Notes from Ben M, a New Zealand TTRPG creator.
Thursday, 24 August 2023
Brigands and bandits and corsairs, oh my
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Differentiate your criminal malefactors! You may not know it, but terms like 'bandits', 'outlaws', 'pillagers', ...
Tuesday, 15 August 2023
Internally consistent magical paradigms: A paean to good design
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I talk a lot about verisimilitude in fantasy settings, both here and in real life (whenever a friend doesn't manage to escape). One thin...
Sunday, 6 August 2023
Steps to a Hero (end of the campaign)
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Do you want fantasy characters who have deep ties to their world? Backstory that directly affects mechanical traits? A fun, fast, unique c...
Saturday, 29 July 2023
TTRPGs and the state, redux: Looting the dungeon
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When I was talking about states recently ( one , two ), someone said they thought there was a more fundamental question. In a classic fantas...
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Saturday, 22 July 2023
Reviving the village witch (Or: Worlds Where The State Can't Hoard All The Magic)
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Here's another extra-long post, following on from the recent one ( https://periaptgames.blogspot.com/2023/07/how-is-there-village-witch-...
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