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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

Returning to 4th Edition D&D

I’m going back to 4th Edition Dungeons & Dragons. Yeah, that 4e, the one with healing surges, powers on cards,

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Rolling Dice on Lunch Breaks: Two New Campaigns at Work

For a lot of us, finding time to game can feel impossible. Between work, family, and everything else, setting aside

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Rob Wieland has passed

Rob Wieland, one of the most prominent game journalists in the TTRPG industry, has passed. Rob wrote for Forbes, EnWorld,

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A DM motivates their players before the big final battle

Listen up, adventurers. You’ve bled for this. You’ve sweated for this. You’ve stood shoulder to shoulder against things no bard

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Seventeen Years of Dice Monkey

Every year when Dice Monkey’s anniversary rolls around, I’m struck by how much the landscape of tabletop gaming, and the

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Weaving Tension into Your Campaign

Creating tension in an RPG like The One Ring enhances the immersion and keeps players engaged and invested in the

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Enhancing the Game Master-Player Relationship

If there’s one thing I’ve learned after years behind the GM screen, it’s that clear and open communication is the

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The Dice Remember

I tell people “roleplaying games are just imagination with a character sheet,” but that’s like saying love is just two

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Pinocchio Is Broken is Now Available on Itch.io

A Game of Humanity on Trial “A machine can have memory. But can it hold regret?” In a sterile courtroom

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What Critical Role Sticking With D&D Says About Daggerheart

When Critical Role announced that their next campaign would once again be played in Dungeons & Dragons, the reaction was

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