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Dungeons & Dragons  OSR 
Worlds of Design: Is Combat Now Passe?
In April 2020 my column was titled “Is Fighting Evil Passé?” Readers pointed out that it was a misleading title, and it was: my original title was “Is Fighting Evil the Focus of Your Campaign?” This time I want to address what the published title suggested.
Dungeons & Dragons  OSR 
Worlds of Design: Medieval Travel & Scale
We previously established the fundamentals of world-building; with a world’s basic rules down, it’s important to consider how you get around in that world. And travel was very different (read: slower) in a medieval setting.
OSR  Reviews 
Played It Review of Survive This!! Zombies!
Survive This!! Zombies! blends old school rules with new innovations and mixes it with a cornucopia of zombies to distill a well-balanced cocktail of gaming enjoyment. The rules, while a bit incomplete, should not hinder an experienced gamemaster.
Dungeons & Dragons  OSR 
Crowdfunding News: Age of Antiquity, Book of Beastly Creatures, and more
This week, I look at RPG Kickstarters that end on or before July 9th. While I do not cover all of the available projects, there’s a nice number of projects including a number that are heavily D&D and OSR. In terms of goal obtainment, there’s a nice range with some doing exceptional numbers to a few that are still building interest.
Dungeons & Dragons  OSR  Savage Worlds 
Crowdfunding News – Alice is Missing, BEOWULF, Legendlore, and more
This week, I look at RPG crowdfunding projects ending on July 2nd or earlier. There are seven campaigns making five-figures at this point (and Alice is Missing is likely to be at six figures around the time this goes live). There are a number of RPG crowdfunding campaigns and accessories, not all of which are shared here. Of those that are featured in this article, four will have interviews...
Dungeons & Dragons  OSR 
RPG Crowdfunding News – Wretches & Rewards, Folk Magic, Role, Pride Knights, and more
This week, I look at some of the RPG Kickstarters campaigns that end by June 25th. These campaigns are heavily Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition projects with one DCC and one OSR offering to mix it up. As well, there’s a new virtual tabletop and, coinciding with Pride Month, there’s a set of Pride miniatures with some D&D accessories funding.
Dungeons & Dragons  OSR  Reviews 
White Dwarf Reflections #5
After a rather lengthy hiatus, we're delighted to venture back into the gaming magazines of old for our regularly scheduled White Dwarf Retrospective. Issue no. 5 begins with a few delightful ads—a ¼ page for Dungeons & Starships, another ¼ page for Warriors of the Lost Continent minis, and a ½ page for fantasy t-shirts made by Greenwood & Ball Ltd, selling shirts featuring art by Cliff...
Dungeons & Dragons  Film & TV  OSR  Pathfinder  Video Games 
The Last Edition of D&D?
Changes in Dungeons & Dragons' various editions have ranged from the incremental to the epic, shaking up the game's sales along with its playerbase. There is evidence that Wizards of the Coast is following a new model in which there are no more editions, just updates and backwards compatibility. It's a model long touted by the software industry, and for an idea what the future might hold we...
Dungeons & Dragons  OSR 
Worlds of Design: The Four Laws of Character Death
A problem that I have in GMing RPGs, and I imagine a lot of other people have, is reluctance to kill characters that players have become strongly attached to. I'll describe my evolution in how I have dealt with this.
Dungeons & Dragons  OSR  Reviews 
Played It Review of The Hole in the Oak
The Hole in the Oak arrived as a free adventure PDF from Exalted Funeral during the corona virus lockdown. Based on Old-School Essentials (combination of 1981’s Basic Dungeons & Dragons and Expert D&D), it is the perfect blend of modern adventure design and an old school dungeon crawl.
Dungeons & Dragons  OSR  Pathfinder 
RPG Crowdfunding News – Torchbearer, Dragon Fighters, Terrain Books, and more
There are a limited selection of RPG and RPG-related crowdfunding projects that end by May 21st. As has been the case since the start of the pandemic, the number of RPG crowdfunding projects continues to fall, but the results for those that remain are positive as seen in the charts below. This week, I report on eight projects that are either funded or likely to. That’s down significantly from...
OSR 
Why I GM--In a Crisis or Otherwise
It is April in the USA. It has been snowing for a couple of days. I’m in lockdown due to a deadly global pandemic. I’m tired, still working full time from home and fighting to overcome worry. With all this going on, why do I GM at all? Why do you GM?
Dungeons & Dragons  OSR  Savage Worlds 
RPG Crowdfunding News – Deadlands, BRANCALONIA, Earthdawn, and more
In this article, I look at RPG crowdfunding projects that end by May 14th. As I’ve done for the last several weeks, I’m including Kicktraq charts to analyze how RPG crowdfunding projects are doing amid the pandemic. This week includes two projects in the six-figure [US dollars] club, three in the five-figure club, and at least three in the four-figure club as well as other projects. As is the...
Apps & Tools  Boardgames  Dungeons & Dragons  OSR  Pathfinder 
RPG Crowdfunding News - MÖRK BORG CULT, HârnMaster, Tiny Taverns, and more
This week I include RPG crowdfunding projects that end by May 7th. As with the last three articles, I’m incorporating information from Kicktraq to give a view into how these projects are doing during the pandemic. While the number of RPGs is light (seven are spotlighted in this article plus an RPG app), the number of RPG accessories are not (six non-dice campaigns). These numbers show the same...
Dungeons & Dragons  OSR 
Crowdfunding News – Tales of Arcana, The Fantasy Trip, CAPERS Offworld, and more
This week, I look at how RPG crowdfunding projects that end between April 17th to 23rd are performing. Among the offerings, one forward-looking game includes a tier to let fans that want to back but are worried about their financial security participate with some security. As I did last week, I include Kicktraq charts where applicable to see if these campaigns are reaching their goals. Of the...
Dungeons & Dragons  OSR 
Crowdfunding News: The Greatest Thieves in Lankhmar, Monsters! Monsters RPG, and more
Between April 3rd and 9th, a number of Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition crowdfunding campaigns end. These books include adventures, new rules, and a project about hair in D&D. Add to that, Lankhmar with DCC, the return of Monsters! Monsters! from Flying Buffalo, and more, there are a number of tabletop RPGs worth checking out this week.

