Tabletop RPG

Roll 6 or Roll 9: Blade and Haversack

 A quick note on a recent find. Blade & Haversack on the msjx blog is a neat 2d6...

Play the (Disc)World

Here’s a thing that can sometimes happen when someone is interested in starting ...

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Metrics, Mental Health and Money March.

Metrics, Mental Health and Money March.

My spikes in growth seem to be occurring where I don't necessarily want them .

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Freedom Day March 2025 Edition.

Freedom Day March 2025 Edition.

Talking about why I'm doing the things I'm doing.

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Worldbuilding Wednesday Hardcore Edition.

Worldbuilding Wednesday Hardcore Edition.

Adding in some areas where the group might be better off sleeping out of town.

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[Glimmermark] Glimmermärkische Zeytungen – Issue 2

[Glimmermark] Glimmermärkische Zeytungen – Issue 2

Not sure how many people are interested in it considering this is an English-lan...

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[Traveller] Drinax pt. 2: Have Hazard Suit, Will Travel

[Traveller] Drinax pt. 2: Have Hazard Suit, Will Travel

So we talked about Drinax and what the UWP implies, but what does life there act...

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Players Wanted: Glimmermark Open Table Labyrinth Lord Game

Players Wanted: Glimmermark Open Table Labyrinth Lord Game

I currently am running a Labyrinth Lord Open Table every Tuesday at 8.15pm CET f...

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[Art and Inspiration] Johnny Bruck

[Art and Inspiration] Johnny Bruck

They say quantity is a quality all on its own, and that certainly fits the artis...

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Announcing: Monstrous Species for 2024 DnD 5e Coming This Year

Announcing: Monstrous Species for 2024 DnD 5e Coming Th...

In January of 2018 I published Monstrous Races on DMsGuild, giving players every...

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I’m Doing Video Now

I’m Doing Video Now

I’m taking my first steps into short-form video content. I’m posting the same st...

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2024 DnD 5e Monster Manual Change Log

2024 DnD 5e Monster Manual Change Log

Introduction The 2024 Monster Manual promised that every monster from the 2014 M...

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An Old Way to Build New Content

An Old Way to Build New Content

You’ve seen this before. This is my office “rig”. As you can see I’m “plugged in...

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Solo Tabletop RPG Review & Actual Play – Everspark Part Five

Solo Tabletop RPG Review & Actual Play – Everspark Part...

Read the previous chapter here I think this is a good point in the story where m...

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31 Days of Character Creation #30 – Ryuutama

31 Days of Character Creation #30 – Ryuutama

Not all fantasy tabletop RPGs are the same. Ryuutama is a great example of that....

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Solo Tabletop RPG Actual Play – Everspark Part Six

Solo Tabletop RPG Actual Play – Everspark Part Six

Read the previous part here. (I realized I had forgotten about the overarching S...

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31 Days of Character Creation #31 – Dungeon Crawl Classics

31 Days of Character Creation #31 – Dungeon Crawl Classics

Wow. This is the first time I’ve ever done one of these X Days of Y things and I...

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Solo Tabletop RPG Review & Actual Play – Everspark Part Four

Solo Tabletop RPG Review & Actual Play – Everspark Part...

Read the previous session here. This session will look at a Spark for Cypress’s ...

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Solo Tabletop RPG Actual Play – Everspark Part Eight

Solo Tabletop RPG Actual Play – Everspark Part Eight

Read the previous chapter here. (For our journey to meet up with Korrin’s army, ...

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Solo Tabletop RPG Actual Play – Everspark Part Nine

Solo Tabletop RPG Actual Play – Everspark Part Nine

Read the previous chapter here Quick Fate Check: Were there any disturbances dur...

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Solo Tabletop RPG Actual Play – Everspark Part Seven

Solo Tabletop RPG Actual Play – Everspark Part Seven

Read the previous part here Quick Fate Check: Does Cypress hear about the destru...

