Hurray! I’ve written 1,000 blog posts for this website!

Lots of stuff about my own life and science when I started. That’s transitioned to the blog being mostly about Dungeons and Dragons. D&D stuff is more fun for me to write and less invasive into my personal life, especially after my kids were born and I wanted to protect their privacy.

My last navel-gazing blog post was only a few months ago in January 2026. The post laid out a list of items to complete prior to launching a crowdfunding campaign for getting the Cimmeria Campaign Setting officially published. I’m still working on those pieces and have made some decent progress.

  1. The NaNoWriMo novel continues to slowly chug out. I’ve taken a break from it over the last month or two but should be getting back to it soon.
  2. I’ve been writing a lot of Cimmeria crunchy rules stuff. New Species, new Subclasses, new Backgrounds, new Feats, new Monsters, new Spells, and new Magic Items! All sorts of new things! Those are scheduled to start posting in October (I have a large backlog of weekly posts).
  3. I’ve begun outlining the campaign I want to publish for playing in Cimmeria. The plan is to have the campaign as a companion product to the Cimmeria Campaign Setting book. That way you have something to play in the setting right away.
  4. In the interest of building my reputation before a crowdfunding campaign, I wanted to have a few things published on DriveThruRPG prior to launching the campaign. One of those things would be a Cimmeria Player’s Guide which collects some of the content from #2 in this list. Another thing I want to put together is a short adventure within Cimmeria. I’ve begun outlining that as well.
  5. I’m also continuing my work on having a bunch of Magic: The Gathering cards based on different characters, events, locations, etc. in Cimmeria. That work is going smoothly and the rules text for all the cards should be complete by the end of the year. After that comes flavor text, images, and putting all the pieces together. Maybe I’ll throw together a few custom Commander decks as well.

That’s all I’ve been working on! Along with everything else you’ve seen such as the podcast, RPG reviews, Races of Cimmeria content, and Tabletop Community Spotlight. This wraps up 1,000 posts on GoCorral.com! Now on to the next thousand!

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I’m Isaac

Welcome to the GoCorral website! I’m Isaac Shaker and this is a place for me to write about D&D and occasionally other topics. I host a podcast called Setting the Stage that interviews different DMs about their campaigns. I’m currently focused on completing the Cimmeria campaign setting and turning it into a book.

Setting the Stage Podcast

91 – Turning Your Novel Into An RPG? (Susannah and Thornvale) – Setting the Stage, Campaigns for D&D and Other RPGs

Susannah tells us about her world, the Dragon Knight Universe! She's written books and published two podcasts set in the universe. It's an alternate history of Earth where magic and monsters are real, but hidden from most people behind a veil of secrecy. To fight the monsters, witches created the Dragon Knights, a group of people with magical powers similar to those of dragons. The Dragon Knights succeeded and the world is mostly safe now, but new threats are always lurking around the edges of reality.The Thornvale and Felhaven podcasts are available on all your favorite podcasts. You can learn more about them on the Thornvale Podcast website.And the book published for the Dragon Knight Universe, Deep Hollow, is available on Amazon.The Actual Playce Discord Server is a great place to discuss actual plays as a fan and as a creator.Check out the Setting the Stage website!Want to be on the show? Fill out this survey.Join our Discord!Support Setting the Stage on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
  1. 91 – Turning Your Novel Into An RPG? (Susannah and Thornvale)
  2. 90 – Zombies in Iceland (Hem and VARÚÐ! Dead Island)
  3. 89 – Bunnies vs. the Borg D&D (Avery and Traumwald)
  4. 88 – DM & Roleplaying Tips with Balance of Aksio (Jay + Sandra! and 3RPG)
  5. 87 – Adapted Azeroth D&D (Flare and Akridon)