Nerd Ogre
A blog about old school gaming of every kind!
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In the Shadow of the Mushroom Kingdom: "Weird Fantasy" Archetypes Inspired by the new Super Mario Galaxy Movie
I just watched the new Super Mario film that just came out, and while most people were looking for Easter eggs, my "DM brain" was busy strip-mining the screen for tabletop concepts. The Mushroom Kingdom isn't just for kids, but rather it's...
Have a Grandfather: Why Your PC Needs a Lineage (But Not a Novel)
I woke up this morning with a fever-dream version of Stephen King’s "The Dark Tower" rattling around my head. In my dream version, Roland Deschain and the Man in Black were cousins. Roland’s mother was a witch. Sure it was messy, but it was...
Denizens of a Dying World
In my last post, I introduced The Institute and the hovering sanctuary of Issyka. I'm happy with it as a starting point for a new game setting inspired by Endless Legend, but there's still plenty of room to grow.
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Finding Inspiration in Old Video Games for TTRPGs
Endless Legend came out in 2014, and over a decade later, its worldbuilding remains a gold standard. It isn't just a strategy game, but a richly detailed, lore-filled, science-fantasy masterpiece. It blends high fantasy with a slow-motion s...
Steal This Encounter: The Bell-Ringer & The Collapsing Temple
It’s been a minute since my last post. I recently posted a quick note on Substack about the weird creative burnout that comes from suddenly having too much unstructured time, but then, the creative engine kicked back on and I wrote the foll...
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