BLACK SHARK ENTERPRISES

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 ...

Seems 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),

I have been working on a Kickstarter project recently, and that led me to research stagecoaches. I had always thought that the stagecoach...

Last 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 g...

Recently 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 ...

Medieval City by Robin Tran As a DM, one of my favorite methods of getting the "upperhand" for the villains is distraction. It is sometim...

Here 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 disc...

>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 diffe...

This week we're going to look at the town message board. A place where adventurers can gather information about the town that they are in...

Welcome 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. ...

Photo © 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 "....

When running a nautically-based game, one thing that you can never have too many of is NPC ships. Ships can be complicated encounters to ...

Legends 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 th...

Once again we will be looking at some elements that might be found in a dungeon. Last week we looked over some  dungeon graffiti . This w...

Graffiti can be found nearly everywhere in our modern culture, as well as in many ancient ruins. It only stands to reason that it may lit...

Here 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 ancien...

Sorry 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...

Today's post is a little different than most that appear here, although it stays within our current post apocalyptic theme. I don't creat...

If you haven't seen my previous post, 5 Robotic Monsters or Minions for D&D 5e, then you should probably check it out. It will explain wh...

"OK, WTF? Robots for D&D 5e?!? Why would you waste your time making such things?" This is what my brain has been screaming at me since I ...