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Unfinished Business

You CAN bargain with Death, but their schedule is immutable.
Lore Uploads

Instead of dumping lore, ask questions that load it into your players’ brains.
You probably already know how to be a better player—you’ll just have to take it seriously

I cast Loop of Improvement™️
On Meeting a Game Where It's At

Trying to understand a game better can be a lot of fun and lead to less frustration.
Notes on Every New System I Play this Year #6: A Perfect Rock

A literal worldbuilder.

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Play Report: Dolmenwood Session 13

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Play Report: Dolmenwood Session 12

Meowdy!
Play Report: Dolmenwood Session 11

The Cat Pack

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Merlin's Garden

A digital garden about RPGs.
A Pattern Language for OSR Adventure Design

OSR adventure design patterns modeled after Christopher Alexander's pattern language.
The Met Collection Hex Tiles

A set of hex tiles based on paintings from the Met Collection, for use with Hex Kit.
Robot-Bee Beekeeper - Cairn 2e Background

A science-fantasy background for Cairn 2e, created for the Cairn Backgrounds Jam- Science Fantasy.

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