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Patrick Stuart of False Machine infamy has a Kickstarter out! The Doom of the Dark, a real-time, high-concept adventure for Tunnels & Trolls. It's now in stretch goal mode for...Linked by the ring
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Here is some of the worldbuilding from my in-development game, By the Will of Dusassu. Also a name generation table! Name your god-spirit or character from my last blog posts!...
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You are a tradwife. You’ve given up your career to invest in your feminine energy. Your husband is providing for you; you’re living a beautiful, soft life; and your kids are...Linked by the ring
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You are the weakest and least loved of your clan. You have been betrayed and driven out of your ancestral herding lands by your former brethren, the cursed Shü Ebsö. It is only...Linked by the ring
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I am working on a TTRPG. Here are its classes!PremiseYou are the weakest and least loved of your clan. You have been betrayed and driven out of your ancestral herding lands by...
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This poetry isn't new. Most of it is years old, in fact. But hey, who cares, let's have a poetry break. I'm working on a secret project for other game designers right now, so I...
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I am a sensitive person, and the world is too hard for me right now. Collage by me. Enough 2 (2026).I came home because I wanted meaning and purpose. When I watched Andor, I...
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Happy New Year, everyone! As a yearly wrap-up, the Vienna Supergroup put together a Review Round Robin, where we each reviewed a game or adventure of another's choosing. For...
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This post is for Glogmas ‘25 and is in response to Loch Eil’s post from October 2022 called Small Gods of the Old Forest. Merry Christmas! Happy holidays!Collage by me. Don't...Linked by the ring
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I have been very kindly granted the Sunshine Blogger Award by my good pal xaosseed of the excellent Seed of Worlds blog. This is an award of "peer recognition to bloggers who...
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Collage by me. Kazar (2025)City of DreamsWelcome to Kazar, the westernmost city of the Rumpizh Desert. It's known as the City of Dreams for good reason - there's something in...
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This is a session write up and review of the work-in-progress GM-full game Seven Part Pact by Jay Dragon. Jay describes it thusly, "The seven greatest wizards in the world...Linked by the ring
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First things first, here is the pitch for the bundle in case anyone hasn't seen it yet.🎲 HELLO//GOODBYE Charity Bundle for Legal Aid is Live! 🎲Earlier this year, the...Linked by the ring
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I've been back in the US for a few months now. I had my goodbye party in Austria on July 4th, and left the next day to come back to the US after four years in Austria. It's...
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Announcement! Game!A roleplaying game on my roleplaying game blog? No way. But I'm excited to share that it's my first published game (that's not an anthology of other people's...Linked by the ring
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I printed an indie TTRPG zine! And raised $3,600 for legal aid with it. Here are some takeaways about running such a project, with an emphasis on fundraising and project...Linked by the ring
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I finally finished the 4th book of the Neapolitan Novels series by Elena Ferrante (otherwise known as the My Brilliant Friend series). To transform my impressions and emotions...
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This is Part 2 of the Play Something Else (If You Want) series. Check out Part 1 here.Dear All Powerful Finn, Who Dispenses Such Profound Wisdom on Her Little Blog Which is...
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Collage by me. Don't Fear the Reaper (2025).What my mother and the trees taught me was this - there are 3 places to touch the divine. The cathedral, the theater, and the...
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Some of my blog is directed at people like me who exist in the indie dev or OSR scenes, but I want to address Dungeons & Dragons for a bit. This is Part 1 of the Play Something...
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Collages by me. L: Gods and Masters (2025). R: Untitled A4 (2024).I write this in comfort in Vienna, warmed by a space heater in my long-suffering Austrian boyfriend's...
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I'm about low barriers to entry, where it takes less than 30 minutes to learn the rules.I'm about story gaming x OSR.I'm about emotions, performance, telling a story, the...
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This is a GM-less, rules-lite, comedic storytelling game for 3-5 people that's heavily inspired by Fiasco. Has been used to run stories of undersea scams, horror in the alpine...
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“No hay tierra para los ancianos”, dijo la voz que resonó desde la boca oscura de la puerta grande.El viejo se encogió de hombros y se alejó de la puerta, escuchando como se...
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In the old days, when they told you not to run, you sure as hell didn't. If you ran, your fate would be far worse. They would hoist you up like a feather-light thing, beat you...
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Key characteristics: Time repeats recursively (one month at a time). Timing seems linked to the Homeworld's (HW's) moon's months. The world appears to HWers as tilting sideways...Linked by the ring
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This is me using the bones of a short story to actually do fashion design. I'm more adept with words than pictures. Originally written for a competition on the Exilian...
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Welcome to Aeloss, land of proud stonewomen, magical rainforest, cut-throat merchant houses, and a sea-worshiping autocracy. The main settlements and cultural notes on Aeloss...
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It was not every night, but it was enough nights.Enough nights, Elsí would dream of severed, rotting, dexterous hands pulling her by her hair down a dark corridor slick with...