AMONG CATS AND BOOKS
TTRPGs, sandbox campaign design, worldbuilding systems, and tools for running tabletop games.
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Witchcraft
For use with Dolmenwood. Rites by which the old gods are asked to interfere. A witch is bound to one of the Gwyrigons and may learn its rites. Each rite leaves an Obligation. It may not be used again until the Obligation is fulfilled. Refuse it, and the Gwyrigon falls silent until the debt is paid. ErttaErtta the Devouring Mother concerns ageing, death and decay. She moves in the winds above the Wood. Empty SeasonDead leaves, nail clippings and a mouthful of grave soil are sealed in a clay jar....
Shadowrun Review
Alright today let's take a look at everyone's favorite mash up between fantasy smut and the kind of computer nerd who owns three katanas. It's Shadowrun! It was my very first ttrpg ever. Both as a player and the first game I ever ran. I think that makes me the perfect candidate to review it 30 odd years later, don't you think? So what you need to remember about Shadowrun is that the rules don't matter. Or maybe they mattered a lot. I've no fucking idea because I can't remember any of them. What...
Rub My Body in Goose Fat, Daddy, I Want to Fly
Dungeons and fucking dragons has sucked all joy and wonder out of magic and ruined it for games forever. Not only have you this class based restriction bullshit, but every fucking spell is a standardized mechanic. You can just do. You're expected to just do it. Hell, sometimes even asking HOW you cast your spell is asking too much. It's bullshit. It's boring. It's a tool. Magic has become an interface. A resource to spend, a die to roll. This kind of magic has become so dominant across games tha...
Make It Your Own
I have this cool bespoke dungeon module I want to run. A motherfucking banger ass dungeon. But damn, it's for DCC and I'd rather run it in Mothership. Maybe I can run a Dolmenwood campaign instead. Juicy hexcrawl. Yeah that sounds rad. Ah shit, it's another b/x clone. Goddamn I'd rather use Cairn. The thought of having to convert the whole thing before I can start running it sounds stressful. So much work. Maybe I just stick to something that matches. No. Fuck this. First, numbers aren't importa...
It ain't blorb
Yes this is part of the blorb family tree. You have heard about blorb. It ain't maximal prep. You don't need to decide every little thing in advance. It ain't against improv. You still do it a lot. You just rely on the prep you already have and procedures first. It ain't exhaustive worldbuilding. The goal isn't to know every fact about the world in advance. It ain't quantum. You don't decide important facts after seeing what the players chose. It ain't fixing things for drama. You don't change o...
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