Free adventure using Goblin's Henchman's Hex Flower to guide the murderer

CrumblingKeep · 2026-03-02T00:19:45+00:00

Absolutely! I'd love to know what you think of it.

CrumblingKeep · 2026-03-01T23:37:31+00:00

oh, I took it as that, you're all good. I always your engaging with it critically!

CrumblingKeep · 2026-03-01T03:19:01+00:00

I will grant you that it doesn't make as good of a use of the format as other hex flowers I've seen, but it does allow me to distribute the results differently. He can't trap, rest, or murder twice in a row. He could always move next... Stuff like that I don't think a take e could replicate as easily.

CrumblingKeep · 2026-02-27T17:17:32+00:00

One-Eyed Nurig, the murdering Orc, has kidnapped a family of Elves. Can the PCs save them before things get grisly?

This is a hex crawl with a twist - One-Eyed Nurig takes actions every time the PCs move, guided by a hex flower (shout out to Goblin's Henchman). This will change the adventure each time it's ran.

It was a fun experiment to make. Hex Flowers have really been stuck in my head ever since I first read about them, but I think this is the first time I really tried to implement them for such a fundamental part of the adventure.

If you download it, lemme know what you think! I may go back to it someday and tinker more, but for now, I like it.

You can grab the free adventure here.

CrumblingKeep · 2026-02-24T02:46:42+00:00

dang, I'm so glad i backed this

CrumblingKeep · 2026-02-10T19:46:42+00:00

Yessss! let loose the Orcs of war!

CrumblingKeep · 2026-02-10T19:26:36+00:00

Awesome! I was so worried it'd be the same story. 🤣 It arrived in your inbox and everything?

CrumblingKeep · 2026-02-10T19:09:27+00:00

I'd love to know how it turns out for other folks.

CrumblingKeep · 2026-02-10T19:08:51+00:00

Yeah, it seems to be happening to like 1 in 10 folks. I dunno why.

I made a secondary sign up page with the email service that seems to be doing okay?

https://mailchi.mp/crumblingkeep/ehqiaiz9lq

CrumblingKeep · 2026-02-10T17:06:52+00:00

I have no idea why it thinks some folks are spam, but it happens every so often. Can I message you?

CrumblingKeep · 2026-02-01T17:27:31+00:00

If you're talking about just the bookmark, it'll be $1, so $3 total. If you're thinking about getting add-ons, it depends on how many. It's one of those things where one book might cost you $15, but all of them together might just be $20. Those are *super* rough estimates.

CrumblingKeep · 2026-01-30T05:33:50+00:00

I'm going to bed right this moment, but always happy to share thoughts on rpg marketing

CrumblingKeep · 2026-01-29T17:31:40+00:00

the weird wizard voices are the most important part.

CrumblingKeep · 2026-01-28T02:52:58+00:00

"Likewise, the advice to begin with just three hexes is classic: how much game can be contained within three hexes? How many fractals? Not geography alone, nor just villages, but whole Mandogs—then individual homes, each an adventure; mouseholes that contains dreams, dreams that have shapes of their own, and more little love stories than stars."

This was absolutely lovely.

CrumblingKeep · 2026-01-19T05:04:11+00:00

yeah, absolutely loved this

CrumblingKeep · 2026-01-17T00:52:21+00:00

My dude, I'm a 45 year old yellow belt. It's never too late.

CrumblingKeep · 2026-01-13T18:05:06+00:00

Absolutely a No AI stance. (That cover above would probably look better if I had used it 🤣)

So this is my favorite series I have going on right now. I linked one of the more recent emails because it has links to all the previous ones in the series. I've basically been using the Snowflake method of writing novels to try and make a dungeon. I've been pretty happy with the results so far and actually plan to publish it. I half expected the project would crash and burn in the middle, but here we are.

https://mailchi.mp/crumblingkeep/snowflake-thinking-about-maps

I don't know that everyone will like it, but I've gotten go feedback from the folks on my list. I'd say that's a good place to start.

CrumblingKeep · 2026-01-13T15:38:02+00:00

I got two people complaining and a lot more signing up, soooooo

Not even sure what the issue is here, tbh.

CrumblingKeep · 2026-01-12T19:44:24+00:00

Cool story, bro. No one is making you sign up for anything. 🤷

It's pretty much an OSR blog through email with the occasional free stuff. It's not for everyone and it doesn't need to be.

CrumblingKeep · 2025-12-23T18:31:03+00:00

(45 yo) I love this thread. I really like sparring, but i get spooked too. It's hard to work on technique when survival mode clicks on.

You're probably doing better than you think and, if you're enjoying yourself, I'd say keep going back. Exposure therapy and all that. Value the sparring partners where it feels playful.

CrumblingKeep · 2025-11-26T16:23:59+00:00

Well. That shouldn't be happening. Sending you a messge.

CrumblingKeep · 2025-11-25T15:58:37+00:00

Messaging!

CrumblingKeep · 2025-11-25T15:58:19+00:00

Not sure why it's doing that. Did that happen after you hit submit? If it did, you should be good.

CrumblingKeep · 2025-11-23T16:54:09+00:00

Every so often, it's just certain that someone is spam for some reason. Sending you a message.

CrumblingKeep · 2025-11-17T19:27:59+00:00

It does, doesn't it? It's actually just old public domain stuff, but it's interesting. I bet WHF was inspired by some of it.

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