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- a hungry giant

Uh, no, sorry. It's an Adobe-specific technology I'm using.

Just one!

Haha hell yeah

If you're into having a Red and Blue version of a book, check out Name This Alchemical Book. Open it in Adobe Acrobat and find the hidden versions.

One is a subsystem for summoning pocket monsters in HIS MAJESTY THE WORM.

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In terms of mote attrition, it's a fucking bargain on my side.

I'd do a similar trick with Exalted. Grapple an enemy, Soaring Crane Leap into the air for 1 mote, and drop his ass for a buttload of falling damage.

Almond croissant, coffee, prosecco in a garden

Where I'm catching up with blogs this morning

I'm not american but most of my readers are, and right from the jump in 2025 it felt like everything screeched to a halt. All the exit surveys are 'my financial situation changed.' This is my Patreon but it's the same with sales on my shop too.

Random Hobbit Advancement When you level up, you gain a random benefit based on your race or class. Here's what hobbits get. You can either roll a d12 for your cultur...

The last in my series of random advancements - today, hobbits! I mean, er, halflings.

Ostensibly for my Middle-earth Hexcrawl project, here are d50 random level ups for halflings in any fantasy adventure game.

Todd, let's chat!

This convo made me have one for breakfast

And as a homunculus, I'm grateful!

For a FOUR pack? Good lord.

Look, I *love* Coors Light. It's cold as the Rockies! But I ain't paying that for it.

Obviously inspired by City of Gold cover

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A fold out game board with panels of information. The cover has the four tarot suits.

A fold out game board with panels of information. The cover has the His Majesty the Worm logo.

A stretch goal has been added to THE CASTLE AUTOMATIC, the new dungeon for HIS MAJESTY THE WORM.

If we get 999 early worms, we'll add an option for discounted Divination Boards!

A Divination Board is like a GM screen that reveals, not obscures, information. Put your tarot cards on them!

I want you to meet...my boyfriend.

It's nice because I'm an unauthorized fan cast I can pull in Silmarillion stuff WILLY NILLY

YO someone get my boy on here! This is a highly anticipated game (by all people of good taste)!

I got as much juice out of "Elves...CLERICS?" in my random elf advancements as I could for the theme.

Hope you get a kick out of it!

Designing Dungeons (dungeons.hismajestytheworm.games) won a gold 🥇and the Middle-earth Hexcrawl (riseupcomus.blogspot.com/2025/12/midd...) won silver 🥈 for best series!

Thanks to everyone who voted for me!!!

I'd like to say it won't go to my head, but unfortunately it will.

This looks cool!

If you've never read it, my rules for Wizard of Earthsea-esque truthspeaking magic might be up your alley. riseupcomus.blogspot.com/2021/12/true...

Very please Designing Dungeons which I co-wrote with @riseupcomus.bsky.social won best blog series!

And was enhanced by being turned into a podcast by @3d6downtheline.com so now it’s in an even more potable form!

Link 👇

In case anyone missed it, a ton of folks (myself included!) got together to provide 121 (!) audio versions of blog posts:

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Clayton, thanks again for all your hard work here. Both here and with the ENNIES, you've really volunteered a lot of your time to recognize and exalt the work of other hobbyists. 👑

This, too, is OSR.

An introductory chapel spread of a level called the Threshold Tower. A map on the left page and a brief introduction to the main characters on the right.

Two page spread of dungeon rooms. In one room, an eidolon can teach a new talent.

Double page spread detailing a boss-level antagonist called the King of Pentacles

A table called the Meatgrinder, detailing a variety of encounter events that can happen.

The Castle Automatic is a Metroidvania-inspired dungeon for HIS MAJESTY THE WORM.

The first draft of the layout is almost done! We're close to having a sneak preview for Early Worms.