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Charles Dunwoody

Charles Dunwoody is currently GMing Forbidden Lands The Bloodmarches. He freelance writes including articles for EN World and Geek Native. Charlie is a participant in the Noble Knight Affiliate Program and the OneBookShelf Affiliate Program, both of which are affiliate advertising programs designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Noble Knight Games and DriveThruRPG respectively. If you like the articles at EN World please consider supporting our Patreon.
OSR  Reviews 
Played It Review of Survive This!! Zombies!
Survive This!! Zombies! blends old school rules with new innovations and mixes it with a cornucopia of zombies to distill a well-balanced cocktail of gaming enjoyment. The rules, while a bit incomplete, should not hinder an experienced gamemaster.
Reviews 
Played It Review of Ryuutama Natural Fantasy Role Play
In Ryuutama, the GM plays the Ryuujin, an NPC spirit guardian dragon, who records and sometimes interacts with a group of travelers played by the players. Together, the Ryuujin and PCs build towns and the world itself through journeys and adventures.
Call of Cthulhu  Dungeons & Dragons  Traveller 
D30 Overland Travel Mishaps
Adventurers walking from one location to another with gear on their backs face several challenges. Whether backpacking in Traveller or Call of Cthulhu or journeying in Dungeons & Dragons or Ryuutama, here are d30 mishaps an explorer might encounter on the trail.
Use Scheming NPCs to Drive Conflict in Your Setting
Shadow of the Demon Lord (SotDL) inflicts world shattering changes on the setting as a campaign advances. These changes impact the player characters whether they act on them or not. Use a similar technique to drive roleplaying and increase conflict in your RPG campaign.
Dungeons & Dragons  OSR  Reviews 
Played It Review of The Hole in the Oak
The Hole in the Oak arrived as a free adventure PDF from Exalted Funeral during the corona virus lockdown. Based on Old-School Essentials (combination of 1981’s Basic Dungeons & Dragons and Expert D&D), it is the perfect blend of modern adventure design and an old school dungeon crawl.
Boardgames  Dungeons & Dragons 
D&D Adventure Generator Using Talisman the Board Game
Talisman is a game of wandering adventurers who encounter goblins and dragons, drink from magic streams and in taverns, and quest while facing ever more difficult challenges. The cards from Talisman can generate idea outlines for D&D and other fantasy RPGs.
OSR 
Why I GM--In a Crisis or Otherwise
It is April in the USA. It has been snowing for a couple of days. I’m in lockdown due to a deadly global pandemic. I’m tired, still working full time from home and fighting to overcome worry. With all this going on, why do I GM at all? Why do you GM?
Call of Cthulhu  Reviews 
No Players? No Problem: Try These Solo Adventures!
If you need to while away some hours, here are five free (during spring 2020), plus two more under $10, solitaire RPG adventures to try. Rules used include Call of Cthulhu, The Dark Eye, and Tunnels & Trolls. Hopefully these solo RPG adventures get you through any slow days you may have.
Film & TV 
Roll D6! More YouTube Channels to Enhance Your Gaming
YouTube is not infinite like the planes, but it is so vast that no one GM can traverse it all. Here are d6 more YouTube channels to inform and enrich your RPG gaming. Or combine the list with the previous list of channels into a d12 roll and expand your gaming horizons.
Reviews 
Roll D6! YouTube Channels to Enhance Your Gaming
YouTube stretches like the infinite planes for any gamemaster willing to sift through 31 million channels looking for RPG gems. To save some time, here are d6 RPG channels to inspire and entertain both you and your games.
Dungeons & Dragons 
Ranger, Why Do You Guard the Frontier?
Rangers are warriors who roam the wilds defending civilization against monsters. Determining why your ranger lives such a rough life may open up new roleplaying opportunities for you to explore and offer new ideas for your GM to incorporate into her world.
Reviews 
Review of Paleomythic, RPG of Stone and Sorcery
Paleomythic is a stone and sorcery roleplaying game in which hunters, healers, and warriors struggle to overcome harsh winters, savage predators, and hostile tribes. PCs can experience a grim tale of hardship and survival or experience grand adventure and magic.
OSR  Reviews 
Review of Mörk Borg, a Doom Metal Album of an OSR RPG
All will blacken and burn just as the Two-Headed Basilisks predicated. The world is dying; time is short. How will you face the final days? Robbing graves for corpse buried wealth? Or fighting the apocalypse convinced you can win? Find out in Mörk Borg.
Dungeons & Dragons  OSR  Reviews 
Played It Review of Old-School Essentials Using D&D ‘s The Lost City
Old-School Essentials Classic Fantasy: Rules Tome is a complete in one rulebook combination of 1981’s Basic Dungeons & Dragons and Expert D&D by Tom Moldvay and David Cook. The rules have not changed but are combined using well rendered modern layout and amazing art. The possibilities for fantasy adventure are endless.
Dungeons & Dragons 
Monk, What is Your Martial Code?
Monks are not just warriors trained to fight with their fists. They command mystic powers over the body and mind as well. These spiritual disciplines are honed through diligent practice which in turn develop from a martial code. Examining the code your monk follows can enrich your roleplaying. And a unique code makes for a unique monk.
Call of Cthulhu  Reviews 
Playtest Review of the Call of Cthulhu Starter Set
The Call of Cthulhu Starter Set suggests learning the game by playing a solo adventure, then playing with just one player, and then playing with a full group. If you want to give Call of Cthulhu (CoC) a try but don’t want to spend a lot of money to start, consider trying the starter set.

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