Lore & Mortar
Lore & Mortar #2: What to Ignore
Don't overburden yourself when designing tabletop settings! Know what you can safely ignore when building your worlds.
new content
Introducing: Gunless Gauchos
Gunless Gauchos is a game all about Wild West adventure in fantasy worlds.
interview
The Loop Builds Its Own Structure - Interview with Ian Fisher of Tabletop RPG Music
A conversation with tabletop composer Ian Fisher about musical structure, VTT audio, and our composer community.
Lore & Mortar
Lore & Mortar #1: What Do They Eat?
Figuring out what your NPCs eat will help you answer auxiliary questions about how your setting works.
rollable tables
d100 Points of Interest for Your Tabletop City
Populate your TTRPG city with clever and unique POIs with just one roll!
magic
A Taxonomy of Magical Taxonomies
How you categorize the magic in your TTRPG setting will have a huge impact on the feel of your game world.
TTRPG philosophy
Embrace the Inertia of Your Tabletop Game World
The best TTRPG stories explore the frictions between player agency, uncertainty, and inertia.
world
The Gameplay Value of Frontiers
Where to place an adventure matters. A frontier is the perfect setting for tabletop campaigns.
rollable tables
Fantasy TTRPG City Generator
Generate unique and memorable ideas for tabletop cities in just 3 rolls.
city
How Borough Bound Designs an RPG City
From ideation to final edits, here's the full process Borough Bound uses to create tabletop settlements. Please steal our ideas!
interview
A Glimpse Into How She Games - Interview with Ginny Di
A conversation with RPG guru Ginny Di about session prep, NPC creation, and kenku reproduction.
music
Use Weirder Tabletop Music
An unexpected music choice can immediately invigorate a TTRPG encounter and dramatically alter how your players conceptualize the scene.