This is how I D&D
Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) has evolved a lot since it first emerged in the 1970s, but despite all the fancy apps, virtual tabletop tools, and digital aids, one thing remains constant: D&D is, at its heart, a pen-and-paper game.
And it always will be.
Why?
Because what makes D&D special has more to do with imagination and the social, creative experience than anything that technology can replicate.
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I don’t like most adventures written for Dungeons & Dragons as they tend to be rather linear.
Having stated that, there are some adventures out there that are more like sandboxes: they have a basic background story and world to them, but they rely on players making choices about where they go and what they do.
They are a series of locations that the PCs can explore at their leisure.
Below are a series of old school & OSR sandbox adventures that I have found quite enjoyable and useful. This includes five official modules, and nine indie adventures.
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I have way more ideas than I have time for.
Due to this, I start a fair few smaller projects that take quite a while to come together (I think this is why I like producing a monthly zine – it keeps my mind on one thing for a while).
This is the first of a regular series of blog posts that will explain what I am working on, and my thoughts on various aspects of the TTRPG hobby.
Because I don’t have enough on my plate already, I thought I would create a mega-dungeon crawl that will be explored one-hour at a time.
I am planning to run a mega-dungeon crawl using Old School Essentials as the rules, with one-hour online sessions via Discord.
I call it Dungeon Marches.
Issue 39 of my Dungeons and Dragons zine, d12 Monthly, is out!
Issue 39 is the City Exploration issue. It will feature articles on locations you can drop into your city, using alignment to understand a city’s nature and that of the law enforcement, a new class, plus regular features like Solo Spotlight, Creature Feature, and Adventure Location, and much more! (See below for details).
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One of the greatest parts of solo roleplaying (SoloRPG) as a way to play Dungeons & Dragons is the solo podcast storytelling that has grown out of it.
Here are 4 amazing story-telling podcasts where the dice are in control and even the creator doesn’t know what will happen.
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Issue 38 of my Dungeons and Dragons zine, d12 Monthly, is out!
Issue 38 is the Wilderness Exploration issue. It will feature articles on surviving in the wilderness, wilderness crafting, a simple weather generator, plus regular features like Solo Spotlight, Creature Feature, and Adventure Location, and much more! (See below for details).
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This post is a continuation of the Darsildorf campaign. You can find the first, second, and third session reports on this site.
As a reminder, I’m using the classic map from the AD&D DMG for this delve, and have changed it to the old dwarven silver mine of Araz-Daan.
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Issue 37 of my Dungeons and Dragons zine, d12 Monthly, is out!
Issue 37 is the Dungeon Exploration issue. It will feature articles on dungeon design, natural dungeon hazards, pack animals for underground travel, plus regular features like Solo Spotlight, Creature Feature, and Adventure Location, and much more! (See below for details).
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The Kickstarter for my d12 Monthly Annual One – compiling 8 issues into one A5 book – has launched!
This book is 3 years+ in the making and is the first of several annuals that will cover past years of releases.