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Safety Tools Part Ten? Eleven?

Peace of mind is becoming scarce in parts of the TTRPG hobby. Safety Tools has again become the topic of much controversy. I grow more adamant about their use with each passing day. Please be kind, considerate, and sensitive to the feelings of others.

This topic reappears in the TTRPG space about once every three months. I noticed the debate was blowing up when someone posted a copy of the consent form on X (Twitter) and asked how we would handle it. I don’t know if that’s someone starting trouble on purpose or if it was an innocent question. Red flags are going up all over social media and YouTube. I love YouTube. I’ve said before I consume…

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d12 Random Huge Overland Encounters

12 random encounters that will shake the land. The GM may wish ti fill in some of the blanks.

These Huge monsters are intended for a High Fantasy game. Because I am currently working on my BRP Design Challenge entry, but I love Shadowdark RPG, Old School Essentials, and Dungeon Crawl Classics, we’re going to make these system agnostic. These encounters could also be adapted to a science fiction setting with a little effort. [Content Warning: Sharks, Spiders, Snakes] Roll 1d12 and…

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Pivot Toward Positive

The Internet where rumors are a bloody, muddy, awful subject. Someone decided it would be cool to talk trash about me on YouTube again. I'm done feeding the trolls.

Yesterday was enlightening to say the least. [Content Warning: Suicide] Disclaimer: Statements expressed in this article are strictly my opinion. If you disagree or have a different opinion, that’s okay. I’m not an expert on everything. I’m not always right. I’m just writing from my experience as I know it. Your mileage may vary. Someone on YouTube had the unmitigated gall to start a little…

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You Can’t Get It Wrong!

Dungeons & Dragons backup characters again today. It seems a certain YouTuber refuses to let the subject go. I'm trying to keep my composure and not rip into this dude. Peace might not always be the easiest, fun way, but it's usually the best way for me.

I’ll say it again for those who didn’t see it the first I dunno how many times. I mentioned this topic here and elsewhere. I say it constantly. It’s one of my favorite Abraham Hicks quotes that happens to also apply to the TTRPG hobby. You can’t do it wrong. There’s no wrong way to TTRPG! Disclaimer: Statements expressed in this article are strictly my opinion. If you disagree or have a…

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TTRPG Advice.

Just a few notes for GMs out there. Did you know much of the same TTRPG advice we see online now is actually just a rehashing of conversations had many times over back in the day?

Someone mentioned this the other day and they’re right for once. Photo by Kenneth Jencks on Pexels.com When it comes to fantasy TTRPG advice or debates for that matter, we’ve been rehashing the same exact comments since the hobby began 50 years ago. Letters to Dragon Magazine and Polyhedron back in the day all asked many of the same questions and covered the same advice. Much of what we see on…

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Working Weekends.

Putting in lots of work on my entry for the Basic RolePlaying Design Challenge. I'm happy and grateful that Chaosium has extended this opportunity to all of us.

I never thought I’d say it, but weekends are for writing. I’m working on my BRP Design Challenge entry. Sometimes I have to choose between blogging and working on the game. This BRP entry is so much fun to work on and I’m dying to say more, but it’s probably best not to do so before the judging ends. If you’re working on an entry of your own, I wish you luck. If you haven’t heard of it yet, you…

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We Interrupt This Regularly Scheduled Article For…

Games Workshop made female Space Marines official. Good for them! Keep up the good work, GW.

Yet another controversy, this time in the TableTop Miniatures WarGaming community. Disclaimer: Statements expressed in this article are strictly my opinion. If you disagree or have a different opinion, that’s okay. I’m not an expert on everything. I’m not always right. I’m just writing from my experience as I know it. Your mileage may vary. Because, holy crap, we can’t go an entire week without…

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Freedom Day April 2024 Edition.

Glad to be free of the [REDACTED] corporate overlords' control and free to live my life's purpose. Embracing the joy that is the BRP Design Challenge today.

Who’d have imagined back on July 19, 2021, we’d be here? I’m incredibly happy and grateful for being here right now. When I was released from [REDACTED] corporation all those years back, I was incredibly sad and very worried about what the future would hold. I was also glad to be out of that 🦆🦆🦆🦆 job and closer to my life’s purpose than ever.   My intention was always to have peace, freedom to…

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Basic Roleplaying Design Challenge: Getting The Most Out of Your Setting

Chaosium's Jason Durall talks about the BRP Design Challenge and some of his work at Chaosium. It's a good watch.