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Solo Tabletop RPG Review & Actual Play – A Torch in the Dark

Solo Tabletop RPG Review & Actual Play – A Torch in the...

A Torch in the DarkWritten and designed by NotWriting You can purchase this game...

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Solo RP Actual Play – The Box and The Key

Solo RP Actual Play – The Box and The Key

This game was made as part of Fix Your Hearts Or Die, a game jam tribute to the ...

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Podcast #338 Livestreaming Today: Heroes of the Borderlands, Terraforming Mars, You Are A Frog

Podcast #338 Livestreaming Today: Heroes of the Borderl...

Livestreaming as always today at 2pm UK time (9am Eastern)!

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Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks Is Talking About AI in D&D Again

Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks Is Talking About AI in D&D Again

Find someone who loves you the way that Chris Cocks loves AI.

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Owlmanac Is A Hoot: Bird Puns And Playable Options For Shadowdark

Owlmanac Is A Hoot: Bird Puns And Playable Options For ...

Games like Shadowdark are supposed to be grim. It’s in the nam...

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DriveThruRPG Print-on-Demand Prices Going Up By As Much As 50% In The US

DriveThruRPG Print-on-Demand Prices Going Up By As Much...

The price increase comes into effect on April 1st, and mainly affects books prod...

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Freebies, Sales, and Charity Bundles for March 9, 2025

Freebies, Sales, and Charity Bundles for March 9, 2025

D&D, Pathfinder, OSR, Fallout, RuneQuest, DCC, Shadowdark, 3D printable minis, a...

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New Ravenloft Novel Heir of Strahd Coming Soon

New Ravenloft Novel Heir of Strahd Coming Soon

Random House announced novel from Delilah S. Dawson coming in May

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News Digest for March 9, 2025

News Digest for March 9, 2025

Look at the new D&D Starter Set, Horas Heresy RPG on the way, Terraforming Mars ...

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RPG Evolution: The Coming Social Collapse

RPG Evolution: The Coming Social Collapse

The trend of letting social media platforms manage engagement for gaming communi...

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Not DnD | Why We Fight

Not DnD | Why We Fight

Fight to build a brighter, greener future

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Mini-Adventure But Major Consequences

Mini-Adventure But Major Consequences

In this endeavor timing is everything—and the very equilibrium of night and day ...

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White Dwarf Reflections #12

White Dwarf Reflections #12

The page count of the magazine increases issue to 32 pages, but the price remain...

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Shadowdark Setting Looks Set To Be 2025's First Million Dollar TTRPG Crowdfunder

Shadowdark Setting Looks Set To Be 2025's First Million...

Shoots past half million in first hours.

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RPG Print News – Goodman Games, Metis Creative, and More

RPG Print News – Goodman Games, Metis Creative, and More

So many Dungeon Crawl Classics RPG and Dungeons & Dragons 2024 Edition adventure...

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RPG CROWDFUNDING NEWS – Nat19, Festival of the Forgotten, One HONK Two Furious, and more

RPG CROWDFUNDING NEWS – Nat19, Festival of the Forgotte...

These include 5e expansions, campaigns, an original game about geese, and OSR of...

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Worlds of Design: Take a Bow

Worlds of Design: Take a Bow

A discussion of archery in RPGs. It may not be what you think.

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Freebies, Sales, and Charity Bundles for March 16, 2025

Freebies, Sales, and Charity Bundles for March 16, 2025

D&D, Pathfinder, Dragonlance, OSR, Fallout, Call of Cthulhu, Warhammer 40K: Wrat...

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News Digest for March 16, 2025

News Digest for March 16, 2025

Shadowdark setting set to be first million-dollar crowdfunding project of 2025, ...

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GrimWild Remixes A Few Heavy Hitters Into Something Unique

GrimWild Remixes A Few Heavy Hitters Into Something Unique

Blades in the Dark meets D&D?

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That Weird Bee Is Not A Bee

That Weird Bee Is Not A Bee

It's a speye for a beeholder lord!

