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.

Wednesday, 31 May 2017

The Tom Bombadil Gambit

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I am a big fan of the Tom Bombadil section of The Fellowship of the Ring . (In fact the bit in between the hobbits leaving Hobbiton and arri...
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Sunday, 28 May 2017

The Pacification of the Nerd

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I've been thinking about writing this post for a long time. I'm still not sure if I can put my finger exactly on what it is I want t...
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Saturday, 27 May 2017

Naacal Logicians in the Ancient City on the Water

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[Each level of Behind Gently Smiling Jaws  contains a number of Naacal communities of different types. Here is an example.] Naacal Logi...
Friday, 26 May 2017

The Embedded Social

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Analogies can be dangerous.  The term "social currency" is a tempting one for RPG designers, because it leads them down a stra...
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Thursday, 25 May 2017

An Introduction to the Ancient City on the Water

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[This is the introductory section to a volume of Behind Gently Smiling Jaws .] Introduction In the crocodile's youth, before it...
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Sunday, 21 May 2017

BECMI: Goldilocks D&D

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BECMI is my favourite version of D&D. Even when I'm playing other versions, I tend to think of things in Classic D&D terms...
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Friday, 19 May 2017

The New Penny Dreadfuls

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I bought these for 1p each (not including P&P). The new era of the 'Penny Dreadful' - the 'Penny Splendid'?
Thursday, 18 May 2017

Gonna Break My Rusty Cage

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Recently I was listening to a podcast episode about the history of Magic: The Gathering . I am not a Magic player (I'm not sure I've...
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Monday, 15 May 2017

A Wrecked Junk of Penglai

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29.22 - Wrecked Junk of Penglai A vessel which sailed across the Remembered Ocean from the shores of Penglai in the Wide and Peaceful Sea....
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Thursday, 11 May 2017

Forever in Blue Jeans, or: How much is too much?

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How much is $10 in real money? £7 or something? DIY D&D is a small niche market inside what is itself a small niche market inside what...
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