Blogstones
GnomestonesBloggie-Nominated TTRPG writing and design team in the PNW. Focuses in map-making, world-building, wilderness rules, nature philosophy, folklore, and old-school game design Stay tuned for The Potato Game coming 2026.
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Total Party Cloudkill: Four Seasons of Extreme Weather
It’s time for extreme and unusual weather. We use hexflowers to determine weather patterns for the world of Gnomestones. When we land on the big question mark on the top of the hexflower, it means extreme weather.
Welcome back to the shado...
Ep 11: Gnomereign
We’ve reached the last week of Fall in our Mythic Bastionland solo campaign. The map is littered with militia and brimming with potential.
9th Short Day of Worwen, Ulf 638th Year
Weather: Rain
Morning Event Check: d4 → 1: Yes
Events Rol...
Crafting Coastlines with HexKit and Mythic Bastionland
On this episode of Gnomestones, we’re going to use OSR tools to build an adventurous coastline. The occasion: our solo campaign’s Event Table has prognosticated the arrival of foreign Navy. Time to add more to this shore.
Welcome to the il...
Ep 9: Mythic Bastionland Solo Campaign
Herein lies the continuation of our Mythic Bastionland war epic. The Mulnarn rebels scramble to recruit additional troops from the farmlands, Gnomepolean attends his coronation, and The Weaver Knight rides for the Sky Boulder.
Welcome back...
Ep 8: Gnomereign - Sitemap Design in Mythic Bastionland
Sites remain an underdeveloped but intriguing aspect of Mythic Bastionland play. In this episode of Gnomestones we demonstrate a simple process for designing sitemaps from scratch. The complete sitemap for the Sky Boulder is at the bottom o...
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\ud83e\udd54 Indie TTRPG writing and design team in the PNW. \ud83e\udd54 Folklore, maps, OSR/NSR. \ud83e\udd54 Explore the world of Gnomestones at gnomestones.com. \ud83e\udd54 Stay tuned for The Potato Game coming 2025
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