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How I have been week-to-week running a library game

 I have been running a public library game of Nightwick Abbey, this summer, and it's been a lot of fun. I'm going to tell you how to make your public library game a success! If you want more details about my game in particular, check out the campaign wiki  for it.  The Dungeon First off, choose a megadungeon. I've been using a prewritten one, which is mostly a great help. Check what system it requires, note any conversion that has to be done, and take stock of all the materials included (map, bestiary, lore bits, etc.). I recommend taking room descriptions and  somehow  getting them into an editable format (not pdf). This will ease the restocking process. I have been writing down in a notebook all room restocks, and have risked losing track of room contents several times. This is annoying. Don't do this. Take the time to copy everything out of the pdf.   Megadungeon creators! I would love plaintext versions of all your documents for the above reason. I don'...

Something to Entertain You, Pt. 3

 Books: Buddhism Books: Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind Everyday Zen: Love and Work Each Moment is the Universe To Meet the True Dragon Beyond Thinking Realizing Genjokoan The rest:   Teatro Grottesco The Hellbound Heart Jung: A Graphic Guide   A minor haiku collection Some Flannery O'Connor stories, scattered TBR: Current Read: Frankenstein     La Morte D'Arthur  Reread some Gene Wolfe (did not finish The Wizard Knight , would love to)   Let me take a minute and gush about Frankenstein. I love it. I think it is beautiful only halfway through. I love the emotional, poignant prose as a man takes retrospect on his sins against nature. I love the joy and stinging profundity of a newborn monster as he discovers himself profoundly human then rejected by anything else that might call itself such. The prose and story is so simple, but so penetrating. Its rich first-person narrative is incredibly moving. Reread this tired high school assignment and question your hu...