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Band of Blades, Blood in the Duresh Forest
‘Desperta ferro!’Awake, iron! Dan Jones, Essex Dogs The main body of the group fired on a forest-swallowed ruin, Old Empire fort where the Black Oak Knights were holed up. Grim and Rein (Medic and...
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Inspiration Goat recommends…
As heard on the Daydreaming about Dragons podcast, the Inspiration Goat helps me process media and take parts that are useful for the gaming table. This isn’t about the hottest new thing or the...
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Talking about what to play next with the Thursday night group.
Here’s a link to the Slides presentation. Links: Slide 1: None Slide 2: Our Band of Blades Game Slide 3: Blades in the Dark Slide 4: Halls of Arden Vul & Old School Essentials Slide 5: OSE but...
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Reddit GM Advice: World Building, d6 Table Again, & Situation
I made a list of 3 GM advice subreddits called RefAdvice. r/OSR HELP and r/DnD DMing https://www.patreon.com/emielboven/posts First Campaign byu/SoilingSun inDMAcademy Comment byu/SoilingSun from...
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Inspiration Goat approved…
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Houses of the Blooded: A Menu of Counties REDUX
NOTE: I wrote this 13 years ago and after talking to a friend about his upcoming Houses of the Blooded game thought it could do with a touch-up. I wrote two previous posts on color aspects based on...
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Reddit GM Advice: Rate-a-Coup, Dragon Patron & Boundaries
I made a list of 3 GM advice subreddits called RefAdvice. r/OSR HELP and r/DnD DMing https://www.patreon.com/emielboven/posts Rate my Coup d’etat byu/alexdh9 inDMAcademy Comment byu/alexdh9 from...
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Reddit GM Advice: Fear of Death, Everyone Asks Questions, & Favorite Houserules
I made a list of 3 GM advice subreddits called RefAdvice. r/OSR HELP and r/DnD DMing https://www.patreon.com/emielboven/posts How to get over the fear of killing PCs? byu/LifesComplicated_ inDMAcademy...
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D&D Campaign Concept: B-Team
You are the B-Team of a decade old Adventurer’s Guild, heading into demon-haunted holes and ghoul-infested barrows with shitty maps hastily drawn by the Alpha Squad’s adventurers, celebrity delvers...
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Reddit GM Advice: DM Motivation, Three d6 Tables (again), & Consequences
I made a list of 3 GM advice subreddits called RefAdvice. r/OSR HELP and r/DnD DMing https://www.patreon.com/emielboven/posts What keeps you motivated as a Dm? byu/TemporaryAd4316 inDnD Comment...
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What is Inspiration Goat chewing on?
As heard on the Daydreaming about Dragons podcast, the Inspiration Goat helps me process media and take parts that are useful for the gaming table. This isn’t about the hottest new thing or the...
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Band of Blades, Before the Crypt Antlers
You do not settle your debts with the gods. You settle them thanks to them. Deadhouse Gates by Steven Erikson We did bookkeeping, looked over the missions and got our sense of context and place back...
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Reddit GM Advice: Some Sopranos and Blades in the Dark spices, the 5e Grind,...
I made a list of 3 GM advice subreddits called RefAdvice. r/OSR HELP and r/DnD DMing https://www.patreon.com/emielboven/posts Second session panic, and worry I’m going too “vanilla”...
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Band of Blades, The Holy Valley of the Crypt Antlers
“People don’t change to suit their god; they change their god to suit them.” Toll the Hounds by Steven Erikson I had some trouble getting a grip on this mission. I descibed a few things as they...
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Prepping for some Dolmenwood Outlawry
https://www.patreon.com/perplexingruins/about First I wanted to run the Wake of Willowby Hall and maybe set it in Dolmenwood. Well, as long as we’re playing in Dolmenwood, might as well start with the...
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Reddit GM Advice: Morality, Backstory, & Starting the Campaign
I made a list of 3 GM advice subreddits called RefAdvice. r/OSR HELP and r/DnD DMing https://www.patreon.com/emielboven/posts PCs won’t budge on their morals. byu/New_Guy_95 inDMAcademy Comment...
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Dolmenwood: Tamrin’s Outlaw Friends
If you want to know more about my pre-game prep, here it is. Princess* Donut Cottonsocks – Grimalkin Enchanter Dream of Remembrance aka Moraine – Elf Knight Ebbi Mushrump – Mossling Hunter tl;dr: The...
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Band of Blades, Outside the Walls of Fort Calisco
“If there’s one truth in this life, it’s that you simply can’t win. The most you can achieve is to make a nuisance of yourself, for a very short time.” 16 Ways to Defend a Walled City by KJ Parker...
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REPOST: Into the Crystal Frontier
Reposting the link below to my blog post/pdf about playing in the Crystal Frontier ala Into the Odd inspired after reading Tomb Robbers of the Crystal Frontier in order to share this blog post in...
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What is Inspiration Goat bleating on about?
As heard on the Daydreaming about Dragons podcast, the Inspiration Goat helps me process media and take parts that are useful for the gaming table. This isn’t about the hottest new thing or the...
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