# Latest **URL:** https://forums.hexed.press/latest.md?page=2 [Latest](https://forums.hexed.press/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forums.hexed.press/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forums.hexed.press/tags.md) **Page:** 3 --- ## [\#RPGaDay2025 - Create one game thing a day for 30 days!](https://forums.hexed.press/t/rpgaday2025-create-one-game-thing-a-day-for-30-days/959)
**Author:** [@Todd](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Todd)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2025, 12:02am UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/rpgaday2025-create-one-game-thing-a-day-for-30-days/959 "2025-09-01T00:02:31Z")
A prompt a day for 30 days? Let’s DO this! And, yeah, we’re behind, or at least I am… but my first piece is done! On patrons… Feel free to post links to your work in here if I can entice you to participate! --- ## [AD&D Appendix A - Dungeon Generator Experiment](https://forums.hexed.press/t/ad-d-appendix-a-dungeon-generator-experiment/962)
**Author:** [@Croco](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Croco)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2025, 6:34pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/ad-d-appendix-a-dungeon-generator-experiment/962 "2025-08-21T18:34:36Z")
My idea was using the Dungeon Generator from Appendix A to create the layout of a village or city. For that I generated a short dungeon and used that as a base to layout a village. Here’s what came out of that: Dungeo… --- ## [Ironsworn and Starforged!](https://forums.hexed.press/t/ironsworn-and-starforged/960)
**Author:** [@Todd](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Todd)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2025, 5:18pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/ironsworn-and-starforged/960 "2025-08-16T17:18:06Z")
An Ironsworn collection is up right now on Bundle of Holding! If you’re finding this after the sale is over, everything is also available on DriveThruRPG. It’s been recommended to me a few times so I final… --- ## [High Trust, Invisibility, and Draw Steel](https://forums.hexed.press/t/high-trust-invisibility-and-draw-steel/961)
**Author:** [@Todd](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Todd)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2025, 9:52am UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/high-trust-invisibility-and-draw-steel/961 "2025-08-15T09:52:03Z")
I’m becoming more and more of an adherent of High Trust game styles and I was reminded of this when I stumbled upon a discussion of invisibility in the Draw Steel subreddit. … --- ## [The Appendix N Game Jam](https://forums.hexed.press/t/the-appendix-n-game-jam/950)
**Author:** [@Todd](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Todd)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2025, 5:33pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/the-appendix-n-game-jam/950 "2025-08-04T17:33:04Z")
The Appendix N Jam Your adventure will be assigned a made up Appendix N book title. Your submission must use and reflect the title assigned to you. We’ll send your randomly determined title within 24 hours via Email… --- ## [In Saltibus Strages - A Dirtbags! Adventure for the Get Razed! Game Jam!](https://forums.hexed.press/t/in-saltibus-strages-a-dirtbags-adventure-for-the-get-razed-game-jam/958)
**Author:** [@Todd](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Todd)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2025, 3:10pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/in-saltibus-strages-a-dirtbags-adventure-for-the-get-razed-game-jam/958 "2025-08-04T15:10:55Z")
SITREP The sci-tech conglomerate, YOTJA (Yeert-Keach Odyne Transduction Jargonaut Association), has lost contact with a scientific-research outpost on the planet, Saltus-IV. Eco-terrorism is suspected. Your R.I.P. sq… --- ## [Troupe: Ultralight - One Page RPG Jam 2025 Entry](https://forums.hexed.press/t/troupe-ultralight-one-page-rpg-jam-2025-entry/956)
**Author:** [@Todd](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Todd)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2025, 12:31am UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/troupe-ultralight-one-page-rpg-jam-2025-entry/956 "2025-07-23T00:31:26Z")
I wrote this up over the weekend and dropped it onto Itch yesterday. It’s my entry in the One Page RPG Jam. Essentially, it’s a stripped down, setting-agnostic version of the Troupe TTRPG that I’ve been working on. It… --- ## [Player Guide for my upcoming B/X campaign](https://forums.hexed.press/t/player-guide-for-my-upcoming-b-x-campaign/957)
**Author:** [@Heroes\_Homebrew](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Heroes_Homebrew)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2025, 9:02pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/player-guide-for-my-upcoming-b-x-campaign/957 "2025-07-22T21:02:20Z")
I used B/X as a basis but wanted to build on it in some mechanical and non-mechanical ways to make it a game unique to my table. I’ve added boons and banes to be rolled randomly prior to choosing class, skill (or more ap… --- ## [Dungeon Level Detailing Procedure](https://forums.hexed.press/t/dungeon-level-detailing-procedure/955)
**Author:** [@Croco](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Croco)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2025, 9:37pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/dungeon-level-detailing-procedure/955 "2025-07-18T21:37:22Z")
Use this procedure when you want to detail a dungeon level from scratch or expand on existing material. If you want to create an entire dungeon, simply apply the procedure for each level. Theme You likely already have… --- ## [Are irredeemably evil creatures necessary for D&D?](https://forums.hexed.press/t/are-irredeemably-evil-creatures-necessary-for-d-d/954)
