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"published_at": "2024-04-04T17:45:54+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c547-15b7-7200-aa97-c2488c601c57", "title": "The Basic Structures That Role-Playing Games and Stories Have In Common", "url": "https://grumpywizard.home.blog/2024/03/28/the-basic-structures-that-role-playing-games-and-stories-have-in-common/", "published_at": "2024-03-28T14:39:42+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c547-15b7-7200-aa97-c2488cf5882b", "title": "Telling Good Stories is Hard", "url": "https://grumpywizard.home.blog/2024/03/21/telling-good-stories-is-hard/", "published_at": "2024-03-21T17:05:02+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c547-15b7-7200-aa97-c2488df38858", "title": "How Do I Create Random Generation Tables for a Sandbox Campaign?", "url": "https://grumpywizard.home.blog/2024/03/14/how-do-i-create-random-generation-tables-for-a-sandbox-campaign/", "published_at": "2024-03-14T14:43:14+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c547-15b7-7200-aa97-c2488e319425", "title": "The Benefits and Tradeoffs of Random Generation Tables", "url": 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"url": "https://grumpywizard.home.blog/2024/02/08/the-positive-impact-of-dd-in-my-life/", "published_at": "2024-02-08T17:42:20+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c54f-ceae-73f7-9866-c8e4d3966008", "title": "Book Recommendation: Laughing Shall I Die: Lives and Deaths of the Great Vikings", "url": "https://grumpywizard.home.blog/2024/01/25/book-recommendation-laughing-shall-i-die-lives-and-deaths-of-the-great-vikings/", "published_at": "2024-01-25T15:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c54f-ceae-73f7-9866-c8e4d3bffbca", "title": "Book Recommendation: Experience Design: A Participatory Manifesto", "url": "https://grumpywizard.home.blog/2024/01/18/book-recommendation-experience-design-a-participatory-manifesto/", "published_at": "2024-01-18T17:41:58+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c54f-ceae-73f7-9866-c8e4d4af45e7", "title": "On the Passing of Jennell Jaquays", "url": "https://grumpywizard.home.blog/2024/01/11/on-the-passing-of-jennell-jaquays/", "published_at": "2024-01-11T15:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c54f-ceae-73f7-9866-c8e4d4e452a1", "title": "The Dumbest Question in Dungeons & Dragons Fandom", "url": "https://grumpywizard.home.blog/2024/01/04/the-dumbest-question-in-dungeons-dragons-fandom/", "published_at": "2024-01-04T14:53:33+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c54f-ceae-73f7-9866-c8e4d4fa3459", "title": "A Few Thoughts About the 20th Anniversary of Return of the King", "url": "https://grumpywizard.home.blog/2023/12/28/the-remarkable-impact-of-peter-jacksons-lotr-films/", "published_at": "2023-12-28T15:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c54f-ceae-73f7-9866-c8e4d587e129", "title": "My Writing Process", "url": "https://grumpywizard.home.blog/2023/12/21/my-writing-process/", "published_at": "2023-12-21T15:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c54f-ceae-73f7-9866-c8e4d6078fc5", "title": "How I Make Rulings About Basic Adventuring Skills", "url": "https://grumpywizard.home.blog/2023/12/14/how-i-make-rulings-about-basic-adventuring-skills/", "published_at": "2023-12-14T15:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c54f-ceae-73f7-9866-c8e4d60a4e92", "title": "Politics Is Not Fun", "url": "https://grumpywizard.home.blog/2023/12/07/politics-is-not-fun/", "published_at": "2023-12-07T15:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c54f-ceae-73f7-9866-c8e4d661c092", "title": "Music Recommendation: Glass Future by Howling Giant", "url": "https://grumpywizard.home.blog/2023/11/30/music-recommendation-glass-future-by-howling-giant/", "published_at": "2023-11-30T15:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c54f-ceae-73f7-9866-c8e4d75f510a", "title": "How Do I Keep Players From Ignoring Adventures In My Sandbox Campaigns?", "url": "https://grumpywizard.home.blog/2023/11/23/how-do-i-keep-players-from-ignoring-adventures-in-my-sandbox-campaigns/", "published_at": "2023-11-23T16:00:58+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c557-ebb8-724d-a2d5-7313bf0b7983", "title": "Evoking Emotion in Classic Fantasy Adventure Games", "url": "https://grumpywizard.home.blog/2023/11/16/evoking-emotion-in-classic-fantasy-adventure-games/", "published_at": "2023-11-16T15:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c557-ebb8-724d-a2d5-7313bf56c243", "title": "Emotion Fuels the “RPGs are Stories” Myth", "url": "https://grumpywizard.home.blog/2023/11/09/emotion-is-one-reason-why-story-and-rpgs-get-tangled-up/", "published_at": "2023-11-09T15:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c557-ebb8-724d-a2d5-7313bf75ef39", "title": "Why