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On the ring since 2026-03-17
Latest activity 2mo ago
11 posts
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Lessons learned about teaching the OSR play style to middle schoolers using Cairn Second Edition.Linked by the ring
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A blog post talking about my ideal campaign structure for an Adventure game of the OSR play style.
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A blog post talking about the benefits of developing and advancing your character based on experiences grounded in in-session action when playing Adventure games of the OSR play style.Linked by the ring
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A blog post talking about the events of PAX Unplugged 2025, specifically focused on several playtest sessions of OSR games.
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A blog post talking about the benefits of embracing random character creation when playing Adventure games of the OSR play style.
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A blog post about how Religion in D&D and other Fantasy RPGs approaches polytheism in the wrong way and how to fix that in order to have more mystery and adventure in your game...
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A blog post reviewing the OSR module The White Horse of Lowvale by Tania Herrero.Linked by the ring
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A blog post about how to design a regional sandbox pointcrawl map that is player-facing.
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A blog post about how to think about and design obstacles when designing adventures for OSR systems.
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A blog post about how to handle death in OSR games, and some alternatives that are more dramatic than instantly killing a Player Character.
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Image taken from the Magic Tree House anime. Can you believe they didn't bring this thing over to the US? Missed opportunity. IntroductionA lot of ink has been spilled on...