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Not DnD | Fear Itself

Not DnD | Fear Itself

Walk into a disturbing contemporary world of madness and violence

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RPG Evolution: Byhoo Spell Templates

RPG Evolution: Byhoo Spell Templates

If you're a DM who frequently uses area-of-effect spells, you know the struggle ...

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Score +2 For Million Dollar Crowdfunders!

Score +2 For Million Dollar Crowdfunders!

The Tangled Web and Fallen London join the million-dollar club!

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Paizo New Releases and Women's History Month Sale

Paizo New Releases and Women's History Month Sale

A look at Paizo's March releases and a sale for Women's History Month.

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Shadowdark RPG—The Western Reaches: An Interview with Kelsey Dionne

Shadowdark RPG—The Western Reaches: An Interview with K...

An interview with Kelsey Dionne about her wildly successful second Kickstarter: ...

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90% Of D&D’s Project Sigil Team Laid Off

90% Of D&D’s Project Sigil Team Laid Off

30+ developers lose their jobs while the project is still in beta.

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RPG Print News — Bone Chanter, Snowbright Studio, and More

RPG Print News — Bone Chanter, Snowbright Studio, and More

More fantasy adventures, a haunted island setting, and a cozy fantasy RPG with s...

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RPG CROWDFUNDING NEWS – Shadowdark, Castle Zagyg, ZAMANORA, and more

RPG CROWDFUNDING NEWS – Shadowdark, Castle Zagyg, ZAMAN...

This week’s TTRPG crowdfunding sampler looks at campaigns that close between Apr...

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Has Wizards of the Coast Given Up on Sigil?

Has Wizards of the Coast Given Up on Sigil?

We take a look at Sigil's troubled history.

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White Dwarf Reflections #13

White Dwarf Reflections #13

This issue, Ian Livingstone talks about how gamers can get in touch.

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Wizards of the Coast Is Sunsetting Sigil's Active Development

Wizards of the Coast Is Sunsetting Sigil's Active Devel...

The news follows the layoffs of most of the VTT's team.

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2024: Games Played

2024: Games Played

If there’s one TTRPG maxim I’d like to shout from the rooftops, it’s that we sho...

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A Break Is As Good As a Rest, or Something

A Break Is As Good As a Rest, or Something

It’s a hobby, really, not a craft. But sometimes it helps to think of it like on...

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The Downtime Sandwich – a one-shot structure for Forged in the Dark games

The Downtime Sandwich – a one-shot structure for Forged...

There’s a number of games, we’re often told, that really don’t do one-shots well...

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The Owls Are Not What They Seem – Three Gaming Things from Twin Peaks

The Owls Are Not What They Seem – Three Gaming Things f...

Following David Lynch’s passing, I’ve started rewatching the first season of Twi...

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Five Room Dungeon Hacks, Part Two – Twisters

Five Room Dungeon Hacks, Part Two – Twisters

I’ve blogged before about the 5-Room Dungeon here, and why its structure needs a...

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Five Room Dungeon Hacks, Part One – Multiples

Five Room Dungeon Hacks, Part One – Multiples

I’ve blogged before about the 5-Room Dungeon here, and why its structure needs a...

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An Abbey, a Village, some Monks – Review: Rosewood Abbey

An Abbey, a Village, some Monks – Review: Rosewood Abbey

Scope used to be a big deal in TTRPGs. The Generic Universal Roleplay system (GU...

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Dude, where’s my mana: Final Fantasy, Edge of Eternities, Commander Brackets?! Oh, my!

Dude, where’s my mana: Final Fantasy, Edge of Eternitie...

There are so many interesting things happening MtG-wise. And I have opinions. Ha...

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GM’s Day Sale

GM’s Day Sale

Yesterday, March 4th, was International GM’s Day. As is tradition, DriveThruRPG ...

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Review: Volo’s Lost Encounters

Review: Volo’s Lost Encounters

Volo’s Lost Encounters is a collection of encounters created by Jean Lorber. The...

