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RealmBuilderGuy ⚔️
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Discussing TTRPGs, strategy games, wargames, and history. Love old-school TTRPGs. Designing my own games and supplements for other RPGs🇩🇪🇺🇸
Blog: https://www.realmbuilderguy.com/
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Cracking open one of my Rolemaster 2e books yesterday has rekindled the passion. So naturally I had to bust out my box set and all the extra books I have, rereading and dreaming of running a campaign of RM2. ⚔️ #Rolemaster #ttrpg
November 28, 2025 at 6:05 PM
The wilds to the north of Hawkmoor are mapped! Aside from one coastal barbarian trading town, nothing will be labeled in this region since no imperial expeditions ever ventured here. I’ve now got the western half of the greater Hawkmoor region drawn. Next will be the eastern half. #DnD #OSR #ttrpg
November 25, 2025 at 8:13 PM
It’s a gloomy day here, so I decided to do some more map drawing of my Hawkmoor setting for OD&D (or really any OSR game). This👇🏻 is the region south of the city of Hawkmoor. It’s a region dominated by some vast forests and moorlands with storms hitting the coast. 🗺️⚔️ #DnD #OSR #ttrpg
November 25, 2025 at 6:26 PM
“Your OD&D will vary.” That’s good and in the spirit of the original game. My foundation is the original 3 books. Then I use aspects of the OD&D Supplements, Holmes Basic, Judges Guild, Strategic Review, and Dragon. I use the AD&D Monster Manual. I also add some of my own stuff to it and experiment.
November 23, 2025 at 1:57 PM
It’s been D&D “comfort food” reading the last two evenings with my favorite editions of the great game. Yesterday was 🍺 + AD&D 2e (my favorite edition). This evening it’s 🍺 + B/X D&D (my second favorite edition).
November 22, 2025 at 10:23 PM
All set up for our first game of War of the Ring this weekend. ⚔️ #WaroftheRing #boardgames #wargame #LotR
November 15, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Even though I’ve been running Castles & Crusades for a number of years now and it’s my “D&D” of choice, I constantly reread parts of the PHB and CKG. It helps to further internalize rules and procedures. It’s also the rare game where I read every spell. ⚔️ #CastlesandCrusades #DnD #ttrpg
November 15, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Got some more classic Hârn goodness in the mail today. Aside from the old price sticker on the cover, it’s in mint condition. Hârn is, without a doubt, the best medieval (and medieval inspired) fantasy setting ever developed for TTRPGs. ⚔️ 🏰 #ttrpg #Harn #DnD
November 10, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Today marks the 36th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. The ultimate symbol of socialist oppression & evil was torn down by my fellow Germans who had had enough of the murderous socialist regime. Never forget the evils of socialism and our natural drive for liberty. #BerlinWall #Mauerfall
November 9, 2025 at 12:29 PM
I’ve been spending a lot of time in d100 RPG land again recently: reading, studying, and prepping. I’ve been especially focused on RuneQuest, Jackals, and HarnMaster. I absolutely love these games and systems. I’m also starting to (finally) read Zweihänder. #ttrpg #RuneQuest #Harn #Jackals
November 1, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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Our Pendragon Classic Kickstarter has five days to go! Having passed the first two Stretch Goals, Double the Dice and GM Screen, we're pleased to announce new Stretch Goals to carry us through to the end of the campaign...
#pendragon #ttrpg #kickstarter
Pendragon Classic Kickstarter: new stretch goals announced!
Our Pendragon Classic Kickstarter has another five days to go! Having passed the first two Stretch Goals, Double the Dice and GM Screen, we're pleased to announce new Stretch Goals to carry us through...
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October 30, 2025 at 3:51 AM
If you’re serious about good fantasy worldbuilding, there are two settings I feel are must-reads to understand how to do it properly. They both present vastly different yet brilliantly detailed worlds: Glorantha and Hârn. Buy some PDFs and study them. #Glorantha #Harn #ttrpg #DnD #RuneQuest
October 27, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Morning reading in preparation of future adventures in Glorantha using classic RuneQuest. ⚔️ 🏺🏛️ #RuneQuest #Glorantha #ttrpg
October 25, 2025 at 1:24 PM
After 2 years of designing and playtesting, book 1 (the “PHB”) of my OSR game “Falenburg” is done. Next up is finalizing book 2 (the “DMG”) which includes compiling a few years of playtest notes, thoughts, random tables, etc. A lot of book 2 is already done. #OSR #DnD #ttrpg
October 23, 2025 at 5:53 PM
My hand drawn map of the city of Hawkmoor and its surrounding lands for our OD&D campaign. It’s a bit (very) rough in spots, but it’ll do for the table. I’ll need to scan it, do some touch ups and label it. #DnD #ODnD #OSR #ttrpg #fantasymap
October 20, 2025 at 7:07 PM
I’m bummed I missed out on GameHoleCon due to illness. Next Cons won’t be until spring, when I’m planning on attending GaryCon and DaveCon. Until then we’ll be gaming through the fall and the long, cold Wisconsin winter.
October 20, 2025 at 1:26 AM
This evening’s reading is Empire of the Petal Throne. After speaking a lot with Victor from the Tékumel Foundation at ArneCon last weekend (and getting some great tips), I’m motivated to want to get the system and especially the setting down enough to run some sessions with EPT. #DnD #OSR #ttrpg
October 19, 2025 at 12:04 AM
I got the 20th anniversary cover for the 4e Basic Fantasy Role-Playing Game (it was only $18). Great game and great contribution to the OSR and RPGs in general. #BFRPG #DnD #OSR #ttrpg
October 18, 2025 at 7:38 PM
I backed 👇🏻 as fast as I could and I’m so grateful that @chaosium.bsky.social is bringing back my all time favorite RPG. ⚔️ 👑 #ttrpg #pendragon
Pendragon Classic is live on Kickstarter!

40 years after its original publication, we are proud to recreate the original edition of this classic RPG, as pure and raw as it was back then, with bonus content from the archives.

Back now -> www.kickstarter.com/projects/cha...
October 16, 2025 at 3:27 PM
I’m using @dysonlogos.bsky.social B/X character sheets for my OD&D campaigns. It’s not a 100% matchup, but 99.9% and the slight differences are negligible. I just find it visually extremely appealing and the players are able to put all important info on a page with room to spare. #DnD #OSR #ttrpg
October 14, 2025 at 9:29 PM
After picking up the books bundle at ArneCon yesterday, I’ve been reading “Seven Voyages of Zylarthen” this morning. Having read A LOT of OD&D “clones” the last 12 months, this one is one of the best. ⚔️ #DnD #ODnD #ttrpg
October 11, 2025 at 12:58 PM
I picked a nice modest haul of 📚 at ArneCon yesterday. Left to right: required reading for Classic Traveller, some OD&D in the form of Seven Voyages of Zylarthen, and an issue of the Empire of the Petal Throne zine The Excellent Travelling Volume. #ArneCon #DnD #Traveller #Tekumel
October 11, 2025 at 11:05 AM
I do appreciate that the ArneCon hotel features hexes on the carpet. #ArneCon #DnD #ttrpg
October 10, 2025 at 5:22 PM
I’m heading to Minneapolis and ArneCon tomorrow until Sunday for a lot of old-school D&D, wargaming, and other ttrpg fun. I hope to see some of you there! #ArneCon #DnD #ttrpg
October 9, 2025 at 10:48 PM
I’m playing around with some new content ideas using👇🏻books. Probably in written format, but not 100% sure on which platform yet (website, Patreon, and/or Substack). 📚 #DnD #ADnD #OSR #ttrpg
October 8, 2025 at 5:20 PM