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If there's one constant in the universe it is that older people will look at younger people, cluck disapprovingly, and make some comment about "kids these days." I, for one, really enjoy 80s and 90s hip hop and rap. Disregard for copyright is not new.

Welcome to the News Roundup for the second Monday in April. An astute reader pointed out that I have neglected to mention Inkvein, by Murkdice, currently funding on Backerkit. I interviewed Murkdice a few weeks back for Sabre Rattlings, and I totally conflated that with a Roundup mention. Sorry...

I'm not sure what you're implying about Vox Day being a "parody" or "coincidence", but it's pretty easy to look up what Day has done in the past. In addition to being an early and eager promoter of GamerGate, Wikipedia has this to say about him. Maybe you can separate the art from the artist...

Photo from last fall. Asian persimmons.

Ooh, an Enworld garden thread. Will have to start posting pics when I get a chance.

Welcome to the first News Roundup of April. I started off writing this thinking there weren't going to be many entries, but it turns out there are a bunch this week! Jimmy Shelter, publisher of Hiria, the Eternal City and A Visit to San Sibilia, among others, is raising funds for Pine...

Welcome to the final News Roundup for March. This has been a pretty busy month for ttrpg releases, so let's see if we can keep the momentum going into April. Titan of the Verdant Maw, an adventure for OSE, was released last year, but it's recently been updated with some new material and...

Ah, I see.

I've started a podcast that's associated with the FLGS I own. Short, 30 minute episodes, talking with gamers about stuff they're passionate about. Some are interviews with local community members, while others with authors, publishers, and authors in the ttrpg scene. I interviewed a number of...

As someone who is writing a retroclone that is a mashup of BX and 3.5 I don't know if I'm the best person to answer this question.

It's the fourth Monday in March, and spring has sprung here in Central Virginia. Let's see what last week had in store for us, shall we? There are a lot of new releases to go over. One of my favorite things about doing this roundup is getting to promote the work of first time creators...

Welcome to the third News Roundup for March, 2026. Let's jump right in and check out the most recent releases! Utku has released Scalemail, a mass combat system for BX that has been released under the Creative Commons license. The release is currently in early beta. David Blandy is an author I...

Here's a review of the Bree-YARC Quickstart rules: Bree-YARC Quickstart Guide a Kickstart Reward – TardisCaptain's Blog of Holding I've also been gearing up to launch a Kickstarter for the core rules in June, and just got in the finalized art in by Juan Ochoa. The project will include a core...

Welcome to the second news Roundup in March. I've started a little podcast as a part of Sabre, and part of what I'm aiming to do is have some short conversations with people in the indie and OSR gaming spheres. Last week I posted an interview I did with Josh McCrowell, author of His Majesty the...

Welcome to the first News Roundup for March. While ZineMonth is technically over, there are a number of projects that are still running that started late. The Roundup is pretty light this week; I think a lot of folks are just taking a deep breath and relaxing after a hectic month. Sivad's...