Frugal GM

This weekend was a bit of a catch-up/housekeeping period as I have gotten around to purchasing more frame parts & pieces for the acquired art pieces from this year's North Texas RPG convention, ...

https://www.frugalgm.com/2024/08/got-my-summer-art-acquisitions-framed.html

I'm about to finally set up my newer 3d Printers in my hobby room and I'm almost done squaring away my .stl files from the big portable HDD crash a while back (oddly enough it literally fell to ...

https://www.frugalgm.com/2024/08/free-gm-resources-terrain-4-print.html

As part of my daily morning routine, I tend to review my email before I get out of bed. I'm not obsessed with my phone or email or anything, but I don't always have enough time or sometimes even...

https://www.frugalgm.com/2024/07/sometimes-i-wonder-what-is-point-of.html

Evidently I'm late to the party but there is a "Revised Edition" of Stars Without Number that is Free. That is a reason to check this game out, but another is the fact it is put out by Sine ...

https://www.frugalgm.com/2024/07/free-gm-resource-and-some-cheap-limited.html

For a few years now I've been posting pretty much every Sunday over at Tenkar's Tavern and between that and a "secret" blog (that the average moron can probably figure out) I've been pretty much...

https://www.frugalgm.com/2024/07/working-on-my-gaming-maker-space.html

So it is no surprise I have a "strictly professional" nerd-crush on Tom Tullis of Fat Dragon Games. Tom's just straight-up "good people" who generally enjoys having the public persona of a bonaf...

https://www.frugalgm.com/2024/06/fat-dragon-games-kickstarter.html

This Free GM Resource is a D&D Beyond introductory adventure that can be used on it's own and seems rather easy to adjust to other TTPRG game systems. Prisoner 13 is a special theft mission th...

https://www.frugalgm.com/2024/05/free-gm-resource-prisoner-13-adventure.html

I don't know how many of my peeps here are into 3d printing, but I'm always collecting the STL files for when I get off my own butt and start printing. I've supported a number of creators over ...

https://www.frugalgm.com/2024/04/new-printable-scenery-campaign.html

Earlier this month I got a message & email about reviewing some mystery dice grab bags from Mystery Dice Goblins . In general I'll review just about anything if asked (If asked it the important ...

https://www.frugalgm.com/2023/10/frugal-gm-review-mystery-dice-goblins.html

I picked up this console RPG this weekend for $7, liked it enough to get another copy for my PC, and I noticed there was a sequel that so far I won't be picking up. Not saying I will never get i...

https://www.frugalgm.com/2023/10/free-ttrpg-from-obsidian-entertainment.html

I came across this on Facebook and while it is a Free GM Resource, it's also an ad (of sorts) for a Kickstarter than ends in a bit more than a week. Dungeon X is an interesting concept, and on...

https://www.frugalgm.com/2023/07/free-gm-resource-dungeon-x.html

I was thinking this particular Free GM Resource was a recycle, and in some ways it kind of is.....but it technically isn't because Castles & Crusades is now on it's 7th printing/edition and the...

https://www.frugalgm.com/2023/07/free-gm-resource-castles-crusades-7th.html

This particular Free GM Resource is a bit of a twofer, or possibly a threefor from Dark Wizard Games . By signing up for a Mailchimp email list you can get two free higher level OSR adventures :...

https://www.frugalgm.com/2023/06/free-gm-resource-two-free-higher-level.html

Been a few weeks....had a convention to prep for and attend and then I'm off doing stuff. Not an excuse, just a fact. Like normal, I have a few RPG projects underway. Some will undoubtedly neve...

https://www.frugalgm.com/2023/06/free-gm-resource-open-broadcaster.html

  I recently discovered a cool YouTube video making small terrain squares that were really, really good (well, I thought so). The production quality was great as well and I immediately saved t...

https://www.frugalgm.com/2023/04/free-gm-resource-raechel-does-some-stuff.html

I know I've brought this particular Free GM Resource before....and no, I'm not going to bother to look it up....BUT some new info came to light that needs to shared, so technically this isn't a ...

https://www.frugalgm.com/2023/04/free-fat-dragon-games-dragonlock.html

This week's Free GM Resource is a bit of an odd one because it is Kickstarter.....adjacent. One of the Patreon campaigns I support (I do really need to update my links) is from Asguard Rising ...

https://www.frugalgm.com/2023/04/free-gm-resource-free-stl-file-from.html

I covered Syrinscape back in .....2013 (?!). It's been just shy of a decade and when I got an email from the creator, I went back to see how the last 10 years has fared and there's been a lot o...

https://www.frugalgm.com/2023/03/free-gm-resource-syrinscape-2nd-look.html

I do not consider myself an editor, even though I have some editing credits for RPG stuff and I've been our in-house editor at work on our student workbooks, which we update every year or so. Be...

https://www.frugalgm.com/2023/02/free-technically-pwyw-gm-resource.html

If you were thinking of joining the 3D printing world I personally recommend stuff (ok, .STL files) from Fat Dragon Games . They're in the final few hours of their latest Kickstarter and today T...

https://www.frugalgm.com/2023/02/final-few-hours-in-fdgs-kickstarter.html

Now this isn't for me, but if you wanted to take a quick look under the hood of Pathfinder 2e, and specifically the upcoming digital toolset, head on over to Pathfinder Nexus , make an account, ...

https://www.frugalgm.com/2023/02/free-gm-resource-pathfinder-nexus.html

  I'm a big fan of zines and when I was informed of this freebie my 1st thought was to share d12 Monthly with everyone here, but my 1st action was to get my copy of issues 0 to 19. Click here...

https://www.frugalgm.com/2023/02/free-gm-resource-d12-monthly.html

A short and sweet freebie OSR (Swords & Wizardry specifically) adventure from Zack Edwardson, that he's shared with the Swords & Wizardry Official Facebook group . The name of the adventure is "...

https://www.frugalgm.com/2022/11/free-gm-resource-crypt-of-praetor.html

This week's Free Gm Resource is a bit of a small freebie depository, but I'm really focusing on one particular resource 'cause I think it's awesome, but I'll stick in a pin in this and go over t...

https://www.frugalgm.com/2022/11/free-stuff-from-throneofsalt.html

This is a cool, Old-School 5 Week "Program" for building your own game world by Ray Otus. It's 40 pages and available to download as a full page and as a pre-formed booklet. It is also available...

https://www.frugalgm.com/2022/11/free-gm-resource-gygax-75-challenge.html