GAMING STRANGE TALES FROM A CHINESE STUDIO: THE PAINTED WALL
I recently started blogging scenarios and monsters inspired by Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio. You can read thefirst entry for a deeper explanation of the source material and the intention of...
View ArticleGAMING STRANGE TALES FROM A CHINESE STUDIO: THE TROLL
I have been making monsters and scenarios inspired by Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio. You can see the most recent one HERE. I talk more about the source material HERE. The next entry is The Troll,...
View ArticleGAMING TALES FROM THE CHINESE STUDIO: BITING A GHOST AND CATCHING A FOX
I've been creating scenarios and monsters inspired by Pu Songling's Tales from a Chinese Studio. You can see the previous entry HERE. You can also see the first entry where I talk more about the idea...
View ArticleGAMING TALES FROM A CHINESE STUDIO: THE MONSTER IN THE BUCKWHEAT, THE HAUNTED...
I have been making monsters and scenarios inspired by Pu Songling's Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio. You can see the previous entry HERE. The first entry where I explain the concept is HERE. I am...
View ArticleGAMING STRANGE TALES FROM A CHINESE STUDIO: GROWING PEARS AND THE DAOIST...
I have been creating NPCs, monsters, scenarios and more for Wandering Heroes of Ogre Gate by taking inspiration from Pu Songling's Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio. I am working my way through each...
View ArticleGAMING STRANGE TALES FROM A CHINESE STUDIO: THE MONK OF CHANGQING AND MORE
I am doing a series of entries inspired by Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio by Pu Songling. The latest stories are The Monk of Changqing, The Snake-Charmer, The Wounded Python and the Fornicating...
View ArticleGAMING STRANGE TALES FROM A CHINESE STUDIO: THE GOD OF HAIL AND THE GOLDEN...
I have been making NPCs, Monsters and Scenarios by taking inspiration from Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio by Pu Songling. You can see my last entry HERE. The next two entries (19 and 20) from the...
View ArticleGAMING STRANGE TALES FROM A CHINESE STUDIO: GRACE AND PINE
Art by Jackie Musto I have been making monsters, NPCs and scenarios for Wandering Heroes of Ogre Gate, based on each story in Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio by Pu Songling. Occasionally I skip one...
View ArticleGAMING STRANGE TALES FROM A CHINESE STUDIO: A MOST EXEMPLARY MONK AND MAGICAL...
I have been going through the penguin edition of Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio by Pu Songling and making monsters, NPCs and scenarios. Today I am doing A Most Exemplary Monk (#22) and Magical...
View ArticleGAMING STRANGE TALES FROM A CHINESE STUDIO: WILD DOG, PAST LIVES, AND FOX IN...
I have been making NPCs, monsters, and scenarios inspired by Strange Tales from the Chinese Studio by Pu Songling. You can see my previous entry HERE. This is sort of a daily challenge for myself and...
View ArticleGAMING STRANGE TALES FROM A CHINESE STUDIO: THUMB AND THIMBLE AND SCORCHED...
I have been making NPCs, Monsters and scenarios inspired by stories in Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio by Pu Songling. I am using the Penguin edition, translated by John Minford, which has 104...
View ArticleDISPOSABLE DISCIPLES SESSIONS 61-62: SHATTERED TIME
This is a log for my ongoing Disposable Disciples of Bone Kingdom campaign. You can see the previous session log HERE. Note that I began recording sessions, so this has allowed me to do more detailed...
View ArticleGAMING STRANGE TALES FROM A CHINESE STUDIO 30-33: KARMIC DEBTS, DOOR GODS AND...
A door godI have been making NPCs, Monsters and Scenarios inspired by Pu Songling's Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio. For each entry I take two or more stories from the Penguin Edition translated by...
View ArticleGAMING TALES FROM A CHINESE STUDIO 34-36: PAINTED SKIN, THE MERCHANT'S SON...
I have been making NPCs, monsters and scenarios inspired by Pu Songling's Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio. For each entry I take two or more stories from the Penguin Edition translated by John...
View ArticleGAMING STRANGE TALES FROM A CHINESE STUDIO: A LATTER-DAY BUDDHA, FOX...
I have been making NPCs, monsters and scenarios inspired by Pu Songling's Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio. For each entry I take two or more stories from the Penguin Edition translated by John...
View ArticleHISTORICAL OGRE GATE CAMPAIGNS
I realize there have been a lot of blog entries today, so I promise this is the last one until tomorrow. Someone asked me about running historical Ogre Gate campaigns in the Song Dynasty on google and...
View ArticleGAMING STRANGE TALES FROM A CHINESE STUDIO 40: THE LAUGHING GIRL
I have been making NPCs, monsters and scenarios inspired by Pu Songling's Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio. For each entry I take two or more stories from the Penguin Edition translated by John...
View ArticleGAMING STRANGE TALES FROM A CHINESE STUDIO 41: THE MAGIC SWORD AND THE MAGIC BAG
I have been making NPCs, monsters and scenarios inspired by Pu Songling's Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio. For each entry I take two or more stories from the Penguin Edition translated by John...
View ArticleGAMING STRANGE TALES FROM A CHINESE STUDIO 42-44: THE DEVOTED MOUSE, AN...
I have been making NPCs, monsters and scenarios inspired by Pu Songling's Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio. For each entry I take two or more stories from the Penguin Edition translated by John...
View ArticleBLOOD IN DAOXU
The other day I posted a Strange Tales entry on a story called The Magic Sword and the Magic Bag. In it I included an adventure with a map and mentioned that I would be following up with a city...
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