A dojo for players of fantasy role-playing games
Calendars are a fantastic resource for making your game world distinct and cohesive. They reinforce the cosmology, culture, and unique character of your imagined world while providing you with a powerful campaign-management tool. Indeed, the very...
For at least another hundred years we must pretend to ourselves and to everyone that fair is foul and foul is fair; for foul is useful and fair is not. Avarice and usury and...
When we think of ruins from our modern perspective, we often think of the relics of the medieval world. Decaying castles, ruined monasteries, and the remnants of city walls feature prominently in our pantheon...
What should I put in my ruin? a GM asks on Facebook. The question is smarter than it might appear. If you are aiming for an immersive, coherent world and an exciting adventure, it can...
Why do AD&D dragons seem so weak compared with their later-edition counterparts? someone on the Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition group Facebook page wanted to know. The simple answer, which many provided, is that the PCs were also weaker, and...
Lust’s passion will be served; it demands, it militates, it tyrannizes.- Marquis de Sade Honestly, I was a bit terrified when I first approached this sin. At first, I thought I’d side step the...
Note: Except for the artwork, the content of this article is designated as Open Game Content. (Click here for the license.) Part 3.5: Apotheosis Items In my previous piece on creating magic items that grow in...
The first elven culture I’m attempting to engineer is a version of the wood elves, based on my previous discussion about what the game mechanics tell us about elves in the new edition. I...
Note: The text below continues from a previous article and its sequel. This installment constitutes Part III in the sequence. Avoiding Trouble There are four dangers adventurers should worry about while shopping for unusual equipment in a city:...
Note: The text below continues from a previous article, and constitutes Part II in a three-part sequence. Making a Deal. When you discover wonderful stuff in a marketplace — if you somehow get a great deal...
Game-Mastering Advice / Settings / The World of the Vault / World Building
November 10, 2019
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Get Medieval: The Village in the Middle Ages
October 28, 2014
City Adventuring / Settings / World Building
Introducing the Ludus Population Engine
October 21, 2014
Welcome to The Ludus, the School of Games We’re writing The Ludus for players and game-masters of tabletop fantasy role-playing… Read more…
