Cultivating Wonder

The Importance of Complex Cultures in Worldbuilding

And Storytelling

The Dangers of Using Mythology to Develop Stories

Adhering too closely to forms can change magic to…

Why I Keep Rereading the Dragonlance Chronicles

It’s a trilogy about a DnD party that doesn’t become…

Avoid Making Up Words for Your Setting

Even Tolkien left Monday alone.

Damar: From Naive Patriot to Martyr

The evolution of a character who starts out as a jerk

Wreckinbacker, Goblin Bard of Valor

Or, How Jimmy Buffet Inspired One of My Favorite DnD Characters

On the Origin of GG, the Grung God

How a Moment of Whimsy Resulted in My Favorite Method for…

The Most Interesting Character in Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun

How an insecure teenager…

Moving From Worldbuilding to Storytelling

How to Express Your Setting in Narrative