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Dungeons & Dragons  Reviews 
A Preview of The Making of Original Dungeons & Dragons: 1970-1977
With The Making of Original Dungeons & Dragons: 1970-1977, Wizards is going back to the roots of the game, presenting material other histories have not.
2d20  Reviews 
Witness The Fall Of Dune’s Imperium First Hand
Put the players within spitting distance of the fall of House Atreides and the rise of Muad’Dib.
Dungeons & Dragons  Reviews 
Wizards Goes Big with Vecna: Eve of Ruin
For its first book of D&D's 50th anniversary year, Wizards is going big with a multiverse-spanning, multiverse-threatening adventure where players will face off against one of the game’s most legendary villains.
Reviews 
The Monster Overhaul Is More Than A Mere Manual
A great monster book on its own but also useful as a supplemental guide to pre-existing fantasy worlds.

Dungeons & Dragons

Dungeons & Dragons  Film & TV 
Paramount+ Will Not Proceed with Dungeons & Dragons Live-Action TV Show
Hasbro will update the project and pitch to other networks and streamers
Dungeons & Dragons  Reviews 
A Preview of The Making of Original Dungeons & Dragons: 1970-1977
With The Making of Original Dungeons & Dragons: 1970-1977, Wizards is going back to the roots of the game, presenting material other histories have not.
Dungeons & Dragons 
New Dungeon Master's Guide Cover Features Venger (From the D&D Cartoons)
The 2024 DMG cover has been revealed by the UK's Mirror newspaper.
Dungeons & Dragons 
Kick Off Your Boots, Don't Mind The Monster
For the small price of accepting a bit of healing from its quirky host you too can stay in this aged and storied temple.
Dungeons & Dragons 
Check Out D&D's New Gold Dragon Redesign
Gold dragons no longer have wings--just like they used to be!
Dungeons & Dragons 
Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks Would Like To Explore Kara-Tur
Hasbro CEO plays in an Eastern Adventures D&D campaign.

Industry News

Industry 
5E-Powered Adventure Time Joins Million Dollar TTRPG Kickstarter Club
D&D-powered cartoon fun from Cryptozoic Entertainment.
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!
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