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Seed of Worlds – Wed, 24 April, 05:16 AM
I got to take Stirring the Hornet's Nest at Het Thamsya to one of my open table sessions and it ran pretty well - some squeaks but those were driven by the typical open table stuff - no filtering of play-style, no session zero, ended up with a massive table (nine) of which six were new to me, four o... read more.
Roleplaying Tips – Wed, 24 April, 04:38 AM
Here’s a cool house rule sent to me by Jonathan Hardin from Sojourners Awake: My NEW favorite technique is Push Points. For every natural 1 or 20 you roll, you experience the consequences of the roll as usual, but you collect 1 point for experiencing that event. You can collect up to 10 points at […... read more.
GROGNARDIA – Wed, 24 April, 04:00 AM
I remember being very excited about the imminent release of the Oriental Adventures in 1985. Aside from the obvious reason – the introduction of playable ninja and samurai into Advanced D&D – I was quite keen to see "the Oriental lands of Oerth," as promised in the "Coming Attractions" section of Dr... read more.
Dungeon Fantastic – Wed, 24 April, 01:31 AM
I got a shipping notice for a copy of DFRPG Companion 3! I'd kind of let this one slide out of my awareness. I'm excited to see it in person . . . it's always nice to get a physical copy of something you contributed to. It's available here.... read more.
Rascal News – Wed, 24 April, 12:15 AM
Most of what I know about Tauruses I learned from my brother, who is, I think, the ultimate Taurus. He’s a big old math nerd, mostly stays at home, plays D&D, and goes on frequent walks with his dog. When he does go on trips he goes on trips to places like Morocco, Alaska, Italy. That bastard. I kne... read more.
Rascal News – Tue, 23 April, 10:00 PM
This is a community submitted press release.Lead a band of mutant Stalkers into the Zone and fight others to scavenge artifacts from the Ancients. Stake out your claim in the postapocalyptic wasteland – or die trying. Free League Publishing today revealed that Mutant Year Zero: Zone Wars – a fast an... read more.
Kobold Press – Tue, 23 April, 08:12 PM
To accompany the launch of Tales of the Valiant, Kobold Press has cooked up the Valiant 6, our iconic characters. Here are images and downloadable PDFs of 4th-level PCs ready for action. Use them to help new people to your game or as a resource for conventions and store play! Elf Rogue, ... read more.
Rascal News – Tue, 23 April, 08:00 PM
This is a community submitted press release. Here I stand, in my beat-up apartment with its wonky chair and threadbare rug, clutching this old book like it’s alive and dangerous. Everybody’s going about their day outside my window without a care in the world, but my world has been turned upside down... read more.
GROGNARDIA – Tue, 23 April, 08:00 PM
Speaking of weird little games, I stumbled across this in issue #101 of Dragon (September 1985):This appeared at the end of the issue's "Coming Attractions" feature, which announced upcoming TSR game product releases. I've talked about Proton Fire on this blog a couple of times previously. In the fi... read more.
Rascal News – Tue, 23 April, 06:15 PM
This is a community submitted press release.CYBERNETICS CATALOGUE coverAVAILABLE NOW!Upgrade your Outlaw with new body, arm and brain tech from one of four manufacturers: the suspiciously generic inJoyment, the safe and stable NILE Corporation and Blackwell Biodynamics, or the scuzzpunk street docto... read more.
GROGNARDIA – Tue, 23 April, 04:17 PM
April Fool's issues were a staple of my youth, but they're very difficult to pull off. Partly, that's because humor can be very subjective and, partly, that's because most attempts at humor, especially in writing, are simply not very good. Consequently, I greeted the arrival of issue #23 of Polyhedr... read more.
Rascal News – Tue, 23 April, 04:00 PM
This is a community submitted press release.Celebrating 25 years of beer & pretzels roleplaying with a new edition of the classic rules-lite TTRPG! All Hail King Torg! It’s not often that a joke is still funny a year later, much less 25 of them – but Kobolds Ate My Baby still elicits barks, growls, ... read more.
Azukail Games – Tue, 23 April, 03:08 PM
A Short explaining that when using regular magnets when crafting, you need to account for polarity, but not when using magnetic sheets. The post The Polarity of Magnets Can Matter When Crafting first appeared on Azukail Games.... read more.
EN World Tabletop RPG News & Reviews – Tue, 23 April, 12:30 PM
Mothership, Mutant Crawl Classics, and a new RPG of ancient mythic PCs at the dawn of time are out this week.... read more.
Pelgrane Press Ltd – Tue, 23 April, 10:19 AM
This article offers advice on how to run suspect and witness interviews in Mutant City Blues. It incorporates some real police techniques, as well as those TV cops sometimes use. This is not a game about corrupt cops who beat suspects. I’ve added a couple of techniques which will get Internal Invest... read more.
Merric's Musings – Tue, 23 April, 08:39 AM
Does not appear in this list. but will soon! For those interested, here are my tier rankings of the official D&D 5E campaign adventures. Some may be a little generous, but sort of match how happy I am to run them. For those unaware of tier rankings, “S-tier” is the top, followed by A, B, C, D, and... read more.
EN World Tabletop RPG News & Reviews – Tue, 23 April, 02:02 AM
Publisher of video games, Star Wars TTRPG, and owner of Middle Earth Enterprises restructures after turbulent year.... read more.
Dungeon Fantastic – Tue, 23 April, 01:42 AM
In Felltower, we use a little rule buried in the back of Basic Set: Characters (p. B326) that makes critical hits just bypass defenses, no table roll, and a "3" is max damage. One way I thought of speeding combat - thanks to additional lethality - is to make all critical hits maximum damage. Roll a... read more.