Coin Marks, Bullion Marks, Fraud, and…
DAD Article
A DAD design article from Gorgon’s Grimoire discussing coin marks, bullion marks, fraud, and the practical handling of money in fantasy campaign play.
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There Is No Balance: Risk, Role, and Encounters in Damsels, Adventurers, and Dragons
DAD Article
A DAD design article from Gorgon’s Grimoire discussing balance, risk, role, and old-school play assumptions.
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The Family RPG Campaign Toolkit
Toolkit previews, user guides, launcher notes, NPC creation, expedition planning, character creation, and digital table-support updates.
The articles below belong to the Toolkit shelf. They cover The Family RPG Campaign Toolkit as software support for DAD, GOV, and The Family RPG System.
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First Look at The Family RPG Campaign Toolkit Launcher
The Family RPG Campaign Toolkit
A look at the public beta launcher for The Family RPG Campaign Toolkit, including the DAD Player Tools, Adventure Master Tools, GOV tab notation, and the release-version note on Developer Tools.
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The DAD Character Creator Rebuild Is Taking Shape
May 21, 2026 | Site Development Update
A screenshot-heavy feature comparing the old DAD Character Generator against the rebuilt parchment-style DAD Character Creator in The Family RPG Campaign Toolkit.
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Why Banking Would Be Local, Not Centralized, and Why That Reinforces the 20-Mile Adventuring Radius
May 23, 2026 | Damsels, Adventurers, and Dragons / DAD Article
Uses hard-currency economics to explain why fantasy banking would remain local rather than central-bank driven, and why that reinforces a focused twenty-mile adventuring radius.
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The Family RPG Campaign Toolkit
Toolkit previews, launcher notes, character creator guides, expedition planning guides, and digital table-support updates.
Public previews and guide articles for The Family RPG Campaign Toolkit, including DAD character workflow, expedition planning, and launcher coverage.
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Damsels, Adventurers, and Dragons
Fantasy RPG design, errata notices, old-school procedure, classes, expeditions, treasure, worldbuilding, and The Family RPG System.
Design essays and table-facing notes for DAD, fantasy campaigning, and the rules spine behind The Family RPG System.
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Ghosts of Vietnam
Vietnam War roleplaying, errata notices, operations, MOS-style play, historical guidance, awards, R&R, and battlefield reality.
Historical roleplaying essays and Adventure Master support notes for Ghosts of Vietnam: The RPG.
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Publisher Notes on Licensing and IP
These Substack posts are kept here as publisher notes. The public creator license guide remains on the Licenses page.
They Want It in Code? Then It Comes with a License
July 13, 2025
Discusses why software, VTT, miniatures, and other IP uses require clear licensing instead of assumptions.
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Want to Work with a Publisher’s IP? Here’s How to Make It Happen
July 29, 2025
A practical public note for creators approaching publisher intellectual property and permission.
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Read the creator license guide