- Blood Prairie Campaign Recap
We just finished a three-session Blood Prairie campaign and, holy shit, I am stoked for the next one. We’ve been - Stylite Generator
East of the city, sit seventy-two Stylites atop pillars of salt. Each is roughly ten minutes from their nearest neighbours, - Cairn 2e – Trouble in Twin Lakes – 2Continuing the exploration of the mystery emerging in Twin Lakes.
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- Troika Depth Crawl: Goblin Maze!
A Troika depth crawl? Deeper! Last night’s Mothership game was a blast! Dave (Magnum Galaxy Games) ran us through his - Cairn 2e – Trouble at Twin Lakes – 1Cairn character creation and the Trouble at Twin Lakes adventure module beginning.
- Wanted: Spooky RPG Vampires!
I recently rewatched Nosferatu (2024), and hoo boy did Robert Eggers get Vampires right. Now, don’t get me wrong; all - Cave of the Mad PrinceTo view this content, you must be a member of WatcherDM’s Patreon at $1 or more Unlock with PatreonAlready a
- Weird Dungeon Flora
Check out this Weird Dungeon Flora drawing by Evelyn Moreau! Gabriel’s a Patreon supporter; he tells me it comes with - Value StudyTo view this content, you must be a member of WatcherDM’s Patreon at $1 or more Unlock with PatreonAlready a
- Knave Second Edition – Ulfhilde & Odel – 3To view this content, you must be a member of WatcherDM’s Patreon at $1 or more Unlock with PatreonAlready a
- Cursed Scroll #2 Campaign Recap
Our Cursed Scroll #2 Campaign comes to a close! Time for a recap! It was a wild ride. We defeated - Isle of the Shimmering RavineTo view this content, you must be a member of WatcherDM’s Patreon at $1 or more Unlock with PatreonAlready a
- Six Spells for Troika!
Today we’ve got Six Spells for Troika! It’s been quiet lately on the ol’ Troika subreddit. If you’re reading this, - Human Female WarriorTo view this content, you must be a member of WatcherDM’s Patreon at $1 or more Unlock with PatreonAlready a
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- Strange Shadowdark Monsters
What goes bump in the Shadowdark? The Strange! Birdcage Golem A humanoid woven from bronze bars, containing three colourful birds. - The Good Witch
Ride the storm, and drop a house on your former bestie; we’re talking about Good Witches! We’ve been playtesting Blood - F.A.F.N.I.R. – Horror for MothershipTo view this content, you must be a member of WatcherDM’s Patreon at $1 or more Unlock with PatreonAlready a
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- Six Things I Hate About OSE
We’ve been using OSE (free here) to play A1 Slave Pits of the Undercity lately, to slake our curiosity about - Clever Brute
Are you reserving high intelligence for spell-casting monsters? Stop it! It’s time for a Clever Brute! While Gabriel and I - Red Sands CampaignTo view this content, you must be a member of WatcherDM’s Patreon at $1 or more Unlock with PatreonAlready a
- Mothership Micro-Reviews
Millennium Trail, our Generation Ship Supplement for MOTHERSHIP, is now available! So, naturally, I’ve got MOTHERSHIP on the brain. It’s - The Weird Parade
Dwarffolk come to drink and tradeOrcmen come to kill and invadeGoblins come in a Weird Parade Can’t be bought, can’t - Killing the Lord Ruler
Say you want a revolution. I’ve finally finished the Mistborn trilogy this week, so I’ve got overthrowing tyrants on my - Pipe Cleaners – Horror for MothershipTo view this content, you must be a member of WatcherDM’s Patreon at $1 or more Unlock with PatreonAlready a
- Sizzling Scorpions
We’ve been playing our Cursed Scroll #2 Campaign again, and you know what that means: Giant Scorpions! Shadow 17, Narvey, - Dream Creatures
PocketQuest 2025 has launched, and Wakeside: What Dreams May Run is no longer just a dream; it’s reality! To celebrate, - Tips for Torches
The humble Torch is an adventurer’s first, best, and most interesting tool. Are you using it to its full potential? - Book Swaps and Magic Systems
I recently swapped Fantasy book recommendations with my cousin, and it’s got me thinking about magic systems. I suggested he - SoloDark Episode 27To view this content, you must be a member of WatcherDM’s Patreon at $1 or more Unlock with PatreonAlready a
- Paradise Prison of the Path of Mirrors
Shadowdark time! This week, we’ve been crawling through Cursed Scroll #2, and I’m all fired up about the Ras-Godai! With - Preview of Wakeside: What Dreams May RunThis week we’re releasing Wakeside: What Dreams May Run, a dream-themed PbtA-storygame for PocketQuest 2025! As you may know, we
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- d6 Adventure Hooks
Need an adventure hook to get you writing your game for this weekend? We’ve got you covered for the next - Three Troika Monsters
A set of Troika!-compatible monsters to amuse, threaten, and delight your players. Ecthrosopher Littering a puzzle-piece beach, screaming without surcease - SoloDark Episode 25To view this content, you must be a member of WatcherDM’s Patreon at $1 or more Unlock with PatreonAlready a
- OSE Encounters: Fire Troll on a River Bridge
We’ve done System-Agnostic Trolls, now it’s time for an OSE-specific one. As our 5e meat-space campaign has drawn down, we’re - Underwater QuestCrawl: QuestDiving!
It’s past time for QuestCrawl to go underwater! DnD has long included support for sub-oceanic nonsense; now it’s our turn! - SoloDark Episode 24To view this content, you must be a member of WatcherDM’s Patreon at $1 or more Unlock with PatreonAlready a
- Here’s to the Gamemaster!
