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Daily TTRPG Blog Posts – Tuesday, 19 March 2024

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Polyhedron: Issue #18

GROGNARDIA – Tue, 19 March, 04:00 AM

Serendipity is a funny thing. No sooner did I mention my childhood affection for Spider-Man than I find that issue #18 of Polyhedron (July 1984) features everyone's favorite web-slinger facing off against the Scorpion on its cover. This only makes sense, of course, since TSR's Marvel Super Heroes de... read more.

The frustrations of spells vs. effects in Pathfinder: Kingmaker

Dungeon Fantastic – Tue, 19 March, 12:56 AM

One real frustration I have with Pathfinder: Kingmaker is when descriptions and effects don't really match. Many, many debuffs have very specific counters. You can get stats drained, paralyzed, petrified, frightened, stunned, level drained, blinded, sickened, exhausted . . . all good. But then how ... read more.

D&D Luminary Jim 'Drawmij' Ward Passes

EN World Tabletop RPG News & Reviews – Tue, 19 March, 12:54 AM

Legendary TSR alumni passes away at age 72.... read more.

US & Canada Gamers: Get D&D Books 2 Weeks Early At Local Game Stores

EN World Tabletop RPG News & Reviews – Mon, 18 March, 08:43 PM

Local game stores in the US and Canada can sell D&D books two weeks before the rest of the world.... read more.

Quests from the Infinite Staircase—Release Dates and What to Expect

Arcane Eye – Mon, 18 March, 06:51 PM

Delve into the details behind D&D's latest adventure anthology, set to release in 2024. The post Quests from the Infinite Staircase—Release Dates and What to Expect appeared first on Arcane Eye.... read more.

Scarlet Citadel Session 58 – Derro Defeated!

Richard Green | Game Designer – Mon, 18 March, 04:00 PM

Here’s the write up from our last Scarlet Citadel session in which the adventurers dealt with Kurgorom and finally cleared Level 4 of derro. You can read earlier posts here. This post contains spoilers for Scarlet Citadel. Tricksy rejoins the party as the adventurers have a short rest.  Clairmont h... read more.

The Waydreland Mermaid

GROGNARDIA – Mon, 18 March, 04:00 PM

One of the things about this blog that continues to give me joy are the people I meet through it. Recently, I was contacted by artist Alan Howcroft as a result of my blog post about issue #31 of White Dwarf. Alan provided the issue with its evocative cover painting. Forty years after the cover first... read more.

D6: The Strange Rumours – Recursions: Atom Nocturne

Azukail Games – Mon, 18 March, 03:52 PM

The Strange is a game published by Monte Cook Games. It is, at least in part, set in the normal world, but there are other worlds out there, in the Strange. This list has six rumours for that setting, similar to the various different adventure hooks in the books, and these can be used as … Continue ... read more.

Scavengers’ Deep – Map 5

Dyson's Dodecahedron – Mon, 18 March, 03:23 PM

Scavengers’ Deep – Map 5 (300 dpi promo) The Scavengers’ Deep is a reminder of the amount of work that went into underground structures during the great war. Generally, the elves only built underground when hiding their breeding and research facilities, whereas the forces of the kingdoms, assisted ... read more.

Midgard Monday: Getting the warband together, part 2

Kobold Press – Mon, 18 March, 02:31 PM

It’s Midgard Monday! Each week, we visit a corner of the wide world of Midgard. Look for standalone content you can drop into your campaign—whether it’s in Midgard or your own homebrew. Find new inspiration each Midgard Monday! Conflict between the Seven Cities and the occupied territory of Rume... read more.

Meet Our Columnists: Robert Adducci

EN World Tabletop RPG News & Reviews – Mon, 18 March, 12:30 PM

In this installment I interview our Adventurers League beat reporter, Robert Adducci!... read more.

Monorail Station Mosh

From the Sorcerer's Skull – Mon, 18 March, 11:00 AM

Our Action Tales system sci-fi game continued last night with two additional characters meeting up with the crew: Ariana (Mercurian technician) and Rusty Tam (an Earther Smuggler). The party had to get back to their contacts room on the spaceliner Solar Queen to achieve the encrypted datachip to pay... read more.

The Great Mother’s Brood: Victim’s of the Demon Lord

Schwalb Entertainment – Mon, 18 March, 10:11 AM

The Great Mother’s BroodVictims of the Demon Lord for Shadow of the Demon Lord Everyone knows of the dwarfs, cursed by the gods and doomed to scour the subterranean realms for gold and jewels, but what of the other creatures dwelling below? Although a recent quake has forced gnomes to crawl out o... read more.

Managing Your Digital Library

Gnome Stew – Mon, 18 March, 10:00 AM

Library organization is always key… An Infinite Digital Bookcase I can still remember the first roleplaying game that I got in the early 1990s, the Advanced Dungeons and Dragons Dungeon Masters Guide. The colorful cover with a roaring dragon and fiery wizard left an indelible mark in my memory. I ha... read more.

Shiny TTRPG links #164

Seed of Worlds – Mon, 18 March, 08:28 AM

A chonky stack of links this week with a significant archive diving block. Even more can be found on the previous list found here or you can check the RPG Blog Carnival or on Third Kingdom Games news roundup. No r/OSR blogroll, reasons remain unknown. Originally inspired by weaver.skepti.ch End of W... read more.

EoD 014: The Lurking Gelatinous Horror

The Gameatory – Mon, 18 March, 08:03 AM

After a good night’s rest, interrupted only by the howling of wolves from the keep's ruined courtyard, the heroes laid their plans. It was quickly decided that the goblins needed to be dealt with, and the best way forward was a frontal assault. There was no time to waste.Making final preparations, t... read more.

Running Overland Exploration and Travel Adventures

Sly Flourish – Mon, 18 March, 06:00 AM

This article is one in a series where we look at particular adventure types and examine how we prepare them. how we run them. what pitfalls we might run into. how we avoid those pitfalls. This series of articles includes: Dungeon Crawls Infiltrations and Heists Investigations and Mysteries Travel... read more.

The Problem with Appendix N

GROGNARDIA – Mon, 18 March, 04:00 AM

Since its start sixteen(!) years ago this month, an overriding concern of this blog has been the literary inspirations of Dungeons & Dragons, particularly those stories and books belonging to what I call "pulp fantasy."  Though there are several reasons why this topic has been of such interest to me... read more.

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