Time for the monsters. Chris Powell returns with another zine for ShadowDark. This time, he’s looking at “monstrous” folk, as PCs, NPCs, and just generally. I like… Read more “Tabletop RPG Review: Letters from the Dark Vol VII: Monster Mash”
Tag: Conquest of the Sphere
Book Review: The Verdant Passage
The first book of the Prism Pentad, this tie-in novel to TSR’s Dungeons & Dragons setting Dark Sun was written by Troy Denning. I read this book… Read more “Book Review: The Verdant Passage”
Tabletop RPG Review: The Dark Crystal Adventure Game
The Dark Crystal Adventure Game is somehow both more and less than I had hoped and than I had expected. It was put out by the same… Read more “Tabletop RPG Review: The Dark Crystal Adventure Game”
Tabletop RPG Review: Overlight – Free RPG Day 2018 & 2020
I was intrigued by this game, particularly by the visuals, when I first saw the Free RPG Day 2018 book Birthright of Khar-Ulan. I remember flipping through… Read more “Tabletop RPG Review: Overlight – Free RPG Day 2018 & 2020”
World Building Wednesday #5: Gravais
Last time I talked about “thinking big,” about painting in broad strokes. What’s the general premise of your universe? Does magic work? Is the galaxy devoid of… Read more “World Building Wednesday #5: Gravais”
Big Changes
About seven years ago, I started taking my writing more seriously. I’d been picking at writing since I was a kid, but I’d never put the necessary… Read more “Big Changes”
World Building Wednesday #4: Conquest of the Sphere
In previous entries in this series, I’ve been a bit vague, or thrown together a few ideas spur of the moment as I’ve been writing. This time… Read more “World Building Wednesday #4: Conquest of the Sphere”
World Building Wednesday #2 Finding the Balance
Once you’ve started down the long road of world building, how do you keep from getting lost? Finding the balance between your million ideas and the million… Read more “World Building Wednesday #2 Finding the Balance”
World Building Wednesday #1 Where to Start
When creating a world, be it for a novel, a short story, a tabletop roleplaying game, or some other reason, choosing where to begin can be a… Read more “World Building Wednesday #1 Where to Start”
World Building Month 2021
I stupidly copied these questions from someone on a Facebook group and now can’t find the original to credit the person. So, if you know to whom… Read more “World Building Month 2021”
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