Seedless Bloom - A role-playing epic of time traveling cultures torn amid tragedy and hubris. (andrew-crag.itch.io)
Seedless Bloom - A role-playing epic of time traveling cultures torn amid tragedy and hubris...
The Oldest TTRPG Forum on the Net (gmkeros.wordpress.com)
Did you know there is an online forum for tabletop role-playing games that has been around since the early 80s, and which still is active and operating? Admittedly in a much diminished state than a…
Creative Card Chaos is the No 1 (and 2) card based TTRPG on DTRPG! Thank you so much! (preview.drivethrurpg.com) German
Just a reminder that you can still access the Starfinder Playtest | Paizo (paizo.com)
10 TTRPG Podcasts (that are not Critical Role) (gmkeros.wordpress.com)
Oh Gods, am I going all Buzzfeed? I’m not sure myself. But I wanted to share some tabletop roleplaying podcasts I enjoy listening to, and ten makes such a nice round number. And there definit…
You can save on some of Modiphius’ best RPGs, including Star Trek’s Lower Decks and a new Dune RPG (www.polygon.com)
Free PD Token Collection (170+ tokens for fantasy games) (gmkeros.wordpress.com)
The last few weeks I started getting interested in using VTTs for my next few games. I seem to have slept through the rise of those for the last few years, mostly because my kids were not at an age…
Zireael07's Awesome List of free and/or open source tabletop RPGs - Github (github.com)
cross-posted from: kbin.social/m/13thFloor/t/371761...
OC Designing Sandbox Adventures for Publication - Descriptive, Not Prescriptive (archstonepress.com)
A short post about how to write good sandbox adventures that other people might use, in terms of descriptiveness vs. prescriptiveness.
OC Running Your First Sandbox (archstonepress.com)
Some high-level tips for running your first sandbox!
Runequest - Roleplaying In Glorantha - Feddit UK (feddit.uk)
I’ve just created a new community dedicated to Runequest / Glorantha....
Creative Card Chaos - Core Rulebook - Dozenbeer | DriveThruRPG.com (www.drivethrurpg.com)
Hey guys, I just released my own TTRPG. Its a fun rules-light system, that uses only a standard deck of cards.....and nothing else. Check out the store page for more information. Enjoy a 25% discount in celebration of the release!
OC Why Run a Sandbox? (archstonepress.com)
What GMs Want (cannibalhalflinggaming.com)
Starting last year and continuing into this one, there have been stories about a “dungeon master shortage” in the TTRPG hobby, specifically meaning D&D Fifth Edition.
The History of D&D, Part VII: Third Edition (2000) (piped.kavin.rocks)
Favourite Game System (thegeekflagblog.wordpress.com)
This was kind of a hard question if I thought too long about it. There are many games I am fond of. But ultimately it comes down to the Vortex System over all. I find the system to be quite elegant…
RPG News Digest for August 18, 2023 (www.enworld.org)
Critical Role setting book on D&D Beyond, Jeremy Crawford confirms return to previously published 5e D&D settings, new RuneQuest release, and more!
The Glatisant: August RPG Sales (questingbeast.substack.com)
OSR, Traveller, Call of Cthulhu and more
[Nahual] Great RPG Covers (openhearthrpg.substack.com)
#RPGCovers Week Fourteen
[SotWW] A Q&A with Rob Schwalb about Shadow of the Weird Wizard Roleplaying Game (schwalbentertainment.com)
Why should you check out Weird Wizard? Is it different from Shadow of the Demon Lord? What does the future hold for the game beyond the Kickstarter?
[OSR] Hundredhands...! (jerryboucher.blogspot.com)
After taking a much needed holiday, my next monster is the......
[BX] Design Notes: The Swashbuckler (arcanesword.blogspot.com)
In Demesnes & Domination, I included a fighter variant called the Swashbuckler which I originally designed and released as a basic fantasy class years ago
[OSR] Ringing the Bell, A Simple Reputation System (www.mindstormpress.com)
A simple system for tracking the deeds of an adventuring group and if they're recognized by the people of the world.
[OSR] Monstrous Monday: Leviathan, updated (theotherside.timsbrannan.com)
I have been thinking a lot about demons and how I want to use them in my various old-school games, which at the moment are OSE-B/X and NIGHT SHIFT. So naturally, I was going to get to one of my biggest big bads, Leviathan, since he has a history in my D&D games and my modern supernatural horror games.
[OSR] Wealth and the Disintegration of Choice (rancourt.substack.com)
One of the most influential writings I’ve read with regards to game design is Chris McDowall’s Information, Choice, Impact. The article is worth a read, I’d summarize it as: Games are about making meaningful choices. Meaningful choices can only be made with sufficient information.
