Category Archives: Puzzles

Product Release: Madman’s Cottage

Posted on 8 June 2022 by jameseck

The Madman’s Cottage is a flexible tool for preparing a funhouse dungeon squeezed into 10′ x 20′ that is reusable and capable of filling a session with wacky fun when a party might otherwise simply ransack a shack and find … Continue reading →

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Product Release: Treasure Map Scroll Puzzle

Posted on 6 March 2022 by jameseck

This scroll puzzle uses a treasure map I made for my Haven players. Of course, this treasure map is probably an awful fit for your world. If you’re bold enough to use it in your world, then more power to … Continue reading →

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Product Release: Goya Scroll Puzzle

Posted on 30 June 2021 by jameseck

I’ve made a goal for myself to release something, anything, every month. While this is the was the back up to the back up this month, at least it’s something, and I’m quite happy with how it turned out. Next … Continue reading →

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Bukur Fifette Scroll Puzzle

Posted on 31 March 2020 by jameseck

I have made a new, quality puzzle available on DriveThruRPG as a Pay What You Want offering. This puzzle comes with a small hook and explanation of how to run it for fun for the whole party, even those who … Continue reading →

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Aesthetics of Play and Puzzles

Posted on 19 August 2019 by jameseck

I had the pleasure of guesting on the Dungeon Master’s Block podcast. We discussed puzzles and this post is the outline we started from. The podcast is more in depth with input from great people, you should listen to it: … Continue reading →

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Scroll Puzzle Generator

Posted on 15 August 2019 by jameseck

Almost five years ago I programmed my first hands-on puzzle for my players. I still use it from time to time, and it’s still available for free download. Richard’s Confounding Wall was a cool format, but its images (the Mind … Continue reading →

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Glic’s Puzzle of None

Posted on 5 September 2018 by jameseck

An abacus is set into the wall across from the door. Inscribed inside the inset circle at the center of the room in gnomish is the puzzle: “My daughter, Myta, loved to run. I went to watch her jog one … Continue reading →

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Glic’s Puzzle of Eight

Posted on 5 September 2018 by jameseck

Eighteen gnomes statues, three for each of the six names, stand on the ground beneath three rows of shelves. Inscribed inside the inset octagon at the center of the room in gnomish is the puzzle: “A bandit group threatened my … Continue reading →

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Glic’s Puzzle of Six

Posted on 4 September 2018 by jameseck

Two sets of three tokens face each other on a line in the wall. There is a token sized space between them and the tokens can either move forward or leap frog the token in front of them if there … Continue reading →

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Glic’s Puzzle of Four

Posted on 3 September 2018 by jameseck

Under a statue of the ancient ruler Glic are three shelves wide enough for two statuettes. Beneath the shelves are four statuettes with gnomish runes for G, F, C, and I. Inscribed inside the inset square at the center of … Continue reading →

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