Errant Thinking

Honey, wake up. A new resolution mechanic just dropped! errantthinking.com/relative-res...

Been thinking about low fantasy for a long time. I'm a big fan on settings with good foundations in realism or low fantasy. It makes them more believable and introduces real world knowledge into the game for me and others to explore. Once grounded, then I like to explore the higher fantasy more. 🚀

Patchwork Paladin is not here on bsky to promote it, but are people wise to her newsletter? Great picks for the cream of the blogosphere each week, a swift rundown of what’s in the discourse and my personal favourite, a weekly poem. #osr #ttrpg #blog #newsletter

I continue to study the mouse guard style with a pencil sketch copy by reference of another artist's mouse from Legend of the Guard, Volume 1. The ref: www.mouseguard.net/legendsv1?it...

I wrote up my wip ttrpg mechanic on hit locations for Small Souls. Using hit graphs and traversing them given successes in your dice pool, you can get tactical and target specific locations! errantthinking.com/hit-graphs/

I love hummingbirds! 😍 They are incredible creatures.

A quick read on what amounts to a something like Ocaam's razor for game system design. If a rule is added, then it better provide a richer experience within the desired play space than if it weren't present. Always ask, "what is the benefit of adding this rule to the game?" And play test often! :]

There are two wolves inside me. One that wishes to frolic with others. Another that wishes to embrace the solitary endeavor of creation.

I went Berserk and made a mythic bastionland hex flower for @gthynk.bsky.social's Woland. I present the Silver Cradle! errantthinking.com/silver-cradle/

Velocitree was among the early few to discuss tiny epics with me back at the start of March. He recently shared a reflection on play principles he learned while playing RPGs with his kids. An excellent read! I enjoyed reading their experiences & love for unchained imagination :D "Yes and" strong!

I enjoyed reading this post out of mutual appreciation for Wind in the Willows and for their art & delightful spin in the middle. Considering sentient creatures of varying sizes in the same world opens up a plethora of ecological and moral dilemmas. I'm glad someone wrote something on that. :]

April Foolnicorn #kaseyart

With that the March of the Tiny Epics is finished! Check out these great posts and look forward to the next RPG Blog Carnival! Keep blogging y'all. errantthinking.com/a-tiny-epics...

I created a small souls creature for the March of Tiny Epics. I present one of many flower folk, the camellia fairy. errantthinking.com/camellia-fai...

I swear I'm still working of some stuff! Just a lot going on in the background - here's a mostly-done grab of the 11x17 broadsheet my adventure is going on for the B2Cons zine. Not gonna lie, I'm pretty excited to finish - I've got so many Redwood Hack ideas I want to explore! #ttrpg #osr #layout

www.scurrycomic.com is a web comic of lil mice facing a harsh world & large predators. A genre I enjoy! The web comic is great and I recommend giving it a read!

I love energy & physics modeling! An action packed game has high energy and lots of kinetics in your game's focus. My game's dynamics start kinetic heading to bad times. The players are encouraged to intervene and direct potential energy to stop the big bad ball in motion. Good food for thought!

Foraging tends to focus on rations, but this post explores what if crafting was the focus? These homebrew rules & some new & modified items for OSE got me thinking more about foraging & the purpose it serves in game world and at the table. Consider giving it a read, esp. if you forage in OSE.

I wrote up my macro design goals for Soul System, the TTRPG engine powering my game Small Souls. Both are being actively developed. More on the mechanics vry soon! errantthinking.com/soul-system-...

Started thinking about player improv and what the hell that means! theplayreports.com/posts/player... #ttrpg #blog #improv #play

The March Mecha Newsletter features Girl Frame and an interview with the creator @anxiousmimicrpgs.bsky.social! Girl Frame is a PBTA game about lesbian pilots, forced into half-living mech suits and sent by their Handler to kill eldritch beings from outside reality. It's incredibly well-written.

I love Into the Odd's snappy auto hits in combat. However, without the roll to hit, I realized it lacked grounding. A complete noob at archery always hits! What, are you going to "save" to harm another? PW's got a post considering accuracy for a Pokemon ttrpg. Its nice to know others are on this! 💖

Hmm... Call of Cthulhu I believe, if we're considering Pathfinder 1e as D&D. Good question! :]

When was the last time 🫵 you whimsy maxed?

Gotta love to see people analyzing their design influences like this!

Hey gang, my second Dolmenwood adventure lair is up on drivethruRPG. It features a fractious gang of spooky witch owls occupying an ancient deorling temple along with their shadow minions and some brainwashed prisoners. It's a good time! #osr #dolmenwood #necroticgnome

Let's all write tiny epics! #7syllablesentence #poetry #blueskypoets #writingcommunity #writing #ttrpg

The small ones among us are may be overlooked, but they surely have grand tales to tell! Let's explore these tiny epics in the #ttrpg Blog Carnival. Smol mouse & a needle sword? A Shadow of the Colossus boss fight? Share your creations early! Final roundup on March 31 errantthinking.com/tiny-epics/

I've been thinking of re-reading Wind in the Willows! A classic and I wanted to see how it holds up for me after all this while. I also deeply enjoy Ernest H. Shepards' illustrations. So lovely!

Anyone making a forged in the dark game with lil' woodland critters I got a name you can use: Blades in the Bark Go on. Get making! 🌲🗡️🐿️🌳