Every RPG blogger is allowed one “What is the OSR?” post. Here’s mine:

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...

Added a community detection algorithm to the data and it found five clusters. The layout now forms a pentagram unintentionally fitting for this little satanic panic hobby. Here's a fun scroll through the years

Took a break from writing about role-playing game design to post about… board game design! dododecahedron.blog/2025/11/12/p...

The Black Cauldron, Saruman, and especially the wizards from Patricia Wrede’s Enchanted Forest Chronicles were the inspiration for this crusty old Magus and the creepy homunculus he’s summoning. Another illustration for the next fairy tale role playing adventure for Perils & Princesses.

tiny spot illustration - survival skills... I love the magic user just sitting there reading while the others work. #ttrpgart #osr #indieartist #inkillustration #spotart

In Castle Kelpsprot, the megadungeon I’m running, I use specific naming conventions for different factions. Members of one faction all have virtue names (Clement, Harmony, Prudence), while members of another faction are named after “vermin” (Flea, Rat, Roach). Helpful in a game with many characters!

New Carouse, Carouse! This time featuring, among other things, me writing about Over/Under, AI in games (not like that) from Patchwork Paladin, a review of Gorman's Larder by @giantrobottackler.bsky.social and a selection of blog posts, as always! www.carouse.blog/november-202...

Wrote a new #OSR focused blog post about how both players and GMs can make the play style more fun. With thanks to @magnoliakeep.itch.io, @serket08.bsky.social, and @dodo-decahedron.bsky.social. billhook.bearblog.dev/how-to-make-...

Wilderness Stocking - Expanded A Resource to assist with Hex Stocking and Point-of-Interest Placement blog.d4caltrops.com/2025/10/wild... #osr #randomtables #ttrpgs

The big box Kickstarter - The overly produced roleplaying game - The New Novelty - The horror - The history - The Glamour www.failforward.moe/2025/10/the-...

If the best film reviews enhance the audience’s viewing experience, then the best role-playing game reviews should enhance the play experience. dododecahedron.blog/2025/10/13/r...

We need more puzzle dungeons! This is my siren call to creators. Make a dungeon with help thus November. itch.io/jam/puzzle-d...

The last article in my Awards Debrief is up. What even is the point of an award show? Should anyone care? www.explorersdesign.com/ennies-4/

New gameable blogpost: summon one of 3d6 good dogs with this holy relic. #osr #blogpost #dogpost bommyknocker.bearblog.dev/dog-dagger/

Part 3 is here. The deep dive into the Ennies. If you're someone who doesn't know much about the Ennie Awards, you should read parts 1 and 2. But if you like a bit of inside baseball and are interested in award shows in general—this is the article for you. www.explorersdesign.com/ennies-3/

Alright, the first in-depth article of my awards debrief is live. "How do the Ennies work?" A top-down look at my judging experience from A to Z. Please share, leave comments, and ask questions. And don't forget to read part 1 if you haven't already. www.explorersdesign.com/ennies-2/

I love award shows. It's no secret. It's why I've spent months writing, refining, and trying to distill my Ennies judging experience. It's a 4-part series (I know, I know). One article a day. Today's lays out my goals and puts the focus on awards in general. www.explorersdesign.com/ennies-1/

I put up a goal on my ko-fi because I want to help my parents pay for my matriculation fees. My mom lost her full-time job so my dad has taken on most of our expenses. Any amount will help immensely! If you can't give anything, even sharing this around will help, too. ko-fi.com/goobernuts/g...

The gatehouse opens October 11! Looking to welcome up to four more players to Castle Kelpsprot, my open table science-fantasy megadungeon capsule game. My DMs are open! (Discord username same as here minus the hyphen). Learn more: dododecahedron.blog/2025/08/18/c...

d100 - “Bottle Episodes" - Seafaring Scenes & Situations Events to Embellish those Wave Crawls and Nautical Journeys blog.d4caltrops.com/2025/10/d100...

October 1st already and another installment of our collective newsletter just dropped! just in case you need something to read over your morning coffee: www.carouse.blog/october-2025...

From the even-more-occupied state of Magnolia Keep comes a high-octane blogpost about humans! Specifically, how you shouldn't just say "They're humans, they're adaptable and ambitious!" and call it a day. https://magnoliakeep.blogspot.com/2025/09/dont-make-humans.html

Coming next summer! Join @bradkerr.net, Skullboy and I at Between Two Cons, an indie RPG/OSR convention in Portland, Oregon. Fill out this survey to influence how it takes shape: forms.gle/bxs7RkvRkeeD...

