d100 - Some More Specific Concealed or Secret Doors
Detail for when a Dungeon Key is found to be Lacking
blog.d4caltrops.com/2026/02/d100...
#osr #randomtables #ttrpgs
It couldn't have gone to a better cat! Well done!
Today on Between Two Cairns, @bradkerr.net, @betterlegends.bsky.social and I review DA2: Temple of the Frog by Dave Arneson and David J. Ritchie, and answer a mootsack question (and then some!).
www.patreon.com/posts/151652...
I know, I know, I keep talking about the Bloggies.
But I built an archive of all the past Bloggies Awards. If that's your kind of thing, take a look!
You can also grab yearly OPML files of all nominees for your RSS reader.
bloggies.org
This week on Ansible Uplink, @magnum-galaxy-games.itch.io joins me to review the @spacepenguinink.bsky.social Mothership publication, Resonant by @weirdwonder.bsky.social
www.patreon.com/posts/151622...
It's been a couple years since Reach of the Roach God was published, and I'm still thinking about how it pulled off stat blocks without stats.
It's a load-bearing piece of tech that's criminally underused.
www.explorersdesign.com/designing-lo...
Oh, you thought The Bloggies were over? The Bloggies haven't ended. They might never end.
Vote in the Bonus categories this week!
Ballot: forms.gle/d6YbnUqiuypv...
www.explorersdesign.com/bloggies-2026/
Cairn: Barebones Edition is available in Hardback, Perfect Bound, Stapled, and Coilbound from Lulu!
And they all look great!
www.lulu.com/search?sortB...
Today on Between Two Cairns, @bradkerr.net, @betterlegends.bsky.social and I review On The Hill by M. Allen Hall, and answer a mootsack question.
www.patreon.com/posts/150510...
We're in the final round of The Bloggies gladiatorial arena. You can find the results (with pie charts!) and round 4 voting form in the link below.
There was a significant uptick of votes this round. Neat.
🚨BLOGGIES 2026 REMINDER🚨
Remember to vote for your favourite TTRPG internet writing of the past year, friends. We are in the semi-finals for the five main categories already!
www.explorersdesign.com/bloggies-202...
Round 2 of the Bloggies is underway! Read, digest, vote!
Advice:
tinyurl.com/y6z7b5tn
Critique:
tinyurl.com/4x8erzrr
Gameable:
tinyurl.com/bpaz4bcb
Theory:
tinyurl.com/2s3fwehe
Meta:
tinyurl.com/ymnbudv2
This is your nightly invitation to read through The Bloggies and vote on your favorite rpg blogs from last year.
If you haven't participated already, that's okay. You can jump in now and vote on one or more matchups. You might even walk away with new ideas or house rules in the process.
🧙♂️🗳️👇
So many masterpieces have fallen too soon.
Please keep voting! May the best posts win!
Two big stone heads with ruby eyes. Text: "Tabletop Gaming Convention. Between Two Cons. Norse Hall, Portland OR. June 26 - 27 2026. Betweentwocons.com for more information".
Between Two Cairns is organizing a gaming convention in Portland, OR. Please come! betweentwocons.com @betterlegends.bsky.social @yochaigal.bsky.social
Also, if you forgot to do your Bloggies homework but have some listening time today, there's a podcast for that.
podcast.bloggies.org/@WeReadTheBl...
Bloggies PSA! Round 1 of all 5 initial Categories is open until 7 AM EST. Not just Advice.
Advice: forms.gle/LApoXPh7cVhy...
Critique: forms.gle/5Qvwxxsvyhq8...
Gameable: forms.gle/WjPxMyQunpPZ...
Theory: forms.gle/VSa1fwjYLcrk...
Meta: forms.gle/R26nY7qm7DaA...
Vote for your favorites. PSA over
Bloggies Voting goes live Monday morning, but the voting forms stealthily go live today...
So, you might be asking, "What blog posts are in this year's Thunderdome?" You can find the whole list here.
Four days in, and 53 nominated Bloggies posts have already been read and recorded by wonderful authors and volunteers, then published on the We Read The Bloggies podcast.
Truly incredible!
Today on Between Two Cairns, @bradkerr.net, @betterlegends.bsky.social and I review Ooze Nun by @joeyroyale.bsky.social and @tigerwizard.bsky.social, and answer a question from the mootsack.
www.patreon.com/posts/149969...
The awesome @bommyknocker.bsky.social, @elmc.at, Grace of Choir of Fire @seraphimseraphina.bsky.social and many community members have organized a group recording effort of every Bloggies post as podcast episodes inspired by Blogs on Tape!https://podcast.bloggies.org/
Blog enthusiasts!
It's been a huge community effort. We're proud to present WE READ THE BLOGGIES.
The year's best blogging coming to you - in audio form.
A show to SAVE YOUR EYES and SOOTHE YOUR EARS.
Catch up on all your Bloggies reading before voting commences next week!
#ttrpg #podcast #blog
Cairn: Barebones Edition is now available as a digital download!
Print editions coming soon!
yochaigal.itch.io/cairn-barebo...
I love The Bloggies! No better excuse to read an absurd amount of blog posts in a short period of time.
I have a post in Advice and a post in Critique. May the best post win!
Thanks to Clayton and everyone else who chipped in to make my favorite yearly competition happen!
For my business cards I commissioned a series of dungeons from @skullfungus.bsky.social.
Gotta catch 'em all!
Character sheet for Cairn: Barebones Edition by @skullfungus.bsky.social!
Isn't it just grand?
Two-page spread of an RPG wandering encounter table, including a creature called the Knight of Many Mice
Double page spread of a dungeon layout, including a dungeon denizen named Jeriel, the angelic guardian of the treasures
I'm about to send an update to Early Worms about the status of THE CASTLE AUTOMATIC, the Metroidvania dungeon for HIS MAJESTY THE WORM.
A lil sneak peak:
The Cairn box set was reviewed by Questing Beast!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7G62...
Hey, get a load of this wizard tower. It's my escape room puzzle dungeon infused with my love for zelda and crystal fantasy. It's almost finished and now it's crowdfunding 🥲
puzzledungeon.com/tower
#zinemonth #osr #dnd @zinemonth.bsky.social
Did I forget to write and publish The Explorateur while working on The Bloggies? *Jonathan Frakes Voice:* "Not this time."
A treasure trove of links for rpg designers by rpg designers 👇
www.explorersdesign.com/explorateur-...