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Humble Book Bundle – Warhammer 40K Roleplay: Wrath & Glory

Humble Book Bundle – Warhammer 40K Roleplay: Wrath & Glory

In the grim darkness of the far future, there’s not just war but also wrath and ...

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DMs Guild Review – B1 The Rogue Knight

DMs Guild Review – B1 The Rogue Knight

Read our review of 'B1 The Rogue Knight' by Cawood Publishing — a great adventur...

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Humble Bundle – Classic Pathfinder & Dragonlance

Humble Bundle – Classic Pathfinder & Dragonlance

Double humble bundle deals just for you! Before we move on, let me remind you of...

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Character Creation Tables – Update

Character Creation Tables – Update

We did a thing again! Character Creation Tables is a free supplement from us her...

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Humble Book Bundle –  Iron Kingdoms Collection & Megadungeon Megabundle

Humble Book Bundle –  Iron Kingdoms Collection & Megadu...

Let’s start the week with not one, but 2 massive bundles! I really enjoy writing...

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The Portal is Yawning – Sunless Citadel Session 3

The Portal is Yawning – Sunless Citadel Session 3

We’re back with Session 3! As a reminder, I am running the 5e version found in T...

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DMs Guild Review: The Madhouse of Tasha’s Kiss

DMs Guild Review: The Madhouse of Tasha’s Kiss

Read our review of The Madhouse of Tasha's Kiss by Remley Farr and Jeff C. Steve...

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D&D 2024 Monster Manual Preview

D&D 2024 Monster Manual Preview

We’re deep into 2024 but the last of the three big 2024 core D&D rulebooks is fi...

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2024 Monster Manual is Available Today!

2024 Monster Manual is Available Today!

Venture into the ultimate fantasy bestiary and officially complete the 2024 core...

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D&D Unveils Dragon Delves Covers + More at MagicCon: Chicago

D&D Unveils Dragon Delves Covers + More at MagicCon: Ch...

The first MagicCon of the season took place this past weekend, and DUNGEONS & DR...

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Mr. Potato Head Beholder Miniature Unveiled at GAMA!

Mr. Potato Head Beholder Miniature Unveiled at GAMA!

Keep your eyes peeled for the D&D Icons of the Realms: Potato Head Beholder Boxe...

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Obelisk – Horror-Fantasy Roleplaying – Kickstarter

Obelisk – Horror-Fantasy Roleplaying – Kickstarter

We received some news on an upcoming Kickstarter for a new RPG. Check it out: Ob...

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Frostpunk: The Roleplaying Game – Kickstarter

Frostpunk: The Roleplaying Game – Kickstarter

The Ten-Second Pitch You are a member of the Dominion Expedition Forces, prepare...

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Fallen London: the RPG Kickstarter Ends! – Magpie Games

Fallen London: the RPG Kickstarter Ends! – Magpie Games

We’re so grateful for all the love, support, excitement, and encouragement from ...

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Until Death Do Us Part ~ A Gothic Romance Mystery – Kickstarter

Until Death Do Us Part ~ A Gothic Romance Mystery – Kic...

Only a few days remain of Midnight Tower’s Kickstarter for Until Death Do Us Par...

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Dragonlance Humble Bundle of Novels, Available Now

Dragonlance Humble Bundle of Novels, Available Now

Get ready to embark on an epic adventure through the land of Krynn with the ulti...

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The Electric State RPG – Free League Publishing

The Electric State RPG – Free League Publishing

From Netflix to Tabletop: The Electric State RPG Invites You Into a Stunning, So...

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D&D: WotC Just Laid Off a Major Chunk of Its Virtual Tabletop Team

D&D: WotC Just Laid Off a Major Chunk of Its Virtual Ta...

According to a Linkedin post from a now-former developer, approximately 90...

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Fight Evil By Moonlight With These Anime Inspired RPGs

Fight Evil By Moonlight With These Anime Inspired RPGs

Whether it’s magical girls or mechs, you can jump into the world of your f...

