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Why Shadowdark’s Equipment Slot System Is a Stroke of Genius

07/29/2025 Encumbrance in D&D 5E: A System That’s Easy to Ignore In Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition, encumbrance is based on weight. A character can carry an… Read more “Why Shadowdark’s Equipment Slot System Is a Stroke of Genius”

07/11/2025 I’ve been gaming for over 40 years now—which still blows my mind, even as I stare at a shelf groaning under the weight of rulebooks older… Read more “Plunder the Past: Stealing from Basic Fantasy and Old D&D for Your Shadowdark Game”

07/03/2025 Happy Thursday and welcome back to Tabletop Thoughts! This week, I am starting a series that I am calling Thursday Drop-in. It will be a sort… Read more “Drop-In Encounter: The Hunger Below for Shadowdark Campaigns”

06/12/2025 Back in August 2023, we published a post titled “YouTube Channels That You Should Be Following”, featuring 30+ content creators specializing in terrain crafting, GM advice,… Read more “🎥 Throwback Thursday: YouTube Creators Then and Now — Who’s Still Crafting in 2025?”

05/30/2025 Happy Friday and welcome back to Tabletop Thoughts! Today, we return to looking at the Shadowdark Supplement, Unnatural Selection. Today, we will examine the Magic section… Read more “Enhance Your Game with Shadowdark’s New Spells and Rituals from Unnatual Selection.”

05/28/2025 Running a sandbox-style campaign doesn’t mean you need to prepare a mountain of notes you’ll never use. Instead, use Mike Shea’s smart, scalable approach from his… Read more “🧭 Mastering Sandbox Prep with the Eight Steps of Lazy Dungeon Mastery”

04/10/2025 “Good writers borrow, great writers steal.” — T.S. Eliot Pre-written adventure modules are an incredible resource for busy Dungeon Masters. They offer structured plots, fleshed-out NPCs,… Read more “Adapting Published Modules to Your Campaign: Make It Yours”

02/14/2025 While Dungeons & Dragons is the most well-known tabletop RPG, it’s far from the only option. Many other games offer unique mechanics, settings, and playstyles that… Read more “Top 8 Tabletop RPGs You Should Try That Are Not D&D”

02/07/2025 Conflict at the tabletop is inevitable. A group of people, each with different personalities, expectations, and playstyles, will eventually run into disagreements. Maybe two players want… Read more “Conflict Management Strategies for TTRPG Players and GMs”

01/03/2025 In tabletop role-playing games, the story and adventures your group experiences hinge on the abilities and skills of the party. A balanced party composition can mean… Read more “How to Achieve Balanced TTRPG Party Composition”