And what’s that tune he’s always whistling? What’s he building in there? What’s he building in there? We have a right to know “What’s he building in there?”, Thomas Alan Waits, 1999 This article is an extension of an older piece, one that’s certainly served our table quite well in the past (and is available …
Big things are afoot in our weekly campaign. All currently active characters are at least level 5, and consequently have the clout and the means to acquire followers and monsters to fight for them. From the faerie followers granted to our halfling graverobber to the scribe hired by our street-thug bard, there’s a lot to …
This week we’ll finish our series of thematic playlists for fantasy RPGs with some backgrounds suitable for raiding, reaving and pillaging! This list a little more low-key than our boss battle one, and the themes are somewhat more outdoorsy than our dungeon crawling list, so I’ve found it perfect for travel backgrounds or such when …
At the KitN stronghold we’ve been hard at work at not working for the last few weeks. The holiday season has been mellow and peaceful, and we’re still gearing up for 2020. Reflecting that, this week’s piece is the final part of our playlist project. This lighthearted playlist is great for adventures in urban environments, …
We’ve been enjoying some well-deserved downtime before the hustle that is the start of 2020. So, we’ll end the year with a lighter note: helper sheets for tracking your yearly DCC! I got the idea for this piece from a discussion on the DCC RPG Facebook group, and most of the trackable entries on the …
“In the heart of winter hide your hearth, lest cold Knut take it’s warmth away.” – old boreal proverb Our Solstice offering is a mean monster: Knut from the North, the Half-Troll Horror. Loosely based on old Finnish Christmas lore, Knut made his very successful debut appearance in our seasonal game last weekend. Luckily, the …
“Wax on, wax off.” – Mr. Miyagi To crown Bright Week, today’s piece is a tantalizing DCC teaser from something we’ve been working on for a while: a full supplement based on pit fighting (containing fighters, tourneys and more), along with a module to make full use of the ruleset! This all started more than …
“Better living – through wizardry!” – advertisement slogan on a worn down shingle, Pitchburn Alley, Southshore slums This little list of names was born out of a joke. To make ends meet I’ve been working in the secretarial department of the local hospital, and in capacity I’ve come across a lot of different pharmaceutical products. …
Fitting with the week’s theme of driving ever onward, this week our bard has prepared a playlist to inspire your tabletop heroes to greater and greater feats! Cheers, AMP & JK Header illustration and playlist by the extremely inspiring Joni Kesti.
“Neither the circle without the line, nor the line without the point can be artificially produced.” John Dee, occultist to the Queen After writing the previous piece I started thinking about my process for generating rules for games, both as a Judge and for professional reasons. Additionally, I was feeling a little rusty after the …
