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For the planned second edition of the Charcuterie Board, Arnold K of Goblin Punch and I wrote this collaborative dungeon location. This map by Dyson Logos, “the Spectre’s...
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I don't need to tell you or anyone how to make a character for a roleplaying game. It's natural to human invention to play pretend and to invent with great facility imaginary...Linked by the ring
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I won the majority of this post from mx. Numbers Aren't Real in a draft exchange. Like the Godchild class, I made out like a bandit. Assume all good ideas are theirs and all...
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I've drawn inspiration from the article "Monsters and Treasures in the B/X Dungeon" on Spriggan's Den. The simple insight it makes is converting the dungeon stocking...Linked by the ring
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Have been reading through the Prairie Traveler again as inspiration for the Americacrawl. I think I'd like to one day review the book for RPG purposes. Until then, some magic...
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The story I have been told is that early adventure game campaigns featured adventuring parties of varying levels tromping across a small region pursuing their own interests,...Linked by the ring
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Generates a moniker, some signature items, and a spell list for a wizard that draws from B/X's base magic-user spells, a few from other sources, and a collection of original...
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Regions in the hexcrawl are distinguished by whether they are quick, safe, or free."Quick" regions are easily traversed in at least one way, or offer little chance of getting...Linked by the ring
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The little terms we use in this game culture always seem to trip me up. Something has convinced me that roleplaying games will somehow be better if the jargon of each game fits...
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Was playing around with chatgpt. It's pretty good at giving dungeon and spell prompts, even for the old-school games I favor. AAAAAAAAAAHThe Lost Temple of the Lizard GodLong...Linked by the ring
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Very pleased to announce that I will be kickstarting a submission to Zinequest this year, alongside talented illustrator Thorø Larsen.The Realm is a domain play ruleset most...
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See also here and here and here. This time, I wanted to do some more mundane objects, and ones that mostly lacked names. I feel like in some campaigns a magic pepper mill...
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See also here and here. Blessed Bag. Sanctified to carry relics or perhaps an important skull. Will preserve what it contains and protect it from evil forces. If you put a...Linked by the ring
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The story I have been told is that the fellow who originally came up with the thief class, Gary Switzer, originally pitched a skill system very different from what made it to...
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in a classic murder mystery, circumstances limit the number of suspects to a handful of people. The killer cannot be someone we've never met before. This generator will...Linked by the ring
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Feels like it's been a while since I've done a quick, uncomplicated GLoG class.art by Dia NakStarts with: cool sword (d8, describe with at least three adjectives) that you...
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After completing the latest draft of Great and Terrible, my America hexcrawl, I decided to treat myself to a smaller project.See below the link to Great Britain and Ireland in...
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It occurs to me this would seem totally out of left field and on the border of poor taste if one wasn't already familiar with D&D's beloved, mostly useless official harlot...
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I've always enjoyed the ransacking portions of adventure games. Opening a chest in a way that renders my PC safe from the poison needle trap, investigating the cupboard until...
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This dungeon is, surely, the first of many from all over the blogosphere that will redress the issues mentioned by Anne Hunter on her blog.Ludvik SkopalikCenturies ago, a cruel...Linked by the ring
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Once several weeks ago, Sundered of the Sundered Shields and Silver Shillings blog generously offered some art as a prompt for a dungeon. This is what I came up with, a...
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Recycling 5e subclass concepts into singular abilities to be found, learned, or defended against in a more old school game world. Consider this article. Also these ones. I’ve...
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Succession-anxiety roils under the skin of society. We are accustomed to peace and have forgotten the value of harmonious prosperity as it is hollowed out in its own name. Our...
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This is a character generator for a hack of En Garde! I am working on.The generator will leave a blank space for your knight PC's coat of arms, which you should decide...
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Today I ran a one-shot of Flame and Fortune from the Tabletop Curiosity Cabinet blog. I did this to fulfill my own challenge for Reviewvember: play with content from someone...
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This is a post about my theory of creativity for adventure games.In our adventure games, there are two different ways which can be employed in creating characters, items,...
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Horse wizards often work as leatherers, hoping to perfect the art for the crafting of saddles enchanted to protect their mounts.art by Dragon_WizardDouble Jump- (1st) lets a...Linked by the ring
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I've compiled a few abilities from GLoG classes published in the past few years, scavenging some of the features that really go hard or were in some way neat to me. They seem...
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For GLoGtober 2022, "Vampires".I vant to suck your levelsThere are some classic D&D monsters which feel weird to encounter at random in the third level of some dungeon space....
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"Player-relevant social traditions" for GLoGtober 2022One idea that I've been coming back to over and over is the reinterpretation of a core gameplay procedure through the...Linked by the ring