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Wicked Cool Games - fantasy, horror, sci fi adventure designer.
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Wicked Cool Games - fantasy, horror, sci fi adventure designer.
@wickedcoolgames.bsky.social
#TTRPGDesign #CallofCthulhu #TravellerRPG #D&D #ttrpg
Sanity fades - so does this 30% discount. ENnie nominee Mount Katahdin's Shadow, a scenario for Call of Cthulhu, on sale for just a few more days. Isolation, eerie atmosphere, slow building dread, and multiple threats.
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/4...
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/4...
Mount Katahdin's Shadow - Chaosium | Miskatonic Repository | Wicked Cool Games | DriveThruRPG
Nominated for a 2025 Ennie Award! Terror on the Appalachian Trail . . .
It’s late September, 1988. After nearly five months of backpacking, you and your thru hiker friends finally set of...
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July 27, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Sanity fades - so does this 30% discount. ENnie nominee Mount Katahdin's Shadow, a scenario for Call of Cthulhu, on sale for just a few more days. Isolation, eerie atmosphere, slow building dread, and multiple threats.
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/4...
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/4...
Great art article which applies to TTRPGs:
garhanrahan.com/2019/09/08/o...
garhanrahan.com/2019/09/08/o...
On Art Direction
The cover for The Shadow Saint was revealed several months ago. That said, when I shared it on twitter again last week, it attracted many eyeballs, which is a good reminder that the internet never …
garhanrahan.com
July 26, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Great art article which applies to TTRPGs:
garhanrahan.com/2019/09/08/o...
garhanrahan.com/2019/09/08/o...
A good idea for your own scenario design or campaign book by Michael Shea - 8 minutes.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeVU...
#D&D #rpg #ttrpg
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeVU...
#D&D #rpg #ttrpg
3-2-1 Quest Model – Lazy RPG Tip
YouTube video by Sly Flourish – The Lazy Dungeon Master
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June 1, 2025 at 1:51 PM
A good idea for your own scenario design or campaign book by Michael Shea - 8 minutes.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeVU...
#D&D #rpg #ttrpg
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeVU...
#D&D #rpg #ttrpg
Ashes of Rhu, a creepy low level scenario or one shot just released on DriveThru for OSE, B/X, Shadowdark RPG, DCC, and the like with a sinister new monster and an unusual location. Clear, concise layout for the GM. I'd be grateful if you took a look.
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
Ashes of Rhu - Wicked Cool Games | DriveThruRPG
Long Ago, the folk of Rhu made an agreement with a witch to save their tree-thorp from destruction. She honored the agreement, but the folk broke their promise. Soon the village was razed. Now, yea...
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May 17, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Ashes of Rhu, a creepy low level scenario or one shot just released on DriveThru for OSE, B/X, Shadowdark RPG, DCC, and the like with a sinister new monster and an unusual location. Clear, concise layout for the GM. I'd be grateful if you took a look.
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
Good, pithy advice on writing horror scenarios from 1Shot Adventures. Three minute read.
1shotadventures.com/learnings-fr...
1shotadventures.com/learnings-fr...
Learnings from Other GMs - Writing Horror - 1Shot Adventures
1Shot Adventures %
1shotadventures.com
May 14, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Good, pithy advice on writing horror scenarios from 1Shot Adventures. Three minute read.
1shotadventures.com/learnings-fr...
1shotadventures.com/learnings-fr...
Great review of Mount Katahdin's Shadow, my first CoC Adventure. Would be grateful if you took a look.
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#CallofCthulhu #TTRPG #Horror #Spiders
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#CallofCthulhu #TTRPG #Horror #Spiders
May 10, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Great review of Mount Katahdin's Shadow, my first CoC Adventure. Would be grateful if you took a look.
www.facebook.com/share/p/15Ed...
#CallofCthulhu #TTRPG #Horror #Spiders
www.facebook.com/share/p/15Ed...
