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Mythos World: Rules, Adventures, and Setting

December 8, 2020 by Charles Dunwoody Leave a Comment

Call of Cthulhu offers the entire Earth as a setting in a variety of different time periods. I am slowly building my own Mythos world and revealing the secret history and details of a world haunted by monsters and the Mythos to the PCs. I am working on creating a long term campaign.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Call of Cthulhu, world building

Mythos World: Rules, Adventures, and Setting

October 31, 2020 by Charles Dunwoody Leave a Comment

In 1925 your expert detectives work to keep a post-war and divisive world from falling apart.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Call of Cthulhu, Cthulhu Mythos

Advanced World Building: Tower-Faced Demon Castle Adventure

October 4, 2020 by Charles Dunwoody Leave a Comment

Advanced World Building uses the tools from 1981’s Basic Dungeons & Dragons and Expert D&D and re-imagined in Old School Essentials to build a starting campaign setting. It is further enriched with the Old School Essentials Advanced Fantasy, Advanced Fantasy Monsters, and Advanced Fantasy Treasures. Even though it is based on Basic D&D, it could be used with other D&D rules or fantasy RPGs.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: basic world building, rpg tips, world building

Basic World Building: Design a Waterborne Wilderness

September 18, 2020 by Charles Dunwoody Leave a Comment

This article covers creating a waterborne setting for PCs to explore.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: basic world building, skulls, world building

Basic World Building: Design a Stronghold

August 3, 2020 by Charles Dunwoody Leave a Comment

This article covers not only designing/refurbishing a stronghold but also how to use the rules to make it happen.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: basic world building, Dungeons & Dragons, dyson logos

Basic World Building: Design a Ruined Tower-Faced Demon Castle

June 28, 2020 by Charles Dunwoody Leave a Comment

Basic World Building uses the tools from 1981’s Basic Dungeons & Dragons and Expert D&D and re-imagined in Old School Essentials to build a starting campaign setting.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: basic world building, Dungeons & Dragons, dyson logos

Basic World Building: Design a Wilderness

May 31, 2020 by Charles Dunwoody Leave a Comment

Having a world beyond the starting town and dungeon opens up more options for the PCs.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: basic world building, Dungeons & Dragons, rpg tips

Basic World Building: Design a Dungeon

May 10, 2020 by Charles Dunwoody Leave a Comment

Basic World Building uses the tools from 1981’s Basic Dungeons & Dragons and Expert D&D and re-imagined in Old School Essentials to build a starting campaign setting.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: basic world building, Dungeons & Dragons, rpg tips

Basic World Building: Design a Base Town

March 28, 2020 by Charles Dunwoody Leave a Comment

Basic World Building uses the tools from 1981’s Basic Dungeons & Dragons and Expert D&D and reimagined in Old School Essentials to build a starting campaign setting. Even though it is based on Basic D&D, it could be used with other D&D rules or fantasy RPGs.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: basic world building, Dungeons & Dragons, rpg tips

Basic World Building: Choose the Setting

March 8, 2020 by Charles Dunwoody Leave a Comment

Basic World Building uses the tools from 1981’s Basic and Expert D&D and reimaged in Old School Essentials to build a starting campaign setting. Even though it is based on Basic D&D, it could be used with other D&D rules or fantasy RPGs. While world design starts with the dungeon in Basic D&D, I’m going […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: basic world building, rpg tips, worldbuilding

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