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The Cursed Cavern of Time – Wizard’s Tower

I’ve been working on this project for a while now. That means I’ve been procrastinating a lot. I have this adventure that I’ve been tweaking on and off and rewriting and adding and subtracting. So many edits that I’ve wandered ...
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Gamer Trayz Lab – Forsaken Sandbox Adventure Game – Kickstarter

Far from the galactic core, Thyrria and its moons have been strip-mined and left for dead. Abandoned workers huddle together in makeshift settlements, struggling to survive in a world of lawlessness scarce resources. Native nomads and bizarre creatures resurface to ...
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Alea Publishing Group – Iconic Adventuring System

So I haven’t written about Alea Publihsing in many many years, so I did a quick read on their website. And to my surprise I found they had just completed a kickstarter this year in August. The Iconic Adventuring System ...
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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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Gen Con Draws Over 50,000 Attendees

INDIANAPOLIS (August 8, 2022) — Gen Con, the largest and longest-running tabletop gaming convention in North America, returned to Indy this August 4-7, attracting a unique attendance of over 50,000 gaming fans to the Indiana Convention Center (ICC) and Lucas ...
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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 ...