Monsters and Manuals

Creator of Yoon-Suin and other materials. Propounding my half-baked ideas on role playing games. Jotting down and elaborating on ideas for campaigns, missions and adventures. Talking about general industry-related matters. Putting a new twist on gaming.

Thursday, 11 June 2026

Satan Helps Elucidate Skywalker's Rescue Plot

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To cut a long story short, I was recently on a long-haul flight and ended up watching  The Empire Strike Back  and part of  Return of the Je...
Tuesday, 9 June 2026

Why, why, why, Delilah?

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I recently recorded a podcast episode for higher-level backers of the Yoon-Suin 2nd edition kickstarter, in which I was subjected to some to...
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Friday, 5 June 2026

And In My Last Hour I'm a Slave to the Power of Death

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Apropos of nothing, here are eight ideas for megadungeons, each inspired by the title and lyrical themes of  the Iron Maiden album Powerslav...
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Tuesday, 2 June 2026

How to Semiotically Sex Up Your Campaign Setting With Celestial Symbolism

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It's funny how you go down rabbit holes. Last week I happened to be in Lund, in southern Sweden, where there is a very grand and beautif...
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Wednesday, 20 May 2026

The Implied Setting of Mortal Kombat 2 Fighting Arena Backgrounds

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Hear and attend and listen, O best beloved. Once there was a man who had two daughters. Each Saturday, the elder of the two daughters attend...
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Friday, 8 May 2026

The Great Nobility of Harry Potter

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  I am of the view that there is no pursuit that is more noble and no task that is more worth doing than writing novels. Call me romantic; c...
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Monday, 4 May 2026

But Where Is the Owner? Or, A Wizard's Garden; Or, Ged of the Golden Stars

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The other day I took a walk with the kids to a plot of land, near my in-laws’ place in rural Japan, which is devoted to community use. There...
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Tuesday, 28 April 2026

Happiness is a New Notepad

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I'm sure you'll agree with me that there can be few pleasures greater in life than purchasing a new notepad.  You hand over the mone...
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Saturday, 11 April 2026

I Hate Myself and Want to Die (or, Frog-People World)

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Not really. But I did just spend an hour drafting a post only for it to disappear into the ether. All the way through, I noticed that the au...
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Sunday, 5 April 2026

Say Goodbye to Felix - It's Dragon Talk

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I was recently discussing with two friends, as one does, the important matter of whether a human being could communicate with a red dragon. ...
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