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Blog: icastlight.blogspot.com Dungeons: warren-d.itch.io/tabaldaks-geas Designing Dungeons Course: dungeons.hismajestytheworm.games

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𝖂.𝕯. @icastlight.bsky.social · 17h
Hunters, archers, and those seeking vengeance tie a prayer flag (100sp) to the enormous shafts of this skeletal giant. The next arrow loosed is as magic missile.
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𝖂.𝕯. @icastlight.bsky.social · 19h
Some of the best illos in D&D that I've seen. A patreon that will certainly beloved by fans of risen dead!
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𝖂.𝕯. @icastlight.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
New magic systems in D&D are often proposed- bah! Vancian magic works just fine, but what is needed is better problems for magic to solve. However, if you're gonna use components, they should enhance spells not be need to cast them in the first place: icastlight.blogspot.com/2026/09/magi...
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Trench Crusade @trenchcrusade.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
++ THE TRENCH WIRE ROUNDUP ++ This week on The Trench Wire, you'll find all the latest updates for Operation Leviathan, as well as Part 4 of the Creating Slices of Trench Crusade series, which covers how to make submarine-themed terrain for your games: www.trenchcrusade.com/trench-wire/...
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Creating Slices of Trench Crusade – Part 4 - Trench Crusade
In this Trench Wire article, Zack Nollinger tells us about the two awesome tables he built for the Trench Crusade event at AdeptiCon.
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Joey Royale @joeyroyale.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
MTG Custom Card of the Day
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𝖂.𝕯. @icastlight.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Never thought I’d get super exciting about basing miniatures but here we are. Practicing the dryer sheet/ dry wet wipe marbling technique to create a blood in the water look
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The Merry Mushmen @themerrymushmen.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Spoiler! One of the Dungeons in Brad kerr's adventure. Map by the amazing Ripley Matthews (olé!). Enjoy! There are plenty of opportunities to die (or worse) a horrible death waiting for you here.
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Rise Up Comus @riseupcomus.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
When players shout "I loot the body!" while playing HIS MAJESTY THE WORM, here's a handy table to draw on, with different results based on whether your cards are upright or reversed.
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𝖂.𝕯. @icastlight.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Giving rise to this excellent, crystalline piece of advice from her about D&D dungeon design...
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𝖂.𝕯. @icastlight.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
We’ve seen dungeon patches from @riseupcomus.bsky.social and keying off of that I wanted to bring back the geomorph concept to the public space; an ideal mapping piece for nodes: icastlight.blogspot.com/2026/09/cryp...
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CRYPT CRIBS OF THE CORPSE CHILDREN: A Dungeon Patch (with a Geomorph)
A geomorph:10 X 10 for the win! Geomorphs Josh over at Rise Up Comus has been writing about dungeon nodes as “ dungeon patches ”, or small...
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𝖂.𝕯. @icastlight.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Time is an ever present force in our lives and I think it marking it passage is one of the best ways to make a fictional world feel real. It is also the it resource constraint!
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𝖂.𝕯. @icastlight.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
One of the coolest 40k paint jobs I’ve seen. And related, one of the recent “advances” in mini painting has been the influx of beauty isle products like beauty blender sponges and nail painting tools- which has to be in part if not whole related to an increase in women in the hobby!
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𝖂.𝕯. @icastlight.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Always a great question which I tried to answer in this (🥇Bloggie-winning post): icastlight.blogspot.com/2025/09/why-...
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WHY MEGADUNGEONS? A Campaign Structure for Modern Lives
Original image from the Diablo   pitch document , which now feels like an OSR doc from yesteryear 🥇 Post won a 2026 Gold Bloggie for "Bes...
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𝖂.𝕯. @icastlight.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Has anyone ever run a modern RPG with a Magic 8-ball?⚫
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𝖂.𝕯. @icastlight.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
If you ever wonder how old-school PC survive their low hp and/or wonder how many hirelings an old-school group rolls with, well, here's an answer: the token at the top is the PC, tokens below are the hirelings If this intrigues you, check out @inplacesdeep.bsky.social fever-dream isles of CUCCAGNA!
