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Tom Van Winkle's Return to Gaming

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Posts

Dee-Five-Six (d5/6) and the odds it gives

Gaming with Other Parents

The Historical Argument about Racial Diversity in D&D

Yes, you ARE telling a story.

Fifty Years of Dungeons & Dragons

Those Who Cross the Boundaries May Be Attacked: Gamers Hating Other Gamers

A Reality Check for Language Rules in Your Fantasy Game (and rationalizing alignment languages)

Hey, D&D and Indie Game YouTubers: cite your sources

Trust the Dice for Your Fiction

Character Motivation is the Player's Responsibility

Name Your Sessions Afterwards

The First Rumor Tables, Part 2: Caverns of Thracia or Caverns of Quasqueton?

The First Rumor Tables

Hexmaps and Random Encounters before D&D

A new look at the early history of "railroading" and non-anglophone RPG design

Why D&D has Hit Points per Level for the Acquisition of Gold

Starting Equipment Packages in Older Games

The Commodification of Fantasy Adventure Games

On RPG Play-sytles, Part 3: Classic Playstyle versus Trad Playstyle versus OSR?

Hand-Crafted Adventures

On RPG Play-styles, Part 2: Amateur Thespianism

On RPG play-styles, Part 1: Should you kill off the tourists?

Coins in D&D and Found Advancement

"Arnesonian" play

REVIEW: Jon Peterson, Game Wizards: The Epic Battle for Dungeons & Dragons (2021)