youtu.be/iHSEFMYjbnE?... #osr #ttrpg #worldbuilding

This book, I just love it from an art perspective. A lot of big art for an AD&D book. Easley, Elmore, Valusek, Holloway, Nelson all contributed. 1986, TSR. #osr #ttrpg #adnd #dnd #osrart #dndart

Hadn't thought about this before. #osr #ttrpg youtu.be/ec0L5_Hje_s?...

Per the advice of sages, I'm building a sandbox which begins in a stable but fragile state. Elven tribes amassing on the border. A famine brewing in the north. Traitors aligning with foreign interests. And a diseased king on the brink of death. #osr #ttrpg #worldbuilding

Day 229, random old school TTRPG art from random book: “D&D Rules Cyclopedia”, TSR 1991, Terry Dykstra, page 15. #ttrpg #tabletoprpg #d&d #dnd #osr #ad&d #fantasyart #art #ttrpgcommunity #dndart #osrart #cleric

If this guy's story is true, it beats out any D&D story ever. youtu.be/VI8SI7Ut5KI?... #osr #ttrpg

I'm spending more time with faction development, as it informs a lot about the sandbox. Primarily, this includes the four major houses of the kingdom of Heuldrün. #osr #ttrpg #worldbuilding

"a full beard entraps the whispers of forgotten ideas on the wind, layering them together into a tapestry of fragmented dreams and amalgamated nightmares" #osr #ttrpg #beardlife

Good afternoon, adventurers. Hot chocolate with marshmallows sounds good on cold days like these. #osr #ttrpg

#TTRPGPrompt #ttrpg The players, while exploring a place such as an ancient laboratory or alchemist lab fall through a floor or have a shelf shoved onto them. The various vials that made up what they landed/were hit by break and they all begin to shift or morph into horrific creatures of the night

It cannot be of any surprise that D&D emerged near Wisconsin when they were in the presence of literal dungeons such as these?

Good morning, adventurers. #osr #ttrpg youtu.be/xMXGHw3vYRk?...

I dig it. youtu.be/_YTnpSz70yo?... #osr #ttrpg

What the shit -- I just noticed LegendKeeper has built-in 3D dice roller support. On accident. #osr #ttrpg #legendkeeper

I'm very fond of including Traps that may not directly Harm, but instead Alert, Separate, Capture, Consume Resources/Time, or fiddle with Navigation and Treasure. I always try to make sure to include some "Clues/Tells" though: blog.d4caltrops.com/2022/03/a-hu...

Imagine a TTRPG villain so evil people dare not speak his name. #osr #ttrpg youtu.be/AQqUlul1UHY?...

Good morning, adventurers. I was listening to Earthmote (on YT) today and thought I'd pass along this helpful nugget about traps. I've added it to my GM Notebook. Earthmote (on traps): youtu.be/rbWAHONOPcE?... #osr #ttrpg

youtu.be/BexCa2C4cME?... Can’t improve on perfection, but I appreciate any attempt to ride next to it.

Game Masters often over-explain their worlds. But players don’t need all the backstory. They just need to believe the world makes sense and runs on its own logic. When they start asking questions, that’s your cue to reveal more. #dnd #dungeonsanddragons #ttrpg #fantasy #rpg

Good morning, adventurers. Forgive me, the caffeine is just now entering my blood stream. Something something dungeons. #osr #ttrpg

#worldbuilding #osr #ttrpg I've come up with some factions. Well, one of the four is MIA. These are just the major noble houses. I'll be adding a faction for foreign interests (neighboring kingdom), and a local wilderness faction (monster org).

This includes some #osr appreciation too, but just overall, understated or smaller scale #ttrpg is often great because drama is relative and based on investment; you can get more mileage out of rescuing an npc's dog than from saving the world from being destroyed (again) Makes horror very satisfy 😁👻

#worldbuilding #osr #ttrpg I forget which sandbox sage I'm repeating, but I need to take a step back before charging off to create POIs. I need to start with the wandering encounter table (which should include some faction NPCs). THEN (cont'd)

After some community feedback, here is the latest iteration of the starting area for my sandbox campaign: #osr #ttrpg #worldbuilding

Good morning, adventurers. Just came back inside from smoking that Hobbit leaf, and my fingers are icy. Winter knocks. Tend to your fires. #osr #ttrpg #cozy

I'll be damned. #osr #ttrpg youtu.be/slU12D_9DOA?...

Yes, yes. #osr #ttrpg www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDpo...

Slight revision: #osr #ttrpg #worldbuilding

Here's the starting area for my sandbox: 12x12 kingdom-scale, 1 hex = 12 miles. Other than the 3 largest towns, I've not yet added POIs. Constructive feedback welcome. #worldbuilding #osr #ttrpg

After multiple rewrites, I decided to scrap the whole idea of an international order of holy warriors (akin to Paladin or Jedi), for a variety of reasons. As it stands, I'm happy with these two "illuminarchies" for the initial sandbox: #osr #ttrpg #worldbuilding

Now trying to think of an idea for a cool knighthood. Maybe something Paladin'esque? Jedi'ish? Basically a fighting order based on some Old Code. Ideas? Influences? Examples? #osr #ttrpg #worldbuilding

Today in #worldbuilding. Meet the Shadow Ministry of Izu-Dakra. #osr #ttrpg

Good morning, adventurers. Today in #worldbuilding, I've come up with a simple pantheon inspired by Greek mythos. I only bothered with names and domains. I'll invest effort in detailing them more should the lore become relevant to PCs. www.legendkeeper.com/app/cmg1o9h6... #osr #ttrpg

World building with the goal to get a game up and running. #osr #ttrpg youtu.be/d3Vm7Hzp4e4?...

Social media got you stressed? Can't focus on your TTRPG? #osr #ttrpg

I liked seeing these influencers outside of their scripted content. #osr #ttrpg

I just want to say it's cool how people enjoy TTRPGs in different ways. Sometimes at different tables, sometimes at the same table. #osr #ttrpg

Looking for a chill OSR community? Checkout OSR Social. #osr #ttrpg discord.gg/hRy3sK2EJp

It's Friday. Time to brew a cup of coffee, partake in a magic brownie, and settle into some #worldbuilding. Today's focus: - A few NPCs for faction representation (king, etc). - Start lightly populating kingdom-scale POIs, with more density in the 12x12 starting area. #osr #trpg

I'm growing my beard out primarily for the self-soothing ritual of beard care. I love brushing it, and moisturizing it. If my beard feels good, I know everything is going to be all right. #osr #ttrpg #beardcare

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#worldbuilding -- for when you already spend too much time in your head, and might as well enjoy it.

Petros Thell Bloodsick Oligarch 5 HP, 7 STR, 7 DEX, 10 WIL Drain (d12, heals self for half damage dealt) -Suffers delusions caused by his ability to hear & see all within his domain simultaneously -Commands an army of thousands, whose loyalty is bought & paid for #TTRPG #OSR #Cairn 💿🐴

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World building. I find the origin myth of a religion tedious work. It's predominantly background. I'm just trying to squeeze out a few paragraphs that don't sound exactly like Greek mythology. #osr #ttrpg #worldbuilding

Using Matt Finch's Nomicon and almost named a celestial garden after Indian flat bread. #osr #ttrpg #worldbuilding

Today I cobbled together a pantheon's origin story. Just a little blurb to paint how a culture explains the origins of the world. #osr #ttrpg

Interesting. #osr #ttrpg

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"The chaotic stupid licked a trap..." youtu.be/U1rGreGw9R8?...