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Author: Erin D. Smale

More Name Day Musings

December 2, 2010December 8, 2019 Erin D. Smale

Volume 39: Brought to you by 4 grams of acetaminophen

Smale's Talesrandom thoughts14 Comments

Genre Tweaking (Part 2)

November 24, 2010November 8, 2019 Erin D. Smale

What the hell’s a Triad?

Articles, Settingscampaign design17 Comments

Genre Tweaking (Part 1)

November 17, 2010September 22, 2025 Erin D. Smale

Scope creep and the art of genre integrity

Articles, Settingscampaign design11 Comments

What’s Your Genre?

November 10, 2010November 8, 2019 Erin D. Smale

Back to genre basics

Articles, Settingscampaign design22 Comments

Campaign Mug Shot

October 20, 2010November 7, 2019 Erin D. Smale

Pitching your campaign

Articles, Settingscampaign design17 Comments

Screw Pantheons

October 13, 2010November 7, 2019 Erin D. Smale

In the Church of the Poison Mind

Articles, Settingsalignment, BX, Moldvay Basic, pantheons, religion28 Comments

Bustle In My Hedgerow

October 6, 2010November 5, 2019 Erin D. Smale

But there’s still time to change the road I’m on

Smale's Talesold school, osr, retro-clone8 Comments

OSR Tempest

September 29, 2010November 5, 2019 Erin D. Smale

Those are dice that were my eyes…

Smale's Taleschimera, old school, osr, retro-clone37 Comments

Boons and Baggage

September 22, 2010November 7, 2019 Erin D. Smale

Character background, now with less drama!

Articles, Charactersbackstory, character generation3 Comments

What’s My Motivation?

September 15, 2010November 7, 2019 Erin D. Smale

Triumph and shame in character background

Articles, Charactersbackstory, character generation6 Comments

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Recent Forum Posts

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

    By Erin D. Smale , 1 year ago

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

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    Yes, please! That'd be incredible. The core rules are a...

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