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Tag: DnD
Gamehole Con 2025 Report
Gamehole Con was a great time and I look forward to coming back again next year.
Grumpy Wizard Site News October 2025
News about changes to the blog and my other activities on the internets.
Why and How I Connect Adventure Locations To Everything Else In a Sandbox Campaign
The freedom players have in a sandbox campaign creates some challenges for a game master. Players ignore adventure locations you’ve spent hours building. Players can make choices that you don’t expect and don’t have anything prepared to handle. Players who aren't used to sandbox play can be passive. I learned that one way to address …
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Origins 2025 Convention Report
I went to Origins 2025 and had a great time.
Signal Boost: OSRIC 3.0 Crowdfunding on Backerkit
OSRIC 3rd edition is crowdfunding on Backerkit and I pledged my support to it. I am not part of the team the wrote it and I have no affiliation with Mythmere Games. I backed it because I value the game and the people who produced it.
Why is Game Mastering Easier Than Storytelling?
Some of the most common, well meaning, and simply wrong advice given to game masters in the last 30 years is "tell a story." Storytelling is hard to do well. Game mastering less difficult and often produces better results if you just let the game do the work.
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