As you may have noticed, my current OSR system darling is Cairn and the general Odd-like family of games. I really appreciate the general ethos of encouraging players to be creative problem-solvers instead of min-maxing character-sheet masters. I prefer exploration over combat. But I also love rules-light games that are easy to learn, fast to […]
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The Undying Sea
My newest adventure / setting / game is now available on DriveThruRPG. Here’s the blurb: In The Undying Sea, players take on the roles of sea-faring adventurers sailing the misty currents on their siltcutter. As they discover new islands, they will encounter the conquering Tortuvan Empire, the mutant crab Brakken Hegemony, the undead Kadav Pirates, the […]
Tomb of the Primate Priest
Hey, I wrote another tiny tomb, and it’s Pay What You Want (PWYW)! Here is the third of my Tiny Tomb series: Tomb of the Primate Priest. It’s just a few bizarre wooden rooms full of living tunnels, root trolls, monkey monks, and a dryad. Because every campaign should have a bunch of random little […]
Tomb of the Tin Templar
Hey, I wrote another tiny tomb, and it’s Pay What You Want (PWYW)! Here is the second of my Tiny Tomb series: Tomb of the Tin Templar. It’s just a few bizarre rooms full of mechanical traps, tinker gnomes, electric jellyfish, and windup toys. Because every campaign should have a bunch of random little tombs […]
Tomb of the Blood Baron
Hey, I wrote a tiny tomb, and it’s Pay What You Want! So a few weeks ago I was going to run a game for my friend’s kids and I didn’t feel like writing new content. So I asked my buddy for a recommendation and he suggested Barrow of the Elf King. It’s just a […]