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We're Back...

This past Wednesday night, we returned to our actual play, Norrøngard Unscripted, after a hiatus of a couple months. We stopped to go away and finally finish our Empire of the Ghouls campaign (a great, book-length adventure from Kobold Press). We didn't want to stream the last chapter

A female hulldra (woman with a fox tail) offers a laurel to a young boy who hides flowers behind his back. Party goers in the background in this outdoor scene.

Happy New Year 2026

2025 is out the door, and 2026 is just getting started. Thank you to everyone who spent some of your time here and/or adventuring in the land of Norrøngard. It's too early to know exactly what is in store for Thrones & Bones in the coming year,

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Various and Sundry

The Thrones & Bones actual play, Norrøngard Unscripted, returns tomorrow after our 2-week hiatus, picking up where we left off. Last episode, "A New Day in a New Town," saw our heroes tasked by the jarl of Oslendholm to investigate a mysterious portal that had appeared in the

5 Nordic figures in bust against a snowy backdrop.

Interview: Ksenia Kozhevnikova

I've been fortunate to work with fantasy illustrator Ksenia Kozhevnikova beginning with the first Thrones & Bones TTRPG publication, the Norrøngard Campaign Setting, and she's been part of every project since. In particular, Ksenia does a lot of the wonderful character work for Thrones & Bones,

Four Scandinavian character busts against a snowy backdrop.

A Rundown of TTRPG News

As I am furious working, nose to grindstone, on the final stages of production for the Fury of the Forsaken Kickstarter (now available on the Backerkit Preorder Store, please check it out), I want to take a moment to shine some light on some other tabletop roleplaying game news of

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Dungeons & Dragons

The Calendar of Norrøngard

I wanted to let you know about new resource for your Thrones & Bones games. A fantasy calendar now exists for the land of Norrøngard! I've been working on this for a while, but I finally have it in shape that it's good enough for public

Five nordic character busts against a snowy backdrop

Dungeons & Dragons

Asking Your Opinion

This week, the PDFs of Fury of the Forsaken and The Bense Trilogy went out to our Kickstarter backers, along with the token packs for same. The VTT Map Pack from Heroic Maps is also going out soon. And I've started work on the files for the print

Five characters against a snowy background

Two Videos of Note

Hi all Yesterday, two videos went up on the Lazy Wolf Studios YouTube Channel. First, I posted a page-by-page walkthrough of Kobold Press' Game Master's Guide. I'm a really big fan of Tales of the Valiant, which I think is currently the best expression of

We're going off script...

We're going off script...

Last Wednesday, we played the second half of the 5th level Tales of the Valiant adventure, Tomb of the Frost Giant. And with that, three of my five players have now played through everything that is currently published or forthcoming for Norrøngard. (The bulk of it was played before we

Draugar on a longship. Lazy Wolves. Thrones & Bones Newsletter.

Post Gen Con & Battle Posts

I recently attended my second ever GenCon and the first convention anywhere in which I played RPGs at the con. Held from July 31st to August 3rd in Indianapolis, GenCon pulled in around 70,000 people, but for all that, it wasn't the mad house I expected. In

Nordic heroes fight cold fire elementals in a ice cavern before a giant carved face.

Tomb Raiding...

Last night we played Tomb of the Frost Giant. Our intrepid crew got most of the way through the adventure, but we left off on a cliffhanger (literally) and we'll finish next Wednesday. We nearly had a TPK in the first encounter, but, as they so often do,

Five Nordic Heroes against a snowy field.

We're Back

Yup. Our valiant heroes are back tomorrow night for another actual play in the land of Norrøngard. We'll be playing Tomb of the Frost Giant, a one-shot (maybe two shots?) adventure for 5th level characters set in the frozen land of Norrøngard. We'll be steaming this

Draugar on a longship

Dungeons & Dragons

Lou's Labyrinth

While I was away, my favorite TTRPG publisher, Kobold Press, brought out their Labyrinth Worldbook and its companion volume, Labyrinth Adventures. The Labyrinth is Kobold Press' new "campaign overlay", a connective tissue between worlds like the Infinite Staircase or Sigil or the river Styx, or any number

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Back, if Not Quite in the Saddle

Hi all, I'm back from a wonderful trip to China—Shanghai, Hangzhou, and Changsha—and, unfortunately, down with a bad case of Covid (courtesy of the Tokyo transit system, best guess). So that's why the radio silence of late. However, things are still moving forwards. The

Kickstarter ends in 48 Hours!!!

Kickstarter ends in 48 Hours!!!

Wow. We've got just 48 hours to go in the Fury of the Forsaken Kickstarter! Thank you everybody for getting us here. Kickstarters can be stressful, but we're having a blast, and co-author Richard Pett and I are grateful for all the support. It's

Draugar on a longship

Dungeons & Dragons

More artwork from Fury of the Forsaken

Ksenia Kozhevnikova is an amazing artist whose work features heavily in Fury of the Forsaken, the book length Thrones & Bones adventure on Kickstarter now. Today I want to share more of her fabulous art with you all. We'll look at another bird's eye view of

Draugar on a longship

Dungeons & Dragons

The Bense Trilogy

The Fury of the Forsaken Kickstarter is now 95% funded. But although this Kickstarter is titled "Fury of the Forsaken", it's really a two-book project. The second book, The Bense Trilogy, is just as important and just as exciting. So what is The Bense Trilogy? What

Draugr on a ghost ship crewed by the undead. Text: Lazy Wolves / Thrones & Bones Newsletter

Tales of the Valiant

One Week to Unleash the Fury

Fury of the Forsaken is finally coming to Kickstarter. We are launching Tuesday, April 29th at 8am PST / 11 am EST.

Draugar on a longship.

Watch Now: Fury of the Forsaken 3

"a really atmospheric, occasionally frightening encounter with some real danger"

Draugr on a ghostly long ship

Tonight: Fury of the Forsaken Part 3

An undead army rose from the waters, promising to return and slay the town in three days.

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Fury of the Forsaken, Episode 2

Thanks to everyone who tuned in last night to watch the second episode of our live play of Fury of the Forsaken, a book-length Norse-themed hardcover adventure coming to Kickstarter later this month.

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Fury of the Forsaken, Episode 1

Thanks to everyone who tuned in last night to watch the first episode of our live play of Fury of the Forsaken, a book-length Norse-themed hardcover adventure coming to Kickstarter later this month. We had a blast, and introduced a new player, Kenzi, stepping into the role of human ranger

The Fury Unleashes This Week

The Fury Unleashes This Week

As we gear up for the launch of Fury of the Forsaken on Kickstarter, we're going to be starting an actual play of the adventure. Beginning this Wednesday at 5:15 PST / 8:15 EST, our intrepid adventurers will dive headfirst into Fury.

Troll Night Tonight

Watch us live at 5:15 PST/ 8:15 EST on YouTube, Twitch, and Moonbeam.

Troll of the Town: It's time to go on a troll hunt! Black Flag Roleplaying

Troll of the Town: Streaming

Last night we launched our very first streamed game, Troll of the Town, a 3rd level adventure written by Kelly Pawlik and set in the land of Norrøngard. It went very well, far better than a first effort had any right to be. Thank you to everyone who tuned in.