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Gary’s Appendix Kickstarter Open Today!

On August 2, 2022August 3, 2022 By Travis MillerIn recommended2 Comments

I have an article about wandering monsters, why you should use them and how to make interesting useful tables in the new zine Gary's Appendix. The Kickstarter opened this morning and will fund in the first 24 hours! The writing is turned in and the project is already in layout. I'm very confident this will …

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Dragon’s Bend Game Report 28

On August 1, 2022 By Travis MillerIn game report

Osric, Quintus, Elinore explore the well, loot part of level 5 and carry their treasure back to Oktar's Town.

What Makes an OSR Game an OSR game?

On July 28, 2022June 4, 2025 By Travis MillerIn design theory, musings8 Comments

What make an OSR game an OSR game? I have a simple heuristic and thoughts about the broader definition.

Dragon’s Bend Game Report 27

On July 25, 2022 By Travis MillerIn game report

Quintus, Osric, and Elionor steal a door.

Books about storytelling and writing on a shelf

Some Writing Advice is Crap

On July 21, 2022July 21, 2022 By Travis MillerIn musings, storytelling5 Comments

I have a shelf full of books about writing and storytelling. Some of them are written by famous writers. Some are written by people you have never heard and teach the craft of fiction at well regarded university writing programs. They all have something useful in them. They all have varying degrees of bullshit. Here …

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Music Review: Where Madness Dwells by IRONFLAME

On July 14, 2022July 14, 2022 By Travis MillerIn music, sword-and-sorcery1 Comment

Where Madness Dwells is an outstanding traditional metal album released by IRONFLAME. If you enjoy old school metal inspired by sword-and-sorcery then you should check this out.

Dragon’s Bend Game Report 26

On July 8, 2022July 8, 2022 By Travis MillerIn game report

Quintus, Ozric and a new party member Elinor (a paladin) return to the 4th level of the hypogeum The party finds the room of the driders they had killed in the lair of the Khryll. There is a hodgepodge of gear and a spell book.They follow a long passage that leads them to a well …

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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


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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