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Getting Started With The OSR: Part 2 : Play a Retro-Clone.

On June 16, 2022October 10, 2025 By Travis MillerIn game mastering advice, recommended11 Comments

The number of games in the OSR is overwhelming. I think the best place to start is with a retro-clone.

Book Review: Make to Know

On April 21, 2022April 21, 2022 By Travis MillerIn recommended, Review2 Comments

Make to Know is a book about art and creativity. Ostensibly, it is for "creative people," but I think it has something for all of us to consider.

Review: The Elusive Shift: How Role-Playing Games Forged Their Identity

On March 31, 2022October 14, 2024 By Travis MillerIn design theory, recommended, Review4 Comments

The book begins with "What is the thing that we call a role-playing game?" Jon Peterson doesn't answer that question but he did document the first conversations of people attempting to.

Why Do I Love Swords & Wizardry?

On February 10, 2022May 6, 2025 By Travis MillerIn musings, recommended, Review5 Comments

Brian of Welcome to the Deathtrap posted a nice review of Swords & Wizardry Complete on his blog last week. Swords & Wizardry Complete is a clone of the original Dungeons & Dragons 1974 rules plus the first supplements. If you want to have the experience of playing a unquestionably old school version of D&D, …

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Recommended: The Witcher on Netflix

On January 13, 2022April 10, 2025 By Travis MillerIn recommended, teevee

If you enjoy dark fantasy and are looking for some entertainment, I recommend The Witcher on Netflix. @witchernetflix #witcher

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..

Rocketbook Beacons for Online Gaming

On July 13, 2020July 22, 2020 By Travis MillerIn online gaming, recommended

I received Rocketbook Beacons from my wife as a birthday gift this year. I hadn't used them very much until my game group moved our games to Skype a few months back. Recently I've been using them more and more. It's a great tool and I'll show you a bit of how I'm using them. …

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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.

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