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I understand the wish to avoid bioessentialism. But I also want my Dwarfs to be distinct from my Elves. I have no issues with a Centaur being biologically different from a fairy. In fact, it doesn't make sense otherwise. But as you say, YMMV. Different strokes and all that.

1st, 4th, 5th, and Deluxe edition rules, plus a wealth of adventures. Currently on sale in PDF. Some of the products are DEEPLY discounted. Hoping Rebellion eventually makes POD available. Word behind the scenes is that they are currently cataloging a wealth of archival material, and we may...

Counterpoint: if all the Kindreds are the same (as in, not defined mechanically), they're not very "diverse." As for Mana, this was a (IMO) mistake from T&T 7+ editions that got left in. One of the cool things about T&T was how Attributes were multitaskers. in T&T up until 5th Edition, spells...

Easily one of my least favorite parts of this game. I know art is subjective, but I dislike this art. A lot. It doesn't inspire me the way I think RPG art should. Again, subjective.

In the wake of A New Age, Trollbridge regular Gaptooth has resumed work on his T&T heartbreaker, Twisted Tunnels. Gaptooth has a great love of T&T, especially older editions. Which isn't to say Twisted Tunnels is a clone. It has some cool, new ideas. But it feels like T&T. You can check out the...

Yep, Grimtooth's Traps as well. Great stuff, all of it.

Classic T&T PDFs on sale, for those who want to see where it all began... https://legacy.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/2238/Flying-Buffalo

KS is live https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/rebellionunplugged/tunnels-and-trolls-a-new-age

In a game world where Girdles of Femininity/Masculinity existed, it could easily have been both. Morgan Ironwolf changed gender, the Red Box Warrior can too. I can't imagine wasting any time caring about it, tbh. Let alone getting angry about it.

Some design diary stuff from the Rebellion team https://rebellionunplugged.com/building-worlds-full-of-flaws-and-heart/ https://rebellionunplugged.com/building-worlds-of-tooth-and-claw/

The Dekahedron podcast covers A New Age: https://boardgamegeek.com/rpgpodcastepisode/580001/195-tunnels-trolls-a-new-age Edit: this is juist the audio of Joe Gill's video above. I thought it was a new podcast. My bad.

Blog with a review of the Beta: A Non-review of Tunnels & Trolls: A New Age | Frank Mitchell's Blog

A very positive blog post about T&T: A New Age: https://turbothaddock.wordpress.com/2026/02/21/tunnels-and-trolls-a-new-age/ And a couple of decidedly less enthusiastic video reviews: I've been critical of this new version, but Scott Malthouse posted a thread today that made me realize it...

I can sum up his thoughts for you, but I'm afraid you won't like them very much. In his opinion, "It's not very good." Worth noting here that Zigmenhotep isn't a crusty old T&T grognard, and it's a fair bet that his subscribers aren't, either.

Zigmenhotep has a video about the new version. He's done a series of videos on various classic editions. Skip to 7 hiurs, 25 minutes for his final thoughts.