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The story of the Salem Witch Trials of 1692 is a tragedy of American history: a cautionary tale of class bias, social anxiety, and...

It is with some measure of irony that in this month’s editorial Ian Livingstone asks “when will we see a British RPG on the scene?” It’s...

I launched my first session at my local public library, and I’m pleased to report it was a success. But it was not without a few bumps...

Wizards of the Coast has made another D&D game designer - this time tapping Erin Roberts, creator of the Godsbreath setting seen in...

It squares for me in that I don't see this as a zero sum question. That there is a difference is not necessarily the biggest factor. How...

I'd also say that you could freely pilfer things from most other OSR subsystems to work with Knave. For instance, I think Shadowdark's...

Well, that preservative is still a big part of keeping it shelf stable and for taste purposes over time. A lot of beer is still at only...

Upon a closer reading: does the 13th level rogue ability still require you to provide a costly material component? Don't most normal...

The homebrew tools are the same ones they use to put in official content (though obviously some things are hidden from the public facing...

Because "better" is subjective. I find streamlining to be what I think of as "modern." I don't (personally) like looking up tables. I...

Sounds a lot like the start to Lost Mine of Phandelver!

I posted that without noticing there was a thread, lol.

Oooof. I have got big feels on this subject. I was an ardent fan of D&D through the 90s and most of the 00s, but the mechanical paradigm...

So the Quick-Start Guide suggests that new DMs begin with the Wilderness booklet. That booklet suggests they start with the Trail...