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More interesting links from about the net. For yet more links, see the previous list found here or the weekly r/OSR blogroll or check the RPG Blog Carnival. Bloggie-nominated....
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tl;dr: complex randomisers like depth-crawls, chaos-clocks, etc. need high frequency use to be appreciated by players; otherwise stick to simpler, flatter tables. This is for...
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tl;dr: no need to be afraid of early-modern fire-arms in your campaign longstanding question about guns in D&D - my experiences no need to worry too much. I have had gunpowder...Linked by the ring
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More fascinating links from about the internet. Find yet more at last weeks collection or the weekly r/OSR blogroll or check the RPG Blog Carnival. Bloggie-nominated....
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Returning to RT-87, our hivecity to peek at a roster of its NPCs and also do the "TTRPG Character Creation Challenge Jam". 1. Morer Baranyx - Carnotaur Arena Knight-Pledge -...
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tl;dr: old school hex crawl on the dream-like moon, lots to dip into for inspiration. Fly Me To The Moon by Kabuki Kaiser - a lunar hex crawl that I grabbed because it looked...Linked by the ring
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A choice set of fascinating links from about the internet. If you want more, see last weeks collection or the weekly r/OSR blogroll or check the RPG Blog Carnival....
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Vulcan Stev's Database gives us this months prompt Inspiration! Where Does Yours Come From? for the RPG Blog Carnival. This post is mostly about turning the inspiration you...Linked by the ring
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Whenever I trawl through RPG-tumblr I am struck that there is this persistent Spelljammer vibe, a sense that that setting thrives there in campaigns, fan-art, home-brew and...
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A short set this week due to computer hardware failure. If you want more, see last weeks collection or the weekly r/OSR blogroll or check the RPG Blog Carnival....
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I was fascinated by Troy Press recent piece "D&D Rules, According to Past Players" based on a general survey they did which found the D&D players among a broad sample of the...Linked by the ring
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I poked one of the mainstay DM's of our local game society for their top tips on how to stitch scattered adventures together to make a campaign: - Conservation of NPCs - Tweak...
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Interesting links from about the interweb. For yet more, see last weeks collection or the weekly r/OSR blogroll or check the RPG Blog Carnival. Bloggie-nominated. Originally...
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Fantasy-Con is the annual convention of Fantasy-Schmiede (Fantasy Forge) another Vienna based hobby organisation - this one with a more general focus that includes a lot of...
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Troy Press published a piece "D&D Rules, According to Past Players" based on a survey they did - and I am fascinated by the 'mentioned in passing' implication of a huge amount...Linked by the ring
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More links from about the internet. For yet more, see last weeks collection or the weekly r/OSR blogroll or check the RPG Blog Carnival. Bloggie-nominated. Originally inspired...
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I have been using Knock #1 as my go-to resource for the Hexcrawl25 campaign - the dungeons in the "Extraordinary Excursions" section were my source for complex sites and I got...
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I have been pondering the nature of adventures to run in this hive-city - what is interesting to run *here* as opposed to just anywhere else. The City26 template itself does...
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Interesting links from across the internet. For more, see last weeks collection or the weekly r/OSR blogroll or check the RPG Blog Carnival. Bloggie-nominated. Originally...
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I see quite a few engined-/fighter-type things in various Spelljammer homebrew and it leaves me surprised we do not have more 'attack critters' for the same purpose but more...
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tl;dr: a tale of recovering a piece of blogging community infrastructure from bad decisions and technology failure. Regular readers will have noted I flag the r/OSR blogroll as...Linked by the ring
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Links of great interest from the breadth of the interweb. Not sated? Try last weeks collection or the weekly r/OSR blogroll or check the RPG Blog Carnival. Bloggie-nominated....
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tl;dr: its great, if you are in any way generating your own games, get it. If you are in any way generating your own games, don't even bother reading this review. Go get the...
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tl;dr: get a broad coarse view of your world; there are easy tools to use & you will not regret it when your players head for the horizons. This is for the Maps Blogwagon from...
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Links of great interest from the breadth of the interweb. Not sated? Try last weeks collection or the weekly r/OSR blogroll or check the RPG Blog Carnival. Bloggie-nominated....
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I was geas'ed to run D&D for one of my colleagues. They ambushed me at the office Christmas party and asked could I do it. This was a fair bit into the party so I filed it away...
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tl;dr: a draft system with a setting soaked into its bones; PC's as "meddlers". Light-weight and stuffed with gorgeous art. I saw Centaur Games launched their webstore so I...
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Shiny links for this Easter Monday - a free day I forgot I had off! Still need more? See last weeks collection or the weekly r/OSR blogroll or check the RPG Blog Carnival....
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The blog rattles along, last such milestone in the 3-digit posts. I hit a tough patch in the immediate post-Xmas lull; finding it hard to get things back up and running which...
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I was recently at the Vienna Fantasy Gaming & Roleplay Con - spritual successor to what used to be known as 'Harry-con'. I did not have vast amounts of time alas so wandered...Linked by the ring