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Resource Reviews Posted onJanuary 6, 2018April 1, 2023

Review: Tiny Dungeon 2E

Full disclosure: I backed Tiny Dungeon 2E during the Kickstarter, so I got my copy of the game plus the unlocked extras at the backer […] Read More

Design Notes Posted onJanuary 1, 2018April 1, 2023

The Joy of Creation

I just read a little bit about the game Godbound, and I think it’s where I was headed with my Born Heroes game.  I guess […] Read More

Design Notes Posted onDecember 29, 2017April 2, 2023

Solo Sandbox

I had an idea to create a series of adventure seeds that can be used to stitch together a campaign.  Since I always have trouble […] Read More

Design Notes Posted onDecember 23, 2017April 1, 2023

Designing an RPG: Theme and Mechanics

So I have designed a couple of RPGs and even sold one of them locally for a little while.  Over a year, I made enough […] Read More

Solo Actual Play Posted onDecember 22, 2017April 1, 2023

A Dormant Mind: Solo Sidequest #2

A Simple Quest Seed: Negotiate a hostage release. One was never bored in the city of Caelfall. With the city guard stretched thin, Zith had been […] Read More

Solo Actual Play Posted onDecember 22, 2017April 1, 2023

A Dormant Mind: Solo Sidequest #1

My regular crew is starting a new campaign, and we’re back in Pathfinder this time.  So here to make sure I was running the character […] Read More

Solo Actual Play Posted onDecember 6, 2017April 1, 2023

The Greedy Caravan #2

It’s time to make our through the Crypt. A large crack in the ground is the only sign of the recent earthquake that brought this […] Read More

Design Notes Posted onDecember 2, 2017April 1, 2023

Modular 5-Room Dungeons

This is a proof of concept that you can take a 5-Room Dungeon type story and randomize the different pieces.  Imagine each part being in […] Read More

Solo Actual Play Posted onNovember 27, 2017April 1, 2023

The Greedy Caravan #1

Nov 23, 2017 Taking the new Tiny Dungeon 2E out for a solo test drive.  I’ll have two main characters in this story. Characters Ursus […] Read More

Solo Actual Play Posted onNovember 27, 2017April 1, 2023

Crackpot #4: At the Job Site

Aug 6, 2017 Well, this is it. I’m coming up to where the factory is, and so far so good. The building looks to be […] Read More

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