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The Wandering Damage Table
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The Wandering Damage Table

12 March 0202110 March 02021

This was an in-joke for me and my teen-age friends that played D&D. It was a tool that DMs could use when PCs were getting

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Accident & Malady Table, malady, parasitic infection, random tableLeave a Comment on The Wandering Damage Table
Good GM + Good Players + Trust = a GREAT Game
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Good GM + Good Players + Trust = a GREAT Game

10 March 020219 March 02021

Alexis at Tao of D&D is one of my blog-heroes. Analytical, thoughtful, creative, and able to communicate in a clear, attention-getting fashion. I have learned

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building tension, death, drama, Malady table, Tao of D&DLeave a Comment on Good GM + Good Players + Trust = a GREAT Game
Shadow of Evil Chaos: Running the Game
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Shadow of Evil Chaos: Running the Game

9 March 0202111 April 02021

The World of Weirth is my home-brew FRP setting. It is strictly Swords & Sorcery, in a setting designed to look and feel more like

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campaign setting, goal setting, questionnaire, Running the GameLeave a Comment on Shadow of Evil Chaos: Running the Game
A View of the Room
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A View of the Room

5 March 020218 March 02021

Today I’d like to share a guest post from Travis Miller, who blogs at Grumpy Wizard about Old-School Gaming. We decided to take on the

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Box Text, DM Tips, Dungeon Descriptions, dungeon design, Grumpy Wizard, Guest Posting1 Comment on A View of the Room
Post Share – There is No D&D, Really. It’s All D&D.
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Post Share – There is No D&D, Really. It’s All D&D.

3 March 020213 March 02021

My friend Brian (@Deathtrap Games on Twitter) shares some thoughts on what is D&D, really, over at the Grumpy Wizard blog: A while back I

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Law vs Chaos – Thoughts on Alignment
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Law vs Chaos – Thoughts on Alignment

3 March 020214 March 02021

Alignment in D&D and similar FRPs is an oft-maligned subject. For the Swords & Sorcery-styled World of Weirth campaign I am looking for some over-arching

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Alignment, Chaos, Law, mechanics, role-playing5 Comments on Law vs Chaos – Thoughts on Alignment
Sandbox Advice, Part 1
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Sandbox Advice, Part 1

1 March 020213 March 02021

Everybody and their brother has ideas on how to run Sandbox Campaigns for D&D or other games. I’m not going to bother throwing my hat

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GM Tools, Justin Alexander, Sandbox, TheAlexandrian, Video TipsLeave a Comment on Sandbox Advice, Part 1
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Post Share – Playing a Game vs Designing a Game

1 March 020214 March 02021

Travis from Grumpy Wizard has a guest post up at Welcome to the Deathtrap on how over-thinking the design of a gaming experience can affect

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The World of Weirth Campaign

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Zine Collection on itchio

Dungeon Ecology

Hobby Progress 2022

Models Painted:
Final for 2021: 200+

YTD for 2022: 726
WIP on the workbench (August '22): 1,886 15mm ACW minis

Writing projects:

World of Weirth Swords 'n' Sorcery FRP - WIP

Megadungeon Zine - WIP

Operational Wargame Campaign Boardgame/minis game hybrid! WIP

Recent Posts

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  • Session Report | 32 Sacha/3 March 2023 – Otracasbol
  • Session Report | 9 Feb/27 Sacha 574 – Otracasbol
  • Critical Fumbles and Weapon Quality
  • Non-lethal and Weaponless Combat

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Recent Comments

  • GMaia on Law vs Chaos – Thoughts on Alignment
  • E.B. on Critical Fumbles and Weapon Quality
  • Non-lethal and Weaponless Combat – Stephen's Hobby Workshop on Design Journal (and Theorycrafting) – Unarmed and Non-Lethal Combat
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  • Blood Red Moon – Part One – Stephen's Hobby Workshop on Session Recap – 10 Nov 2022 – Low Fantasy Gaming Playtest

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