Here’s to the Gamemaster, whoever you may be! What It Takes It’s a tough job, but someone’s got to do - Star Trek, for Troika
I want to play some Star Trek TTRPGs, and Troika‘s the system to do it with! So, last week we - SoloDark Episode 23To view this content, you must be a member of WatcherDM’s Patreon at $1 or more Unlock with PatreonAlready a
- Raiders!
Post-apocalyptic raiders are a cornerstone of the genre! If the highways aren’t crowded with hockey-mask-wearing barbarians, thirsty for blood and - Exciting News for the rest of this yearTo view this content, you must be a member of WatcherDM’s Patreon at $1 or more Unlock with PatreonAlready a
- Fallout, for Troika
Last week, I complained about how it would have been easier to play Fallout in Troika than to read the - SoloDark Episode 22To view this content, you must be a member of WatcherDM’s Patreon at $1 or more Unlock with PatreonAlready a
- Terminal City Tabletop Con: Why I BuyOver the course of the Terminal City Tabletop Con, I probably picked up, perused, and otherwise paged through a plethora
- Terminal City Tabletop Con Accomplished!
Terminal City Tabletop Con has come and gone, leaving us dazed but triumphant! We posted here about our plans last - SoloDark Episode 21To view this content, you must be a member of WatcherDM’s Patreon at $1 or more Unlock with PatreonAlready a
- Terminal City Tabletop Con Approaches!
Terminal City Tabletop Con is this weekend! The boys are back in con! Last year, we sat in on Proto-Alley - Outlaw Wizards of the Whispering Valley
In the wake of conquest, the Wizard Lords of the Whispering Valley have become outlaws! Driven from their estates by - SoloDark Episode 20To view this content, you must be a member of WatcherDM’s Patreon at $1 or more Unlock with PatreonAlready a
- WatcherDM Press Round-Up and Pirates
Check it out, WatcherDM is getting press! Yarr! Today we take a break from Shadowdark Monsters to be happy! Share - Shadowdark Monsters: Photophage
Shadowdark crawlers have one simple rule: don’t let the torch go out. So let’s break that rule. Accursed Photophage Crawlers - SoloDark Episode 19To view this content, you must be a member of WatcherDM’s Patreon at $1 or more Unlock with PatreonAlready a
- Tales from the Bar Hak: Fly-Headed Goblins
Bar Hak was built to be a West Marches game. If you’ve been playing OSR-coded DnD in the last decade, - Seven Sealed Spirits: Foundry VTT ModuleTo view this content, you must be a member of WatcherDM’s Patreon at $1 or more Unlock with PatreonAlready a
- The Trouble with Troika: Against Armour
We love Troika, but it’s not without its troubles. Chief among them? Armour! Fret not! WatcherDM is here with a - SoloDark Episode 18To view this content, you must be a member of WatcherDM’s Patreon at $1 or more Unlock with PatreonAlready a
- Magic Items for Troika
Troika doesn’t feature magic items the way other games do. It’s not too hot on material concerns as a whole; - We’re Doing Another KickstarterTo view this content, you must be a member of WatcherDM’s Patreon at $1 or more Unlock with PatreonAlready a
- Shadowdark Monster: the Unmourned
Need a new Shadowdark Monster? Want PC death to be more of a setback? Like to send characters off with - Here’s to the Blackmarsh Rangers!
If you want actionable TTRPG content, check out Tuesday’s post. Today is a campaign recap — for the love of - Five Swords for Shadowdark
We like Shadowdark. Playing it. Writing for it. Talking about it. Magic Swords, I’m less keen on. That’s partially a - Mad Moors: Now with weird plants!
Welcome to the Mad Moors! We’ve manuals full of fantasy fauna; where’s all the flora? Sure, there’s your Shambling Mounds, - Trolls of the Ermine Marches
What is a Troll? A type of giant? A rock-skinned mountain dweller? A bag of regenerating HP with pyrophobia? The Ermine - Torches
Yo! No big long post today (Tuesday’s is a hefty one). Instead, I wanted to share a little piece of - Let Them Eat Cake: Why PCs should get Rich
You know what Deng Xiaoping said: “It is glorious to be rich.” So why do we seem so invested in - Tales from the Bar Hak: Weird Elves
I like Elves. I hate them, too, but then, I’m a complicated guy. Inhuman, immortal weirdoes are right up my - D66 Provisions: a Table for Troika!
We do a little eating. In real life, in an effort to avoid starvation. In Troika (and some other TTRPGS), - A First Level Cleric VS History
How common are clerics? I suppose somewhere out there is a game of 5e, where every NPC has class levels, - Farce – a Houserule for Troika Initiative Chaos
While the rest of the TTRPG world debates side versus individual initiative, Troika’s system revels in a more unpredictable chaos.Delve Deeper…Farce – a Houserule for Troika Initiative Chaos
- Feuding with Feudalism
Let’s talk about Feudalism. “Feudalism never actually existed.” – You, probably Fair point. Making generalisations (as I’m about to) wins - December was insane!Hey there, Been a minute. I spent most of November and December working too much at the day job. So
- Wrestlers and Rikishi
Three things are true: This makes me want to write up a Constitution-forward, space-control/tank class: a Wrestler! I’ve often seen - SoloDark Episode 17To view this content, you must be a member of WatcherDM’s Patreon at $1 or more Unlock with PatreonAlready a
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Weird Adventures for Adventurous Weirdos