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𝖂.𝕯. @icastlight.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
This is the way...
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𝖂.𝕯. @icastlight.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Fun to add a little extra to a terrain piece so that it can be a barrier or double as an objective marker/alter
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𝕾𝖙𝖗𝖆𝖓𝖌𝖊 𝕳𝖔𝖚𝖘𝖊 @strangehouse.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
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𝖂.𝕯. @icastlight.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Absolutely true! And In today’s world I adore heavily idiosyncratic works.
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𝖂.𝕯. @icastlight.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
One trick to start DMing is to write a dungeon yourself. Because you will understand this adventure inside and out, matching a rule/ruling to any situation at hand will be much easier. Because a dungeon is essentially a vault of gold, you're challenging the players to rob it. People get this! 👇
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𝖂.𝕯. @icastlight.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
For more instances of using a dungeon patches method, I keyed a map using a similar idea (and Dolmenwood theme) but with a stricter BX stocking method mentioned in the post (2 monsters [1 with 💰], a trap (maybe 💰), 2 empty/lore rooms (maybe 💰), 1 special): icastlight.blogspot.com/search?q=six...
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I Cast Light!
<i>&quot;In the D&amp;D BASIC rules, a blinded creature may not attack.&quot;</i>
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𝖂.𝕯. @icastlight.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Not really excited that each model has 10+ pieces but we have 1 quick start band assembled from Carcass Front- love the little details though
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𝖂.𝕯. @icastlight.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Love the DIY Magic movement going on- why NOt make your own cards!
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The Public Domain Review @publicdomainrev.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Through the unique record of letters and other writings Petrarch left us, Paula Findlen explores how the Italian poet chronicled, commemorated, and mourned his many loved ones who succumbed to the Black Death, and what he might be able to teach us today: publicdomainreview.org/essay/p...
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𝖂.𝕯. @icastlight.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
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𝖂.𝕯. @icastlight.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Really excited about receiving the #trenchcrusade Carcass Front box! Has not only 2 campaigns, but an excellent QuickStart heavy stock rules pamphlet and a 3-model per side learning game setup- very cool
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𝖂.𝕯. @icastlight.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Good advice here!👇 From a BX/OSE perspective I say do 6-room nodes: 1-2 monster (50% chance treasure) 3 Trap (30% chance treasure) 4-5 Empty (15% chance treasure, hidden) 6 Weird Falls right in-line with ye olde stocking procedures. Don’t even roll for treasure, place it since it’s guarded/hidden
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𝖂.𝕯. @icastlight.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Oh this is pretty cool! Another great way to use equipment slots in a way that matters!
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𝖂.𝕯. @icastlight.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
BASILEUS is just the kinda trippy, low-fantasy read I like: “We’re going for tightly efficient value to weight ratio”
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𝖂.𝕯. @icastlight.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
This is a good dungeon NPC could a friend in the shape of a threat. Could also be a threat in the shape of a threat. Interesting to find out which!
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Ages End @agesendart.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
#fantasyart #illustration #ttrpg #osr #gaming
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DMiurge @inplacesdeep.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
My Saturday game!
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Join Nightwick Abbey - Discord / Owlbear Rodeo - Old-School Essentials | StartPlaying Games
DO YOU WANT TO DIE IN A HOLE? For nearly two centuries, the ruins of Nightwick Abbey have cast their terrible shadow upon unhallowed ground. Built by demoniac knights and their satanic allies, now it...
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𝖂.𝕯. @icastlight.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Very nice advice! I love background and equipment tables for games. I think it’s another great place to drop world building
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𝖂.𝕯. @icastlight.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
I really like the OP blorb post. Its always made a lot of sense to me. But here is a very nice job clearing up what its not.
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Woefully Encysted Creature @forlornencystment.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
In the 18th session of B1 campaign, the party unleashes their new pet zombies on some orcs, finds a new ally, has an encounter with the esoteric magic of Quasqueton, & runs into an unexpected complication. #TTRPG #D&D #AD&D #OSR
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Play Report (AD&D 2e): In Search of the Unknown (Session 18)
We played the eighteenth session of our Dungeon Module B1: In Search of Unknown AD&D 2e game last night. You can read past play reports here...
