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Author: Erin D. Smale

All GMs Must See This

November 22, 2011March 29, 2020 Erin D. Smale

What a dungeon is really like…

Smale's Taleschimera, monsters9 Comments

What D&D Character Am I?

November 17, 2011December 16, 2019 Erin D. Smale

I’m a…wait…what?

Smale's Talescharacter generation, quiz12 Comments

Village 4: Kash

November 10, 2011December 6, 2019 Erin D. Smale

Population 250; Chaotic

Articles, Settings69 villages, settlements5 Comments

Village 3: Macha

November 2, 2011December 6, 2019 Erin D. Smale

Population 200; Neutral

Articles, Settings69 villages, settlements1 Comment

Village 2: Coldwick

October 26, 2011December 6, 2019 Erin D. Smale

Population 250; Lawful

Articles, Settings69 villages, settlementsLeave a comment

Village 1: Merrowlyn

October 12, 2011November 9, 2019 Erin D. Smale

Population 150; Neutral

Articles, Settings69 villages, settlements6 Comments

69 Villages

October 5, 2011November 9, 2019 Erin D. Smale

A pox on Evan

Articles, Settings69 villages, settlements10 Comments

Combat Tweaks

September 28, 2011November 8, 2019 Erin D. Smale

Consolidated fiddly bits for S&W combat

Articles, Game Mechanicscombat17 Comments

Traveller Interlude 1

September 24, 2011November 8, 2019 Erin D. Smale

Remember Galactic 2.4?

Articles, Softwaregalactic, traveller8 Comments

Critical Damage

September 21, 2011November 8, 2019 Erin D. Smale

Let’s try this once more

Articles, Game Mechanicscombat, critical hits, hit points4 Comments

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Recent Forum Posts

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    If you'd like to add high-level spells to your campaign...

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    Hey Erin! Is there a chance you could send that to me a...

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