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Bathtub Review: What lies within the pools which like upon the shoreline?
Bathtub Reviews are an excuse for me to read modules a little more closely. I do them to critique well-regarded modules from the perspective of my own table and to learn for my own module design. They’re stream of consciousness and minimally edited harsh critiques. I’m writing them on my phone in the bath. What Continue reading
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Bathtub Review: Fangwitch’s Falls
Bathtub Reviews are an excuse for me to read modules a little more closely. I’m doing them to critique well-regarded modules from the perspective of my own table and to learn for my own module design. They’re stream of consciousness and unedited harsh critiques. I’m writing them on my phone in the bath. Fangwitch’s Falls Continue reading
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Pathcrawl revised!
I invented the pathcrawl yesterday, ten years after Daniel D. invented it, although I didn’t know that until this morning. Daniel’s is more complicated, which I don’t like, but captures some nuance which mine didn’t, which I do like. I’m gonna smush them together. Our basic tension is informed decision making versus freedom of movement. Continue reading
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Wilderness walls and halls: Streamlining hexcrawls
Joel wrote this, about why he doesn’t prefer hexcrawls. Joel’s got some sense, and it made me think about what I don’t like about hexcrawls. Namely: As anyone who has travelled in the wilderness will tell you, the wilderness has walls and hallways. The wilderness is a dungeon. You can’t just climb a mountain. Certainly Continue reading
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