This site is the personal publishing home of Drew Griffiths. It began with Dungeons & Dragons and its campaign worlds, and the gaming writing here still takes many forms: analysis of the source fiction, close reading of modules, exploration of settings, and examination of the ideas and history behind them.
The aim throughout is to pay serious attention to the original material and be honest about what it actually contains.
Alongside the gaming work, the site gathers other writing into separate vaults. There is original fiction; a strand on Welsh mythology; the Politics vault, which collects longer analytical papers on constitutional and social-policy questions; and Money, a plain-language series about personal finance written for people for whom money is often tight rather than for those who already have plenty. The site is also the home of the Vaults of the ODD journal range.
Each vault has its own character, but the intention behind all of them is the same: to take the subject seriously, show the working, and be honest about what the material actually says.
Written and edited by Drew Griffiths. If you find the work useful, you can support it at buymeacoffee.com/drewgriffiths.
On the money writing
The Money vault is general information, not personal financial advice. Drew Griffiths is not a regulated financial adviser, and nothing on the site is a personal recommendation or a suggestion to buy, sell or hold any particular product or investment. Rules and figures change; check the current position against the official sources linked in each article before acting on anything, and for a decision about your own circumstances consider a regulated adviser.
On sources and copyright
Vaults of the ODD is a site of analytical commentary and source criticism. Quotations and references to copyrighted works by TSR, Wizards of the Coast, and their successors and licensees are used for the purposes of criticism, review, and scholarship under fair use in the United States and fair dealing in the United Kingdom.
All trademarks, characters, and setting material remain the property of their respective rights-holders. Dungeons & Dragons, Ravenloft, Greyhawk, Krynn, Spelljammer, and related marks are trademarks of Wizards of the Coast LLC. This site is independent and not affiliated with Wizards of the Coast or any other publisher discussed here.
Where images appear on this site, their sources are credited in the caption. Reconstructive or illustrative images generated with AI tools are labelled as such.
On fan creative content
Some pieces on this site are original creative works set within published Dungeons & Dragons settings, such as Ravenloft and Greyhawk. They are offered free of charge and are not for sale. They are unofficial fan content produced under the Wizards of the Coast Fan Content Policy.
These pieces are unofficial Fan Content permitted under the Fan Content Policy. Not approved or endorsed by Wizards of the Coast. Portions of the materials used are property of Wizards of the Coast. ©Wizards of the Coast LLC.