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Articles by Andrew Girdwood
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A free preview and Vanguard lead Kobold Press’ Player’s Guide 2 charge
Kobold Press are on Kickstarter with over $200,000 backed for Player’s Guide 2. It’s a book for D&D and Tales of the Valiant (they mention D&D first).
Audio EXP Podcast: #290 – Is Exodus WoTC’s secret TTRPG?
What happens when AI gets beaten by an Atari? We explore that, plus a Reddit debate on a “Dungeon Mommy” shirt and bombshell TTRPG news from top authors.
Enhance your D&D and DCC games with the “Monsters, Traps, & DM Tricks” bundle, all for a great cause
At Humble, there’s a Monsters, Traps, & DM Tricks bundle with titles like How to Write Adventure Modules That Don’t Suck.
What are the different types of board games?
A table of categorise board game types and define them concisely
Routinely Itemised: RPGs #313
A roundup of tabletop RPG news for Friday the 13th, covering Wizards of the Coast’s new RPG ‘Exodus’, Sebastien de Castell on licensing, Free RPG Day, a Hero Forge apology, and Daggerheart’s international expansion. Also includes insights from the Cymera festival.
Does “Dungeon Mommy” make you uncomfortable? Watch the battle play out!
Glitter_Crits is a 5’2 cisgender, femme-presenting woman, and a GM. She wanted to know whether she should wear her t-shirt to run one-shots at a community event, and so she asked Reddit.
KiwiRPG Week returns, showcasing Aotearoa’s TTRPG talent and Te Ao Māori creativity
The vibrant and innovative tabletop roleplaying game scene in New Zealand (Aotearoa) is gearing up for its annual celebration as the fourth KiwiRPG Week kicks off on June 15th.
A (chaotic) review of Venger’s Guide to Mastering Chaos at the Table
Yes, the focus is random encounters, but the book is so thoughtful that it will give you more confidence as a GM. Promise kept.
The Horus Heresy claims another victim – Warhammer.com
Earlier this week, Games Workshop’s Horus Heresy (or just post-Hersey) anthology The Siege of Terra: Era of Ruin, with stories from the likes of Dan Abnett, Aaron Dembski-Bowden, Guy Haley and others, went on sale.
