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This is part of a “blog challenge” I decided to kickstart after discussion on Discord. It would be interesting to hear about how referees prep their games. Prep is the material...Linked by the ring
- Layers of Prep The Play Reports
- Not All Prep is the Same Ladino's Rogue Thoughts
- What I want to read Idraluna Archives
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- Nominations for the Bloggies 2026 Seed of Worlds
- Dumpster Deep Dive: You Got a Job on the Garbage Barge Prep Example Prismatic Wasteland
- How to Prepare a Triangle Agency Mission Viridian Void Productions
- Towards a Clockwork Universe (Prep Bandwagon) Seed of Worlds
- HOW I PREP: A Weekly-ish Megadungeon Campaign I CAST LIGHT!
- In Pursuit of Prep Serenity AMONG CATS AND BOOKS
- Shiny TTRPG links #229 Seed of Worlds
- In Praise of Prep Rise Up Comus
- How I Prep (For Arden Vul), part 1: Spreadsheets Ms. Quixotic Talks About Games
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TTRPGs are a primarily literary hobby. This statement has many implications. Foremost that it is communicated through text. “Weird Writer, you would surely think so, since you...Linked by the ring
- Stop decorating your game and start playing it Roseline's Atelier
- Death of a Hobby AMONG CATS AND BOOKS
- Deathbringer: The Last Dance Magnolia Keep
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- Why Didn't Silent Titans Change the World? Valeria Loves
- Patchwork Newsletter (Vol 2, Issue 30) Patchwork Paladin
- Cultures, not Games AMONG CATS AND BOOKS
- Shiny TTRPG links #281 Seed of Worlds
- Explain More to Understand Better Woo the Moon
- Five Solutions to the Birthday Paradox in Tables Prismatic Wasteland
- 12 Random Reasons to Never Listen to a Stranger Unturned Hovel
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EDIT: This post now serves as a Megapost collecting all my posts on FKR in a link tree for simple reference, updated as new articles are written: Introduction FKR (Free...Linked by the ring
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So I started a Sex Bandwagon by accident and some interesting material came out. Using this post to keep track of it. Anyone who does something more can contact me on Discord...
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OSR is many things, including a play style which can be performed with any ruleset (and of course each table will have their own play culture that mixes styles). It’s more...Linked by the ring
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Discussions around TTRPGs and theater/improv are marred by the fact most hobbyists seem to know fuck all about theater. I won’t go into detail why comparisons between TTRPG...Linked by the ring
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I was as honored to be included in this list as baffled, since I count many gretchlings as dear friends and respected acquaintances, but haven’t talked about their perversion...
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This is directed to newbies who are interested in GMing an OSR game. I won’t assume previous experience with TTRPGs at large, although I can imagine that they’re GMs who come...
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It bears repeating. It bears repeating. It bears repeating. There is only one true sort of dungeon: a vampire/witch castle. All others are pretenders. A hexcrawl should have...Linked by the ring
- Shiny TTRPG links #282 Seed of Worlds
- In Favor Of Repetition Seed of Worlds
- In Favour of Repetition Nrdblog
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Performance anxiety in sex is well-documented, and brief experience with different partners showcases its myriad origins. It might be as simple as uncertainty about how...Linked by the ring
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Writing is a continuous process, not segmented into easily contained steps but a molecule that takes pride in amorphous shapes as new connections emerge. One of the ways we...
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There’s not a single cowboy novel in AD&D’s Appendix N (Boot Hill appendix notwithstanding) nor in B/X’s Recommended Reading, and yet attentive reading of old D&D reveals how...
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I come from a land of gambling-addicted people. I don’t mean my country. I mean TTRPG communities. And more than gamblers, they might be random table gooners. I don’t believe...
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(Written in some 15 minutes to preserve the names that first come, otherwise I’d feel the need to constantly add.) I was intending an Appendix N bandwagon for some time, so...Linked by the ring
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Curses are the foulest of arts. Curses are speeches against life, a winter breath coming from the cold, dark night of the soul. In some worlds, a sorcerous practice, studied by...
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Live text is written roleplaying during an assigned time slot. Synchronous play-by-post is another way of putting it, and I suggest reading my previous post on PbP for further...
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A craft is “a pastime (…) that requires particular skills and knowledge of practiced work”. The whole of craft also includes perceiving what the untrained observer wouldn’t,...
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I trashed a draft about OSR Maxims and Misconceptions after being informed of Gus’ post. Only one aspect remained of interest in my draft, which was about “OSR doesn’t develop...
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I came to session 33 quite renovated for the campaign. I took the helms as GM for the last two sessions, presenting an intermission scenario which was frustrating in the first...
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Nobody has ever told the Oracle of Delphi that she should do a second prophecy for them. When you draw a couple Tarot cards, you don’t redraw them. When you do bibliomancy, you...Linked by the ring
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Giovanna Pomaronte is a player character in the Hearts Aglow campaign. She’s a teenage girl who is studying to be a knight. Giovanna does not like herself. This is a collection...
