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Running Factions Without Losing Your Mind

12/19/2025 Happy Friday, and welcome back to Tabletop Thoughts! One of my favorite ways to make a TTRPG world feel alive—even when the party isn’t looking—is to… Read more “Running Factions Without Losing Your Mind”

09/12/2025 The Shadowdark Philosophy of DangerUnlike many tabletop RPGs that cushion the consequences of failure, Shadowdark embraces the full weight of danger. From the very first session,… Read more “Deadly But Fair: Balancing Encounters in Shadowdark”

07/25/2025 In many fantasy tabletop RPGs, the most exciting parts of the game happen in dungeons, boss fights, or bustling cities. But what about the spaces between… Read more “Shadowdark: Engaging Overland Travel Techniques”

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”

05/23/2025 Happy Friday and welcome back to Tabletop Thoughts! Today, I released a new YouTube video in which I go through my process of generating a random… Read more “Creating a Random Overland Hex Map for Shadowdark”

01/22/2025 Welcome back to Tabletop Thoughts and another Worldbuilding Wednesday! Recently, I saw a video from Earthmote about using a map-making program called Tiled. You can watch… Read more “Creating 16-Bit Maps with Tiled: A Retro Journey”