This is not an exhaustive list. INADVISABLE DECISIONS 𝚫 - Noticing the Problem Point a powerful telescope at the darkness between the sta...

Returning to my example tracking system in the catacombs. Several bits of feedback were gathered from playtesting and some weaknesses became

So in this week’s Dandadan an 18th century alchemist who might be organising an alien invasion got a train across Tokyo to enrol as a high ...

you seriously thought i was gonna be able to resist Kilian-Eng-posting?

Much like my Ring Map method is a nice fallback to generate a hexmap area, sometimes you want something smaller than that, and that’s what this Down the Road tool is for. You have a band of a…

Welcome to Gulch! A modern day starter town for RPGs.

TACTICAL COMBAT MECHANICS for Theater of the Mind Dungeon Crawls Front Piece From the Holmes Edition - 1977 Running skirmish sized combat r...

They will stand forever . The villages of the dead are 4 in number, arranged thus: First is Hemlock-All-around, where from every bran...

The blog that brought you hexflower character creation now brings you....POINTCRAWLING CHARACTER CREATION.  You have been invited to the Co...

I had an idea knocking around inside my head, and then I saw that Dan had already done it over on Throne Of Salt, which rather undercut my b...

I run a bi-monthly feature on the Vaarn Patreon called Monster Monday, where patrons get the chance to vote on spark words, which I then use as inspiration for new Vaarn monsters. A recent vote res…

Nothing dies like a Summer and the great beasts of forgotten summers, each different.  Seasons here come from the southwest and fade ...

I grew-up, and currently live, in Southern Appalachia, it’s a big part of who I am. My childhood was spent on the sides of hills, up to my knees in

Matt, some other folks on Discord, and I, have been talking about what makes NPCs in Zelda games feel so vivid, despite how thinly sketched they often are. I’m talking minor NPCs here, like the travelling Goron who sells you gems or the alligator in the house who wants a banana.