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Throwback Review: The One Ring, First Edition
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Throwback Review: The One Ring, First Edition

July 20, 2026 Mark
Tolkien and the Power of Small Places in RPGs
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Tolkien and the Power of Small Places in RPGs

July 17, 2026 Mark
The Long Defeat: Tolkien’s Philosophy of History
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The Long Defeat: Tolkien’s Philosophy of History

July 15, 2026 Mark
Throwback Review: The Lord of the Rings Roleplaying Game, 2002
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Throwback Review: The Lord of the Rings Roleplaying Game, 2002

July 13, 2026 Mark
Helm’s Deep and Running the Battle Your Players Can Actually See
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Helm’s Deep and Running the Battle Your Players Can Actually See

July 10, 2026 Mark
Highmoon Press’s Ioun Star Quickstart now available
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Highmoon Press’s Ioun Star Quickstart now available

June 22, 2026 Mark
Humblewood in the Mist Announced
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Humblewood in the Mist Announced

June 16, 2026 Mark
Paizo Announces Layoffs and Organized Play Changes Following Financial Struggles
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Paizo Announces Layoffs and Organized Play Changes Following Financial Struggles

June 9, 2026 Mark
Remembering John Blanche, the Artist Who Taught Me What Warhammer Looked Like
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Remembering John Blanche, the Artist Who Taught Me What Warhammer Looked Like

June 3, 2026 Mark

A Tale of Four Warlords

Hear me, you who dare assemble your warbands beneath the bruised skies of the Wastes. Draw close, though the winds

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Rebuilding the Gate: Turning “Keep on the Shadowfell” into “The Gate of the Horned Prince”

I’ve been running D&D for a long time, but Fourth Edition remains one of the most misunderstood tools in my

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Everdawn: A Micro-RPG about Humans and Dinosaurs Living Together Releases Today

My newest micro-RPG, Everdawn, releases today on Itch! This game is set in a world locked away in time, where

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Looking Ahead to 2026

Every year around this time, I try to look forward, not to predict trends or chase whatever the algorithm thinks

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The Telltale Dice

A game session, narrated by Edgar Allan Poe: “It was not the dungeon that undid us, nor the dice with

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How I Design Micro-RPGs

I’ve been designing a lot of small RPGs. Some of them start as palate cleansers between bigger projects. Some of

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Twenty-Five Years Behind the Screen

I didn’t notice the anniversary at first. It snuck up on me the way most milestones do: quietly, while I

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As I Lay Dice-Rolling

A D&D session, as narrated by William Faulkner: “We sat around the table like survivors of some small, unnecessary war,

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Loke Battle Mats Kickstarter, The Dungeon Reignited, Closing Soon!

I LOVE Loke Battle Mats, as evidenced here, here, here, here, here, and here. Their latest Kickstarter, The Dungeon Reignited,

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Song of the River Prince is Now Available

Song of the River Prince, my stand-alone rules-light RPG is now available on both DriveThruRPG and Itch.io. The Riverlands are

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  • Throwback Review: The One Ring, First Edition July 20, 2026
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