David Ellis DickersonJan 1, 20203 min read20 RHYMING RIDDLES FOR FANTASY RPGSHere are 20 classic rhyming-type riddles suitable for most fantasy games, in that they do not presume scientific knowledge (such as the...
David Ellis DickersonDec 31, 20191 min readFATE IN TEN PAGESThis is a ink to a 10-page handout I gave to my players before a game of Masters of Umdaar. I missed one salient fact (that whoever...
David Ellis DickersonDec 29, 20191 min readHOW TO BALANCE ENCOUNTERS IN FAE (ROUGHLY)RULE OF THUMB I JUST DISCOVERED: If a typical encounter is one that has a 50% chance of producing a mild or moderate consequence, it...
David Ellis DickersonDec 29, 20195 min read"OH SHIT!"/"WHAT NOW?": WHAT MAKES A GOOD FATE COMPELThis question came up on the Facebook Fate group ("What makes a good compel?") and I wrote a really long reply that I thought might make...
David Ellis DickersonDec 29, 20199 min readIMPROVING ZIRD: PREFATORY NOTES TO EXPLORING FATEOne of my intentions with this blog is to poke at Fate--easily my favorite tabletop RPG system--in hopes of making certain elements of...
David Ellis DickersonDec 29, 20196 min readNON-GONZO ARCANA FOR INTO THE ODD (or, D20 OSR MAGIC ITEMS)I love, love, love Into the Odd! But I also really love the slightly more grounded setting of The Nightmares Underneath, and so when I...