Worldbuilding is fun. Whether you build from the inside out (like me) or the outside in, it’s just plain fun. Sometimes, though, you can get stuck. When your players are wandering from hex to hex, exploring what’s over the next…
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So it’s just after 6AM, and I’ve been up since 0430 for no reason at all, and I’ve scrolled through the entire Internet. So you’re getting a blog post. It’s happened again. A well-meaning Fifth Edition GM has posted: My…
This post is pretty simple: When you design a dungeon, use three dimensions. When we GMs look at battle or dungeon maps, they’re usually flat. (Arguably, they’re always flat, even if they’re isometric, but I digress.) This presentation encourages two-dimensional…
Lots of folks think adventure design is hard. It certainly can be, if you let it. Here’s a little secret: It’s really easy. Even for people who write adventures intended for publication, it’s nowhere near as hard as folks make…
or, I can’t believe we’re still having this conversation One of the things that regularly pops up in tabletop RPG conversations — and one that drives me absolutely batshit — is the idea that hit points directly equate to wounds…
This is a new blog series wherein we provide tips to have a quality Old School RPG experience. These posts are aimed at Fifth Edition players coming to Old School gaming for the first time. In this first post, we…
[note: this article first appeared on R P’s personal site in 2019] I see a lot of sound and fury about railroading on various internet fora. Trouble is, I think almost all of it is bullshit. The discussion which spawned…
More #swordtember magic sword time! Today, meet Bandit’s Boon, a short sword that suppresses magic. Enjoy! Bandit’s Boon Weapon (shortsword), legendary There once was a bandit king called Bennett the Greedy. Bennett ruled vast tracts of Walskalsing Wood, where his word…
Time for another #Swordtember post! This time it’s a fabled blade with an intelligence of its own. Striker, Deflector of the South Weapon (longsword), legendary (requires attunement by a creature of good alignment) It is whispered that one day a…
We just found out about #Swordtember over on Twitter. What an exciting project! We decided to create magic swords for Fifth Edition. It’s the 4th now, so we need to catch up! Firesoul, the Glass Mageblade Weapon (longsword), legendary (requires…
