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[IN WHICH THE DWARF LEYOL IS SLAIN BY A GELATINOUS CUBE] Got to run more Palace of the Vampire Queen, with a slightly shorter session this weekend. I've been loving playing...
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Last night I dreamt there were wolves about my city in the night. I asked someone why, and they told me where werewolves come from. Not from a bite, before that.***They choose...
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[IN WHICH OUR COMPANY MAKE THEIR FIRST FORAY INTO THE PALACE]I got to run Palace of the Vampire Queen (1976) for a dear friend today! I think it went extremely well overall,...
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As often happens with this blog, I intended to post this in late September, then had to put it off because of school. I'm really pleased with this two-line combat matrix. I had...
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This was inspired by my recent read-through of Holmes Basic. When I've played older versions of d&d previously, I've tended towards converting to ascending AC. To mix it up, I...Linked by the ring
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I've had this on the back burner for a while, but reading this post about Fighters from Evie Willems of Spider Queen finally gave me the energy to finish it! Presented here is...
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Dungeon Doll is a year old today (at least, my first post is). I'm honestly still really excited/surprised by how positive the reception has been. If you're someone who's been...Linked by the ring
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If you play an elf at my table, you're actually playing a Cribswap. They get all the same traits of Elves in od&d.Edit 2025/12/14: added Lunar and Solar aspects, based on how...Linked by the ring
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A great curved sword, hiltless. Wavy blue patterns permeate its dark steel. +1 to hit.Long ago a mighty warrior cut the Bale-Worm Sleeer in two, and a great river sprung forth...
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A grand construction of marble, more sepulcher then castle. Standing stark against rocky peaks, it gleams in the sunlight. The surrounding earth is dry and cracked. Nothing...
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A slender youth stands before two horsemen, armed and armoured. Her hair is dark and matted. Behind her stand a labourer and a coward. "We are free people. I am Jackdaw. I...
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A dungeon god. For a zine I'm working on.***Its shrines are found in rotting libraries knowledge lost and left to putrefy a thrumming nest of scrolls desiccated power crawling...
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In esoteric circles, it is well-documented that the title of Arch-Druid must be earned in blood. Witches have their own practices.In order to attain the title of Crone, a witch...
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Variant reaction roll for when you arrive at a settlement in an 'iron age' type game. I'm not a historian, this is primarily inspired by Beowulf, when he and his company come...
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A while ago I had a dream about a giant bear made out of wood, filled with books. This is my attempt to expand on that. [If I ever actually put this in a dungeon, I would try...
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Speak: "I am the thief of fate the stoat that drinks gold from the hen's empty nest no lock will go un-broken no hoard will go un-plundered I am trespasser and transgressor I...
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This is my contribution to the 'Elements' Blog Bandwagon from the Prismatic Wasteland Discord server![Edit: all the posts from the Blog Bandwagon can be found collected...Linked by the ring
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I'm not gonna cross-post this anywhere because I don't really consider it polished/finished/whatever, but if you're reading this it can be our little secret :)I've been really...
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In case you missed it, tomorrow (Jan 18), I'm up for the Debut Blog category in the #BLOGGIES24. If you've been enjoying Dungeon Doll, I would love it if you considered me for...
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[i originally wrote this as an intro to the Saints post, but ended up cutting it. i decided to put it up as its own post because i got a couple questions about it on blogger...
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Since I've now been running Hagfish Hall for a few sessions, I wanted to have an answer when players ask who their clerics follow. Stats are for od&d, with some Saint spells...
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While I was happy with the last two session logs, I felt like the signal-to-noise ratio was sort of low, so I'm trying to change that this time around. We did two delves this...
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I hope everyone's holidays have been good! I've been sitting cozy by fires and playing lots of Demon's Souls. It feels a little bit weird writing a year-end blog post seeing as...
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If you missed it, you can find session 1 here.My group returned to Hagfish Hall this week, for our first full-session delve. I also tried out some downtime mechanics, and made...
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Over the last little bit, I've been really wanting to try out the Shock system from Worlds Without Number in od&d. I think it would pair well with weapon-as-initiative, and add...
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I got to run od&d for a small group of friends this week, in a dungeon of my own devising. We made characters, talked a bit about game expectations, and did a little group...
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A little project I've been working on between exams and such. od&d character rules for playing Bloodborne-style hunters. Use with your favorite set of resolution tools.Moby...
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There's a whole centimeter of snow on the ground, so it's time for me to post some winter themed monsters.My last set of monsters were for the dungeon, so these ones are for...
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2024/11/28: In a cool coincidence, The Nothic's Eye also posted some dungeon gods today! I totally recommend you check them out here!***Seasoned adventurers know to respect the...
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Johtull Wurm by Ian MillerHD 15, AC as Chain, damage 2d6 (bite).100' in length, and 12' or more in diameter. Flesh is smooth and rubbery, with a deep indigo hue, marking them...