Tag: TTRPG

    • Maps, Names, and Mild Panic: My Weekly DM Tools

      Greetings from the edge, Overworked and undercaffeinated, a DM’s lot is mostly spent trying to stop a group of their friends from spectacularly destroying themselves by proxy on a weekly basis. Despite what our players might think, we don’t spend our spare time lurking in deserted castles, cackling maniacally and waxing our goatees while plotting…

    • Wednesday, 20th May 2026

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      Greetings from the edge, Quick update from here in the broom cupboard. I got an email the other day asking me to apply for a job opening at a local-ish library. It’s only part-time, so I’ll still have time to write, and with the commute I’ll probably even get more audiobook time out of it.…

    • The Dungeon That Keeps Time (And Why Yours Should Too)

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      Greetings from the edge, I love dungeons. They are, after all, at least 50% of the game. They are neat, self-contained little slices of your world that can be as flavourful, strange, or dripping with lore as the grandest city or most lavish court. At their very best, they become complex ecosystems, complete with hierarchies,…

    • Roll the Bones: d20 Tables for Building Better Starting Settlements

      Greetings from the edge, Got a new article live, and I thought it would be a good idea to expand on it here. The piece is all about how your starting town is the welcome wagon for your entire campaign. First impressions matter. If the village is memorable, the world feels memorable. If it’s bland……

    • Saturday 21st March 2026

      Greetings from the edge, I took the day off from site management so I could actually get some writing done. I now have a new article live on Crying is a Free Action, exploring the use of sound and the occasional silence at the gaming table. Other than that, I’ve been enjoying the day. Hooked…

    • Sunday 15th March 2026

      Lots of construction! I’ve settled on a colour scheme for Crying is a Free Action, and I currently have eight articles live, all with artwork and matching layouts. When the whole site is up and running the way I want it, I’m going to start properly promoting it on social media and elsewhere. So if…