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February 3, 2026February 3, 2026

Where To Find My Zines

Where to find my zines

Just a quick note to let you know I no longer have a webstore.

It was becoming too expensive with three prices rises in the last 12-18 months.

I will be looking to find another solution soon, but until then, please reach out and let me know if you are wanting to purchase printed issues of d12 Monthly. I ship anywhere in the world (with a few exceptions).

Or, you can join my Patreon and get a printed issue each month automatically sent to you. Check out my tiers.

You can also find PDF issues over at DriveThruRPG.

Free versions are always available on my site.

Take care. And, as always, happy gaming!

October 30, 2026

If You Love WorldBuilding Then You Should Be Running D&D Sandboxes

I love Worldbuilding.

Much more than I like playing Dungeons & Dragons. (Not that I don’t like playing, but worldbuilding is my jam).

And Worldbuilding actually adds to the enjoyment I have when running my campaign world when I GM D&D.

How?

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October 26, 2026

How Temples To Various Deities Affect The Settlements They Are In

A temple is rarely just “a building for worship.”

It tends to act like a mirror of the place it’s located in – the settlement’s economy, fears, politics, and even its geography all shape how the god is expressed locally.

In return, the temple reinforces those same traits back into the settlement.

You can think of it as a feedback loop: the land shapes the god’s local face, and the god’s local cult shapes the land’s habits.

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October 25, 2026October 29, 2026

Riding Horses & Grass Fires – New D&D Rules

In a recent OSE campaign session, the PC had to travel from their home town to some nearby hills (some 3 days ride away) to hopefully catch up with a mining caravan who was heading to the hills to prospect a future mining operation.

Before they left, the PCs wanted to buy some horses. They already had two donkeys, but felt riding some of the way would be better and the horses can carry any provisions they needed.

This was my first hurdle.

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October 25, 2026

Indie Creators – Enough With The AI-Generated Content

There is so much solid indie-created material for D&D and TTRPGs, in general, that I would love to promote, but I cannot as it contains AI-generated content.

Blah!

It’s really not that difficult to get royalty-free or cheap art from DriveThruRPG or other sources, rather than generating soulless AI images.

October 24, 2026October 24, 2026

When To Roll The Dice In Solo D&D / TTRPGs

In my issue 60 of d12 Monthly I’ve springled in some rules for solo roleplaying and I thought one area of special note is when to roll the dice.

In that issue, I give an example of a thief listening at a door before trying to open it. And it illustrates this decision on when to roll perfectly.

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October 13, 2026October 29, 2026

1:1 Time And How I Came Up With My Own Idea

I started using 1:1 time in my D&D campaigns – both online and solo – but I realised that it wasn’t working as I hoped.

So, I developed this hybrid model that I am currently testing out.

There are actually two models I am using:

1. 1. For my 2-player online campaign
  2. For my solo campaigns

Why two different ones? I will explain below, but they are very similar.

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October 12, 2026October 29, 2026

Going Analogue With D&D

Between work and my other hobbies, I spend a hell of a lot of time on digital devices during an average week – and I am sure you are the same. And I need a break.

To give myself this break, I have made a decision to go as analogue as possible for all my table-top gaming.

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September 29, 2026

Logistic-Led D&D Sessions Can Be Fun

I ran another session of 2-player Dungeons & Dragons campaign last night – one of the players couldn’t make it – so the other player decided to work on his tower/inn.

It was a purely logistics-based session: selling items, paying retainers, making deals, and it was heaps of fun!

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September 23, 2026September 29, 2026

Stop Making Your Maps Perfect in D&D

Stop making your Dungeons & Dragons campaign maps perfect.

No-one in history ever made an accurate map. They used to argue about where places were located all the time.

Let you PCs discover the truth.

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September 22, 2026October 7, 2026

Random Events – A New Name Random Encounters

In Dungeons & Dragons, I think we need to change the term ‘random encounters’ to ‘random events’ – it allows for a wider set of tables and I think would get more newer players to start using them more often.

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