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Merry Hexmas to one and all!
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One does not simply walk into the dungeon.Linked by the ring
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The OSR may be best understood as a layered approach to design centered around a specific way of writing, refereeing, and playing adventures.Linked by the ring
- Fullstack Refereeing AMONG CATS AND BOOKS
- What Should Have Won the Bloggies Table 46
- Bloggies Breakdown: Round 2 Explorers Design
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- Bloggies Breakdown: Round 1 Explorers Design
- Bloggies 2026 Save vs. Total Party Kill
- The Bloggies' 2026 Nominees Explorers Design
- Bloggies 2026 - My Nominees Table 46
- Against "Gameable Content" Magnolia Keep
- Narrative and Historiography in Tabletop Gaming To Be Resolved
- quantum ogre reborn Fluorite Guillotine
- Shiny TTRPG links #252 Seed of Worlds
- On Objectivity in Game Design Magnolia Keep
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Four functions of a review—and how most role-playing game reviews fall short (including my own).
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The influences behind Castle Kelpsprot, my science-fantasy megadungeon capsule game.Linked by the ring
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Material for a work-in-progress megadungeon capsule game.
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A framework for divine magic in classless NSR games.Linked by the ring
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How unreliable rumors can encourage skillful play.Linked by the ring
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Not your adventure, specifically. Sorry.
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1d20 unconventional relationships.Linked by the ring
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Modular mechanics for games with slot-based inventories.Linked by the ring
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A new(?) resolution mechanic in response to the Prismatic Wasteland blog challenge.
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Announcing a weekly-ish series spotlighting lesser-known and un-reviewed adventures.Linked by the ring
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Reflections on my favorite design feature of Knave, Mausritter, and Cairn.Linked by the ring
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A case for undead: realizing their potential and restoring their status as frightening and formidable foes.Linked by the ring
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A worldbuilding exercise exploring the possibility of "divine magic" without deities.Linked by the ring
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Part three of an inquiry into how OSR or NSR games might function within an anti-authoritarian framework, by substituting the rogue for the rebel.Linked by the ring
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Part one of an inquiry into how OSR or NSR games might function within an anti-authoritarian framework, by substituting the rogue for the rebel.
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So the adventurers have decided to forge a document. How, then, to adjudicate this in an OSR or NSR game? I'd like to explore a procedure that maximizes creative...Linked by the ring
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Happy Year of the Dungeon, nerds! If you’re attempting the Dungeon23 challenge and Jacquaysing your dungeon with the cool kids, then you likely need quite a few entrances for...Linked by the ring