I have thought about this for some time, being a first time designer (and soon to be first time publisher), I thought it would be good to have a place to share not just my own thoughts but those of others who devote their time and resources to posting helpful and informative information online for the benefit of all.
So if you are creator or just curious check in and see what the man behind the curtain is doing :)
Enjoy!
Rusty Battle Axe
On Game Theory, Design,Mechanics And Other Practical Use Items.
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
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Diegetic and Non-Diegetic - I've raised this idea a few times, but this seemed a really succinct description and something I can work with. I've played both Ars Magica and Amber, an...4 hours ago
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THE BARROWS (a Dungeon Crawler Carl Neighbourhood) - This is a roughed-out idea for a Dungeon Crawler Carl neighbourhood for one of the tutorial levels (levels 1 & … Continue reading →11 hours ago
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Encounters & Campaigns - https://www.patreon.com/u3015466/posts/encounters-169609523?pr=true2 days ago
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Game Day - Nope. Not football. *Futbol*. The school soccer season kicks off today...this will be my 4th season coaching my daughter's team, my tenth year coaching my ...5 days ago
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The Economy of Dark Provinces - *A. Core Principle* *Cooperation is a virtue, and does not itself generate Stress.* Stress is generated by *pressure*, not virtue. More precisely: St...6 days ago
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[New Encounter] The Giant’s Pocket - The Giant’s Pocket Scratching his chin, Jhelko contemplated the humongous leather bag before them.‘There are no tracks around it,’ said Niff the halfling.‘...1 week ago
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When We Improvise Ourselves Into A Corner - “How do I get these 13 things I dropped into the game because I thought they’d be fun to now integrate and make sense?” That question came up in July’s G...1 week ago
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Chaos Lorebook: The Magi of Chaos - Let all who look upon them despair. For they are like unto perfection. For they are not of this world but of all worlds. Not of this life but of all lives....2 weeks ago
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TSR's module A3, Assault on the Aerie of the Slave Lords - Dungeon Module A3 Assault on the Aerie of the Slave Lords by Allen Hammack Hey, we finally get to fight these guys ... right? Right?? *Imagine you had to ...2 weeks ago
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The Face Of Money: Blog Carnival Sept 2026 - Campaign Mastery is hosting the Sept 2026 Blog Carnival, and the chosen subject is “The Face Of Money”. Next month sees Campaign Mastery host the Blog Carn...3 weeks ago
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Pete Fenlon on the Rise and Fall of Iron Crown Enterprises - Throughout most of the 1980s and 1990s, Iron Crown Enterprises was my favourite role-playing company. Of course, like most, I started out in this hobby pla...5 weeks ago
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Hasturi, City of Heroes - Hasturi is one of the most ancient cities in the region, second only to Pazzix. In its distant past, it was a small, walled city-state on the Isle of E...1 month ago
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Draw Steel Monsters on a Credit Card - Click to get it full-sizefront and back! I’m the guy who does “monsters on a business card” posts, and I just started at MCDM, so I should probably do a Dr...5 months ago
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Christ is Risen! - *Hades took a body, and met God face to face. It took earth, and encountered Heaven. It took that which was seen, and fell upon the unseen. O Death, where...5 months ago
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Still Alive... really. - Real Life has been rough and impacted my creative and gaming schedule quite a lot. Adapting to the new schedule has been a trick but my creative juices a...5 months ago
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Downtime - Yeah, I know... I said "I will have to get back to blogging" and then nothing since October. But the last few months of the year always seem to be a time...9 months ago
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Lexicon of Klarkash-Ton, Hierophant of Atlantis: Lupanar - This time, we follow the good High Priest to the far future, to the final continent of Earth, Zothique, for a a tale of ennui and love: Morthylla. Witho...1 year ago
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Trollish Delver moving - In an effort to get away from the shadow of Google this blog can now be found at www.trollish-delver.writeas.com.1 year ago
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Forever unto the breach, dear friends... - Sorry, I haven't been around. But it's for all the right reasons. My roleplaying card is constantly filled, these days. I started Once More Unto the Brea...1 year ago
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Kanoodle as In-Game Puzzle - Part 1 - For a very long time, I've been interested in integrating real puzzles into my tabletop games. I know that some folks prefer to keep character skills separ...1 year ago
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Abiørn's Satchel - This weathered leather satchel is tooled in nautical designs and is full of rose-colored salt. Rubbing the salt on a sea creature will dry it out and sh...4 years ago
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Old-School Essentials Online Tools and SRD - My 2nd favorite incarnation, OSE, of my favorite D&D rule set, B/X. [My 1st favorite is Necrotic Gnome's previous, B/X Essentials, cause it was soft backe...6 years ago
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Please Update Your Link! - If you're seeing this, it means your link to the Greyhawk Grognard blog is out of date. Please update your link to www.greyhawkgrognard.com (RSS feed is h...7 years ago
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FREE Version of Microlite20 Comprehensive Edition Now Available - The Pay What You Want/Free (no art) version of the *Microlite20 Comphrensive Edition* is now available. *Microlite20* is a tiny version of 3.x designed to ...8 years ago
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Session XCIII: One Pissed Off Dragon! - Our ongoing Swords and Wizardry sandbox campaign... *Current Player Characters:* *Thenus* (Ranger) *Wang Du* (Monk) *Wolfheir* (Viking) *Arg* (Half-orc) ...8 years ago
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Eurafrika Attacks! [Campaign Idea] - Around about 1929, a German architect by the name of Herman Sörgel came with an idea he called Atlantropa. The idea was simple (no, not really) - he was go...9 years ago
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It's hard to do horror in D&D - I love the Ravenloft setting, but I have to admit that it is really hard to pull off horror games with Dungeons & Dragons. The biggest issue is clerics. Th...9 years ago
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The curious anger against The Forge - I read a post earlier this week that was one of those that makes you wonder what world the poster lives in. The thrust of the argument was that The Forge h...10 years ago
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Eureka! Password Recovered - Gee, that only took forever. First, I would like to apologize from my prolonged absence from this blog. There are several reasons. I had some major life up...10 years ago
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unlikely treasures 2: even still more loot for the taking - Roll d12 for the loot! 1. *Matched set of masterwork half-plate & masterwork heavy shield with silver shield spikes (1400gp).* Weighs 70lbs. A...12 years ago
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[Campaign Analysis] Deadlands Reloaded: Lost in the Maze - My *Deadlands* campaign wrapped up yesterday. As is my wont, with the closure of another campaign it's now time to take a look at "[w]hat worked, what di...12 years ago
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Bardic Songcasting - Building off of the outline of the Bard class, here is how they cast spells: Bardic Songcasting Bards perform their songs by singing, dancing, or playing...13 years ago
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Closing Today - The Underdark Gazette will go Down, sometime after 11:00 PM, Central Time, this evening. Please, if you would be so kind, update your links to my new blog ...14 years ago
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