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On the ring since 2026-03-24
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Here is the original. Last time was the universal resolution mechanic. I still want the tense duel-feeling when you fight NPCs. But having the GM duel is weaksauce. Some GMs...
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I’ve been sitting on this for a while now. Figure it needs to see the light of day to get some fresh air. This is for the stopwatch dueling game. Want a unified mechanic that...
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The name “Dragonslayer Adventures” has been dropped in favor of “Adventure Hour!“ While still keeping the tone light, I’m moving my online games with youngers more towards...
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For running games on Outschool, I was told by a good friend that an adventure hub would go a long way in building the world out. An adventure hub being a place that grounds the...
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<Now called Open Strategy Games.> When I picked up the Matrix Games Handbook, there was one article that REALLY stood out as for the “how the heck to run these things.” And...
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If I keep posting at this rate, I’m gonna have to put up some actual plays or session reports, haha. Dragonslayer Adventures can be run with a single d6 and only needs one...
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The name “Dragonslayer Adventures” has been dropped in favor of “Adventure Hour!“ Just so my ducks are clearly in a row. Red Ink Adventures fills the function of being about...
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This is the BEST product of D&D 5th Edition. I crown it so. It’s a modular set of books, filled with classes, races, equipment, spells, dungeons, monsters feels very similar to...
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I love the idea of running one-shots with a definite end. There’s no “oh, we should continue this game until it totally peeters out and slowly chokes to death.” It’s gotta be...
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This letter has been going around the Free Kriegsspiel Discords. I’ve written it up here for easier reading, with the emphasis being mine. This is a letter from Sandy Eisen to...
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Found this site called Fiverr that promotes online teaching. It claims to be the adult version of Outschool and only takes a 20% cut instead of Outschool’s 30%. Could you use...
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This post I read talked about Into the Odd’s system of Critical Damage being very similar to that of Left 4 Dead. It’s a good post. And it totally makes sense. But that got me...
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Red Ink Adventures has been talked about a handful of times on Discord recently. I was also scrolling through my random “shower thoughts” list of ideas and this one fit rather...
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<Once called Matrix games> Chris McDowall is running a game called Sunrise Expansion. See what the heck an Open Strategy/Matrix game is right here. It’s like Free Kriegsspiel...
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This is a game I remember seeing ideas for on Board Game Geek yeaaaaaars ago. Lost to time… It’s a beer-and-pretzels dexterity game fueled by Hot Wheels. Here are the rules....
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I bought the domain name. Woot! You are now on… dreamingdragonslayer.com ‘Njoy the distinct lack of tasteless ads! On a personal note, as we’re moving closer to the summer, I’m...
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I played Root 8-10 times in a ten day period. I got my fill, for sure. Partway through, we changed the deck. We combined the original deck and the Exiles and Partisans deck...
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I played in an RPG run by a 12 year old. Same cousin as referenced here, but now one year older and wiser. When I brought Maze Rats over, she stole my copy and made her own...
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I’m out for ten days. Bringing the following on vacation: Wormskin (issues #1-3) Stonehell GRIM FORTUNES Adventure Hour! Grim Rats Maze Rats Into the Odd John’s Wick’s Play...
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This idea of dueling that has received plenty of positive feedback. It will be receiving expansion in some form. Promise. I’ve brought the idea to some friends who had great...
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Sometimes, we opt to use player skill instead of character skill. It’s why we ask players to tell us what their character says in the game, rather than which skill their...
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The Waking of Willowby Hall is an adventure from Ben Milton of Questing Beast, Maze Rats, Knave, and more. He has the most famous hands in the hobby. He gracious did an...
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After making GRIM FORTUNES and Island Rats, I wanted to revisit both in this hack. HERE ARE THE RULES. What’s all new here? Reaction (missing from Island Rats, whoops) New...
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Before, we talked about DEATHGROUNDS as a means to increase productivity. Here’s another method for today. When working, there are plenty of opportunities for distraction....
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I wanted a game that only uses a deck of cards for mobility and convenience. Something with FAST dungeon-crawling written all over it. It’s Darkest Dungeon and Dark Souls (with...
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“Roll an Athletics check to jump the pit.” “Make a grapple roll.” *Reaches for the rulebook.* “We’ll just roll dice back and forth until we know which army won.” We’ve talked...
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The remaster no one asked for! 😀 This is the marvelous Maze Rats with the glorious gunpowder sandbox Hot Springs Island. Friends and I were talking about Hot Springs Island at...
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I’ve mentioned this resolution system based on regular old playing cards before. But now I want something a little for substantial for conflict. Conflict being, as the game...
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This is a project of mine I’ve been working on off and on. It’s gaming with kids in anachronistic fantasyland Free Kriegsspiel Revolution style. This is a little PDF I put...
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I finished Netflix’s Series of Unfortunate Events week or so ago. And whenever I watch anything, I can’t turn my GMing/RPG designer brain off. These ideas and tropes roll...