Everything you wanted to know about story games in 17k words, 8 actual plays, and one history video

...If you've heard them called social matrix games from this blog and other places, that's fine too. Basically, I'm over bifurcating my brain to make posts for two separate audiences: the OSR/NSR/adventure game types (here) and the storygame/theater kid/writers/storyteller types (on substack). I'm both of those camps, and that "split" is something I've done TO … Continue reading Everything you wanted to know about story games in 17k words, 8 actual plays, and one history video →

Mythic Bastionland: Character Omens (ft. Dark Souls)

Prepare to Cry Edition. A. Shipwright This idea has been fleshed-out into a full-blown supplement. Read more here! In Mythic Bastionland, you travel the world and the myths reveal themselves with each roll of a 1, 2, or 3 on the Wilderness roll. Plot lines unfurl as the final picture is revealed. The order of … Continue reading Mythic Bastionland: Character Omens (ft. Dark Souls) →

Mythic Bastionland: Figures on the Map

Shipwright. Y'all can thank Varzival for this one. They pinged me about their excitement for a post about MB from me 🙂 So I deliver. MAPS Having a map players can see is nice. Have minis on said map is every cooler. Push your knights around, see the distance from one place to the next, … Continue reading Mythic Bastionland: Figures on the Map →

Gotta get back, back to the past

When talking about the next storygame we wanted to play, my buddy threw out this moment as something that captured his imagination. Watch this to understand where my head is at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2fpXACbJ18&ab_channel=AdultSwimEurope Samurai Jack - Jack vs Six Bounty Hunters Let's play in the world of Samurai Jack. It's a world brimming with style, stuffed … Continue reading Gotta get back, back to the past →

Suitors of Thune

A social matrix game for your entertainment! 🙂 Rules Start with a problem. Say what happens next. There is no order of play. Anyone can add to what happens. If two or more players have different ideas of what happens next, they each roll 2d6, re-rolling ties. What the highest roller said happens next. The … Continue reading Suitors of Thune →

Jagged D&D

Shipwright "Are you an "evens" person or an "odds" person?" my mentor asked while we sat in his backyard. "Evens," said I. "Thought so. "Evens" lends itself to perfectionism, uniformity, rigidity, and compulsive behavior." I thought back to my obsession with orderly tables and layout while creating Adventure Hour! and editing blog posts long after … Continue reading Jagged D&D →