fantasy
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[200 Word RPG] Gambling on the River Styx
Written for the 2017 200 Word RPG challenge. This started as an offhand joke, but became a real game. Gambling on the River Styx To cross the river Styx, you owe Charon two pennies. Penniless ghosts play mahjong on the riverbank to win passage. Place a skeleton nearby. That’s Charon, waiting for you. Place six…
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[Actual Play] Deathtrap Dungeon
Some folks on Facebook tried (and eventually failed) to complete my Parsely game, Deathtrap Dungeon
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[Actual Play] Death Takes a Holiday
At the Bearded Quail blog, they discussed their experiences playing the (original version of) Death Takes a Holiday.
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Star Level 10!
Star Level 10 is a simple little freeform larp I wrote in collaboration with my daughter Madeline. It was initially created for the 2016 Golden Cobra Challenge. It’s a heartwarming tale about being dead, and about the pain of stepping on a d4.
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The chronicle of the downfall of the evil emperor Terenghast at the hands of his many wives, as related in an obscure 12th century Alsatian herbalism text recently translated into English for the first time
The chronicle of the downfall of the evil emperor Terenghast at the hands of his many wives, as related in an obscure 12th century Alsatian herbalism text recently translated into English for the first time (A game for the 2016 200 Word RPG challenge.) Emperor Terenghast conquers many kingdoms, forcing noblewomen to marry him against…
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[13th Age] More monsters
These were more things I created for my _13th Age_ campaign but never got a chance to use them. Maybe someone else will find some use for them. Contarius 1st level kenku necromancer Initiative +3 AC 12 PD 11 MD 14. Hollow Bones: Critical threat range for attacks against Contarius is expanded by 2. HP:…
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[13th Age] A couple monsters
Here are a few monsters I made for my 13th Age campaign, which may or may not be of use to other people out there. The PCs had recruited a group of dwarven sailors to fight a necromancer dragon, so I needed some monsters for that fight. Probably I made all of these overly complicated.…