Focus on Player Emotions in Tabletop RPG Design?", "url": "https://grumpywizard.home.blog/2023/11/02/why-focus-on-player-emotions-in-tabletop-rpg-design/", "published_at": "2023-11-02T14:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c557-ebb8-724d-a2d5-7313bfeeed46", "title": "Gamehole Con X: After Action Report", "url": "https://grumpywizard.home.blog/2023/10/26/gamehole-con-x-after-action-report/", "published_at": "2023-10-26T14:01:54+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c557-ebb8-724d-a2d5-7313c0aad62c", "title": "Podcast Recommendation: Into the Megadungeon", "url": "https://grumpywizard.home.blog/2023/10/20/podcast-recommendation-into-the-megadungeon/", "published_at": "2023-10-20T17:01:59+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c557-ebb8-724d-a2d5-7313c16e0f75", "title": "How Do I Get the Best Out of a Game Convention?", "url": "https://grumpywizard.home.blog/2023/10/12/how-do-i-get-the-best-out-of-a-game-convention/", "published_at": "2023-10-12T14:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c557-ebb8-724d-a2d5-7313c2090ac3", "title": "The Perplexing Presentism of Old 5E Players", "url": "https://grumpywizard.home.blog/2023/10/05/the-perplexing-presentism-of-old-5e-players/", "published_at": "2023-10-05T14:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c557-ebb8-724d-a2d5-7313c28ce630", "title": "Film Recommendation: The History of Metal and Horror", "url": "https://grumpywizard.home.blog/2023/09/28/film-recommendation-the-history-of-metal-and-horror/", "published_at": "2023-09-28T14:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c557-ebb8-724d-a2d5-7313c34e4518", "title": "Game State, Story, and The Truth", "url": "https://grumpywizard.home.blog/2023/09/21/game-state-and-story/", "published_at": "2023-09-21T14:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c557-ebb8-724d-a2d5-7313c3caffa9", "title": "What is the Game State?", "url": "https://grumpywizard.home.blog/2023/09/14/what-is-the-game-state/", "published_at": "2023-09-14T14:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c560-2f30-70c5-9f8c-78c33785dc2b", "title": "Music Recommendation: Sun King by Moon Coven", "url": "https://grumpywizard.home.blog/2023/09/07/music-recommendation-sun-king-by-moon-coven/", "published_at": "2023-09-07T14:48:42+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c560-2f30-70c5-9f8c-78c337adc77b", "title": "I’m Looking Forward To A Glut of Sword-And-Sorcery", "url": "https://grumpywizard.home.blog/2023/08/31/im-looking-forward-to-a-glut-of-sword-and-sorcery/", "published_at": "2023-08-31T14:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c560-2f30-70c5-9f8c-78c337bab4e8", "title": "Suggestions for New Tabletop RPG Bloggers", "url": "https://grumpywizard.home.blog/2023/08/24/suggestions-for-new-tabletop-rpg-bloggers/", "published_at": "2023-08-24T14:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c560-2f30-70c5-9f8c-78c3384b0309", "title": "Why I Still Love Gaming Blogs", "url": "https://grumpywizard.home.blog/2023/08/17/why-i-still-love-gaming-blogs/", "published_at": "2023-08-17T21:07:24+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c560-2f30-70c5-9f8c-78c3389c913a", "title": "How Good Players Play In A Sandbox Campaign", "url": "https://grumpywizard.home.blog/2023/08/10/how-good-players-play-in-a-sandbox-campaign/", "published_at": "2023-08-10T14:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c560-2f30-70c5-9f8c-78c338d981c4", "title": "Experience Points are a Proxy for What Players Want", "url": "https://grumpywizard.home.blog/2023/08/03/experience-points-are-a-proxy-for-what-players-want/", "published_at": "2023-08-03T17:30:01+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c560-2f30-70c5-9f8c-78c3391d5cca", "title": "Grumpy Musings About AI", "url": "https://grumpywizard.home.blog/2023/07/27/grumpy-musings-about-ai/", "published_at": "2023-07-27T14:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c560-2f30-70c5-9f8c-78c339a9207a", "title": "Recommendation: Everything Is a Remix", "url": "https://grumpywizard.home.blog/2023/07/20/recommendation-everything-is-a-remix/", "published_at": "2023-07-20T14:58:18+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c560-2f30-70c5-9f8c-78c33a796660", "title": "Subtleties of “Rulings, not Rules”", "url": "https://grumpywizard.home.blog/2023/07/13/subtleties-of-rulings-not-rules/", "published_at": "2023-07-13T14:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c560-2f30-70c5-9f8c-78c33aa0300a", "title": "Grumpy Wizard 2023 Mid-Year News Updates", "url": "https://grumpywizard.home.blog/2023/07/09/grumpy-wizard-2023-mid-year-news-updates/", "published_at": "2023-07-09T15:40:00+00:00" } ] posts Claim your blog
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2026

