The Red Scholar’s Wake by Aliette de Bodard
For the longest time, I have meant to read a book from Aliette de Bodard’s Xuya Universe of books. With the recent release of The Red...
Welcome to Hessan's County
Explore World-building, Media, and Tabletop Roleplaying games with us one page at a time.
I have been a fan of TTRPGs and science fiction/fantasy media since childhood. After discussing my views and reviewing media with a small circle of friends, I decided to start this blog.
Feel free to look around, read some blog posts, and take a look at my itch.io store to learn about some of my own games!
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Sigird and Elyn - A Tale from Novegr by Edale Lane
Recently, I have been looking back at many of my European History books from my high school & university days for TTRPG projects I have...
SRD Series 4 & 5 - Four Points SRD & XD6 SRD
Here are the transcripts for two more of our SRD videos for those who prefer to read them. This time we have Four Points SRD and XD6 SRD!
Hive Minds Give Good Hugs by Natalie "Thundamoo" Maher
A book about how the ultimate in biological powers and a neurodivergent middle-class young American woman interact.
Beyond Deep Interview - Mörk Borg with a Mining Town Twist
Hello! Today we are doing something a little different. Today, we will be looking at a TTRPG supplement that is on Kickstarter's most...
Vynestra and the Deveros in a Nutshell Quick Look
We look at the early-release materials for the upcoming Roman-inspired fantasy setting for 5e D&D, Vynestra!
SRD Video 2 & 3 - Breathless and Iron Core
As with our last SRD series post, this will be the transcripts for two more of our videos. This time we have Breathless and Iron Core!...
SRD Series Part 1 - What is an SRD?
Over the time I have been running this blog, I have created a number of posts in various levels of detail about SRDs, System Reference...
Breathless Jam Games - Part 1
If you missed my last blog post, I discussed my entry for the Breathless Jam, Lagash 3. Well, it would not be fair for me to only discuss...
Lagash 3 - A Breathless Game!
For those of you who follow me on social media or on itch.io, I have released a new game called Lagash 3 for the Breathless Jam! Here is...
The Last Dispatch - An Actual Play #1
This will be the first of an Actual Play series discussing the Journalistic TTRPG Last Dispatch by Symbolic City. If you would like to...
In the Vanishers' Palace by Aliette de Bodard
In a flaskback to my pre-blogging days, I present a polished review of Aliette de Bodard's 2018 novella "In the Vanishers' Palace"
The Pay What You Want TTRPG Bundle
We look at 6 different games from the Pay What You Want TTRPG Bundle on itch.io!
TTRPG Talk - "Be Seeing You" by Tanya Floaker
Today, we discuss the TTRPG "Be Seeing You" by Tanya Floaker. Check out this dystopian game featuring a Prisoner resisting Control.
New Project for Game Jam Prep
After making several games using the LUMEN system and the Caltrop Core, it is time for more jams for both of those systems! If you follow...
TTRPG Talks - Xenoarcheology
Today, we look at the solo game Xenoarcheology as part of our TTRPG Talks series!
Exploring RPG Engines - VEN6 & Using Venn Diagrams
Today, I take inspiration from the VEN6 SRD's Venn diagram character creation system to see other ways I could use Venn diagrams in TTRPGs.
World-Building Tool Review - Pitchfork: Village Creator
We take a look at the village building tool developed as a preview of the Late Medieval TTRPG, Pitchfork by Mark Kay of 3 Skull Pub!
Get Into TTRPGs Bundle!
Trying out new tabletop roleplaying games or getting involved in TTRPGs as a new hobby can be a daunting task. It can be hard to figure...
Solo But Not Alone 2 Bundle Sale - Part #2
There are about two weeks left for the Solo But Not Alone 2 Bundle, so this time I look at a number of games in the bundle that use cards!