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"title": "The first Godsbarrow campaign", "url": "https://www.martinralya.com/tabletop-rpgs/the-first-godsbarrow-campaign/", "published_at": "2022-07-06T15:58:39+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb74-0edb-700c-87b8-6233303ce9f3", "title": "Mastodon is the new Google Plus (I hope)", "url": "https://www.martinralya.com/tabletop-rpgs/mastodon-is-the-new-google-plus-i-hope/", "published_at": "2022-05-02T20:49:02+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb74-0edb-700c-87b8-623330444440", "title": "The Headless Child, Captain of the Endless Fleet", "url": "https://www.martinralya.com/tabletop-rpgs/the-headless-child-captain-of-the-endless-fleet/", "published_at": "2022-04-28T19:17:06+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb74-0edb-700c-87b8-623330bf107d", "title": "40k Sector Mechanicus terrain color guide", "url": "https://www.martinralya.com/miniatures/40k-sector-mechanicus-terrain-color-guide/", "published_at": "2022-04-27T23:55:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb74-0edb-700c-87b8-62333152d135", "title": "WIP it good: Tyranid Warriors and terrain", "url": "https://www.martinralya.com/miniatures/wip-it-good-tyranid-warriors-and-terrain/", "published_at": "2022-04-26T22:34:54+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb74-0edb-700c-87b8-6233324449d6", "title": "Five Hive Fleet Balaur Genestealers wrapped up", "url": "https://www.martinralya.com/miniatures/five-hive-fleet-balaur-genestealers-wrapped-up/", "published_at": "2022-04-24T16:30:43+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb74-0edb-700c-87b8-623332b76898", "title": "Three small gods: a ship, an inn, and a family of swords", "url": "https://www.martinralya.com/tabletop-rpgs/three-small-gods-a-ship-an-inn-and-a-family-of-swords/", "published_at": "2022-04-16T15:15:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb77-4686-7114-af52-81f03434937e", "title": "WIP it good: Tyranid Warriors and Genestealers", "url": "https://www.martinralya.com/miniatures/wip-it-good-tyranid-warriors-and-genestealers/", "published_at": "2022-04-15T23:24:54+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb77-4686-7114-af52-81f034ad9470", "title": "WIP it good: Genestealers", "url": "https://www.martinralya.com/miniatures/wip-it-good-genestealers/", "published_at": "2022-04-10T01:55:51+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb77-4686-7114-af52-81f034c760fa", "title": "Hive Fleet Balaur lore", "url": "https://www.martinralya.com/miniatures/hive-fleet-balaur-lore/", "published_at": "2022-04-09T22:40:02+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb77-4686-7114-af52-81f035b4a089", "title": "Tyranid Hive Fleet Balaur color guide", "url": "https://www.martinralya.com/miniatures/tyranid-hive-fleet-balaur-color-guide/", "published_at": "2022-04-09T18:42:50+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb77-4686-7114-af52-81f035d47ddd", "title": "Testing Hive Fleet Balaur color schemes", "url": "https://www.martinralya.com/miniatures/testing-hive-fleet-balaur-color-schemes/", "published_at": "2022-04-09T17:34:14+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb77-4686-7114-af52-81f036a10282", "title": "Hive Fleet Balaur’s first model", "url": "https://www.martinralya.com/miniatures/hive-fleet-balaurs-first-model/", "published_at": "2022-04-09T00:39:34+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb77-4686-7114-af52-81f036f0a101", "title": "Fighting the mini-painting doldrums: Hive Fleet Balaur", "url": "https://www.martinralya.com/miniatures/fighting-the-mini-painting-doldrums-hive-fleet-balaur/", "published_at": "2022-04-08T23:11:02+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb77-4686-7114-af52-81f0377d12f9", "title": "A