TTRPG historian Shannon Appelcline and Evil Hat Productions have released a free preview of a new four-volume history of every product from early TSR.
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New bundle offers deep dive into history of sci-fi RPG classic ‘Traveller’
This is Free Trader Beowulf, which explores the stories behind Traveller’s key publishers and numerous licensees, delves into its challenging “Long Night” period, and celebrates its eventual resurgence.
Scanned original D&D campaign documents from 1976 have been shared
The Known World later became known as Mystara, and it’s Mystara that’s generally counted as the first official D&D campaign setting.
Routinely Itemised: RPGs #130
Drama again this week with attack lawyers dispatched against Wizards of the Coast, hassles over Kickstarters at Dragonmeet and confusion and concern over the direction Kickstarter itself might be taking.
Listen to learn about the history of tabletop RPGs with the great Shannon Appelcline
Designers & Dragons: The ’70s is a comprehensive picture of the beginnings of the RPG industry.
Routinely Itemised: RPGs #63
Another busy RPG news week, but don’t worry as Routinely Itemised as everything divided into quick to read bullet-point summary lists.
Designers, Dragons and More all found in the Bundle of Holding
The Bundle of Holding is repeating a successful 2015 sale and offering up a whole bunch of PDF books about the RPG industry.
