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- Cat Scraps: Apr 26 The Many Editions of D&D
- Shiny TTRPG links #273 The Many Editions of D&D
- Patchwork Newsletter (Vol 2, Number 16) The Many Editions of D&D
- CATMAIL #2 Running Factions and Faction Turns
- Shiny TTRPG links #264 Narrative Frameworks in TTRPGs
- Patchwork Newsletter (Vol 2, Issue 7) Narrative Frameworks in TTRPGs
- Shiny TTRPG links #263 The Time Tuner - an Adventure Location
- Patchwork Newsletter (Vol 2, Issue 6) Pacing and Random Encounters in the Sandbox
- CATMAIL #1 Pacing and Random Encounters in the Sandbox
- Patchwork Newsletter (Vol 2, Issue 4) Pacing and Random Encounters in the Sandbox
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Special thanks to Christopher Campbell and GM Cellar for inviting me onto the channel. It was a really fun discussion and I hope to do it again!
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After some recent conversations with friends about various D&D editions, I thought it would be useful to compile a brief summary of different editions of the game. You could...
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A recent comment by Nick LS Whelan in our local GM hangout about the value of soft skills for GMs as well as a recent blog post on The Play Reports about how game design needs...
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Factions that pursue their own agendas regardless of the PCs are a great tool to bring your RPG setting to life, and can help the world feel dynamic, both reactive to the PCs...Linked by the ring
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One of the most essential tools I employ when game mastering, both in prep and play, is what I call a narrative framework. This is my term for it - others may use different...
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The Time Tuner is a magical location that could appear in a magical dungeon, a wizard's tower, or a strange lab. It could prove to be a puzzling trap for curious adventurers,...Linked by the ring
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Recently, in my homebrew Worlds Without Number sandbox campaign, the party was camping outside of a corrupted keep they've been exploring the last few sessions. The camp was...
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I'm excited to participate in City '26. This is the 2026 TTRPG/worldbuilding project, inspired by prior years' projects like Dungeon 23. This one was kicked off by Garblag...
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I've run nine different RPG systems in the last year and change (and read twice that many games). A couple of these were one-shots, but most were adventures or campaigns. The...Linked by the ring
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NOTE: This post contains minor spoilers for Act 1 of the Delta Green campaign Impossible Landscapes. If you're going to be a player in this campaign, you may want to skip this...