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Finally added my hex, Hearth, to the Hexmas Map for the Blogwagon started by @prismaticwasteland.com!
#blog #hexmas #community #ttrpg #hexcrawl
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#blog #hexmas #community #ttrpg #hexcrawl
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The Play Reports
Hexmas 2025 - Hearth
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December 15, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Finally added my hex, Hearth, to the Hexmas Map for the Blogwagon started by @prismaticwasteland.com!
#blog #hexmas #community #ttrpg #hexcrawl
theplayreports.com/posts/hexmas...
#blog #hexmas #community #ttrpg #hexcrawl
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Since B1: In Search of the Unknown provides little context for the area where the dungeon adventure takes place, I created a sandbox in which to locate Quasqueton. I talk about my thought process & provide descriptions of several new locations to place in the area surrounding the dungeon.
Creating a Sandbox for B1: In Search of the Unknown
B1: In Search of the Unknown is a very self-contained dungeon module. That is, the dungeon is the module. There is a hint of civilization n...
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December 10, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Since B1: In Search of the Unknown provides little context for the area where the dungeon adventure takes place, I created a sandbox in which to locate Quasqueton. I talk about my thought process & provide descriptions of several new locations to place in the area surrounding the dungeon.
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Out now: WHALE ROADS
The chronicle of a year-long, 30+ player West Marches campaign of Wolves Upon the Coast by @lukegearing.bsky.social
A 250-page "zine" filled with play summaries, original art, and Referee commentary.
Available now, and it's 100% completely free.
sulcata.itch.io/whale-roads
The chronicle of a year-long, 30+ player West Marches campaign of Wolves Upon the Coast by @lukegearing.bsky.social
A 250-page "zine" filled with play summaries, original art, and Referee commentary.
Available now, and it's 100% completely free.
sulcata.itch.io/whale-roads
WHALE ROADS by sulcata | Brendan McLeod
A megazine about Wolves Upon the Coast
sulcata.itch.io
December 9, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Out now: WHALE ROADS
The chronicle of a year-long, 30+ player West Marches campaign of Wolves Upon the Coast by @lukegearing.bsky.social
A 250-page "zine" filled with play summaries, original art, and Referee commentary.
Available now, and it's 100% completely free.
sulcata.itch.io/whale-roads
The chronicle of a year-long, 30+ player West Marches campaign of Wolves Upon the Coast by @lukegearing.bsky.social
A 250-page "zine" filled with play summaries, original art, and Referee commentary.
Available now, and it's 100% completely free.
sulcata.itch.io/whale-roads
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I dropped this prelaunch page a few weeks ago without getting into many more details. And now I have some pretty spreads too. So: 🧵
NULL_SPACE is itchfunding for Zine Month (Feb 2026)! Smash that "notify me" button and I'll let you know when: binary-star-games.itch.io/null-space-p...
NULL_SPACE is itchfunding for Zine Month (Feb 2026)! Smash that "notify me" button and I'll let you know when: binary-star-games.itch.io/null-space-p...
NULL_SPACE prelaunch by Binary Star Games
Coming soon, Zine Month 2026
binary-star-games.itch.io
December 5, 2025 at 2:36 PM
I dropped this prelaunch page a few weeks ago without getting into many more details. And now I have some pretty spreads too. So: 🧵
NULL_SPACE is itchfunding for Zine Month (Feb 2026)! Smash that "notify me" button and I'll let you know when: binary-star-games.itch.io/null-space-p...
NULL_SPACE is itchfunding for Zine Month (Feb 2026)! Smash that "notify me" button and I'll let you know when: binary-star-games.itch.io/null-space-p...
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I come to you like Paul Revere on the back of a liger. The Bloggies are coming!
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The Bloggies 2026!
The blogosphere's annual celebration is coming back.
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December 3, 2025 at 3:33 PM
I come to you like Paul Revere on the back of a liger. The Bloggies are coming!
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Like, share, and subscribe.
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I just published my first Mothership module: Twinkle Twinkle little star
The module will have your crew investigating a solar research ship orbiting a dying star, can you figure out what happened, and will you complete their mission?
Available now on itch!
personable.itch.io/twinkle-twin...
The module will have your crew investigating a solar research ship orbiting a dying star, can you figure out what happened, and will you complete their mission?
Available now on itch!
personable.itch.io/twinkle-twin...
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star by Personable
A sunny module for Mothership
personable.itch.io
December 2, 2025 at 12:59 PM
I just published my first Mothership module: Twinkle Twinkle little star
The module will have your crew investigating a solar research ship orbiting a dying star, can you figure out what happened, and will you complete their mission?
