The Dungeon Master's Journal of the Unquiet Lands

The companion character is one of the most useful game mechanics introduced in the Dungeon Master's Guide 2. It allows for the quick inclusion of durable characters who can support a party without stealing the spotlight, and who are easily run by players.

I am particularly fond of the fact that companions bypass two of my pet peeves of D&D, one thematic and the other practical. The first is the need for magic items. Here are four capable high level characters and no magical ...

Press Release: http://tekumelfoundation.org/PressRe...-1929-2012.pdf

Professor Muhammad Abd-al-Rahman Barker created the world of Tekumel, also known as The Empire of the Petal Throne. I was saddened to find out that he died at his home on Friday.

Tekumel remains one of the most unique settings for rpgs yet devised. First published in 1974, it also is one of the earliest. Its Meso-American, Indian, and Middle Eastern influences stand in contrast to the overwhelming ...

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". . . decide to stay in Beilston Mound, they will become involved in hostile encounters between disciples of the Great Master and members of the Matchless Gang. The party may attempt to remove themselves from the fray, play one side off against the other, or side with the disciples, but it is most likely that they will find themselves aligned with the Matchless Gang . . . Over the next day or two, they will fend off attacks from the disciples . . . culminating in a large scale raid on the ...

"If you give up, it will be the end of everything; but you have the capacity to change fate. This unavoidable destruction, this sorrow...you can change it all. That's why you have this power." --Kyubey, from Puella Magi Madoka Magica, episode one

Born Outside of Destiny
Confronted by the common problems of adventure writing, I have developed an approach that is both efficient and makes player character activity inherently meaningful. Although I claim to have independently ...

There's always something to reflect upon after launching a new effort.

I like the name, but it's become obvious to me that focusing on The Unquiet Lands is too narrow for my tastes. I have a few other projects waiting in the wings that I would like to talk about in this blog. The name stays, but the scope is going to be expanded to my rpg projects in general.

Second, I had an initial conceit that I would present material in some kind of chronological order. I've decided ...