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Well, I can't fail to like that one.

Tigana's pretty damn good. I'm going to be a hipster and say The King of Elfland's Daughter, though. Also, I thought Magician was trash. The Empire trilogy was a guilty pleasure, though. What ever happened to Janny Wurts?

To be clear, I'm distinguishing between books read and books 'used' in play. I think it's a mix of people who do play but have to choose between a lot of different things to play in their limited gaming time (I'm in this position: I own tonnes of stuff I want to try, but actually getting it to...

I don't have figures available, but it's a truism in the RPG industry that most books sold never actually get used at the table. I don't think you can understand WotC's strategy, sales figures, and public perception of their products without understanding this fact. They're not in the business...

Oooookay. How's everyone doing? Now that July is over, I've been back at it, plugging away on July's rooms before I can move on to August. At this point, I think I'm doing it out of sheer bloody-mindedness, though I am enjoying myself again. To prove I haven't been idle, here's the first half...

Keep at it! I'm still hanging in there, but it's been really difficult to keep to schedule this month due to holidays + lots of disruptions and responsibilities. Realistically, I'll probably slam through rooms in batches when I have time, and return to regularly scheduled posting in August.

As promised, here's the final week of June's level. Next week: biomechanical nightmare zone! 22: Tortoise An ancient tortoise the size of a carriage. Someone has drawn obscene graffiti on its shell. (?) The tortoise would be grateful for a clean shell. The apes make fun of it. 23: Hothouse...

I've always intended to make it something I can publish later (if I'm going to go to all this trouble, I might as well do something with the finished product), but that also meant accepting that whatever I was writing this year would be an initial draft only. I think the full process of mapping...

Just a small update: I might not be able to get my next entry in next week, depending on my internet situation, but I'll still be doing my daily rooms. Also, I've avoided prodding anyone about their updates, because no-one needs that, but I hope you are all well and I look forward to seeing...

Forest Garden, week 3 15: Spear Thicket A boggy area with waist-high long grass. (!) Spears buried deep in the bog, with their rusted heads facing up, at odd angles. Running into these means taking a hit. (??) A successful search reveals (roll 1d6) 1-3 = A bit of rusted armour. 4 = A golden...

I second this. Even if you only do one a day, that's a pretty big dungeon.

Forest Garden, Week 2 8: Hedge Maze Thick with overgrowth, thorns and flowers, but the original stone maze paths are still (just) visible. Visibility poor due to darkness from overhanging foliage and wayward branches. (?) Hacking through the maze walls is possible but difficult. 9: Courtroom...

Hope you're feeling better! I'm running late, as usual, but should have my next week in tomorrow.

A day late, but here it is: week 1 of level 2. A giant, ancient garden, overgrown into a forest. I'm enjoying the change of scenery. 1: Stair Cupola The top of the great stair that connects to the fortress of doors. An airy, domed room, guarded by… (!) Forest knight, a giant, beetle-like thing...

Whooo, another month finished! The next level is something very different: a forest. 22: Green Door Door of solid green granite, in the likeness of a smiling infant face. (!) Door has two locks, one in each eye, which must be turned simultaneously. Otherwise, the floor splits in two, dropping...

The ghoul army serves the ghoul sorcerer who makes his lair on this floor. We'll get to him next week. As for the spore hive... I dunno! That's just the thing that popped into my head. The way I see it, the barracks, refectory, and cool rooms are all connected to the red hall, and the spore...

Once again a couple of days late, but hanging in there. I feel I've been struggling creatively recently, but I'm starting to build some momentum again, which is nice. 15: Kitchens Warm light leaks from a high and greasy window. An industrial-scale kitchen, with black ovens, stained benches...

Just want to say that I'm really liking the rickety boardwalks over the sewers.

According to legend, Doom was initially inspired by a tabletop campaign. I mention this because it seems I'm going full circle and referencing a lot of 'boomer shooters' in this floor of grimy halls and coloured doors and shuffling grotesques. Anyway, I'm slowly catching up. 8: Cool Rooms...

Aaaah I'm so late! In my defence, I wasn't in great health this week. Feeling much better now, and happy to explore this new level. Level +1: The House of Doors Ambient threat: patrols of heavily armed ghouls from the bowels of the fortress. 1: Gates A pair portcullises, each shaped like a...