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On the ring since 2026-06-04
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I'm spending more of my spare time writing material for TTRPGs, and the words and ideas are beginning to flow.
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Out in the TTRPG blogosphere, Dave Clark (bedirthan) back in 2021 and Ian Brockbank (Melestrua) just this week, have been…
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Out in the TTRPG blogosphere, Dave Clark (bedirthan) back in 2021 and Ian Brockbank (Melestrua) just this week, have been…
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Long ago, adding atmospheric sound to my TTRPGs for my group involved choosing a vinyl LP and putting it on…
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Long ago, adding atmospheric sound to my TTRPGs for my group involved choosing a vinyl LP and putting it on…
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The three previous posts in this series addressed necessary parts of the play toolkit: campaign preparation and record-keeping, group communication,…
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The three previous posts in this series addressed necessary parts of the play toolkit: campaign preparation and record-keeping, group communication,…
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This is the third part of my series detailing the tools I have assembled to play TTRPGs, and how I…
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This is the third part of my series detailing the tools I have assembled to play TTRPGs, and how I…
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Hello again! If you're here, you probably know I'm doing a series of posts on the toolkit I've woven together…
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Hello again! If you're here, you probably know I'm doing a series of posts on the toolkit I've woven together…
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This year, I've started back playing TTRPGs after many years away from the pastime. It's taken a few of months…
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I'm spinning up a new campaign set in the Forgotten Realms, and a new player (having never played a TTRPG…
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It's been a month since I last posted! That's remiss of me... Things have been afoot; family visits, work, harvesting…
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Changelog As this post is a living document, updates and details will be noted here. The original Dungeon Master's Guide included Gary Gygax's…
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The most important question for a GM (or other players) to ask when the party spellcaster enthusiastically yells, “I cast Fireball,” is “are…Linked by the ring
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I was given the Red Box Basic Set as a Christmas gift from my parents in 1981 when I was in the 7th…
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Look, when the feature image for this post is the actual view from my back verandah, it's not all that hard to be…
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Self-publishing, crowdfunding, and social media publicity underpin the incredibly rich ecosystem of TTRPG material one can purchase in the modern era. You would…
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It me! Hello, there! I'm Stephen Collins. You can read more about me over here. Long ago, I wrote a blog about design…