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A decade of knowledge applied to the most common questions in tabletop.
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Daggerheart is the first PbtA game that isn’t edgyFor decades, indie tabletop design has been fueled by its disillusionment with Dungeons & Dragons. We resent Hasbro not just...
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#Daggerheart #CriticalRole #Gaslighting #BigDogBeefstink'sCigarettesthatareGoodforYou
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I have read many "Gay RPGs". Most were penned in the 2010s and exude a colorful triumphant confidence that rings hollow in the modern world. Girl Frame is the first game I've...
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"...in 2026 gender, fascism, and dehumanization are pretty universal experiences."
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Time is eroding the Grognards. Their children are growing strange. The OSR's long-standing obsession with optimizing for the allegedly shared cultural touchstone of 80s D&D...
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The Endless Capsule Game that will Never let the OSR Die
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A new blog tradition in observance of Feral Week. My annual grab bag of under-appreciated entertainment to slather over lazy senses. I am here to help you be your worst self....
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Yeah you sickos love lists don’t you.
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Menagerie of Unbearable Things is a heartbreaking 132-page full-art storybook that Tania Herrero insists is a bestiary. Its original subtitle - pictured above but replaced by...Linked by the ring
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A Review of Tania Herrero's Menagerie of Unbearable Things
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I made a Mothership module for Minimalist Jam 4! It’s the first TTRPG supplement I’ve ever written. Early feedback has been overwhelmingly positive, so I’m telling all of you...
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Thanksgiving is OVER! It is time for SADNESS!
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My social media feed has been consumed by indie TTRPG insiders processing the emotional impact of Sam Sorenson's Over/Under on their lives. To those unfamiliar, Sam attempted...Linked by the ring
- Improving on LTRPs Through MUDs Just Kaylee's Blog
- Oracular Randomness in Live Text RP Personable Thoughts
- Bloggies Breakdown: Round 3 Explorers Design
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- Bloggies Breakdown: Round 2 Explorers Design
- Bloggies Breakdown: Round 1 Explorers Design
- Bloggies 2026 — Advice for Casuals The Dolent Chronicle
- The Bloggies' 2026 Nominees Explorers Design
- Over/Under as a Cold War Game Seedling Games
- Shiny TTRPG links #252 Seed of Worlds
- A week into blogging anb's logs
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A Guide to Live Text RoleplayLinked by the ring
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Fabula Ultima's Celebration Kickstarter has passed one million euro in just over a week. That’s comparable to MCDM's campaigns, and nearly double Mothership's initial haul. As...
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Theoryslop shadowboxing an omnigender Italian
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The cover is good in isolation - oppressive, isolating - but communicates nothing about the module’s content or themes. “Big Red”, confusingly colored here in a soft lime...Linked by the ring
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is the weakest official Mosh module still a certified banger?
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I'm creating a Mothership module for the Minimalist TTRPG Jam4. I've never jammed before. I feel like I'm cheating, because I've been stewing this idea for about eight months....
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Yonkers Fleshless Love: Dev Log #1
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At any time, a Knight may proclaim a Promise.A valid Promise must stir the heart and require heroic effort. Knights may only dedicate themselves to three Promises at a time....Linked by the ring
- Songs Unsung Hilander RPGs
- Dolmenwolves Campaign AMONG CATS AND BOOKS
- What Should Have Won the Bloggies Table 46
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- Bloggies Breakdown: Round 3 Explorers Design
- Bloggies Breakdown: Round 2 Explorers Design
- Bloggies Breakdown: Round 1 Explorers Design
- Bloggies 2026 — Gameable for Casuals The Dolent Chronicle
- The Bloggies' 2026 Nominees Explorers Design
- Bloggies 2026 - My Nominees Table 46
- Patchwork Newsletter (Vol 2, Issue 1) Patchwork Paladin
- First Draft of Progression Rules To Be Resolved
- Shiny TTRPG links #238 Seed of Worlds
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At the start of this week, I had planned to review Ooze Nun. A vile, colorful, and kinky Mothership module seemed so fresh compared to the mountains of cassette-punk and...
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Poirot untangles a ghoulish gene editing conspiracy through the aesthetic lens of Corporate Memphis. The well of human creativity is vast and inexhaustible. God I love this...
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I have spent two weeks in the company of the horse women. I have given them $57, and approximately 20 hours of my time. A pittance, I know. I do not speak these blasphemies...Linked by the ring
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There’s this store north of Denver - Black & Read Books. They have an entire wall of GURPS. Yards of GURPS. Enough GURPS that if it all fell on me at once, I would definitely...Linked by the ring
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Prior to the commencement of any campaign, all players are required to locate a quality stick. A quality stick: is chunky in the hand does not shed meddlesome stick bits is...
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The densest 27 pages I’ve read since Hegel. Not by virtue of its breadth - five factions, sixteen major players - but because of the complexity of the relationships within. A...
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Pamphlet module, following the within-map room key template popularized by Ypsilon-13. Makes heavy use of symbology. Escape is the primary goal, with at least four supported...
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At 50:09 of the following puff piece interview for the then-upcoming Tide World of Mani Kickstarter, a landline phone begins to ring. It sounds decrepit and naïve - as all...