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Dungeon Response

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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Narrative Carrot, Mechanical Stick

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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Skeleton Crew

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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