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𝖂.𝕯. @icastlight.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
A fantastic thread on the “secrets” of crowdfunding and fantastic Balatro analogy really makes it understandable!
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𝖂.𝕯. @icastlight.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
I feel this short Q&A from Secret Passages #1 has a couple of good lessons embedded in it:
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𝖂.𝕯. @icastlight.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
👀👇 This is pretty awesome! $9K/writer for 3
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Trench Crusade @trenchcrusade.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
++ THE TRENCH WIRE ROUNDUP ++ If you haven't checked out The Trench Wire this week, you missed an incredible article by Tyler Mengel on how to paint the Heretic Naval Raiders in a stunning black colour scheme, and much more! www.trenchcrusade.com/trench-wire/...
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Paint it Black – Heretic Naval Raiders - Trench Crusade
In this Trench Wire article, Tyler Mengel describes how he painted his Heretic Naval Raiders in an all-black scheme for Trench Crusade.
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𝖂.𝕯. @icastlight.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Oh good I'm not the only one: icastlight.blogspot.com/2026/08/the-...
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Chris Huth @umlauthuth.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
another scary little guy
bw illustration of a bloated zombie
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Evlyn Moreau @evlynmoreau.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Also finished painting my cardboard terrain. I still have a few plants to finish but I doubt I would use them all. Naturally the tiles can be placed in different configurations.
Red planet terrainSame but different angle
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𝖂.𝕯. @icastlight.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
In the first issue of Lee Gold’s A&E (1975), she posts 13 questions about D&D. I think it’s interesting to see what was up for debate a year after “OD&D’s” release in 1974: icastlight.blogspot.com/2026/08/some...
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SOMETHINGS YOU MIGHT WANT TO DISCUSS: Lee Gold's 13 Prompts for OD&D And 1 About Greyhawk
Bosch from the Haywain Triptych I thought Jim Murphy's video about playing OD&D with the 3 "Little Brown Books" (or Delving Deeper or FMC)...
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Rise Up Comus @riseupcomus.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
The Castle Automatic digital edition is in the hands of everyone who preordered the dungeon. Have you DARED to look inside yet? www.exaltedfuneral.com/pages/the-ca...
Inside the Castle Automatic: Threshold tower - magical mirrors connect to distant corners of the Castle, and the courtyard is stalked by a dragon called The Evil.Illustrations for the Sanctum of Swords and the Palace of PentaclesIllustrations for the Court of Cups and Ward of Wands
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𝖂.𝕯. @icastlight.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
If you like using miniatures but don’t want to paint them, it’s amazing how well even quick zenithal priming (two rattle cans of ⚫️⚪️) will give ‘em some pop- and if you do want to start paining everything is primed for it!
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Conlin (wuz) @wuz.quest · 11/08/2026
ope wuz.quest/photochop
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Photochop
CHOP YOUR PHOTOS
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𝖂.𝕯. @icastlight.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
The side singing satanic sea shanties…
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Trench Crusade @trenchcrusade.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
++ RULEBOOK PREORDERS ARE OPEN ++ The first retail edition of the Trench Crusade rulebook is coming to stores this November! You can pre-order yours now. Find out more here: www.trenchcrusade.com/news/ruleboo... #trenchcrusade
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Evlyn Moreau @evlynmoreau.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Painted some more aquarium plastic plants for my alien planet.
My red cardboard terrain with minis and plants
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Sean Poppe @seanrunamok.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
(ノ◕ヮ◕)ノ*:・゚✧ BIRTHDAY GIFT 2 U It is my birthday, and to celebrate, my FANTASY paper minis are 50% off! $2.49 for ten guys! Perfect for Sword Weirdos, Frostgrave, Mordheim, OPR, Forbidden Psalm, idk... Warcry?? Or just print them and play with them. ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ da' link middlewestgoblinco.itch.io
photograph of fantasy paper miniatures staged on a minecraft playset. There is a rad looking fantasy wizard and some men-at-arms with axes behind herphotograph of terrible chaos mutants staged on a minecraft playset. There is a big monster with a flail and a bunch of bug-eyed weirdos behind him.
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