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Hello! My name is Josh and I like RPGs.
Here's an overview of some of my current projects:
His Majesty the Worm - A new/old-school, tarot-based, megadungeon crawler
Dungeon Design Course - Make a dungeon with me!
Knock! - Adventure gaming bric-a-brac
Here's an overview of some of my current projects:
His Majesty the Worm - A new/old-school, tarot-based, megadungeon crawler
Dungeon Design Course - Make a dungeon with me!
Knock! - Adventure gaming bric-a-brac
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More math! More charts! More "it depends, but..." procedures.
coinsandscrolls.blogspot.com/2025/12/osr-...
coinsandscrolls.blogspot.com/2025/12/osr-...
OSR: Treasure for Dungeon / Room Stocking
Dungeon stocking is tricky. Over and over, people ask "How much treasure should I include per room / dungeon level / PC?" The answer varies ...
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December 1, 2025 at 2:40 PM
More math! More charts! More "it depends, but..." procedures.
coinsandscrolls.blogspot.com/2025/12/osr-...
coinsandscrolls.blogspot.com/2025/12/osr-...
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The big news this month is a teaser for The Bloggies 2026. Don't worry, you've got plenty of time. Submissions don't open until the New Year. Until then, write, bookmark, and count the days.
www.explorersdesign.com/bloggies-2026/
An official announcement will go out later this week.
www.explorersdesign.com/bloggies-2026/
An official announcement will go out later this week.
The Bloggies 2026
A yearly celebration of blogging in tabletop roleplaying games.
www.explorersdesign.com
December 1, 2025 at 2:06 PM
The big news this month is a teaser for The Bloggies 2026. Don't worry, you've got plenty of time. Submissions don't open until the New Year. Until then, write, bookmark, and count the days.
www.explorersdesign.com/bloggies-2026/
An official announcement will go out later this week.
www.explorersdesign.com/bloggies-2026/
An official announcement will go out later this week.
In THE CASTLE AUTOMATIC, a giant mummified psychic vampire will tell you that you're the chosen one. She is lying to you.
Learn more about the *story* of the upcoming 100 room, 5 level Metroidvania-inspired dungeon for HIS MAJESTY THE WORM.
Learn more about the *story* of the upcoming 100 room, 5 level Metroidvania-inspired dungeon for HIS MAJESTY THE WORM.
[Early Worm Campaign] The Backstory of the Castle Automatic
In case you missed it, I'm currently running a direct pre-order campaign for my upcoming 100+ room, 5 level dungeon The Castle Automatic ...
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December 1, 2025 at 1:59 PM
In THE CASTLE AUTOMATIC, a giant mummified psychic vampire will tell you that you're the chosen one. She is lying to you.
Learn more about the *story* of the upcoming 100 room, 5 level Metroidvania-inspired dungeon for HIS MAJESTY THE WORM.
Learn more about the *story* of the upcoming 100 room, 5 level Metroidvania-inspired dungeon for HIS MAJESTY THE WORM.
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Be brave enough to read your books at your favourite fancy French bistro.
November 30, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Be brave enough to read your books at your favourite fancy French bistro.
Got my horn of mead and I'm ready to tackle finalizing the copyedits for CASTLE AUTOMATIC. We're on track to finish the layout by the end of the year. (Now is the time to become an Early Worm and get the book at a discounted price! www.exaltedfuneral.com/pages/the-ca...)
November 30, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Got my horn of mead and I'm ready to tackle finalizing the copyedits for CASTLE AUTOMATIC. We're on track to finish the layout by the end of the year. (Now is the time to become an Early Worm and get the book at a discounted price! www.exaltedfuneral.com/pages/the-ca...)
I've already talked about my approach to writing Tolkien content. I've learned that I need to create actionable, discrete details. Beyond that, as I've been working on this daily writing prompt, I've been forced to confront how I feel about hexcrawls as a medium.
Some thoughts on my blog today:
Some thoughts on my blog today:
Two small observations re: the Middle-earth Hexcrawl project
On the matter of writing empty hexes I've already talked about my approach to writing Tolkien content, here . I've learned that I need to cr...
riseupcomus.blogspot.com
November 30, 2025 at 2:25 PM
I've already talked about my approach to writing Tolkien content. I've learned that I need to create actionable, discrete details. Beyond that, as I've been working on this daily writing prompt, I've been forced to confront how I feel about hexcrawls as a medium.
Some thoughts on my blog today:
Some thoughts on my blog today:
In THE CASTLE AUTOMATIC (100+ room dungeon for HIS MAJESTY THE WORM), players must restart the engines that control the flow of time in the castle.
These skeletons have tiles hanging on their neck that are missing from the planetary statues that control the time of year.
Art by Felipe Faria.
These skeletons have tiles hanging on their neck that are missing from the planetary statues that control the time of year.
Art by Felipe Faria.
November 29, 2025 at 4:21 PM
In THE CASTLE AUTOMATIC (100+ room dungeon for HIS MAJESTY THE WORM), players must restart the engines that control the flow of time in the castle.
