Recent content by talien

For DMs looking to imbue their fantasy worlds with the gritty, relentless authenticity of a true industrial complex, there is no better real-world inspiration than the Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site in Massachusetts. Often overlooked, this small National Park preserves the...

This is what I was thinking. Maybe have a table for different broad groups of creatures: molluks, quadrupedal mammals, fish, etc. If a PC makes the right Survival check you can roll on the table, roll high and you get more chances. It matters for the types who SHOULD know how to do this, like...

A conundrum for sure, which is why I wrote: RPG Evolution: Eat, Kill, Love

In many fantasy RPGs, the defeat of a monster often marks the end of an encounter. Yet, for thousands of years, real-world cultures have demonstrated a profound understanding that every part of an animal serves a purpose. What if understanding monster biology meant more than just bags of XP? The...

First I've heard of it, but it looks awesome! Ultraviolet Grasslands - Wikipedia

I kind of love the idea of a first-level "family" (found or otherwise) all living together in a wagon on a wagon train. And the whole campaign is just getting from one hazardous side of the world to the other. I may try it.

For the most part, published adventures call these caravans, but they are almost always the mercantile kind and not the "families on the move" kind, probably because that requires more world-building/campaign investment than just "bring merchants to a place, drop off goods, repeat." There's one...

Wagon trains are traditionally associated with the Wild West, but the trope can easiliy apply to fantasy campaigns too. Far from simple travel, these journeys were complex undertakings, fraught with peril and dependent on careful planning and collective resilience. For DMs looking to capture...