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It is often said that the world is divided into two classes of people: those who like Van Morrison, and those who have met him. Another such division that lies across the heart of humanity is those who can tolerate psionics in D&D and those who cannot. I wish to go out on a limb and…

Hoy ha fallecido a los 83 años Juan Tamariz (1942-2026), ilusionista, maestro de magos, amigo de todos y uno de los mejores especialistas en cartomagia y magia de cerca del panorama internacional. Una buena cantidad de premios internacionales y de homenajes dan buena cuenta de ello. Tamariz fue también un icono social de los años…

Nacido en el año 1556, Víctor es el hijo bastardo de un rodelero de origen catalán y una soldadera alemana que acompañaba a las tropas españolas. Se crio en el campamento desde pequeño y, cuando tuvo la edad suficiente, fue tamborilero y posteriormente soldado de los Tercios de Flandes, donde llegó a alcanzar el rango de cabo.Víctor…

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A desperate search for a cure leads straight into a region most sensible travelers have learned to avoid in The Tainted Lands, an upcoming party-based tactical RPG from Arete Games. The first time I came across this promising RPG was back in June 2025, when I covered it in the 20th episode of Keep an…

The Turtle Beach Stealth 500 headset is the first official wireless companion for the Nintendo Switch 2, and it’s a more-than-solid option.

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Yeah, I'm committing to the bit.I recently converted Dungeon Module B1: In Search of the Unknown to Into the Oddish. It's B1, but with Pokémon. I even created a sandbox for it, just as I did with the original B1. I've been running B1 in AD&D 2e since March and have been writing play reports for the campaign…

Whether you're cashing out in The Finals or responding to the Call of Duty, the best FPS games span from mil-sim action to sci-fi thrills.

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If you skipped over this Tomb Raider game, then it’s time to take this Lara Croft adventure with you on your iPhone.

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So I quit an online game due to exhaustion. I've not played computer games for a few months. I've not been writing so much. I am running 9 games a month. My Ravenloft: Hawksmire and my Theros: Ethyria games are advancing well, and conclusions are in sight, so I will then swap the campaigns with…

It's time close this Stupid Narration Tricks series once and for all. We had some fun, but it's time to move on. In this final entry, I'll share the two tricks I left unshared last week. Because, now that you've learned how to hide details in plain narrative sight, you're ready to use repetition to…

Worlds of High Adventure(Non-Final Mockup Using Cameron Hawkey's Cover Art)“Heavy is the head that wears the crown! In role-playing games, the position of the gamemaster carries the most responsibility, as it is a formidable task to entertain and challenge an entire group of players from session to session while preserving the game’s continuing appeal and…

Here’s something I haven’t done in a while: dig through Xbox Game Pass to check out all the turn-based RPGs and strategy games currently available on the popular subscription service, which I’ve been faithfully paying for despite having very little time to actually play. The last time I used the service was when Clair Obscur…

An unofficial #Dolmenwood homebrew What's more terrifying than encountering a brain-eating autumnal scarecrow on the road? Inviting one into your party. This is my stab at creating a custom kindred-class for Dolmenwood, and I chose the Scarecrow. It's not suitable for every party, in part because, like keeping something like a werewolf around, the party…

Uno de los juegos más inolvidables de todos los tiempos fue Castelvania IV. No sé si lo conocéis, igual sois demasiado jóvenes, no importa. Castlevania IV tiene todo lo que un buen juego necesita: una historia que mola un webo, un desafío bien equilibrado, unos escenarios envolventes y bien seleccionados, bosses que te giñas, una…

 El primero es gracias a Joorgemh, con esta traducción por fin podemos completar la colección de librojuegos de Star Wars, escritos por Christopher Golden, el segundo es gracias a Moshi, los 2 restantes son aportes míos, en el juego Warps Edge se presenta una aventura introductoria del tipo ETPA, donde nuestras decisiones ayudarán a preparar…

Another day, another RPG to spotlight; this time featuring pixel art and animations that caught my eye at first glance. It’s actually a roguelite, to be precise, but it approaches the formula from the perspective of a party-based RPG, and I’ve gathered some information about it below. Developed by Pixell Games, the upcoming indie RPG…

