Mark S. CookmanMar 19, 20211 minAngelfish IslandToday, I would like to share with you the small island of Angelfish. Roughly 7 nautical miles from North to South and about 7 and a half...
Mark S. CookmanMar 15, 20213 min10 Wild West Town Encounters Last year I took on a Kickstarter for a Wild West newspaper filled with NPC's, maps, adventure seeds, tables and more. I was thrilled to...
Mark S. CookmanJun 19, 20201 min20 Battle Maps for your Nautical or Pirate Games Last week, I shared some maps for wild west games. This week, I have had The Seas of Vodari in my thoughts and I know many folks will be...
Mark S. CookmanJun 12, 20201 min15 Cool Battle Maps for your Wild West GamesSeems like it's been a long time since I posted anything here. I've been busy working on a Kickstarter project (The Promise Town Gazette),
Mark S. CookmanFeb 27, 20204 minStagecoaches are NOT just for WesternsI have been working on a Kickstarter project recently, and that led me to research stagecoaches. I had always thought that the stagecoach...
Mark S. CookmanJan 24, 20203 min13 Wild West Town EncountersLast week I posted a collection of wilderness encounters for western games, as well as a link to a few of the more popular games in the...
Mark S. CookmanJan 24, 20204 min13 Wild West Wilderness EncountersRecently I have been working on a project of a western nature and that has led me to create a few western themed tables. I am thoroughly...
Mark S. CookmanJul 26, 20193 min13 Mysterious Happenings Around TownMedieval City by Robin Tran As a DM, one of my favorite methods of getting the "upperhand" for the villains is distraction. It is...
Mark S. CookmanJun 7, 20192 minPirate Directions -- The 32 Points of BearingHere is a cool little bit of lore that you may be able to use to "dress up" the talk of your NPC's for nautical games. Today we will...
Mark S. CookmanMar 29, 20198 min13 Things You'll Find on a Pirate's Treasure Map>Treasure Map created by freepik - www.freepik.com Today we go back to the sea to search for fabulous treasures. This list is a bit...
Mark S. CookmanMar 15, 20196 minA Pirate's Dozen of Notice Board NotesThis week we're going to look at the town message board. A place where adventurers can gather information about the town that they are...
Mark S. CookmanMar 1, 20194 minA Pirate's Dozen of Magic Items for Skalliwags and SwashbucklersWelcome to the crew of the Black Shark. We share and share alike here and no one gets any special meals or extra portions from the cook....
Mark S. CookmanFeb 15, 20192 min20 More Lines of Trash Talk for NPC'sPhoto © Chris Reynolds (cc-by-sa/2.0) Almost 2 years ago, I wrote a blog entry entitled "20 Lines of Bad Guy Trash-Talk for RPG Fights "....
Mark S. CookmanFeb 1, 20194 min13 Ships to Encounter on the High SeasWhen running a nautically-based game, one thing that you can never have too many of is NPC ships. Ships can be complicated encounters to...
Mark S. CookmanJan 25, 20198 min10 Legends of the Seas from the Mouths of Drunken SailorsLegends of the sea are as old as sea-faring itself. Surely, the first person to ride a log canoe out of sight of land was greeted with...
Mark S. CookmanJan 18, 20193 min13 Pieces of Garbage to Litter your DungeonOnce again we will be looking at some elements that might be found in a dungeon. Last week we looked over some dungeon graffiti . This...
Mark S. CookmanJan 12, 20192 min13 Pieces of Graffiti to Decorate your DungeonsGraffiti can be found nearly everywhere in our modern culture, as well as in many ancient ruins. It only stands to reason that it may...
Mark S. CookmanNov 17, 20182 min13 More Riddles to Confound both You and Your PlayersHere are 13 more riddles for your games, but this time with a bit of a twist. You'll find all the answers below, but they're in an...
Mark S. CookmanNov 2, 20182 minA Pirate's Dozen of Riddles for Fantasy RoleplayingSorry that I've been lost at sea for a while. I'm back today with a collection of riddles that can be used by a sphynx or by any npc that...
Mark S. CookmanNov 10, 20172 minWyatt's Rangers - NPC Heroes for Your Post Apocalypse GameToday's post is a little different than most that appear here, although it stays within our current post apocalyptic theme. I don't...