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Gnomestones
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Welcome to cartographantastic hexploration
Welcome to Gnomestones
Old School Indie TTRPGs, now with 45% more gnomes
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🥔 The Potato Game launches 2026
📬 Get updates: gnomestones.substack.com
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Gnomestones @gnomestones.bsky.social · Nov 14
Hello! #introduction We're the Gnomestones writing team.

www.gnomestones.fun #fantasy
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From the creator of the hexflower
January 8, 2026 at 4:39 PM
gnomestones.bsky.social
Can you find the Gnomestones hex?

This was one of my favorite projects of the year. Many thanks to the organizers, especially @bakenshake.bsky.social

#ttrpg #hexmap #dnd #winter #holidayspecial #bloggers
January 6, 2026 at 2:54 AM
gnomestones.bsky.social
I’m going to attend at all costs, you are my favorite creator! May I ask why it’s in Oregon? Close to me but I thought you were in the northeast.

#ttrpg #convention #cairn #osr #nsr
bradkerr.net Brad Kerr @bradkerr.net · Jan 5
Between Two Cairns is organizing an RPG convention. Won’t you come?
yochaigal.bsky.social Yochai Gal @yochaigal.bsky.social · Jan 5
Between Two Cons ticket sign-ups are officially open!

Where: Norse Hall, Portland, Oregon
When: June 26th & 27th, 2026

Event submissions are also open; sign-ups for events will open in February. We're also taking vendor and sponsorship applications at this time!

tabletop.events/conventions/...
January 5, 2026 at 4:28 PM
gnomestones.bsky.social
Someone’s fighting the good fight

open.substack.com/pub/gnomesto...

#dnd #d&d #ttrpg #hobbits #gnomes #trollsandtunnels #osr
December 27, 2025 at 3:55 AM
gnomestones.bsky.social
Why is everyone so focused on simplifying and streamlining their TTRPG methods these days?

I like going down rabbit holes while prepping. I don’t mind complexity. And I like pluralism in my toolkit of game mechanics, I don’t need a one-size-fits-all solution.

#ttrpg #d&d #osr #gaming #theory
December 25, 2025 at 9:59 PM
gnomestones.bsky.social
Battles, romance, and the emergence of a living nightmare on this episode of Gnomestones

open.substack.com/pub/gnomesto...

#ttrpg #osr #rpgblog #dnd #mythicbastionland #medieval
Gnomepoleon Is Here - Ep 5: Mythic Bastionland Solo Campaign
In Which A Marriage Is Arranged For Sir Tollix and Gnomepoleon Takes the Field
open.substack.com
December 24, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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Always has been 🌎🧑‍🚀🔫🧑‍🚀

open.substack.com/pub/gnomesto...

#osr #nsr #ttrpg #dnd #justice #diversityingamingisadifferentyetrelatedissue
December 23, 2025 at 6:31 PM
gnomestones.bsky.social
We’re doing a holiday Rankin/Bass Blogwagon, get on board!

gnomestones.substack.com/p/blogwagon-...

#blogwagon #rpgblog #d&d #osr #ttrpg #holiday #rankin/bass #hexmap
Blogwagon: A Very Gnomestones Hexmas
A Rankin/Bass Themed Holiday Hex
gnomestones.substack.com
December 21, 2025 at 7:14 PM
gnomestones.bsky.social
Here's a sitemap for your Mythic Bastionland campaign. Use this map when the players want to actively hunt for the Hydra. Using elements of Lithuanian folklore.

This site is for your games! Easily portable to other formats.

gnomestones.substack.com/p/ep-4-gnome...

#osr #ttrpg #maps #mythicb
December 20, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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Battle formations, emergent landmarks, and a brand new sitemap!

open.substack.com/pub/gnomesto...

#mythicbastionland #rpg #blog #d&d #gaming #osr #knights #hydra
Ep 4: Mythic Bastionland Solo Campaign
In Which Sir Tollix Takes to the Field and The Hydra is Released
open.substack.com
December 20, 2025 at 6:31 PM
gnomestones.bsky.social
Incandescent Grottoes claims its first victim. Something bit him in the neck

#ose #osr #ttrpg #gaming #dungeonsanddragons #oldschool
Benshenski the Human Cleric of Ulf, Lvl 2
December 20, 2025 at 2:53 AM
gnomestones.bsky.social
A Mythic Bastionland site incorporating the Hydra Myth

#mythicbastionland #osr #dnd #ttrpg #gaming #hydra
December 19, 2025 at 10:10 AM
gnomestones.bsky.social
This time on Gnomestones we build a roster of NPCs for a Lord’s Court, featuring NPC Meta Tables and Relationship Matrices!

open.substack.com/pub/gnomesto...

