The Magnus Archives is an award-winning horror fiction podcast that digs into the archives of the Magnus Institute. It follows the actions of head archivist Jonathan Sims as he attempts to bring a seemingly neglected collection of supernatural statements up to date, converting them to audio and supplementing them with follow-up...
It seems that just about this time every year, as I gain some personal time away from work, my mind turns once again to the question of which kind of fantastic roleplaying world I would like to exp…
As usual, the first update after the initial release is about adding QOL features
Mentioned in the 2nd millennium BC, Idu iwas a major center and the capital of the central province of Assyria. As located at the gate that leads from the plains of the west to the mountains of the east and northeast, Idu was a significant crossroad of two axes, south-north, and west-east. In the region met many people like...
A random discussion on Facebook led me to revisit the languages of Mystara and try to make some sense of its verbal kaleidoscope. I apologize in advance for running roughshod over material already generated (including possibly my own, given how long ago I might have written it). I did peruse and use as a guide much of what I...
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Building a world for RPGs (Role Playing Games) has several steps to consider and two general approaches for implementing those steps. The general methods are top down and bottom up.
This week, as we celebrate the triumphant conclusion of our spectacular Savage Worlds 20th Anniversary Celebration Kickstarter, we're bringing you a number of Fast, Furious, and Fun livestreams and interviews over on our official Twitch channel!
In games like DnD, almost anyone can heal themselves, and even NPC could just buy a potion and heal up, but curses are a bit harder to get away from. So here comes the Anti-Curse Hospitals! Helping them with something they cannot just buy their way out!
Grognardia explores issue #2 of the RPGA newsletter/magazine from 1981.
Adventurer! We've resurrected our March 2021 Index Card RPG Bundle featuring the 2019 Second Edition of Index Card RPG, the fast-playing modular DIY RPG toolset from Runehammer Games. These .PDF ebooks let you construct your own streamlined, fast-playing campaign in almost any genre. You can easily adapt ICRPG's videogame-style...
I asked a general question in /r/osr: where was everyone going to go? Were we just going to weather the storm, or did people have another plan?
This is it folks, the last of the DungeonMorph series drawn and redrawn for the 10th anniversary DungeonMorphs. This is the 8th set in the Lairs series, and the 24th set in total for this edition of the DungeonMorphs.
New School Revolution or NSR is a more recent term that turned into its own thing and has some great support. This was mostly due to the efforts of Yochai Gal. I know for a fact I have not talked about this on my blog and when I do, I want people to know what I am talking about. Defining of terms is always something that is...
Another question from the dark forest, which is essentially creaky old people muttering about how much better it was back in the day. I tried to answer the following self-summarized prompt, posted in late 2022
Magid Nuke’s have already been written before, but what if they arrived after it’s explosion, and are in front of it as they understand what it is, a very nice memorable moment in an adventure
I’m always thinking about the next campaign. And I kind of hate that about my brain. But I look at the shelves and my RPG pdf folder and feel some guilt— buyers remorse, FOMO, worry that I ought to be playing things from indie designers. I suspect that’s a challenge for those who deeply invest in ttrpgs both as a hobby and...
Walk into any drinking establishment of your choice and there’s probably something magical going on....
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The two towers of the “Demon Spires” jut out of the stony terrain offering no entry doors to the curious. A small fortification on the edge of the stony plateau offers access to the tow…
It seems like over the last year or so, Amazon has made the calculation that they can save 10 cents on not packing things properly, and only 0.1% of customers will be bothered enough to return the item*....
I decided to wax philosophic about a theme that tends to pop up in a lot of the games and adventures I write and run. Check it out, and feel free to beg/borrow/steal some of the shrines for your own games!...
Polyhedron was the newsletter of the Role Playing Game Association (RPGA), TSR's official "club" for players of its various RPG offerings. W...
It's a new system whose Kickstarter raised $1.3 million since February. I'm curious about it but would like to hear more people's thoughts....