These skeletons have tiles hanging on their neck that are missing from the planetary statues that control the time of year.
Art by Felipe Faria.
These skeletons have tiles hanging on their neck that are missing from the planetary statues that control the time of year.
Art by Felipe Faria.
Rebleeting for the morning crowd! Talking badgers! Ghost knights! Mysterious knocks in the mines!
In the east of the Shire, north of the Water, are three communities built in and around the Hills of Scary. Although all hobbits (outside of the Marish) are habitual tunnellers, these towns are especially underground. What will intrepid burglars find there?
Eastfarthing - Middle-earth Hexcrawl
An installment of my hexmap for Middle-earth project. Follow the "Middle-earth Hexmap" tag for all entries in this series. In the east of...
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November 29, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Rebleeting for the morning crowd! Talking badgers! Ghost knights! Mysterious knocks in the mines!
In the east of the Shire, north of the Water, are three communities built in and around the Hills of Scary. Although all hobbits (outside of the Marish) are habitual tunnellers, these towns are especially underground. What will intrepid burglars find there?
Eastfarthing - Middle-earth Hexcrawl
An installment of my hexmap for Middle-earth project. Follow the "Middle-earth Hexmap" tag for all entries in this series. In the east of...
riseupcomus.blogspot.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:30 PM
In the east of the Shire, north of the Water, are three communities built in and around the Hills of Scary. Although all hobbits (outside of the Marish) are habitual tunnellers, these towns are especially underground. What will intrepid burglars find there?
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Was in the mood to make a dungeon synth album cover.
November 28, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Was in the mood to make a dungeon synth album cover.
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d100 - Brainfood for Burgeoning Blogs
One Hundred Tentative Topics to Post About
blog.d4caltrops.com/2025/11/d100...
#osr #randomtables #ttrpgs
One Hundred Tentative Topics to Post About
blog.d4caltrops.com/2025/11/d100...
#osr #randomtables #ttrpgs
d100 - Brainfood for Burgeoning Blogs
R ecently, some impressive work Mapping the RPG blogosphere by elmcat had me thinking about the recent surge in new Blogs about these ga...
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November 28, 2025 at 4:44 PM
d100 - Brainfood for Burgeoning Blogs
One Hundred Tentative Topics to Post About
blog.d4caltrops.com/2025/11/d100...
#osr #randomtables #ttrpgs
One Hundred Tentative Topics to Post About
blog.d4caltrops.com/2025/11/d100...
#osr #randomtables #ttrpgs
New Worm mini-dungeon! PWYW! Lusunati has coined the term "dungeon patch" for this sort of modular dungeon element that you can stitch together to create a full level. Love that ethos.
lusunati.itch.io/the-tendrils...
lusunati.itch.io/the-tendrils...
The Tendrils Heretical by Lusunati
A Patch of Rooms for His Majesty the Worm
lusunati.itch.io
November 28, 2025 at 4:37 PM
New Worm mini-dungeon! PWYW! Lusunati has coined the term "dungeon patch" for this sort of modular dungeon element that you can stitch together to create a full level. Love that ethos.
lusunati.itch.io/the-tendrils...
lusunati.itch.io/the-tendrils...
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ive struggles for ages to explain my deepset love for OSR design tools to other ttrpg folks and im grateful someone has finally written a blogpost that so clearly elucidates how OSR play is built. required reading imo
November 28, 2025 at 3:42 PM
ive struggles for ages to explain my deepset love for OSR design tools to other ttrpg folks and im grateful someone has finally written a blogpost that so clearly elucidates how OSR play is built. required reading imo
The partner gave the crows warm crow porridge for the cold morning
November 28, 2025 at 2:21 PM
The partner gave the crows warm crow porridge for the cold morning
Heyo! If you have a collection of things to buy on Itch (perhaps from riseupcomus.itch.io) nows the time!
November 28, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Heyo! If you have a collection of things to buy on Itch (perhaps from riseupcomus.itch.io) nows the time!
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As the saying goes: The early worm eats the world!
The Castle Automatic is a dungeon where you control the time of year, time of day, and the weather to solve puzzles, avoid vampires, and reclaim the world's most magical treasures.
Be an Early Worm and back the preorder at a discounted price!
www.exaltedfuneral.com/pages/the-ca...
Be an Early Worm and back the preorder at a discounted price!
www.exaltedfuneral.com/pages/the-ca...
November 28, 2025 at 7:34 AM
As the saying goes: The early worm eats the world!
This Thanksgiving, I'd like to explicitly thank the people who kindly gave me their zines, books, and adventures at PaxU this past weekend. What a joy to be the beneficiary of such generosity and such community!
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November 27, 2025 at 2:01 PM
This Thanksgiving, I'd like to explicitly thank the people who kindly gave me their zines, books, and adventures at PaxU this past weekend. What a joy to be the beneficiary of such generosity and such community!
