Category Archives: World-Building

Setting Idea: The Pious Barbarians

Posted on May 31, 2018 by

Fantasy literature and gaming are full to the brim with main characters living on the outside of some almost unbelievably advanced civilization that they only catch glimpses of through a handful of its members and artifacts. A few examples, just … Continue reading →

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Actual Cannibal Actual Play

Posted on May 29, 2018 by

Before you read further, please stop and take a few minutes to watch this video. The song and the amazing stage production that accompany it are lots of fun on their own, of course. But did you know that you … Continue reading →

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Magic Monday – YAOSC Combat

Posted on February 5, 2018 by

Characters adventuring in a fantasy RPG setting are probably going to have to fight, sooner or later. This chapter is about how to handle it when at least one of the characters participating in a scene decides to try to … Continue reading →

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Campaign idea: Medusa’s Vault

Posted on December 18, 2017 by

I was talking with some gaming friends the other day and we got onto the topic of people being turned to stone (e.g. by a Medusa-type monster) and then back again (e.g. by a Stone to Flesh type spell). We agreed … Continue reading →

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Tactical yodeling

Posted on October 31, 2017 by

If you go to the A Book of Creatures website, you can find dozens or hundreds of monsters and crypids described in detail, and some of the details just make you itch to run a fantasy RPG specifically so you … Continue reading →

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Fantasy GM tip: 100% definitely do let a neural network name your next inn.

Posted on September 18, 2017 by

I’m a follower of the lewisandquark blog, which is an intermittent dose of hilarity in which a neural network is trained to produce something like English – Harry Potter fanfic titles, death metal band names, new color names – and … Continue reading →

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Magic Monday – Campaign Concept – The Fire From Down Below

Posted on June 27, 2017 by

This post was brought to you by the very fun “You’re Welcome” song from Moana. I’ve talked before about an “unlocking” campaign, in which the main draw is to explore and plan, negotiate and fight, and acquire new tools that … Continue reading →

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