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The recent revival of the old Cloak and Sword bandwagon has been so great, I decided to revisit it.Chivalric qualities are measured against those that decidedly do not possess...
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Remember the Cloak-and-Sword bandwagon? The one with the single-template classes and Esprit mechanic? I really don't. I was pretty deep into an addiction to nasal decongestant...
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In the wake of the first Rain of Fire all of Veyard was ruled by computational godlings known as The Computearchons. Machines left behind as part of automated government...
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The latest adventure for Glowburn & Radscars is live! Explore the swamp and lake that have formed over a city of the ancients and face the terrors that live in the murky...
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Never could leave well enough alone, could you?MCKEEVER, NEW YORK, IN THE ADIRONDACK FOREST PRESERVE - Anne LaBastilleClass: TinkerStarting Equipment: the smashed up guts of a...
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Every once in a while, you encounter a new mechanic or system, that let's you rethink aspects of how you run games.
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I did a thing! I'm proud to present my own set of TTRPG tools. Although it did take a bit longer than expected.
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Just got back from GenCon, so this one is fuelled by jet lag. In triple Ennie award winning smash hit Mythic Bastionland there are a number of effects that can cause Virtue...
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On the perils of artificial intelligence when it comes to the tabletop gaming medium.
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A picture of Outer Wilds Main Theme sheet musicby Andrew Prahlow. I've had this idea rolling around my head since GenCon (so not very long) about how ttrpg sessions, regardless...
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Building on Modular Math, we can now tackle Elliptic Curves. Elliptic curves are really nice because they allow for many of the same security properties as other systems, but...
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A session report for a sci-fi mech campaign.
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There are hundreds of guides spread along the internet to help game masters build their campaigns; this is mine.More
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Part 1 RecapIn Part 1, I rambled about how the pandemic accidentally got me into making my first published Tabletop RPG work, a spooky Cosmic Horror D&D 5e adventure. I also...
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AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH! Howdy, Farmhands. I am so sick and fucking tired of living in unprecedented times. This is bullshit. Everyone hoarded the precedented times before I was...
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ElementalsCertain ideas are on their face kind of lame or frustratingly executed, but have a kernel of something resonant that keeps bringing you back. It's like the flaws are...
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A Bit of (Probably Boring) ContextFive years ago, when the pandemic was already happening for a few months, I released my first Tabletop RPG work with my partner. I didn't have...
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I was going to make a wizard school for each traditional school of D&D magic (Abjuration, Conjuration, Divination, Enchantment, Evocation, Illusion, Necromancy,...
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Old Gods of Appalachia (OGoA) is a Cypher system based game that focuses on an alternate Appalachia in the 19th century. The stereotypes of Appalachia are not welcome here....
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I'm thinking about making a game that focuses on traveling between places, and the end state of the game (or of one PC) is the PC settling down and ending their journey.The...
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I have been watching Andor as of late and I was reminded of how good I think CAPERS is of a system do do star wars in. So I made a modified version of the lifepath system found...
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Hello, welcome to a strange thing I am attempting to start. The great magic mask relay. It begins with one person describing a magical mask, it can be for any length and for...
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I printed an indie TTRPG zine! And raised $3,600 for legal aid with it. Here are some takeaways about running such a project, with an emphasis on fundraising and project...
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Musings on the ommissions in rulesets and the fruitful void.
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This is a mechanic I think might be interesting in a game where combat should feel punishing, and winning a battle does not guarantee your safety. Every time you take damage,...
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Steal my prep! A free collection of maps Tracy and Laura Hickman’s classic B/X adventure Rahasia.More
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A terrible foe armed with bestial strength and profane magic.
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A perpetual qualm I have with dungeon maps is that I either have to give it to my players (which I normally do), which takes a ton of work on my part to remove all the secrets...
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An NPC I wrote for my current Maximum Recursion Depth campaign, following up from my Jewels of the IndraNet post. A Synchronizer is one who combines principles of karma and...