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Part 2 of a mini review of #hexcrawl. This time we look at some #OSR adventures and how their procedures and maps encourage play: ponderthegoose.blogspot.com/2026/02/hexd...

Part 2 of a mini review of #hexcrawl. This time we look at some #OSR adventures and how their procedures and maps encourage play: ponderthegoose.blogspot.com/2026/02/hexd...

Inspired by Hexmas, I’m doing a mini review of hexcrawl and how procedures relate to maps. Part one is here:

ponderthegoose.blogspot.com/2026/01/hexd...

Inspired by Hexmas, I’m doing a mini review of hexcrawl and how procedures relate to maps. Part one is here:

ponderthegoose.blogspot.com/2026/01/hexd...

For HP in specific, there’s also a sunk cost. If 3 out of 4 players are doing HP damage, it’s hard for the 4th player to justify not doing HP damage. And it’s hard for players to change tactics to a diegetic route as it negates what they previously did

Destinies also mean contrivances are needed when they meet failure. Let me build a kingdom from my own wit and own hand or die in the process!

The Rankin Bass Hexmas Crawl — Prismatic Wasteland A Christmas-themed hexcrawl setting with 60 hexes written from bloggers across the blogosphere.

BEHOLD: 60 festive hexes for your next Christmastime campaign from a variety of your favorite bloggers. Go give them a read and steal the best bits for your games
#osr #ttrpg

Hexmas Map 2025 by Bakenshake A hexcrawl of all the hexes created by Bloggers for Hexmas 2025

RELEASE: The complete #hexmas map is now available for you to peruse! Download the pdf version to see all the bloggers who contributed to this awesome blogwagon by @prismaticwasteland.com.

#blog #ttrpg #bloggers #blogosphere

bakenshake09.itch.io/hexmas-map-2...

The Peppermint Wood Merry Hexmas to one and all!

My contribution to the Merry Hexmas Blog Bandwagon: former Elf Liberation Front members, Licorice Eels, snow heads in need of bodies, and more!

Name of the Rose slaps. The exploration of the library is extremely dungeon crawl coded

0203: House of the Kringles - Hexmas Blog Bandwagon 0203 North : Conifer Mountain Northwest : Three Calves Southwest : The Grumpus HOUSE OF THE KRINGLES . A snowy landscape in the domain of th...

Jumping on the Blog Bandwagon: The House of Kringle - the Least Homely House - has the last remains of a clan of svartalfar who practice the forbidden art of toy making. Deliver their foul toys and learn their eldritch secrets.

I've been trying to design an OSR West Marches campaign, but the typical incentives for that play style (explore & bring back loot) are exactly what this post articulates. Been a challenge to try to redesign those assumptions

Castle Claus: The Keep on the North Pole — Prismatic Wasteland A Merry Hexmas location: dungeoncrawl through Santa Claus’ castle. Whether you lead an elf and reindeer uprising is up to you!

New Dungeon (in blog form): Castle Claus, or The Keep on the North Pole

A Rankin Bass Christmas-themed dungeon for the Merry Hexmas Blog Bandwagon. Possibly one of my more high effort blog posts to date
#osr #ttrpg

Just finished reading this, absolutely awesome.

Merry Hexmas: Sadtown Merry Hexmas! There's a blog bandwagon up, and I've feeling extra hex-y this holiday season, especially for some Rankin/Bass Christmas chee...

New post for Hex-mas! A Rankin/Bass blogwagon via @prismaticwasteland.com. Check it out here: ponderthegoose.blogspot.com/2025/12/merr...

Rogue Like Character Generation I’ve been weaning my players off the sour milk of 5e and supplementing them on the udder delight of the OSR. The transition, though mostl...

I started a new #ttrpg blog! Here, I discuss how I spice up character creation in #OSR or #NSR style games:
ponderthegoose.blogspot.com/2025/12/rogu...

Rogue Like Character Generation I’ve been weaning my players off the sour milk of 5e and supplementing them on the udder delight of the OSR. The transition, though mostl...

I started a new #ttrpg blog! Here, I discuss how I spice up character creation in #OSR or #NSR style games:
ponderthegoose.blogspot.com/2025/12/rogu...

Room #10- Mutant Barbarian camp. 2d6 barbarians being entertained by a crystalline juggler (who really wants to leave). Kennel/cages of 2d4 dogs. Barbs brew vile slime potion (ingesting gives rise to mutation). Looted crystals & gems stuffed in excess dog cages.