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On the ring since 2026-03-22
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I just this moment realised that a month ago I started a podcast, and I haven’t told anyone what it was about. Here’s the pitch: An episode a week, less than 10 minutes long,...
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Bathtub Reviews are an excuse for me to read modules a little more closely. I’m doing them to critique well-regarded modules from the perspective of my own table and to learn...
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In a recent RTFM episode, Chris Bisette talked about how they wish there were more session reports. However, they aren’t the session reports I’m reading out there, which are...
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Bathtub Reviews are an excuse for me to read modules a little more closely. I do them to critique well-regarded modules from the perspective of my own table and to learn for my...
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Bathtub Reviews are an excuse for me to read modules a little more closely. I’m doing them to critique well-regarded modules from the perspective of my own table and to learn...
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It’s been a big week for releases for me this week! I mentioned a few days ago that I’d released my Mothership module written in collaboration with Hodag! It’s called HELL ON...
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Read this. People wonder why I write modules in the unique style I do, and wonder how the hell I run games the way I do, and I’m always like “well, anticanon and blorb play...
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So today, I released HELL ON REV-X, a Mothership module I collaborated with HODAG on. Here’s the pitch: The Revelation X, a derelict city-sized generation ship, is adrift....
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Bathtub Reviews are an excuse for me to read modules a little more closely. I’m doing them to critique modules from the perspective of my own table and to learn for my own...
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This is a polish-up of a tweetstorm I wrote a while ago. I keep forgetting that it’s better to write here than on Twitter; force of habit I guess. I saw someone talking about...
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Bathtub Reviews are an excuse for me to read modules a little more closely. I’m doing them to critique a wide range of modules from the perspective of my own table and to learn...
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I Read Games reviews are me reading games when I have nothing better to do, like read a module or write or play a game. I don’t seriously believe that I can judge a game...
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Bathtub Reviews are an excuse for me to read modules a little more closely. I’m doing them to critique modules from the perspective of my own table and to learn for my own...Linked by the ring
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This post is cool, and communicates three principles: This is fun and cool. Think about video game bosses. Pikmin 4 does this well. You could build this into anything: The...
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Ok, I’m iterating on my supply chip idea for the megadungeon I’m planning on running. Currently I’m thinking I’ll run this in Cairn, mainly because people understand Cairn and...
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I Read Games reviews are me reading games when I have nothing better to do, like read a module or write or play a game. I don’t seriously believe that I can judge a game...
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Bathtub Reviews are an excuse for me to read modules a little more closely. I’m doing them to critique well-regarded modules from the perspective of my own table and to learn...
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Edit: This post was nominated for a Bloggie Award! Thank you for all your support everyone! My hill to die on this week, is just we need to stop moralising the type of games...
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Today I hit “publish” on the small module I’ve been playtesting the last few weeks, Hiss! Hiss is a horror module featuring a doomed village for your diy elfgame. It’s short,...
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Bathtub Reviews are an excuse for me to read modules a little more closely. I’m doing them to critique well-regarded modules from the perspective of my own table and to learn...
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Hiss is the zine-length adventure I wrote as a palate cleanser after finishing my gothic horror sandbox Bridewell. It’s a 30 page adventure, inspired by one of my favourite...
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Y’all have probably heard people say “It’s just an elfgame, don’t take it so seriously” or some such sentiment. It’s always been a soft derogatory term, although some disagree....
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Bathtub Reviews are an excuse for me to read modules a little more closely. I’m doing them to critique well-regarded modules from the perspective of my own table and to learn...
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I wanted to playtest Hiss, the zine-length adventure I wrote as a palate cleanser after the huge effort that was writing Bridewell, and also as a way to reinforce some of the...
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I Read Games reviews are me reading games when I have nothing better to do, like read a module or write or play a game. I don’t seriously believe that I can judge a game...
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Bathtub Reviews are an excuse for me to read modules a little more closely. I’m doing them to critique well-regarded modules from the perspective of my own table and to learn...
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Bathtub Reviews are an excuse for me to read modules a little more closely. I’m doing them to critique well-regarded modules from the perspective of my own table and to learn...
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Bathtub Reviews are an excuse for me to read modules a little more closely. I’m doing them to critique well-regarded modules from the perspective of my own table and to learn...
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There was a weather themed blog carnival with unusually little uptake last month, and I think it’s because weather kind of sucks. Like, if it’s only ever a drag to have...
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I Read Games reviews are me reading games when I have nothing better to do, like read a module or write or play a game. I don’t seriously believe that I can judge a game...