Have you heard the tale of the dice fudging GM and the interesting dragon encounter? * Hexed Press on YouTube: https://hxpr.to/tube * Become a Patron of my Patreon: http://hxpr.to/patreon * Buy me a coffee on ko-fi: http://hxpr.to/kofi * "Bent Worlds" Newsletter: https://hxpr.to/mrju0c ..read more

Hail and well met, fellow game masters! Get ready for a great time! Here is the extended cut of my conversation with Daniel from the Bandit's Keep channel! We talk about the ins and outs, the whys and wherefores, of using treasure maps in your OSR game (or Dungeons & Dragons or any TTRPG game for that matter). We cover a lot of ground so strap in, grab a beverage, and listen in. * Visit Bandit's Keep: https://www.youtube.com/c/banditskeep Help the Pod by Using These Links: * Hexed Press on YouTube: https://hxpr.to/tube * Become a Patron of my Patreon: http://hxpr.to/patreon * Buy me a c ..read more

I think Creature as Class (aka Race as Class) is an often misunderstood and underappreciated concept in OSR D&D. I make my case for why you should consider using Creature as Class in your campaign. * Hexed Press on YouTube: https://hxpr.to/tube * Become a Patron of my Patreon: http://hxpr.to/patreon * Buy me a coffee on ko-fi: http://hxpr.to/kofi * "Bent Worlds" Newsletter: https://hxpr.to/mrju0c ..read more

Reading 1983's Companion level module, "Test of the Warlords," by Douglas Niles and published by TSR. Is this the first self-styled campaign module from TSR? Show Notes: * "Test of the Warlords" on DTRPG: https://hxpr.to/fl9imp Links & How to Support the Pod: * Hexed Press on YouTube: https://hxpr.to/tube * Become a Patron of my Patreon: http://hxpr.to/patreon * Buy me a coffee on ko-fi: http://hxpr.to/kofi * "Bent Worlds" Newsletter: https://hxpr.to/mrju0c ..read more

I picked up Wizards of the Coast's Fifth Edition Dungeons & Dragons supplement, "Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft," over the weekend. Having given it an initial read, I think it might be my favorite 5E supplement. Why? It provides conceptual, mostly system agnostic tools, for creating and developing horror settings, such as Ravenloft, that I think can be leveraged as a powerful general tool for thinking about and implementing BBEGs, whether you're running 5E, OSR, or a different system altogether. * Hexed Press on YouTube: https://hxpr.to/tube * Become a Patron of my Patreon: http://hxpr ..read more

Hail, fellow dungeon dwellers! Motifs! These are distinguishing features or patterns-- in this case, let's consider them patterns of distinguishing features! Let's talk about how we can create features and symbols and then use them, separately or in combination, to describe the features of our hexcrawl terrains. * Hexed Press on YouTube: https://hxpr.to/tube * Become a Patron of my Patreon: http://hxpr.to/patreon * Buy me a coffee on ko-fi: http://hxpr.to/kofi * "Bent Worlds" Newsletter: https://hxpr.to/mrju0c ..read more

Are you or your players finding the OSR fighter a bit bland, boring, or vanilla? You're not alone! This question comes up quite a bit and the answer usually is, or at the top of the list of answers, to use Mighty Deeds from Dungeon Crawl Classics. Let's take a look at what Mighty Deeds are, how we can make it a bit more generic for general OSR play, and discuss a couple of other options. Got some favorite tweaks for fighters? Let's hear them ..read more

We're closing in on halfway through 2021 and, like 2020, 2019, 2018, and probably many years before that, people ask, "what is OSR, aka Old School Revival aka Old School Renaissance? Is this game OSR? Is that game OSR?" Well, I don't know but let me take a stab at defining OSR, for this year at least. Feel like supporting the pod? Here's how you can help: * Like it and subscribe! * Become a Patron of my Patreon: http://hxpr.to/patreon * Buy me a coffee on ko-fi: http://hxpr.to/kofi * "Bent Worlds" Newsletter: https://hxpr.to/mrju0c ..read more

Taking a look at Scutage by Better Games! Can we navigate the cutthroat world of medieval lordship on our way to ultimate prize, ruler ship over all? Show Notes: * “Scutage” at DTRPG: https://hxpr.to/ckmdqt Like this content? Here's how you can show your support: * Become a Patron of my Patreon: http://hxpr.to/patreon * Buy me a coffee on ko-fi: http://hxpr.to/kofi * "Bent Worlds" Newsletter: https://hxpr.to/mrju0c ..read more

Wet Ink Games is (virtually) stopping by the channel today to talk about "Into the Wyrd and Wild," "Never Going Home," and who knows what other tabletop roleplaying game topics! Show Notes: * Wet Ink Games: https://www.wetinkgames.com/ * "Into the Wyrd & Wild, Revised Edition" at DTRPG: https://hxpr.to/w4kszb * "Never Going Home" at DTRPG: https://hxpr.to/qamd92 * Send me a voicemail about this video: https://hxpr.to/voicemail Support the podcast: * Like, subscribe, and review! * Join the forums: https://forums.hexed.press * Become a channel member: https://hxpr.to/ytmembership * Becom ..read more