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Hello friends. I don't usually write posts like this. Generally, I don't even write posts about myself, and I am not trying to create more drama with this entry. There is...
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This also went out on my newsletter, by the way! Sign up if you want periodic digests of posts, updates, musings, and so on. Hi there! It’s once again that time of the year....
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A late second entry for Beyond Vancian Magic, that came to me while sick and watching kids movies.Freeform casting. That's not unique. But how about... you can cast anything...
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After discussing active abilities a little while ago I've been thinking more about passive features and ways to make them interesting. Many mischaracterize passive abilities as...
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On December 29th, 2024 daseinphil asked on bluesky: "This might be an overly broad question, but: does anyone have specific advice on encouraging #osr style play in a group...
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Forgive me, but I must post theory. I want to talk about worldbuilding, cognitive load, and the narrative baseline. Let’s first work to define what the narrative baseline is,...
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Welcome to The Novel Game Master. I'm a sci-fi and fantasy author who happens to love running and playing in tabletop role-playing games (TTRPGs). As an author, I spend a lot...
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In the following post I want to look back at 2024, and look forward to 2025. I see a lot of people post about what they released this year, but next to that I'll also mention...
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Reflecting on the game book as a physical object.
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For Secret Santicorn 2024, Vile Cult of Shapes asked for "effects of prolonged exposure of Primal Darkness on various surface dwelling species." I decided to write two sets of...
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A conversion guide for DCC’s Level 0 funnel, “The Portal Under the Stars,” for play in Shadowdark.More
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Posted on December 22, 2024 I had a fantastic time playing Reel Robot Fishing (Solo Version) by Sandro AD for Prismatic Wasteland’s Covert Critic Secret Santa 2024. What...
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Reflecting on the role of the skill check.
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This post is a compilation of some threads that I wrote on twitter about game design a few years ago. I'd probably write them a little bit differently if I was writing them...
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🛻 Vehicle Rules for Eco Mofos 🎤 I got interviewed! 🌲 Upcoming Pine Shallows Kickstarter Vehicle Rules for Eco Mofos The ruins and wastelands of the world are littered with the...
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Eldritch Fields requested 1d6 celestial phenomena for the OSR Discord's 2024 Secret Santicorn1. Also, the Goblette (Goblina?) has reminded me that it was, in fact, her idea...
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Everything people make builds on what came before. The original edition of Dungeons & Dragons built on miniature wargaming rules as well as other recent attempts to repurpose...
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Deep in the darkest parts of the Prismatic Wasteland discord server a bunch of us bloggers and designers decided to do a little Secret Santa. Instead of socks and cheap...
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Rings of Power: The Inner CircleThe PCs are inducted into The Inner Circle, a secret society whose members are supplied with a ring of power.They scheme against The Body of...
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Sonic the Hedgehog had a rough transition to Live Action. This Blog-post was written as a thank you for a generous monetary donation that arrived during a moment of...
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Lately, I've been suffering from a lot of burnout. Making headway on any of my personal projects has been hard, while writing has proven even worse. I could write a blog post...
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As I mentioned in my last post, I've been messing around with the Thief. Actually, I've been thinking about character classes generally, and that includes the Magic-User....
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The ICON campaign I was playing in wrapped up a couple of weeks ago, totalling 28 sessions in 9 months. I’m not going to write up a big comprehensive review[1]. Instead I’ll...
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IntroductionI've been running Play By Post (PbP) games for many years now, and I thought it might be helpful to some folks to hear exactly how I do that, what I've learned, and...
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I would lose my mind if I had to type in 65193 every single roll This post and others like it was made possible by members of my Patreon, where you can see WIPs and Previews of...
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The other day I came across the phrase “play with gray” on Reddit, a reference to playing miniatures games without, or before, painting the minis. It immediately resonated with...
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The Hydra’s head glinted in the afternoon light and replied; that I didn't have to try to destroy it. That some dark things may live in caves. That the sun was not entitled...
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As is tradition, I've been redesigning the Thief1. Probably nothing novel, I may or may not post it the end.But I'm drawn to a 2d6 skill system. Why? Partly because of the...
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In my earlier post about expectations for Lancer one-shots, I concluded that combat was pretty much a mandatory inclusion for any Lancer one-shot, despite necessarily taking up...