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Five Minute Folio

Every week I share a bite-sized, action-packed newsletter ("The Five Minute Folio") where I share resources and ideas to help you have more fun with worldbuilding and TTRPGs. Check out some past editions below!

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Five Minute Folio: Speeding Up Combat, A Spectral Tower Appears, and an Out of This World Podcast

Goosidore's Grimoire March 22nd Five Minute Folio ↓ A TTRPG and worldbuilding newsletter. Happy Five Minute Folio Friday! Here are this week's list of TTRPG-related things I've been pondering about and finding useful. Feel free to forward along if you think it might help a friend. 🎲 A Game Master Tip In games like D&D, rolling for damage for each attack can be a huge time suck and slow down gameplay drastically, especially during large battles or when the players/GM prefer a faster pace. To...

8 months ago • 2 min read

Goosidore's Grimoire March 16th Five Minute Folio ↓ A TTRPG and worldbuilding newsletter. Happy Five Minute Folio Saturday! Here are this week's list of TTRPG-related things I've been pondering about and finding useful. Feel free to forward along if you think it might help a friend. 🎲 A Game Master Tip Starting a new campaign and want the party of player characters (PCs) to seem like they've known each other for years? Use this technique: Tell each player to write down rumours about their...

8 months ago • 3 min read

Goosidore's Grimoire March 8th Five Minute Folio ↓ A TTRPG and worldbuilding newsletter. Happy Five Minute Folio Friday! Here are this week's list of TTRPG-related things I've been pondering about and finding useful. Feel free to forward along if you think it might help a friend. 🎲 A Game Master Tip Death saving throws. What’s seemingly just another D&D game mechanic can actually be a great plot device. I roll death saves for PCs behind the DM screen & hide the results. Suspense mounting, PCs...

9 months ago • 1 min read