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Raging Swan Press in One Word
June 9, 2026
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Raging Swan Press in One Word
June 9, 2026
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June 9, 2026
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You Should Practise Foveated Campaign Design
May 25, 2026
Design Advice, GM's Resource, Campaign Design
You Should Practise Foveated Campaign Design
May 25, 2026
Design Advice, GM's Resource, Campaign Design
May 25, 2026
Design Advice, GM's Resource, Campaign Design
Run Your Games in HD
April 13, 2026
Design Advice, GM's Resource
Run Your Games in HD
April 13, 2026
Design Advice, GM's Resource
April 13, 2026
Design Advice, GM's Resource
Finding the Time
December 30, 2025
Design Advice, GM's Resource
Finding the Time
December 30, 2025
Design Advice, GM's Resource
December 30, 2025
Design Advice, GM's Resource
Dungeon Design Tips For Beginners
September 2, 2025
Design Advice, GM's Resource
Dungeon Design Tips For Beginners
September 2, 2025
Design Advice, GM's Resource
September 2, 2025
Design Advice, GM's Resource
GMs! Details Matter
April 11, 2025
GM's Resource
GMs! Details Matter
April 11, 2025
GM's Resource
April 11, 2025
GM's Resource
Dressed vs. Undressed: An Example of Play
November 5, 2024
GM's Resource
Dressed vs. Undressed: An Example of Play
November 5, 2024
GM's Resource
November 5, 2024
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Dungeon Dressing Explained
October 8, 2024
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Dungeon Dressing Explained
October 8, 2024
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October 8, 2024
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Recent Posts

Check out our recent posts, many of which include free downloads, or visit the Archive to browse all our blog posts.

Failed Thievish Doings One-Pager
Failed Thievish Doings One-Pager

Sometimes the thief finds the trap, picks the lock or fits the hidden treasure. Sometimes they fail, and when they do it is fun to describe the failure; “You find nothing” is a pretty boring result.

A free GM’s Resource for any fantasy roleplaying game.

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GM's Resource, Free DownloadCreighton BroadhurstMay 31, 2022One-Pager, 20 Things Comments
Port Town Dressing One-Pager
Port Town Dressing One-Pager

A port town is a busy place full of sights and sounds both exotic and mundane. Here can be sampled the delights of many different lands.

A free GM’s Resource for any fantasy roleplaying game.

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GM's Resource, Free DownloadCreighton BroadhurstMay 26, 2022One-Pager, Urban Dressing Comments
Ogre Cave Dressing One-Pager
Ogre Cave Dressing One-Pager

Ogres are generally stupid and brutish creatures. When encountered in their lairs, ogres react violently to the intrusion.

A free GM’s Resource for any fantasy roleplaying game.

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GM's Resource, Free DownloadCreighton BroadhurstMay 24, 2022One-Pager, Dungeon Dressing Comment
Cultist's Hidden Fane One-Pager
Cultist's Hidden Fane One-Pager

Hidden in plain sight amongst the houses and shops of local neighbourhoods, cultists worship ancient beings and profane gods. Hidden cellars and secret rooms are the locales for their foul dens of worship and sacrifice.

A free GM’s Resource for any fantasy roleplaying game.

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GM's Resource, Free DownloadCreighton BroadhurstMay 19, 2022One-Pager, Urban Dressing Comment
Slum Dressing One-Pager
Slum Dressing One-Pager

The crooked alleyways and seedy taverns of the slums are frequent destinations for urban adventurers.

A free GM’s Resource for any fantasy roleplaying game.

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GM's Resource, Free DownloadCreighton BroadhurstMay 18, 2022One-Pager, Urban Dressing Comment
Ghoul Nest Dressing One-Pager
Ghoul Nest Dressing One-Pager

The ghoul is a creature of nightmare. From the packs of mindless, carrion-eating undead to the ancient civilisations deep underground, screaming adulation to their sheep-headed god Orcus, all ghouls have one thing in common: an eternal, gnawing hunger that no amount of flesh can sate.

A free GM’s Resource for any fantasy roleplaying game.

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GM's Resource, Free DownloadCreighton BroadhurstMay 17, 2022One-Pager, Dungeon Dressing Comments
Available for Pre-Order Now!
Available for Pre-Order Now!

GM's Miscellany: 20 Things VII is now available for pre-order.

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NewsCreighton BroadhurstMay 12, 202220 ThingsComment
Swamp Dressing One-Pager
Swamp Dressing One-Pager

Many secrets and dangers lurk in the world’s noisome, fetid swamps. Sunken civilisations, primitive lizard folk tribes and more all await adventurers brave enough to dare the sucking mire.