Available now on itch!
personable.itch.io/twinkle-twin...
The module will have your crew investigating a solar research ship orbiting a dying star, can you figure out what happened, and will you complete their mission?
Available now on itch!
personable.itch.io/twinkle-twin...
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I had fun at PAX Unplugged! I played over 20 hours worth of games and went out to the local taverns every night. How did I do it all? That’s proprietary, but you can instead read all about the games I played
#osr #ttrpg
#osr #ttrpg
PAXU: Cram a Month of Gaming into One Weekend — Prismatic Wasteland
I Played Seven Games at PAX Unplugged and Lived To Tell You the Tales Thereof
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December 2, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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Waiter, more theoryslop please! I wrote a little bit about how to use historiography as a lens for understanding what narrative means in tabletop games.
#osr #ttrpg
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December 1, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Waiter, more theoryslop please! I wrote a little bit about how to use historiography as a lens for understanding what narrative means in tabletop games.
#osr #ttrpg
tbr.bearblog.dev/narrative-an...
#osr #ttrpg
tbr.bearblog.dev/narrative-an...
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In THE CASTLE AUTOMATIC, a giant mummified psychic vampire will tell you that you're the chosen one. She is lying to you.
Learn more about the *story* of the upcoming 100 room, 5 level Metroidvania-inspired dungeon for HIS MAJESTY THE WORM.
Learn more about the *story* of the upcoming 100 room, 5 level Metroidvania-inspired dungeon for HIS MAJESTY THE WORM.
[Early Worm Campaign] The Backstory of the Castle Automatic
In case you missed it, I'm currently running a direct pre-order campaign for my upcoming 100+ room, 5 level dungeon The Castle Automatic ...
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December 1, 2025 at 1:59 PM
In THE CASTLE AUTOMATIC, a giant mummified psychic vampire will tell you that you're the chosen one. She is lying to you.
Learn more about the *story* of the upcoming 100 room, 5 level Metroidvania-inspired dungeon for HIS MAJESTY THE WORM.
Learn more about the *story* of the upcoming 100 room, 5 level Metroidvania-inspired dungeon for HIS MAJESTY THE WORM.
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The Explorateur #14 is out now! The only newsletter designed to level-up your design skills (how's that for sales copy?).
Please like, share, and subscribe. If you have any links you particularly like, drop a comment on Explorers Design or here.
www.explorersdesign.com/explorateur-...
Please like, share, and subscribe. If you have any links you particularly like, drop a comment on Explorers Design or here.
www.explorersdesign.com/explorateur-...
The Explorateur: Issue #14
Monthly design jams, critique, theory, and inspiration for tabletop rpg designers by rpg designers. Vetted. Looted. Curated.
www.explorersdesign.com
December 1, 2025 at 2:06 PM
The Explorateur #14 is out now! The only newsletter designed to level-up your design skills (how's that for sales copy?).
Please like, share, and subscribe. If you have any links you particularly like, drop a comment on Explorers Design or here.
www.explorersdesign.com/explorateur-...
Please like, share, and subscribe. If you have any links you particularly like, drop a comment on Explorers Design or here.
www.explorersdesign.com/explorateur-...
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Today I finished transcribing something across into a post - the live module write I did a few months ago. Check out How To Write A Module here! idlecartulary.com/2025/11/19/h... #osr
How to Write a Module: An Incoherent Play-by-Play
A few months ago I decided to write a module live on Bluesky, from woe to go, to show my process and why I keep insisting it’s not hard. A few people asked me to immortalise it here, so I’m reprodu…
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November 19, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Today I finished transcribing something across into a post - the live module write I did a few months ago. Check out How To Write A Module here! idlecartulary.com/2025/11/19/h... #osr
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The Castle Automatic is a dungeon where you control the time of year, time of day, and the weather to solve puzzles, avoid vampires, and reclaim the world's most magical treasures.
Be an Early Worm and back the preorder at a discounted price!
www.exaltedfuneral.com/pages/the-ca...
Be an Early Worm and back the preorder at a discounted price!
www.exaltedfuneral.com/pages/the-ca...
November 20, 2025 at 11:47 AM
The Castle Automatic is a dungeon where you control the time of year, time of day, and the weather to solve puzzles, avoid vampires, and reclaim the world's most magical treasures.
Be an Early Worm and back the preorder at a discounted price!
www.exaltedfuneral.com/pages/the-ca...
Be an Early Worm and back the preorder at a discounted price!
www.exaltedfuneral.com/pages/the-ca...
