Does anyone have any opinions on web based organizational tools? I have subscriptions to World Anvil and WorldSmith.ai. I purchased Amsel Suite, Quest portal, Dungeon Alchemist, and Arkenforge. Any tips on how you've used these.

I came across a really cool art book called Vermis recently. The background story is that it's a guidebook to an unreleased dungeon crawler from the 90s. I've only had a chance to look at the preview images so far and it has a wonderfully dark, Gothic esthetic to it. Lots of bone, flesh, and decay. https://hollow-press.net/collections/plastiboo/products/vermis-i I've been considering running some dungeon crawls for my monthly one-shot group and Vermis looks great to use as inspiration.

Got to the part of the book where Tristan and Jonah talked about campaign prep and having a list of names that could be pulled for improvised PCs. If you haven't come across it, Malcom Bowers' "Gary Gygax's Extraordinary Book of Names is a nice resoruce for names if you can find it. It breaks apart names by irl nationality/ethnicity and then alphabetically lists common male, female, and family names. It seems a nice alternate to the name generators ... I also like having the alphabetical list so I can find names that make useful initials and the like. Anyway here is the female personal names under Cornish as an example: Female Personal Names Common: Demelza, Eseld, Jenifer, Kerensa, Lowenna, Morwenna, Rosen, Tamsyn, Tryfena, Wenna Standard: Ailla, Angelet, Arranz, Athwenna, Banallan, Barenwyn, Berlewen, Bersaba, Beryan, Blejan, Bryluen, Burien, Caja, Carenza, Ceinwen, Chesten, Columba, Conwenna, Cordelia, Crewenna, Cryda, Delen, Demelza, Derowen, Derwa, Dywana, Ebrel, Elestren, Elowen, Endelienta, Endelyon, Eseld, Eselt, Esyld, Eva, Ewa, Ewe, Glanna, Gweniver, Gwennol, Hedra, Jenifer, Jenifry, Jenna, Jowanet, Kayna, Kelynen, Kensa, Kerensa, Kerenza, Keresyk, Kerra, Kew, Ladoca, Loveday, Lowenek, Lowenna, Mabyn, Manacca, Mariot, Marya, Melior, Meliora, Mellear, Melloney, Mellyn, Melwyn, Melyar, Melyonen, Melyor, Meraud, Merouda, Metheven, Morenwyn, Morgelyn, Morveren, Morvoren, Morwen, Morwenna, Morwennol, Morwetha, Neraud, Nessa, Newlyn, Newlyna, Nonna, Rosen, Rozen, Rozenwyn, Senara, Sevi, Sowena, Steren, Talwyn, Tamara, Tamsyn, Tecca, Tegen, Tregereth, Tressa, Trevenna, Tryfena, Vorva, Weneppa, Wenn, Wenna, Wylmet, Ygerna, Zethar

Lowell Francis was talking about a TTRPG called Sword Opera and around the 35” mark he mentioned Proactive Roleplaying and goals for PCs. (Side note, one of the podcasters on this episode has a bit of a warble in their recording) https://aroundthehearth.openhearthgaming.com/episodes/open-hearth-podcast-episode-3

Every time I go to Target/B&N/Jo-Ann I take a quick spin through their book section to see if they have the latest from the Fishel boys... and I have been looking for months haha. I finally caught one today and was excited to see our name on the cover in tiny font. This one is a collaboration with a few other GMs and was a lot of fun to work on. There are a few new locations in here that we came up with together, but a few of them are also well-worn and well-loved locations from our home games. If you have ever played a TTRPG at our table, you might find a familiar town or city inside.