Traveller and Battlestar Galactica
Michael / Chgowiz Back when I created this new blog, I said it was going to be about the games I love, and love to play. Well, I’m about to throw you all…
Dungeon 23 – Wk 21 – One Monster-type Dungeon Level
The dice love to tell a story, and it’s my job as some sort of weird Oracle or shaman to interpret what the clickety-clackety magic math rocks are telling me.…
Session summaries in 500 characters or less!
Alex Schroeder posted an interesting idea on Mastodon back in late March: I liked the idea – spin down a session to its most important facts in 500 characters or…
Dungeon23 – Wk 20 – Diving into the 7th level
I couldn’t help but get back into the rhythm and start on Level 7. That’s the one thing about establishing a habit, if I’m ahead of the curve, I’m still…
Dungeon23 – Wk 19 – Where is my megadungeon?
This week, I completed keying of Level 6, 11 days early! The wandering monster list is complete. So now what do I do for the next 11 days? I went…
Dungeon23 – Wk 18 – The Death of Brog in the Black Maw
I’ve started populating and keying Level 6. This is going to represent a definite shift in the dungeon, the players are halfway through and things are about to get… interesting.…
Dungeon23 – Wk (17) – Mapping with Dungeon Architect Cards – a mini-review
A week of the dungeon cards and I’m already done with mapping of level 6! Now comes the keying part. I have 21 more days in April, so definitely no…
Dungeon23 (Wk 15/16) Random encounters and random cards for dungeons
Week 15 was a bit of a wash, with a family medical event and then GaryCon that weekend. Fortunately, I had mapped/keyed far enough ahead that I didn’t fall behind.…
Podcast – The Big Five-Oh episode – 6 years in the making!
I started my podcast six years ago and here we are, finally at episode 50! https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thedungeonmastershandbook/episodes/Episode-50—The-Over-the-Hill-Fiftieth-Episode-e21c55u This episode has a look back at where I’ve been, what I’ve learned and…
New Release – Swords & Wizardry Treasure Generator
tl;dr: Stephen Faure and I are releasing a fork of the original Swords & Wizardry Treasure Generator created by Brian Ramsay (foont.net). Our version incorporates a different approach by allowing…