Publisher Advice: Why Patreon is Awesome

In April this year, Raging Swan Press launched its Patreon campaign. Since then, we’ve hit our first and second milestones and quintupled the word rate which we pay our freelancer game designers.

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GM’s Advice: What Surprising Thing Does a Dungeon Need?

I’ve written a fair amount about dungeon design over the last few years. Recently, I came to a startling realisation!

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By Matt Morrow

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Gloamhold: The Village of Coldwater

Widely thought to be a haven for smugglers and other miscreants, rumours swirl as thickly about Coldwater as the persistent sea fogs that sometimes blanket the place for days at a time. Set at the head of a muddy cliff top path, Coldwater is an isolated, dismal place. Its folk are sullen, ugly people and even the village’s ruler hates the place. For all that, Coldwater can be a place of opportunity and adventure. Sometimes, pirates drop anchor off the coast to deal with the local smugglers while rumours of a sunken stair and a nearby cove of ill aspect bring a steady stream of adventurers to the village.

The Sunken Stair by Matt Morrow
The Sunken Stair by Matt Morrow

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