Jason Durall from Chaosium talked about what he does at Chaosium and about the BRP Design Challenge. I never get tired of talking about the Basic RolePlaying: Universal Game Engine Design Challenge. I think this is one of the best opportunities to come along in years. I highly encourage everyone to watch the video. Lots of good advice there. Thank you for being here today with me. I appreciate…

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Upcoming Tomb Raider RPG Pours Salt in Old Wounds

I think there's a lot of bitterness, anger and hate still be thrown in the general direction of whatever Evil Hat Productions is working on. Meanwhile, they just keep making awesome games.

I think the real issue here isn’t the new Lara Croft attitude Disclaimer: Statements expressed in this article are strictly my opinion. If you disagree or have a different opinion, that’s okay. I’m not an expert on everything. I’m not always right. I’m just writing from my experience as I know it. Your mileage may vary. I think Evil Hat Productions has gotten themselves a somewhat unfavorable…

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New Tomb Raider TTRPG Announced.

Probably going to get myself blacklisted on social media by the OSR for this one, but I actually *like* Evil Hat Productions regardless of what they produce.

We’ve been hearing a lot of noise about the newly announced Tomb Raider RPG. Disclaimer: Statements expressed in this article are strictly my opinion. If you disagree or have a different opinion, that’s okay. I’m not an expert on everything. I’m not always right. I’m just writing from my experience as I know it. Your mileage may vary. I think some people are being really obnoxious about this…

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What is a TableTop RolePlaying Game (TTRPG?)

I'm debating whether or not to include the "What is a RolePlaying Game and What are all these funny dice?" Questions in my new game.

I was working on my game last night and the age old question came up. “But it’s not what you think,” to quote one of my favorite YouTube channels. The question isn’t “What is a roleplaying game.” The question becomes, “Do I include that description in my game?” Do I just assume people know what a TTRPG is by this point? I mean, we have the Internet. People can look it up.The same question can…

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Chaosium BRP Design Challenge Still Going.

Originally I had planned to just say a few short words about Chaosium's Basic RolePlaying: Universal Game Engine Design Challenge. Turns out I have a lot of say about the subject. Enjoy.

My efforts continue. Confession time. I thought this was going to be a lot easier at first blush than it has turned out to be. I’m still going strong. I’m still going to at least have one if not two proposals done under deadline. My plan was to pull out one of my many, many system agnostic campaign worlds and just plug the Basic Roleplaying: The Universal Engine system into it. That seemed…

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Things I Want To See Change In Dungeons & Dragons.

2024 is turning out to be one barftastic year for official Dungeons & Dragons content. As a fan of the game, I have to say I'm really unimpressed right now.

My original title for this article was “Unpopular TTRPG Takes: Part 1. (Be Advised.) My list of likes in the TTRPG hobby would fill half the Interweb, and that’s just the stuff I know about. I love games. I love gamers. Dungeons & Dragons was one of the first TTRPGs I ever played. You betcha. I think the game itself is just swell. I actually don’t even mind the 5E rules, but I only use them for…

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Sorry About My Last Couple of Articles.

Just a quick personal share today. Bed is calling.

For those who don’t know, I do a lot of writing late at night. Usually, in the waning hours of the day from about 10:00PM until Midnight, sometimes until 1:00 or 2:00, it’s nice and quiet around here and I can actually get something done. The brain fog has been setting in around 11:00PM lately making it really hard to do anything except brush my teeth and go thud in my bed.It’s almost unheard of…

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Zine! I Have Finally Figured It Out!

Tinkering around with my BRP Design Challenge entries.

I think I know what direction to take my BRP Design Challenge entry now. Taking this thing down to an A5 sized zine is going to help on so many levels. Plus it will buy me some much needed time to finish the original and knock out the second entry. If I spread my original idea out over six Black & White volumes it’s going to accomplish more and cost less than the original 256 standard 8”x11”…

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Have a Great Day!

Hey all. Just a quick note to let you know I'm thinking of you all. You rock. Keep being awesome.

Please come join in the fun. Come join us! https://www.chaosium.com/blogthe-basic-roleplaying-design-challenge/ I’ve had kind of a long day in my personal life. I’m physically and mentally running low on spoons and I have another day ahead that’s going to be challenging. I also have great deal of writing to do in the next few days if I want this BRP Design Challenge entry to be awesome. So much…