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The Weird is a category of Western epistemology. For something to be Weird, it must be intruder, it must refuse the easy categories of its eye, and for that it must be a...Linked by the ring
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Everyone here included is a gay ass motherfucker, huh. Updated with time. If you want to be included, hit me up on Discord or leave a comment here.Linked by the ring
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(Current Girly Bandwagon index here) The Sex Bandwagon is still going on and I don’t have any plans of finishing it. Quite simply, I understand people feel the need to take...
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The 8th edition of Tunnels & Trolls (T&T) was announced. While skeptical at first, seeing Chris Bisette and Scott Malthouse as lead writers gave me some interest. The...Linked by the ring
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The only thing that teaches about TTRPGs is actual play. People don’t play enough, especially beginners, and while there’s many barriers for play that can’t simply be ignored...Linked by the ring
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Blackbox (AKA HUDless) gaming is when the players are unaware of any mechanical tool used to establish and provide resolution to situations and conflicts. They may roll dice...Linked by the ring
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I have been following Jenx’s latest blog series on hobby best practices with joy. I believe he will be pleased in seeing me and others tackle the issue from our perspective. I...
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No, don’t ask me how to spell Rumpelstilltskin by surprise. – Art by Andrew Lang “True names have power. If you tell someone your true name, they can attempt to have you raised...Linked by the ring
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Referee – spuk The Great Beast, the Mantis Shrimp (Level 4) – yours truly. Dorcas, the Octopus (Level 3) – franc Lost-of-Little-Stripes, the Axolotl (Level 3) – Mistuh Jimmy...Linked by the ring
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Back to the ocean! The Players: The weather was perfectly good for exploration. The referee reminded us that the Immortal’s Labyrinth has been cleared and Silverclaw, the crab...Linked by the ring
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The Weasels reunite with their leader and face dangers more head-on. The Weasels finally regrouped with Eofor at the inn. He was greatly surprised by Lykourga’s new height and...Linked by the ring
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Any love that lets go is stained. Through it runs the mark of a cowardly blade. True love burns all in its path because to not have its object casts upon the land an unbearable...Linked by the ring
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We weren’t sure whether the short campaign was going to require a third part in order to close it off or if it was going to be a two-shot. By halfway through this session, I...Linked by the ring
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Hearts Aglow went on a two week hiatus, which gives me time to do a very short Lost Girls test-drive. I will first discuss the session itself and then how I went to prepare for...Linked by the ring
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This post is dedicated to Xenophon of Athens, whose literary taste I trust, and who loves Audre Lorde as much as I do. There’s no written down Appendix N for Lost Girls. There...Linked by the ring
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Magic is a time abyss. It stretches so wide that the passage of clocks cannot reach the whole of its tapestry: there’s more darkness in the night sky than the remnants of stars...Linked by the ring
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The following rules supplement the Princess class, and regard multiclassing. They have not been playtested. If the Princess multiclasses as a Thief, she may not use Backstab....Linked by the ring
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The sex bandwagon, by moderation request, is currently segregated to a less visible thread in the NSR Server, away from Christian eyes. Well, since nobody’s watching, let’s...Linked by the ring
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In legend, to rip a wizard’s eyes and to see through them, like a camera’s lens, would grant the secret of true sight. Much like turning lead into gold, it’s a self-serving...Linked by the ring
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So a year ago I ran an aborted campaign named Nuromen, after the dungeon. The set-up was three duets and an open table with different emphasis. You can read all about it and...Linked by the ring
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You know what Arden Vul is. The players: We started by setting expectations: we will not finish Arden Vul, and it’s likely the campaign will, if it goes long enough, take us...Linked by the ring
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“Orc” is a girl made for violence, regardless of her will. Not all of them wear black lipstick, nor is black lipstick exclusively for orcs. The city just has such a huge demand...Linked by the ring
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It wasn’t unusual for me to get carsick. Looking at any car, misshapen as they inevitably are, and feeling their irregular body roar makes it surprising everyone doesn’t get...Linked by the ring
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I dislike the beach. Laugh all you want about how I feel sand is coarse, rough and gets everywhere. I also thought I disliked being out and around others, but was proven wrong...Linked by the ring
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Havoc, our Handler for a Delta Green campaign (my first play report of it is here), is a passive-aggressive little bitch about the lack of play reports. Hence, I’m writing a...Linked by the ring
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Nothing complex here, just an observation. Adventure games of D&D ilk assume a wild west social organization, which means a capitalist social organization. The average D&D...Linked by the ring
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I talk quite often on the blog about horror gaming, and I want to summarize some general notes on how I often choose to run it. For brief retrospective, I think the purpose of...Linked by the ring
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(I feel like I can’t be bothered with naming post drafts as anything but “Notes on…” recently) I’m currently moderator for a Discord server until they decide to depose me due...Linked by the ring
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Illustration by Mervyn Peake. This is a skeleton for rules that can more easily support, provoke and suggest some of my main interests in TTRPGs: the occult, the horrific, the...Linked by the ring