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Daily TTRPG Blog Posts – Friday, 3 May 2024

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Give an Unfortunate Player Competing Sentient Magic Items

Roleplaying Tips – Fri, 03 May, 03:58 AM

Wizard of Adventure Arvindh shared this great idea on the Roleplaying Tips Discord for making a character’s life…interesting: I have a player with an over-possessive sentient bow called Nuji. There’s a lot of jealousy. This woodelf has two named bows. One, an inheritance. The other, looted from The ... read more.

Core Rules First Look

Anna B. Meyer – Fri, 03 May, 01:15 AM

To view this content, you must be a member of Anna's Patreon at $1 or more - Click "Read more" to unlock this content at the source... read more.

Don’t Tier Your Hair Out: How to DM at Higher Levels

D&D Beyond – Fri, 03 May, 12:58 AM

In this article, we look at some tips for running a game at those fabled higher levels and how to make tier 3 and 4 play easier for Dungeon Masters.... read more.

Call of Chicago: Our Ladies of Sorrow

Pelgrane Press Ltd – Thu, 02 May, 09:39 PM

“In the moonlight opposite me were three young women, ladies by their dress and manner. I thought at the time that I must be dreaming when I saw them, for, though the moonlight was behind them, they threw no shadow on the floor. … There was something about them that made me uneasy, some longing and ... read more.

A Field at The Centre of Europe

Mycoleum Mind – Thu, 02 May, 09:31 PM

A little over five years ago, I was involved in some strange activity at the centre of the Large Hadron Collider at CERN. It went a little like this…The moment we stepped off the bus, and out of time, you could have been in the English countryside.I left the tarmac, where someone had sprayed a smile... read more.

What a treasure! The Dungeons & Ruins treasure preview keeps on giving

Kobold Press – Thu, 02 May, 08:46 PM

Campaign Builder: Dungeons & Ruins is going strong on Kickstarter! This 256-page hardcover book goes into deep detail about making old and dangerous places extra awesome for your Tales of the Valiant and 5E games. The next preview contains info about treasures and rewards This is a great first ... read more.

Vecna: Eve of Ruin's Table of Contents Leaked (Spoilers!)

EN World: Tabletop RPG News & Reviews – Thu, 02 May, 06:33 PM

The full table of contents leaked by YouTuber 'Gamemasters'.... read more.

Matthew Lillard promises his new bourbon tastes better than Grog's eye-watering drink

Rascal News – Thu, 02 May, 06:00 PM

Matthew Lillard, one of the co-founders of Beadle & Grimm’s, the host of Faster Purple Worm, Kill Kill, and now a purveyor of fine spirits through Quest’s End, is crossing media streams by bringing Critical Role into Quest’s End. Well, not literally. Who knows when Season 3 is going to end, really? ... read more.

Field Guide to Floral Dragons Joins Million Dollar Kickstarter Club

EN World: Tabletop RPG News & Reviews – Thu, 02 May, 05:05 PM

One of only two TTRPG creators with four separate million dollar Kickstarters!... read more.

d66 Xenos Weapons Descriptions Now Available

Azukail Games – Thu, 02 May, 03:09 PM

d66 Xenos Weapons Descriptions is now available to buy on DriveThruRPG. Published by Sad Fishe Game, this is a supplement to which we have contributed and it contains 36 xeno weapons. The post d66 Xenos Weapons Descriptions Now Available first appeared on Azukail Games.... read more.

Role-Playing Games Do Not Emulate Genres

Grumpy Wizard – Thu, 02 May, 02:00 PM

A phrase commonly used in conversations about role-playing games is “genre emulation.” One might say that Call of Cthulu emulates Lovecraftian cosmic horror or Feng Shui emulates Hong Kong martial arts action films. Role-playing games do not emulate a genre. Role-playing games are one of many medium... read more.

Landfall!

GROGNARDIA – Thu, 02 May, 02:00 PM

Never having been a huge reader of comics, I keep forgetting that, during the late '80s and early 1990s, DC Comics published a number of titles based (mostly) on Dungeons & Dragons settings. One of them was set in Krynn, the world of Dragonlance. From what I understand, the Dragonlance comics were p... read more.

RPG Crowdfunding News – Adventure Time, Campaign Builder, Book of Spirits, and more

EN World: Tabletop RPG News & Reviews – Thu, 02 May, 12:30 PM

This week, I review a sampling of TTRPG crowdfunding campaigns that end between May 9 to 15.... read more.

The Undying Kings of the Underworld

From the Sorcerer's Skull – Thu, 02 May, 11:00 AM

 In the aftermath of the Titan War, with the withdrawal of the gods left from the world, humans were able to seize divine knowledge and tools as spoils of war. This theft would reverberate even far, even to the gloomy halls of the Underworld. There were the recently arrived souls of great mages and ... read more.

Blunt Force Rules

Bastionland Presser – Thu, 02 May, 10:04 AM

This Week’s post looks at rules that apply themselves with blunt force. I was reading through the rules for Blood Red Skies. I picked up the starter set for reasons that will become clear in a few weeks.The game appeals to me because it feels so focused, and so many areas that are often covered by d... read more.

Scary Enough

GROGNARDIA – Thu, 02 May, 04:00 AM

I'm a big fan of the horror genre, whether books, movies, or roleplaying games. As a kid growing up in the 1970s, horror and the occult were in the air, so it was difficult not be exposed to it. Consequently, when I saw the first advertisements for Call of Cthulhu in 1981, I knew I had to get a copy... read more.

Projections

Anna B. Meyer – Thu, 02 May, 02:07 AM

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