Where thoughts brew while the coffee percolates
Reading Time: < 1 minuteFantasy could arguably be considered over-represented in tabletop roleplaying games. I think many people immediately think of Dungeons & Dragons whenever they hear fantasy. What I like about Symbaroum’s fantasy setting is how dark and gritty it is. This is not the high fantasy of D&D. … [continue reading]
Reading Time: < 1 minuteHorror is an easy genre to do poorly. It’s not unlike fantasy in that regard. But Free League Publishing made it work with the Nordic Horror Roleplaying game Vaesen. (Read a nice review of the game on The Yawning Portal.) The 19th-century Scandanavian setting is … [continue reading]
Reading Time: 2 minutesNow for Fantasy Grounds too! Trouble stirs in the normally quiet and bucolic lakeside town of Willow Grove. The residents here are jovial, hard-working, and superstitious. When the town’s cemetery caretaker makes a macabre discovery while tending to the gardens, he’s certain there is evil … [continue reading]
Reading Time: < 1 minuteI love running the Forbidden Lands RPG by Free League Publishing (Fria Ligan), but when familiarizing myself with any new RPG, sessions can quickly become bogged down. While I did find a quick reference guide here and there, I didn’t find any that I loved. … [continue reading]
Reading Time: 2 minutesCURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE This martial archetype I published on DM’s Guild is ideal for dense-forest reconnaissance and perhaps even an urban setting so long as that city isn’t unaccustomed to seeing beasts in its streets. Sending in the cavalry works just fine if you need to … [continue reading]
Reading Time: 2 minutesTruly Madly Deeply: Level Zero to Hero is a mini-campaign arc for 4 players with characters beginning at level 0 and carrying them on through level 3. It is designed to teach young players who know little to nothing about RPGs. It begins with character … [continue reading]
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis is a quick reference sheet I published on DMs Guild for you and your players (if you choose to share with them) of notable persons, locations, and facts about Candlekeep to be used with running Candlekeep Mysteries adventures. We all know that players often … [continue reading]
Reading Time: 2 minutesCrude & Distorted was the third issue of Plot Thickeners I published on DMs Guild. March, as many already know, is named for the Roman god of war, Mars. War is a broad topic to cover for a publication as brief as this one. Additionally, … [continue reading]
Reading Time: 2 minutesLove & Loss was the second issue of Plot Thickeners I published on DMs Guild. February is most likely named for the Roman festival, Februa. This purification ritual lives on in modern times. Have you ever involved yourself with Spring cleaning? This rite of cleaning … [continue reading]
