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Podcast Transcripts In The Works!

Greetings Mythicists! I hope everyone is well, and your PC's haven't accidentally fallen through a rift in space and time.

I had wanted to get transcripts posted for each Podcast episode, but have fallen way behind on that. Thankfully, line editor extraordinaire Mel is willing to punch their way through my tortured dialogue and bring the transcripts up to date! Thanks Mel :)

I just posted transcripts for Episodes 3, 4, and 10. I believe #2 was already up. That leaves all the other...

Mythic Magazine #54 Content Poll

Greetings Tier-3 Mythicists! May the Fourth be with you :) I hope your adventures are going well and your Player Characters find magical Rings of Oops Can I Redo That?

It is time for another Mythic Magazine Content Poll, where you get to decide the future evolution of Mythic systems! What will it be this month? It is an awesome responsibility! But with great power comes great polling.

As usual, please select as many of the article options below as you wish. I will go with the top ...

Mythic Magazine #53

Greetings Mythicists! Welcome to the end of April. I hope your adventures are going well and your PC's haven't all skipped out on you to go play board games!

Speaking of board games ... this issue has an article that I've been thinking about for a long time. I got my start making solo games when I was a wee child, spending weekends lounging on the floor of my room scrawling out solo board games with paper and pencil. Now here's Mythic, playing board games!

This issue contains:

MM Compilation #7 POD Discount Links

I just can't help myself today, here I go with another post! :)

It's finally out, the print-on-demand editions of Mythic Magazine Compilation #7 at DriveThruRPG! I have discount codes for you Tier-3 Mythicists below. Each link takes $12.95 off the full print price.

Mythic Magazine Compilation #7 Print Edition Discount Links

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April Preview

Greetings Mythicists! It must be Update Friday, because this is my second post of the day with Mythicy stuff :)

I have a preview for you Tier-3 folks. This one involves a tool in Mythic Roleplaying Second Edition that's used to focus adventures. The box above shows "Keyed Events", which come in four varieties. Keyed Events is a combination of two current mechanics: Thread Progress Tracks and Keyed Scenes. I think they combine together really well, with the Keyed Scenes idea bringing wit...

Mythic Magazine Podcast #14

Greetings Mythicists! A new podcast episode is hot out of the digital oven. In this episode, #14, I answer a question about the Fate Check and its fate in Mythic RPG 2e. Then, we return to the world of Deadworld Dome where Vi has to deal with the aftermath of the tavern fight.

Happy adventuring!

Progress Journal, April #1

Greetings Mythicists! I hope your month is going well, and your PCs' days are brillig with slithy toves that gyre and gimble in the wabe :)

What's going on around here? Well, let me tell you :)

Big Example, Meet Art

So, I made this post a few days ago: https://www.patreon.com/post...

Mythic Magazine #53 Content Poll

Greetings Tier-3 Mythicists! I hope your April is going well, and your time-traveling Player Characters haven't accidentally killed their grandfathers.

It's that time again! Poll time! Poll-o-clock! You chose well for the last issue, it was a blast making monsters. That never gets old for me. And I'd been wanting to delve into non-linear adventures for some time.

So what will you select this month? Let's find out :)

As usual, below you will find 10 article ideas. Choose as m...

Who to artisize?

I have a question for the Mythicists! There have been so many examples written in Mythic Magazine, both small and Big examples, that I feel like I've missed a beat by not having Jorge make art for some of it. A few subjects have found their way from text to art, such as the mage's frog assistant and Brizas, but my question to you is ... which character do you remember from an example that you'd love to see Jorge make artwork for?

I can't do this as a poll, since that would limit the cho...

Mythic Magazine #52

Greetings Mythicists! I hope your month has gone well, and monsters haven't been giving your PCs too much trouble :)

Speaking of monsters ... the latest issue of MM is running wild with them! This is what's being served up this month:

A Mythic Bestiary: Five unique monsters with stats, lore, and adventure hooks to drop them into any solo adventure for new twists!

