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Dive into the exciting lineup of Scaldcrow Games' weekly blogs and get inspired for your next tabletop adventure!

Tactical Tuesday gears you up with strategies and tips for enhancing your TTRPG experience.

Wrestling Wednesday brings the thrill of the ring to life, perfect for fans of action-packed storytelling.

Fantastic Friday unlocks imaginative realms, featuring ideas and resources for Worlds of Pulp™ and beyond.

Each article is thoughtfully crafted by T. Glenn Bane and a team of passionate contributors, offering fresh perspectives, creative materials for generic TTRPGs, and updates on Scaldcrow's latest news and projects.

Your next story, battle, or world is just a click away. Explore now and join the adventure!

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Tactical Tuesday: The Next Job

By Glenn Bane

Alright, team, listen up—this isn’t one of those feel-good, wave-the-flag kind of missions. Out there in the Gulf of Atithia, the water’s not calm and neither are the people.

Tactical Tuesday: Operation Iron Howl

By Glenn Bane

Alright, listen up, tough guys. You didn’t sign up for this job because it’s easy—you signed up because you know how to handle chaos with a cigarette in your mouth and a gun in your hand. Well, congrats; chaos just knocked.

Tactical Tuesday: Build it Loud, Build it Weird

By Glenn Bane

Alright, soldier, you want a vehicle that’s more than just some rusty old tin can on wheels? You want a ride that’s gonna turn heads, drop jaws, and maybe, just maybe, leave your enemies wondering what the hell just hit them? Then you’re in the right place. These ain’t factory fresh; they’re built, not born. Every bolt and every weld tells a story.

Tactical Tuesday: Meet Your Assets

By Glenn Bane

Alright, strap in, rookie. If you’re rolling with this crew, you better know your assets, inside and out. The team’s got the looks of chaos, but it’s all built on strategy, guts, and gear. Everything in your hands or at your back is what keeps you breathing after the lead starts flying, so you better appreciate it. These tables? They’ll build your squad, gear ‘em up, give ‘em wheels, and show you where and how they operate. Roll, adapt, and survive.

Tactical Tuesday: Join the Best…

By Glenn Bane

Alright, listen up. You don’t call yourself a merc without backing it up. If you’re here, you’re looking for something tougher. Something sharper. You’re sniffing around for a shot at joining them. The mercenary outfit with the kind of reputation that wakes people up in a cold sweat. These guys aren’t your barroom brawlers or wannabe heroes—I’m talking the hardest, leanest pack of professional killers-for-hire you’ll find anywhere. If you don’t have what it takes, stop pretending and scram now, because this crew doesn’t babysit. They break you—or worse—and only the best damned soldiers come out the other end standing.

Tactical Tuesday: Know Your Enemy

By Glenn Bane

Alright, listen up, rookie. You’re running a military campaign, and your players just walked into the wrong stretch of nowhere. They’re not up against an orderly line of enemy troops, but the dirty underbelly of warfare—the shadows of the battlefield. Brigands, marauders, guerrillas, and raiders. They’re not the same breed, so don’t treat ‘em like they are. If you do, your TTRPG loses its edge, and worse, your players won’t respect the danger they bring. You’ve gotta know who they are, what they want, and how to use ‘em if you’re gonna make their lives hell.

Tactical Tuesday: Operation Ruinfall

By Glenn Bane

The story unfolds in the crumbling industrial underbelly of Tasrin City—a swampy, corrupt port town that sweats oil and smog. The squad has commandeered an old factory—what used to be a meat-packing plant during the good times.

Time to Rise and Grind!!

By Glenn Bane

Ladies and Gentlemen, the spectacle of Rumble City may have concluded, but who says the action has to stop? The legendary moments, the jaw-dropping moves, the unforgettable wrestlers—they’re all ready to step back into the spotlight.

Stories and Blogs

Mazes & Mondays #1: Allure of Fantasy

By Glenn Bane

What is fantasy, and why does it speak to something primal within us? Simple as a question it may seem, defining fantasy is like trying to catch the light of the moon in your hand. The genre is vast and multifaceted, shimmering with endless possibilities. From tales of brutal warriors carving their legacy in blood…

Friday Fears and Fables 2: Fear of the Mind

By Glenn Bane

Psychological horror brings a unique kind of dread to tabletop role-playing games (TTRPGs). Unlike other forms of horror that rely on external forces like monsters or gore, psychological horror focuses inward on the mind. It thrives on paranoia, internal conflicts, and the disintegration of reality itself. Players find themselves questioning what’s real, often forced to face their deepest fears and vulnerabilities. This genre doesn’t just unsettle the characters—it sinks its hooks into the players, creating a deeply immersive and deeply personal experience.

Friday Frights and Fables #1: 1970s Horror

By Arthur Thomas Worth

Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the very first chapter of an odyssey into the dark, twisted realms of horror and imagination. Scaldcrow Games is proud to present Friday Frights and Fables, a beacon for those who seek the macabre, the mysterious, and the marvelous within their stories. Here, we will traverse the uncharted shadowlands of terror,…

31 Days of Halloween in January: Deep Red

By Glenn Bane

Deep Red (1975)******* (7 out of 10 stars)Directed by: Dario ArgentoStarring: David Hemmings, Daria Nicolodi, Gabriele Lavia, and Clara Calamai “You’re walking through a dark tunnel, but somewhere there’s a tiny sliver of light.” – Carlo Deep Red is not a film designed to comfort or coddle. Giallo, by its very nature, thrives on discomfort, confronting…