the way.

The links to these resources are just that, links. Game publishers don't appreciate third party download links, and they justly deserve the opportunity to entice us all with their siren call.

So click around, check out the Mine. You will find that this website truly is "About Us," a hearty band of imaginationists who love to explore, to experience, and yes, to download.

Welcome to the Mine.