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Mark Ezra
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Infusing social-emotional learning into tabletop roleplaying games — one story at a time.
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Under the Skin
Magical tattoos are a great concept — but how do you bring them to life at the table? Under the Skin delivers 90 richly imagined tattoos for tabletop RPG players, each with its own mechanics for vanity, power, and consequence.
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October 25, 2026
Perception and the Passing of Time
Disclaimer: This post is jam-packed with affiliate links for books that have enriched my life in meaningful ways. When you buy from Amazon after clicking any of them, it provides me with a percentage of the sale at no additional cost to you. But more importantly, you’re enriched by the ideas of some really great […]
Read More →September 6, 2026
What If No One Pledges?
I remember vividly the moment between full days of content creation and announcing to the world that I had this content to share… for a price. It was emotional. It was vulnerable. There was a split-second before I hit “Enter,” my heart pounding, that I thought back to past creative projects that had proven lackluster.
Read More →July 12, 2026
The NEW Ealdsmyth: An optimized system with psychological growth in mind
I can’t begin to explain how groundbreaking this summer has been for us creators of the Ealdsmyth TTRPG system. Roger Speer, Greg Peterson, and I spent a few days together on a creative retreat, and what we emerged with is an intentional, even more immersive and meaningful system that we call “Ealdsmyth 2026.”
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