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Monday, January 26, 2026

Grimm: The Only Rules-Light Game I Wholeheartedly Recommend

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Regular readers know that I'm a rules-dense sort of fellow when it comes to RPGs I like. I enjoy tomes worth of rules that lay out every...
Monday, January 19, 2026

Improved Initiative's Patreon Is Now Monthly (And I Could Use Your Help!)

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It was last summer when I first announced that the Literary Mercenary's Patreon page , which is where folks support both Improved Initia...
Friday, January 16, 2026

What Made Your Changeling What They Are? (Changeling: The Lost)

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"You ever wonder about us?" Killian asked. The hulking wolf's nose leather twitched as he sniffed, and he idly drummed his cla...
Monday, January 12, 2026

Game Masters Aren't Gods... They're Genies

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The common refrain we've seen about Game Masters is that they are the god of the game. This is both in the sense that they are the arbit...
Friday, January 9, 2026

Social Maneuvering in The Chronicles of Darkness (A Simple, Elegant System)

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There are almost as many social skill systems as there are RPGs out there. Some games make these skills nearly vestigial, with a simple pass...
Monday, January 5, 2026

TTRPG Earnings Breakdown 2025 (For Those Who Want A Glimpse Behind The Curtain)

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So, even though we're entering a new year, I wanted to take a few to look back at 2025 and do a breakdown of what my experience as an in...
Tuesday, December 30, 2025

A New Year Is Coming For "Sundara: Dawn of a New Age" (What Would You Like To See?)

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As regular readers know, I've been releasing supplements for my fantasy setting Sundara: Dawn of a New Age  for several years now. I...