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The long-unawaited and un-asked for sequel to a long-ago post. This post is also a Glåugust one, specifically for the prompt “background world event”.Sidebar, but I’ve always...
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Birch Hill WellBirch Hill is named for the trees which totally cover it. The old well sits at the head of the hill, and is made of white stone. Two lovers were thrown down...
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You are a living relic. It is possible you are the only member of your instinctual and dreamt-of order left on the continent. More advanced technologies are available to you,...Linked by the ring
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While Manteu is obviously the heart of the Cloak-and-sword, off to the north and east of it is the Inferian Empire, or just Inferie for short, a sort of sendup of the Holy...Linked by the ring
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Time-displaced class design. I’m going to start using Esprit more. Class: Noble’s ManNot a Nobleman (or even, probably, a noble man).You are the servant of an NPC. He is a...Linked by the ring
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When you get hit, you die. Just to get that out of the way.However,If you have something you can stake instead, you survive the blow.A given piece of armour can be staked a...Linked by the ring
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Locked up in the Exits Wing of Iskadar City Jail, all heading for the noose, the blade, or the bullet-bitten wall… Name: Ramus Wolfram Known Aliases: “Arwol”, “Sparks”Age: 42...
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The Maul of America is the primary dungeon in Invisible Hands, a campaign I have thought a lot about but not run. Here are some of its monsters. Sidebar: InfluenceHuman souls...Linked by the ring
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The dark waters of the Sovereign Sea reach right up to the cliffs under the black walls of Broxon House. Down there, at the foot of the cliffs, skerries and reefs under the...
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EVERYONE LOVES GLOGTOBERHOWEVER, OCTOBER IS COLD, AND ALSO BUSY, AND ON THE FUCKING MOON-HAUNTED ARCTIC ISLAND UPON WHICH I RESIDE, THE SUN IS GONE IN OCTOBER. THIS MAKES IT...Linked by the ring
- An Unusual Crop: Fermentation (#4 GLÅUGUST 2026) 1-in-6 Traps
- Resurrection shouldn't be easy (#3 GLÅUGUST 2026) 1-in-6 Traps
- Resurrection shouldn't be easy (#3 G L Å U G U S T 2 0 2 6) 1-in-6 Traps
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- Nominations for GLoGgies 2025 Seed of Worlds
- Gloggies Nominations 2025 Whose Measure God Could Not Take
- Mounted on a Pin (Aclas Dungeon) Archon's Court
- Paladin of Gravity (GLÅUGUST 2025 #6) Seed of Worlds
- ⛮{CRY ME A RIVER}⛮ (Morning Stars Dungeon) Madman's Menagerie
- Bridge War! (Adventure Location) Whose Measure God Could Not Take
- Commission for the ethical sourcing of construct souls (GLÅUGUST 2025 #5) Seed of Worlds
- Under the Evening Moon I Keep on Killing Mosquitoes (Cloak and Sword Scenario) Whose Measure God Could Not Take
- Enter the Saurodrome (Glåugust) Idraluna Archives
- 2d12 Debutante Ball Encounters (GLÅUGUST 2025 #4) Seed of Worlds
- God-whale refinery (GLÅUGUST 2025 #3) Seed of Worlds
- Girls Like Us (procedures for a city campaign) Spiceomancy
- Cloak & Sword Procedure Cheat Sheet Whose Measure God Could Not Take
- State of the Blog (post #800) Seed of Worlds
- Courage and Courage Alone (GLoG class: barbarian) Whose Measure God Could Not Take
- Wells and Un-wells (GLÅUGUST 2025 #2) Seed of Worlds
- Mothers of Fear (d12 Wells) Whose Measure God Could Not Take
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A “Duelist” dungeon, as prompted by Garamondia. At the edge of the Country of Majerain, there is a temple high in the Vishek Range, a particularly inhospitable section of the...
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I requested a theme for a dungeon from Garamondia, and was given: Machine. Zywy Island is a small shoulder of rock in the subterminal regions of the archipelago of Zaramirond....Linked by the ring
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In the World Above, the Sun King lays a heavy hand on all aspects of life - in his eunomy, something can either be vaunted, controlled, illuminated, or banned, forbidden,...
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The GLOG Discord Beholder Challenge ought to take off. Here’s a couple. MAZUTThe entire body serves every purpose. The Liminals scale perfectly with size, every part is hand,...
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This post is a challenge from Garamondia, and utilises the Monster-making d666 we wrote up together. The challenge was → 1d2 Monsters and 1d4+1 Rooms.I recommend you give it a...
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Alamut stood here, once.The word Assassin, in variant forms, had already passed into European usage as a term for a hired professional murderer in this general sense. The...
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The Psychopaladin’s Daemons have been knocking around in my brain (appropriately) since the post was posted. Here are some knockoff versions from the rotten depths of my...Linked by the ring
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Ever been a peasant in a dungeon and wondered how it is you suddenly developed magical powers or sword-training? Me too. Here are some miniclasses to represent the other side...
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This post forms something of a series with Oak Tree Hotel and Abattoir Symposium. April 8th, 1860It lies under Oxford Court, once home to the London house of the Priory of...
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Inspired by this post.You could put them in most settings, I think - your average shitworld morgleborgle dungeoncrawl 1HP murder crawl would be improved by jealous little kami...
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Earth, 2711 CEPeople like to blame the alien invasion in 2359 for all of our problems, but really, most of the damage was caused by climate change. Cultural reactions to the...
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A random selection of some of the many secret societies active on the “Earth” of Penny Dreadfuls, around the year 1860. Cult of the Red CometWorship the Divine genius of Gaius...
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(Art by Zezhou Chen)Here’s an idea that struck me - I like metamagic and I like magic instruments (cf. my Wonder Worker), so I’ve been pondering how I might implement these...Linked by the ring
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March 29th, 1860Finding your way to the phantom islands is nearly impossible - you can only get to Hybrasil with a guiding spell or a sea-compass from Ys, and (these days) you...
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Cogs - Summon [sum] gears, arranged in any way you choose so long as they are interlocking. Gears can be up to [dice] feet across and can be connected by a total of [dice]+1...Linked by the ring
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This is a draft trade - my mangled document of halfbaked gun rules for two vignettes set in Archon's wonderful megastructure setting. I wrote the third of these, to complete...
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March 15th, 1860. It has been quite a long journey, but you’re finally here, at your journey’s end - it’s just a shame that the end of the journey is London. Still, if one can...
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Dungeon I wrote for deus ex parabola's PBP game Right for the Wrong Reasons. Features electricity and dead bodies. Click to Perceive.Linked by the ring
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The northern coast of Extranor is dotted with exploratory bases. Little grey and black mould-spots in the pristine white of the frozen outerland. Extranor is a series of lumpy...Linked by the ring