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Other lists can be found at <a href="https://traversefantasy.blogspot.com/p/keystone-readings.html">Traverse Fantasy</a>, <a href="https://www.paperspencils.com/community-resources/">Papers and Pencils</a>, <a href="https://www.necropraxis.com/suggested-reading/">Necropraxis</a>, <a href="https://campaignwiki.org/wiki/LinksToWisdom/All_In_One">Links to Wisdom</a>, and <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/18603/The-Merry-Mushmen?affiliate_id=379088">Knock! Magazine</a>. The list below covers up to around 2021. My newsletter, <a href="https://questingbeast.substack.com">The Glatisant</a>, keeps you up do date with the best blog posts after that point.</p> <ul> <li><a href="http://goblinpunch.blogspot.com/2016/03/1d135-osr-style-challenges.html">1d124 OSR-Style Challenges</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.bastionland.com/2018/08/34-good-traps.html">34 Good Traps</a></li> <li><a href="http://blog.trilemma.com/2017/08/51-black-doors.html">51 Black Doors</a></li> <li><a href="https://goblinpunch.blogspot.com/2014/09/7-myths-everyone-believes-about-druids.html">7 Myths Everyone Believes About Druids</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.latorra.org/2012/05/15/a-16-hp-dragon/">A 16 HP Dragon</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.paperspencils.com/individualpages/ScrapThread.htm">A conversation about the assumptions of OSR play</a></li> <li><a href="http://retiredadventurer.blogspot.ch/2013/09/a-procedure-for-exploring-wilderness.html">A Procedure for Exploring the Wilderness</a></li> <li><a href="https://retiredadventurer.blogspot.com/2013/05/a-procedure-for-wandering-monsters.html">A Procedure for Wandering Monsters</a></li> <li><a href="https://goblinpunch.blogspot.com/2013/06/a-spell-called-catherine.html">A Spell Called Catherine</a></li> <li><a href="https://alldeadgenerations.blogspot.com/2021/10/a-structure-for-classic-exploration.html">A Structure for Classic Exploration Procedure</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.necropraxis.com/2012/09/16/abstracting-missiles/">Abstracting Missiles</a></li> <li><a href="http://rolltop-indigo.blogspot.com/p/an-rpg-lexicon.html">An RPG Lexicon</a></li> <li><a href="https://retiredadventurer.blogspot.com/2017/01/an-updated-version-of-my-chase-rules.html">An Updated Version of My Chase Rules</a></li> <li><a href="http://rolesrules.blogspot.com/2012/04/analog-digital-procedural.html">Analog, Digital, Procedural</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.wizardthieffighter.com/2019/anti-canon-worlds-and-the-uvg/">Anti-Canon Worlds and the UVG</a></li> <li><a href="https://lastgaspgrimoire.com/2015/07/14/arts-crafts-morbidly-encumbered-edition/">Arts and Craft: Morbidly Encumbered Edition</a></li> <li><a href="http://falsemachine.blogspot.com/2014/03/black-glass.html">Black Glass</a></li> <li><a href="https://into-the-dark-rpg.blogspot.com/2016/07/bryce-lynchs-adventure-design-tips.html">Bryce Lynch’s Adventure Design Tips Summarized and Explained</a></li> <li><a href="http://goblinpunch.blogspot.com/2016/05/building-houses-for-murderhoboes.html">Building Houses for Murderhoboes</a></li> <li><a href="https://thealexandrian.net/wordpress/587/roleplaying-games/dd-calibrating-your-expectations-2">Calibrating Your Expectations</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?317715-Very-Long-Combat-as-Sport-vs-Combat-as-War-a-Key-Difference-in-D-amp-D-Play-Styles">Combat as Sport vs. Combat as War</a></li> <li><a href="https://udan-adan.blogspot.com/2016/11/conceptual-density-or-what-are-rpg.html">Conceptual density (or ‘What are RPG books *for*, anyway?’) </a></li> <li><a href="http://ctrl500.com/tech/handcrafted-feel-dungeon-generation-unexplored-explores-cyclic-dungeon-generation/">Cyclic Dungeon Generation</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.blogofholding.com/?p=7182">D&D is Anti-Medieval</a></li> <li><a href="http://wizardthieffighter.blogspot.com/2016/10/d-is-not-game-its-games.html">D&D isn’t a Game, it’s Games</a></li> <li><a href="http://goblinpunch.blogspot.com/2015/01/d100-minor-magical-items.html">d100 Minor Magical Items</a></li> <li><a href="http://soogagames.blogspot.com/2016/01/d100-oddities-for-new-characters.html">d100 Oddities for New Characters</a></li> <li><a href="https://iceandruin.blogspot.com/2017/08/d50-puzzle-monster-death-requirements.html">d50 Puzzle Monster Death Requirements</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.bastionland.com/2017/05/decisive-combat.html">Decisive Combat</a></li> <li><a href="https://thealexandrian.net/wordpress/17231/roleplaying-games/dissociated-mechanics-a-brief-primer">Dissociated Mechanics</a></li> <li><a href="https://lastgaspgrimoire.com/2013/04/15/do-not-take-me-for-some-turner-of-cheap-tricks/">Do Not Take Me For Some Turner of Cheap Tricks</a></li> <li><a href="http://thealexandrian.net/wordpress/4147/roleplaying-games/dont-prep-plots">Don’t Prep Plots</a></li> <li><a href="https://maziriansgarden.blogspot.com/search/label/Downtime%20Activities">Downtime Activities series</a></li> <li><a href="https://goblinpunch.blogspot.com/2016/01/dungeon-checklist.html">Dungeon Checklist</a></li> <li><a href="https://dungeonofsigns.blogspot.com/2012/11/dungeon-design-and-stocking-with.html">Dungeon Design and Stocking – with examples!</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?168563-Dungeon-layout-map-flow-and-old-school-game-design">Dungeon Layout, Map Flow and Old-School game Design</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.bastionland.com/2018/09/encouraging-scheming.html">Encouraging Scheming</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.bastionland.com/2018/09/encouraging-scheming.html">Encouraging Scheming</a></li> <li><a href="https://knightattheopera.blogspot.com/2022/11/enough-dweeb-adventures.html">Enough Dweeb Adventures</a></li> <li><a href="http://jrients.blogspot.com/2009/12/exploration.html">eXPloration</a></li> <li><a href="http://soogagames.blogspot.com/2018/07/expose-your-prep.html">Expose your Prep</a></li> <li><a href="https://goblinpunch.blogspot.com/2014/09/false-hydra.html">False Hydra</a></li> <li><a href="https://falsemachine.blogspot.com/2017/01/how-i-make-adventure-part-1.html">False Machine Guide to Adventure Design: Part 1</a>, <a href="https://falsemachine.blogspot.com/2017/01/how-to-make-adventure-part-2-answers-to.html">Part 2</a></li> <li><a href="https://hillcantons.blogspot.com/2011/04/fantasy-fckin-vietnam.html">Fantasy F*ckin’ Vietnam</a></li> <li><a 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