Hello all! Quick post to share that the full release of To Hunt a God is available on the Jonstown Compendium. You can get it here. This 139-page publication includes: The longform cult of Hrunda, God of Bluepaw Monkeys, including rules for creating new adventurers, new Rune spells, and path to shamanhood. The macabre Temple of the Bones at … Continue reading New Release! To Hunt a God
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FIRST IMPRESSION—Elkoi Expansion
Elkoi Expansion is a new Jonstown Compendium release by Anders Tönnberg which bundles a variety of full-color maps in multiple styles together with a 34-page PDF providing additional details about the Balazaring clans near Elkoi, and mapped-out sites of interest inside the city. It is written for use with Griffin Mountain from Chaosium. I kept … Continue reading FIRST IMPRESSION—Elkoi Expansion
REVIEW: Ruins of the Lost Realm
The thick red leatherbound second edition of The One Ring (TOR) roleplaying game enchanted me the moment I opened the Kickstarter reward. Reminiscent of the "Red Book of Westmarch" described in Tolkien's prologue to The Fellowship of the Ring, that volume's illustration, graphic design, and rules design together presented a game which said to me, … Continue reading REVIEW: Ruins of the Lost Realm
Kickstarter — The Tomb of Palu
Oh man, I am so excited to share this one. An adventure I wrote is being published by Menagerie Press! It's currently on the crowdfunding site Kickstarter, where you can back us and help fund the book's publication. The Tomb of Palu is a mythic adventure where beginning D&D 5E adventurers explore the tomb of … Continue reading Kickstarter — The Tomb of Palu
Sylthi—Sessions Four & Five
It's been several months, but we've managed to get my nascent RuneQuest campaign playtesting material in Esrolia running once again! "Real"-life scheduling complications forced us to go on a hiatus, but hopefully lives have settled back down, and we can return to gaming consistently. This series of blog posts publicly records our campaign exploring ideas, … Continue reading Sylthi—Sessions Four & Five
MOTM Musings, and Recent Releases
It's been a few months! Back in March, I chose not to make a post here about that month's issue of my Monster of the Month (MOTM) series because I participated in April's Camp NaNoWriMo writing marathon. Working, appropriately, on future issues of MOTM. Taking time to post something meaningful here usually has the consequence … Continue reading MOTM Musings, and Recent Releases
First Impressions — “The Red Book of Magic”
I've just finished my first read-through of Chaosium's new release for RuneQuest, The Red Book of Magic. Since my "First Impressions" post was popular last time, I've decided to do so once more. This article is not a review! I haven't played any of the new content provided for RuneQuest, and my read-through was done … Continue reading First Impressions — “The Red Book of Magic”
Recent Releases & Other News
It's been a while since I wrote an update on the website! I've been continuing to write game content for the Jonstown Compendium, the community content program on DriveThruRPG for Chaosium's game RuneQuest. What I've been working on there is the focus of this update. Monster of the Month MOTM issues #1–4 As I mentioned … Continue reading Recent Releases & Other News
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