Scene-based Adventure Structure and Over the Garden Wall

We examined non-death consequences in the context of The Hobbit. Now let's do the same for this wonderful mini-series, just in time for Spook-season. Now remember, we're looking to impact the END of the adventure, building consequences and stakes throughout the scenes (or in this case, episodes). Each scene has its own stakes, but the …

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Dolmenwood Open Table – Charhollow

This is the village of Charhollow handout. I make "art" now. Ahem. This is the central village of the Dolmenwood Open Table game (continuing from last time). Let's tell the story of Charhollow's attendants just like I do at the table: through pictures and handouts. Because shopping should be a fun process of discovery, not …

Cairn Spark Tables for Forest Adventures

Playing (LOTS of)Dark Souls and backing Into the Wyrd and Wild (19 days to go) makes me want to run a dark, wyrd, forested game. Having three issues of Wormskin also nurtures this... I've meditated on something like this before... What system? Why, Cairn, of course. Go grab this excellent (free!) game if you have …

Stress for Wooded Adventures (ItO, Cairn, Into the Wyrd and Wild)

Guess this counts for Dolmenwood too. Have yet to read/play... Been playing more Darkest Dungeon (my way, of course). Sudden urge to run it as an RPG (as with most things I watch or play). Looked for stress mechanics for Into the Odd (not very far, I'll admit). Stumbled back upon Cairn (lots of cool …

Meditation on the Wyrd and Wild

This is my central image. This art comes from the book, by Charles Ferguson-Avery. I will be using Maze Rats to run Into the Wyrd and Wild. Here are noteworthy reviews of the product from Coins and Scrolls and Technical Grimoire. This post is a collection of inspirations. Technical Grimoire recent updated their Hunt generator. …