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On the ring since 2026-03-17
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A Spell-Circle is a collection of glyphs capable of manifesting a magical effect. They are all circular, or at least radially symmetrical in shape, and must be drawn or...Linked by the ring
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When an electronic computer or any kind of “thinking” machine is left undisturbed for long enough, it acquires free will. The amount of time is proportional to its processing...
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In situations of prolonged/grievous exposure to environmental pressures, you have a chance of becoming ill. Roll a d12, and compare the result to the Illness Chance for this...
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Weather is tracked on three axes, each on a 1-to-6 scale: Clouds, Wind, and Heat. At the beginning of the game (or every time the players enter a new region, or when a...
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So! After... a bit of radio silence, I released the game I've been working on, called X-in-6. Find it here on Itch. It's classless, but if you want to use classes with it, here...
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TL;DR: in fantasy Earth, all geological phenomena are caused by dwarf activity. When a portion of the semi-molten rock in the earth’s mantle seeps upwards into the crust...
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A common way of playing long-term dungeon adventures takes the same format of the West Marches campaign: go down an entrance at the start of the session, do as much...Linked by the ring
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Hastily written as part of Prismatic Wasteland's Emergency Conclave Bandwagon. Hail, citizen of Theocastrum: the Blogclave has commenced! The Blope, after many years of...
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HookOn the edge of town there’s the house of Old Man Hamsy, the swineherd known in all the valley; his basement is where he prepared his meat, and he was so precious about his...
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Step 0: The Spark TablePrepare a Spark Table. Ideally, you should use one you already have for the general setting, but if you don’t have one, making one isn’t at all hard (I...Linked by the ring
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Resolution system (noun): a system for determining the outcome of an action or a situation which uses randomized elements. (You probably already use this word, but better safe...Linked by the ring
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There are many different ways of kicking off a sandbox campaign, and the way you do it influences the path(s) the party will take. The one I favor is what I call the Starter...
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In the process of writing classes for a side-project I'm slowly nibbling at - a post-apocalypse game set in the wake of the Bronze Age Collapse - I've been experimenting ways...
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Reading Cities Fixed at Last by Nael Fox over at Billhook got me thinking. On one hand, about procedures for building cities, and on the other hand, about the role cities play...
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DIY and Dragons's Landmark, Hidden, Secret is nowadays an iconic part of location design for adventures. However, this philosophy can be applied to NPCs as well. Upon first...Linked by the ring
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In the process of making a game, I compiled a weapons list that I'm probably not going to actually use or include. So, to put it to use, it's going here. Intended for use with...
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One of the most-used ways for players to gather information about the loaction they're exploring is by searching for rumors going around settlements. It's a good, solidly-built...Linked by the ring
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It's a bummer the Middle Ages ended so early. I mean, the fact that society ended up developing things like printing and welfare is handy and all, but think of all the medieval...
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It is a truth universally acknowledged that big groups of weak enemies suck to run. Having to track 7 different HP pools for 7 different skeletons after a random encounter roll...
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Oh, Spark Tables my beloved. Ever since I saw one for the first time, they've been my asset of choice for inspiration when prepping a game. They're so simple, so quick to use,...
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Random encounters are a staple of adventuring, and for good reason. In the way I run them, they serve to amplify what makes a certain area interesting; and in the traditional...