Yesterday, I posted a list of the The 20 Most Read D&D Articles of 2018. Today it's the turn of the the General RPG articles - the 10 most read (non-D&D) RPG articles of the year! What were they? Here goes....
Over the year, the site has posted hundreds of articles generating millions of views between them. These lists can only hope to scratch the surface -- many, many other big topics came up over the last 12 months, but these lists are just the 20 most viewed out of those hundreds of articles.
Note that by "not D&D" I mean "not official D&D from WotC". Things like Matt Colville's Kickstarter, or the D&D movie, while D&D-related, are in the "not-D&D" lists.
Some of the below are news pieces, while others are editorial pieces with prompted lots of discussion.
Top 20 Non-D&D Articles
#20. Pathfinder 2 Character Sheet #5: Merisiel, Elf Rogue
#19. Pathfinder 2 Character Sheet #6: Ezren, Human Wizard
#18. Today's The Last Day Of Voting For The Most Anticipated Tabletop RPGs Of 2019
#17. Pathfinder 2E's New Death & Dying Rules; More on Resonance
#16. Blowing it All Up and Starting Over
#15. THIS Is The Pathfinder Playtest Rulebook!
#14. Self Publishing: What's An Artist Worth?
#13. Meet Pathfinder 2's Cleric; Plus Spellcasting Basics!
#12. Pathfinder 2 Character Sheet #2: Kyra, Human Cleric
#11. Vote For Your Favourite RPG Podcasts Of 2018!
#10. Big Changes At White Wolf Following Controversy
#9. It’s LAUNCH DAY For The Pathfinder 2 Playtest!
#8. Everybody Cheats?
#7. Pathfinder 2's Armor & A Preview of the Paladin
#6. Congratulations To The 2018 ENnies Nominees!
#5. Pathfinder 2 Character Sheet #3: Valeros, Human Fighter
#4. Are We Looking At A New RPG Kickstarter Record?
#3. Game Mechanics And Player Agency
#2. Pathfinder 2 Character Sheet #1: Fumbus, Goblin Alchemist
#1. Paizo Announces Pathfinder 2nd Edition!
Top 20 General RPG Articles
(excluding D&D and Pathfinder)
#20. John Wick Presents Lays Off 7th Sea Staff
#19. Here Are The 10 Most Anticipated Tabletop RPGs Of 2019!
#18. The Difficulties Of Running Low Magic Campaigns
#17. Fantasy Grounds Game Stats for 2017: D&D 5E Up By 6%, Pathfinder Holds Steady
#16. When Fantasy Meets Africa
#15. What's The Latest On The D&D Movie?
#14. Baldur's Gate Designer Leaves Bioware To Form D&D Publishing Company
#13. X & O For More Fun
#12. Taking nominations for best RPG Podcasts of 2018!
#11. Gail Gygax Sued By Movie Producer
#10. WorldOfDarkness.com Closing Down?
#9. Today's The Last Day Of Voting For The Most Anticipated Tabletop RPGs Of 2019
#8. Blowing it All Up and Starting Over
#7. Self Publishing: What's An Artist Worth?
#6. Vote For Your Favourite RPG Podcasts Of 2018!
#5. Big Changes At White Wolf Following Controversy
#4. Everybody Cheats?
#3. Congratulations To The 2018 ENnies Nominees!
#2. Are We Looking At A New RPG Kickstarter Record?
#1. Game Mechanics And Player Agency
Pathfinder 2nd Edition's big announcement was #1 in the Non-D&D Chart. It would easily be #1 in the Top 20 General RPG Article Chart, too, were it included in that list, and would place very high in the D&D Chart were it in that list.
Over the year, the site has posted hundreds of articles generating millions of views between them. These lists can only hope to scratch the surface -- many, many other big topics came up over the last 12 months, but these lists are just the 20 most viewed out of those hundreds of articles.
Note that by "not D&D" I mean "not official D&D from WotC". Things like Matt Colville's Kickstarter, or the D&D movie, while D&D-related, are in the "not-D&D" lists.
Some of the below are news pieces, while others are editorial pieces with prompted lots of discussion.
Top 20 Non-D&D Articles
#20. Pathfinder 2 Character Sheet #5: Merisiel, Elf Rogue
#19. Pathfinder 2 Character Sheet #6: Ezren, Human Wizard
#18. Today's The Last Day Of Voting For The Most Anticipated Tabletop RPGs Of 2019
#17. Pathfinder 2E's New Death & Dying Rules; More on Resonance
#16. Blowing it All Up and Starting Over
#15. THIS Is The Pathfinder Playtest Rulebook!
#14. Self Publishing: What's An Artist Worth?
#13. Meet Pathfinder 2's Cleric; Plus Spellcasting Basics!
#12. Pathfinder 2 Character Sheet #2: Kyra, Human Cleric
#11. Vote For Your Favourite RPG Podcasts Of 2018!
#10. Big Changes At White Wolf Following Controversy
#9. It’s LAUNCH DAY For The Pathfinder 2 Playtest!
#8. Everybody Cheats?
#7. Pathfinder 2's Armor & A Preview of the Paladin
#6. Congratulations To The 2018 ENnies Nominees!
#5. Pathfinder 2 Character Sheet #3: Valeros, Human Fighter
#4. Are We Looking At A New RPG Kickstarter Record?
#3. Game Mechanics And Player Agency
#2. Pathfinder 2 Character Sheet #1: Fumbus, Goblin Alchemist
#1. Paizo Announces Pathfinder 2nd Edition!
Top 20 General RPG Articles
(excluding D&D and Pathfinder)
#20. John Wick Presents Lays Off 7th Sea Staff
#19. Here Are The 10 Most Anticipated Tabletop RPGs Of 2019!
#18. The Difficulties Of Running Low Magic Campaigns
#17. Fantasy Grounds Game Stats for 2017: D&D 5E Up By 6%, Pathfinder Holds Steady
#16. When Fantasy Meets Africa
#15. What's The Latest On The D&D Movie?
#14. Baldur's Gate Designer Leaves Bioware To Form D&D Publishing Company
#13. X & O For More Fun
#12. Taking nominations for best RPG Podcasts of 2018!
#11. Gail Gygax Sued By Movie Producer
#10. WorldOfDarkness.com Closing Down?
#9. Today's The Last Day Of Voting For The Most Anticipated Tabletop RPGs Of 2019
#8. Blowing it All Up and Starting Over
#7. Self Publishing: What's An Artist Worth?
#6. Vote For Your Favourite RPG Podcasts Of 2018!
#5. Big Changes At White Wolf Following Controversy
#4. Everybody Cheats?
#3. Congratulations To The 2018 ENnies Nominees!
#2. Are We Looking At A New RPG Kickstarter Record?
#1. Game Mechanics And Player Agency
Pathfinder 2nd Edition's big announcement was #1 in the Non-D&D Chart. It would easily be #1 in the Top 20 General RPG Article Chart, too, were it included in that list, and would place very high in the D&D Chart were it in that list.
