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Featured Artist: Jonathan F
Welcome back to Featured Artist! This time I have an artist who is making a name for himself doing custom characters sheets. That is not all he does, but these are so much fun I had to share.Jonathan...
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April TTRPG Maker, Day 12
Day 12: How to Make Work more Inclusive?I hope that my work is fairly inclusive as is. With my two primary philosophies "Is it fun?" and "Can I play what I want?" I hope that I have not left any room...
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Kickstart Your Weekend: Old-School Essentials
Gavin Norman of Necrotic Gnome has been producing some great products for Old School gaming with his own unique style for years. His B/X Essentials is one of my favorite products.Well now he is...
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April TTRPG Maker, Day 13
Day 13: Participate in Streamed Games?No. I really don't.I am of an age where I don't get a lot of time for my games, so I like to run them when I can. Since my regular group consists of my family...
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April TTRPG Maker, Day 14
Day 14: Are Your Game Mechanics and Characters Intersectional?My mechanics are math which is about as non-intersectional as you can be. Math is math.Again, not to sounds like a broken record, I go back...
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April TTRPG Maker, Day 15
Day 15: Favorite Tropes to Subvert?Halfway there!Favorite Tropes to Subvert? ALL OF THEM!But seriously, a few come to mind.You will never, ever see a "Women in Refrigerators" situation in one of my...
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Monstrous Monday: Ghūl and Ghūla
This was inspired by some recent readings and thought it would be fun to try out. More Basic D&D fun!Ghoul, Demonic (Ghūl)Armor Class: 4Hit Dice (HD): 5d8+7 (29hp)No. of Attacks: 2 claw, 1 bite,...
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April TTRPG Maker, Day 16
Day 16: How does your environment inform your work?I have talked about this one before.I grew up in the midwest in the 70s and 80s. My "adventures" were often road trips. My backgrounds included a...
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April TTRPG Maker, Day 17
Day 17: How Does Your Identity Influence Your Work?This is related to yesterday's post. But let's break it down into how I see myself.I am an aging Gen XerNot a Baby Boomer (thank you!) and not a...
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Magic School: Idle Thoughts
Been busy this week. I am part of a team that is building a new Masters of Social Work program. It is great because this time I am NOT in charge of it, one of my really qualified co-workers is...
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April TTRPG Maker, Day 18
Day 18: What are some underlying messages in your work?Witches are cool. Haunted houses are awful places in my world.I suppose the underlying message I want to convey is that as long as everyone is...
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April TTRPG Maker, Day 19
Day 19: Favorite Themes to ExploreWhen I write games it is magic and the nature of belief.My favorite characters tend to be clerics, paladins, and witches. All characters that are defined by their...
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April TTRPG Maker, Day 20
Day 20: A Game You Want to Make You Think No One Will Play?Oh, that's easy.I want to make an officially licensed Charmed RPG.I am not ashamed of this, but all things considered I vastly prefer Charmed...
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April TTRPG Maker, Day 21
Day 21: What external factors do you struggle with to create?Another easy one.Time.There is not enough time in my day to work full time, be a husband and father and then still find time to write.I...
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April TTRPG Maker, Day 22
Day 22: How are you working to improve the ttrpg community?I hope I lead by example.I would like to be the example that not all "old guys" are stuck in the 80s (although my wife would question my...
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Monstrous Monday: Killer Rabbits & Blink Bunnies
It's Easter Monday. Not that this means much to me, but it is an excuse to talk about rabbits and bunnies! There is the Ostara connections too, but I'll delve into those at some point.In the...
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April TTRPG Maker, Day 23
Day 23: Mentoring/Being Mentored By?I suppose you could say I am mentoring my sons. They have both been playing a very long time and now they have the bug to write their own material too.I have always...
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Daughters of Darkness: Lilith and the Mara Witch Tradition
This year marks my 40th year of playing D&D. I started with Holmes Basic and quickly moved to Moldvay Basic when it was released. It is also the 20th anniversary of my "Netbook of Witches &...
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April TTRPG Maker, Day 24
Day 24: Favorite RPG thing to Create?Hmm.That's a toss-up. I love making monsters. Monsters are what got me interested in RPGs to start with.I also love to make classes. My witch is my foremost...
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April TTRPG Maker, Day 25
Day 25: A rad diversity consultant?Ah...I am not sure what this is asking.Am I one? I am sure there are others more qualified than me.Do I need one? I don't know.Have to see what others are saying...
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