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2021 has been a difficult year. I’ve been “lucky” in that I work a day job that I still need to physically be at and it’s been relatively busy. That means that I haven’t been...
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A roundup of the things I was checking out this week. Skill Challenges, The First Part A Thorough Look at Skill Challenges (Part 1: the Rules), by Dwiz This is a big one. A...
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Can a world spontaneously erupt from the minds at the table and follow a ley line of verisimilitude at the same time? Let’s start with a source, a baseline, so we’re all on the...Linked by the ring
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A roundup of the things I was checking out this week. Memex The Memex Method, by Cory Doctorow So, I think the appropriate way to start this post is with an explanation. I was...
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“Alright,” your friend the fighter says. “I’m going to smash down the door.” Great. You’ve got options. In fact, you might have too many options. If you’re using a module,...Linked by the ring
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This week, we’re continuing to brainstorm spaces in which players might adventure. Let’s start off by reposting the table from last week. SPACE / THING DESIRE Marble Fortress...
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This week, we’re combing through the previous factions created to dig out the landmarks and potential spaces that need development. After creating eight factions for players to...
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This week, I’m going to be focusing more on the immediate “safe” settlement that the players start the game in. But, before I get into that, I wanted to bring up some other...
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So, I’ve sort of nailed down the mileau of this fantasy space. To recap, we have: A large open space, filled with sculptures across its entirety. A small town, run by convicted...
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Or, A Random Table With A Memory If you’re reading this post, you’re probably at least vaguely familiar with Hex Flowers from Goblin’s Henchman. These have been billed over the...Linked by the ring
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It occurs to me that I should probably title these posts better. Depending on the length of this series, we could get up pretty high and if I’m looking through old posts and...
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This is Part 1 of a series where I attempt to build an expansive dungeon through blogposts. None of the other posts are currently written yet, so I can’t link you to them, but...
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Introduction This is a bolt-on system for other systems with combat. I think it can work well with more traditional turn based systems but also with a looser, more...
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A live reading the affinity publisher workbook follows, currently uncomplete. Chapter 1 March 15, 2021 Welcome. What you’ve stumbled upon is a live commentary of the Affinity...
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More stuff for Slayers by Spencer Campbell! The Slayers tinkering continues and now I’m feeling a bit of a rush to get this class worked on, as I’m joining in a game of Slayers...
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This is a blog entry in which I write journal entries for the game Pangolin Pianist created by Samantha Leigh . The Beginning I am a pangolin. Yes, you’ve read that correctly....
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A SIMPLE FACTION SYSTEM FOR RPGS I love factions in RPGs and I think there’s a lot of good games out there that support faction play! However, there’s been a few issues that...
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So, I recently published the Wraithshroud , a small class expansion for the Slayers RPG . I wanted to jot down my thoughts about the whole process, since it’s the first time...
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edit: 2020-02-06 — The class is out in the wild now. Check out the itch page ! I am pretty obsessed with Slayers by Spencer Campbell lately! I have some loose setting ideas for...
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I have been, at best, a lurker on the RPG scene ever since the scene has existed. I have been playing games for a long time, but never sharing the things that I’ve created for...