**Author:** [@Todd](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Todd)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2025, 8:46pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/are-irredeemably-evil-creatures-necessary-for-d-d/954 "2025-07-17T20:46:54Z")
Do we need evil creatures as morally acceptable fodder for our TTRPG games? :open\_book: Read the Prismatic Wastelands blog post, “Killing Creatures”. Read the video transcript. --- ## [Solo Play Report - The Halls of Testing (1977)](https://forums.hexed.press/t/solo-play-report-the-halls-of-testing-1977/951)
**Author:** [@Croco](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Croco)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2025, 6:43pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/solo-play-report-the-halls-of-testing-1977/951 "2025-07-15T18:43:50Z")
A solo playthrough of „The Halls of Testing“ from White Dwarf Issue 4 (1977), using the barbarian class detailed there. Can be found here: Explore: Beneath & Beyond: Original Scenarios Resurrected II: The Complete Barba… --- ## [Megadungeon Random Level Connections](https://forums.hexed.press/t/megadungeon-random-level-connections/939)
**Author:** [@Todd](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Todd)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2025, 7:19pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/megadungeon-random-level-connections/939 "2025-07-02T19:19:16Z")
Croco posted this on the Discord but I thought it would be better served here, where we’ve got more robust text formatting. Here’s their original post: A probably terrible, strange way to plan a megadungeon (especia… --- ## [The Resident Alien](https://forums.hexed.press/t/the-resident-alien/949)
**Author:** [@Todd](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Todd)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2025, 9:48pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/the-resident-alien/949 "2025-07-01T21:48:36Z")
The Resident Alien was my last second submission to the Cairn 2e sci-fantasy background jam. You are an alien, from another dimension or a far away galaxy, hiding in plain sight. Names Bigbootay, Cold, Gazu, Indrid… --- ## [Ditch the dungeon in your next D&D game?](https://forums.hexed.press/t/ditch-the-dungeon-in-your-next-d-d-game/945)
**Author:** [@Todd](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Todd)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2025, 4:35pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/ditch-the-dungeon-in-your-next-d-d-game/945 "2025-06-20T16:35:42Z")
Can you ditch the dungeon and still play an old school D&D game? :backhand\_index\_pointing\_right: Support the channel by becoming a Patron Whether it’s OD&D, B/X, BECMI, or one of their clones, like Old Sc… --- ## [Open Table Playtest Report - LIVE!](https://forums.hexed.press/t/open-table-playtest-report-live/944)
**Author:** [@Todd](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Todd)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2025, 5:32pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/open-table-playtest-report-live/944 "2025-06-17T17:32:36Z")
Happy Tuesday! I ran my game last night at an FLGS, let’s talk about it! :backhand\_index\_pointing\_right: Support the channel by becoming a Patron! Show Notes: Check out my adventure, “Escape!” --- ## [How I Prep to Run Games](https://forums.hexed.press/t/how-i-prep-to-run-games/941)
**Author:** [@Todd](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Todd)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2025, 11:10pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/how-i-prep-to-run-games/941 "2025-06-15T23:10:38Z")
Part One: Pre-Campaigning Part one of how I prep for TTRPGs, concerning pre-campaigns, and my Minimum Viable Play model of game prep. --- ## [Why play roleplaying games alone](https://forums.hexed.press/t/why-play-roleplaying-games-alone/937)
**Author:** [@Enfors](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Enfors)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2025, 9:38pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/why-play-roleplaying-games-alone/937 "2025-06-09T21:38:46Z")
It’s the obvious question, isn’t it? Everybody knows that roleplaying games are a group exercise. The fun comes from the interaction with other participants as well as untangling the plots of the Game Master. That’s not … --- ## [Not Friday Community Livestream!](https://forums.hexed.press/t/not-friday-community-livestream/938)
**Author:** [@Todd](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Todd)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2025, 9:30pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/not-friday-community-livestream/938 "2025-06-09T21:30:38Z")
:backhand\_index\_pointing\_right: support the channel by becoming a patron! Articles: Simple TTRPG Crafting System for D&D Campaigns — Domain of Many Things Rise Up Comus: The Copy and Paste Manifesto Desig… --- ## [Is the rise of AI tools good for the TTRPG hobby?](https://forums.hexed.press/t/is-the-rise-of-ai-tools-good-for-the-ttrpg-hobby/936)
**Author:** [@Todd](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Todd)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2025, 6:00pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/is-the-rise-of-ai-tools-good-for-the-ttrpg-hobby/936 "2025-06-05T18:00:31Z")
How do you feel about the use of AI in the tabletop roleplaying games that you play and run? :backhand\_index\_pointing\_right: Support the channel by becoming a Patron :open\_book: Read the transcript --- ## [Get Razed Game Jam for Dirtbags!](https://forums.hexed.press/t/get-razed-game-jam-for-dirtbags/935)
**Author:** [@Todd](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Todd)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2025, 5:53pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/get-razed-game-jam-for-dirtbags/935 "2025-05-30T17:53:00Z")
Get Razed is a game jam hosted on Itch by, friend of the channel, The Dungeon’s Key, for their dirtbags TTRPG! What’s good, hosers. Welcome to Get Razed , the first ever Dirtbags! compatible community content jam, m… --- ## [Level up your D&D alignments!](https://forums.hexed.press/t/level-up-your-d-d-alignments/933)
