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from godard's alphaville - just LOOK at that stark lightingPreface: I've always believed more art is better. Art is how we communicate. Art is how we reflect. Through art we...
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Continuing my posts about The Seven-Part Pact (7PP) and some of its nifty mechanical design ideas, I want to discuss this game's approach to authority.This is, of course, a...
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Howdy, Farmhands! There's nothing quite like shopping in a TTRPG. Unburdened by the logistics of transporting goods or price fluctuations as the economy burns down around you,...
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You've got 50 tons of steel wrapped around you, two mechs on the ridge charging up their PPCs, your heat levels are reaching critical levels, you're low on SRM ammo, and the...
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It seems only natural that a Setting with various Magical Plants & Herbs might also have some Tantalizing Teas. Most of these I imagine work a bit more like Magical Potions...
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Continuing my posts about The Seven-Part Pact (7PP) and some of its nifty mechanical design ideas, I want to discuss this game's approach to consequences.Jay has often...
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Continuing my posts about The Seven-Part Pact (7PP) and some of its nifty mechanical design ideas, I want to discuss the rules for combat.I've already talked about this a bit...
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For this Quick Table I decided to take the same approach that I embarked on for my Some City Streets Table. Naming things is something I’m very fond of, because they often make...
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Continuing my posts about The Seven-Part Pact (7PP) and some of its nifty mechanical design ideas, I want to discuss the rules for Companions.It is well known that Wizards are...
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You will listen to this man's jaunty jingle and you will like it. Howdy, Farmhands! The youtube algorithm is a fickle creature. It prioritizes hate clicks and clickbait to...
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Need some flavor for cause wounds spells for enemy spellcasters? Well I made a list of 100.A ball of pink lightning floats towards victim.A beam of pure moonlight assails...
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Every once in a while you see something and think “I don’t care how or when but this is going in my game.” That happened to me recently with the early concept art of the Final...
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We sometimes joke that blogging is a method of exorcism for the game design demons inside us. And right now, I'm possessed by the demon called Legion, for it is many. That's...
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A science-fantasy background for Cairn 2e, created for the Cairn Backgrounds Jam- Science Fantasy.
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In Mythic Bastionland, knights roam around the wilderness, seeking the myths. When they want the major news of the realm, they can return to a holding. But is there another way...
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While I was gathering subjects for my prior Magic Tools post, I combed the more conventional Equipment Lists for some ideas for which additional items might benefit from a...
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a very brief exploration of Tom Bombadil's role in Lord of the Rings and how it can be applied to adventure games.
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You are so small and the world is so big! Lucky for you a mighty steed awaits, its chitin glossy and vibrant. Choose or roll for three traits (re-roll incompatible results):...
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oh ok, post over then Howdy, Farmhands! For those of you who are fortunate enough to have avoided my ramblings on social media, may God continue to bless you and yours with...
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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.
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The Magenta Line: My entry into the Summer LEGO RPG jam. A collection of monorail random tables and police vehicles for use with the Cy_Borg TTRPG.More
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After collecting as many initiative methods into one post as I possibly could, I offered to write a review of them. A few people were interested, and I like having an excuse to...
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This was originally going to be its own team but it needed a few more members and I never finished the draft, then Semiurge's superb superheroes post reminded me of his...
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A reading informed review of Mythic Bastionland.
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Just a brief thought. It occurred to me recently that I've probably been looking at factions through the wrong end of the microscope. I find the concept of factions to be an...
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Don't you Wanna go Apeshit? Howdy, Farmhands! Have you ever heard of "Free Will?" I make these d20 lists while I'm bored at work, believe it or not. They're a quick and simple...
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From anxiety to near-zero prep: tools, faction turns & a calendar system keep my Dolmenwood OSR campaign alive while the GM stays relaxed.
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This month's Blog Carnival is about magic shops.I don't like magic shops. Having magic sufficiently commonplace that any town worthy of its walls has a dealer in ensorcelled...
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Looking back on my Songbirds campaign.