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40 weeks of sweeping up the finest of links from the TTRPG blog-o-sphere and beyond. If want even more Shiny TTRPG links see the previous list found here. The original...
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tl;dr: saving time world-building and getting fast player buy in with a focused session zero. After my previous home campaign stalled out, a player came to me and asked me to...
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The D&D 5e Facebook group published some data on where its members were I found curious and I wondered just how concentrated we all are geographically - short answer; there are...
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We return to our usual service with the finest of links from the internet of late. For more Shiny TTRPG links see the previous list found here. The original inspiration for all...
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Testing a Hidden Depths table for a site - here we take the Palace of Thenya with all the family and servants in residence. I have adopted some of the excellent design...
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tl:dr; get this to know what's on, what's coming, what's good and who is up to interesting things in tabletop gaming. I backed the kickstarter for this "magazine about RPGs,...
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We return to our usual service with the finest of links from the internet of late. For more Shiny TTRPG links see the previous list found here. The original inspiration for all...
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tl:dr - doubled monthly blog views, got two 'catch fire' posts out, see ~1/3 of the views here come with signal-boosting in various places. Strictly I was planning to do this...
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tl;dr: when in doubt, dragons, undead or other PHB humanoids will be preferred monsters. I found seperate surveys asking the same 'what is your preferred foe' question and...
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Have been off grid so unable to wander the net as usual. For Shiny TTRPG links see the previous list found here. The original inspiration for all of this - weaver.skepti.ch End...
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I dug around to see if there were more polls on fudging dice on the internet and roughly, looks like 1 in 5 think its not ok, a share that has been stable for the past decade....
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tl;dr: for quick and easy animal-folk cultures watch nature videos or try the d66 table below Sparked by a twitter poll by Macca the DM asking "Do you include anthropomorphic...
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Starting Q3 with more links! Previous list found here. The original inspiration for all of this - weaver.skepti.ch End of Week links. You can find more links on the weekly...
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I had an idea for an 'unlockable' encounter table by switching the dice rolled on it. This could also serve as some sort of chaos index. The key point is that a 2-24 table can...
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There are lots of good resources out there for the basics of hex-crawling. Do they still work when your players get a sudden boost of mobility? In my case it was a flying...
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Previous list found here. The original inspiration for all of this - weaver.skepti.ch End of Week links. You can find more links on the weekly blogroll on r/OSR. Lots of good...
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tl;dr: new Orr Report on Roll20 stats shows D&D 5e share of campaigns dipping in favour of Call of Cthulu, others. The new Orr Group report for Q2 2021 has dropped and I...
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tl;dr - dark fantasy campaign setting with great coiled narrative springs and lots of adventure hooks I grabbed this as part of the 'DriveThruRPG hiking their colour printing...
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Previous list found here. The original inspiration for all of this - weaver.skepti.ch End of Week links. You can find more links on the weekly blogroll on r/OSR. A review of...
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tl;dr: sketching out the Blood War centred campaign I wanted Descent into Avernus to be. Jolted by this Do It Ourselves rallying cry by the Grumpy Wizard I was thinking of...
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tl;dr: some templates for organisations let you know quick strengths and weaknesses for effective groups. Inspired by the freely-available thinking of a well known real world...
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Previous list found here. The original inspiration for all of this - weaver.skepti.ch End of Week links. You can find more links on the weekly blogroll on r/OSR. Lizardman...
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tl;dr: On places as puzzles and setting your players on problems where you don't know the answer This talks through how I cobble together and then use locations using an recent...
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To frame this all up - here is my 'philosophy of D&D alignment'. The internet being what it is, let me first state that what you read below is my view. You run your table in a...
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Previous list found here. The original inspiration for all of this - weaver.skepti.ch End of Week links. You can find more links on the weekly blogroll on r/OSR. Sentimental...
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tl;dr: are people going to the same cardinal iconic planes because the adventures exist or because they prefer to go there? As part of thinking about a potential new Planar...
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tl:dr; Asked 'whether a majority of D&D players are new?' - it appears not, but depending where you ask the question it might look like it. I looked at a block of surveys going...
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A short handful this week as I have been on the road and unable to do my usual deep trawl of the treasures of the web. Previous list found here. This week definitely check out...
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This is a review of the wilderness generator that came as part of Izirions Enchiridion of the West Marches that I backed on Kickstarter. I reviewed the DM's Screen and...
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tl:dr; the fabulous output of the Through Ultans Door #3 kickstarter brings more great locations, wierd afflictions, strange treasures and lots of scope for adventure in...