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Happy Birthday C.A. Smith

On January 13, 2023April 10, 2025 By Travis MillerIn inspiration3 Comments

Clark Ashton Smith (January 13, 1893 – August 14, 1961)

20 Questions About Magic In Your Milieu

On December 1, 2022April 15, 2024 By Travis MillerIn game mastering advice, inspiration, sandbox4 Comments

Magic is a key ingredient in any classic fantasy adventure campaign. Here are 20 questions to think about when you are creating yours.

When You Write, Only Write.

On September 15, 2022September 14, 2022 By Travis MillerIn inspiration1 Comment

This is one of those posts about bolstering my own morale. I'm talking to myself. I might as well acknowledge it. My wife is going to read this and say, "You wrote that for yourself didn't you?" When you write, only write. You can't write and edit the writing at the same time. That never …

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Lessons Learned From Horizon: Forbidden West

On August 11, 2022August 10, 2022 By Travis MillerIn design theory, game mastering advice, inspiration, video games1 Comment

Here are three lessons I learned about world and scenario design from the Horizon video-games that apply to tabletop role-playing games. #TTRPG #gamemastering

Where Do I Start?

On January 6, 2022January 5, 2022 By Travis MillerIn inspiration, musings1 Comment

I watch or listen to interviews of filmmakers, musicians, comedians and anyone else who does creative work of any type. This is one manifestation of my own self doubt. Spending hours consuming these sorts of things is a place for me to hide and not work. I can rationalize and tell myself, "I'm listening to …

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Recommendation: Three Books By Austin Kleon

On November 4, 2021 By Travis MillerIn inspiration, recommended

Whether you are trying to figure out where creativity comes from, how to find an audience for your creations or how to keep going when your creativity seems to be failing you, I think you'll find something in one of these books that will help..

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On September 23, 2021September 24, 2021 By Travis MillerIn blog dialogue, inspiration, musings1 Comment

I published a little essay a few weeks ago entitled the D.I.O. Manifesto. Brian at Deathtrap Games asked me about it the other day. I hadn't thought about the post much since I hit "publish." It had been sitting in my drafts folder for a while before I decided to put it up on the …

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Travis Miller

I write about tabletop role-playing games, sword-and-sorcery fiction, storytelling, and heavy metal. 

The friendships I’ve forged while playing adventure games, listening to heavy music, and sharing stories saved my life and made it worth living.  

I live in a suburb of Cleveland, Ohio. America’s most underrated city.

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Cover of a a roleplaying game product titled "Hogwater: Village of Secrets" by Travis Miller

If you aren't logged into DTRPG or have your account settings to see adult content, Hogwater won't show up for you when you click on the link. The "adult" content is limited to the cover and bit of suggestive text in one encounter.

Hogwater: Village of Secrets is a starting location for a sandbox campaign. It includes everything you need to begin a campaign while still having the space to add your favorite old school modules or build your own. There are factions, non-player characters, unique monsters, locations, and a series of pre-written hooks for you to introduce players to the village of Hogwater and its troubles.

Immortals Inc, one of Cleveland's best Friendly Local Game Stores, keeps signed copies of Hogwater in stock. They ship to locations inside of the United States or you can pick it up yourself if you happen to be in the area. Great shop and great people. I also run special events and appear on their YouTube channel from time to time.

Buy Hogwater on Lulu in Print. Send me the receipt and I'll send you a PDF for free.

Buy Hogwater in PDF on Lulu

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