World-building Tool Review - Craft a King
Today I look at the world-building game "Craft a King" that helps a group create an important NPC in your world!
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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.
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Characters in Sageuk! Roleplay in Joseon
Today I released a video on YouTube looking at the elements that make up a character in Sageuk! If you would like to take a look at it,...
World-building Tool Review - Frontier Civilization Generator
Today we try out the Frontier Civilization Generator by Matthew Eaton!
Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao
How does one describe a book like Iron Widow? Well, we will take a look at the official synopsis in a moment, but first, some background....
TTRPG Quick Look - Aegean
I take a look at the new Ancient Greek TTRPG "Aegean" that is currently on Kickstarter and how it connects to its mythological roots.
Sageuk! Roleplay in Joseon - Character Creation Walkthrough
Today, I go through the Character Creation process for my new game, Sageuk Roleplay in Joseon!
World-building with Music: Instruments
Musical can tell us a lot about a culture. I tart exploring this by looking at instruments and test out a random instrument generator.
Kitbashing an RPG.... or make it double?
Today, I discuss ideas for not one but two TTRPGs based on the Korean historical drama genre, Sageuk.
Kit-Bashing an RPG - Part 1
Kit-bashing together SRDs can be hard. Lets see how Five Powers and Harmony Jam might work together.
Exploring RPG Engines - Harmony Drive #2
Hello and Welcome to Part 2 of my look at the Harmony Drive SRD by Cat McDonald. If you didn’t read part 1, I really recommend it. If you...
Exploring RPG Engines - Harmony Drive! Part 1
Today, I start prepping for CatlingGun’s Harmony Jam! The Harmony Jam is based around their new unique and flexible SRD, Harmony Drive.
Alternatives in RNGs - Looking at I Ching Practice
Thinking about different things associated with the Wuxing [Five Phases] for the Five Powers Jam had me look deeper into the Bagua and...
Exploring RPG Engines - 五德: The Five Powers
As part of creating “The Land and the People,” “URCAT,” and “Illuminom," I examined their SRDs bases on this blog, the Carta SRD and...
World-Building Tool Review - Empire Builder: Settlement Overview
I explore the tool "Empire Builder: Settlement Overview" to see how well it performs what is on the tin.
World-building Currencies: How We Pay
Today, we look at Korean history to examine problems with fantasy RPG currencies and other ways to approach this topic in world-building.
World-building with History - Knight’s Ransom by Jeff Wheeler
Hello all, has been a hot minute since I posted a fiction review, so I wanted to post something a little different today. Recently I...
Lumen Jam #4 - Adding Medical Emergencies to the SRD
One thing that I had in mind from the beginning was that URCAT's Encounter system should not rely solely on combat to create opposition...
Valkyrie by Meg Ludwa
It has been a while since I did a book review here for the blog, so let's get down to business! The book for today is Valkyrie by Meg...
World-Building Tool Review - Deities and Pantheons
Created by Mobius Tempus / Ennead Games, this divinely inspired generator creates unique and diverse powerful beings to populate your world!
LUMEN Jam part 3 - Changes to URCAT Lore
In this post, I go over some changes that have happened in the lore of URCAT since I last talked about my LUMEN Jam entry.