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The Villain’s New Clock: A Guide to Externalising Doom
As a Referee, I’ve long wanted a better way to present villain pacing. How do I make the antagonist’s plan feel real, relentless, and imminent
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Knock! and My Summer Reset: How One Magazine Unlocked the Joy of Gaming Again
For those of us in education, the year is a sprint. We work relentlessly for months, a blur of lessons, marking, and administrative duties before
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The Goonies, The Gold Bug, and The Problem with Red Herrings in a One-Shot
⚠️ SPOILER WARNING ⚠️ This article discusses the specific design, clues, and mechanics of Limithron’s The Gold Bug adventure for Pirate Borg. If you intend
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Don’t Fear The Reaper: Why Character Death is the Feature, Not the Flaw, in OSR Games
I’ve been spending quite a bit of time on the super friendly Pirate Borg Discord server of late, one of the topics that I keep
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Carousing is the Best Prep: How to Turn Gold into Rumours and Immediate Action
We often think of carousing as a decompression phase: the well-deserved chance to celebrate survival, blow some gold, and relax. But if you treat carousing
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What Pirate Borg Taught Me About Character Creation
The character creation process in most modern TTRPGs is a preventative measure. It’s an hour-long exercise designed to minimise risk, maximise optimisation, and ensure the
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Why Three Hours is the Gold Standard for Adventuring
We need to stop lying to ourselves about lengthy gaming marathons. Every veteran referee loves the idea of the six-hour dungeon crawl, the all-day epic
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