**Author:** [@Todd](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Todd)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2025, 3:06pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/level-up-your-d-d-alignments/933 "2025-05-22T15:06:44Z")
I like alignments-- what if we implemented actual mechanics around them? :backhand\_index\_pointing\_right: Support the channel by becoming a Patron! There’s a transcript, if you prefer to read. --- ## [The 500 Word Game Jam](https://forums.hexed.press/t/the-500-word-game-jam/932)
**Author:** [@Todd](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Todd)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2025, 9:06pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/the-500-word-game-jam/932 "2025-05-20T21:06:50Z")
Make a TTRPG adventure scenario using 500 words or less. I ran across this jam over the weekend. It looks fun and won’t require too much effort. I’ve joined, maybe you will too? If you do, let me know what you subm… --- ## [Old School Redux: giving the classic character classes a makeover](https://forums.hexed.press/t/old-school-redux-giving-the-classic-character-classes-a-makeover/931)
**Author:** [@Todd](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Todd)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2025, 2:09pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/old-school-redux-giving-the-classic-character-classes-a-makeover/931 "2025-05-19T14:09:12Z")
This is something I’ve been thinking about for awhile. My current inspiration is the custom cleric class that I put together and talked about here: This led me to thinking about tweaking the generic tu… --- ## [Customize player character classes to worldbuild & share lore](https://forums.hexed.press/t/customize-player-character-classes-to-worldbuild-share-lore/930)
**Author:** [@Todd](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Todd)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2025, 1:14pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/customize-player-character-classes-to-worldbuild-share-lore/930 "2025-05-16T13:14:07Z")
For your OSR D&D game, customize the generic player character classes for your setting and campaign. :backhand\_index\_pointing\_right: Support the channel by becoming a Patron :open\_book: Read the transcri… --- ## [Does your OSR game suffer from class struggles?](https://forums.hexed.press/t/does-your-osr-game-suffer-from-class-struggles/929)
**Author:** [@Todd](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Todd)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2025, 1:46pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/does-your-osr-game-suffer-from-class-struggles/929 "2025-05-05T13:46:55Z")
This video has been a struggle! But I’ve finally got something that I THINK lays out what I want to say: think about classes and why you may or may not be open to expanding them. If you are not, why? … --- ## [My first attempt at a "Campaign Starter" session](https://forums.hexed.press/t/my-first-attempt-at-a-campaign-starter-session/925)
**Author:** [@bryansmiff](https://forums.hexed.press/u/bryansmiff)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2025, 5:52pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/my-first-attempt-at-a-campaign-starter-session/925 "2025-04-11T17:52:40Z")
A few years ago I wrote out the start to a campaign I wanted to run, squarely planted in the “classic fantasy” style. This was before I actually got to play DnD lol. My idea was to have the first half of the session be … --- ## [How to run "empty" hexes in your hexcrawl adventures!](https://forums.hexed.press/t/how-to-run-empty-hexes-in-your-hexcrawl-adventures/926)
**Author:** [@Todd](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Todd)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2025, 2:15pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/how-to-run-empty-hexes-in-your-hexcrawl-adventures/926 "2025-04-11T14:15:46Z")
Here are some tips and tricks to running those pesky unkeyed hexes on your hexmap! :backhand\_index\_pointing\_right: Support the channel by becoming a Patron :page\_with\_curl: A transcript is available. --- ## [Social caste, character back story, PC context](https://forums.hexed.press/t/social-caste-character-back-story-pc-context/735)
**Author:** [@Perkins](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Perkins)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2025, 8:43pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/social-caste-character-back-story-pc-context/735 "2025-04-09T20:43:36Z")
Anyone have suggestions, opinions, or comments on this topic? I am curious, if this has much value for other DMs. There are times when I have had players create a brief (one or two sentence) back story for their charact… --- ## [Long Island Tabletop Expo 2025](https://forums.hexed.press/t/long-island-tabletop-expo-2025/924)
**Author:** [@Todd](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Todd)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2025, 4:49pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/long-island-tabletop-expo-2025/924 "2025-04-09T16:49:23Z")
This past Sunday, I was at the Long Island Tabletop Expo. It was my first time and more of a fact-finding expedition than anything else. I didn’t play any games but I did get a couple of minutes with a local creator and … --- ## [Mitigating Roll-Under Attribute Systems](https://forums.hexed.press/t/mitigating-roll-under-attribute-systems/923)
**Author:** [@Todd](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Todd)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2025, 3:40pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/mitigating-roll-under-attribute-systems/923 "2025-04-04T15:40:48Z")
It’s a blog post! :grinning\_face\_with\_smiling\_eyes: More than a few OSR and NSR games rely on a roll-under-attribute system to determine the success or failure of actions under pressure. This approach has the benefit… [Previous page](https://forums.hexed.press/latest.md?page=1) [Next page](https://forums.hexed.press/latest.md?page=3)