•7 min read
Mounted Combat in Shadowdark TTRPG
Streamlined Shadowdark mount rules: melee bonus, charging with polearms, risks of bolting, gear and barding, mounts and costs, plus travel flavor.
Blog Posts
•7 min read
The Roleplaying Origins of Early Dungeons and Dragons
Classic modules show early editions centered on negotiation and player ingenuity, contrasting with later skill-driven, performative approaches.
•10 min read
Foraging for Herbs in Shadowdark
OSR-inspired herbalism rules add strategic foraging, preservation checks, an expanded herb list, Ranger balance notes, and GM tips to your Shadowdark games.
•5 min read
Simplifying Runequest's Critical System
Proposes a universal 10s/5s critical scheme for Chaosium percentile games to speed resolution, add special failures, and reduce sheet-checking.
•5 min read
12 Rules for TTRPG Players to Live By
Practical, playful principles to be a better TTRPG player: show up, engage, share spotlight, pursue story beats, state intentions, respect others' fun.
•5 min read
Experience Still Matters - The Benefits of using XP in 5e.
Argues for XP-based advancement in D&D, rewarding non-combat play, encouraging agency, easing pacing, and doubling as a memory log for your campaign.
•14 min read
TTRPG Tools for Collboration and Change
Build better tables by aligning assumptions about the world and preferred play styles, then using communication, examples, and incentives to support shared fun.
•6 min read
Gritty DnD Injuries - Expanding Exhaustion
Revamps exhaustion in 5e with -1 per level, gains on crits and death saves, class Shake It Off, and clearer recovery, adding tension, stakes, and teamwork.
•4 min read
Yes, if ... the true secret of crafting adventures
Rather than quick yes/no rulings, challenge players with conditional goals that turn edge cases into quests, deepening stakes and shared world.
•4 min read
Unlocking the Magic of TTRPG Design
Applying Sanderson’s principles to tabletop RPGs, this argues for limits, costs, and risk over power creep, using subsystem interplay to enrich play.