In 2002 an ‘essay’ came out that brought the term ‘fantasy heartbreaker’ into popular use. The author, Ron Edwards, was one of the founders of the Forge and a proponent of the GNS theory…Continue readingA Bad Turn of Words: Fantasy Heartbreaker
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The snow is alive. A soft, cold spirit courses through them. Her lace threads the world; watching, drinking, listening, stroking, soothing, killing. Her touch is soft and icy. She is Winterwhite, the daughter of…Continue readingLongwinter: the horrors of the icebox survival project
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OSR Response for the Perplexed
Over the last week the news that G+ is going to die has provoked a frenzy of creativity by the OSR. A large segment of the community has decided to try out the social…Continue readingOSR Response for the Perplexed
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Lamentations of the One Page Princess
If the Hill Cantons were one of the paths that led me to discover the OSR, the other was certainly Lamentations of the One Page Dungeon Princess. It was October 2011 and I was…Continue readingLamentations of the One Page Princess
Last night a crew of unlikely heroes destroyed the scourge of the six levels: Orcagorgon. With the application of guile, lion millipedes, stone giants, marbles, explosives, a rocket wheelchair, meatshields, archery, magic, a tragic…Continue readingThe Incredible Adventuring Wheelbarrow (61)
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49 Peon’s Journey – Inktober 2017
Peon gazed upon the crumbling tower. Perhaps this time it would be different. Inktober 2017 has begun I’m participating for the first time, and with several other DIY OSR INDY WINDY RPG art types,…Continue reading49 Peon’s Journey – Inktober 2017
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34 Long-distance Gritty Realism I: Time
That picture? It’s one of the maps for the Ultraviolet Grasslands, a fun long-distance expedition adventure I’m making over on Patreon.Continue reading34 Long-distance Gritty Realism I: Time
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26 Sky Tower Down
Darta’s sapsuckers groaned in fear and ran for the crater pen. One squirted half-fermented juices over her new shoes as it fled. Darta put down her euphoric and squinted up at the brick sky.…Continue reading26 Sky Tower Down