Le joyeux scribe

This is my tabletop RPG blog. Dedicated to my interests in games of the simple, accessible, adventure-rich variety. Close to old-school / OSR / FKR sensibilities. Other miscellaneous things might find a way in.

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Tuesday, July 23, 2024

Dungeons all the way down – preview

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I have a big post brewing about dungeons . It will probably be in two or more parts, and needs illustrations. Here is a TL;DR preview so I c...

Sunday, July 21, 2024

Reading Holmes right now

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... and it's interesting. I lean even more rules-light ordinarily, and the book is still somewhat chaotic. But it's a good read, a g...

Sunday, July 7, 2024

Death at 0 HP – a simple adjustment

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On matters of survival, older rules are harsh : out of HP, you're dead. It's quick and makes sense : the character can't take hi...

Monday, May 6, 2024

Dream journals

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If you don't do it, I incite you to keep a dream journal, in whatever form you desire. It's both a useful tool to get to know your p...

Sunday, May 5, 2024

Actually acceptable adversaries

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A random table for villains that are acceptable to destroy and crush, either allowing for kid-friendly violence (eugh, what an awful associa...

Saturday, May 4, 2024

Random table : which OSR are you ?

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Just for fun : a quick random table to know which part of the wide OSR movement one may belong to. Heh, that might even be applicable to ran...

Monday, January 22, 2024

Don't xander your dungeons, jaquays them !

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Just relaying this article from Anne , over at DIY & dragons. You know how the OSR sphere talks about "jaquaying dungeons" si...

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Le joyeux scribe: Le joyeux scribe (« the happy scribe ») writes freely about pen-and-paper role-playing games, especially those belonging to the spheres of the simple, the accessible, the adventure, the old school / OSR / FKR, the interesting. Other miscellaneous things might find a way in.

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