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Dungeon Coach’s DC20 RPG breaks $1 Million  on Kickstarter!

Celebrating a big win for DC20 RPG. Funded in ONE minute on Kickstarter!

Just a quick note of congratulations for the Dungeon Coach. As of this writing the project has reached $1.15 Million. It was funded in one minute. There’s already been a lot of hype about this book, so I won’t say much more. The game is currently being promoted on several YouTube channels. Congratulations, Dungeon Coach!

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Just say “No” to Gatekeeping In Gaming.

How many ways can I say, "Don't be a jerk?" Yes, EVERYONE is welcome in the TTRPG hobby and Miniatures Wargaming spaces. However, disruptions are not welcome. I hope to shed some light on the gatekeeping phenomenon.

There is this absurd notion that it’s okay to keep people away from our hobbies. I’ve been seeing more posts online again about. “This is why we should keep people away from [whatever] game.” Usually it’s Dungeons & Dragons or Warhammer 40K that conservatives seems to be trying to drive the “woke” crowd away from.The prevailing theory to counter this argument is that “{Game} is for Everyone.”…

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#Monstober2023 Day 11: Decay

Zombies. These aren't the typical D&D zombies. These are the infected type from World War Z and Z Nation. Good luck. More to come.

Nothing says, “Everything is falling apart,” quite like zombies. For the Shadowdark RPG. We’re going to take the standard issue zombie a few more steps to resemble movie zombies more closely. These creatures are infected by some sort of mutagen or pathogen. They become devoid of reason and rational thought and move purely on instinct toward any food source aka the living. Somehow their senses…

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July is Independent TTRPG Creator Month!

Going over a juicy list of Indie games for Independent TTPRG month starting today. What I list here is just the tip of the iceberg.

Professor Dungeon Master has invited YouTube D&D Content Creators to take a break. Link to the Professor’s video here. I thought this was a brilliant idea. I’m mostly an indie TTRPG guy, myself, just in blog form/ Way before half the Dungeons & Dragons bandwagon fell off I became frustrated with some of the shenanigans at Wizards of the Coast. Don’t get me wrong, there are dozens of settings…

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Six items ready to be inserted into any Dragonbane campaign. Compatible with any fantasy tabletop roleplaying game with minimal conversion required. Have fun!

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Monday Monster Redux, February 3rd, 2025.

I would never use AI art in a product I intend to sell. I apologize to anyone I may have offended earlier today. Thank you to all who reached out to help. (Bitmoji is free for personal use in social media/blog posts.)

I apologize for using AI art as a mockup in that article. I thought it was a good idea at the time. Then again, that is historically the reasoning behind a lot of blunders. My intentions don’t translate as well as I would maybe like on social media. I want to make it clear that I will not use AI art in any form in a final product. I see it as a rough sketch for use as proof of concept. It’s…

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World Building Wednesday: Why We Do This.

The beginnings of a foray into the imagination. Why I don't just remake an old Dungeons & Dragons world or rehash my own homebrew. I want to leave my own unique footprint on fantasy tabletop roleplaying games.

There are many beautiful fantasy campaign worlds out there.  I recently backed the World of Myrr project from Cawood Publishing. I was a huge fan of their monster books and Andrew Cawood has been good to me. (Anyone who sends a free die along with my order is aces with me.) It just recently released on DriveThruRPG if you want to check it out through my Affiliate Link. There are also some…

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Happy Thanksgiving, Family.

For those who don't celebrate, please take this as a day of gratitude from me to you. Thank you for being here today.

If you’re part of this community, you’re family. I’m grateful every day for anyone who reads this blog. Thank you! Have a safe and happy weekend.

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“Story Gaming” Is Just Fine.

In a hobby where I say "You can't get it wrong," daily, we've found yet another reason for some bitter, cynical, negative old Grognards to tell us we're "doing it wrong." According to them, anyway. I might have a different take on it...

There’s this sort of dogma forming around Linear Storytelling vs Sandbox. (*This is actually Take 2 on this article. The first one was taken down because I realized I was just ranting at over specific asshat on YouTube, and it wasn’t very productive.) We live in a time, 50 years into the hobby and going where the term “story gaming” gets thrown around, usually by bitter old Grognards, like…

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Silly TTRPG Arguments Part 7: Dice Fudging.

Dice fudging- is it cheating? Should GMs have to roll everything in the open no matter how bad it could be?

I said this one was going to be silly. When should the Dungeon/Game Master fudge the dice roll (aka cheating or lying about a result?) Should All dice be rolled out in the open? Why bother with a DM/GM screen at all? If the GM can “cheat,” is it okay for the players to do it? Why even have dice mechanics at all? Ever? What’s good for the goose is good for the gander, right? Disclaimer:…

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Planned Obsolescence in TTRPGs.

Several games are coming out with brand new shiny editions this year. The most notable is Dungeons & Dragons. Love them or hate em, we have to live with new editions of old games coming out.

I think the days of one edition of a game going 10 years have passed. I’ve seen it happen a number of times now where I buy one edition of a game and two or three months later I see a second, third or fourth coming out. Much like cars, computers, gas stoves, and cell phones, TTRPGs have an ever-shortening lifespan attached to them. I don’t like it, but unfortunately I understand the phenomenon…

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The Professional Game Master Thing.

Just noticed the Pro Game/Dungeon Master topic seems to be making the rounds again. Hooray for any way someone ushers in their prosperity. It's just not for me.

I’ve said before, “Why would I charge you money for something I do for free?” Anyone who knows me well, knows I don’t really do “perfeshional” anything. The only pros I really want in my life are doctors, nurses, mechanics, therapists, and others who basically keep me alive and/or safe. I prefer having pros who maybe help fix my plumbing, appliances, and house. Okay. Pros are a good thing in…

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“Old White Guys” in the TTRPG Space.

I knew this past weekend was going to see some rough topics to cover. This is the last one on the list for now. Everyone, please be nice to one another this week. Please talk about TTRPG stuff?

This is a difficult topic for obvious reasons. This controversial tidbit appeared on X (Twitter) April 24th. I ran across this comment during the latest TTRPG Safety Tools Consent Checklist debate on X (Twitter.) Can I just say I think there is a right way and a wrong way of going about this particular statement. Needless to say I disagree with some things here. I’m going to be a nice guy and…

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Wretched Bestiary Review

This book was everything I like about an OSR monster book and more! **CONTENT WARNINGS**: Wretched Bestiary contains NSFW/ NC-17 Art, AI artwork, demons, devils, insects, snakes, spiders, and real world cryptid and extraterrestrial accounts. (*All my ET experiencer friends can relate to the potential trauma, for real.) Please purchase this book at your own peril if you are sensitive to these…

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Please Lend a Legend a Hand.

Owen K.C. Stephens needs some help. I probably don’t do this often enough. Here’s the link for Owen’s GoFundMe. Battling cancer is not cheap nor easy. If you can spare some money, I’m sure he and his family would appreciate it. Thank you!

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The Day I Tried to Make a YouTube Video.

I was originally going to talk about Necromancy. This topic really has my blood boiling.

I’ve realized that I need to vent some steam. It’s been an eventful week for Hasbro/Wizards of Coast/Dungeons & Dragons Studios. Fourth Quarter earnings are out and it’s looking pretty grim for Hasbro. All sources point to more layoffs at Hasbro/WotC. Yes, I feel bad for people losing their jobs. But, Hasbro can’t say they didn’t see it coming.Why do I care? I’ve got three major beefs with the…