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February 1983. As we step into a new year of gaming Ian Livingstone wonders what might come next. With Treasure Trap starting (or at...

Picture courtesy of Pixabay. Lately, my Saturday afternoons at the local library have become the third pillar of a massive...

Image courtesy of Pixabay. For years, my game room sat as a quiet monument to a dream: a dedicated space where I could play Dungeons &...

I think they are iterations of the same game. Some I like better than others, but yes, 4E is D&D in my opinion even if I don't much care...

I'm working up an alternative encounter mechanic for the Ashalom city supplement, partially because the torch timer in SD, which I do...

I don't think so, no, but as I said smith tools aren't of much use without a way to heat the metal, and the basic components of a forge...

We need Mentats.

Seems I read about something called the Butlerian Jihad...

Had to euthanize my beloved cat, Francie today. She would have been 16 next month. This has been a hell of a week, man. 😿

Regarding the notion of being excluded or drowned out by bigger, noisier new things: This is supposed to be a thread about story, plot...

Totally fair.

Ok. One last question. Do you believe all versions of D&D are basically the same game?

Good lord. OK. Let's just move on here, I think we've beaten this horse to death a couple of times over now.

When my wife was pregnant a bunch of people would ask me "What do you want?" with it being very strongly implied they were asking if I...

We've certainly ruined geek culture by making it popular and expensive. Gaming conventions attract 80,000+ people. Mark Hamill's...