year of Godsbarrow worldbuilding", "url": "https://www.martinralya.com/tabletop-rpgs/a-year-of-godsbarrow-worldbuilding/", "published_at": "2022-03-18T05:05:30+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb77-4686-7114-af52-81f03875875a", "title": "Crock pot chili à la Ralya", "url": "https://www.martinralya.com/other-stuff/life/crock-pot-chili-a-la-ralya/", "published_at": "2022-03-15T01:38:26+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb77-4686-7114-af52-81f038fd2078", "title": "WIP Godsbarrow poster map, 13th anniversary of this site", "url": "https://www.martinralya.com/tabletop-rpgs/wip-godsbarrow-poster-map-13th-anniversary-of-this-site/", "published_at": "2022-03-10T15:22:25+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb7a-9b87-7331-ae35-9679e3a8f4be", "title": "WIP: Turning five maps into one", "url": "https://www.martinralya.com/tabletop-rpgs/wip-turning-five-maps-into-one/", "published_at": "2022-03-06T16:52:51+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb7a-9b87-7331-ae35-9679e48ed219", "title": "Middenglum, part 1: overview, geography, nations, and gods", "url": "https://www.martinralya.com/tabletop-rpgs/middenglum-part-1-overview-geography-nations-and-gods/", "published_at": "2022-03-05T18:23:24+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb7a-9b87-7331-ae35-9679e4e23226", "title": "ALL HAIL WHITE DOT: MST3K season 13 premiere", "url": "https://www.martinralya.com/other-stuff/miscellaneous-geekery/all-hail-white-dot-mst3k-season-13-premiere/", "published_at": "2022-03-05T05:10:30+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb7a-9b87-7331-ae35-9679e5a18ae2", "title": "11 years, 175 projects: Kickstarter noodling", "url": "https://www.martinralya.com/other-stuff/miscellaneous-geekery/11-years-175-projects-kickstarter-noodling/", "published_at": "2022-02-20T18:13:18+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb7a-9b87-7331-ae35-9679e66f788d", "title": "Roughing in Middenglum, my fifth Godsbarrow region", "url": "https://www.martinralya.com/tabletop-rpgs/roughing-in-middenglum-my-fifth-godsbarrow-region/", "published_at": "2022-02-19T20:15:44+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb7a-9b87-7331-ae35-9679e6de43e9", "title": "The Ice Courts, part 4: national relationships and wants", "url": "https://www.martinralya.com/tabletop-rpgs/the-ice-courts-part-4-national-relationships-and-wants/", "published_at": "2022-02-14T17:40:54+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb7a-9b87-7331-ae35-9679e7a404ce", "title": "Deepnight Revelation campaign: half-formed thoughts and notes (no spoilers)", "url": "https://www.martinralya.com/tabletop-rpgs/deepnight-revelation-campaign-half-formed-thoughts-and-notes-no-spoilers/", "published_at": "2022-02-13T23:24:22+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb7a-9b87-7331-ae35-9679e87f79ff", "title": "Traveller generators: worlds, systems, sectors, subsectors, and Mongoose 2e characters", "url": "https://www.martinralya.com/tabletop-rpgs/traveller-generators-worlds-systems-sectors-subsectors-and-mongoose-2e-characters/", "published_at": "2022-02-13T00:32:21+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb7a-9b87-7331-ae35-9679e8efbc68", "title": "The Ice Courts, part 3: historical events", "url": "https://www.martinralya.com/tabletop-rpgs/the-ice-courts-part-3-historical-events/", "published_at": "2022-02-07T19:48:43+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb7a-9b87-7331-ae35-9679e9e6d686", "title": "The Ice Courts, part 2: nations and gods", "url": "https://www.martinralya.com/tabletop-rpgs/the-ice-courts-part-2-nations-and-gods/", "published_at": "2022-01-10T13:49:00+00:00" } ] posts Claim your blog

