2011

  • Blackrazor

    A few years ago, I ran my wife’s D&D character through the classic module White Plume Mountain. During the game, she recovered the infamous artifact Blackrazor, which came to factor heavily into the campaign. This was in 3.5, but when Wizards of the Coast had a contest updating Blackrazor to 4e, I wrote this up.…

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  • Once I Was a Warrior

    For my brother’s 30th birthday, I made him a roleplaying game. It’s a meditation on fate, growing older and how people change over time. Once I Was a Warrior

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  • Manna Hotel LARP PCs

    Characters from the Manna Hotel LARP.

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  • [Playtest report] The Big Fiasco at the Manna Hotel LARP

    I made a LARP using Fiasco playsets. It worked pretty well, but not perfectly.

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  • [D&D 4e] Fractines

    Fractines are a mirror based monster that appear in 2nd edition Dungeons and Dragons’ Spelljammer Monstrous Compendium Appendix. Unfortunately, they are really lacking in any sort of backstory or flavor or story hooks. And that’s sad, because I really like weird mirror based enemies in my games (like the Nerra from the 3.x Fiend Folio).…

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  • The Alchemists of Pwang

    Background The alchemists of Pwang commit soul staining sins in an effort to cleanse their souls. Unfortunately, no one in Pwang can be sure what the gods approve of and what they do not, at least while they live. Miracles Take a tarot deck, separate the minor arcana from the major arcana. Shuffle both decks.…

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  • [Reviews of Games that Don’t Exist] Galveston Adventures

    A review of a game that doesn’t exist, a retro-clone trying to recreate the fun of the immortal classic “Dallas: The Roleplaying Game”.

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  • [Reviews of Games that Don’t Exist] The Dukes of Hazzard RPG

    A review of a game that doesn’t exist, based on the Dukes of Hazzard television show.

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  • [Reviews of Games that Don’t Exist] Allegory Mystery

    A review of a game that doesn’t exist, a recursive literary analysis game, where your PCs critique the symbolism inherent in their own lives to influence where the story is headed. Based on the comic.

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  • Shakespeare 2985

    SHAKESPEARE 2985 is a game I wrote for Graham Walmsley’s Alternative Game Chef. It’s a science fiction espionage murder mystery do-it-yourself alternate reality game about interpreting poetry and failing thermal dampeners. Yeah, I guess it’s a bit odd.

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