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As of writing this article, it has been exactly 3 months since Sam Sorensons Over/Under ended, and since then a small subculture of real time play by post games has spawned....
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Louis and Locheil had a monster generating table and a challenge: 1d2 monsters in 1d4+1 rooms. I got Form: avian Danger: watercutter Mien: cthonic Habitat: deep places...
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I played Wolves Upon the Coast recently. Here's my review: I enjoyed it. Review over, here's some monsters. djinndjinndjinndjinnHD 5†AC AS CHAINDAMAGE 1D6+2At will, may take on...
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This is not a post about the things this blog is usually about. This is a post where I write at length about how a TV show about gay hockey players hit me like a fucking truck,...
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The best posts in the critique category of this year.
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This morning I was listening to Boonta Vista, an Australian comedy podcast, and they were discussing a part of the brain called the Corpus Callosum. This is a bundle of neurons...
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This is a half-baked idea for managing the pacing of RPGs. You have a restricted amount of time in a play session, and plenty of flexibility in how much in-game time that can...
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The temple sits on the northern shore of the island of Paravel. It is carved out of local sand-coloured stone, which glows red in the sunrise and sunset. None can remember why...
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tl;dr: a good general primer on the details of medieval society; helps a DM better portray the ordinary folk of a game world. "Fief - A Look at Medieval Society from its Lower...
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When you level up, you gain a random benefit based on your race or class. Here's what humans get.You can either roll a d9 for your culture to get a result from a tightly-bound...
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art by Rebecca Storm Casting a spell requires a free hand and a strong voice. The aspects in the soul (housed in the organs) can't be entrapped in armor, but may be...
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Also: Bloggies Nomination, Dutch translation for A Visit to San Sibilia, No Ice in Minnesota bundle Hi all, A small update post with some news. In this newsletter: 🌲 New art...
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Mapping the KingdomMy work to map out the Slumbering Castle continues. I will be running my first test of this dungeon at Total Con 40 in about 10 days with a simple map and...
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a theory post, written with apologies to those who have actually read The Rule Book. When I chat with my mother on my way to work, I usually only hear the news of the house,...
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Underwater adventures are grossly underutilized in D&D. Even simple nautical or seafaring adventures (where the main mode of wilderness travel is via boat rather than on foot)...
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Look at this crew! Who doesn't want to play the motley band of weirdos?! Mordheim: 99% Falling Rules 01% Grotesque VibesThis post is one part "how I got into Mordheim" and one...
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This blog post is part of a series! Part One, Part Two, Part Three, Part FourLast time on Prepping Plots, we discussed why the enterprising GM might consider a more linear...
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The best posts in the advice category of this year.
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I had started writing the below with high hopes, before I got kind of stuck thinking how awkward it would be for everyone to be a farmer and how difficult it would be to find a...
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A critical look at the new WoTC short form adventures which I'm calling "monster, map, and hook." I review The Tenebrous Stone and my ideas for how to run it.
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I have been thinking a lot about what the second edition of Oswor could look like. I think one of the biggest mistakes I made with the current version is the choice of the...
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Disregard the attack Matrix. An attacks rolls 2d6+HD to hit an enemy, trying to score greater than or equal to the target's AC. If the attack succeeds by 2 or less it is a...
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Over the years I've gathered some stuff. I'm still relatively new to this, so my collection might look small compared to old veterans. My TTRPG stuff currently fits inside one...
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Over 90+ blog posts. And a surprise category for 2026.
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Intergalactic Bastionland is now ready for public playtesting. Go here to find everything you need.We're a way off the Kickstarter yet, but you can be first to follow here.
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Bathtub Reviews are an excuse for me to read modules a little more closely. I’m doing them to critique a wide range of modules from the perspective of my own table and to learn...
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William from Half a Worm and a Bitten Apple has designed a collaborative realm creation project for Mythic Bastionland and it's my turn to add some weirdness to Woland.As an...