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The Difficulty of using Evil in your Game

As a game master/referee/dungeon master/storyteller, we are creating a story together with the players that is fun. Then we have to create something that will go against the player’s goals. Utilizing different antagonists to usurp their goals can be a ...
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Unearthed Arcana: Character Origins Breakdown

It’s finally here, y’all: the public playtest of One D&D, the much-anticipated revision of 5e. We’re going to get one of these packets roughly once a month from now until Judgment Day sometime in 2024. They’re beginning at, you know, ...
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One D&D – UA 2022 Character Origins playtest

This is exciting news. During the Wizards Presents 2022 we learned about One D&D. And with that, the first playtest document for One D&D is now out. Jeremy Crawford, Chris Perkins, and Ray Winninger lay the groundwork for the upcoming ...
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Mōdiphiüs – Masters of Dune Announcement

Modiphius Entertainment today announces a new product in their best-selling Dune: Adventures in the Imperium line — the Masters of Dune campaign book. This upcoming adventure can be played as a standalone campaign or in conjunction with the Agents of ...
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Upcoming Releases for Avalon Hill Announced at Gen Con 2022

Today, Gen Con attendees will get to see firsthand several upcoming games and expansions that we have planned over the coming months. But we didn’t want our fans at home missing out on the hype, so we’ve put together a ...
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The One Ring – Free League Publishing – Review

The One Ring role-playing game is set in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth 20 years after Bilbo went on an adventure and returned. If you’ve never read the Hobbit or the Lord of the Rings trilogy, they are not expensive. You can ...
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Gen Con Indy 2022 – August 4th – 7th

So, another year, another GEN CON. This year I will not be attending… again. It has now been a while since we have traveled to Indianapolis. I loved going through Cincinnati and picking up some Skyline Chili. Gathering in one ...
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Snap Ships Tactics – Kickstarter

Welcome to the future, where humanity is under constant attack from a brutal alien threat. The Komplex spreads through the galaxy and grows stronger with each system they conquer. To defeat them, humanity relies on an elite team, the Forge: ...
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Unearthed Arcana 2022: Wonders of the Multiverse Breakdown

We have a new twelve-page UA release from WotC, offering a wide range of playtest content. It’s not particularly clear what titles any of it might go with – there’s some Giant-related material salient to that previous Giant UA, but ...
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2022 ENNIE Award Nominees Announced

Yesterday the ENNIE Award nominees were announced. This year we are again seeing less of the dominating forces like Wizards of the Coast and Paizo in past years (they may not have submitted?). From a cursory overview, I see familiar ...