Category Archives: rambles

New videos: Saving Saxham, Factions, Layout

Posted on February 24, 2025 by Joseph

I’m still making videos, so you should go watch them! #8 Saving Saxham: I review my very first adventure and discuss what I did right and what I definitely did not do right. #9 Factions: Let’s talk about how to … Continue reading →

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Dungeon Age sales numbers

Posted on January 1, 2025 by Joseph

Happy New Year to all! I thought I would mark the changing of the calendars by giving you a peek behind the curtain here at Dungeon Age enterprises. I’m going to present some of my sales data, both to thank … Continue reading →

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Puzzle Dragons

Posted on July 5, 2024 by Joseph

A puzzle dragon is a powerful monster, but it does not have a traditional stat block. It can only be killed in one specific way. The challenge for the players is to learn how to kill the puzzle dragon, and … Continue reading →

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Updates from Carcassay

Posted on November 13, 2023 by Joseph

My hideous city-inside-a-Titan-Rat-corpse is crawling toward completion. I have stopped writing, and started moving the text into layout! What’s in it? At the moment, there are over 100 locations in and around the city. Almost every location has at least … Continue reading →

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A few doodles

Posted on October 17, 2023 by Joseph

Inspired by Richard Whitters…

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Thinking about drawing fantasy art

Posted on June 26, 2023 by Joseph

Have you checked out Graphite Prime’s RPG work? I really like their blog, and I really dig their original art. I’ve just ordered print versions of their adventures, Date of Expiration and Praise the Fallen, and I’m looking forward to … Continue reading →

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RPG Confessions: Experience points (XP)

Posted on June 2, 2023 by Joseph

So. I don’t care about XP. Just… at all. Some folks express concern about getting XP at an appropriate rate. And look, I get it. Whatever system you play, there are probably rules about how to get XP and how … Continue reading →

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RPG Confessions: Too much loot

Posted on May 31, 2023 by Joseph

So. I don’t believe an adventure can have too much treasure in it. Some folks express concern when an adventure has too many treasures in it. Specifically, too many magic items. Perhaps they see the loot in each dungeon room, … Continue reading →

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RPG Confessions: Over-powered treasure

Posted on May 26, 2023 by Joseph

So. I don’t believe in over-powered, “game-breaking” treasure. There is no such thing. Some folks express concern when an adventure has certain types of magic items. For example, magic armor that makes the wearer immune to fire… at Level 1. … Continue reading →

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Dungeon Age – 2022 in Review

Posted on December 31, 2022 by Joseph

Well, hey there friends, this has been a super busy year for me. I wrote a ton of adventures. I updated some novels. I wrote a game! I’m really proud of the work I finished this year, and I’ve been … Continue reading →

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