Category: theory

  • To Sneezweed, or Not to Sneezweed?

    To Sneezweed, or Not to Sneezweed?

    Fun, or not fun? This is an herb that can be foraged in certain hexes of The Hollers , the Mauritter hexcrawl we are developing based in a mythological Appalacha setting. Traditionally, Sneezweed, is a snuff that was used in some places in Appalachia to induce sneezing to rid one of evil spirits or disease…

  • Symbolic Play

    Symbolic Play

    The old text based pc adventure games: They would tell you the basics, what you see in a room, but you’d have to interrogate the game to find out a key was hidden beneath the lamp. There was no ‘roll a perception check.’ That kind of play requires more effort, but it also more evocative…