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The Kingdom of Durnam
This post is an experiment. I will do a second part soon. My favorite gaming supplements over the decades have been the ones with an in character commentary. This is my attempt at that sort of thing. Here is a travelogue style bit from a scholar traveling through the Kingdom of Durnam. I have included a random encounter table at the bottom, and some other game information. I also made sure there are some story hooks in there. This is set in the post-apocalyptic setting I have written about in the past. It is hundreds of years after the giant Space Gods came and reeked enormous havoc on the world.…
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The Basics of the Game Rambles about folklore in your games
In tonight’s ramble I talk about using folk lore to make your adventures more interesting. I am including a link to a story I wrote. I also briefly talk about being downgraded by YouTube. Fiction: Vasilisa the Beautiful and Baba Yaga’s Light Fiction: Vasilisa the Beautiful and Baba Yaga’s Light My Blog https://jeremiahmccoy.com My Patreon https://www.patreon.com/jeremiahmccoy
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Fiction: Vasilisa the Beautiful and Baba Yaga’s Light
This is a short tale I wrote as a writing project a while back. It is a retelling of an old Russian folk tale. It is interesting to take and old story and reframe it. I did some further polishing before posting it. I hope people like it. Come closer, says I. It is time to tell the story of Vasilisa, the Beautiful, and of her terrible light. It is time to tell of her journey and troubles, of the old crone, Baba Yaga. I will not bite, my children. Not yet, at least. This is time for a story. There is time enough for you to land…
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The Basics of the Game Rambles About Critical Role and the Popular Gaming
I ramble about the Critical Role new campaign and the rising popularity of D&D. It is about as popular as it has ever been and that is a good thing. My Blog https://jeremiahmccoy.com My Patreon https://www.patreon.com/jeremiahmccoy
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Criminal Variants: Con Artist
Decided to take a pass at making a background. This time around I am making a background for a variation on Criminals. The general Criminal background is fine and I even use it for one of my PC’s but it seems to me that there was space for more. Criminals come in a wide range and having backgrounds to reflect some of those variations could be useful. I thought I would start with a Con Artist. A bit of trivia. The term “Mark” is a reference to a mark that was made on the back in chalk at carnivals. The mark was to indicate the subject was susceptible…
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The Basics of the Game Rambles About a New Year and a New Plan
A video laying out my plans for the new year. I will be doing more video reviews, a bit on comics tied to gaming, and some other fun things. My Blog https://jeremiahmccoy.com My Patreon https://www.patreon.com/jeremiahmccoy
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Honor Among Thieves
Honor Among Thieves They say there is no honor among thieves. That is probably true, but there are rules. There are societies, crews and of course guilds. I have written up a few guilds and there are plenty of others to draw on, but it can be hard for some folks to figure out how to use them. The easiest use of course is adversaries. They steal the PC’s stuff and the PC’s have to get it back. Either that, or they beat the PC’s to the loot. That is fine but is not always the most compelling answer. Many players are into the whole idea of playing criminals. There is something to the…
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The Plan 2018 Edition
So….new year. Last year was not great on so may levels. It was a bad year. It gets no biscuit. Now we begin a new year with a new plan. The plans may go off the rails, but you got to start somewhere. A plan is not a resolution. A plan is structure of activities and goals. Here is my plan for 2018.