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Dresden Manor: The Unlucky Groom
Peter Dresden, last scion of the Dresden family, stands on the precipice of happiness. He is newlywed to his beloved Amanda. His spiteful mother, who devoted her life to keeping them apart, is finally dead, buried in the family crypt. The Dresden fortune is finally his to command. Yet is is undeniable that something conspires…
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What Your Characters Know: Spinning Wool
Introduction Fantasy worlds mostly seem to be driven by gold: pockets, chests, and even hoards full of shiny, cold, golden coins. And silver, copper, mithril, and adamantine, too! (Find those last two on the periodic table, I dare you!) If you ever sit down to do the math, the average 20th level D&D adventurer probably…
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Book Review: Play Unsafe, by Graham Walmsley
TLDR My TLDR review: Play Unsafe is a very good book about becoming a better role-player. It’s a super quick read, less than an hour total. If you’re a player, definitely read it. If you’re a DM, it will be really helpful if you’ve got a bit of experience already. If you’re a novice DM,…
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Design Diary #002: The Haunting of Dresden Manor
The last few weeks have been busy, between summer vacation and work and life! However, I finally found time this morning to sit down and work more on The Haunting of Dresden Manor. I’ve now completed a first draft of my expanded list of clues, evidence, threats, and spooks (I’m not calling them dangers any…
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Design Diary: The Haunting of Dresden Manor #001
I’ve started a playtest draft of my next project, a gothic mystery scenario called The Haunting of Dresden Manor. I’m excited by this project because I believe that it pushes the boundaries of mystery scenario design in TTRPGs, because it will simultaneously be: If you’ve ever tried to run a proper investgative mystery scenario, you’ll…
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Game Review: Dungeons & Kittens
(In case anyone is wondering, I received no compensation for this post. I just played this game, enjoyed it, and wanted to tell y’all about it!) Last weekend, one of the players in my regular 5e Vecna: Eve of Ruin campaign (heavily modded, of course) was missing. Since we’re near the climax of the story,…
