Blog Posts I like
Syncretic D&D, Or, the Shoe That Does Not Drop (Monsters and Manuals, 2023) talks about AD&Ds christian-ness and how that fits into a game where other gods exist, not just in fiction but christian values are inherent to the text.
Wolves Upon the Cost Hexfill Procedure is a post I can’t shut up about. Simple, elegant, intensely gameable. Gearing is a genius.
20-Block Dungeon Stocking solidified in my head the way a dungeon inhabits a living world, aiding both wilderness and city play.
Conveying compelling and complete worlds through implication solidifies my thinking about why I prefer the old schools descriptive action over checks (e.g. “how do you disarm the poison dart” rather than “give me a thieves tools check”)