In Session 2, the group completes their exploration of the site and learns that the world is more complicated than they could ever have known.
Those Who Came Before – Session 2
Month: August 2020
Basic Depthcrawl Procedure
I recently learned about a procedural generation technique called a “depthcrawl”. Maybe the best known example is the Garden of Ynn, though there are a few different takes on the idea. For example, Downcrawl builds pretty significantly on the idea by introducing "volumes" (regions, I think) and more. The base technique uses the depth of … Continue reading Basic Depthcrawl Procedure
Improving point crawl maps
A couple of small ideas for improving your pointcrawl maps for accessibility and printing.
Information and Perception
Some thoughts on giving information to players, spurred by a Discord conversation with friends.
Those Who Came Before – Session 1
We kicked off a new game of Into the Odd in a setting that borrows heavily from Numenera. Dungeon crawling in a science fantasy world!
The M-Files: Session 8 Recap (Campaign Conclusion)
This session concludes The M-Files, and it was a riot. A banger, if you will. (I'm going to miss this group!) Narrative The group considers how to deal with Ophelia's connection to the Great Mother, Sheol-Nugganoth, the Black Goat of the Woods with a Thousand Young. ((I explain that it's really a "pact" - Ophelia … Continue reading The M-Files: Session 8 Recap (Campaign Conclusion)
Technoskald's Forge 