Between Two Jams
W. F. Smith W. F. Smith

Between Two Jams

In which I implore your participation in two game jams this summer: the Lego RPG Setting Jam and the Barkeep Jam. I extol their virtues and cajole all creators to join in the fun.

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The One-Shot Pubcrawl
W. F. Smith W. F. Smith

The One-Shot Pubcrawl

Suggestions for running Barkeep on the Borderlands as a one-shot adventure, plus a new character background: Monarch’s Bastard.

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Calendars, Not Just Maps
W. F. Smith W. F. Smith

Calendars, Not Just Maps

Maps are important for running location-based adventures, but having a useful calendar or timeline is equally essential.

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Conspiracy in the Borderlands
W. F. Smith W. F. Smith

Conspiracy in the Borderlands

An evaluation of the true villains of the classic adventure: the Cult of Evil Chaos, including what they might be up to two hundred years later.

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Your Taverns Need a Procedure
W. F. Smith W. F. Smith

Your Taverns Need a Procedure

I propose a procedure for running TTRPG taverns less like a beginner’s improv class and more like the Mos Eisley Cantina. I also briefly describe the trend of “proceduralism” in the OSR and Post-OSR.

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Luka Rejec Joins the Pubcrawl
W. F. Smith W. F. Smith

Luka Rejec Joins the Pubcrawl

A second project update for Barkeep on the Borderlands where I detail newly revealed stretch goals, including a phenomenal guest writer being added to our team (cf. the title).

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It’s Alive! My Kickstarter
W. F. Smith W. F. Smith

It’s Alive! My Kickstarter

Announcing my new adventure coming to Kickstarter and doing my best carnival barker impression as I exhort the reader to go back it.

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