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Pathfinder 2 Character Sheet #4: Seelah, Human Paladin
It's time for the 4th of our six reveals of the Pathfinder 2nd Edition pregenerated playtest characters. Today, we'll be looking at Seelah, the human paladin. This sheet covers some of the shield mechanics we saw in Valeros' sheet, along with various paladin powers such as Lay on Hands, Hospice Knight, Warded Touch, and Retributive Strike.
When D&D Was a Toy
Dungeons & Dragons is so popular these days that it tops best-selling book lists, but there was a time when D&D was viewed more as a toy than a book. So which is it? A Toy? Dungeons & Dragon's original target audience was wargamers, which co-creator Gary Gygax knew well. As the game grew in popularity its audience expanded, accelerated by the release of Basic Dungeons & Dragons. Dr. J...

Journey To The Hopi

Welcome aboard our latest Journey To... a distant culture in Earth's past to examine how we might incorporate that culture into a broader gaming experience. Today we journey to the Hopi, a sovereign nation in the southwest United States. Today, the Hopi live on the Hopi Reservation lands in northern Arizona, though once, their lands stretched throughout the area known today as the Four Corners. Let's discover more about the Hopi.
Pathfinder 2 Character Sheet #3: Valeros, Human Fighter
It's another day, and you know what that means? It's time for the third of our six reveals of the Pathfinder 2nd Edition pregenerated playtest characters, courtesy the awesome folks over at Paizo. Today it's the turn of Valeros, the human fighter. A little more straightforward than the previous alchemist and cleric sheets, in this one you can see the shield mechanics which have been mentioned a few times over the past months.

Lost Tales of Myth Drannor Now On DMs Guild

The ENnie-nominated special adventure book produced by D&D Adventurers League admins last August, containing six adventure for characters level 1-20, was created for Gen Con's 50th anniversary last year, and was available at the convention. It's now available - in PDF format only - on the DMs Guild.
Here's How WFRP4 Will Handle Fate and Fortune, Resilience and Resolve
The Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay 4E previews are continuing to roll in prior to the game's release next month, and this time Cubicle 7 talks a little about the points you can spend to "save your bacon in tricky situations."

Open Up New Worlds Of Gaming With The Open Legend RPG

Many RPGs promise to let us do exactly what we want, but few of them achieve this goal quite as well as Open Legend. With a bit of effort this setting-free system can allow you to build everything from a band of medieval knights to off-brand X-Men, though this comes at the cost of a little more complexity than you'd expect from the average d20-based game.
Baldur's Gate Designer Leaves Bioware To Form D&D Publishing Company
James Ohlen was one of the architects of the 1990s' Baldur's Gate and Baldur's Gate II video games, along with other classic CRPGs. He has been working for BioWare for over 22 years, but now he's leaving to publish D&D adventures with his new company, Arcanum Worlds and their first hardcover sourcebook, the Ancient Greek themed Odyssey of the Dragonlords.
Pathfinder 2 Character Sheet #2: Kyra, Human Cleric
It's time for the second of the six Pathfinder 2nd Edition pregenerated characters I'll be sharing with you over the next few days. Thanks to Paizo, I have here Kyra, the human cleric! I was asked what order I was doing these in -- I'm going through them alphabetically (alchemist, cleric, fighter, etc...) Enjoy!
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News Digest: Witcher, Warhammer, Wrath & Glory, and Wizards of the Coast Game Announcements, and mor
Hello everyone, Darryl here with this week’s gaming news! Witcher RPG release information, new D&D clothing line from Joe Manganiello, new Warhammer 40K skirmish wargame and details on Wrath & Glory, and more!
Pathfinder 2 Character Sheet #1: Fumbus, Goblin Alchemist
If you've been following along with the Pathfinder 2nd Edition playtest news, you're in for a treat over the coming days. Paizo has very kindly sent me the character sheets of all six of the playtest characters, and I'll be sharing them with you one at a time over the next week or so! We'll start today with Fumbus the goblin alchemist.
Dragon Reflections 
Dragon Reflections #5: Charting New Directions
The Dragon Issue 5 was published in March 1977. It is 32 pages long, with a cover price of $1.50. In this issue they start their move to be more than just a "house organ" for TSR games.
Star Trek, Ghostbusters, Harry Potter… and the Dallas RPG?
In this episode we cover the latest RPG news including The Witcher, The Expanse, Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay 4E's careers, Pathfinder 2nd Edition's new ranger, and more. We also play our favourite game in all the world, and discuss licensed RPGs and how they work. Plus a monster psychiatrist deals with an orc with anger issues.
The 2018 ENnies Voting Booth Is NOW OPEN!
Today's the day! The 2018 ENnies voting booth is NOW OPEN! You have until July 21 at 11:59 EDT to vote for this year's Gen Con EN World RPG Award winners, which will be announced live at the ENNies 2018 Ceremony at the Union Station, Indianapolis, Indiana, on August 3rd at 8:00 PM EDT.

RPG Crowdfunding News 104: Complete White Ship Campaign, City of Brass, Pentopia, Trapsylvania, Angr

Welcome back to our weekly look at tabletop roleplaying game, and accessories, crowdfunding roundup! This week we have campaigns for 1st Edition, 5th Edition, and OSR-flavors of the worlds best selling fantasy game, a brand new and exotic campaign setting, a game of superheroes and an adventure which will get you longing for a Martini, plus GM advice and a look at legendary Grimtooths home...
Monte Cook Games' New Kickstarter Is Your Best Game Ever
Monte Cook Games has built a very successful publishing company out a a regular series of very successful, smoothly run Kickstarter campaigns. Right on cue, their next one has just been announced... but this time it's not a game. It's a book giving you advice on how to game!

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Reviews

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Parsley Turns Classic Adventure Games Into Fun For Everyone
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Dungeons & Dragons

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Field Guide to Floral Dragons Joins Million Dollar Kickstarter Club
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Industry News

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Field Guide to Floral Dragons Joins Million Dollar Kickstarter Club
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Industry 
Asmodee Owner To Split Into 3 Companies
Publisher of video games, Star Wars TTRPG, and owner of Middle Earth Enterprises restructures after turbulent year.
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