Non-Linear Solo Adventures: Bend time in your solo adventures by play...

Progress Journal, March #2

Greetings Mythicists! I hope your month is going well and your adventures are chock full of unexpected Random Events :)

What progress has taken place since last this journal appeared? Let's take a peek inside ... :)

A Chat With PJ
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March Preview!

Greetings Tier 3 Mythicists! I have a monstrous preview for you this month :)

The image above is one of the creatures in the upcoming issue of Mythic Magazine's "Bestiary" article. Each creature has a breakdown box, like this fine undead fellow. Statistics use the Ranks system from Mythic Roleplaying and some past issues. I'll include those rules in this issue, as well as how to use them for combat and task resolution.

Most creatures include supporting material, such as random tab...

Mythic Magazine Podcast #13

Greetings Mythicists! In this episode, we return to the world of Deadworld Dome, where Vi needs to find a place for Beth and her community to stay but trouble breaks out first. I also answer a question about the future of The Adventure Crafter.

Happy adventuring :)

Mythic Magazine #52 Content Poll

Can you feel it? The electricity in the air. A low rumbling in the earth. It's here again and the world will never be the same ... the Mythic Magazine Content Poll!!!

Issue #52 is just waiting for you to direct it. As usual, choose any number of the ideas below. I'll take the top two that fall into different categories.

Let the polling begin!

Progress Journal, March #1

Greetings Mythicists! I hope your adventures are going well, and your PCs are doing better than mine :)

What's going on around here lately? Let's take a peek ...

GM's Day Sale At DTRPG
DriveThru has their annual GM's Day Sale going on, with tons of stuff marked down by as much as 40% (with some 50% items too). That includes most of my stuff as well, which I think is kind...

Mythic Magazine #51

Greetings Mythicists! I bring tidings of a new issue, #51!

This appears to be the "gamify your game" issue, with two articles focused on rule mechanics to connect to adventure narrative elements.

Here's what's happening in this issue:

The Mechanics Crafter: A simple system to randomly connect bits of your adventure to RPG rules to create new, custom crunch specific to your adventure.

The Event Crafter Collection: Three Event ...

February Preview

Greetings Tier 3 Mythicists! For this month's preview, I have a revised Name Sounds table.

I wanted to make the table (which is found in Mythic GME 2e) smoother and easier to use for Mythic RPG 2e, so I'm taking a different approach to it. In principle, it works much the same, but with less work required.

The table, as shown above, now only contains one and two letter combinations. The concept entries have been removed (things like Animal and Occupation).

The results are use...

Event Crafting

Greetings Mythicists! Issue #51 is coming along nicely, I'm having fun making Event Crafter sheets :)

It's nice to finally dig my teeth back into this subject. Event Crafting is an easy way to introduce "expanding events" into an adventure.

It looks like this issue will have three Event Crafter Situations. Each one is about 6 pages long, so three seems like a good number to top out at. I have two done so far. They are:

Evidence Of A Conspiracy: This is ...

Event Crafter Subject Ideas

Greetings Tier 3 Mythicists! I have need of the awesome creative power of your brains!

I'm making Event Crafter tables for the next issue, and am fishing for subjects that you'd like to see covered. I probably won't be able to do them all, but I'll make as many as I can.

So far, the following subjects are in the mix:

• Gradually losing touch with reality

• Mystery Matrix mystery events

• Unfolding horror stories

• Political intrig...

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Mythic Magazine Podcast #12

Greetings Mythicists! I hope your month is going well and your adventures are full of delicious honey (that'll make more sense when you hear the podcast) :)

We return to the world of Deadworld Dome with Scene 8 of our ongoing adventure, as Vi the scavenger attempts to survive the zombie infested wilds and make her way back to the safety of the dome.

I also address a player question about creating mini-games within adventures and gamifying the adventure narrative.

Happy adven...

