8 Tabletop Composers You Must Know
The best TTRPG composers for you to use in your tabletop campaigns
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Lore & Mortar #4: Power Structures
When designing fantasy worlds, add intrigue and nuance by fine-tuning the relationships between power structures.
Sensory Stimuli Tables to Immerse Your Players in Fantasy Cities
Roll on these tables to instantly generate evocative, immersive descriptions to feed your players' imaginations.
Run Tabletop Campaigns with Hybrid Theater
Halfway between theater-of-the-mind and strict use of tactical batlemaps, Hybrid Theater is an ideal way to run tabletop campaigns.
Make the Most of Mirror Parties
Mirror parties are a convenient reflection of the player characters. Throw them into a tabletop campaign to force your players to consider who they really are and what they want.
Danse Macabre - Interview with Chris Pickett and Wythe Marschall of Stillfleet Studio
We go deep on historical fantasy, mutations, and the Grit System with the team behind Danse Macabre.
Lore & Mortar #3: Gods and Faith
Before you start sketching out complex pantheons, consider the fundamental questions of divinity in a tabletop context.
8 Albums to Amplify Your Tabletop Sessions
Expand your tabletop music library with 8 picks from various genres and lesser known artists.
Fixing Intracity Travel
Going from A to B within a TTRPG city can be engaging, but you need to choose your goal carefully.
Borough Bound Q&A #1
We answer your questions about TTRPG cities: how to do laws, vary up your villages, and add combat to otherwise safe settlements.
Your Tabletop World Is Too Big
There is value in keeping your TTRPG campaign conveniently bounded.
d100 NPCs to Populate Your Tabletop City
Instantly generate compelling characters to plop into your fantasy city
music
How to Prep Music for a Tabletop Session
Everything you need to know about preparing music in advance of a TTRPG campaign.
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.
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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.