#mythicbastionland #osr #ttrpg #nsr #relationships #NPCs #d&d #narrative
Building NPCs With Mythic Bastionland
Why It's Important to Know If Your Seer Has Poor Self Esteem
open.substack.com
December 13, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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Stay tuned, new article dropping tomorrow!

#mythicbastionland #osr #ttrpg #rpgblog
December 13, 2025 at 8:33 AM
gnomestones.bsky.social
Does anyone have any good tips for naming evil characters? I have lots of evil traits ready to go but I struggle to think of names outside of set of the 'Thurbot Sment' 'Vilniax Loquix' 'Ruke Norwich' 'Drovna the Raven' line of thinking.

Thoughts?

#ttrpg #dnd #d&d #names #villains #evil
December 12, 2025 at 11:56 PM
gnomestones.bsky.social
hey leave that bear alone it doesn't have any treasure

#d&d #osr #ttrpg #art
mn-ttrpg-dad.bsky.social Jared Dahl @mn-ttrpg-dad.bsky.social · Dec 10
Day 284, random old school TTRPG art from random book: “Joshuan’s Almanac & Book of Facts”, TSR 1995, David O. Miller, page 170. #ttrpg #tabletoprpg #d&d #dnd #osr #ad&d #fantasyart #art #ttrpgcommunity #dndart #osrart #hunt
A cave bear defends its home from a party of barbaric hunters!
December 11, 2025 at 4:53 AM
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Mythic Bastionland dominion design, faction systems, and political declarations on Gnomestones.

gnomestones.substack.com/p/ep-3-gnome...

#osr #mythicbastionland #rpg #gaming #maps #politics
December 10, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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"Falberge is in chaos. The procession moves past wide boulevards littered with debris and alleyways choked with ramshackle barricades. ... Rushka oversees the disarray with a look of maternal pride."

gnomestones.substack.com/p/ep-2-gnome...

#writing #fantasy #ttrpg #osr
Ep 2: Gnomereign - Mythic Bastionland Narrative Chapter
In which Sir Tollix Twinewinder is Appointed Field General of the Mulnarn Revolutionary Army
gnomestones.substack.com
December 6, 2025 at 9:31 PM
gnomestones.bsky.social
You can never have enough carcasses

#osr #ose #ttrpg
December 4, 2025 at 11:19 PM
gnomestones.bsky.social
I spent the better part of a week working on this fantasy chapter, happy with the finished product. We’d be thrilled if you check it out, it’s a fine place to begin. Let us know if you liked it!

open.substack.com/pub/gnomesto...

#mythicbastionland #fantasy #narrative #writing #ttrpg #dnd #osr
Ep 2: Gnomereign - Mythic Bastionland Narrative Chapter
In which Sir Tollix Twinewinder is Appointed Field General of the Mulnarn Revolutionary Army
open.substack.com
December 4, 2025 at 7:39 PM
gnomestones.bsky.social
Anybody have any good tables for nighttime town encounters? I used the ADND table and got doppelganger.

#ttrpg #osr #dnd #randomtables
December 4, 2025 at 6:40 AM
gnomestones.bsky.social
Oh boy, tomorrow drops a huge fantasy chapter from Gnomestones! This one was a real handful.

open.substack.com/pub/gnomesto...

#preview #osr #rpg #dnd #mythicbastionland #gaming #fantasy #writing
Ep 2: Gnomereign - Mythic Bastionland Narrative Chapter
In which Sir Tollix Twinewinder is Appointed Field General of the Mulnarn Revolutionary Army
open.substack.com
December 3, 2025 at 11:04 PM
gnomestones.bsky.social
Questions for worldbuilders, if you died would you rather be sent the average conception of heaven or reincarnated in the world you built?

#justasking #ttrpg #dnd #osr
December 3, 2025 at 7:15 PM
gnomestones.bsky.social
Does anyone know if the bloggies are happening this year? Is the tradition at its end?

#ttrpg #osr #dnd #bloggies
November 30, 2025 at 8:48 PM
gnomestones.bsky.social
Eudaimonically it’s very important for be to be able to solve all my problems through running and jumping

#philosophy #ttrpg #rollforstrength #dnd #running #jumping #fantasy
November 21, 2025 at 6:36 PM