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We started preparing for our GURPS mini campaign about two months ago. Myself and several other intrepid explorers from the Paper Cult forums have been running a variety of our...Linked by the ring
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I need to be less of a tourist when it comes to Japanese roleplaying games. I exist downstream from decades of culture and art that exists in conversation with itself, and I...Linked by the ring
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As part of an organized effort on the Paper Cult forums, I have been playing a variety of games in short 3-session campaigns to “Meet The RPG“. It’s kindof like a book club,...
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In late 2024, I was hanging out in Farmer Gadda’s discord server, talking about tabletop rpgs (as was custom at the time). He mentioned that he had published 28 blog posts that...
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I was born in the USA, but my parents moved overseas when I was four. Outside of a very brief stint in an international school, the vast majority of my pre-university education...
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I like superhero comics. As a trans woman, I feel a particular affinity with the X-Men’s mutant metaphor. I had a few random comic books as a kid but I began a serious...
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Have you ever thought to yourself: “I wish my fantasy campaign had a deckbuilding minigame like Triple Triad, Gwent, or Pazaak“? Would you like something more mechanically...
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I hang out with a lot of OSR folks. It’s where I’ve found community, and it’s where I perceive the most discussion happening in the ttrpg space. The blogging culture is...
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It’s time we re-examine what we mean when we use the term “quantum ogre”. The seed of this post started when Valeria posted her review of Fabula Ultima and quoted Emanuele...Linked by the ring
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Earlier this month, fellow blogger soopersmert (Random Ape Encounter) proposed a mini-collab to investigate the style of play implicit in generic roleplaying games. Soopersmert...
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Gather with me around the fire as I bring you another tale of Meet the RPG. The night is cold and there are spirits moving in the darkness, but perhaps the story will bring...
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The beacons are lit. Prismatic Wasteland calls for aid. A new blog bandwagon emerges. This holiday season, Warren has assembled us to write a hex based on the Rankin/Bass...
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On every level except physical, I have been destroyed by the Minimalist TTRPG Jam. A thunderhead of mistakes have led to this state, and we’re gonna unpack them so at least we...Linked by the ring
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I watch a lot of anime. I enjoy keeping up with shows that come out each season and picking anywhere from 7 to 30 to watch on a week-by-week basis, along with those that I...
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I’ve been watching the new season of Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt. The first season aired in 2010, and it ended on a notorious cliffhanger. The new season just finished...
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Last night, the Paper Cult crew wrapped up our Fabula Ultima game. Out of every game I’ve played with them, this is the game I regretted saying farewell the most. I’ve decided...Linked by the ring
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For the past month through the end of October, Binary is hosting the fourth annual Minimalist TTRPG Jam. As part of my efforts to publish a beta for The Serket Hack by the end...
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In a game where every character can participate in commerce, what is a merchant? Every character can pick up a sword or steal, but fighters and thieves are established...
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As with many of my ideas, this one sparked because I’ve been playing a videogame. Borderlands 4 came out on September 12th and I’ve been having a really good time with it, and...Linked by the ring
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In 1979, the Dungeon Master’s Guide for D&D was published featuring “Appendix N: Inspirational and Educational Reading”. Prismatic Wasteland has called for a Blog Bandwagon of...Linked by the ring
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In the absence of position-based tactics, singleplayer turn-based RPGs have converged upon some similar mechanics. I want to look at how this works through a few case studies...
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I published a Lancer adventure called War In The Toybox based on the 2006 LEGO theme Exo-Force! This project has been in development for a few months as part of the 2025 Summer...Linked by the ring
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I can hear it now. “Serket! You literally reviewed a game last week. Why do you have another review for an entirely different game this week?” Timelines are funny. The...
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Earlier this year I joined forces with some folks over at PaperCult to play new rpgs together, working through our backlogs to “Meet the RPG”. The first game we played together...
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I’ve been reading Fabula Ultima and playing Octopath Traveller 2. Somehow, these two ingredients have mixed in my head to develop a dungeon crawl procedure based on their...
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– The Water Magician if hunting monsters and delving into dungeons is so organized and regulated, you’re not playing a fortune-seeking hero, you’re playing a government...
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The annual convention for Warframe, TennoCon, happened this past weekend. For those unfamiliar with the video game, it’s a space ninja looter-shooter with uncharacteristically...
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A few days ago, I read Novecento’s post on How To Start Making Your Own RPG Stuff. Most of the advice covers the basics on how to get started, but the idea of “What do I need...
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Earlier this year, one of my friends convinced me to start reading Dungeon Crawler Carl. This is one of those series you truly cannot judge by its cover. Or its description....
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About a week ago, I jokingly announced to my friends that I had seen one too many posts about torches. My comrades in the OSR have received abundant mileage from blog posts...