#CallofCthulhu #TTRPG #Horror #Spiders
I will be at Rising Phoenix Table Top Game Convention in Milford, MA this weekend running a play test for my latest to be published adventure, "Across the Black" for Traveller. Stop by and say hello if you go.
risingphoenixgamecon.com
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April 24, 2025 at 8:45 PM
I will be at Rising Phoenix Table Top Game Convention in Milford, MA this weekend running a play test for my latest to be published adventure, "Across the Black" for Traveller. Stop by and say hello if you go.
risingphoenixgamecon.com
risingphoenixgamecon.com
If you play Call of Cthulhu, seven travel related adventures here at 50% off. I wrote Mount Katahdin's Shadow. I'd be grateful if you took a look.
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
[BUNDLE] Vacation Cthulhu [BUNDLE] - Chaosium | Miskatonic Repository | DriveThruRPG
This special bundle product contains the following titles.
Pack your bags, grab your passport, and prepare to lose your mind—this bundle of Call of Cthulhu adventures takes you from scenic railways t...
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March 30, 2025 at 11:20 PM
If you play Call of Cthulhu, seven travel related adventures here at 50% off. I wrote Mount Katahdin's Shadow. I'd be grateful if you took a look.
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
Also submitted to the ENNIE Awards, Betrayal in Pine Hollow, a Tiny Dungeon adventure I wrote with my twelve year old son. Think positive thoughts.
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
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Betrayal in Pine Hollow - Gallant Knight Games | Tiny Trove | Wicked Cool Games | DriveThruRPG
Family Conflicts Just Got A Lot More Epic!
The adventurers arrive in Pine Hollow as the village is ready to celebrate its tenth anniversary with a festival. Among the backdrop of colorful, cheery ba...
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March 30, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Also submitted to the ENNIE Awards, Betrayal in Pine Hollow, a Tiny Dungeon adventure I wrote with my twelve year old son. Think positive thoughts.
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
I submitted both Mount Katahdin's Shadow to the Ennie Awards. Wish me luck.
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/4...
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/4...
Mount Katahdin's Shadow - Chaosium | Miskatonic Repository | Wicked Cool Games | DriveThruRPG
Terror on the Appalachian Trail . . .
It’s late September, 1988. After nearly five months of backpacking, you and your thru hiker friends finally set off on that last isolated stretch of the Appal...
www.drivethrurpg.com
March 30, 2025 at 12:17 AM
I submitted both Mount Katahdin's Shadow to the Ennie Awards. Wish me luck.
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/4...
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/4...
Good advice by Jason Alexander for writing adventures with a mystery theme:
thealexandrian.net/wordpress/11...
thealexandrian.net/wordpress/11...
Three Clue Rule
Mystery scenarios for roleplaying games have earned a reputation for turning into unmitigated disasters: The PCs will end up veering wildly off-course or failing to find a particular clue and the enti
thealexandrian.net
March 23, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Good advice by Jason Alexander for writing adventures with a mystery theme:
thealexandrian.net/wordpress/11...
thealexandrian.net/wordpress/11...
Currently reorganizing and expanding (and maybe renaming), "The Vanishing at Rhu" - to release as a stand alone adventure for low level OSR style fantasy game. I always felt this was the strongest of the three scenarios in "The Murk's Curse".
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/4...
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/4...
The Murk's Curse - Wicked Cool Games | DriveThruRPG
NEWLY REVISED with tighter writing, more encounter options, and a clearer layout!
Halfling thief, Alton Lightheart, awakens to discover his shadow is gone!
A child's doll kills its victims in a cruel ...
www.drivethrurpg.com
March 23, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Currently reorganizing and expanding (and maybe renaming), "The Vanishing at Rhu" - to release as a stand alone adventure for low level OSR style fantasy game. I always felt this was the strongest of the three scenarios in "The Murk's Curse".
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/4...
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/4...
Adventure & TTPRG layout style affects your mood and message of the product.
golemproductions.substack.com/p/great-game...
golemproductions.substack.com/p/great-game...
