This post is part of a series of biographical reflections on the media that I love and have loved.

This semester I've found myself with about 3 hours a week of teaching time that is not allocated to any required curriculum. I teach in an alternative learni...

This semester I've found myself with about 3 hours a week of teaching time that is not allocated to any required curriculum. I teach in an alternative learni...

A sale by Largshire Press, 100% off Largshire

A sale by Largshire Press, 100% off Largshire

At 28 years old, I had to rebuild my life. My girlfriend of almost four years left me. When she left her son, my stepson left too. So did mo

I am in a phase of life where time is scarce. When I have time, I will spend it writing, exercising, or watching. I dream of a regular RPG g

This is a mirror of this Twitter thread, which was written in real time as I read Cypher System. It hasn’t been edited in any way. You can pick up Cypher System from DriveThruRPG. You can also leav…

From Loot The Room - Get Ready for In The Library With The Wrench

This post is part of a series of biographical reflections on the media that I love and have loved.

12 new items and new houserules to draw your knights deeper into myth

"This is the best sort of DM PC," said the thief. I was taken aback a little by this, as I had never thought of Cluster Fumm as my PC. He was a tool to tr...

Everyone loves an informal end-of-year awards ceremony. This year, everyone’s doing it! I’ll join the bandwagon! Best Single-location Module Gold: Cyro-Siq (review here) is a tiny module, tha…

Idle Cartulary's Digest for December 2025

Reflections on a change in pace and living a creative life.

A serialised grimdark horror novella

Greetings scoundrels, grave-robbers, and dungeon-delvers! I am pleased to present for your consideration: Oz Oldschool Roleplaying Con (ORC), a day of the finest in old-school D&D gaming. We've d...

Monthly design jams, critique, theory, and inspiration for tabletop rpg designers by rpg designers. Vetted. Looted. Curated.

A bundle by John Erwin, $11.00 for May Project Na Naman Si Kapitan?, Life of the Poultry, 24XX: A Goon's Guide to the Galaxy

Lycanthropy is played out. Instead of using another werewolf in your game, try some weregilt.

I Read Games reviews are me reading games when I have nothing better to do, like read a module or write or play a game. I don’t seriously believe that I can judge a game without playing it, usually…

I'm Australian, and I don't do Halloween. I appologise for how not scary this newsletter is.

This list is not exhaustive, just things that bubble close to the surface. It's just a list, but I'll add to it over time, and I'll probably do some deep div...

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