Antarctica Jam entry, hex 382.378: the village of Pediotavro.

Waterworld meets sword & sorcery in this dark fantasy TTRPG of open-world exploration, crafting, and survival. Now on Kickstarter!

WechiniOne of the original sorcerers exiled from Ancient Terra settled on Wippletree in an age forgotten. The ammonia seas proved a fertile ground for the studies of new,...

To be used with the Delving Deeper base rules. Compatible with Luke Gearing's Snackrifice Houserules. Skill Tallfolk Elf Dwarf Halfling Orc Listen at doors 1-in-6 2-in-6 2-in-6...

For some reason, this year I got into the Halloween spirit extra early. Beginning in early August, my wife and I began watching horror “classics” in the evening hours a couple...

Games about games

I am too literal when describing things at Horror. Below are my findings to make sure your players will be traumatized by your descriptions. Maybe not traumatized, but so that...

Sidhe Behaviors (Flip a coin and roll a D6 and D8)Heads: The Sidhe will offer... (1. To trade positions and appearances for a year 2. The secret name of a powerful spirit 3. A...

Diegetic progression.

Yesterday, Toucant Sam shared a very funky post called Roll to Move HP where they made a convincing argument: ...if 5e’s HP system was turned into a stand alone racing game,...

We're back and we're a day late! Whoopsie! Active Enrichment Started up Splatoon Raiders. A ton of fun, many many good things to say about it. It's also, at risk of sounding...

Hi all. Please enjoy a few hexes from a project I'm putting down for a while. I've put out a ridiculous amount of writing this year (I must be nearing a hundred thousand words)...

Games and rules, optimized for quick reference and play. Use as-is or build your own.

Mouser - As Thief with HP growths one level behind. Cat ears: Listen at doors +1 Rodent enmity: Attacks against rodentine creatures +2

A play review of Praise Be, God of Filth a pamphlet adventure by Wuggy (Ari-Matti Toivonen).

D&D games use a single turn-based grammar for dungeons, wilderness and cities, which helps you run games well and invent new ways to play.

Below are the bare bones of something that has been rattling around my head for weeks and is nearing its shambling entrance to Bethlehem. I hope to have a table-ready version...

A week of links spotted on the internet. For even more, try last weeks set found here or the weekly r/OSR blogroll or check the RPG Blog Carnival. Bloggie-nominated. Originally...

Yeah, don't think I haven't stumbled upon all the wisdom regarding when to roll dice around the internet and I'm not saying it's all wrong, but... rolling the little polyhedron...

A rant about tactical mechanics in roleplaying games and how they are incompatible with a Play Worlds mindset.

The Last Hunting of the Boar by Root Devil It’s finally here! Get The Last Hunting of the Boar by me and Nick Perron. He and I will be doing a podcast episode on Tabletopped...

The Weasels take over Ghoulland. Referee: Havoc Lykourga, the Glamorous Threadspinner, an imperial goblin who dreams of the sea (Level 4 Magic-User/Level 5 Ogre) and Kári the...

There have been a lot of really thoughtful takes on magic lately, centering on significant ritualistic interactions (or even/especially transactions) with powerful beings—and I...

In Kuala Lumpur, in Brickfields, there is a temple called Sree Veera Hanuman, whose vimanam is a green furry tail coiled 41 times into the shape of a tall dome.This tail drops...

Here is a copy of an activity from a 1919 issue of the Danish magazine Familie Journal.Click to download the full-sized imageChildren were invited to cut out these blocks and...

I am in contemplative mood as I look back on my life in gaming and consider what it has brought to me. The post 46 appeared first on The Giant Brain.

A very silly role-playing game about introspective thugs with big pointy sticks. Inspired by this BlueSky post, and written by someone who has never read Proust. You will need:...

Game: Mission ExcaliburCreator: Sean McAnallyPublisher: Nerd Glows OnSystem: The Black HackNumber of Players: 3Play time: Three sessions (~7hrs)Game type: Virtual (Discord)I...

Reviews for Welcome to the Dollhouse, Happiness, Storytelling, and Palindromes.