Cinemechanix Design Journal: Math Is Sneaky
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Monster of the Week: The Road Ghost
Also Known As: Specific road ghosts often have their own names, often based on the road they haunt (“The Route 44 Haint”), their (presumed) identity in life (“The Ghost of Old Jeb Roberts”), or some other well-known trait (“The Mississippi Trucker”). They are sometimes mistaken for Phantom Hitchhikers. Description: Road ghosts appear to be…
The Con Man
The Con Man specializes in finding people who want something for nothing and giving them nothing for something. When most people think of a con man, they imagine a ruthless criminal who steals money from little old ladies. While this is sometimes the case, the little old ladies aren’t always blameless. In addition to exploiting…
QAGS 3E Overview “Podcast”
So Google Notebook LM has an option where you can generate a podcast about whatever sources you’re using. When I was looking for a Notion replacement, I fed it a bunch of “best alternatives for Notion” type articles and generated a podcast to help choose the best replacement. That worked pretty well, so I gave…
Khezvaros Cartography Part 7
Note: This is part 7 of a continuing series (currently up to 12 entries). I’m making an old post public each time I make a new one for patrons (so when Part 12 goes up, Part 7 will go public). If you don’t want to wait, become a patron! You can find out more about…
D&D 5E Review Part 6: Character Classes (Part2)
Ok, we’re jumping right into this one. There are a lot of classes left and we don’t have time for niceties. Druids This edition is considerably more specific about what the hell is meant by “preserving the balance.” It’s an improvement for the game, but it ruins my Thanos joke. Every time they refer to…
Spooktober 2022: 31 Things You May Encounter in the City of Ten Thousand Daggers
World Anvil’s Spooktober is an event where you get a nifty badge for your profile if you write short entries about at least 13 prompts from a list of 31 options. I decided to tackle all 31 prompts to create a list/random table of 31 Things You May Encounter in the City of Ten Thousand…
D&D 5E Review Part 14: Spellcasting
It’s been a while since I’ve shamelessly plugged anything, so let’s start with that. Hex Games co-founder Leighton Connor has just released the latest Ross Fulton, Occult Detective story, The MarmiCon Conundrum, in which I appear as a character. Leighton and I will also be releasing a new Brainfart Press book next week called Pig…
Dumb Table: Random Mash-Ups
It’s Dumb Table kind of week, so here’s a (not-quite) double sized table of random mash-up game ideas. Just roll 2d20-1 for a random game to run. Smokey and the Time Bandits Lock, Stock, & Two Smoking Towers The Serpent and the Rainbow Connection The People Under the Stairs Vs. Larry Flynt Hudson Hawk the…
Twenty Things That May Or May Not Be True About Dragons
Josh just posted a list on his Bernie the Flumph blog called “Twenty Things That May or May Not Be True About Orcs.” You should go read it. It’s entertaining and educational. It’s also a concept that begs to be stolen—I mean, expanded upon to include other monsters, which is exactly what I’m going to…