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- The Explorateur: Issue #19 Elements of a Key 4: Rules for Key-Writing
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I’ve been a fan of minor magical items as a standard type of treasure for a while now--reality-breaking objects that either lack a clear use in adventure or that are too...
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An updated version of Odd Goblin is live! 0.7 brings a fairly major rewrite of the rules for additional clarity, many tweaks to classes, and 43 sample monsters. Some of the...
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Alright, last time I read a bunch of keys from various modules and looked at what types of info they included and how they presented it. It's time to try to put all of this to...Linked by the ring
- The 46er - May 2026 Table 46
- Shiny TTRPG links #276 Seed of Worlds
- The Explorateur: Issue #19 Explorers Design
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Previously we talked about the types of information that a key or GM provide, and then the types of info best provided in a written key, prepped by the GM, or improvised...
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I've been a part of Dead Letters, a NYC-based TTRPG collective, for the last few years. We've got a massive weird-apocalyptic urban hexcrawl module coming out in the near...Linked by the ring
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Welcome to Part 2 of "Elements of a Key". I actually had this totally written when I posted Part 1 and intended to post it the following day, but I'm terrible at blogging so...Linked by the ring
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I've been using a pocket system, Odd Goblin, for the last year and change and it's been remarkably fun and easy to run dungeon crawl adventures with. I think it's time for me...Linked by the ring
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Edit: A friend pointed out that the original name (The Verbs of Play) didn't make sense, since these are all verbs that books are doing, not play. I realized I wrote the title...
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I've been working on a soon-to-be-announced hexcrawl project with a few other people, and it's gotten me thinking about key design--more specifically what elements are...
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A mage class for GLOG-compatible games. Initially made for Odd Goblin (which I'll be posting once the current draft is done), but adapted to be slightly more mainline-GLOG...Linked by the ring