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RPG Fiction: A Review of Critical Role: Vox Machina – Kith & Kin
Critical Role expanded into comic books awhile ago, telling tales of Vox Machina. Although their first campaign started in late 2012, Critical Role began streaming on March 12, 2015. The characters started that stream at 9th level, so there are still plenty of gaps to fill in about Vox Machina's early days and their origins. With Critical Role: Vox Machina – Kith & Kin, we're finally digging...
Conventions  Dungeons & Dragons  Novels 
Origins Game Fair 2021 – After Report Part Two
In the first part of this two-part series about the tabletop RPG scene at Origins Game Fair 2021, I looked at the attendance at the show and 2021 tabletop gaming conventions in general. In addition, I talked to Chaosium, 9th Level Games, Fragging Unicorn Games, Imagining Games, and Inkwell Ideas about their thoughts on the convention. In this part, I talk to IGDN, Free League Publishing, Gooey...
Dungeons & Dragons  Novels  OSR  Reviews 
Game Wizards: An In-Depth Review
Jon Peterson's thorough retelling of the origins of Dungeons & Dragons is less about the game and more about the two men who helped create it: Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson. Their fraught relationship haunts every page as the two wage a “great war,” lining up friends and allies that would go on to influence Origins, GAMA, Gen Con, Avalon Hill, and so much more.
Dungeons & Dragons  GURPS  Novels 
RPG Crowdfunding News – Planegea, Kalymba, and more
This week, I look at some of the RPG crowdfunding projects that end between November 5th through the 21st. I review some original systems, 5e content, GURPS, and more including a new Dragonlance homage novel from DL legend, Richard A. Knaak.
Dungeons & Dragons  Novels 
Return to Oz: Top Ten Creepiest Monsters (#5-#1)
Continuing our countdown, these monsters have strayed far from the cute and kid-friendly into body horror, torture, and undeath.
Dungeons & Dragons  Novels 
Return to Oz: Top Ten Creepiest Monsters (#10-#6)
Oz has been associated with kid literature since its debut, but there's a darker side. These creatures are proof that nobody should be alone in the woods at night in Oz.
Dungeons & Dragons  Novels 
Return to Oz: When Wizards Go to War
Traditional medieval tactics involving overwhelming numbers are no guarantee of success. It's true in Oz and thanks to high level spellcasters, true in D&D too.
Dungeons & Dragons  Novels 
Return to Oz: Taking Down the Big Good
There's a high-level, all-powerful favorite NPC in every campaign and in Oz, that's Ozma. What's a bad guy to do?
Dungeons & Dragons  Novels 
Return to Oz: WMDs (Wishes of Mass Destruction)
In Oz, like in high level Dungeons & Dragons campaigns, wishes are everywhere. How do you manage access to these wishes without it spiraling out of control?
Dungeons & Dragons  Novels 
Return to Oz: A Thousand Ways to (Not) Die
In Oz, there are many ways to die and far more ways to not die but suffer for eternity. For tabletop role-playing games, it's a great example of how a campaign can deal with characters who never stay dead.
Dungeons & Dragons  Novels  Reviews 
Rise Of The Drow is Three Good D&D Books In One
There are a lot of solid campaigns out for Fifth Edition Dungeons and Dragons. Wizards of the Coast’s strategy of one new campaign a year seems to be working for them. By focusing on campaigns that run through ten levels with just enough information to get through the storyline, the company has given new players a lot of different ways to play in campaigns. Still, there’s a market out there...
Dungeons & Dragons  Novels  RPG Evolution 
RPG Evolution: Return to Oz: Who Comes from Where?
Creating domains that are easy for characters to plug into is a great world-building exercise for players and game masters alike.
Dungeons & Dragons  Novels 
Worlds of Design: Stratagems
Use of stratagems goes back at least as far as Odysseus and the Trojan Horse. Fans of Glen Cook's "Black Company" series about a fantasy mercenary company will recognize their preference for stratagems over a straight-up battle.
Dungeons & Dragons  Novels 
Return to Oz: Ozbusting Assumptions
In the previous article we talked about the possibilities of using L. Frank Baum's Oz as a replacement for the Feywild. But there are a few misconceptions DMs will want to address before they do.
Dungeons & Dragons  Novels  RPG Evolution 
RPG Evolution: Return to Oz: Defining the Universe
I've written before about the world of Oz as created by Lyman Frank Baum. The setting has several appealing aspects for campaign building, including the fact that it's a well-known universe, much of it is public domain, and it ties together a bunch of different genres. In short, if you're looking for a non-traditional replacement for the Feywild, Oz is a great place to start. Also, Santa Claus...
Dungeons & Dragons  Novels  OSR  Video Games 
Worlds of Design: Games vs. Novels - Part 2
Picking up where we left off in the first article in this series, we review how games differ from novels in points of view, climax and denouement, multiple related stories, "story machines," and the vagaries of chance.

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Other Games  Reviews 
Play To Lose Yourself In The Zone
You won't survive this tragedy of doomed heroes!
Other Games  Reviews 
Parsley Turns Classic Adventure Games Into Fun For Everyone
A new spin on a retro form of text adventure games.
Cypher System  Reviews 
Use This Ghost To Show Off The World Of Old Gods
A one-shot adventure which evokes the generational horror of Stephen King.
Other Games  Reviews 
Welcome…To Jurassic Murderworld
A beginner adventure written by comics writer Jim Zub.

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Dungeons & Dragons  Industry 
Kobold Press' Black Flag System Reference Document Released
Developer tool released under Open RPG Creator (ORC) License.
Dungeons & Dragons  Miniatures 
D&D Red Box: Who Is The Warrior?
A WizKids miniature reveals the iconic character's face for the first time.
Dungeons & Dragons  Industry 
2024 D&D Core Rules Will Be Added To SRD In 2025
SRD 5.2 will be released under Creative Commons next year.
Dungeons & Dragons 
Obsessive Dwarven Adventurer Seeks Rivals
Garr is obsessed with proving that he’s better at it than you are—no matter what it is.
Critical Role  Dungeons & Dragons  Miniatures 
WizKids Announced Unpainted Minis for D&D, Critical Role
New individual-packed unpainted minis available for pre-order
Dungeons & Dragons 
Vecna: Eve of Ruin's Table of Contents Leaked (Spoilers!)
The full table of contents leaked by YouTuber 'Gamemasters'.

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Dungeons & Dragons  Industry 
Kobold Press' Black Flag System Reference Document Released
Developer tool released under Open RPG Creator (ORC) License.
Dungeons & Dragons  Industry 
2024 D&D Core Rules Will Be Added To SRD In 2025
SRD 5.2 will be released under Creative Commons next year.
Dungeons & Dragons  Industry 
Field Guide to Floral Dragons Joins Million Dollar Kickstarter Club
One of only two TTRPG creators with four separate million dollar Kickstarters!
Dungeons & Dragons  Industry 
The Dungeon Dudes Notch Up Another Million Dollar Kickstarter
Passes the million dollar mark with just a day to go.
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