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Thursday, 27 January 2022

Major injuries: what doesn't kill you makes you stranger

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In yesterday's game, one PC was rescued from captivity by the party, but not before undergoing some pretty severe torture. This presente...
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Tuesday, 28 December 2021

Remnants of the Nameless Empire: more monsters from City of Spires

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More monsters that my players have run into during my current City of Spires campaign. These ones lean further into science fantasy, as one ...
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Friday, 10 December 2021

That's what Shi said: race, gender, and 1990s comic books

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Who here remembers Shi? I certainly didn't until recently. As my dalliance with Mutant Chronicles demonstrates, however, there are few ...
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Monday, 15 November 2021

Upstairs, Downstairs: d20 Power Relations

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You know what makes for good drama? Unequal power relations! You know what makes for even better drama? Power relations that are not what th...
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Tuesday, 9 November 2021

Desert Monsters from the City of Spires

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A few monsters who have turned up in my current campaign. I think my PCs have figured all these guys out well enough for me to safely list t...
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Sunday, 24 October 2021

Game-enhancing powers, game-ruining powers, and yet more magic items

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I've been running OSR D&D more-or-less weekly for over five years, now, with a heavy focus on exploration, problem-solving, and dipl...
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Sunday, 26 September 2021

Magic bags and the things inside them

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I've always thought that Aeolus's bag of wind from The Odyssey would be a great item for a D&D campaign. It's a bag with a w...
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