Annals of the North

Writing magic items, spells, and other content, plus thoughts and rules behind them.

Occasional meditations on depressing topics.

Civilising scraps.

Flooding? In my realms? It's more likely than you think.

History of the Silk Road, Antiquity, and Eurasia - Translations of Russian explorers of Asia - Get my book "The Expedition to Khiva" now!

Designing games, running RPGs, and building worlds

Building worlds, creating monsters, mapping out rain shadows and screaming at trees. Just a guy that likes to build worlds for games with an eye towards detail and structure.

Delving deep into the forces that drive the design of tabletop games.