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A guest post by Scipio202 that analyses million dollar ttrpg Kickstarters, focusing on the high-cost whale tiers, which generated an average of 23.25% of funding.Linked by the ring
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A retrospective of my two-year Dolmenwood campaign, and why this is the best game. Fight me.
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Third in the series of player aids for different types of adventures, today I present my heist planning guide and "score sheet" to help with plundering all those vaults.Linked by the ring
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The second in a series of player aids, today I've got a downloadable, printable notebook with text to support player skills in investigation for games like Call of Cthulhu.
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The first in a series of posts with resources to help support player skills. First up - better equipment lists (with verbs!).Linked by the ring
- TORCHES (6): A RPG Microblog Collection 9 I CAST LIGHT!
- The 46er - April 2026 Table 46
- Shiny TTRPG links #272 Seed of Worlds
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A review of Dungeon, Inc., the new game from the Merry Mushmen. It's a great mix of modern mechanics, old fashioned dungeons, and office politics. Also you get to play monsters!Linked by the ring
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A little monster-making game for you today, based on combining the Exquisite Corpse art game with lore blocks and quick stat lines.Linked by the ring
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Our Daggerheart game kills off characters on the regular. Surprising, but I encourage you to embrace the death, danger, and destruction.Linked by the ring
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How to convert monsters from Kolb's Oz book to Cairn, plus finished stats for six monsters: a Wheeler, a Nome Mason, an Outfit Soldier, an Outfit Underboss, an OZUltra...Linked by the ring
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This post compares two very fun combats in two very different styles: one in Daggerheart and one in Shadowdark.Linked by the ring
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Get more gaming in by having short, frequent sessions! Try a one-hour game and see what you think.Linked by the ring
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Reflections on building collaborative hexcrawls in Daggerheart, and a first draft of the generic Swamp environment. Part 2 of Daggerhex, after the hex traversal rules.Linked by the ring
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Elegant rules for running a hexcrawl or traversal in Daggerheart, and a report on the first playtest.Linked by the ring
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Happy New Year! The newsletter covers blogposts, discord conversations, games, and projects, plus features a deep dive into bleed and puzzle dungeons. Enjoy!Linked by the ring
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An AI-inspired mishap table for your magical mishaps. Will your wizard try to cast something they don't know but can get their Arcane Intensifier to help with?Linked by the ring
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Why should the party explore the lands round about? Here are 12 hexcrawl hooks and a random table to generate many more.
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Inaugural issue of my newsletter of RPG culture, featuring blog posts, Discord chats, products arriving at the Paladin Castle and games played. Deep dive into rumours and rumour tables.Linked by the ring
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I compare two styles of the "conversation" that is a ttrpg game, looking at how players represent their characters at the table, using 5e and Mythic Bastionland examples.Linked by the ring
- Goodbye Hexes, I'm Flying Over You To Be Resolved
- Hex Maps Need Empty Rooms Table 46
- Bloggies Breakdown: Round 3 Explorers Design
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- Bloggies Breakdown: Round 2 Explorers Design
- Bloggies Breakdown: Round 1 Explorers Design
- The Bloggies' 2026 Nominees Explorers Design
- Bloggies / New Year The Dododecahedron
- Narrative and Historiography in Tabletop Gaming To Be Resolved
- Shiny TTRPG links #249 Seed of Worlds
- Play Style Preferences: The Hand You Are Dealt Widdershins Wanderings
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In this post I outline how to expand a Myth from Mythic Bastionland into something that highlights player choices and interaction.Linked by the ring
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The very same goblin ambush can be infuriating, boring, or a highlight. This post uses the goblin ambush to show how you can avoid bad choices and create good choices that...Linked by the ring
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How to find and subscribe to ttrpg blogs, instructions for using a feed reader and importing blog lists, and saving good posts for later. Your key to the blogosphere!Linked by the ring
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Improve 5e by rolling less. And never for Perception.Linked by the ring
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The books that have inspired my own grimcozy game style.Linked by the ring
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This post shows how you can use the realm creation and myths of Mythic Bastionland in 5e.
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Which of the seven types of DM are you? Drama queen, technocrat, novelist, embroiderer, oracle, host or adversary?Linked by the ring
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Welcome to Deepmarket, a collection of little adventuresome shops. This week, the temple or Vault of the Coinmaiden beckons, as part of the blog conclave.Linked by the ring
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I organise my campaign information in eight folders in Obsidian. Here's a rundown.Linked by the ring
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Resources for Dolmenwood: A compact rules presentation I call Bixie, two colourful cheat sheets, eight-step single page session planning worksheets in Pages and Word formats,...Linked by the ring
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This post reviews how to track and use time in different adventure settings. TL;DR: don't handwave time! Use a turn tracker and a calendar.Linked by the ring
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A method to create a better encounter table for creating varied random encounters that tie to your adventure.Linked by the ring
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Different levels of hexes (featureless, labelled, hex sketches, and full hexes) and how to make them more interesting.Linked by the ring
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Using the eight steps of prep from Sly Flourish for outdoor exploration in 5e.Linked by the ring
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Running Dolmenwood when what you usually run and play is 5e - my group's experiences.Linked by the ring
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Here's my process for going from an adventure you can read to one you can play at the table.Linked by the ring
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Add fun to your dark campaign by roleplaying with companions, showing character development, improve your physical situation, and working above the table.Linked by the ring
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D&D player advice is usually of the lowest-possible-bar variety like "show up," "take notes," and "bring snacks." These four steps of player preparation help you to really up your game.Linked by the ring