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Daily TTRPG Blog Posts – Wednesday, 25 September 2024

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Retrofitting, Mechanical GMs, and the Two Tribes of GMless Games

ars ludi – Wed, 25 September, 02:30 AM

GMless games are a weird niche. Tabletop role-playing games started with Game Masters, all the way back in Braunstein. Decades later, that is still how the vast majority play. The percentage of us exploring role-playing games without a GM is a tiny, tiny slice of that culture. But guess what? It’s n... read more.

5 Ways to Fail a Skill Check (and it's Not Your Fault!)

The GM Is Always Right - Dump Stat Adventures – Wed, 25 September, 02:30 AM

When you fail a skill roll, it doesn’t have to be because your character is an incompetent buffoon. A poor result on the d20 doesn’t even have to mean that you failed. For me, one of the least interesting things at the table is a failed roll that stops forward motion. If you failed to unlock a door,... read more.

Here's The D&D Cartoon Characters' Stats!

EN World: D&D & Tabletop RPG News & Reviews – Tue, 24 September, 11:07 PM

We now know the official stats of those characters!... read more.

Mörk Borg Is Getting a Video Game

EN World: D&D & Tabletop RPG News & Reviews – Tue, 24 September, 09:56 PM

Mork Borg: Heresy Supreme is coming to Steam.... read more.

D&D Beyond Releases New Free D&D Adventure Featuring 1980s Cartoon Characters

EN World: D&D & Tabletop RPG News & Reviews – Tue, 24 September, 08:29 PM

Save Uni's horn in a new D&D adventure.... read more.

Patron Preview: Vampires of Eberron, Part One

Keith Baker’s Blog – Tue, 24 September, 08:25 PM

cURL error 28: Operation timed out after 5000 milliseconds with 0 bytes receivedTo view this content, you must be a member of Keith's Patreon at $5 or more - Click "Read more" to unlock this content at the source... read more.

D&D 5E Adventure: AT-06 The Temporal Wilds PDF Free Download

Dungeon Master Assistance – Tue, 24 September, 08:09 PM

AT-06 The Temporal Wilds This is the sixth adventure in a series of adventures that I will be posting here, that will make up the “Its About Time” campaign arc. These adventures will take a group of adventurers from level 1 to level 20. Download this adventure for free:AT-06 The Temporal Wilds You ... read more.

2024 Player’s Handbook is ‘Fastest Selling D&D Book Ever’

EN World: D&D & Tabletop RPG News & Reviews – Tue, 24 September, 06:23 PM

2024 Player's Handbook sells three times as many as the 2014 version.... read more.

Sunfly and Dabus Tactics

The Monsters Know What They’re Doing – Tue, 24 September, 05:00 PM

Today we all get a bit of a breather, as I look at a couple of silly non-threats that player characters won’t find themselves fighting unless things have gone seriously off the rails. But first, an addendum to my earlier post on planar incarnates, in which I wrote, “Take this chassis and bolt someth... read more.

d100 Questions to Get To Know Your PCs

Points of Inspiration – Tue, 24 September, 04:47 PM

I like to start my sessions with a fun ‘get-to-know-you’ question for the player characters. These questions serve two goals. The first is just getting the players to start thinking like their characters. The second is to build some character details that you can use later in the campaign, or even l... read more.

Community Radio, Second Edition is now available!

Rascal News – Tue, 24 September, 04:31 PM

Get it on itch.io!... read more.

Initiative dice and d12 dramas

Elfmaids & Octopi – Tue, 24 September, 04:25 PM

So recently ive been rewriting my initiative system and had a look over my various games for how to do it to compare and my FB readers gave some input. So im probably doing a checklist to see who detects the other side first is most likely to control what happens next. Round zero is for ambush atta... read more.

Titmouse Announces Drunkards, Druggies, & Delinquents

EN World: D&D & Tabletop RPG News & Reviews – Tue, 24 September, 03:00 PM

The animation studio is jumping into the tabletop RPG business.... read more.

Mixing Washes with a Milk Frother

Azukail Games – Tue, 24 September, 02:53 PM

A battery-powered milk frother is a cheap tool for mixing washes and other liquids. The post Mixing Washes with a Milk Frother first appeared on Azukail Games.... read more.

Kobold Press Unveils Enter the Labyrinth Kickstarter

Rascal News – Tue, 24 September, 02:30 PM

This is a community submitted press release.Kobold Press announces the launch of its highly anticipated Enter the Labyrinth Kickstarter campaign. The campaign invites tabletop RPG enthusiasts to embark on an epic multiversal journey for their games.Enter the Labyrinth offers a cosmic saga set in the... read more.

Become the Hero in Paragons: The Roleplaying Game!

Rascal News – Tue, 24 September, 02:00 PM

This is a community submitted press release.Get ready to soar through the sky with a new superhero TTRPG on Kickstarter right now! Paragons: The Roleplaying Game is inspired by superhero cartoons like Teen Titans and Batman: The Animated Series, alongside newer entries to the genre like the Spider-V... read more.

Magical Meals turn your dungeon crawl into a feast!

Kobold Press – Tue, 24 September, 02:00 PM

A mysterious figure known only as the Culinomancer, is a widely travelled individual of renowned skill. Their stated purpose? To create delicious and magical food from every known monster that can be considered edible. The Culinomancer’s collected writings are popular among a certain niche group... read more.

Starfinder Second Edition Playtest Review

EN World: D&D & Tabletop RPG News & Reviews – Tue, 24 September, 12:30 PM

Even though this is just a playtest, you can tell that the team put a lot of hard work into the production of this book.... read more.

12 Best Ranger Feats in the 2024 Player's Handbook

D&D Beyond – Tue, 24 September, 01:11 AM

The Ranger is one of the most versatile classes, able to excel in exploration and combat, with a knack for healing, utility, and battlefield control magic to boot. Here's our pick for feats well-suited to the Ranger and their varied skill set.... read more.

King Kong: Bringing the Eighth Wonder of the World to Your D&D Campaign

Nerdarchy – Tue, 24 September, 01:03 AM

So after rewatching Godzilla vs. Kong, I couldn’t help but think about how King Kong could be an awesome addition to D&D. I’ve already given the Tarrasque a kaiju-sized upgrade with Godzilla, but Kong deserves his own spotlight too. Sure, Kong isn’t as devastating as...... read more.

Revolt on Antares - repurchased

Dungeon Fantastic – Tue, 24 September, 12:25 AM

I had to do it. I finally got a new copy of Revolt on Antares, one of my favorite TSR minigames. I have the rulebook, probably have the map . . . somewhere . . . and have some of the counters. I potentially could have kit-bashed a playable version. But I figured, what the heck, Noble Knight had a c... read more.

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