Portland is so dog-friendly! I just saw a coyote rolling around in the someone’s front lawn

Me fighting the urge to write about politics on my elfgames blog

Today my new adventure Orestruck is officially released! Return to the Tannic Forest to confront monstrosities, both magical and mundane. Itch weirdwonder.itch.io/orestruck DrivethruRPG www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5... @spacepenguinink.bsky.social spacepenguin.ink/collections/...

A roundup of the biggest blog bandwagon ever: over 69 different bloggers wrote about their Appendices N and I collected and categorized them all for you #osr #ttrpg

Good news! We helped Ken get his phone repaired, and he was able to contact family. He’s on his way to them and will have a place to stay and access to a vehicle to get to work. He’ll still need to replace his clothes and find an apartment, so any help would be appreciated!

CW: domestic violence Hey folks, I’m visiting family, and we’re helping a neighbor escape an abusive relationship. Please pitch in if you can and please give this a signal boost! I’m mostly RPG-focused on here, but I’m not on any other social media and this is very important gofund.me/ba07656c3

Sometimes spontaneous posts end up being some of the best: dododecahedron.blog/2025/09/10/c... #osr #rpg

Redux of an old post of mine that was borderline unreadable, but which had a nugget of wisdom worth salvaging. There are two totally different types of hexcrawl and nobody else seems to have pointed this out before. knightattheopera.blogspot.com/2025/09/how-...

A new month means a new issue of Carouse, Carouse! Shake off the vacation drowsiness with a chill blast of autumn air and some gaming highlights from around the #OSR blogosphere! www.carouse.blog/september-20...

ongoing fascination with dinosauring up modern birds ... dino Chickadee (I know birds are already dinos... I just like adding more -saur) #chickadee #dinosaurart #mixedmedia

Just wrote a short post on castaway origins in Castle Kelpsprot, my capsule game megadungeon: dododecahedron.blog/2025/08/26/k...

“When the tour guide is a tourist themselves, you know you’re fucked.”

Today I blog about the demands of sentient weapons. They are no mere bastard sword, 50' of rope, or thuggish crowbar! They have needs you must meet or else they won't help 😡 icastlight.blogspot.com/2025/08/down...

From the occupied state of Magnolia Keep comes a high-octane blogpost about the design goals of combat! Combat as War? Combat as Sport? More like Combat as My Balls, am I right? magnoliakeep.blogspot.com/2025/08/comb...

I just finished coloring this one. I like it for a cover or poster. Recreating a 3 color #risograph or #screenprint . #ttrpg #art #drawing #dnd #osr

today i released something of a redux update for one of my favorite modules i've written, 5 A.M. PANIC! i tweaked the layout, restructured the text, and replaced the initial AI cover art with a killer bespoke piece from @vespercene.bsky.social check it out! giantrobottackler.itch.io/five-am-panic

Hey everyone, look at this!! It's me pretending to be smart

Excited to share something more substantial for the megadungeon capsule game I’m working on: dododecahedron.blog/2025/08/18/c...

Tomorrow Tue Aug 12 -- 3d6 DTL charts a course for the Deep. #Mothership Sci-fi Horror #RPG: GRADIENT DESCENT. The new campaign from the most criminally under-watched #ActualPLay series on the internet. #OSR

Got Knock #5 in the mail today, and damn—it’s easily my favorite issue so far! So many fantastic touchstones and some killer art. I particularly like this piece by Marc Moureau #osr

This issue is packed! Don’t miss the pieces that were too long for the main post—links below [1/4] #osr

You love to see it! I’ve been wanting to do something similar—collect the posts that have influenced me the most into a sort of personal GM’s guide

You saw a bunch of blogs on Wednesday posting on many different subjects all tangentially related to the theme of “holes”. I roundup and summarize the 30+ posts on the topic for your convenience #osr #ttrpg

Grabbing onto the bumper of the blog bandwagon as it peels off and goes careening away into the night: dododecahedron.blog/2025/07/16/y...

From the team at CAROUSE, CAROUSE! A blog bandwagon special. Do you dare place your arm in the Arm Hole? 🫱🕳️ #osr #rpg #blog

After months of reading, playing, and debating RPGs the 2025 ENNIES nominees are here. ennie-awards.com/2025-nominees/ Congrats to this year’s nominees and the countless others who didn’t get nominated but were just as deserving. As always, there were more winners than seats this year.