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Demiplane & Roll20’s Team-Up is Going Swimmingly – The Road to Public Beta Lies Ahead

Demiplane & Roll20’s Team-Up is Going Swimmingly – The ...

Roll20 and Demiplane have joined forces, and the cross-platform Public Alp...

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RPG: ‘Wildsea’s Bundle of Holding Brings Delightfully Weird Fantasy to You in a Neat Little Package

RPG: ‘Wildsea’s Bundle of Holding Brings Delightfully W...

Wildsea is an award-winning RPG with one of the more inventive settings ou...

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BRRR! The Most Abominable D&D Yeti Explainer

BRRR! The Most Abominable D&D Yeti Explainer

Oh, the weather outside is frightful. This week, let’s look at a monster t...

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‘Warhammer 40K: Imperium Maledictum’ Expands With ‘The Macharian Requisition Guide’

‘Warhammer 40K: Imperium Maledictum’ Expands With ‘The ...

Delve into the depths of the Departmento Munitorum for the firepower they ...

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D&D: ‘Obojima – Tales From the Tall Grass’ Brings Ghibli-Inspired Fantasy to D&D Beyond

D&D: ‘Obojima – Tales From the Tall Grass’ Brings Ghibl...

The majorly-cozy 5E compendium, Obojima: Tales from the Tall Grass arrives...

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Take On The King In Yellow In ‘Delta Green’ Humble Bundle

Take On The King In Yellow In ‘Delta Green’ Humble Bundle

Delta Green opens up a new Humble Bundle that includes an annotated versio...

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D&D: Five Unassuming Monsters Perfect For When You Need Something to Come to Life and Try to Kill the Party

D&D: Five Unassuming Monsters Perfect For When You Need...

These five monsters look unassuming right up until they come to life to tr...

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WotC’s ‘Sigil’ Virtual Tabletop Aspirations Come To An End

WotC’s ‘Sigil’ Virtual Tabletop Aspirations Come To An End

According to an internal email accompanying the layoff of the Sigil team, ...

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Looking At A Bigger Picture, Part 2 of 2

Looking At A Bigger Picture, Part 2 of 2

Landscapes are wonderful things, more significant & useful than many GMs realize...

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Trade In Fantasy Ch. 3: Routine Personnel, Pt 4

Trade In Fantasy Ch. 3: Routine Personnel, Pt 4

The last installment of the third Chapter of the series looks as worker producti...

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Trade In Fantasy Ch. 4: Modes Of Transport, Pt 1

Trade In Fantasy Ch. 4: Modes Of Transport, Pt 1

The 4th chapter of the Trade In Fantasy series looks at Modes Of Transport and t...

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The Potential Benefits Of A Session Minus-One

The Potential Benefits Of A Session Minus-One

I was recently offered the opportunity to review a copy of Mythwoven, a new RPG ...

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Trade In Fantasy Ch. 4: Modes Of Transport, Pt 2

Trade In Fantasy Ch. 4: Modes Of Transport, Pt 2

Rivers provide a natural alternative to roads and overland travel, if the river ...

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‘No One Can Foil My Evil Plan’

‘No One Can Foil My Evil Plan’

“I attack him while he’s distracted.” That’s not an appropriate response to an a...

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The Best Of 2015 Part 1

The Best Of 2015 Part 1

Listing the best posts offered at Campaign Mastery in the first third of 2015. O...

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A Recipe For (Small) Disasters: Cooking in RPGs

A Recipe For (Small) Disasters: Cooking in RPGs

So your character has a cooking skill. What dishes can he prepare? What will be ...

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The Best Of 2015 Part 2

The Best Of 2015 Part 2

Listing the best posts offered at Campaign Mastery in the second third of 2015. ...

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A Guest Post: The Making of the Glumdark Book

A Guest Post: The Making of the Glumdark Book

Introduction by Mike Today, in support of a new RPG product, The Glumdark, I hav...

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