Author Archives: Undercrypt

Dungeon Response

Posted on January 4, 2012 at 2:22 am by Undercrypt

When I said the pace here would be casual, I didn’t mean “updates every few months” casual. Despite the best intentions, life – or in this case, death – sometimes has other plans. Now that I’m getting back on track… … Continue reading →

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All Hallows’ Eve

Posted on October 31, 2011 at 2:49 pm by Undercrypt

Family obligations have been keeping me busy this past month, but my schedule will soon be my own again. Have a Happy Halloween, a spectacular Samhain, an august Álfablót, and mind where you’re going in the dark.

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Narrative Carrot, Mechanical Stick

Posted on September 18, 2011 at 10:35 pm by Undercrypt

Wandering monsters end up serving several purposes, providing different things at different levels. Some games cling to them, others have dropped them entirely, which seems to suggest that there’s something valuable here with room for improvement. What’s going on? Narrative … Continue reading →

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The Island of the Dolls

Posted on September 10, 2011 at 2:42 am by Undercrypt

It seems more and more unlikely that I’m going to come up with an adventure scenario weirder than what you can find in the world today. La Isla de la Muñecas   Adding undead to this would make it less … Continue reading →

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Skeleton Crew

Posted on August 22, 2011 at 11:51 pm by Undercrypt

Rise up, you dead, slain of the hydra. Rise from your graves and avenge us. Those who steal the golden fleece must die. Ahhh, the skeleton, archetypal servant of the necromancer and my favorite minion. Low level threat or high level set … Continue reading →

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One from the Vaults

Posted on August 12, 2011 at 4:43 am by Undercrypt

I started lurking around some of the RPG blogs a few months ago when I started running a D&D 3.5 campaign for my awesome in-laws, grabbing a few ideas here and there and getting more curious about where RPGs are … Continue reading →

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