Blog: https://icastlight.blogspot.com Dungeons: https://warren-d.itch.io/tabaldaks-geas Designing Dungeons Course: https://dungeons.hismajestytheworm.games/https://bsky.app/profile/icastlight.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/icastlight.bsky.social/post/3mx5u7yjsu22mThis seems like a great use of tech and a great way for smaller producers to get a leg up over bigger beasts [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Oct 2026 21:27 +0000at://did:plc:fmygsbyrivu6x77lnfaovfft/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx5u7yjsu22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/icastlight.bsky.social/post/3mx5jbj6u4c2tYou always need a ruined keep in your back pocket- where else are those brigands holed up or cult has gone with that abductee. And 37 rooms makes for a solid 2-4 session delve. [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Oct 2026 18:11 +0000at://did:plc:fmygsbyrivu6x77lnfaovfft/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx5jbj6u4c2thttps://bsky.app/profile/icastlight.bsky.social/post/3mx54rw2pm22nMaking terrain using grey caulk on cardboard, a stone texture roller, simple black wash, and wooden dowels, popsicle sticks, and clothes pins05 Oct 2026 14:27 +0000at://did:plc:fmygsbyrivu6x77lnfaovfft/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx54rw2pm22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/icastlight.bsky.social/post/3mx33vpxq6k2hLooking forward to trying this out with the knighted frogling PC in my local Nightwick game [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Oct 2026 19:06 +0000at://did:plc:fmygsbyrivu6x77lnfaovfft/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx33vpxq6k2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/icastlight.bsky.social/post/3mwynubqz4c22Perfect for a Halloween one-shot! [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Oct 2026 19:50 +0000at://did:plc:fmygsbyrivu6x77lnfaovfft/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwynubqz4c22https://bsky.app/profile/icastlight.bsky.social/post/3mww5xrh72k2dI love @dungeondoll.itch.io small weird dungeon gods: https://dungeondoll.blogspot.com/2026/10/gaolcat.html02 Oct 2026 20:00 +0000at://did:plc:fmygsbyrivu6x77lnfaovfft/app.bsky.feed.post/3mww5xrh72k2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/icastlight.bsky.social/post/3mwugl3y67222Need a fantastic illustrator for your project? One who can span horror, fantasy, and sci-fi? [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Oct 2026 03:29 +0000at://did:plc:fmygsbyrivu6x77lnfaovfft/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwugl3y67222https://bsky.app/profile/icastlight.bsky.social/post/3mwsybyyz322qSometimes death doesn’t have to be an end, here’s a ghost 👻 of a class: https://icastlight.blogspot.com/2026/09/shade-as-class-or-things-to-do-when-you.html01 Oct 2026 13:40 +0000at://did:plc:fmygsbyrivu6x77lnfaovfft/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwsybyyz322qhttps://bsky.app/profile/icastlight.bsky.social/post/3mwsv47mthc2nI like this/jealous of this write up because it establishes the PC in the world, gives the player a couple of goals to aim for, and incorporates more solidly domain building from the start [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Oct 2026 12:43 +0000at://did:plc:fmygsbyrivu6x77lnfaovfft/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwsv47mthc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/icastlight.bsky.social/post/3mwpdvcwkfk24Hunters, archers, and those seeking vengeance tie a prayer flag (100sp) to the enormous shafts of this skeletal giant. The next arrow loosed is as magic missile. [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Sep 2026 02:57 +0000at://did:plc:fmygsbyrivu6x77lnfaovfft/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwpdvcwkfk24https://bsky.app/profile/icastlight.bsky.social/post/3mwp5ct37qs24Some of the best illos in D&D that I've seen. A patreon that will certainly beloved by fans of risen dead! [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Sep 2026 01:00 +0000at://did:plc:fmygsbyrivu6x77lnfaovfft/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwp5ct37qs24https://bsky.app/profile/icastlight.bsky.social/post/3mwldu3ugxc2uNew magic systems in D&D are often proposed- bah! Vancian magic works just fine, but what is needed is better problems for magic to solve. However, if you're gonna use components, they should enhance spells not be need to cast them in the first place: https://icastlight.blogspot.com/2026/09/magic-needs-mini-problems-not-mini.html28 Sep 2026 12:46 +0000at://did:plc:fmygsbyrivu6x77lnfaovfft/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwldu3ugxc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/icastlight.bsky.social/post/3mwbxxwyk5s2vNever