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Roleplaying Tips – Fri, 26 April, 03:15 AM
Imagine awarding a bit of equipment as treasure, and instead of the party fighting over the Wand of Orcus and Staff of the Magi in the treasure pile, they all fight over the 6 iron pitons. Ok, that’s an exaggeration, haha. But the point is, we can do a couple of simple things to make […] The post 2 ... read more.
Dungeon Fantastic – Fri, 26 April, 01:08 AM
I've never implemented this rule, but I keep thinking about running a game that would use it: One Heroes Get to Resist I have a few more thoughts on it, nine years on. - I think it should totally affect allied NPCs, too, with an exception made for any characters 125+ points, who'd get treated as ... read more.
ars ludi – Fri, 26 April, 12:34 AM
Every time we sit down to play a role-playing game, we build this layer cake, stacking each level upon the previous one: First we decide what our game is about. What are the themes. Then we make a setting that reflects those themes. Then we make characters who fit that setting and those themes. Then... read more.
Rascal News – Thu, 25 April, 10:00 PM
This is a community submitted press release. Roll20, the leading provider of online tools for playing tabletop role-playing games (TTRPGs), is excited to announce the launch of its app in beta on Discord, the voice, video, and text communications platform. This brings Roll20 to the suite of Activiti... read more.
D&D Beyond – Thu, 25 April, 09:39 PM
Maps is a VTT that integrates with your D&D Beyond library. See what new features it's been updated with in the last month!... read more.
Rascal News – Thu, 25 April, 08:00 PM
This is a community submitted press release. This year’s TTRPGs for Trans Rights charity bundle launches today, offering over 520 games, zines, supplements, and more for as low as $5. The proceeds of this year’s bundle benefit Project Rainbow, West Virginia’s only LGBTQ+ shelter and advocacy center.... read more.
Rascal News – Thu, 25 April, 07:00 PM
“So it started when I was an emo goth in middle school,” said award winning game designer, writer, illustrator, reviewer, and actual play performer Cassi Mothwin. “Actually, I'm still an emo goth. I'm just not in middle school anymore.” A vein of quiet, unsettling horror can be traced through Mothwi... read more.
Rascal News – Thu, 25 April, 06:00 PM
This is a community submitted press release.Fight for narrative control in this new TTRPG by the designer of Anamnesis.To all my characters who deserved better.Death of the AuthorDeath of the Author is a solo tarot journaling game about a Character fighting for agency in their story, against the wis... read more.
EN World Tabletop RPG News & Reviews – Thu, 25 April, 05:33 PM
Beta testing opening soon for Roll20 Pro users... read more.
Rascal News – Thu, 25 April, 05:00 PM
I’m a sucker for pieces that embrace an anarchy of style, that breaks boundaries of the page and asks, why were these rules even there in the first place? Shane Brockway is the author and illustrator of The Sky is Falling, a post-Armageddon MÖRK BORG game that was made entirely by hand. It is an agg... read more.
Dyson's Dodecahedron – Thu, 25 April, 04:50 PM
The Graxworm is a massive dead dragon of mythic scale, fully miles long and large enough to contain a town in the mouth. Creatures have set up here to “mine” the massive corpse for its valuable materials – leather, scales, ichor, tendons, and more. Practically every bit has some value to someone, an... read more.
Rascal News – Thu, 25 April, 04:00 PM
This is a community submitted press release.HOMIEandTheDUDE, a father & son led TTRPG content creation team, has entered the Kickstarter arena again with their newest project, The Wandering Tavern (LIVE UNTIL MAY 9th) .This time their campaign is running alongside some of the biggest 3rd party conte... read more.
Azukail Games – Thu, 25 April, 03:15 PM
JunkDrive #1: Expanded Cover-Jacket Tables for CY_BORG is now available to buy from DriveThruRPG. Published by Sad Fishe Game, this is a supplement to which we have contributed and it contains expanded tables for CY_BORG. The post JunkDrive #1: Expanded Cover-Jacket Tables for CY_BORG Now Aavilable ... read more.
Grumpy Wizard – Thu, 25 April, 02:23 PM
Ray Bradbury was the sort of writer and storyteller I appreciate the most. Many great storytellers are not particularly great writers. Many great writers are not particularly great storytellers. Writing is the skill of communication through the written word. One can be good at writing and lousy at s... read more.
Kobold Press – Thu, 25 April, 02:00 PM
This excerpt from the upcoming book from Kobold Press, Campaign Builder: Dungeons & Ruins, shows you the framework used to describe dungeons to help you define your creations. It includes some exotic elemental dungeons you can create for your players! Campaign Builder: Dungeons & Ruins is on Kic... read more.
Rise Up Comus – Thu, 25 April, 01:52 PM
It is well documented in the blogosphere that D&D fantasy produces a shift from fantastic as unique to fantastic as science. For example, in the myths, there is a single minotaur (literally, Minos's bull). The monstrous son of Minos, the King of Crete, is trapped in a labyrinth so that it could not ... read more.
EN World Tabletop RPG News & Reviews – Thu, 25 April, 12:51 PM
Passes the million dollar mark with just a day to go.... read more.
EN World Tabletop RPG News & Reviews – Thu, 25 April, 11:12 AM
After a disappointing 2023, latest earnings call from Hasbro shows tabletop games starting to recover.... read more.
EN World Tabletop RPG News & Reviews – Thu, 25 April, 11:12 AM
After a disappointing 2023, latest earnings call from Hasbro shows tabletop games starting to recover.... read more.
From the Sorcerer's Skull – Thu, 25 April, 11:00 AM
The home provinces of the Draconic Empire are ruled by noble houses with a chromatic dragon progenitor. While not all nobles are sorcerers, few without magical aptitude ascend to real power. Those most often undergo the Ritual of Rebirth to be transformed into Dragonborn, a privilege accorded to the... read more.
Bastionland Presser – Thu, 25 April, 08:27 AM
This Week’s post goes right back to the very start of my journey into tabletop games. Four years ago, I wrote about my history with miniature games and getting back into them during the lockdown. Summer 1995 saw me seduced by the world of miniatures during show-and-tell, but I needed to endure the l... read more.
Roleplaying Tips – Thu, 25 April, 01:43 AM
Before I forget…again…this Saturday is the monthly Wizard of Adventure GM chat. Get help from me and smarter GMs to help your prep, encounters, world building, player issues, or any other aspect of your campaign. Wizards of Adventure, the meeting link is here. Roleplaying Tips GMs, if you’d like to ... read more.