A rescue (note: definitely not a kidnapping) on an art deco pharma lab with multiple ticking clocks — I ran The Dose Makes The Poison and these are

A one session beginner puzzle dungeon adventure for Cairn, Ruin of Reputation has 10 rooms and should take around 3.5 hours.  It is easily converted to any other OSR system of choice, and supplementar...

I found 436 people who wanted to play TTRPGs in-person near me. Here’s how I did it and the 10 tips I learned along the way. In late 2022 I moved

A one session beginner puzzle dungeon for Cairn 2E

Back in February, a call went out via Prismatic Wasteland for hole blogs: blogs about holes. This post is one that I’ve had in the back of my mind

A yearly celebration of blogging in tabletop roleplaying games.

Over 90+ blog posts. And a surprise category for 2026.

YouTube video by RedMageGM

Each holiday season, I review different modules, games or supplements as a thank you to the wider tabletop roleplaying game community. All of the work I review during Critique Navidad is either giv…

Exploring options for critical damage, scars and wounds across Cairn 2E (and other Odd-like ttrpgs). Cairn 2E is my second most Wardened system of

A one session beginner puzzle dungeon for Cairn 2E

You’re light years away from home, your vaccsuit is torn up and covered in the multi-coloured blood of an unknown horror… and the vending machine

Is there a more widely used item than the humble stimpak in the Mothership universe? No matter the anti-canon, literal cannon or obstacle at hand,

The 3rd edition of the groundbreaking original.

The Mothership starting equipment loadout tables are an excellent piece of game design, but can they be taken in a different direction? And is there