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Tabletop Games Throwback Thursday: The Problem with Evolving Settings 13 Jul 202329 May 2023 Licensed RPGs are fun. It's great to play in a setting you know from other media; experiencing a world you really love. The focus here is largely on the World…
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RPGs… Unlocking Investigative RPGs and Mystery Solving, Part 1: The Mechanics and Structure of Investigation 24 Jun 20235 Aug 2023 Within the big ol' tent of roleplaying, there is a subgenre that caters to those who enjoy unraveling mysteries, solving puzzles, and playing the role of a detective. Investigative RPGs…
RPGs… The Challenges Faced by Wizards of the Coast in Moving on from D&D 5E 14 Aug 202214 Aug 2022 Dungeons & Dragons 5E is probably the most widely known RPG today. Is it the best? I'd say no, but then I also listed it as my second favourite game…
RPGs… RPG Editions: The Curious Case of Call of Cthulhu 14 Aug 2021 Successful Roleplaying games - and wargames, come to that - are rarely static. I mean, when you buy a rulebook, that's a static item, but the wider range that grows…
RPGs… Bundle(s) of Holding: Traveller and Drinax 5 Jun 2021 Traveller is a great system and the current Mongoose 2nd edition is particularly good. Mongoose have produced some really cool books and a huge and growing number of adventures. Bundle…
RPGs… Traveller RPG Campaign: The Consuming Fire, Session 2 9 May 2021 Speaking to the recruiting officer for the local branch of the House of Nohamapetan, the party commit to working on the Nohamapetan tenner, If Want to Sing Out, Sing Out…
RPGs… Traveller RPG Campaign: The Consuming Fire, Session 1 27 Apr 2021 Following on from last week's Session 0, our first full session of our Traveller campaign began this week in earnest. The games started with the party's realisation that, following the…
RPGs… Traveller RPG Campaign: The Consuming Fire, Session 0 21 Apr 202121 Apr 2021 Traveller is an RPG originally released in the 1970s, a few years after TSR's Dungeons & Dragons first hit stores. Since then, it's had several different editions, versions, spin-offs and…
Reviews… Review: Feats Don’t Fail Me Now (5E, DM’s Guild) 9 Mar 2021 As a D&D player, I'm painfully predictable. Whenever I get to a stat increase, I just pump a couple of points into my primary stat, adjust my sheet accordingly and…
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