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Supporting files for the Château Amongst the Stars.
Supporting files for the Château Amongst the Stars.
VTT maps, GM Tools, and NPC tokens for the Shadowdark adventure “The Château Amongst the Stars.” Read more...
Graphic Design Tips for Print and Play TTRPGs.
Graphic Design Tips for Print and Play TTRPGs.
Graphic design tips for self-published TTRPGs to facilitate print and play and help minimize the effect of the recent tariffs. Read more...
My Top 5 Shadowdark Gauntlets.
My Top 5 Shadowdark Gauntlets.
A look at the Shadowdark gauntlet modules I enjoy and how I run them. Read more...
Designing for Myself
Designing for Myself
A look at the roundabout way I have established design goals for my first TTRPG system. Read more...
Urik, City of Lions
Urik, City of Lions
My rendition of the Urik, the City of Lions, from the Dark Sun setting. Available for free download. Read more...
What I Value In Adventure Design
What I Value In Adventure Design
Inspired by a post on the NSR Cauldron, I explore my personal criteria for great adventure design. Read more...
Why It’s Been Quiet Here Lately
Why It’s Been Quiet Here Lately
Announcing my 2025 Zine Quest project, “The Château Amongst the Stars.” Read more...
A Stinking Suspicion
A Stinking Suspicion
Grab your copy of my free low-level Mörk Borg and Shadowdark adventure “A Stinking Suspicion.” Read more...
Appendix N: Cy_Borg
Appendix N: Cy_Borg
The list of campy cyberpunk movies that serve as my personal Appendix N for Cy_Borg games. Read more...
Running “The Portal Under the Stars” in Shadowdark
Running “The Portal Under the Stars” in Shadowdark
A conversion guide for DCC’s Level 0 funnel, “The Portal Under the Stars,” for play in Shadowdark. Read more...
Running a Campaign in Rules Light Games.
Running a Campaign in Rules Light Games.
Using an “energy profile,” inspired by music composition, to model tension in a rules-light campaign. Read more...
The End, 1995’s Most Blasphemous TTRPG.
The End, 1995’s Most Blasphemous TTRPG.
Drawing inspiration from Joseph Donka’s The End, a mid-90s apocalyptic TTRPG about the rapture. Read more...