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2026

Doing a comprehensive survey of Appendix N original ↗

22 Jul 2026

Chasing the endless campaign original ↗

4 Jul 2026

GURPS Witch World original ↗

8 Feb 2026

Tales of Argosa oracle dice original ↗

5 Feb 2026

The rare clear, bright point of origin original ↗

20 Jan 2026

How I’m running my zero-prep Traveller sandbox original ↗

9 Jan 2026

2025

Quietly reading and playing original ↗

17 Jul 2025

Some thoughts on reading Appendix N original ↗

23 Feb 2025

Ticking along on Appendix N original ↗

16 Feb 2025

2024

Play with gray original ↗

3 Dec 2024

My 1,000th logged RPG session original ↗

14 Nov 2024

Turning CATS into CATSOS (“catsauce”) for RPGs original ↗

23 Oct 2024

Cataloging my Appendix N reading original ↗

22 Oct 2024

Returning to Appendix N (vewy vewy quietly)original ↗

19 Oct 2024

Godsbarrow: the Basement Game, Myzes, and Tuage orcs original ↗

9 Sept 2024

2024 game line collection update original ↗

20 Jul 2024

Three tips for zero-prep GMing original ↗

11 Jul 2024

Two of my favorite practical mechanics in Delta Green original ↗

21 Feb 2024

A wild hair original ↗

21 Feb 2024

Longest campaigns I’ve played from 2008-2022, and other data neepery original ↗

20 Jan 2024

Going full-depth: collecting complete game lines original ↗

14 Jan 2024

My 2024 RPG collecting goal: All of Ars Magica 5th Edition original ↗

12 Jan 2024

DCC dice, inking, and pencils original ↗

12 Jan 2024

Sailing out of the painting doldrums with Blood Bowl original ↗

8 Jan 2024

New year, new look original ↗

3 Jan 2024

2023

My Black Furnace #dungeon23 project is done!original ↗

31 Dec 2023

Godsbarrow apocalypse narrowly averted original ↗

12 Dec 2023

A dungeon is like a pinball machine original ↗

11 Dec 2023

What will be number 3,000?original ↗

7 Oct 2023

DM Tales highlights The Unlucky Isles original ↗

7 Aug 2023

Warhammer 40k 10th Edition USRs in readable font size, and my binder original ↗

15 Jul 2023

Hobby philosophy: old and new paint jobs original ↗

14 Jul 2023

New baseline Blood Angels color guide original ↗

14 Jul 2023

The paint-play-paint motivation cycle (and a Chaplain color guide)original ↗

11 Jul 2023

Kill Team game four: Blood Angels vs. Veteran Guardsmen original ↗

10 Jul 2023

Kill Team battle report: Blood Angels vs. Tyranids original ↗

9 Jul 2023

Mini 40k battle report: first game of 10th Edition original ↗

9 Jul 2023

Miniature painting maxims that have helped me for the past three years original ↗

