Scaldcrow Games

06/19/2026

The monstrous, inevitability of monstrous transformation. Unwanted Change.

Design tragic mutations for horror TTRPGs where transformation, identity loss, and moral tension turn characters into the true monsters of the story.

06/18/2026

Available at DriveThruRPG.com and Scaldcrow.com

06/18/2026

One of the strangest and more challenging reviews we have done. This movie was recalled by my wife and put forward as a challenge. Well, like many obscure films, I found it bouldering over at Tubi. --T. Glenn Bane

A fascinating, fractured critique—elegant prose captures a film caught between ambition and collapse, elevated by compelling insight and dark charm.

06/17/2026

We are finalizing the requirements for the Scaldcrow Games writing contest. We are looking for new writers to write a work of horror, set in either Häxanburg or Dark Evolution Pocket Worlds, available as part of the Worlds of Pulp™ TTRPG series. If you are interested in entering this competition, drop a message to us via the Contact Us option at Scaldcrow.com, enter guidelines in the subject and we will contact you back. You must be 18 thru 24 years old to enter and have no TTRPG credits or affiliation to your name.

06/17/2026

One of the easiest things to do for any experienced GMs and those who've been around the table a timer too is to miss yous or overuse NPCs in their games

Learn how to create dynamic NPCs that grow with your story, enhance player engagement, and bring depth to your TTRPG campaigns.

06/16/2026

Big fights and hide-and-seek scenerios are always fun and challenging here

A junkyard is not empty. It is compressed history, stacked wrong, leaking sideways into the present. It is a cathedral of broken machines worshipping rust.

06/15/2026

And all the games that I played, or ran, or wrote, there could never be enough dungeons.

Build original crypts and ruins with 2d6 random lists covering layouts, traps, treasures, and campaign hooks. Roll and discover your next dungeon.

06/13/2026

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Every Thursday, 52 Weeks of Halloween drops a fresh horror review on Geek Opera, where T. Glenn Bane cuts through the shadows to deliver sharp, passionate insight into the films and media that define…

06/12/2026

If you love crafting horror stories in TTRPGs as much as I do, then I trust you will find some truly twisted tidbits here

Explore how to craft true horror in TTRPGs through transformation, psychic dread, and moral choice—where power corrupts and truth becomes terrifying.

06/11/2026

I've always been nervous about reaching into dark places particularly outdoors. Even if I know there's nothing there, even if I know it's completely empty, I also know that I could be wrong

Venom (1982) reviewed: a claustrophobic thriller with horror instincts, a loose black mamba & elegant tension that coils tighter with every scene.