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OD&D by the book. Peril, plans, a fortuitous Hydra, and some very luck rolls.
OD&D by the book. Peril, plans, a fortuitous Hydra, and some very luck rolls.
OSR: OD&D Session 1: The Ring and the Marmot
Running a vintage RPG is like running a vintage car. It's fun, but it'll make you realize how much you miss power steering, disc brakes, and...
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November 11, 2025 at 3:25 AM
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OD&D by the book. Peril, plans, a fortuitous Hydra, and some very luck rolls.
OD&D by the book. Peril, plans, a fortuitous Hydra, and some very luck rolls.
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Happen Upon, a Traveling Merchant is representing us at Hal-Con in Halifax, Nova Scotia this weekend.
We know how much authors and publishers like booth pictures, so here you go:
We know how much authors and publishers like booth pictures, so here you go:
November 8, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Happen Upon, a Traveling Merchant is representing us at Hal-Con in Halifax, Nova Scotia this weekend.
We know how much authors and publishers like booth pictures, so here you go:
We know how much authors and publishers like booth pictures, so here you go:
128 pages of the Treasure Overhaul, now available on Patreon:
www.patreon.com/posts/143059...
Page after page of never-before-seen WIP items, spells, and the entire Sage chapter.
www.patreon.com/posts/143059...
Page after page of never-before-seen WIP items, spells, and the entire Sage chapter.
November 7, 2025 at 4:44 PM
128 pages of the Treasure Overhaul, now available on Patreon:
www.patreon.com/posts/143059...
Page after page of never-before-seen WIP items, spells, and the entire Sage chapter.
www.patreon.com/posts/143059...
Page after page of never-before-seen WIP items, spells, and the entire Sage chapter.
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Today, come with me to the Marish: the boggy and fertile farmland at the eastern borders of the Shire. Visit Farmer Maggot (you will not be his strangest guest) or see if you can unravel the mysteries of the haunted Deephallow House.
The Marish - Middle-earth Hexmap
An installment of my hexmap for Middle-earth project. Follow the "Middle-earth Hexmap" tag for all entries in this series. The Marish is a ...
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November 1, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Today, come with me to the Marish: the boggy and fertile farmland at the eastern borders of the Shire. Visit Farmer Maggot (you will not be his strangest guest) or see if you can unravel the mysteries of the haunted Deephallow House.
1/2. What should the 20th category of Ch. 1 of the Treasure Overhaul be? So far:
1. Weapons
2. Armour
3. Helms
4. Clothing
5. Tools
6. Potions
7. Arrows
8. Drums
9. Scrolls
10. Wands
11. Rods
12. Staves
13. Rings
14. Stones
15. Cubes
16. Books
17. Furniture
18. Transport
19. Legendary
20. ???
1. Weapons
2. Armour
3. Helms
4. Clothing
5. Tools
6. Potions
7. Arrows
8. Drums
9. Scrolls
10. Wands
11. Rods
12. Staves
13. Rings
14. Stones
15. Cubes
16. Books
17. Furniture
18. Transport
19. Legendary
20. ???
November 4, 2025 at 10:58 PM
1/2. What should the 20th category of Ch. 1 of the Treasure Overhaul be? So far:
1. Weapons
2. Armour
3. Helms
4. Clothing
5. Tools
6. Potions
7. Arrows
8. Drums
9. Scrolls
10. Wands
11. Rods
12. Staves
13. Rings
14. Stones
15. Cubes
16. Books
17. Furniture
18. Transport
19. Legendary
20. ???
1. Weapons
2. Armour
3. Helms
4. Clothing
5. Tools
6. Potions
7. Arrows
8. Drums
9. Scrolls
10. Wands
11. Rods
12. Staves
13. Rings
14. Stones
15. Cubes
16. Books
17. Furniture
18. Transport
19. Legendary
20. ???
Cursed [non-branded head-orbiting] stones.
November 4, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Cursed [non-branded head-orbiting] stones.
Two full-page Treasure Overhaul previews in one week?
November 3, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Two full-page Treasure Overhaul previews in one week?
Scrolls from the Treasure Overhaul.
November 1, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Scrolls from the Treasure Overhaul.
Affinity's big announcement: AI slop. Hooray. Just what literally no one asked for.
October 30, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Affinity's big announcement: AI slop. Hooray. Just what literally no one asked for.
Testing out a compact treasure table. Since the average value of a complex roll can be misleading, I've added a d10 multiplier table to spice up the average if you don't feel like rolling normally.
October 29, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Testing out a compact treasure table. Since the average value of a complex roll can be misleading, I've added a d10 multiplier table to spice up the average if you don't feel like rolling normally.
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More math! More gems! More striving for an elegant and broadly compatible treasure table procedure.
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OSR: Treasure Curves & Generation Procedures
Work continues on the Treasure Overhaul , and that means math. Part 1: Gem and Jewellery Generation The book will include treasure tables, ...
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October 27, 2025 at 9:21 AM
More math! More gems! More striving for an elegant and broadly compatible treasure table procedure.
coinsandscrolls.blogspot.com/2025/10/osr-...
coinsandscrolls.blogspot.com/2025/10/osr-...
