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Many GMs find running sandbox-style games hard relative to the trad style of a plot-driven adventure or campaign. Which is really unfortunate because sandboxes should, in fact,...Linked by the ring
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Why adventures don't need to be serious in order to be taken seriously.More
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An apology for my silence as I launched this new site and a sneak peek at my Zine Quest project for this coming year "The League of Dark Few."More
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A Dungeon Crawl Classics conversion guide for Joseph R. Lewis’s latest adventure.More
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Is the immovable rod the perfect tool to teach players how to do OSR-style puzzle solving? I think so. Plus a list of 51 uses for it that I rattled off the top of my head.More
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Building on my lazy hexcrawl building process, I share a way to make your random encounters more interesting without all the work.More
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I reflect on the merits of smaller TTRPG conventions and my recap of The Ettin 2025.More
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Whoa! The Chateau Amongst the Stars is featured on Between Two Cairns!More
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I discuss how I utilize pagination documents in my adventure design process, and how they can benefit other TTRPG designers.More
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I’m back with a continuation of my last article, The Overachiever’s Guide to Lazy Hexcrawl Building, where I demonstrate how I use a GM binder to organize everything and expand...
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There are hundreds of guides spread along the internet to help game masters build their campaigns; this is mine.More
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Steal my prep! A free collection of maps Tracy and Laura Hickman’s classic B/X adventure Rahasia.More
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The Magenta Line: My entry into the Summer LEGO RPG jam. A collection of monorail random tables and police vehicles for use with the Cy_Borg TTRPG.More
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How I’ve started using Japanese smart ring binders and notebooks to organize my player sheets and spell lists. Plus a free DCC Character sheet to use with your A5 binder.More
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Conversion notes for DCC’s “The Veiled Vaults of the Onyx Queen” to run the level 0 DCC funnel in Shadowdark. Includes my free VTT and print map downloads.More
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VTT maps, GM Tools, and NPC tokens for the Shadowdark adventure “The Château Amongst the Stars.”More
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Graphic design tips for self-published TTRPGs to facilitate print and play and help minimize the effect of the recent tariffs.More
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A look at the Shadowdark gauntlet modules I enjoy and how I run them.More
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A look at the roundabout way I have established design goals for my first TTRPG system.More
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My rendition of the Urik, the City of Lions, from the Dark Sun setting. Available for free download.More
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Inspired by a post on the NSR Cauldron, I explore my personal criteria for great adventure design.More
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Announcing my 2025 Zine Quest project, “The Château Amongst the Stars.”More
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Grab your copy of my free low-level Mörk Borg and Shadowdark adventure “A Stinking Suspicion.”More
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The list of campy cyberpunk movies that serve as my personal Appendix N for Cy_Borg games.More
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A conversion guide for DCC’s Level 0 funnel, “The Portal Under the Stars,” for play in Shadowdark.More