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• I went to GaryCon 2026
  3mo ago · 2 min
  and I didn't even get to see the Cabinet Last weekend I went to GaryCon for the first time and I had a wonderful time. I had been feeling a bit cooked creatively. Playing games...
• Year Over Year - Endies 2025
  6mo ago · 3 min
  I feel funny writing a wrap up/looking forward post but I'm doing it. First: thank you everyone for your support this year and for playing/reading my adventures. Here's how the...
• Hexmas 0202: Conifer Mountain
  6mo ago · 4 min
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  Spruce and pine line trails ne'er traveled Beneath the boughs, wolves stalk o'er gravel The Beorling growls and guards the brains Of humble travelers where Bumble reigns Used...
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  • The Rankin Bass Hexmas Crawl · Prismatic Wasteland
  • Castle Claus: The Keep on the North Pole · Prismatic Wasteland
• PAX Unplugged 2025 Recap
  7mo ago · 6 min
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  This past weekend I attended PAX Unplugged for the third time, a con that I highly recommend as it is a very fun mix of board games and roleplaying games. My General Strategy...
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  • 2025 Year-in-Review · Blog of Forlorn Encystment
• A yawn from the void
  8mo ago · 3 min
  Today is a grab bag. I am finishing up my next adventure and preparing to run a minimum viable version of it at PAX Unplugged. I am tempted to make my own Fishtown for my...
• Orestruck Release Day
  10mo ago · 2 min
  Today is the release date for Orestruck, my next adventure in the Tannic Forest. ORESTRUCK INVITES YOU TO RETURN TO THE FORESTOrestruck is an adventure for Cairn and other...
• There is a point to Tom Bombadil (or how I approach lore)
  12mo ago · 2 min
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  a very brief exploration of Tom Bombadil's role in Lord of the Rings and how it can be applied to adventure games.
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  • Bloggies Breakdown: Round 2 · Explorers Design
  • Bloggies Breakdown: Round 1 · Explorers Design
  • The Bloggies' 2026 Nominees · Explorers Design
• Opposed themes and natural tension
  17mo ago · 2 min
  Amanda P. discusses dungeon design, specifically themes.
• Found in Nature, Wrought by Wizards
  17mo ago · 1 min
  Amanda P writes a brief drabble on the periodic table elements as petty gods
• Arthurian Mysticism and Violence: a Mythic Bastionland Analysis
  17mo ago · 7 min
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  Weird Wonder, the blog of Amanda P. reviews Mythic Bastionland
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  • Bloggies Breakdown: Round 3 · Explorers Design
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  • The Bloggies' 2026 Nominees · Explorers Design
  • Bloggies / New Year · The Dododecahedron