Here is a collection of magical swords, daggers, and other bladed weapons written with the Shadowdark RPG in mind. I originally created many of these items for use with D&D 5e,...

I had a lot of fun running this short adventure for my friends a few years ago. After some revisions, I think it's an entertaining read! The HookWe're at the heart of midwinter...

Announcement: I just released a new solo tabletop game, From Dungeon to Table! You can get a feel for it in about 15 minutes. I encourage you to check it out! If you've been...

Dragons are really cool. They create a sense of fantastical wonder that I find hard to evoke with other creatures or places. I love introducing dragons in my roleplaying games,...

This is a simple framework for roleplay that I've been able to use successfully at the core of my characters. I think it's especially useful when you are playing old school...

If you find yourself repeatedly going over a predesignated time limit for your game nights, or you run adventures for local game stores, clubs, or school groups, you may want...

This is a post about a trinity of deities I've used to great effect in a recent campaign. I'll present some background information about the group, then describe each deity in...

I'm currently running a weekly campaign called Beyond the Purple Haze using Ultraviolet Grasslands and the Black City. We're about 2 months into the game and not very far into...

Announcement the First: I recently upgraded my bear blog! That means it's discoverable on search engines, among other tiny improvements. In addition, my bear blog is connected...

I participate in two weekly campaigns, one in which I am a player, while the other one I am the GM. I also try to run a single-session adventure every other week, if not more...

I've made a lot of magic items for my adventures and campaigns in the past. Problem is, most of those were built for Dungeons and Dragons 5e. For today's post, I decided to...

(Check it out: I released a new single-session adventure on itch called Quest for the Vorpal Sword. You might use it with Dungeons and Dragons 5e or you might borrow bits for...

(Check it out: I released a new single-session adventure on itch called Quest for the Vorpal Sword. You might use it with Dungeons and Dragons 5e or you might borrow bits for...

(Check it out: I released a single-session adventure on itch called Quest for the Vorpal Sword. You might use it with Dungeons and Dragons 5e or you might borrow bits for your...

Mythic Bastionland uses seers to convey secrets and clues about myths to knights. I love seers, and I think they are an excellent way for us to create interesting and useful...

Last week I came across Rotten Pulp's post about High-Impact Enemies in Mythic Bastionland. In this post, I'll offer some commentary on Rotten Pulp's ideas as well as my own...

This is a continuation of my previous post My First Campaign - 1. You might want to read that one first if you haven't already, it contains a lot of the context relevant to...

This post is about running my first long campaign and what I learned from it. It is the first of two or three posts detailing the same campaign. BackgroundI've run three long...

Over the summer I wrote a one page RPG called Nuclear Angels: The Wasted World. It's free and you can check it out on itch right now. In this post I'll talk about what went...

This post is about magic items in roleplaying games. I like magic items, a lot, and I find preparing cool magic items highly valuable. It can be hard to create useful and...

I've previously mentioned the shift between "knave-level" and "domain-level" in roleplaying games. If you haven't seen this shift before, it's the change you get when the scope...

Today's post is about rolling dice and some observations I've made about what they contribute to the games I play. Randomizer ToolsDice are not the end-all-be-all of...

Lots of games incorporate various status conditions into their systems. Most games have some form of poison or fear, and tactical games usually include things like stun or...

This post is about playing evil characters. Can it be done? If so, what are the pitfalls to watch out for and the techniques to use to make it an enjoyable experience for...

This post dives into creating and playing a character in Mythic Bastionland. If you'd like to read more about my opinions on Mythic Bastionland, check out my Playing Mythic...

My group has just about finished a Mythic Bastionland westmarches campaign that began in Spring 2024. After playing the game for many, many hours I'd like to share my thoughts...