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idlecartulary.comThe Zungeon Manifesto: Demystifying Dungeon CreationI have a really large earring collection; I have perhaps as many earrings as I have TTRPGs, and I mainly buy them from local craft markets, not jewellers. They’re all made from resin or clay,…

My favorite posts of the year: first up, the Zungeon Manifesto by @idlecartulary.itch.io . A clear, easy procedure for writing a dungeon from scratch. idlecartulary.com/2025/01/01/t...

buttondown.comThinking About Actual Play As NonfictionHey Party People! Work on the newest season of Party of One is underway. Read on for a look at what’s new with the show, as well as a little bit of what has...

Thinking About Actual Play As Nonfiction by @jeffstormer.gobirds.online. Completely changed how I think about actual play forever and for the better. My bible for talking about actual play. buttondown.com/partyofonepo...

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bankuei.wordpress.comPrimetime Adventures & The shift in stakesI’ve been running a Primetime Adventures campaign while taking a little bit of a brain break from our Errant campaign. PTA is nice in that I typically spend 10 minutes prep between sessions &…

Primetime Adventures & The shift in stakes by Deeper In The game. Such a simple concept: the most interesting stakes are often not whether you succeed at something. Hard to believe how true this is until you see it in practice; play Primetime Adventures! bankuei.wordpress.com/2025/08/24/p...

laciesbox.comLacie's Box | Unpacking Play-by-Post Design, Part 1Welcome to part 1 where we explore, analyze, and articulate the unspoken mechanisms and foundation for play-by-post design.

Unpacking Play-by-Post Design (series) by Fernando Miguel Lofranco. This guy's been around the Dice Exploder discord for years talking about his lengthy experience with pbp, and it was very cool to finally see a full writeup of how it all works. www.laciesbox.com/articles/unp...

arsludi.lamemage.comThe Star-Pattern: a Pitfall of GMingWhen someone tells me about a session of a GMed game (like D&D) that they didn't enjoy, I put on my investigator cap and ask a bunch of questions about what happened. Because I like understanding why ...

The Star-Pattern: a Pitfall of GMing by @lamemage.com. There is no post perhaps ever that I have spent more time thinking about and being aware of while actually at the table playing the game (or prepping to imminently play). arsludi.lamemage.com/index.php/48...

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This post got shared into my feed and I'm so glad it's part of a thread, I can't wait to read these other ones too, they sound great <3