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Sometimes, when I'm writing up a shrine or other location where PCs might encounter the image of a divine figure of some sort, I feel like I want a standard procedure to...
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In Wuxia storytelling, the term "Jianghu" refers to a rustic otherworld, a secondary society at the margins of the official and the regulated. It is a backwater where all the...Linked by the ring
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Yochai Gal recently pointed me to a tool he has been working on for the warden's guide of Cairn 2e. It's a procedure for generating a setting using a combination of dice-drops...
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Fifteen years ago, the wizard Oqamun Thendris excavated an old ruin and made peace with its undying cultist occupants to serve as his base of power. He used strong magics to...
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This is an attempt to adapt the first floor of the B1 In Search of the Unknown dungeon into an overland realm, in the style of a previous attempt. In so doing, I'm pretty...
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In the vein of Signature Moves for Humanoid Combatants, this is another simple generator, applying one number on your character sheet to another number. This kind of mechanic...Linked by the ring
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In certain uncertain times, the archer was a strange talisman. They enjoyed a sort of elite status in wartime, but were often drawn from the remote and lonely parts of the...
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An unsophisticated generator combining slightly edited versions of Elfmaids and Octopi's d100 lists: Childhood Tragedies for Noble Folk, Superhero Love Life Gone Wrong,...
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In celebrating the life of Jennell Jaquays and observing the renewed interest in her work, I wanted to go over the method of Jaquaysing dungeons, facets of the practice, and...
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To make this adventure location, I asked the good people of my GLoG server on discord for rumors, then I built the dungeon around what I received. In accordance with common...
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Another adventure component, this time an entry in the NSR server's Door Jamb Jam, a celebration of the sorts of games where you get really fiddly about exactly how you open a...
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The Unfinished World is a setting by G. R. Michael of Numbers Aren't Real. This is a pulpy, stupid module in which the PCs go on a cross-country adventure. Its structure is...Linked by the ring
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“To be overtenacious in the midst of trifles is the mark of a mean understanding.”The second-most important consideration for me as a relative bumpkin in a world of many...Linked by the ring
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I'm fond of saying that that each campaign should have its own ruleset, even if it's just a couple house rules you tack onto your favorite retroclone or GLoGhack. I also like...
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Mostly summons, as a discussion in the glog discord server reminded me that I think summoning spells are cool and easy to write, but they so seldom appear in the...
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A simple generator for an ability to give a group of combatants an extra tactical feature, maybe even something to hang a hat on. Thanks as always to Spwack for his generator...Linked by the ring
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At the request of George Michael and Semiurge, this is another entry in my Deltora Quest locations after the Poison Woods.Rumors1. The Grail is so cramped and poor that...Linked by the ring
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For the past few months, I've been interested in a very interesting book, a handbook for traveling the American west written by US Army captain Randolph B. Marcy, published...
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This is another experiment in overland travel procedure. Wise voices have remarked that in many ways we want the same sorts of things from an overland journey as we want from...Linked by the ring
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I've tried to write a definitive guide to traps for players in OSR-style games a couple of times, but struggled to compose something complete and engaging. Therefore, what...Linked by the ring
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"Quest" is generally a pretty dramatic word for a goal, but fairies, elves, goblins, dwarves, belsnickels and the like are pretty dramatic creatures.d100 Fairy Peon Quests1....Linked by the ring
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I never intended to become a podcast guy, but fate has intervened. In this blogpost I will run down many of the OSR-related podcasts I've listened to and enjoyed, with an eye...Linked by the ring
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The other day I was visiting with the in-laws, when I noticed a catalogue of puzzles, garden decorations, and novelty holiday gifts. What follows are some magic items and...Linked by the ring
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As usual, this is mostly for my own reference. These tables include the works of others, including Ktrey, Clerics Wear Ringmail, and more.Navigating Level One Merchandise...
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(Thanks to Xaosseed for the prompt and CatDragon for running GLoGtober this year)An example world from my Alternate Fantasy World Generator.People of this world typically have...
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(Thanks to Locheil for the prompt and CatDragon for running GLoGtober this year)Through the power of feng shui, warlords and pretenders have long sought to build new capitals...Linked by the ring
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(Thanks to Primeuation for the prompt and CatDragon for running GLoGtober this year)Dungeon generated by DonjonThe local farmhand managed to throw a loop around a stone by one...Linked by the ring
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(Thanks to Semiurge for the prompt and CatDragon for running GLoGtober this year)Cursed items in dungeon games have sometimes suffered due to tthe gradual shift of how such...
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Sometimes, a PC will find a library, or some other store of lore, and will want to peruse it. In the past I've determined that they might find a scroll on some topic and...
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This tool is for generating fantasy worlds somewhat like the one where your story takes place, with multiple fantasy species, diverse ecosystems, and dense with adventure...Linked by the ring