The Tao of D&D

To reassure the reader, this is not the second in a series to be followed by "village," "town" and "city."  Li...

In structuring the game world, I need standardised words that describe a standard physical thing.  In the real world, a thorp might apply to...

Okay, I'm going to do a deep dive with this post, discussing methods to provide the game world with an overarching structure, regardless...

Experimenting with colour changes: Preferential in some ways; the wilderness stands out better, though it minimizes the appearance of the mo...

This isn't a post about worldbuilding — but there will be more of those. This is a post about the failure of art.  I once sat in on a fi...

Feels a bit like I'm milking this, but I've had such positive respons for the maps that I feel it's useful to provide updates wh...

"Facilities" are spaces, stations and establishments that serve a particular purpose — that is, they facilitate a purpose.  This i...

What with everything going on, it's a good time to write about government and authority in the game world. Many DMs don't like to co...

Start with an upscale three-story inn upon Ladybridge Avenue in the city of Trosk, a generational, sprawling lot called  The Berridge House ...

Coming off a rush of work, I can breathe air again ... and since I haven't posted since last Tuesday, I feel ready to shove something on...