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Archetype of the Week: The Spook

The spook is an agent of some shadowy (usually government) organization, or at least he…

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Campaign Design Walk-Through 6: The Rules

A long damn time ago, I defined the word “ficton” (it’s a contractual obligation) and…

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14 years ago3 months ago

The Psychic

The psychic is a character who has paranormal abilities of some sort. Some psychics gain…

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12 years ago3 months ago

Monster of the Week: The Goblin

Also Known As: Duende (Latin America, Philippines, Portugal, Spain), Hiisi (Finland), Kallikantzaros (Greek) Description: Goblins…

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8 years ago3 months ago

“War is a Racket”: An Interview with Carter Newton, Part 3

Conducted by Leighton Connor This is the conclusion of my interview with Carter Newton about…

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14 years ago3 months ago

Money & Stuff

In D&D, all characters start the game with a randomly determined number of gold pieces…

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13 years ago3 months ago

Happy D20 Adventures #8

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Tuesday Table: Monster Death Scenes

  “I think I should warn you all, when a vampire bites it, it’s never…

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Tuesday Table: Generic Small Town Names

I’ve been running Hobomancer at conventions and have discovered that sometimes it’s hard to come…

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13 years ago3 months ago

The Squint

A squint is a scientist who specializes in analyzing evidence in order to solve a…

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Bestiary February: Kobold

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Product Update Update

Steve Johnson3 weeks ago2 weeks ago019 mins

[Quick Site Note: A recent PHP update seems to have broken some of the random generator scripts (most tragically, the Qerth Name Generator). I am aware of this and will fix them as soon as time allows.–Steve] Back in olden times (the late 1990s), we didn’t have all the fancy PDFs and ebooks and Print…

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A Boomlands Gazetteer

Steve Johnson1 month ago1 month ago01 mins

This page contains a map of the Boomlands (the post-nuke America where Diner Punks is set) along with descriptions of the major points of interest. This content is for Patreon patrons only. You’ll need to log in to World Anvil in order to see the page. If you’re a patron and need access, sign up…

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Cinemechanix Combat: Defending

Steve Johnson2 months ago1 month ago01 mins

Finally got back to writing up the rules. The next section will likely be explaining what all the conditions and effects mean in game terms. View at World Anvil Facebook Twitter Reddit Tumblr Email

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Bestiary February: Kobold

Steve Johnson3 months ago3 months ago01 mins

This will probably be my last critter for the month, but I have added some previously-written critters to the Bestiary page since that’s allowed this time around. View at World Anvil     Facebook Twitter Reddit Tumblr Email

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Bestiary February: Hegyembi Mule

Steve Johnson4 months ago3 months ago01 mins

I finally got around to writing up another critter for Bestiary February: The Hegyembi Mule (World Anvil Link).   Facebook Twitter Reddit Tumblr Email

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Hex Games Celebrates Zine Month!

Steve Johnson4 months ago3 months ago01 mins

For the last four years, Hex Games has enthusiastically participated in Zine Quest and Zine Month at Kickstarter. In 2020, Leighton produced Akashic Titan, a Dungeon Crawl Classics sourcebook of giant robots that fly through the cosmic void, and Steve created Tales from the Lusty Minotaur, a richly described tavern filled with colorful characters for…

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New C10KD Art by Juan Navarro

Steve Johnson4 months ago3 months ago01 mins

Almost two years ago, I sent Juan (who’s done art for Qerth, Fort High, Tales from the Lusty Minotaur, and other Hex products) a pitch for a troll illustration to use on the City of Ten Thousand Daggers page. We both got distracted by other stuff and kind of forgot about it until I was…

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Bestiary February: The Old Man of the Forest

Steve Johnson4 months ago3 months ago01 mins

This month is Bestiary February at World Anvil, and I just got around to posting my first beast The Old Man of the Forest. You only need one to get the merit badge, but I’ve got at least two more critters planned and might end up doing more. They’ll all be collected on my Bestiary…

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The Simple Joy of Rolling A Die and Knowing You’ve Killed Something

Steve Johnson4 months ago3 months ago01 mins

I always get in the weeds with combat rules, but I’m trying to use the “tables aren’t scary if they’re well organized and accessible” lesson from DCC to simplify it: Just look at the menu/table and decide what you want to do. The “free bonus effect” thing is because I want to encourage players to…

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Thinking About Trying Something Weird

Steve Johnson4 months ago3 months ago04 mins

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