L5R5E Mini-Campaign, Part 3 (Legend of the Five Rings, 5E)
Dusty and Tanner return to Rokugan with Legend of the Five Rings! They talk about their latest session, including "mythology episodes", introducing supernatural elements into grounded games, GM backseat driving, dilemmas that end up having clear answers, campaign villains, how often to engage with the game's core mechanic, D1 glazing, relationship building with NPCs, the best way to study for a setting, and players controlling NPCs.
Legend of the Five Rings: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/257004/legend-of-the-five-rings-core-rulebook
Tanner's Favorite L5R fiction: https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/news/2017/10/31/better-to-be-certain/
Intro / Outro Music: Mirror Image by BernardW100!
7 Sept 2026
Tanner's Campaign: Churwood Concluded (The Tan Hack)
Tanner talks with Dusty about the mixed conclusion to his homebrew OSR sandbox game. Topics of conversation include how to conclude an open-ended story, Macguffins that don't work, how random encounters can generate plot, the dedication of players, GM ego, magic item design, and how (mostly) awesome The Monster Overhaul is.
The Tan Hack: https://thecrystalmaw.itch.io/the-tan-hack
The Monster Overhaul: https://www.indiepressrevolution.com/xcart/The-Monster-Overhaul.html
The Ruined Asylum of Uulgreth: https://thecrystalmaw.itch.io/the-ruined-asylum-of-uulgreth
The Slime Tunnels of Allorala: https://thecrystalmaw.itch.io/the-slime-tunnels-of-allorala
Lair of the Keymaster by QuestingBeast: https://questingblog.com/summers-end/
Ruined Asylum of Uulgreth by Tanner on Itch: https://thecrystalmaw.itch.io/the-ruined-asylum-of-uulgreth
Abberant Reflections by Directsun on DrivethruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/419533/aberrant-reflections
Temple of 1000 Swords by Brad Kerr on DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/360211/Temple-of-1000-Swords
Intro / Outro Music: Mirror Image by BernardW100!
31 Aug 2026
L5R5E Mini-Campaign, Part 2 (Legend of the Five Rings, 5E)
The Legend of the Five Rings mini-campaign continues! Dusty and Tanner talk about the second session, including an unexpected story climax, themes in RPG stories, misalignment driving storytelling, player monologues, reining in GMPCs, what prep looks like for a narrative game, and GM vs player obligations in play.
Legend of the Five Rings: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/257004/legend-of-the-five-rings-core-rulebook
Intro / Outro Music: Mirror Image by BernardW100!
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