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Mount Katahdin's Shadow - Chaosium | Miskatonic Repository | Wicked Cool Games | DriveThruRPG Nominated for a 2025 Ennie Award!           Terror on the Appalachian Trail . . .  It’s late September, 1988. After nearly five months of backpacking, you and your thru hiker friends finally set of...

Sanity fades - so does this 30% discount. ENnie nominee Mount Katahdin's Shadow, a scenario for Call of Cthulhu, on sale for just a few more days. Isolation, eerie atmosphere, slow building dread, and multiple threats.
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On Art Direction The cover for The Shadow Saint was revealed several months ago. That said, when I shared it on twitter again last week, it attracted many eyeballs, which is a good reminder that the internet never …

Great art article which applies to TTRPGs:
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YouTube video by Sly Flourish – The Lazy Dungeon Master 3-2-1 Quest Model – Lazy RPG Tip

A good idea for your own scenario design or campaign book by Michael Shea - 8 minutes.
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Ashes of Rhu - Wicked Cool Games | DriveThruRPG Long Ago, the folk of Rhu made an agreement with a witch to save their tree-thorp from destruction.  She honored the agreement, but the folk broke their promise.  Soon the village was razed.  Now, yea...

Ashes of Rhu, a creepy low level scenario or one shot just released on DriveThru for OSE, B/X, Shadowdark RPG, DCC, and the like with a sinister new monster and an unusual location. Clear, concise layout for the GM. I'd be grateful if you took a look.

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Learnings from Other GMs - Writing Horror - 1Shot Adventures 1Shot Adventures %

Good, pithy advice on writing horror scenarios from 1Shot Adventures. Three minute read.
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Great review of Mount Katahdin's Shadow, my first CoC Adventure. Would be grateful if you took a look.
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I will be at Rising Phoenix Table Top Game Convention in Milford, MA this weekend running a play test for my latest to be published adventure, "Across the Black" for Traveller. Stop by and say hello if you go.
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Thanks!

Mount Katahdin's Shadow - Chaosium | Miskatonic Repository | Wicked Cool Games | DriveThruRPG Terror on the Appalachian Trail . . .  It’s late September, 1988. After nearly five months of backpacking, you and your thru hiker friends finally set off on that last isolated stretch of the Appal...

Made silver tier best seller on DriveThru RPG!

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[BUNDLE] Vacation Cthulhu [BUNDLE] - Chaosium | Miskatonic Repository | DriveThruRPG This special bundle product contains the following titles. Pack your bags, grab your passport, and prepare to lose your mind—this bundle of Call of Cthulhu adventures takes you from scenic railways t...

If you play Call of Cthulhu, seven travel related adventures here at 50% off. I wrote Mount Katahdin's Shadow. I'd be grateful if you took a look.

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Betrayal in Pine Hollow - Gallant Knight Games | Tiny Trove | Wicked Cool Games | DriveThruRPG Family Conflicts Just Got A Lot More Epic! The adventurers arrive in Pine Hollow as the village is ready to celebrate its tenth anniversary with a festival.  Among the backdrop of colorful, cheery ba...

Also submitted to the ENNIE Awards, Betrayal in Pine Hollow, a Tiny Dungeon adventure I wrote with my twelve year old son. Think positive thoughts.
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Mount Katahdin's Shadow - Chaosium | Miskatonic Repository | Wicked Cool Games | DriveThruRPG Terror on the Appalachian Trail . . .  It’s late September, 1988. After nearly five months of backpacking, you and your thru hiker friends finally set off on that last isolated stretch of the Appal...

I submitted both Mount Katahdin's Shadow to the Ennie Awards. Wish me luck.
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YouTube video by Sly Flourish – The Lazy Dungeon Master Two Bandits Talking About the Characters – Lazy GM Tip

Good scene to put in your game or in your written work.

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Three Clue Rule Mystery scenarios for roleplaying games have earned a reputation for turning into unmitigated disasters: The PCs will end up veering wildly off-course or failing to find a particular clue and the enti

Good advice by Jason Alexander for writing adventures with a mystery theme:

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The Murk's Curse - Wicked Cool Games | DriveThruRPG NEWLY REVISED with tighter writing, more encounter options, and a clearer layout! Halfling thief, Alton Lightheart, awakens to discover his shadow is gone! A child's doll kills its victims in a cruel ...

Currently reorganizing and expanding (and maybe renaming), "The Vanishing at Rhu" - to release as a stand alone adventure for low level OSR style fantasy game. I always felt this was the strongest of the three scenarios in "The Murk's Curse".
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Great Games Need Great Layout #004 - Proof that layout is not only about making books pretty

Adventure & TTPRG layout style affects your mood and message of the product.

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Keeping Things Fresh | Black Knife Media Get more from Black Knife Media on Patreon

Good read about keeping gaming fresh.

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BURN YOUR GAME Not all games can or should be BURNING WHEEL, but every game can learn from it. Here's how...PROLOGUE: The magic of our hobby is an elusive thing. The sessions of legend are memorable and amazin...

Reaching for epic level gaming sessions? - Some of this can be applied to adventure design.
www.runehammer.online/post/burn-yo...

Regardless of what you think of WoTC, there's a plethora of great writing and designer advice in this article.
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Mount Katahdin's Shadow - Chaosium | Miskatonic Repository | Wicked Cool Games | DriveThruRPG Terror on the Appalachian Trail . . .  GM's Day Sale! It’s late September, 1988. After nearly five months of backpacking, you and your thru hiker friends finally set off on that last isolated stret...

My well play tested Call of Cthulhu adventure, Mount Katahdin's Shadow, is a 1988 Appalachian Trail hike murder scene discovery bleeding into mythos contact. Made a cool movie-style trailer too. I'd be grateful if you took a look. Cheers!
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YouTube video by Runehammer Writing to Publish

Good hands on advice on writing to publish by Runehammer back when he was Drunkens and Dragons.
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Designing Fantastic Locations There are as many ways to design a D&D adventure as there are DMs to run them. Whether you run an adventure as written or improvise everything right at the table, we must always develop and describe f...

Solid ideas by Mike Shea at Sly Flourish on how to design unique locations. A quick, but dense read.
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Draft cover of the next project I'm developing for the Traveller' Aid Society. Will run a play test at Rising Phoenix Con in April in MA. Very excited.

Story writing pointers from Stephen King. Some of these can be used to frame and write adventures and scene situations. Although the video author does not say, most of this is from his excellent, semi-autobiographical book called, "On Writing".
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YouTube video by Alexandrian Advanced Gamemastery: Principles of RPG Villainy

Unforgettable Villains for your creations. Justin Alexander Video. www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_e3...