Blog Series

Click any of the links below to take a look at some of the series that I have written for the blog.

Ongoing / Current Series

Click any of the links below to see any of my ongoing series!

Magical Practices is my ongoing series about different traditions of magic from around the world.

Rethinking Fantasy is my ongoing series about delving into a particular trope in fantasy worldbuilding, and examining how those elements would have actually been perceived in a Medieval or Renaissance or Early Modern context.

Worldbuilding with Government Life Cycles is an ongoing series (coming soon!) that identifies a historical pattern or quirk and then uses it as a framework to develop a fictional world's history. By taking an outline of a cycle that a number of historical governments have gone through, we can quickly write a history for a government that sounds convincing and has more depth than something that is static--the government as it exists at the table only.

Concluded and Past Series

Click any of the links below to see any of my concluded series, organized from most recent to oldest.

January 2025: Worldbuilding in Five Glasses is my January series going through how to use significant historical beverages as an important part of your worldbuilding, based on Tom Standage's book A History of the World in Six Glasses.

December 2024: Reflections features my reflections on my first year in the TTRPG industry.

October 2024: Revising Vampires is focused on the original folklore & adaptation of vampires. We explore how to use more historical vampires in TTRPGs, including Vaesen and D&D.

Summer 2024: Guide to Goblins is focused on exploring the history of different goblin mythology from around the world, and discussing how you can use them to vary goblins in your fantasy TTRPGs. (May be revisited with a final product, TBD).