A Quest For Questions! And Other Stuff.

Hello Mythicists! I am, once again, seeking your questions and comments for the Mythic Magazine Podcast.

As you may or may not know, I like to start each podcast by drawing a random question or comment from a Mythicist and answer it or talk about it.

This started as an Ask Me Anything type of thing, but I quickly realized it's also a good forum to showcase player thoughts and tips and anything else you'd like to hear aired and talked about.

So please, post your questions an...

Progress Journal, February #1

Greetings Mythicists! I hope your month is going well, and you're deconstructing adventure modules for solo play :) Those modules never saw it coming.

The latest issue of Mythic Magazine was exciting to make, I love subjects like running solo games with published adventures. There are so many ways to go about it, that it's fun to ask, "What if we try doing this ... ?"

A lot of what's currently cooking are things you know about, but here's the scoop:

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Mythic Magazine #51 Content Poll

Greetings Tier 3 Mythicists! I hope your month is going well, and your Player Characters are shopping for Valentine's gifts for you!

It's that time again, when the awesome power and responsibility to guide Mythic into the future falls into your mighty hands! Last month it was playing solo in published adventures and Mythicing outside the house. What will it be this month???

As usual, please select as many article topics below as you wish. I will go with the top two vote-getters th...

Mythic Magazine #50

Greetings Mythicists, and welcome to the BIG FIVE OH! Mythic Magazine has turned 50 (issues) today, so make sure your Player Characters all share some cake!

This issue has:

Deconstructing Prepared Adventures For Solo Play: Use prepared adventures to fuel solo adventures quickly and easily.

Mythic On The Move: When leaving home don't leave your solo adventures behind! Ideas and strategies for playing while traveling.

I loved J...

Progress Journal, January 2025, #2

Greetings Mythicists! Not a lot has happened since the last Progress Journal, but there's always something going on. Here are some highlights:

Compilation #7 PODification
I've started work on getting Mythic Magazine Compilation #7 ready for POD printing on DRTPG. Much of the prep work is making sure artwork falls within ink limits and that the covers for the various editions ar...

Mythic Magazine Podcast #11

Greetings Mythicists! Return with me to the world of Deadworld Dome for Scene 7 of Vi's journey through a zombie apocalypse using a draft version of Mythic Roleplaying Second Edition. I also talk about developing dialogue in a solo adventure.

Happy adventuring :)

Fishing For Podcast Questions

I'm preparing for the next Mythic Magazine Podcast, so I figured I would cast my line out into the Mythicist brain pool and see what questions and thoughts you all might want to share.

I collect these questions and randomly choose one to answer at the beginning of each podcast. I have a nice, hefty manilla folder full of questions ready to roll, but I can always use more!

I keep saying "ques...

Progress Journal, January 2025, #1

Greetings Mythicists! I hope your year has gotten to a good start, and the people in your campaign settings are celebrating :)

Here's a peek at what's been going on here lately ...

New Formats For Mythic GME 2e
Mythic Game Master Emulator 2e is appearing in a few new formats and to some new audiences. It's not exactly on a march toward global conquest, just slowly reachin...

Mythic Magazine #50 Content Poll

Greetings and happy New Year, Tier-Three Mythicists! I hope your year has gotten to a good start and your Player Characters have all made achievable resolutions.

It's time for the next Content Poll, where you exercise your awesome responsibility to decide where Mythic evolves to next!

As usual, please select as many ideas below as you like. I'll take the top two vote-getters from separate categories!

Let the polling begin!

Mythic Magazine #49

Greetings Mythicists! I hope your December is ending well, and your Player Characters have all made New Years resolutions :)

Mythic Magazine #49 is now ready for download. This issue has a new Crafter in it for building societies of all kinds and sizes. There's also a guide for new solo roleplayers covering a wide range of topics.

The Society Crafter: Randomly generate societies, including histories, cultural details, what they produce, and more to make commu...