The Fields We Know

Adventuring in low fantasy TTRPGS

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Saturday, March 8, 2025

The Undead: Cursed, Restless, and Enchanted

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The term "Undead" refers to those who have died, but by some means continue their presence (either their body, spirit, or both) in...
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Friday, March 7, 2025

Lord Dunsany's Gibbelins as a TTRPG monster

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"The Gibbelins eat, as is well known, nothing less good than man. Their evil tower is joined to Terra Cognita, to the lands we know, b...
Saturday, February 8, 2025

On Entering Elfland from The Fields We Know

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How does one find the Twilight Border between Elfland and The Fields We Know? Is it a static, reliable landmark? Or is it something more neb...
Tuesday, January 28, 2025

Crones and Witches and Hags, Oh MY!

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Crone, Witch, Hag. These three words are often thought as synonyms, mired in misogyny. Yet their folkloric roots are quite different, and th...
Saturday, January 25, 2025

Brief hiatus

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I have not abandoned you dear readers. I began writing a post a week ago on Witches, Crones, and Hags but haven't had a chance to get ba...
Saturday, January 4, 2025

Designing Encounters for the OSR: The Myth of the "Balanced" Encounter

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 I have habit of saying that in Dungeons and Dragons 5e, a balanced encounter is one in which the monsters are defeated before anyone in the...
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Wednesday, December 25, 2024

Giants in Folklore and Myth

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There are as many types of Giants as there are cultures from which they spring. In myth they often contend with with the gods, or are invol...
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