W. F. Smith 11/29/24 W. F. Smith 11/29/24

It’s the Barter Economy, Stupid

Rules for abstract wealth, abstract supply, reputation, bartering, carousing, starvation, and random treasure in dungeons, and how all of these rules come together to form a cohesive whole.

W. F. Smith 10/8/24 W. F. Smith 10/8/24

So Many Free Taverns for Your Games: Barkeep Jam Retrospective

Going through the 32 entries for the Barkeep Jam and summarizing the contents so you know which ones to pick up for your pubcrawl adventuring needs, with some commentary on adventure design sprinkled throughout.

W. F. Smith 10/12/23 W. F. Smith 10/12/23

The One-Shot Pubcrawl

Suggestions for running Barkeep on the Borderlands as a one-shot adventure, plus a new character background: Monarch’s Bastard.

W. F. Smith 2/18/22 W. F. Smith 2/18/22

Your Taverns Need a Procedure

I propose a procedure for running TTRPG taverns less like a beginner’s improv class and more like the Mos Eisley Cantina. I also briefly describe the trend of “proceduralism” in the OSR and Post-OSR.

W. F. Smith 1/18/22 W. F. Smith 1/18/22

Drinking Problems: The Trouble with Booze Rules in Games

I present my own rules for prolonged drinking after first discussing what makes rules for alcohol worthwhile in the first place.