What Does It Mean To Be a Great Game Master?original ↗
20 Aug 2026
There’s No Death Save? An OSR Zine For 5E Playersoriginal ↗
29 Jul 2026
How Shame Makes Role-Playing Games Worseoriginal ↗
2 Jul 2026
YouTube Recommendation: A Scholarly Argument Against The RPGs as Storytelling Frameworkoriginal ↗
25 Jun 2026
Book Recommendation: Don’t Call It Art by Austin Kleonoriginal ↗
18 Jun 2026
Is an Ordinary Average RPG Session Really So Bad?original ↗
21 Feb 2026
How Much Backstory Do I Need For An Adventure?original ↗
12 Feb 2026
What Does It Mean to Play Dungeons & Dragons “Right”?original ↗
5 Feb 2026
The Grumpy Wizard’s Remembrances of the Curmudgeon in the Cellaroriginal ↗
3 Jan 2026

2025

If You Like TTRPG Blogs, Check Out This Maporiginal ↗
28 Nov 2025
A Grumpy and Pedantic Musing About Careless Semantics In Role-Playing Game Discourseoriginal ↗
20 Nov 2025
Gamehole Con 2025 Reportoriginal ↗
27 Oct 2025
Grumpy Wizard Site News October 2025original ↗
2 Oct 2025
Why and How I Connect Adventure Locations To Everything Else In a Sandbox Campaignoriginal ↗
11 Sept 2025
Nostalgia for the OSR Blogs of Yoreoriginal ↗
24 Jul 2025
Origins 2025 Convention Reportoriginal ↗
26 Jun 2025
Signal Boost: OSRIC 3.0 Crowdfunding on Backerkitoriginal ↗
15 May 2025
On the 21st Century Opportunities To Make a Living as an Artistoriginal ↗
1 May 2025
Why is Game Mastering Easier Than Storytelling?original ↗
10 Apr 2025
Are You Subscribed to the Grumpy Wizard Newsletter?original ↗
28 Mar 2025
What is the Essential Experience of Dungeons & Dragons?original ↗
6 Mar 2025
Five Lessons About the TTRPG Business From Mike Mearlsoriginal ↗
27 Feb 2025
Why Lists are My Favorite Sandbox Campaign Tooloriginal ↗
20 Feb 2025
Playing Our Own Gameoriginal ↗
6 Feb 2025
Travel Log: Florida Storytelling Festival 2025original ↗
30 Jan 2025
Why I Include Awful Things In My Tabletop RPG Campaignsoriginal ↗
9 Jan 2025
Movie Recommendation: Nosferatuoriginal ↗
2 Jan 2025

