Questing for Tabletop Adventure Games
This is an excerpt from the upcoming Adventure Hour! It is also part of an effort on my part to make content more "evergreen." Follow the design process and receive the finished game as a gift on the Patreon. The Belly of the Fishy Beast dungeon was recently remastered for Patrons only. 🙂 Knowledge and … Continue reading Knowledge and Perception (with examples)
Sent by Yochai Gal of New School Revolution/Cairn fame. (Go grab Cairn from Lulu or Amazon!) By Skullfungus. It uses the Five Room Dungeon, which we talked about with the optimum number of rooms.As well as the Dungeon Checklist from Arnold Kemp at Goblin Punch.And the "Threat! Timer! Treat!" mantra from Index Card RPG if … Continue reading Resource: Dungeon Checklist
New game means new art in the works! 🙂 Name "Dragonslayer Adventures!" I cried. "What's with all the violence in RPGs?!" cried others. "Oh..." said I. I love slaying dragons. It's in my name, given when I hatched to slay fire-breathing lizard-kind. Bard the Bowman is the cover image of the blog. But, the violent … Continue reading Name and Knowledge patches
A mutant brain stole into the duck's head. Now, it is a mutant duck. Simple, really. This and the previous post are now part of a new series: Focus on the World. There's been a shift here. Used to be that I talked XP required to level. Then I talked about the many fun ways … Continue reading Focus on the World: Development
"They call him the Face Stealer. When you speak with him, you must be very careful to show no emotion at all. Not the slightest expression, or he will steal your face." Many times, gamers think of the rules of games before their settings. We think of trading wheat, sheep, and ore before we think … Continue reading Focus on the World: Rules and Laws
This orc has yet to internalize the first rule of travel: Sacks in the middle of the road are likely traps set by PCs. This topic was voted on by my Patrons. Join the process, ask questions and more! Often times you'll have kids of different ages playing together. This was the case when I … Continue reading Playing with Youngers: Side-by-Side, Older + Younger
There are many ways to play Zelda: Breath of the Wild. I recently had the joy of sharing my favorite game with my father, my brother, and a good friend. Each of them played different from each other, who in turn played different from me. My dad was thorough in his adventure, wanting to find … Continue reading Focus on the World: Character sheets
Unique snowflakes I love Lady Blackbird (it's free, go flip through it). Never play it, but I've read through it so many times. The scenario's roster of characters are so well developed and unique. Each role in the game has a solid two or three things that make them stand out. I love FATE (it's … Continue reading Trait Draft: Constraints and freedom in character creation
Last time we talked open strategy games. Read this if you haven't to get an idea of what you're getting into. In the spirit of "play worlds, not rules," here's an idea for your next open strategy game. Doskvol. The world of John Harper's Blades in the Dark. Everyone has a stinkin' copy. Six players … Continue reading Open Strategy Game: Blades in the Dark (and third party interaction)
Chris McDowall has talked about matrix games, making his own space-y version. I've talked about them and made my own based on a novel series I enjoyed when I was even younger. Chris and I talked about dubbing them "open strategy games" to avoid confusion about that 1999 movie and explaining what a matrix actually … Continue reading Open Strategy Games – Guiding Principles
