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300 episodes later, Jef & Jon still believe there are more systems to master
Discovering a game is mostly Confederate apologia is just another day in the podcast mines for these boys.
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The cinematic violence of Wandering Blades
Daniel Kwan’s latest crowdfunder blends wuxia melodrama with OSR combat
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Rowan, Rook and Decard pull out of Gen Con 2025 over international travel concerns
"Crossing the border into the US simply isn’t safe for us at the moment, and it doesn’t appear to be getting safer."
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Are these big beautiful books beautiful enough for your shelf?
We need the space and the room in our heads, hearts, and bookshelves.
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Compressing the Cosmere
Discussing the challenges of adapting a novel series while it’s still being written.
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I interpreted rare digital artifacts in ArchaeOS, and all I got was this cool zine
Collaborative, open source jpeg preservation simulator.
Lay it on the Table
Rascal plays In This World and doesn’t want to come back
There are other worlds than these, but they all have jobs.
tabletop
Knock! blows open the door once again
The old school fantasy magazine returns with another issue and a new editor.
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Rowan’s Pile of Games: Battle School and the Looming Context
Can a game be a critique just because it says so?
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Farce and sitcom are the heart of Kobold Press’ animal RPG
RiverBank’s designer talks working on Greyhawk, structuralism, and tea.
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Bitter Chalice is a bold RPG design playing a bold game of chicken with US tariffs
A health bar appears below the US Customs agency.
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Helena Real speaks candidly about Dungeon World 2
The co-designer of the sequel talks about its challenges and controversies.
Public Articles
SOLO BORG sells the dream of dying in a pit, all alone
Patrick Buechner, one of solo play’s biggest advocates, puts on his designer hat.
culture
How RPGs Get Disability Wrong
You’re often a missed roll away from playing a character that’s freshly disabled.
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The OSR dreams of having it all
What drives the new in old school? Maybe the same goal that always has.
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Evil Hat announces crowdfunding plans for Blades in the Dark expansion
An interview with Sean Nittner and John Harper on Deep Cuts and future books.