Thieves Can’t has a “The Types of Metagaming” comic strip doing the rounds. Why? I think we all recognise someone like this.
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[Poll] How do you pronounce Tiefling?
Tieflings have been part of D&D since the second edition of Advanced Dungeons & Dragons. They were part of the original Planescape (1994) and were part-human and part-lower-plane, but not half-fiends.
Gay dinosaur erotica author Chuck Tingle publishes the Tingleverse RPG
The RPG looks to be in the same style, with a bare-chested and cowboy hat dinosaur-man front and center.
Keyforge Store Championship kits delayed due to production problems
Taking part in the Keyforge Store Championship brings rewards. Everyone entering gains five Æmbershards, each victory you score wins you more.
Historia: Could this work? Dark renaissance fantasy, D&D and anthros?
Historia is a dark fantasy, lowering the magic in standard 5e and introducing rules for factions.
SLA Industries 2e Kickstarter confirmed for 17th September 2019
Based on Facebook teasers these changes are not being handwaved away. They’re being written into the game’s lore.
Owen K.C. Stephens replaces Jack Norris as Green Ronin’s Fantasy AGE developer
Norris makes brief mention of personal tragedy, heavy workloads, financial and health issues as well as the occasional resurfacing of past harassment.
Fat Goblin Games: Hurricane Dorian emergency sale
$1 art for your virtual tabletop or illustrations for RPG material you’re hoping to see. Karma, too.
How to make your D&D minis fly
How do you handle multi-levels in battle mats and flying creatures?
Survival and resource management in RPG form: Tenebria: Remnant of Rome
Computer gamers with a focus on trying to stay alive and the careful management of resources are popular and big business. It’s a combination that’s rare in tabletop RPGs.