More math! More gems! More striving for an elegant and broadly compatible treasure table procedure.
coinsandscrolls.blogspot.com/2025/10/osr-...
coinsandscrolls.blogspot.com/2025/10/osr-...
OSR: Treasure Curves & Generation Procedures
Work continues on the Treasure Overhaul , and that means math. Part 1: Gem and Jewellery Generation The book will include treasure tables, ...
coinsandscrolls.blogspot.com
October 27, 2025 at 9:21 AM
More math! More gems! More striving for an elegant and broadly compatible treasure table procedure.
coinsandscrolls.blogspot.com/2025/10/osr-...
coinsandscrolls.blogspot.com/2025/10/osr-...
Spending my Sunday squinting at charts. For Treasure Type A, OD&D and AD&D have fairly similar values and distributions, despite using different methods. OSE, though, with its fixed (3d6x100gp) jewellery value and 50% chance of 1d2x1,000 platinum pieces, has a very different curve.
October 27, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Spending my Sunday squinting at charts. For Treasure Type A, OD&D and AD&D have fairly similar values and distributions, despite using different methods. OSE, though, with its fixed (3d6x100gp) jewellery value and 50% chance of 1d2x1,000 platinum pieces, has a very different curve.
Hooray, math!
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OSR: Testing Treasure Tables & Treasure Values
Treasure tables are, for better or worse, part of old-school RPGs. Since the intention is to make the Treasure Overhaul a very useful and ...
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October 26, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Hooray, math!
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Here's a tweaked version I'm using for OD&D. Might be handy. @dysonlogos.bsky.social as usual gets all the credit for an excellent and timeless design.
October 24, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Here's a tweaked version I'm using for OD&D. Might be handy. @dysonlogos.bsky.social as usual gets all the credit for an excellent and timeless design.
I've also created an OD&D hexcrawl.
www.patreon.com/posts/od-d-h...
Not every hex is keyed, but major locations are included, treasure is pre-rolled, and some emergent factions and quests are ready to go.
www.patreon.com/posts/od-d-h...
Not every hex is keyed, but major locations are included, treasure is pre-rolled, and some emergent factions and quests are ready to go.
October 24, 2025 at 4:18 AM
I've also created an OD&D hexcrawl.
www.patreon.com/posts/od-d-h...
Not every hex is keyed, but major locations are included, treasure is pre-rolled, and some emergent factions and quests are ready to go.
www.patreon.com/posts/od-d-h...
Not every hex is keyed, but major locations are included, treasure is pre-rolled, and some emergent factions and quests are ready to go.
I wrote a 3-level OD&D dungeon. The key is available on Patreon. It's not fancy, it's not complicated, but it is a dungeon, and sometimes that's all you need: www.patreon.com/posts/od-d-o...
October 23, 2025 at 10:18 PM
I wrote a 3-level OD&D dungeon. The key is available on Patreon. It's not fancy, it's not complicated, but it is a dungeon, and sometimes that's all you need: www.patreon.com/posts/od-d-o...
Myths, Legends, and Folktales to sprinkle into the background of your setting.
October 18, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Myths, Legends, and Folktales to sprinkle into the background of your setting.
And, of course, some standard adventuring crimes.
October 17, 2025 at 1:20 AM
And, of course, some standard adventuring crimes.
In the criminal justice system, the people are represented by two separate yet equally important groups: the Watch, who investigate crime; and the Judicial Minotaurs, who disembowel the guilty. These are their stories.
October 16, 2025 at 6:15 PM
In the criminal justice system, the people are represented by two separate yet equally important groups: the Watch, who investigate crime; and the Judicial Minotaurs, who disembowel the guilty. These are their stories.
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So "Zone of Truth" makes trials trivial, eh? Well not anymore.
October 16, 2025 at 5:57 AM
So "Zone of Truth" makes trials trivial, eh? Well not anymore.
So "Zone of Truth" makes trials trivial, eh? Well not anymore.
October 16, 2025 at 5:57 AM
So "Zone of Truth" makes trials trivial, eh? Well not anymore.
Why hire an expensive doctor when magical healing is available? Let the expensive doctor offer some unbiased reasons.
October 13, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Why hire an expensive doctor when magical healing is available? Let the expensive doctor offer some unbiased reasons.
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The annual site-wide sale at the Compose Dream Games RPG Marketplace is on all Blackmoor Week. All print titles are 20% off and all PDFs are 25% off.
What title catches your eye? We'll be rotating the "featured" titles every day.
CAD composedreamgames.com/marketplace/
UK composedreamgames.co.uk
What title catches your eye? We'll be rotating the "featured" titles every day.
CAD composedreamgames.com/marketplace/
UK composedreamgames.co.uk
September 28, 2025 at 1:44 PM
The annual site-wide sale at the Compose Dream Games RPG Marketplace is on all Blackmoor Week. All print titles are 20% off and all PDFs are 25% off.
What title catches your eye? We'll be rotating the "featured" titles every day.
CAD composedreamgames.com/marketplace/
UK composedreamgames.co.uk
What title catches your eye? We'll be rotating the "featured" titles every day.
CAD composedreamgames.com/marketplace/
UK composedreamgames.co.uk
What was that Sage working on before you hired them?
September 27, 2025 at 6:29 AM
What was that Sage working on before you hired them?