HHC NEWSLETTER: 11.23.24
Including - How To Design Good OSR Adventures, The Most Powerful Type of Worldbuilding, and Author x Referee GMs.
How To Design Good OSR Adventures - Castle Grief
The GOAT Castle Grief put out a checklist for you to make sure your games are sick. Basic stuff here, but good to check back over to refresh before designing a campaign.
The Most Powerful Type of Worldbuilding - Curious Archive
This is a video essay about Elden Ring's specific flavor of post apocalyptic setting. We love a rotting, decrepit, dangerous world.
Author x Referee GMs - Methods and Madness
Great breakdown of the benefits in wearing your "Author" hat during prep and your "Referee" hat during play as the GM. It's important to separate these roles if you're trying to capture the play culture of the OSR/OSR-offshoots.
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!