The Designer's Drug
An essay on the allure of cleverness for game designers.
The Dolent Chronicle
A paper printed in the stone halls of the dead. An RPG blog for lonely spiders, inky fungi, and those who "Play Worlds".
Latest posts
Sword& Zine Issue 2
The NSR discord has released our second free community-made zine! This issue's theme: SPACE WIZARDS!
Three Daimons of the Gloaming Realm
A little zine I made for fun that contains three dark fairytales I originally wrote in 2025 for the NSR Sword& zine issue #1.
Session Report — Hunters of Northmarch 1
A report and postmortem for the first session of my D&D 4th edition Hunters of Northmarch campaign.
Flip Through — Fatherfog
Idle thoughts while reading through a roleplaying game. This issue I flip through Tuesday Knight Games's new Fatherfog zine.
Flip Through — Inkvein
Idle thoughts while reading through a roleplaying game.
Session Report — Fragmented
A session report for a game of Dread with amnesiac characters.
Play a Villain
Why you should consider creating a villain for your next RPG character and how to ensure it's safe at the table.
Bloggies 2026 — Meta for Casuals
The best posts in the meta category of this year.
Bloggies 2026 — Theory for Casuals
The best posts in the theory category of this year.
Bloggies 2026 — Gameable for Casuals
The best posts in the gameable category of this year.
Bloggies 2026 — Critique for Casuals
The best posts in the critique category of this year.
Bloggies 2026 — Advice for Casuals
The best posts in the advice category of this year.
Play Worlds Zine Issue 01
The Play Worlds discord has released our first free zine!
Play Worlds Critique
A critique of my approach for running roleplaying games.
Play Worlds Manifesto
A codified form of my approach for running immersive roleplaying games.
Annual Book Report 2025
A collection of short reviews for each book I read in 2025.
Workbench — Soulslikes
A series where I talk about what I'm working on. In this post, I cover the challenges of designing a Soulslike roleplaying game.
Session Report — Fire in the Heart of Ordan 3
A session report for a sci-fi mech campaign.
Session Report — Fire in the Heart of Ordan 2
A session report for a sci-fi mech campaign.
Session Report — Fire in the Heart of Ordan 1
A session report for a sci-fi mech campaign.
Lore Check — Lancer
A deep dive into an RPG's setting and how it can be improved.
Play Critica — Runecairn Bestiary
An RPG critique focused on inspiring, usable, and playable texts.
Session Report — March to Ealtun 1
A session report for part one of a Paladins of Awoudan mini-campaign.
New Game — Paladins of Awoudan
Announcing a new grimdark, tactical roleplaying game.
Sharing the Load
How players can share the load a traditional GM bears.
New Blog Announcement
I have a new blog! But you already know that if you're here.
My Library of Babel
An annual reflection and theory on crafting excellent roleplaying games.
On Railroading
A familiar fiction, expressed as an RPG session.