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Tattoo Goblins are among the most feared hazards of the Shri-Lat Mountain Pass. Not terribly deadly, the Tattoo Goblin is

Delve Deeper…Tattoo Goblins

There’s no wrong way to play a TTRPG. But is there a wrong way to write a depthcrawl? I recently

Delve Deeper…Depthcrawls and Dice

The Blood Prairie Player’s Guide is almost done! What class are you going to play? We’re into final edits on

Delve Deeper…Picking a Blood Prairie Class

It all began with the forging of the Elf-Games. Three were given to the dungeon-crawlers; immortal, wisest and fairest of

Delve Deeper…An Elf-Game to Rule Them All

We’ve been playing a Zombie survival-horror game of Troika. Now I’m all fired up about the Living Dead! I want

Delve Deeper…Troika Zombies

I recently wrote up a Blood Prairie One-Shot and ran it for three different groups. Here’s the post-mortem, plus a

Delve Deeper…One-Shot Tips from the Blood Prairie

We’ve got some character-developing moments for Mothership today, but first: TCTC is over! Long live TCTC! Oh, we had a

Delve Deeper…Character Moments for Mothership

Today we’re looking at Jasonite’s ‘Structural Criteria’ for Horror RPGs: well-written, thoroughly thought out, and (in my opinion) totally wrong.

Delve Deeper…Refuting Jasonite’s Horror RPG Rules

Friends, I am unwell today. Some runny-nosed little goblin finally succeeded in infecting me. I am laid low by an

Delve Deeper…Sick in Spring

We’re taking a break from our usual exercises in imagination to do something a little more sober: a comprehensive breakdown

Delve Deeper…Troika Skill Analysis