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The Gyre is a metaphysical thing that takes in 'dying worlds' and starts grinding them down. It's sort of like moons getting ripped apart by tidal forces and then turning into a ring like around Saturn, only in a different shape. Some chunks survive, and the largest chunks are the places the...

That's a really weird but fun idea.

Congratulations to you and your players! I love the 'mini' for the Ash Wolf. And the death of the Voice of Rot sounds epic. I also will definitely do something shorter the next time I plan adventures. :D Do let me know if you give Death of the Author a try. You having a slightly different...

http://talislanta.com/talislanta-library#3rd It was at the end of the main rule book. The creator of the game hosts all of the older books on this website for free.

I think it was maybe 3rd edition, but there was the intro adventure Mystery at the Magical Fair, and I've run that plot in like six different systems over the years because it's a fun little scenario.

Once upon a time I thought Wolfram Alpha was good at taking natural language math problems and answering them, but I tried last night and it was just dumb as a doorknob. So I went to ChatGPT and asked it what would be the weight of a clay tablet that is 1 cubit by 1 cubit by one-fourth cubit. It...

It's not quite what you're describing, but in EN Publishing's Monstrous Menagerie II, there's the Eclipsar. It's got the same naming pattern as planetars and solars, because it's an angel too, but its creation was interrupted. It was left on the liminal cusp of alive and not alive, and it...

I do not recall adding any NPCs named Wickett. If you want an Ewok analogue, he could be some sort of fey like a harengon, or a goblin, or just a very hairy dwarf.

I don't recall what my advice was in the adventure on getting the whole party to come, but yeah, hopefully the players are okay with you nudging them to situations that they'll enjoy, as long as you aren't trying to thwart specific intentions. They probably thought, "Splitting up is a good way...

This phrasing reminds me of my first RPG setting: One thing I'd want to be careful of in a hopeful Dark Sun is to not shy away from how bad things are. Have hope despite the terrible situation. The vibe needs to be right. I feel like an adventure wheelchair isn't something that's believable in...

It's always the case with old work, but I look back now seventeen years after publishing this adventure and wish I'd had a bit more meat to the politics of Dassen.

Thanks for all the regular write-ups. It's good to hear some of the early churn in party composition has ended and things have settled.

At the risk of being pessimistic, plenty of people procrastinate until the deadline is looming, even kings. Or it'd be some combination of needing to get all the local politicians who could cause a ruckus to get on board instead of, y'know, complaining that pulling cops off the streets to chase...

Why is it that famous dudes who are accused of sexual assault never respond by, like, admitting they did it, apologizing, and willingly turning themselves over to the authorities, pleading guilty, and serving their time? Maybe they could even use the attention on their sh**ty behavior as an...

I wouldn't say always, but yeah, lately it's been going down the Xitter.

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Man, starting a campaign with, "You just witnessed the murder of thousands of people. Now go stop the people responsible"? That's pretty intense. Excellent work. I hope the game is healthy from here on out.

There are a ton of Lewis Carroll references, but only one Cowboy Bebop reference. Let me know if you spot it.

I have finished my novel's first draft, and I'm doing revisions while reading a bunch of recent fantasy, looking for good 'comps' to make when I write a query to agents. Because I do rather want to try to get published traditionally. My wife's best friend self-publishes romance novels with a...