Note: Apologies for the recent shortage of devblogs - I was sick for the first half of December, and was preoccupied with the holidays for most of the rest. I should be able to return to a more...
2024-12-28 18:22:36 +0000 UTC View PostI’m excited to share the tenth public installment of my revised Curse of Strahd guide, Curse of Strahd: Reloaded. This new ...
2024-12-16 22:19:24 +0000 UTC View PostBefore I get into this week's Reloaded progress update, I want to thank everyone who voted and shared their thoughts and feedback in response to 2024-12-10 00:13:19 +0000 UTC View Post
Fanes of Barovia Series
Part I: The History of the Fanes
2024-12-07 18:10:00 +0000 UTC
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This post is adapted from a longer, more self-indulgent blog post I posted in my Patreon Discord server last week. If you’re interested in reading it, you can find it 2024-12-06 04:08:59 +0000 UTC View Post
Since mid-November's update, I've added an additional 11.4k words to
The newest installation of the DMG Reloaded, my prototype textbook on TTRPG game and narrative design theory, is now available via the 2024-11-25 22:56:19 +0000 UTC View Post
Fanes of Barovia Series
Part I: The History of the Fanes
2024-11-25 00:26:44 +0000 UTC
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Since last Saturday's update, I've added an additional 3.4k words to
This is Part II of a multi-part series. You can read the other parts of this series below:
2024-11-16 16:25:51 +0000 UTC
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Note: As I discuss at the end of this devblog, I'm trying out an experiment: rather than posting big devblogs infrequently, I'm trying to see whether I can put out more, higher-quality content ...
2024-11-09 22:59:12 +0000 UTC View PostApologies for the delay in updates! I sadly don't have Arc R: Trials of the Mountain fully finished yet—at 30,000 words in length and 85% of the way to completion, it's ...
2024-11-05 14:28:32 +0000 UTC View Post(this is not a curse of strahd: reloaded-related email; i apologize deeply to anyone who subscribed only for reloaded updates and doesn't want to see random marketing schlock in their inbox. i will...
2024-10-15 12:17:01 +0000 UTC View PostI'm trying to keep to a reasonably regular schedule for these; let's see how long I can keep it up!
But first—for those who aren't aware: Kaiya, the voice of Lilissen on
As you may (or may not) already know, I’m in the process of planning a Tomb of Annihilation-inspired campaign for my players. The players of my first-ever Curse of Strahd c...
2024-10-13 21:48:29 +0000 UTC View PostIt’s been eighty-four years since my last Reloaded update newsletter—or at least a solid month—so please accept my sincerest apologies for the radio silence! Have an update.
I've officially begun work on Arc R: Trials of the Mountain! You can follow my work in the new Working Document (linked in the 2024-09-15 02:22:22 +0000 UTC View Post
I'm excited to release the next handout in the Dungeon Master's Guide: Reloaded series on game and narrative design: 2024-09-14 14:40:24 +0000 UTC View Post
In my home game, I’m currently running my players through (a heavily remixed version of) A Deep & Creeping Darkness from Candlekeep Mysteries. For those who haven’t r...
2024-09-08 16:55:24 +0000 UTC View PostUPDATE: I am no longer accepting new applications. Thank you to all who applied!
Every new Reloaded release includes two parts: (1) a new arc; and (2) updates and fi...
2024-09-02 16:12:40 +0000 UTC View PostI’m excited to share the ninth public installment of my revised Curse of Strahd guide, Curse of Strahd: Reloaded. This new ...
2024-08-29 11:35:01 +0000 UTC View PostRecently, I played Call of Cthulhu for the first time.
The first session, aside from an assortment of introductions to NPCs and other PCs, largely consisted of exploring rooms i...
2024-08-20 21:36:07 +0000 UTC View PostGood news: We're officially on-track to finish this thing - hopefully by Halloween. I've written nearly twelve thousand words since I started work on v2.0.9 on July 26, and Arc Q: A Shi...
2024-08-09 01:44:33 +0000 UTC View PostI'm currently pondering teaming up with two other writers to publish three one-shot horror adventures; they would write two, while I would write the third and edit/lead development on all three. Th...
2024-07-26 12:13:01 +0000 UTC View PostIn my previous developer blog, I discussed my proposed replacement for Reloaded's then-current plot hook...
2024-07-25 12:00:12 +0000 UTC View PostI've published Chapter 5: Gameplay of the Dungeon Master's Guide: Reloaded on the Bron...
2024-07-23 00:00:12 +0000 UTC View PostI'm excited to share the eighth public installment of my revised Curse of Strahd guide, Curse of Strahd: Reloaded. This new r...
2024-07-19 16:53:16 +0000 UTC View PostChallenge Rated is the webtool version (built by open-source contributors) of my 2024-07-17 16:50:59 +0000 UTC View Post
Good news: Arc P: Ravenloft Heist is complete!
Bad news: To fix an issue with the Tarokka reading, I wound up rewriting almost the entirety of Arc B...
2024-07-08 00:50:38 +0000 UTC View PostA Deep and Creeping Darkness is a short 5th Edition adventure for 4th-level characters by Michele Carter and Sarah Madsen from the Candlekeep Mysteries anthology. In it,...
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