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• January 28, 2026

  The Archive of Realms: Getting Around

  Last time we looked at a number of different “transitive settings” that exist for Dungeons and Dragons, though the concepts behind them can certainly be ported into any rule set that you desire. We also began to scratch the surface of my own such setting, referred to as the Archive of Realms. The Archive of…

• January 26, 2026

  Map Mondays!

  Last week, we shared the Dwarven Mine village from our adventure Depths of the Dwarven Mine. This week we start to look at the different levels of the mine itself. In the adventure proper, the first level of the mine is a bit of a rally point, as the dwarves have been driven out of…

• January 21, 2026

  The Archive of Realms

  Transitive PlanesI, like many game masters, love the process of world-building. Creating new settings whether with new rules or twists on classic fantasy paradigms is extremely fun. They can be created whole-cloth, with a guide, by smashing together themes and concepts from popular media or any number of other methods really. Creating an environment for…

• January 19, 2026

  Map Mondays!

  For this inaugural post of Map Monday’s I wanted to share a map I’m very fond of: the Dwarven Mine village from our adventure Depths of the Dwarven Mine. This adventure was designed as a companion to the adventures in the Wizards of the Coast book, Ghosts of Saltmarsh, detailing the location of the Dwarven…

• January 14, 2026

  Late to 2026 planning…but still optimistic

  I know this is a few weeks behind a lot of other TTRPG creators and bloggers who have already discussed their plans for 2026. Honestly, it took me a little while to figure out how I wanted to engage the year that is 2026, and what I wanted to do. Last year, shortly after the…