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Attronarch's Athenaeum – Sun, 02 August, 04:44 AM
A zine chronicling the Conquering the Barbarian Altanis D&D campaign. This issue details sessions 117, 118, and 119. Charmed by gold; charmed by lust; charmed by the witch. You can download the issue here. Overlord's Annals zine is available as part of the Ever & Anon APA, issue 14: #Zine Subscribe... read more.
ICv2 RSS Web Feed – Sun, 02 August, 03:40 AM
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Methods & Madness – Sun, 02 August, 12:15 AM
I've been thinking for a while now about the excessive multiplication of magic items in D&D. Whether through random tables or official modules, players quickly become overloaded with items. And this ends up stripping away all the special character these items should have. Many times I've asked mysel... read more.
Occultronics – Sat, 01 August, 11:31 PM
This was initially a sidebar in a larger post about Hexen arcanophysics and the current state of resurrection magic, but I realized it was far too in-depth to be a functional aside, so I've split it into its own thing. I've recently been having a bit of a STEMgirl renaissance, dusting off my old ph... read more.
TTRPG Fanatics – Sat, 01 August, 08:14 PM
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. The winners of one the tabletop role playing game industry’s biggest awards have finally been unveiled at this year’s Gen Con in Indianapolis. Contenders were vying for the prize across 24 different categories that celebrate the best in TTRPG... read more.
The Kind GM – Sat, 01 August, 06:30 PM
Oh, look, it’s August! I guess we’re doing RPGaDay. This is the thirteenth year AUTOCRATIK and Casting Shadows are hosting this event. As for me, this is my ninth time. Through the years, the prompts have become more abstract, but they usually follow a theme each year. So, for this year, the suggest... read more.
Traverse Fantasy – Sat, 01 August, 04:13 PM
I drafted an (unused) rule that players can sacrifice their characters to let the rest of the crew escape whatever situation they’re in. It was requested by friends online and offline because they think of moments in adventure fiction where that sort of thing happens, and it’s epic and gets at your ... read more.
Azukail Games – Sat, 01 August, 03:33 PM
100 Post-Apocalyptic Space Encounters, 100 Post-Apocalyptic Space Encounters (Mutant Future), 100 Prometheans for Esper Genesis and Map – Village 39 are now available to buy on DriveThruRPG. Even in a post-apocalyptic setting, there can be things to encounter, ranging from the useful to the odd to t... read more.
Throne of Salt – Sat, 01 August, 01:24 PM
IndexGravity CircuitSome games, you just know from the bleeps and bloops on the main menu: Gravity Circuit has some immaculate bleeps and bloops, and it lives up to that promise in being the best damn Megaman clone it can be. Rather than a blaster you have fists and a grappling hook; on top of that ... read more.
Brandes Stoddard – Sat, 01 August, 12:00 PM
My wife has been playing Ileskku, an Archfey warlock, as one of her two main characters in Aurikesh since 2012, and a lot of my tweaks to the warlock class over the years have come from her experience with that character. This time, the issue is that the Warlock spell list is super thematic… for typ... read more.
EN World: D&D & Tabletop RPG News & Reviews – Sat, 01 August, 09:18 AM
Huge D&D announcements, Vampire: The Masquerade 6th Edition, Pathfinder and Starfinder updates, and a whole lot more!... read more.
Patchwork Paladin – Sat, 01 August, 08:14 AM
August is here! This week I wrote the Destined Heroes Play Style. Most popular posts on the blog this week were Dungeon, Inc., A First Review, Running Red Dragon’s Tale, Dolmenwood Resources for You, Playing the Social Game, and Daggerheart Hexcrawl Rules v1.0. I’ve been at Flerkcon all week so I’m ... read more.
Azukail Games – Sat, 01 August, 07:53 AM
August 1st 100 Post-Apocalyptic Space Encounters 100 Post-Apocalyptic Space Encounters (Mutant Future) 100 Prometheans for Esper Genesis Map – Village 39 August 8th 100 Encounters for the Fantasy Taiga (5E) 100 Games to Play or Gamble on in a Fantasy Setting 100 Hooks and Rumours for the Crucible IV... read more.
Explorers Design – Sat, 01 August, 04:05 AM
Layout thoughts for August.Numbers: proportional v. tabular figures.Your numbers can come in different proportions depending on the typeface and font. Proportional figures are designed to be read in sentences and have varying widths depending on the number (1 is thinner than 2, for example). On the ... read more.