26 April 2021

Shiny TTRPG links collection #14

Another bumper crop of interesting TTRPG links. Previous list found here. Inspired by weaver.skepti.ch End of Week links.

Great, meaty collection of advice on how to run games - if you read nothing else this week, read this.

Collaborative world building in its purest form.

A reminder on how Fighters used to have more attacks and thoughts on recreating Conan or Cu Chulainn style heroes.

A chunky heap of content from Lair Master on tumblr - link to his master index post.

Interesting thoughts on the interaction of the fae and giants of myth with humans - avoiding 'humans in makeup' when using them in your game.

A round of links on the OSR from Legacy of the Bieth.

The undomesticated flying carpet - a monster for your game from Late Night Zen.

The mob as a monster - or making those oncoming torches and pitchforks something to be concerned about.

GlogHack learnings by Sundered Shillings.

First ever Gloggies!.

Another nice retrospective - going over original campaign notes from the ~70s.

Tales of early-era D&D - or how it was described when noone knew what it was.

Practical advice on running matrix games.

Time pressure ideas.

Interesting site of stock art, bestiaries, tavern generators, and other useful things.

A table of dwarven clanhold cultures and values.

Alexandrian is working up Hexcrawl proceedures.

A selection of trade towns from False Machine.

A cool set of ocean, island and wierd fauna tables.

A tarot based carousing system - a good push your luck mechanic I think works well for the topic.

Pulling the thread on what is 'MOSAIC strict' that I keep seeing tagged onto a bunch of peoples blogposts.

Pandaemonium: Adventures in the Circles of Hell playtest version has been put out by Spectrum Court - not yet read through in full but I like what I see so far.

Design diary on the creation of a fantasy RPG - Them Deeper Bones.

2 comments:

  1. Thanks for linking the GLOGGIES and the 9 Tips post! I'm really proud of those, and I'm glad to see they're resonating with people. This is a really valuable series, and I do hope you keep it up; really helps me keep track with the sprawling blogosphere!

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    1. Glad to hear you are enjoying the series!

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