CHAINMAIL: 06.17.2023
Including - Smell: A Rat You Say?, The World Design of Dark Souls | Boss Keys, and Kleptogoblicon.
Smell: A Rat You Say? - Dumbest D&D
If you're looking for fantastic easy-to-run material for your D&D games, the gentlemen over at Dumbest D&D have you covered. I recommend heading over to their site and taking a look at what they've already done, but after make sure to subscribe because they release all of their content as a newsletter, as well. I love opening my inbox and seeing great new sources of inspiration!
The World Design of Dark Souls | Boss Keys - Game Maker's Toolkit
Another analysis of a video game. This time Dark Souls. This video analyzes the way Dark Souls focuses on interconnectivity, player choice, and distinctive boss encounters to create a fantastic gaming environment. I think the majority of the tools highlighted in this video apply to our games and should inspire the way you design adventures moving forward.
Kleptogoblicon - Cardboard Anvil
Moltenfist Gauntlets
A pair of gauntlets that are always hot to the touch. When you make an unarmed strike with these gauntlets, you can choose to have the attack deal fire damage instead of bludgeoning damage.
Arrow of Acquisition
Hitting a small, unheld, inanimate object with this arrow teleports it to you.
Over on Patreon, Cardboard Anvil shares the world's largest collection of items for TTRPGs. These items range in power and capability, offering up options like the niche Librarian's Loafers to the paradigm-shifting Wand of Extinction. The items are system agnostic and are a ton of fun to explore. Go take a look at the free offers Cardboard Anvil has on their Patreon and consider joining to get access to the rest of the good stuff!
I hope these resources inspire you! If you haven't already, the best way to stay up to date with everything hothead related is to join the discord. See you next week!