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a flimsy encounter generator
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A quick method for creating encounter tables that form a coherent ecosystem.
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Generating weather with a toy memory
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Valentin Jumel de Noireterre, Le Duel, 1853 Who Wins a Fight?Obviously the only winning move is not to fight, whether that means following a path of peace or ending a fight...Linked by the ring
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Well, it's Christmas Eve and once again I'm preparing my Christmas goodies at the last minute. I'm wrapping this up swiftly so I can stuff it under the Hexmas Tree in the dead...
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This is a continuation of the dungeon I started during the Holes Blog Bandwagon: A Leak in the Hole Factory, Pt. 1. Don't sweat if you haven't read it, the premise is in the...
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Look at this amazing thing. It's worth zooming in to see the detail. A dagger whose ivory handle and sheath are elaborately carved with the forms of dogs. It is a sacred relic,...Linked by the ring
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It's that time of year again, where bloggers across the world pick up their pencils and bend them to the task of a bandwagon. At Marcia's urging, the theme this time is...Linked by the ring
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The hole factory is spewing out stock and nobody is brave enough to fix it! Already runoff is collecting downriver and making an impromptu cave complex. Holes are like magnets...
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Let's get physical! Here's a combat system where you drop dice onto a grid to determine hits. Your opponent can then cast their dice to knock yours away. This is all ashcan....Linked by the ring
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This is a follow-up to my last post, Encounter Table - Bandit Blood Swamp. My goal for that post was to show that the Universal Encounter Table is flexible enough to portray an...
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Happy Conclave, folks. In honour of the advent of a new pope (fingers crossed for a good one), an impromptu Blog Bandwagon has been called. A number of blogs will be writing on...Linked by the ring
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This week I'm putting my money where my mouth is, and using my Universal Encounter Table as the basis for a region-wide Encounter Table. I've written up 12 new creatures,...Linked by the ring
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Babe, wake up. They just expanded Just Use Bears to account for every encounter. Dice Goblin has a lovely post on utilising a roster of 14 different beasts that can be...
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Skip to the system ScuttlebuttThere’s been some XP scuttlebutt kicking around lately, so why not throw an ashcan on the pile. Grinning Rat would rather do away with XP...Linked by the ring
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Whither nemesis?It’s a sad day when a game studio gets shuttered due to corporate finagling. Warner Bros. Games recently closed a number of successful studios with ongoing...
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It's Blog Friday somewhere in the world, and this time the theme is ELEMENTS. It's late, so I turned to google for some inspiration, or at least a definition. Element noun 4. a...
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This post contains a dice-drop system designed to mimic Minecraft world generation for hexmaps. The goal is to create fantastic but logical hexmaps that mimic the Minecraft...Linked by the ring
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CW: Suicide, gore I picked up Magical Murder Mansion a while ago - a great example of a Funhouse Dungeon - and was busting to play it and send some unlucky peasants to their...
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Vancian Magic and its DiscontentsThe Blog Carnival is touring, and this month the theme is Beyond Vancian Magic. The year is over, and the Blog Carnival has moved on, leaving...
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Writing in genre space - and especially in game space - requires keeping an eye on creative pursuits outside of the field you're working in. There's a temptation to spend all...
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PCs act like Cugel, in word and deedI finally read Jack Vance’s Dying Earth this year, and realised D&D has been Dying Earth all along. Any OSR-head could have told me that...Linked by the ring
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Setting notes for an upcoming game of His Majesty the Worm It is not uncommon for gods to die. Where their blood spills, rivers spring. Their marrow soaks the earth, seeding it...
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I love the backgrounds from Cairn 2e. They do a great job of tying new characters directly into the implied setting, and give players the opportunity to get to grips with the...
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A rally of feints, blows, parries, drawn blood and bruised shins. Who wins? In D&D, once the strategy has run its course and steel meets steel, the fight is telescoped down...Linked by the ring