A campaign setting & essays on game design
Aurochs & Aboleths is where I put the things I make.
Right now that means Where the Lava Meets the Sea — a campaign setting on a volcanic island, and three convention adventures set there. They’ve been run at GaryCon and at Gen Con, at tables full of strangers, and they work.
Essays on game design are coming. The first lands in August.
What’s here
Where the Lava Meets the Sea
An island built on a volcano, and something sealed underneath it.
The setting →
Playing & Running
Three adventures, run at GaryCon and Gen Con. Sold out at Gen Con 2026.
Where to play → Coming in August
Essays
On what makes a table catch fire, and what the fiction can do to a room.
Read soon →