I keep seeing this myth perpetrated about OSR and the deliberate lack of encounter balancing. I take a look at the old school D&D editions from which the OSR sprung to poke a hole or two in this myth and show you how to check your encounters for balance, if you so choose. Debunking the […]
In West Marches style games, a mechanic is sometimes used on occasions when a Character is unable to return to the hub town before the end of a session. It involves rolling on a table to determine the Character’s fate. Call me a softie but I don’t like the idea of outright killing a Character […]
I haven't had the stomach yet to watch Delicious in the Dungeon (aka Dungeon Meshi) but I've heard enough about it to know that eating monsters is a major element of the anime (and manga). Knowing nothing about it works in that universe, I thought it might be fun to throw together some tables to […]
If archaeology has taught us anything it’s that the deeper you go underground, the older the things you find are. If D&D has taught us anything, it’s that the deeper you go underground, the more dangerous but more rewarding (literally) it gets. Why not combine the two concepts? Thinking downwards Why would we want to […]
Tracking the duration of light sources in a dungeon can be drag but maybe this simple system will LIGHTEN the burden...
What do dungeon defenses look like if we switch our POV to the creatures who live in the dungeon?