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1. Great, let's do this
2. Here's some useful info (from my agent). You have until March 23, 2026 and it now includes illustrators
3. Here is the Works Lookup link: secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
2. Here's some useful info (from my agent). You have until March 23, 2026 and it now includes illustrators
3. Here is the Works Lookup link: secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
November 18, 2025 at 9:25 AM
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I'm willing to be more people have done this than they care to admit, but the more interesting question is why...
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#blog #dice #ttrpg
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#blog #dice #ttrpg
The Play Reports
I've Lied on Dice Rolls
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November 16, 2025 at 8:31 PM
I'm willing to be more people have done this than they care to admit, but the more interesting question is why...
theplayreports.com/posts/lied-d...
#blog #dice #ttrpg
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#blog #dice #ttrpg
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I decided it would be beneficial to collect my findings over the past few months with regard to AD&D towns & cities into one "master" post. I came up with a list of four themes that characterize these environments which the DM might keep in mind when running adventures there:
The Implied Setting of AD&D Towns & Cities: Four Themes
This is a topic I've been dancing around a lot for the past few months. As my observations have accumulated, I've begun to feel that it woul...
forlornencystment.blogspot.com
November 14, 2025 at 1:53 PM
I decided it would be beneficial to collect my findings over the past few months with regard to AD&D towns & cities into one "master" post. I came up with a list of four themes that characterize these environments which the DM might keep in mind when running adventures there:
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Spent 6 hours reading beekeeping blogs this weekend and wanted to write about the ideas it gave me.
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Bad Bee-Hiviour - A Framework for a Honeybee Game
Well, both Hellbenders and Random Access Memory are in playtest states and I'm still feeling a nervous creative energy, so I spent the last couple of days ru...
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November 11, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Spent 6 hours reading beekeeping blogs this weekend and wanted to write about the ideas it gave me.
tbr.bearblog.dev/bad-bee-hivi...
tbr.bearblog.dev/bad-bee-hivi...
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New Blogpost: I’d Rather Be a Mouse Than an Elf
Why sword & whiskers fantasy is more gameable than your standard pseudo-medieval fantasy settings.
#osr #ttrpg #MausritterMonth
Why sword & whiskers fantasy is more gameable than your standard pseudo-medieval fantasy settings.
#osr #ttrpg #MausritterMonth
I’d Rather Be a Mouse Than an Elf — Prismatic Wasteland
I love pretending to be an elf just as much as the next guy, but it pales in comparison to the joys of pretending to be a mouse with a sewing needle sword at my side.
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November 11, 2025 at 1:11 PM
New Blogpost: I’d Rather Be a Mouse Than an Elf
Why sword & whiskers fantasy is more gameable than your standard pseudo-medieval fantasy settings.
#osr #ttrpg #MausritterMonth
Why sword & whiskers fantasy is more gameable than your standard pseudo-medieval fantasy settings.
#osr #ttrpg #MausritterMonth
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NEW BLOG BANDWAGON
During this interregnum between High Halloween and Mighty Christmas, a call goes forth to all the world that bloggers shall band together to collectively create a hexcrawl across the blogosphere, themed around those hokey claymation Christmas specials of yore!
#osr #rpg #hexmas
During this interregnum between High Halloween and Mighty Christmas, a call goes forth to all the world that bloggers shall band together to collectively create a hexcrawl across the blogosphere, themed around those hokey claymation Christmas specials of yore!
#osr #rpg #hexmas
Blogwagon Announcement: Merry Hexmas — Prismatic Wasteland
A new blog bandwagon where everyone writes a hex for a winter wonderland hexcrawl and posts it on their blog, linking to blogs that have adjacent hexes. This announcement has all the information you n...
www.prismaticwasteland.com
November 3, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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Blog Preview! Last Friday's Blogpost is finally done being edited (I say as if I'm not the one who was taking his time editing it) Patrons at the Dollar Tier or higher can give it a read early! Or Less Late, as the case happens to be. It's about Trains. www.patreon.com/posts/blog-p...
Blog Preview - I Like Trains | Farmer Gadda
Get more from Farmer Gadda on Patreon
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November 3, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Blog Preview! Last Friday's Blogpost is finally done being edited (I say as if I'm not the one who was taking his time editing it) Patrons at the Dollar Tier or higher can give it a read early! Or Less Late, as the case happens to be. It's about Trains. www.patreon.com/posts/blog-p...
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For this year’s spooky season post, I dig up the background of Skeletons, how they’ve been historically depicted in media (including D&D) and my favorite way to include them in my games
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#osr #ttrpg
Bare Bones Survey of Skeletons — Prismatic Wasteland
Embracing the silly origins of skeletons and why it makes them one of the more refreshing undead horrors to use in your games.
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October 28, 2025 at 12:47 PM