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GROGNARDIA – Mon, 02 February, 05:00 AM
H. P. Lovecraft’s “The Strange High House in the Mist” is a restrained yet quietly affecting tale, often grouped with his Dunsanian or Dreamlands stories. This is understandable, as the story shares with them a preoccupation with mood, suggestion, and the power of longing rather than with overt horr... read more.
glorified notepad – Mon, 02 February, 03:19 AM
Expected Scene: Arriving at Ekkurad and meeting with the SeekersTest: 3, Altered SceneThe ruins of Ekkurad are known to local Faa tribes. These dusty, crumbling ceramic structures have given temporary shelter to many nomads. They still reach high above, as much as 40 yards in some places, with hexag... read more.
Roleplaying Tips – Mon, 02 February, 02:54 AM
How to end combats without grinding down to the last health point every time. Roleplaying Tips GM Paul asks: One thing that has always been difficult is that when the party have relatively low skills in combat and magic. A fight can take up to 2 sessions to get through. Fatigue playing a major part ... read more.
Strange Aeons – Sun, 01 February, 08:13 PM
An adventure for Lima PCs, working for Morris’ Bar.Percy Fawcett. Explorer.Born into aristocratic family of Yorkshire shipping magnates. Theosophical uncle. Mapmaker for the British Secret Service. Friend to Arthur Conan Doyle and H. Rider Haggard, who gives him an Atlantean basalt statue as a birth... read more.
Sea of Stars RPG Design Journal – Sun, 01 February, 04:27 PM
Let us get this party started! Get your copy of I [Heart] You, Shadowrunner, an official piece of Shadowrun fiction up at the Catalys Game Labs site (free until the end of February). It is vaguely romance-themed to go with Valentine’s Day. Also, I must say, I am not thrilled with that cover (which I... read more.
Azukail Games – Sun, 01 February, 04:03 PM
February 7th 100 Encounters for Fantasy Plains (SWADE) 100 Events for a Magic Duel (5E) 100 Things to Find by the Side of the Cyberpunk Highway Map – Village 37 February 14th 100 Post-Apocalyptic Taiga Encounters 100 Post-Apocalyptic Taiga Encounters (Mutant Future) 100 Hooks and Rumours for the Eme... read more.
Domain of Many Things – Sun, 01 February, 02:28 PM
By JimmiWazEre Opinionated tabletop gaming chap, who’s having to write this on his wife’s laptop because his broke :( TL;DR:Lost Mine of Phandelver gives you dungeons but no guidance on how to run them well. Good dungeon play needs urgency, resource pressure, meaningful time ... read more.
Sea of Stars RPG Design Journal – Sun, 01 February, 02:12 PM
[Revisiting and expanding on a post from, golly, 2009!] While not all campaigns have them, many do, the biggest of Big Bads: Dark Gods, Lich Kings, Embodiments of Primal Chaos, and other such insanely powerful beings (or, perhaps, a Dragon Empress). You know the archetype. His dark shadow lies acr... read more.
The Alexandrian – Sun, 01 February, 01:00 PM
Brindlewood Bay is a delightful Powered by the Apocalypse mystery storytelling game where no one knows the solution until somebody makes it up. It combines classic mystery TV shows like Murder She Wrote, Twin Peaks, Remington Steele, Columbo, and Magnum PI with Lovecraftian Mythos. Solve Agatha Chr... read more.
Seed of Worlds – Sun, 01 February, 10:32 AM
Like any 'creation project' the tactility of it is important for me; I find myself picking some slightly novel approach to note taking each time to keep things interesting and to make the projects distinct. Previous examples: * For the Spelljammer Academy run, it started as a print of the four offi... read more.
Elfmaids & Octopi – Sun, 01 February, 08:50 AM
Part 1 Campaign Introduction & OverviewSo this is an introduction of the Elfmaids & Octopi main setting, where most of my fantasy work is based. There are remnants of my 80s d&d and 90s RQ settings in here. Exile Island I started in 2012 as a simple campaign area. Still many places players never vis... read more.
Attronarch's Athenaeum – Sun, 01 February, 08:15 AM
A zine chronicling the Conquering the Barbarian Altanis D&D campaign. This issue details sessions 94, 95, 96, 97, and 98. Adventurers deal with curses, logistics, death, and webs. Lots of webs. You can download the issue here. Overlord's Annals zine is available as part of the Ever & Anon APA, issue... read more.
Explorers Design – Sun, 01 February, 05:05 AM
Three Ideas on DesignNever skip the test print. Nothing finds mistakes faster than printing the book. Print your drafts. Pay for the press proofs. Give yourself an opportunity to double check your work at every stage of production.A record scratch can be desirable. An imperfection, burr, or oddity i... read more.
Sea of Stars RPG Design Journal – Sun, 01 February, 02:45 AM
Into February! February, as many know, gets its name from the Latin term februum, which means purification, via the year purification ritual Februa. Note that for all that, the Romans considered February an ill-omened month which is why the Roman made it i only twenty-eight days long We will dip b... read more.