As I mentioned a few weeks ago, I’ve been thinking about dungeons lately.| grinningrat.substack.com
Divine power isn’t neat or tidy. It’s full of holes, represented by taboos, rites, and imperfect worshippers. To keep things clean and easy to understand at the table is, in my opinion, to keep things boring.| Grinning Rat
and three things the best of the best do right| grinningrat.substack.com
Long ago, in an age forgotten, Death itself was killed.| grinningrat.substack.com
This past month marks a significant milestone for the newsletter: 1,000 subscribers!| Grinning Rat
This is partially inspired by Murkdice’s excellent article on using language as a problem to be solved, the dauntless Prismatic Wasteland’s article on how languages imply setting, and Nova's (of The Idle Digest & Playful Void fame) article on internal conflicts in OSR play| grinningrat.substack.com
If you look up “how to be a better GM” on YouTube, you’ll get a smattering of high-performing videos mostly about running DND.| Grinning Rat
Across the various editions of DND, most of the magic items have remained the same as they were in their original conception.| Grinning Rat
Swords are, in a manner of speaking, things that shouldn’t be trusted.| grinningrat.substack.com
The Great Tool of Creation is the Knife| Grinning Rat
The worst thing you can do? Think big.| grinningrat.substack.com
Easy ways to make your city feel like an actual city| grinningrat.substack.com
Some quick thoughts on dice and when to use something else.| grinningrat.substack.com
ttRPG content from Grinning Rat Publications and elsewhere. Click to read Grinning Rat, by Nate Whittington, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers.| grinningrat.substack.com
A cool way to build quick dungeons| grinningrat.substack.com
I’m not a huge fan of abstraction in games.| grinningrat.substack.com
or the Illusion of Being Immersed| grinningrat.substack.com
This is going to be a scalding-hot take for some of you, so I apologize in advance when I say:| grinningrat.substack.com
How to make ones that matter| grinningrat.substack.com
And why there's nothing wrong with a huge book of stuff.| grinningrat.substack.com
Why You're Forgetting the Key Ingredient + What to Do About It| grinningrat.substack.com
Gold is simple, ubiquitous, mundane. Let's create treasure that is anything but.| grinningrat.substack.com
