There was a time when finishing the mission was core to RPG play. A Different Style of Play If you have not played RPGs for as long as I have, this may be new to you. Goal-oriented play is an approach to gaming that was common in the early days […]
Continue Reading NPR Sunday Puzzle (May 28, 2023): Author turned Pro Athlete Q: Think of a well-known author whose first name is nine letters long, and last name six letters. Change the first letter of the last name and anagram those six letters to spell a word. Now read everything together — […]
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Welcome to the Bundles, Freebies, and Sales News, the weekly column at EN World that helps make sure you don’t miss out on big tabletop RPG bundles, charity fundraisers, and sales from around the internet. Bundles and Sales Note: I have included end dates when listed for the following sales, […]
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Anyone with a mind to celebrate is welcomed into the House of the Merry Heart by Revelmasters Ebbe and Flo—but not while it’s being assailed by fiends. Demons have infiltrated the temple of revelry to unleash a maelstrom of violence, and if their intrusion is not brought to a swift […]
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NPR Sunday Puzzle (May 21, 2023): A Place in Europe Q: Name a place in Europe in nine letters. Swap the third and fourth letters, then the eighth and ninth letters. The result is two words describing what this place famously does.
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As we do on the third Thursday of every month, we’ll be updating you live on Twitch about our upcoming plans! In today’s stream we’ll be talking about: Level Up: Advanced 5E Starter Set–a gorgeous boxed set to help you ‘upgrade’ from 5E! What’s OLD is NEW Starter Set–3 adventures, […]
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NPR Sunday Puzzle (May 14, 2023): Mother’s Day Puzzle Q: Think of an animal in which the singular form of the female and the plural form of the male sound like synonyms. What animal is it? Take the name of a different animal, drop the fourth letter and you get […]
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Over the Edge (a Jonathan Tweet RPG) includes a three-column essay by Robin Laws, “The Literary Edge” (at pp 1912-93 of my 20th Anniversary edition). Role-playing games changed forever the first time a player said, “I know it’s the best strategy, but my character wouldn’t do that.” Suddenly an aesthetic […]
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NPR Sunday Puzzle (May 7, 2023): Compound Body Parts Q: Think of part of the human body whose name is a compound word (like fingertip or toenail). Add an N and rearrange the result to get another part of the body whose name is also a compound word. What body […]
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Basic Roleplaying is Chaosium’s generic d100-based roleplaying game system, which powers games like Call of Cthulhu (it’s available from their website in PDF format). The game engine itself is open under the new ORC license. Over on Itch.io you can download a free 12-page char acter sheet pack for the […]
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