Directory

We think that it’s important that y’all have an easy way to navigate everything we’ve published at Wayside. To that end, the directory. Our posts have been organized and linked below for easy access.

Mastery

Mastery articles are advice for running TTRPGS. Sometimes they include original content for you to run, but more typically they discuss the craft of DMing.

1. How I Run Travel (Feb. 2024)

2. Two Rules for Props (Feb. 2024)

3. Making Money Matter (Feb. 2024)

4. Tips for Terrain (May. 2024)

5. Running Rulers I (May. 2024)

6. Running Rulers II (Jun. 2024)

7. On Worldbuilding (Jul. 2024)

8. Your First Adventure (Aug. 2024)

9. The Shape of Adventure (Aug. 2024)

10. Trust at the Table (Nov. 2024)

11. Soundtrack Your Game (Jan. 2025)

Reliquary

Reliquary is a series of game reviews that use the game in question as an entry point to a specific game design or facilitation concept.

1. The One Ring (February. 2024)

Tarnished

Tarnished is a series following the design of our Monster-Hunting System for D&D 5e. This is Wayside’s current big project.

1. Monster Hunting (Mar. 2024)

2. Disciplines of the Hunt I (Mar. 2024)

3. Disciplines of the Hunt II (Mar. 2024)

Correspondence

Correspondence are more personal messages from me. Some are just little notes and updates, but others are more developed personal essays.

1. Reading Roundup (Feb. 2023)

2. A Little Update (Mar. 2024)

3. The Space Between (Sep. 2024)

4. “The Circle” is now “Wayside Games” (Nov. 2024)