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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

Paizo Announces Layoffs and Organized Play Changes Following Financial Struggles

Paizo has announced a series of cost-cutting measures, including layoffs and changes to its Organized Play programs, as the publisher

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The Megadungeon as Mythic Underworld

The megadungeon is one of the oldest and strangest structures in tabletop RPGs. At first glance, it seems simple: a

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Old World Game Night Ends With Two Players Measuring the Same Inch Differently

A Warhammer: The Old World game night concluded without a clear winner Friday after two players discovered they were measuring

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Remembering John Blanche, the Artist Who Taught Me What Warhammer Looked Like

There are artists whose work rewires your imagination. John Blanche was one of those artists. News has come through that

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Throwback Review: In Nomine, 1997

In Nomine, published by Steve Jackson Games in 1997, took the French RPG In Nomine Satanis/Magna Veritas by Croc and brought

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Worldbuilding Is Wonderful. It’s Also Optional.

I had a good response to my last article from Rob Donoghue, who is one of those voices in the

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Mud, Sweat, & Turnips on Itch.io

My newest game, Mud, Sweat, & Turnips is available now! You are medieval mud farmers in a damp, low-status village

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The Dirty Secret of Great RPG Campaigns: Most of the World Does Not Matter

Every Game Master has sat down with a notebook, a blank document, or some overpowered worldbuilding software, and started creating

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Old World Player Proudly Fields Army Older Than Opponent

A Warhammer: The Old World match took on an intergenerational quality Saturday after local player Martin L. proudly deployed an

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Throwback Review: Kobolds Ate My Baby!

First published by 9th Level Games, Kobolds Ate My Baby! is a comedy RPG about playing kobolds, which is already

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