2024

Brain Rot Vs. Classic Adventure Gamingoriginal ↗
20 Dec 2024
Why, When, and Where I Place Secret Doors In Dungeonsoriginal ↗
12 Dec 2024
What Makes a Good Encounter?original ↗
5 Dec 2024
What Is An “Encounter” In A Classic Adventure Game?original ↗
28 Nov 2024
On Writer’s Block: Part 2: What I Do About Writer’s Blockoriginal ↗
21 Nov 2024
On Writer’s Block: Part 1: Is Writer’s Block Real?original ↗
14 Nov 2024
Sandbox Creation YouTube Video Seriesoriginal ↗
8 Nov 2024
How I Use Published Adventures In A Homebrew Sandboxoriginal ↗
7 Nov 2024
Musings About the Emotional Arc of My Sandbox Campaignsoriginal ↗
31 Oct 2024
Why are the Large Language Models Shitty Storytellers?original ↗
24 Oct 2024
Recommended: Ironflame- Blood and Honororiginal ↗
18 Oct 2024
A Grumpy Musing About “supporting the community”original ↗
10 Oct 2024
What I Look For When I Shop For Published Adventuresoriginal ↗
3 Oct 2024
Why I Read the “What is a RPG?” Section Of a RPG Bookoriginal ↗
26 Sept 2024
How I Do Worldbuilding For My Sandbox Campaignsoriginal ↗
19 Sept 2024
Why are Non-Player Characters My Main Focus in a Sandbox Campaign?original ↗
5 Sept 2024
One Way to Use Dungeon Room Ideas that Don’t Fitoriginal ↗
29 Aug 2024
Grumpy Wizard News: Podcast and YouTube Appearancesoriginal ↗
8 Aug 2024
Where to look online for RPG conversation?original ↗
1 Aug 2024
How I Referee Large Groups of Players in Old School D&Doriginal ↗
25 Jul 2024
Start with Simpleoriginal ↗
11 Jul 2024
My first self published RPG Product Hogwater: Village of Secrets is now availableoriginal ↗
4 Jul 2024
Creative Adventures From Conventional Elementsoriginal ↗
27 Jun 2024
Rules and Rulings for Darkness in Classic D&Doriginal ↗
20 Jun 2024
An Example Draft of A Game Master’s Statementoriginal ↗
13 Jun 2024
I’m at North Texas RPG Con 2024original ↗
6 Jun 2024
Writing A Game Master’s Statementoriginal ↗
30 May 2024
Can Vs Shouldoriginal ↗
23 May 2024
Where Do I Fall in the Low Prep Vs High Prep Debate?original ↗
16 May 2024
Not All Adventure Stories Need A Transformational Arcoriginal ↗
9 May 2024
Role-Playing Games Do Not Emulate Genresoriginal ↗
2 May 2024
Book Recommendation: Zen in the Art of Writing by Ray Bradburyoriginal ↗
25 Apr 2024
Tolkien’s Elves, Dwarves, and Hobbits Don’t Belong in Dungeons & Dragonsoriginal ↗
18 Apr 2024
How Do I Play A 1st Level Demi-Human In An OSR Game?original ↗
11 Apr 2024
How Much Backstory is Necessary For a Homemade Sandbox Campaign?original ↗
4 Apr 2024
The Basic Structures That Role-Playing Games and Stories Have In Commonoriginal ↗
28 Mar 2024
Telling Good Stories is Hardoriginal ↗
21 Mar 2024
How Do I Create Random Generation Tables for a Sandbox Campaign?original ↗
14 Mar 2024
The Benefits and Tradeoffs of Random Generation Tablesoriginal ↗
7 Mar 2024
Film Recommendation: The Dreams In Gary’s Basementoriginal ↗
29 Feb 2024
“Sandbox vs. Railroad” Is a False Dichotomyoriginal ↗
22 Feb 2024
Grumpy Wizard’s House Rules: Dual-classingoriginal ↗
15 Feb 2024
The Positive Impact of D&D In My Lifeoriginal ↗
8 Feb 2024
Book Recommendation: Laughing Shall I Die: Lives and Deaths of the Great Vikingsoriginal ↗
25 Jan 2024
Book Recommendation: Experience Design: A Participatory Manifestooriginal ↗
18 Jan 2024
On the Passing of Jennell Jaquaysoriginal ↗
11 Jan 2024
The Dumbest Question in Dungeons & Dragons Fandomoriginal ↗
4 Jan 2024

2023

A Few Thoughts About the 20th Anniversary of Return of the Kingoriginal ↗
28 Dec 2023
My Writing Processoriginal ↗
21 Dec 2023
How I Make Rulings About Basic Adventuring Skillsoriginal ↗
14 Dec 2023
Politics Is Not Funoriginal ↗
7 Dec 2023
Music Recommendation: Glass Future by Howling Giantoriginal ↗
30 Nov 2023
How Do I Keep Players From Ignoring Adventures In My Sandbox Campaigns?original ↗
23 Nov 2023
Evoking Emotion in Classic Fantasy Adventure Gamesoriginal ↗
16 Nov 2023
Emotion Fuels the “RPGs are Stories” Mythoriginal ↗
9 Nov 2023
Why Focus on Player Emotions in Tabletop RPG Design?original ↗
2 Nov 2023
Gamehole Con X: After Action Reportoriginal ↗
26 Oct 2023
Podcast Recommendation: Into the Megadungeonoriginal ↗
20 Oct 2023
How Do I Get the Best Out of a Game Convention?original ↗
12 Oct 2023
The Perplexing Presentism of Old 5E Playersoriginal ↗
5 Oct 2023
Film Recommendation: The History of Metal and Horrororiginal ↗
28 Sept 2023
Game State, Story, and The Truthoriginal ↗
21 Sept 2023
What is the Game State?original ↗
14 Sept 2023
Music Recommendation: Sun King by Moon Covenoriginal ↗
7 Sept 2023
I’m Looking Forward To A Glut of Sword-And-Sorceryoriginal ↗
31 Aug 2023
Suggestions for New Tabletop RPG Bloggersoriginal ↗
24 Aug 2023
Why I Still Love Gaming Blogsoriginal ↗
17 Aug 2023
How Good Players Play In A Sandbox Campaignoriginal ↗
10 Aug 2023
Experience Points are a Proxy for What Players Wantoriginal ↗
3 Aug 2023
Grumpy Musings About AIoriginal ↗
27 Jul 2023
Recommendation: Everything Is a Remixoriginal ↗
20 Jul 2023
Subtleties of “Rulings, not Rules”original ↗
13 Jul 2023
Grumpy Wizard 2023 Mid-Year News Updatesoriginal ↗
9 Jul 2023
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