Great Games Need Great Layout
#004 - Proof that layout is not only about making books pretty
golemproductions.substack.com
March 23, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Adventure & TTPRG layout style affects your mood and message of the product.
golemproductions.substack.com/p/great-game...
golemproductions.substack.com/p/great-game...
Keeping Things Fresh | Black Knife Media
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March 23, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Reaching for epic level gaming sessions? - Some of this can be applied to adventure design.
www.runehammer.online/post/burn-yo...
www.runehammer.online/post/burn-yo...
BURN YOUR GAME
Not all games can or should be BURNING WHEEL, but every game can learn from it. Here's how...PROLOGUE: The magic of our hobby is an elusive thing. The sessions of legend are memorable and amazin...
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March 22, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Reaching for epic level gaming sessions? - Some of this can be applied to adventure design.
www.runehammer.online/post/burn-yo...
www.runehammer.online/post/burn-yo...
Regardless of what you think of WoTC, there's a plethora of great writing and designer advice in this article.
www.dndbeyond.com/posts/207-ch...
www.dndbeyond.com/posts/207-ch...
www.dndbeyond.com
March 22, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Regardless of what you think of WoTC, there's a plethora of great writing and designer advice in this article.
www.dndbeyond.com/posts/207-ch...
www.dndbeyond.com/posts/207-ch...
My well play tested Call of Cthulhu adventure, Mount Katahdin's Shadow, is a 1988 Appalachian Trail hike murder scene discovery bleeding into mythos contact. Made a cool movie-style trailer too. I'd be grateful if you took a look. Cheers!
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/4...
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/4...
Mount Katahdin's Shadow - Chaosium | Miskatonic Repository | Wicked Cool Games | DriveThruRPG
Terror on the Appalachian Trail . . .
GM's Day Sale! It’s late September, 1988. After nearly five months of backpacking, you and your thru hiker friends finally set off on that last isolated stret...
www.drivethrurpg.com
March 22, 2025 at 8:25 PM
My well play tested Call of Cthulhu adventure, Mount Katahdin's Shadow, is a 1988 Appalachian Trail hike murder scene discovery bleeding into mythos contact. Made a cool movie-style trailer too. I'd be grateful if you took a look. Cheers!
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/4...
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/4...
Good hands on advice on writing to publish by Runehammer back when he was Drunkens and Dragons.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vshr...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vshr...
Writing to Publish
YouTube video by Runehammer
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March 22, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Good hands on advice on writing to publish by Runehammer back when he was Drunkens and Dragons.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vshr...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vshr...
Solid ideas by Mike Shea at Sly Flourish on how to design unique locations. A quick, but dense read.
slyflourish.com/designing_fa...
slyflourish.com/designing_fa...
Designing Fantastic Locations
There are as many ways to design a D&D adventure as there are DMs to run them. Whether you run an adventure as written or improvise everything right at the table, we must always develop and describe f...
slyflourish.com
March 22, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Solid ideas by Mike Shea at Sly Flourish on how to design unique locations. A quick, but dense read.
slyflourish.com/designing_fa...
slyflourish.com/designing_fa...
Draft cover of the next project I'm developing for the Traveller' Aid Society. Will run a play test at Rising Phoenix Con in April in MA. Very excited.
March 22, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Draft cover of the next project I'm developing for the Traveller' Aid Society. Will run a play test at Rising Phoenix Con in April in MA. Very excited.
Story writing pointers from Stephen King. Some of these can be used to frame and write adventures and scene situations. Although the video author does not say, most of this is from his excellent, semi-autobiographical book called, "On Writing".
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCNa...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCNa...
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March 22, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Story writing pointers from Stephen King. Some of these can be used to frame and write adventures and scene situations. Although the video author does not say, most of this is from his excellent, semi-autobiographical book called, "On Writing".
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCNa...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCNa...
Unforgettable Villains for your creations. Justin Alexander Video. www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_e3...
Advanced Gamemastery: Principles of RPG Villainy
YouTube video by Alexandrian
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March 22, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Unforgettable Villains for your creations. Justin Alexander Video. www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_e3...