How Jennell Jaquays Evolved Dungeon Design, Part 2: The Caverns of Thracia
(Continued from Part 1, which looked at the state of TTRPG dungeon design pre-Jaquays. These two posts are cleaned upContinue Reading
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Pathika Devlog #2: Creating Your Own Adventurer City
In the last devlog, I talked about the practical design problems I sought to solve in my campaign by creatingContinue Reading
Pathika Preview #1: Unique Mechanics
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An Introduction to Pathika
As I mentioned last week, I’ve spent the last three years working on a big “city” book for D&D-adjacent gamesContinue Reading
Kidnap the Archpriest: a Heist Module You Need to Run
Quick Reading Guide: Elevator Pitch Highlights Content and Organization What I Did With It Conclusion Further Reading I run twoContinue Reading
What does diegesis have to do with games?
Quick Reading Guide: There has been some chatter about the concept of diegesis in the OSR recently, partially instigated byContinue Reading
Materia-esque System For Old-School D&D-style RPGs
QUICK SUMMARY: This system envisions materia as magic gems that can either be attached to a person’s body to beContinue Reading
The Delinquent: Random Advancement Tables Pt. III
Continuing with my series on Dragon Quest-inspired random advancement tables, we’re taking a slight thematic detour to bring you theContinue Reading
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