thought I’d get super exciting about basing miniatures but here we are. Practicing the dryer sheet/ dry wet wipe marbling technique to create a blood in the water look24 Sep 2026 19:19 +0000at://did:plc:fmygsbyrivu6x77lnfaovfft/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwbxxwyk5s2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/icastlight.bsky.social/post/3mw5l3srvz22dGiving rise to this excellent, crystalline piece of advice from her about D&D dungeon design... [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Sep 2026 01:18 +0000at://did:plc:fmygsbyrivu6x77lnfaovfft/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw5l3srvz22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/icastlight.bsky.social/post/3mvzujnfnd22xWe’ve seen dungeon patches from @riseupcomus.bsky.social and keying off of that I wanted to bring back the geomorph concept to the public space; an ideal mapping piece for nodes: https://icastlight.blogspot.com/2026/09/crypt-cribs-of-corpse-children-dungeon.html https://icastlight.blogspot.com/2026/09/crypt-cribs-of-corpse-children-dungeon.html?m=121 Sep 2026 13:56 +0000at://did:plc:fmygsbyrivu6x77lnfaovfft/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvzujnfnd22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/icastlight.bsky.social/post/3mvup7igmq222Time is an ever present force in our lives and I think it marking it passage is one of the best ways to make a fictional world feel real. It is also the it resource constraint! [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Sep 2026 12:38 +0000at://did:plc:fmygsbyrivu6x77lnfaovfft/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvup7igmq222https://bsky.app/profile/icastlight.bsky.social/post/3mvsasqsnrc2dOne of the coolest 40k paint jobs I’ve seen. And related, one of the recent “advances” in mini painting has been the influx of beauty isle products like beauty blender sponges and nail painting tools- which has to be in part if not whole related to an increase in women in the hobby!18 Sep 2026 13:15 +0000at://did:plc:fmygsbyrivu6x77lnfaovfft/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvsasqsnrc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/icastlight.bsky.social/post/3mvnrn4bx4c2hAlways a great question which I tried to answer in this (🥇Bloggie-winning post): https://icastlight.blogspot.com/2025/09/why-megadungeons-campaign-structure-for.html [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Sep 2026 18:33 +0000at://did:plc:fmygsbyrivu6x77lnfaovfft/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvnrn4bx4c2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/icastlight.bsky.social/post/3mvmbjwyf6k26Has anyone ever run a modern RPG with a Magic 8-ball?⚫16 Sep 2026 04:12 +0000at://did:plc:fmygsbyrivu6x77lnfaovfft/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvmbjwyf6k26https://bsky.app/profile/icastlight.bsky.social/post/3mvlyfy6znk2lIf you ever wonder how old-school PC survive their low hp and/or wonder how many hirelings an old-school group rolls with, well, here's an answer: the token at the top is the PC, tokens below are the hirelings If this intrigues you, check out @inplacesdeep.bsky.social fever-dream isles of CUCCAGNA!16 Sep 2026 01:29 +0000at://did:plc:fmygsbyrivu6x77lnfaovfft/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvlyfy6znk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/icastlight.bsky.social/post/3mvjqwt5ers2pThis is the way... [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Sep 2026 04:10 +0000at://did:plc:fmygsbyrivu6x77lnfaovfft/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvjqwt5ers2phttps://bsky.app/profile/icastlight.bsky.social/post/3mvh5yidnt22mFun to add a little extra to a terrain piece so that it can be a barrier or double as an objective marker/alter14 Sep 2026 03:25 +0000at://did:plc:fmygsbyrivu6x77lnfaovfft/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvh5yidnt22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/icastlight.bsky.social/post/3mv6a6k74ac2qAbsolutely true! And In today’s world I adore heavily idiosyncratic works. [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Sep 2026 14:10 +0000at://did:plc:fmygsbyrivu6x77lnfaovfft/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv6a6k74ac2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/icastlight.bsky.social/post/3muxy6zg23222One trick to start DMing is to write a dungeon yourself. Because you will understand this adventure inside and out, matching a rule/ruling to any situation at hand will be much easier. Because a dungeon is essentially a vault of gold, you're challenging the players to rob it. People get this! 👇 [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Sep 2026 02:31 +0000at://did:plc:fmygsbyrivu6x77lnfaovfft/app.bsky.feed.post/3muxy6zg23222