The Gygax ’75 Challenge: The World Plan

As far as our immediate concerns go for the first few sessions of the game, we’ve accomplished all that is necessary for play; however, there’s some important planning that we should begin sketching out for the future. Our game world needs to have a general plan laid out that will answer a few major questions…

The Gygax ’75 Challenge: The Local Town and All the Trouble

For a Gygax ’75 campaign the world was anchored by two points: the Dungeon, and the Local Town. These two points of interest were to be the major focus of the campaign during the early stages of play, and for Gygax the represented an opportunity to let the game world stretch its legs. He wrote:…

The Gygax ’75 Challenge: Dungeon Level 3

For the Third Level of the Forgotten Temple I’ve decided to include a prison level. There’s a lot going on here that I don’t want to give away so that’s about as much a description as I’m going to have here. Suffice it to say that I'm really excited for when my players make it…

The Gygax ’75 Challenge: The Dungeon, Level 2

With the second level of the Gygax 75 Dungeon I’ve decided to continue with this theme of religious architecture in my dungeon design by emulating the geoglyphs of the Atacama Desert. The Forgotten Temple, Level 2 by Charles Akins This level of the dungeon is significantly larger than the previous one (you’ll need to click…

The Gygax ’75 Challenge: The Dungeon, Level 1

For the first level of my Gygax 75 Dungeon I’m going to be presenting the players with a relatively small level. This is because the dungeon’s first level is going to be the remnants of an ancient temple dedicated to a long-forgotten god which sits above a larger structure. To help create a structure that…

Let’s Talk About My Consent Checklist

I've been thinking a bit more about the review of Consent in Gaming I wrote. I've thought about the filling out of the paperwork and the back and forth that comes with that - all of which is about as enjoyable as filling out an excel spreadsheet for a project you hate. So I thought…

Consent in Gaming

Recently Monte Cook Games released a brief PDF booklet for role-playing game enthusiasts titled Consent in Gaming by Sean K. Reynolds and Shanna Germain. The booklet is designed around the idea of providing not only your players, but the Game Masters (GMs) involved, with a clear set of topics that they can consent to having…