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  • You’re Our Last Resort: A Star Wars (sort of) Adventure

    You’re Our Last Resort: A Star Wars (sort of) Adventure

    On this auspicious year, the stars have aligned such that I have a Shadowdark session on May the Fourth. We must necessarily have a nod to Star Wars in the adventure, which surely will fit naturally in our coastal, Scandinavian,… Read more

  • Swept Up in the OSR Revival

    Swept Up in the OSR Revival

    After ten years of playing Fifth Edition Dungeons & Dragons, my tables are beginning to turn to the borrowed nostalgia of simpler times (not experienced by any of us) in tabletop games. Now we, too, carry torches to illuminate the… Read more

  • The Trouble With Underwater Adventures

    The Trouble With Underwater Adventures

    Where to begin. There’s the question of how you breathe. And the question of how far you can swim. And the question of whether or not ranged weapon attacks work normally. And perhaps most importantly of all… Read more

  • Treasure Hunt: Quests for Endgame Magic Items

    Treasure Hunt: Quests for Endgame Magic Items

    As adventurers grow in might, becoming heroes of the realm, they are no longer satisfied by such paltry items as a +1 magic sword and turn their eyes to greater treasures that have long been lost… Read more

  • A Brief History of the Smoldering Isles

    A Brief History of the Smoldering Isles

    Let us escape, you and I, to the tropical fantasy land of the Smoldering Isles. Here the drakona people rule the land, copper-skinned jungle elves sell fried plantains on the street, and beach dwarfs craft magical weapons made of sand… Read more

Lace up your boots.

We are headed through twisted forests, dank swamps, and rugged mountains searching for inspiration from the natural world to make our TTRPGs more enjoyable for us game masters and our players. I am your guide Novina, and this is The Nature Game Master.

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