I just finished another #Pathfinder #RiseOfTheRunelords session with the gang. It was hella fun. The players finished exploring the Festering Maze of Sloth and I really got to pull out all the stops about how disgusting it was down in the bathhouse turned sewer. I also managed to get some good rolls in landing damage against my players, which I almost never get to do.

The only thing I don't like about Pathfinder is that there is so much going on with the NPC character sheets that it's easy to miss things. All the extra powers and feats bore me to tears. I'm really looking forward to running a lighter game again. I'm definitely not a fan of crunch. It gets in the way of running a fast, smooth combat as I have to flip between multiple pages of creatures, spells, and the PHB for rules.

It doesn't look like we'll get to #Ravenloft before Halloween this year, which is disappointing but fine. With luck, my players will be okay with an #OSR game, but at this point, I'd settle for #13thAge since it's lighter than Pathfinder and the monster descriptions are tight and powers are well described in easy to find places. It's a much easier game for me to run.

#TTRPG #GMLife

A #handdrawn, #oldschool #map drawing with pen & paper (always without pencil - mistakes be damned lol). I tried filming this but the iPhone Timelapse video bug lost the footage…again.

#map #osr #dungeon #tomb #draw #drawing #handdrawn #cartography #cartographer #dnd #5e #shadowdark #ose
#DungeonsAndDragons #Dragonbane

Do YOU Dare Follow the Trail of Madness Deep Below?

Saint Avon's Madness 2: Descent Hardcover on Drivethrurpg!
9 #OneShot adventures + region & town settings for #dnd #5e & #osr. 5 playable races. 28 new monsters. 15 new magic items. 13 hand drawn maps.

https://stevestillstanding.com/2025/06/06/shotglass-adventures-st-avons-madness-2-descent-is-out-now-on-drivethrurpg/

#DungeonsAndDragons #oldschool #ADnD #ose #shadowdark #ttrpg #DM #GM #maps

SHOTGLASS ADVENTURES – ST. AVON’S MADNESS 2: DESCENT is out NOW on DrivethruRPG!

Only YOU can Find the Source of the Madness, and Destroy it Forever! What started with a simple mission to clear the local monastery’s cellar of kobolds led your party in a dangerous game of cat an…

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Making Order From Chaos

A glimpse into how I organize my campaign

Quest for Game Mastery

Skerples has published a post about OD&D & AD&D treasure tables. I hadn't realised he was working on a sequel to the Monster Overhaul, titled, logically, "The Treasure Overhaul".

https://coinsandscrolls.blogspot.com/2025/10/osr-testing-treasure-tables-treasure.html

#odnd #adnd #dnd #osr #ttrpg

OSR: Testing Treasure Tables & Treasure Values

Treasure tables are, for better or worse, part of old-school RPGs. Since the intention is to make the Treasure Overhaul a very useful and ...

I'm doing something wrong, constantly stumbling across “old white guys” who are leaving Dungeons & Dragons / #DnD for #Shadowdark etc. Enjoy, you have come a long way. I'm so proud of you & your broadening of #ttrpg horizons. There's little that annoys me more in the hobby than #OSR apologists.
Yeah! Heute geht’s mit #BlackSwordHack weiter. Eigentlich müssen die Helden heute nur eine Kiste zurück in die Stadt der Diebe bringen. Eigentlich. Was bisher geschah, steht hier: https://blog.pnpde.social/bohemiaspielkunst/the-black-sword-hack-die-reise-beginnt-logbuch #OSR #PnPde
The Black Sword Hack: Die Reise beginnt (Logbuch)

Unser Abenteuer begann in der Stadt der Diebe. Im Auftrag des Händlers Suren sollen die Charaktere eine kleine, verschlossene Holzkiste s...

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And another province under the Great House La Vookan dotted out with villages.

Crimson Daimyo - militaristic substate of Daimyo Suzuki “the Greedhound” and his Red Tengu mercenaries.

Population: 50 000, 40 000 of them in 150 villages.

#ttrpg #osr #rpg #maps #cartography #fantasymap #fantasy

New content for Glowburn & Radscars!

I've shared my conversion notes for all of the mutant monsters originally published in the Mutant Crawl Classics core rulebook, to help you populate your adventures. Get it for free here: https://bread-wiz.itch.io/conversion-notes-mutant-crawl-classics-bestiary

#ttrpg #osr #postapocalypse #dungeonsAndDragons

Conversion Notes: Mutant Crawl Classics Bestiary by bread wizard

More mutant monsters!

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A few reviews of items in the Hello//Goodbye bundle + links to some more - just scratches the surface but I hope shows there is enough to justify the price - and lots more for future pleasant surprises

https://seedofworlds.blogspot.com/2025/10/capsule-reviews-9-hellogoodbye-charity.html

#osr #bundle #ttrpg #itch #charitybundle #indiegames

Capsule Reviews #9: HELLO//GOODBYE Charity Bundle

Friends of the blog Swan and Raven Studio are hosting the HELLO//GOODBYE Charity Bundle for Legal Aid - I grabbed my copy and am facing the...