Hey folks, Let me start this by formally thanking all of you who have been following and supporting Bug & Claw thus far. The amount of traffic this website has been getting actually blows my mind. 3.1K users in the last 90 days when I haven't posted a whole lot and all of my ad […]
Are you running a Curse of Strahd or other game set in Barovia? Have some curious players or looking for new ways of keeping things interesting yourself? Well here's a little adventure generator to help keep your exploration, adventure, and storytelling going strong! You can roll three d20s on this table to quickly spin up an idea for […]
In the last devlog I wrote about exploring potential SRDs to support the game. I found that a bit too restricting for the event and "map" type portion of things that I've been thinking about, so I've decided to concept out a few things. I may still revisit an SRD for the other aspects of […]
I recently wrote about starting the process of creating a game with an AI that I named named Dav. I have since continued with that project, though leaving Dav behind (sorry, robo-pal), having only utilized them during the initial concept phase while my brain was foggy from having covid. Dav and I made a short, solo […]
Buying through an affiliate link supports Bug & Claw. More information Note: For any of my players in the Smelly Quest campaign (hey that's what they call themselves) be aware that this post has spoilers! The problems At the start of the pandemic, a group of friends approached me wanting me to DM a group of […]
Main kit This is a snapshot of my current main TTRPG kit for solo gaming and for when I DM. I add to and remove from this as needed, but overall, these are the things I grab. So, what are you seeing, and why is it part of my kit? All of this is pretty minimal. I […]
Since posting this article, I have written about the ramifications of AI and my pledge against it. Read the post A week ago a couple of my best friends and I went for dinner and caught covid. Since then, my brain-meat has been working at less than optimal capacity. While I took at least one day […]
Saltmarsh and the surrounding areas are ripe for extended exploration, adventure, and storytelling. Why stop at the Ghosts of Saltmarsh when you can spin up new adventures filled with peril, mystery, and treasure? You can roll three d20s on this table to quickly spin up an idea for a new adventure, whether a rumour heard at the […]
Five, ten, maybe twenty bright red birds flew past the window, followed a split second later by a few stragglers. Out of sight almost as quickly as they'd have been noticed. It had been months since we had seen any meaningful activity, spending our time exploring the strange new lands from an airship in the […]
