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Roleplaying Tips – Tue, 09 December, 05:36 AM
How do you make an NPC likable so you can predictably say “The players will latch onto this one”? Right now, for many of us, it feels like a roll of the dice. RPT GM @Harebrained Tom asks this great question, and the top tip comes from @saket._.: I think overall my view is that […] The post How To G... read more.
GROGNARDIA – Tue, 09 December, 05:00 AM
For a lot of old school AD&D players, the appearance of Unearthed Arcana in 1985 marked the end of an era. Filled with a wide variety of new options for players, it fundamentally upped the power level of characters in a way that forever changed the game. What's interesting is that is that, at the ... read more.
Archon's Court – Tue, 09 December, 03:46 AM
A while ago I saw a post on the OSR Discord (I think it may have been Jenx's Zandan megadungeon retrospective) that talked about how useful it was to talk about failures. Disastrous campaigns and ill-formed systems that can serve as a warning for others.This is, in part, that. A few weeks ago I talk... read more.
Kobold Press – Tue, 09 December, 03:10 AM
The Deep Void is nearly impossible to reach, but for the mad and desperate, there are waystations. Some are nearly as deadly as the Void itself. Tenebrious is one of them. Tenebrious, Gateway to the Deep Void Far above the world, a small chunk of rock hovers on the edge of a portal to the Void. The ... read more.
Dyson's Dodecahedron – Tue, 09 December, 01:17 AM
This is the first of two linked maps exploring a small abandoned mine. Known as the Blackglass Vein, this was a propserous obsidian mine abandoned after it was mostly mined out. Blackglass Vein – North (300 dpi promo, no commercial license) The northern map details the entrance to the mine and goe... read more.
TTRPG Fanatics – Tue, 09 December, 12:50 AM
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Arc Dream Publishing, creator of the popular horror TTRPG Delta Green, has officially opened public playtesting for its newest project, The Black Company RPG. Based on the iconic military-fantasy novels by author Glen Cook, the new game seeks ... read more.
GROGNARDIA – Mon, 08 December, 09:00 PM
What Makes a Setting? (Part I) by James MaliszewskiMore Questions to PonderRead on Substack... read more.
Runeblog – Mon, 08 December, 08:36 PM
Alguien ha creado un suplemento de 260 páginas para RuneQuest Aventuras en Glorantha que describe un archipiélago tropical de Pamaltela conocido como las islas Edrenlinas donde vivir aventuras. El suplemento incluye los distintos habitantes humanos e inhumanos de las seis islas, con sus ciudades, lo... read more.
Spiceomancy – Mon, 08 December, 08:21 PM
Each player starts with one (1) ticket, as well as anything you can fit in a suitcase in real life. Yes, you need to actually pack a bag in real life. Anything in your house can come with, provided it fits in the suitcase/backpack/etc. Think it over. Consider taking a picture to refer to later.If yo... read more.
D&D Beyond – Mon, 08 December, 08:02 PM
D&D Beyond is built by a passionate team of designers, engineers, and product managers who play, DM, homebrew, argue about house rules, and love this game as much as you do. My job is to clear the path so this team can focus on what matters most to you and them: Making the D&D Beyond experience bett... read more.
TTRPG Fanatics – Mon, 08 December, 06:06 PM
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Kobold Press is continuing to expand its Tales of the Valiant game system, with the new Player’s Guide 2, an upcoming book compatible with both ToV and 5E which offers new classes, subclasses, spells, magic items and mechanics. Originally fund... read more.
The Monsters Know What They’re Doing – Mon, 08 December, 06:00 PM
From a bunch of cute animated statues to one honking big, not-at-all-cute animated statue: The Colossus of Akros (Theros’s Sparta analogue) is a massive metal golem that defends the polis when its warriors are away picking fights with other city-states. Despite its size, however, its Intelligence is... read more.
