My Maritime Fantasy

A collection of houserules and tables for maritime adventures.

Alternate Dimension Generator

For the times when the party open a gateway to Somewhere, and you have no clue what that is. Or simply when you want to start a new campaign and want a surprise.

My GM Screen

Some showing off of my current GM setup.

On Adventure Introductions

Three mysterious hooded men enter a tavern...

Total Improv: Sandbox

After reading Raven's Purge of Forbidden Lands I've gotten more insight in how to structure a sandbox campaign. This is an attempt to codify the things I've learnt into a guide for others and myself, in running one with slightly more improv than most people would use.

UPDATED 10/10/20. Now with more Perilous Wilds!

Total Improv: Settlements

Welcome to my third entry in "Total Improv"!
Today's topic: settlements and how to totally wing them during a game.

Updated 22/4

List of Party Roles

Because sometimes you just need a better explanation as to why the adventurers are working together than "you are adventurers and decided to adventure together after meeting up in a tavern"

Total Improv: Hexcrawling

Or, your way to a hex-free crawl!

Total Improv: Dungeons

Or, how to do dungeons the lazy way.

Project: White Sword

My current system as of 18/10/2020, a mashup of Whitehack, Freebooters on the Frontier, and other miscellaneous rules.

Simple Disease Rules

Or, Schrödinger's Illness.

Adventure Creation: Dungeon Crawl

Or, how to make a dungeon in 7 steps.

Straight From the Game: Painkiller. 10 Enemies

Looking through my old gaming shelf I came upon this gem of a game called Painkiller. For many years it held a special place in my heart, and seeing as there are no OSR-relevant material online, I've decided to release a post dedicated to it.

First post

The Dice Blade has been unsheathed. Time to give this blogging biz a go.