A free GM’s Resource for any fantasy roleplaying game.

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GM's Resource, Free DownloadCreighton BroadhurstMay 12, 2022One-Pager, Wilderness Dressing Comment
Sepulchre of the Wolf King Free Maps and Handouts
Sepulchre of the Wolf King Free Maps and Handouts

Sepulchre of the Wolf King is a new adventure for Fifth Edition (5e), OSR and Pathfinder 1st Edition for 5th-level characters.

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NewsCreighton BroadhurstMay 11, 2022Adventure, pre-order, 5e, OSRComment
Marsh Town Dressing One-Pager
Marsh Town Dressing One-Pager

Adventurers are drawn to marshland towns like flies to dung. Opportunities for wealth and glory lurk in deep, remote swamps and such towns are welcome places to rest, recuperate and resupply.

A free GM’s Resource for any fantasy roleplaying game.

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GM's Resource, Free DownloadCreighton BroadhurstMay 11, 2022One-Pager, Urban Dressing Comment
The Crypt & Catacombs One-Pager
The Crypt & Catacombs One-Pager

Crypts, catacombs and sepulchres are common adventuring locales. Therein lurk the undead and glimmering treasures long lost to the world.

A free GM’s Resource for any fantasy roleplaying game.

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GM's Resource, Free DownloadCreighton BroadhurstMay 10, 2022One-Pager, Urban Dressing, 20 Things Comment
Raging Swan Press, Unplugged
Raging Swan Press, Unplugged

Raging Swan Press’s Patreon campaign is our throbbing heart and I’m delighted to make it more awesome!

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NewsCreighton BroadhurstMay 6, 2022PatreonComment
The Urban Oddities One-Pager
The Urban Oddities One-Pager

Every village, town or city has its own laws, traditions and customs. Others have notable buildings and features. Some are normal. Some are decidedly odd.

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GM's Resource, Free DownloadCreighton BroadhurstMay 5, 2022One-Pager, Urban Dressing, 20 Things Comments
20 Things #72: Urban Oddities Out Now!
20 Things #72: Urban Oddities Out Now!

A System Neutral GM's Resource for busy GMs running virtually any fantasy roleplaying game

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NewsCreighton BroadhurstMay 3, 202220 Things, Urban DressingComment
Sepulchre of the Wolf King Available for Pre-Order
Sepulchre of the Wolf King Available for Pre-Order

Sepulchre of the Wolf King is a new adventure for Fifth Edition (5e) and OSR of 5th-level characters

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NewsCreighton BroadhurstApril 29, 2022Adventure, pre-order, 5e, OSRComment
Free Red Dragon's Lair Downloadable GM's Resource

A free system neutral GM's Resource for virtually any fantasy roleplaying game, but particularly designed for Fifth Edition (5e), Pathfinder (First Edition) and OSR games.

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NewsCreighton BroadhurstApril 28, 2022One-Pager, Dungeon Dressing Comments
The Red Dragon Lair One-Pager
The Red Dragon Lair One-Pager

The most ferocious of all the chromatic dragons, red dragons are terrifying enemies. Their lairs are unique places full of danger.

You can download this material for free as a .pdf and .txt file by hitting the button at the bottom of this post.

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GM's Resource, Free DownloadCreighton BroadhurstApril 28, 2022Dungeon Backdrop, One-Pager Comments
Free Downloadable GM's Resource

A free system neutral GM's Resource for virtually any fantasy roleplaying game, but particularly designed for Fifth Edition (5e), Pathfinder (First Edition) and OSR games.

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NewsCreighton BroadhurstApril 26, 2022One-Pager, Wilderness DressingComment
The Woodland Dressing One-Pager
The Woodland Dressing One-Pager

Woodlands are ripe locales for adventure. Under their boughs old ruins moulder, bandits lair and evil humanoids plot their next raids. Almost every adventurer will one day sally forth into a woodland in search of gold and glory.

You can download this material for free as a .pdf and .txt file by hitting the button at the bottom of this post.

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GM's Resource, Free DownloadCreighton BroadhurstApril 26, 2022Dungeon Backdrop, One-Pager Comments
The Pit of Unquiet Souls Released
The Pit of Unquiet Souls Released

Dungeon Backdrop: Pit of Unquiet Souls comes in separate releases designed for the fifth edition of the world’s most popular Roleplaying Game involving dungeons and/or dragons, Pathfinder First Edition and Old-School Rules (OSR).

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NewsCreighton BroadhurstApril 25, 2022News, Dungeon Backdrop, AshlarComment
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