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Rat Pope
Shrines of the Lower Ossuary:
A Dungeon for HIS MAJESTY THE WORM
2025
Shrines of the Lower Ossuary:
A Dungeon for HIS MAJESTY THE WORM
2025
November 26, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Rat Pope
Shrines of the Lower Ossuary:
A Dungeon for HIS MAJESTY THE WORM
2025
Shrines of the Lower Ossuary:
A Dungeon for HIS MAJESTY THE WORM
2025
The Knave of Cups carries HIS MAJESTY THE WORM and other cool tarot products! Although they can't do EU orders, the flat rate shipping to other countries might be good for your situation! Check it out.
A reminder for old pals and an FYI for new followers:
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November 26, 2025 at 9:27 PM
The Knave of Cups carries HIS MAJESTY THE WORM and other cool tarot products! Although they can't do EU orders, the flat rate shipping to other countries might be good for your situation! Check it out.
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Spent the last month mapping the blogosphere by its links. The graph is finally ready
Communities clump into a big hex and the whole thing looks like a star map
What are blogs anyway but stars in the sky?
elmc.at/mapping-the-...
To check out the graph directly follow this link:
graph.elmc.at
Communities clump into a big hex and the whole thing looks like a star map
What are blogs anyway but stars in the sky?
elmc.at/mapping-the-...
To check out the graph directly follow this link:
graph.elmc.at
Mapping the Blogosphere
An interactive graph of TTRPG blogs, showing who links to whom, how communities change over time, plus stats and how it all works.
elmc.at
November 26, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Spent the last month mapping the blogosphere by its links. The graph is finally ready
Communities clump into a big hex and the whole thing looks like a star map
What are blogs anyway but stars in the sky?
elmc.at/mapping-the-...
To check out the graph directly follow this link:
graph.elmc.at
Communities clump into a big hex and the whole thing looks like a star map
What are blogs anyway but stars in the sky?
elmc.at/mapping-the-...
To check out the graph directly follow this link:
graph.elmc.at
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Hey @bsky.app @safety.bsky.app @support.bsky.team please unsuspend Goran immediately.
Goran is a great person, a great artist, and the whole anti-Palestine thing youre on is one of those "Ford funding Hitler" disasters you remember being shocked and dismayed by when you learned of in middle school.
Goran is a great person, a great artist, and the whole anti-Palestine thing youre on is one of those "Ford funding Hitler" disasters you remember being shocked and dismayed by when you learned of in middle school.
November 26, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Hey @bsky.app @safety.bsky.app @support.bsky.team please unsuspend Goran immediately.
Goran is a great person, a great artist, and the whole anti-Palestine thing youre on is one of those "Ford funding Hitler" disasters you remember being shocked and dismayed by when you learned of in middle school.
Goran is a great person, a great artist, and the whole anti-Palestine thing youre on is one of those "Ford funding Hitler" disasters you remember being shocked and dismayed by when you learned of in middle school.
Jesus Fucking Christ Bluesky.
Bluesky suspended Goran Gligovic, the guy that makes nice art. Jesus fucking Christ Bluesky
November 26, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Jesus Fucking Christ Bluesky.
Every time one of your players casts Charm Person, put "Young Hero" on your random encounter table who journeys to rescue the person so ensorcelled and slay the villain who twisted their mind.
November 26, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Every time one of your players casts Charm Person, put "Young Hero" on your random encounter table who journeys to rescue the person so ensorcelled and slay the villain who twisted their mind.
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Can't go astrowhaling without an astrowhale and related tools. Now you have those.
wayspell.blogspot.com/2025/11/hmtw...
#hismajestytheworm #hmtw
wayspell.blogspot.com/2025/11/hmtw...
#hismajestytheworm #hmtw
[HMtW] Hilbert Whales and the Tools Used to Harvest Them
Hilbert Whales Beast Dungeon Lord Descending from higher Euclidean n-spaces to feed, the Hilbert Whale is a native to the Flesh realm, just ...
wayspell.blogspot.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Can't go astrowhaling without an astrowhale and related tools. Now you have those.
wayspell.blogspot.com/2025/11/hmtw...
#hismajestytheworm #hmtw
wayspell.blogspot.com/2025/11/hmtw...
#hismajestytheworm #hmtw
In my marketing blurb, I call the Castle Automatic a Metroidvania-inspired dungeon.
What do I mean when I say Metroidvania in a TTRPG context? I discuss the concept here.
The Castle Automatic is a fulfilment of these principles!
What do I mean when I say Metroidvania in a TTRPG context? I discuss the concept here.
The Castle Automatic is a fulfilment of these principles!
Metroidvanias and Megadungeons
Sometimes, I see the question: "How do I run an RPG like a metroidvania/like Hollow Knight/like Blasphemous?" I'm making this blog post mos...
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November 26, 2025 at 12:59 PM
In my marketing blurb, I call the Castle Automatic a Metroidvania-inspired dungeon.
What do I mean when I say Metroidvania in a TTRPG context? I discuss the concept here.
The Castle Automatic is a fulfilment of these principles!
What do I mean when I say Metroidvania in a TTRPG context? I discuss the concept here.
The Castle Automatic is a fulfilment of these principles!