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Divine Patronage: A Separate System for Party Advancement In the past, I've written about why parties should have their own character sheet.ย  The party sheet can track reputation, how noisy they ar...

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06.03.2026 06:44 ๐Ÿ‘ 20 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It's tough to please everyone, unless you have weirdly homogenous groups.

I tell myself that if players keep showing up to my games, then that means that I'm not a shit DM.

15.02.2026 05:31 ๐Ÿ‘ 9 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Congrats! Do you ever use Google Lens to identify plants/trees on your walk? I've gradually learned all my neighborhood trees from long walks.

13.02.2026 08:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I just had my first aura migraine. What the actual fuck. Why did no one tell me that I could go temporarily blind on my left side for no reason at all.

2/5 stars

11.02.2026 02:41 ๐Ÿ‘ 25 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Sorry to hear that. Winter is kind of oppressive sometimes.

For what it's worth, you certainly have a lot of digital friends who care about you.

Hope you eat some good food in your near future.

11.02.2026 02:35 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Intergalactic Bastionland Public Playtest Intergalactic Bastionland is now ready for public playtesting.ย  Go here to find everything you need . We're a way off the Kickstarter yet, ...

That's right, you can now try Intergalactic Bastionland in a very early, messy state.

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09.02.2026 15:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 279 ๐Ÿ” 89 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4 ๐Ÿ“Œ 17

A couple more:

"For Sale" makes something up for sale (but not necessarily affordable).

"Help Wanted" lets you recruit a hireling anywhere.

11.02.2026 02:08 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

That's the goal. Upgrading from a sword +1 to a sword +2 involves no creative thought. Deciding which goofy magic items to bring is more interesting.

10.02.2026 19:17 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Lol everyone just clips through the floor

10.02.2026 19:16 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Other similar items:

A "closed" sign that locks the door it is affixed to.

A "danger" sign that makes any object or location trapped.

A "construction site" that (painfully) creates construction workers from the environment, who then complete any unfinished construction work nearby.

10.02.2026 18:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 22 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

MAGIC ITEM: "Out of Order" sign.

Anything that this object is affixed to will break. This effect typically ends when the sign is removed.

If you affix it to a bridge, the bridge won't instantly collapse, but the next wagon that goes over it will probably fall through it.

10.02.2026 17:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 45 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Definitely another reason to add to the list.

09.02.2026 18:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Clowns Out of all the underworld's vomit , there are none so hated as clowns.ย  Clown Long feet, bright red nose, sharp teeth, and long prehensile...

Behind the door: a clown nest.

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09.02.2026 18:17 ๐Ÿ‘ 12 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

ROOM: The Coward's Door

When approached, this door runs away, sliding away on the wall like a paper across a desk, bricks clattering. It zooms down hallways, hides behind tapestries, and will find a loop in the dungeon so it can't be cornered.

Only when the doorknob is grasped does it halt.

09.02.2026 18:17 ๐Ÿ‘ 28 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

My God, it's beautiful.

09.02.2026 06:26 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Gender Among the Elves There are only two genders: male and female. Men are strong, stoic, brave.ย  They protect the weak and build great things. Women are sensitiv...

Gender Among the Elves. Built from two starting premises.

1. Elves can change their gender easily.
2. Elven society is still pretty patriarchal.

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09.02.2026 05:26 ๐Ÿ‘ 26 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

I guess this isn't technically a magic item, it's a non-magical object that behaves like magic because the nature of our souls requires it to be.

Ancient people didn't draw a line between magic and non-magic anyway. Tides, eclipses, prophecies, curses, and hospitality codes were all mixed together

08.02.2026 23:38 ๐Ÿ‘ 13 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It's not even good wine, it's just that the Second Emperor is the one who inscribed moral (and social) laws on the heart of the world, which still stand.

08.02.2026 23:36 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Like, even demons will stop trying to kill you and attempt to be gracious for a short amount of time. (Hostilities can resume after the wine is gone.)

Even slimes will attempt to be hospitable, perhaps burping up a half-digested badger for you to share.

08.02.2026 23:35 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

MAGIC ITEM: The Second Emperor's Wine.

If presented as a gift, this bottle of wine requires the recipient to cease hostilities and share a meal with you.

Works on dragons, undead, even slimes. This is an ancient covenant of hospitality.

If blood has already been spilt, it's not a compulsion.

08.02.2026 23:33 ๐Ÿ‘ 34 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

After the collapse of America, we're going to need all the AOL disks we can get. I hope you saved a few.

07.02.2026 01:44 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Be of Good Cheer The party has a shared resource called Spirit.ย  This is confidence or good cheer.ย  A party gains Spirit by (1) resting in safe places, (2) b...

Die, Clerics, Die!

A system for a party-wide shared HP pool (sorta) based on Cheer / Morale.

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07.02.2026 01:11 ๐Ÿ‘ 21 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

I watched Quest for Camelot yesterday and noticed that the falcon is the only competent one there.

27.08.2025 02:32 ๐Ÿ‘ 19 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

DUNGEON BOSS. On the mountain top. Wrackton is an evil blind sage staff fighter, Level 7. Death Wing is a Lvl 10 peregrine falcon that can fly 300 mph, decapitate knights in a single pass, and blow over a horse with his shockwave. He has the mind of a normal trained falcon.

27.08.2025 02:32 ๐Ÿ‘ 31 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I'm gonna start keeping firearms and survivalist supplies near my desk. :(

21.08.2025 02:56 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I think laced boots are what miners wear because they have to go into mines. Over time full-laces just became miner-coded.

Blacksmiths, sitting in their comfy shops, can afford to wear their boots with every other hole laced. (Or like, some comfy steel toe slippers, idk.)

20.08.2025 18:31 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I've done some thinking and realized that I'm a blacksmith.

20.08.2025 07:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 20 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Dwarven Gender, Continued Remember that post I did about dwarven gender?ย ย  If you haven't read it--you're in luck.ย  You can be just as confused as Podrick, below. It...

There are only two genders. Don't pretend that there aren't.

So be honest. Are you a blacksmith or a miner?

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20.08.2025 05:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 33 ๐Ÿ” 5 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Magic Amulet - Endowment of the Flesh God.

Focus on a creature to see through their eyes and learn their greatest desire. If you fail an easy Cha save their greatest desire overwrites your own greatest desire.

Also, your bloodstreams commingle, sharing the effects of any potion, intoxicant, etc.

23.07.2025 22:08 ๐Ÿ‘ 30 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

MONSTER: Atrocidon. Stats as ogre. Appear in packs of 1d3+1. Powerful lizard-hulks but effectiveness is crippled by their overriding urge for cruelty. Will *always* attack the weakest person. Will *always* go out of their way to trample a baby. Famously easy to control in this way.

26.06.2025 21:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 52 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0