New Campaign, New Challenge
I have started yet another fantasy campaign setting, but I think this one will finally hit all my buttons.
Megadungeons in The Fantasy Trip Clones
Combat in games like The Fantasy Trip or Blades & Black Magic is just too lethal for classic D&D megadungeons. So how can you game them?
Campaigns, Settings and Time
After some long thought, I am scaling back my gaming and sticking to just a couple of campaigns and settings. There is just not enough time to have multiple settings going at the same time.
Generating A Completely Random Campaign
Recently I decided to try my hand at running a campaign as completely randomly generated …
Changing Gears, Heading Out To Space
I have been working hard on my Vales fantasy setting, getting ready to run a solo campaign there. But now I am look ahead to the future--and looking to switch gears and head back out into space.
Pendragon And Other Settings
To make a long story short, I recently got interested in playing a solo campaign in an Arthurian setting. My first choice was King Arthur Pendragon--but that caused me to reconsider my gaming...
Adventuring In the Vales
There are many opportunities for adventuring in the Vales setting, and here are a few of them.
Ealdun–The Land of the Varge
The dominant feature of the Isle of Ealdun is the Varge. It is a high, rocky plateau of badlands, with only dangerous roads across it. It is a land ripe for adventure...
Dungeons for Blades & Black Magic
In the past, I have stuck to smaller dungeons when making adventures. Now I think I want to tackle something bigger.
Setting Information for the Middle Lands
Recently I have made a more solid effort to get the information about the Middle Lands setting out of my head and onto the virtual page. I hope to get much of this drafted and out there for everyone to read by the end of the year.
Cultural Conflict In the Middle Lands
One of the driving themes throughout fantasy and science fiction is that of cultural conflict. It is a great source of adventures, but can be taken to the extreme. Here's the sources of cultural conflicts in the Middle Lands, and how I will be handling it.
Starting Areas In the Middle Lands
As I work on fleshing out the Middle Lands campaign setting, I wanted to explain where I am starting–and why. You can’t eat an elephant in one bite… but you can do it one bite at a time.
