What are the best Snacks you've found that work during a Game?

By now you should be an expert in creating new settlements. You figured out locations and districts and filled it with a bunch of interesting landmarks. But what to do now?

How would a Player go about Brewing their own Potion or making a Scroll?

I consider three essential procedures in every TTRPG game: Hexcrawling, Dungeoncrawling and Settlements. Today we will have a closer look on the last one. Something I deferred...

Who digs those Dungeons? Why do they attract so much Treasure/Danger?

Conflict is one of the driving forces in the games we play. It can range from physical to political or interpersonal conflict. But how do we get to these conflicts? Conflict...

What are Four Legendary Treasures one might Search for in your Game?

Over the years I've gathered some stuff. I'm still relatively new to this, so my collection might look small compared to old veterans. My TTRPG stuff currently fits inside one...

It is finally ready! My rules for alternate dungeon crawling or exploration for Cairn 2nd edition.

Bored of the same old trope of a travelling band of mercenaries, that owe some sort of debt, as your Sci-Fi campaign? Let's take some inspiration from existing work and come up...

A year has passed and it is now time to summarize and reflect on what has happened on this blog in 2025.

Clementine will remember

Inevitably you will run into monsters. In dungeons this is almost expected. They are arguably the easiest way to introduce conflict for the player characters. Monsters are part...

I decided, after several years, to stop working on A.D.A. A (cautionary) tale in RPG design.

Every once in a while, you encounter a new mechanic or system, that let's you rethink aspects of how you run games.

I did a thing! I'm proud to present my own set of TTRPG tools. Although it did take a bit longer than expected.

With a campaign primer in hand, you sought out players. And players you've got. What now? Let us explore, how you can turn this idea into an actual campaign.

I did it!

Not everything has to be spelled out. Some things are better off in the imagination of ones mind. This can be especially true for our favourite hobby.