GROGNARDIA – Mon, 08 December, 05:00 PM
The latest issue of the legendary OSR 'zine, Fight On!, has been released in both print and electronic formats. Dedicated to the memory of David C. Sutherland III, it's filled with a terrific selection of articles and art from a wide variety of old school creators. I myself wrote a longish piece for... read more.
Faxfire's Eyrie – Mon, 08 December, 04:45 PM
Glancing over the map of Cerilia, I chose to read the Player’s Secrets of Roesone first out of the many other Player’s Secrets products. Each of these supplements is designed for players to be able to read, gaining information so their character can act as a regent, controlling the domain detailed w... read more.
Azukail Games – Mon, 08 December, 04:03 PM
Numenera is a game published by Monte Cook Games. Its setting is the Ninth World, and this list has ten rumours for that setting. The rumours, which are similar to the Hearsay that can be found in the official books, can be used as adventure hooks or as simple misinformation. A new inn has reputedly... read more.
Elfmaids & Octopi – Mon, 08 December, 03:51 PM
Ive been chilling with Fallout76 mostly and writing homebrew stuff on paper, and nothing set enough to blog about. Patreon is in a freeze, but will try a non-charged release this year. In my 12th Lv game players are more like a game of Diplomacy now, where they deploy troops, teams of followers and... read more.
EN World: D&D & Tabletop RPG News & Reviews – Mon, 08 December, 02:10 PM
Branch Riders is an easy to play narrative driven role playing game built on the concepts of action, investigation, and creative play. In the game you play as Branch Riders, fighting to contain a malevolent force known as the Blight. Your home is the Nexus, which branches out into eight distinct rea... read more.
Seed of Worlds – Mon, 08 December, 12:33 PM
Only the shiniest links out across the blogosphere. For yet more, see last weeks collection or the weekly r/OSR blogroll or check the RPG Blog Carnival. Originally inspired by weaver.skepti.ch End of Week links. Explorers Design announces The Bloggies 2026! Quasiwizard gives us 12 Hexes A shrike... read more.
From the Sorcerer's Skull – Mon, 08 December, 12:00 PM
Often science fantasy as operationalizes in rpgs is just some flavor of rpg fantasy with ray guns or robots, or "ancient technology" as the default explanation for something strange. (In fact, high tech "science" often becomes the extraordinary thing in a setting full of magic but completely conven... read more.
Playful Void – Mon, 08 December, 11:01 AM
Bathtub Reviews are an excuse for me to read modules a little more closely. I’m doing them to critique a wide range of modules from the perspective of my own table and to learn for my own module design. They’re stream of consciousness and unedited critiques. I’m writing them on my phone in the bath.... read more.
Skeleton Code Machine – Mon, 08 December, 10:34 AM
Welcome to the second annual Skeleton Code Machine Gift Guide!I always enjoy reading a good gift guide even if I have no intention of purchasing everything. It’s a fun way to capture the popular items of the day and fun to look back on later. So here are some recommendations based on games we’ve exp... read more.
Schwalb Entertainment – Mon, 08 December, 09:15 AM
Shadow of the Red Moon: Novice Player’s GuideA Setting Sourcebook for Demon Lord Engine Trouble in Downwind! Once a year, Gomba the Great emerges from his palace in Downwind to grant healing to one person from amongst the throngs of sick and dying outside his walls. This year, he chose a new ... read more.
Sly Flourish – Mon, 08 December, 06:00 AM
Sly Flourish Holiday Book Sale! 20% off and free shipping in US and UK on orders of $100 or more! Discount applied at checkout. For a year I ran a Shadowdark campaign built off of six pages of material in Cursed Scroll 1 outlining the setting of the Gloaming. The Cursed Scroll zines, by Arcane Lib... read more.
GROGNARDIA – Mon, 08 December, 05:00 AM
Written in August 1921 but not published until November 1933 in the pages of The Fantasy Fan, H. P. Lovecraft’s “The Other Gods” provides an earliest and revealing glimpse into the ideas that would later coalesce into his distinctive cosmic mythology. Brief though it is, the story articulates with r... read more.