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Tactical Tuesday: Join the Best…

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.

Mazes & Mondays: Leprechauns Go Wild!!

Game Masters, we’ve all been there. You’re running late, the party is chomping at the bit, and your prep time has evaporated faster than free ale in a tavern. Don’t worry—chaos is your friend. And nothing screams “chaotic adventure” like a mischievous leprechaun on a rampage.

Frights & Fables: Into the Heart of Madness

Horror, my friends, begins and ends with atmosphere. It is not merely the setting you traverse, but the weight that hangs over every roll and decision. Dim lantern light flickering on damp stone. The oppressive screech of distant, unseen predators. A whisper—barely audible, yet undeniably chilling—curling around the room as you boil your final ration of coffee. This is the stage upon which pulp-horror comes alive.

Returning to Charlotte in Style

I’ve always believed there’s a certain poetry in revisiting the places that shaped you. For me, ConCarolinas in Charlotte was one of those places.

Tactical Tuesday: Know Your Enemy

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.

Frights & Fables: The Crimson Reflection

Gather around Mi Amici. I have a story to tell you. A horror to share. In the still, dark recesses of a killer’s heart, an ember grows, and a fire spreads. Read down and enjoy this tale of tragedy and triumph and tragedy. But be warned, you may want to subscribe to this blog. Soon our content will be coming to our subscribers and not be released for general consumption.

Words and Wonders Wednesday: Melodrama

Ah, so you have questions, do you? Concerns? Fears about how to captivate the players at your table? First of all, don’t think of the table as a simple, flat, lifeless plank of wood, but rather a crackling campfire with attendees eager to be festooned with fright by your paralyzing tales.

Tactical Tuesday: Operation Ruinfall

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.

Frights & Fables: The Anatomy of a Cryptid Tale

Good evening, dear readers, and welcome once again to Friday Frights and Fables! Tonight, we tread the serpentine path into the realm of cryptids—those shadowy figures standing just out of reach, half-remembered in glimpses and shrouded in legend. Yes, my friends, it’s time we dissect the anatomy of these strange and compelling tales.