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Enter the Dragon’s Lair Finalist: The Black Crater of Blinder’s Keep by Chris...

Our expert judges have conferred, and we have our five finalists for the Enter the Dragon’s Lair contest! Each day this week, we’ll post one of the finalists, and then we’ll set up a voting process so...

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Home-Brewed Hyborian Adventure

“Know, O prince, that between the years when the oceans drank Atlantis and the gleaming cities, and the years of the rise of the Sons of Aryas, there was an Age undreamed of, when shining kingdoms lay...

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Building a Better Nemesis

“Wits and swords are as straws against the wisdom of the Darkness…” —Robert E. Howard, “The Phoenix on the Sword” When it comes to roleplaying games (as with any engaging drama), conflict is king. An...

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The Lovecraft Factor: Bridging the Gap Between Miskatonic and Midgard

“Memories and possibilities are ever more hideous than realities.” —H.P. Lovecraft, “Herbert West–Reanimator” Howard Phillips Lovecraft is considered by many to be the godfather of modern horror—and...

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Eldritch Horrors: Two Supernatural Terrors

“Olmec spoke further, of dark and mysterious matters, of black magic and wizardry conjured out of the black night of the catacombs, of weird creatures invoked out of darkness for horrible allies.”...

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Pulp Plunder: Three Treasures of the Hyborian Age

Well met, intrepid readers—and welcome back to the darkest corners of the Crossroads! In my recent articles for Kobold Press, I’ve been celebrating the legacy of pulp literature in gaming by developing...

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Plaza of Dark Delights: Potent Poisons and Forbidden Fruits

“I suppose that its influence is physically a bad one. I find it, however, so transcendentally stimulating and clarifying to the mind that its secondary action is a matter of small moment.” —Sherlock...

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Narrow Escapes & Twists of Fate: The Art of the Cliffhanger

” ‘Yonder in the unknown vastness’—his long finger stabbed at the black silent jungle which brooded beyond the firelight—’yonder lies mystery and adventure and nameless terror.’ ” -Robert E. Howard,...

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Pulp Archetypes: Dread Laureate

“Now I know the fiendish fable That the golden glitter bore; Now I shun the spangled sable That I watch’d and lov’d before; But the horror, set and stable, Haunts my soul for evermore.” —from...

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Lost Arts: Two Super-Science Magic Items

“The knowledge and the arts of the ancients are beyond the ken of modern man.” —Pan Dan Chee, Llana of Gathol by Edgar Rice Burroughs Well met, intrepid readers, and welcome to another pulp-laden...

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Enter the Dragon’s Lair Finalist: The Black Crater of Blinder’s Keep by Chris...

Our expert judges have conferred, and we have our five finalists for the Enter the Dragon’s Lair contest! Each day this week, we’ll post one of the finalists, and then we’ll set up a voting process so...

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Image may be NSFW.
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Home-Brewed Hyborian Adventure

“Know, O prince, that between the years when the oceans drank Atlantis and the gleaming cities, and the years of the rise of the Sons of Aryas, there was an Age undreamed of, when shining kingdoms lay...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Building a Better Nemesis

“Wits and swords are as straws against the wisdom of the Darkness…” —Robert E. Howard, “The Phoenix on the Sword” When it comes to roleplaying games (as with any engaging drama), conflict is king. An...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

The Lovecraft Factor: Bridging the Gap Between Miskatonic and Midgard

“Memories and possibilities are ever more hideous than realities.” —H.P. Lovecraft, “Herbert West–Reanimator” Howard Phillips Lovecraft is considered by many to be the godfather of modern horror—and...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Eldritch Horrors: Two Supernatural Terrors

“Olmec spoke further, of dark and mysterious matters, of black magic and wizardry conjured out of the black night of the catacombs, of weird creatures invoked out of darkness for horrible allies.”...

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Image may be NSFW.
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Pulp Plunder: Three Treasures of the Hyborian Age

Well met, intrepid readers—and welcome back to the darkest corners of the Crossroads! In my recent articles for Kobold Press, I’ve been celebrating the legacy of pulp literature in gaming by...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Plaza of Dark Delights: Potent Poisons and Forbidden Fruits

“I suppose that its influence is physically a bad one. I find it, however, so transcendentally stimulating and clarifying to the mind that its secondary action is a matter of small moment.” —Sherlock...

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Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Narrow Escapes & Twists of Fate: The Art of the Cliffhanger

” ‘Yonder in the unknown vastness’—his long finger stabbed at the black silent jungle which brooded beyond the firelight—’yonder lies mystery and adventure and nameless terror.’ ” -Robert E. Howard,...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Pulp Archetypes: Dread Laureate

“Now I know the fiendish fable That the golden glitter bore; Now I shun the spangled sable That I watch’d and lov’d before; But the horror, set and stable, Haunts my soul for evermore.” —from...

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Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Lost Arts: Two Super-Science Magic Items

“The knowledge and the arts of the ancients are beyond the ken of modern man.” —Pan Dan Chee, Llana of Gathol by Edgar Rice Burroughs Well met, intrepid readers, and welcome to another pulp-laden...

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