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just in time for the App N jam deadline, a deadly retrieval one shot for Pirate Borg… Landsharks, rival pirates, and a bloodsucking island that is not what it seems. Free for the next two weeks, check it out! dreamshrike.itch.io/the-opal-gri...

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Which has more tactical options, 5e or Shadowdark or OSE? Tldr: OSE. Why? I posted this week on retainers in OSR and trad game tactical choices: dreamshrike.blogspot.com/2026/07/in-o...

In one round a lifetime: round 2In many old school games and AD&D, you hire retainers to help you in the dungeon, which can give a player lots of actions (see my last post...dreamshrike.blogspot.com

I playtested this system add on, had a blast, and I just backed it. give a look! I am excited to use it at table. www.kickstarter.com/projects/3x5...

UndercrawlTravel rules for dungeon games in the mythic underworld.www.kickstarter.com

The deathbringer demo crowd was all 30-50 yo white men. Chanting, laughing—prof DM really puts on a show. Deathbringer’s art shows you what they find funny. Women are funny. Enemies that look like black people are funny. I am Red Box D&D old. And I thought we ALL had grown up more than this.

Traditional RPGs like 5e let players do lots of actions, and OSR games do not. Or DO they? dreamshrike.blogspot.com/2026/07/in-o...

In one round a lifetimeHow many things can one do in a round, and how does it change the feel of the game?   I am playing OD&D this week, running through Thracia w...dreamshrike.blogspot.com

Thought I would share something for other fantasy-loving parents, and the young at heart: dreamshrike.blogspot.com/2026/06/my-c...

My Children's Appendix N: a fantasy book listI just spent a lovely, hectic summer week chasing fulltime after my kids.    They have grown so much, and I wanted to share a small part of ...dreamshrike.blogspot.com

I also like that appendix N follow up: icastlight.blogspot.com/2026/06/appe...

APPENDIX N(<i>EW DUNGEON CRAWL</i>): Modern Media For Delving Deep DownTower Dungeon by Tsutomu Nihei I was trying to get together some other new posts, but those are slow going so here is something that has bee...icastlight.blogspot.com

In which I face a fierce prep monster with only a rusty pen to defend me: I am a dreamshrike caught on the thorns of a dilemma. dreamshrike.blogspot.com/2026/06/blor...

Blorb is not enoughThey did it.  Out of curiosity or boredom or misplaced trust, they pushed the big red button.  The party gave the MacGuffin to the evil prie...dreamshrike.blogspot.com