Blog - M.T. Black Games

How do you make travel interesting, challenging, and meaningful?

A Healer’s Kit contains herbs, bindings, salves, tinctures, and other field remedies useful for treating wounds.

Soup of the Night shares RPG advice I wish I had received.

Pointless Monument shares some roleplaying improv techniques.

These items were emailed between November 16th and January 2nd, 2025.

TSR Periodicals released Dragon #8 in July 1977.

Leveling up is one of the most important milestones in a character’s journey, but it is often reduced to a quick character sheet update between sessions.

Herein are presented the rules for the game of Magister, a most noble contest of wit and cunning, first devised on the island of Rulk Majier but now favored by learned minds and rulers throughout the known realms.

TSR Periodicals released The Dragon #7 in June 1977.

This investigative horror game is my first attempt at a one-page RPG in the style of John Harper, Grant Howitt, etc.

I read many books in 2024, primarily short sci-fi/fantasy novels and novellas.

Each week, I send out ten D&D related links to my newsletter subscribers.

Here's a personality generator I've created, for use with NPCs or PCs.

These items were emailed between August 30th and November 9th, 2024.

D&D uses an abstract combat system based on hit points.

D&D Fifth Edition defines a long rest as "a period of extended downtime, at least 8 hours long, during which a character sleeps for at least 6 hours and performs no more than 2 hours of light activity."

Herbal remedies for various ailments and injuries are a staple of fantasy literature, but the D&D core rules scarcely mention them.

There are few things as satisfying in D&D as a challenging and memorable boss battle.

An effective travel montage in D&D can transform a mundane journey into a meaningful and immersive experience.

These items were emailed between May 25th and August 23rd, 2024.