Welcome to Hessan's County

I review and test out the Pamphlet of Pantheons, a recent ZineQuest release for world-building religions for your fantasy worlds.

I go through some of the basics of my early design of URCAT, my WIP entry for the Lumen Jam on itch.io.

I have decided to give the Lumen Jam a shot. This jam has been organized by Lumen’s creator Spencer Campbell of Gila RPGs with the goal...

I look further at the “Worldbuilding Bundle” and review some of the other games that are on offer.

Today, I take a look at the TTRPG/tool Lineage, where you follow the history of a royal family from their first Monarch to their decline.

In this post, I introduce you to the basics of my new game, The Land and the People from the Carta Jam!

I look at two more entries into the Carta Jam and give an overview of the other submissions so far.

I take a look a look at two entries to the Carta Jam organized by Peach Garden Games.

Disclaimer: Before I start this review, I would just like to say that I received this RPG for free from the creator. This was not done...

I look at the space opera Unconquerable Sun by Kate Elliot, especially the historical inspirations behind it's world-building.

I look at "State of Being: Worldview and Backgrounds," a recent 'zine on backstory development and encouraging roleplaying.

I was first introduced to the worlds of Aliette de Bodard through her Obsidian and Blood series and then In The Vanisher’s Palace, both...

In a change of pace I would like to review an amazing game that came out in mid-2020, but likely will never get the love it deserves from...

I think it is important for GMs, game developers, and writers to look for alternatives to the trends and traditions that exist in their...

A supernatural thriller with horror and action elements, Emergency Shift is about a Portland-based EMT named Abby and her fae charge.

Today, I am going to do a review of a world-building tool / game called Ex Novo, made by by Martin Nerurkar and Konstantinos Dimopoulos...

Don’t Hug Doug (He Doesn’t Like It), written by Carrie Finison and illustrated by Daniel Wiseman, is intended for children 3-7 years. It...

A LGBTQ+ pirate action-romance, Uncharted revolves around Lady Georgina, an evil prince, and the pirate abductor with whom she shares a past

A game called 1 A.D. attracted my attention to using Rock-Paper-Scissors to decide action results. Is this a good idea?

Breach of Peace by Daniel Greene. A crime novella that opens a wider conspiracy.