Shadowdark: There Is A Whole World Out There
A Paladin Forge review of Shadowdark RPG, Cursed Scrolls 1–6, and the Player’s and Game Master’s Guides to the Western Reaches.
The Anvil’s Journal
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Star Wars: The Magic is Far, Far Away
A Review of Endearing Light: A Blacklight Operation
Who’s Steering the Ship
My suspicion is that employees who have treated the in-house team as the voice of the settings may see this arrangement as a loss of influence
The Sensitivity Reader Has No Authority Over Your Imagination
There is nothing sinister about receiving another opinion. The danger begins when that opinion is treated as a certificate of moral permission.
A Review of Cursed Scroll #4: River of Night
My Wife Watched A D&D Livestream
Dungeons & Dragons: The Movie and the Adventure Designed Around It
D&D Film 2000: A Review
Session Report 1: Hero’s of Mystara
Welcome to D&D, Azeroth
A Review of Cursed Scroll #3: Midnight Sun
Midnight Sun makes me want to point to an island on the horizon and ask who is willing to sail there.
Double Fine, Kickstarter, and Capitalism Strike Again.
A Review: Shadows of the Star Knights
Shadowdark in a Galaxy Far, Far Away
The Scouring of Narnia
Cursed Scroll #2 Review
Warlock and The Ship of Theseus
Has D&D Lost the Heart of the Starter Town
The Stewardship of Dungeons & Dragons Part II: The Steward’s Hand
The record does not prove that Tondro treats Dungeons & Dragons primarily as a vehicle for a contemporary social vision. It does prove a steward who will preserve the artifacts and still decide, in advance, that one historic constituency is not worth listening to.
A Review of Belowdown for Shadowdark
Belowdown isn’t nineteen floors the characters are expected to clear in order. Surface entrances reach Levels 8, 9, 12, 13, and 16, and Level 12 opens into the ruins of a duergar city destroyed during a war with the drow.
Has D&D Become a Digital Business?
Dungeons & Dragons was unmistakably a tabletop role-playing game for most of its history. TSR and later Wizards of the Coast published rulebooks, campaign settings, and accessories. Games, novels, toys, and other licensed products extended its reach.
The tabletop game remained the center of gravity.
The tabletop game remained the center of gravity.
A Review of Player Companion for Shadowdark
Shadowdark’s own GM advice says gear should be precious and limited, and that it should have value and utility. Funster understood the assignment.
Playing in Middle-Earth
The Rings of Power: This Is What We Get for Being Fans
The purpose of adapting Tolkien should be to bring people into Middle-earth. Instead, too often, The Rings of Power seems determined to bring Middle-earth into the contemporary world
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