Every Region Needs a Secret: Here’s Why
You can support the channel here: www.patreon.com/blackmantlestudios Why every region in your homebrew setting needs a dark secret buried in its past, and how to use those secrets to add texture, tension, and instant story hooks to your world. We dig into the different types of dark secrets you can use, from buried atrocities to sleeping threats to false foundations, plus a practical method for adding one to any region in your campaign in about fifteen minutes.

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