26 Jun 2023

Second Kill Team match: Seize Ground, Orks vs. Marines original ↗

25 Jun 2023

Our first Kill Team game: Deathskulls Orks vs. Blood Angels original ↗

25 Jun 2023

My first game of 40k since 1993: Blood Angels vs. Dark Angels original ↗

15 Jun 2023

Catching up on lightbox pics: 40k terrain and a mantis original ↗

13 Jun 2023

New plan: Let the Wookiee (er, Combat Patrol) win original ↗

3 Jun 2023

My Corsair Voidscarred: the Void Tigers (with color guide)original ↗

19 Mar 2023

Housekeeping updates original ↗

3 Mar 2023

Everything: a working definition original ↗

18 Feb 2023

First level of the Black Furnace complete original ↗

9 Feb 2023

Pure joy: playing BattleTech with my kiddo original ↗

28 Jan 2023

Second lance of Long Nights ‘Mechs original ↗

25 Jan 2023

The Black Furnace level 1-A original ↗

21 Jan 2023

My first lance of ‘Mechs in 16 years original ↗

12 Jan 2023

My 2021 and 2022 in miniature painting original ↗

12 Jan 2023

Pour one out for my first camo ‘Mech original ↗

8 Jan 2023

The best mini I’ve painted (so far)original ↗

6 Jan 2023

#dungeon23: off to the races!original ↗

1 Jan 2023

2022

#dungeon23: ground work original ↗

31 Dec 2022

2022 end-of-year hobby wrap-up original ↗

24 Dec 2022

#dungeon23: The Black Furnace original ↗

10 Dec 2022

X-in-6: one of my favorite tools when GMing old-school games original ↗

10 Dec 2022

OSE monster: 3rd instar giant mantis original ↗

26 Nov 2022

An awesome day: Starting an OSE Godsbarrow campaign with Lark original ↗

26 Nov 2022

The Unlucky Isles is now available in print original ↗

23 Nov 2022

Re-acquiring Renegade Legion: Centurion original ↗

22 Nov 2022

Now on sale: The Unlucky Isles, Godsbarrow Guidebook 1 original ↗

7 Nov 2022

Thirty years later, I finished Ranma 1/2 original ↗

15 Oct 2022

It begins! I built my first Kin original ↗

30 Sept 2022

Testing basing schemes for my 40k Leagues of Votann army original ↗

18 Sept 2022

From pulp to pixels (and sometimes back again)original ↗

7 Sept 2022

10 years of Yore, and dusting off proto-Godsbarrow ideas from 2013 original ↗

28 Aug 2022

Edge highlighting: mind go boom original ↗

15 Aug 2022

It’s been almost 30 years original ↗

29 Jul 2022

Making good progress on the manuscript for The Unlucky Isles original ↗

19 Jul 2022

Getting back into publishing: Halfbeard Press original ↗

7 Jul 2022

The first Godsbarrow campaign original ↗

6 Jul 2022

Mastodon is the new Google Plus (I hope)original ↗

2 May 2022

The Headless Child, Captain of the Endless Fleet original ↗

28 Apr 2022

40k Sector Mechanicus terrain color guide original ↗

27 Apr 2022

WIP it good: Tyranid Warriors and terrain original ↗

26 Apr 2022

Five Hive Fleet Balaur Genestealers wrapped up original ↗

24 Apr 2022

Three small gods: a ship, an inn, and a family of swords original ↗

16 Apr 2022

WIP it good: Tyranid Warriors and Genestealers original ↗

15 Apr 2022

WIP it good: Genestealers original ↗

10 Apr 2022

Hive Fleet Balaur lore original ↗

9 Apr 2022

Tyranid Hive Fleet Balaur color guide original ↗

9 Apr 2022

Testing Hive Fleet Balaur color schemes original ↗

9 Apr 2022

Hive Fleet Balaur’s first model original ↗

9 Apr 2022

Fighting the mini-painting doldrums: Hive Fleet Balaur original ↗

8 Apr 2022

A year of Godsbarrow worldbuilding original ↗

18 Mar 2022

Crock pot chili à la Ralya original ↗

15 Mar 2022

WIP Godsbarrow poster map, 13th anniversary of this site original ↗

10 Mar 2022

WIP: Turning five maps into one original ↗

6 Mar 2022

Middenglum, part 1: overview, geography, nations, and gods original ↗

5 Mar 2022

ALL HAIL WHITE DOT: MST3K season 13 premiere original ↗

5 Mar 2022

11 years, 175 projects: Kickstarter noodling original ↗

20 Feb 2022

Roughing in Middenglum, my fifth Godsbarrow region original ↗

19 Feb 2022

The Ice Courts, part 4: national relationships and wants original ↗

14 Feb 2022

Deepnight Revelation campaign: half-formed thoughts and notes (no spoilers)original ↗

13 Feb 2022

Traveller generators: worlds, systems, sectors, subsectors, and Mongoose 2e characters original ↗

13 Feb 2022

The Ice Courts, part 3: historical events original ↗

7 Feb 2022

The Ice Courts, part 2: nations and gods original ↗

10 Jan 2022