 #RPGaDAY2026 – Day 18: DirectnessWe're onto day eighteen of #RPGaDAY2026, and the prompt for today is DIRECTNESS. I've never been very direct, but here goes – let's get to the point and the NPC I've written about for today's entry.Matthew MorettiMatt has had a crush on many of his classmates, worshipping them from afar for…

This is a report for a session of Classic Traveller run by Mistuh online on 8/17/2026 via Discord. RENEGADE SPACE A group of ruffians got together and decided that they were going to steal a mech suit from House Nrang on the water-world Dactos. The plan was doomed from the start–the kind of disgruntled failed…

Dios Patrón: Pyra, Diosa del Fuego. Epitetos: la Guerrera Roja, la Señora de las Llamas, la Doncella de las Cenizas, la que nos trajo el Fuego. Portafolio: Fuego, Pasión, Oposición, Conquista, Resistencia, Hogar. Adoradores: Nómadas del desierto, amantes, gobernantes, soldados, emprendedores, poetas. Armas favorecidas: Cimitarra, hacha, glave.

Todos los días se pueden aprender cosas nuevas sobre Blade Runner (Ridley Scott, 1982), en este caso algo más sobre la máquina de análisis fotográfico Esper, capaz de hacer ampliaciones de super-ultra-alta resolución a lo C.S.I., seguir instrucciones de voz para examinar los más ínfimos detalles y hasta imprimir copias en papel (!) En 2019,…

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Logofolio es una gigantesca galería de esas «para inspirarse», dedicada exclusivamente a los logotipos. La ha creado Eugene de Logotyper. La gracia está en que cada logotipo está seleccionado a mano, seleccionando logos con calidad, creatividad y buena ejecución. Muchos provienen de sitios como Dribbble, Behance, Instagram y de diversos estudios de diseño. Y, como…

  Si has llegado por casualidad y no sabes de qué va esto, te recomiendo que pases por la presentación y  declaración de intenciones del Heraldo de Oerth.NÚMERO 41. Editorial2. Evolución de política de Flaenia (del 1 CA al  254 CA)3. Ideas para aventuras 4. Fuentes1. EditorialComo comentábamos en la editorial pasada, Greyhawk bebe profusamente de los wargames a…

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 Evidence continues to mount supporting the theory that White Wolf game studios was in truth an elaborate false flag psy-op by the Georgia GOP to develop a way to trick goths into saying the n-word. And if it seems to you that I'm coming in a little too hot here, well let me tell you,…

I'm still knee-deep in work on the revision of Thousand Suns and a couple of other writing projects, hence my continued neglect of the blog. Apologies! I will have more posts when the opportunity permits. However, I did want to break my silence to draw your attention to a very important endeavor of the Robert E.…

Much like the Miskatonic Repository for Call of Cthulhu, Seventh Edition and the Jonstown Compendium for RuneQuest: Roleplaying in Glorantha, The Companions of Arthur is a curated platform for user-made content, but for material set in Greg Stafford’s masterpiece of Arthurian legend and romance, Pendragon. It enables creators to sell their own original content for…

In the dying embers of 2022, Quasimorph commenced its lengthy development journey, from which it has re-emerged four years later. Now it’s time to check if version 1.0 survived or succumbed to the machinations of  Steam Early Access. So grab a weapon. Don your armor. Slide that combat knife down the inside of your boot;…

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Saludos, muníficos lectores. Jugar hexcrawls es una de las cosas que más me gustan de los juegos de rol, pero muchas veces veo engorrosos los sistemas habituales para calcular cuánto pueden moverse los personajes a través de distintos terrenos y en distintos tipos de clima. Y como en los hexcrawls eso es algo que ocurre…

As many of you know, Inkwell Ideas recently Kickstarted and now released “Rock & Roar!” a bestiary of 54 creatures (plus magic items, mini-quests, and more) with creatures all based on classic rock/pop/metal band names and song titles.  Examples include … Monday Monsters of Rock Begins! Read More »

Hey, I haven't created a sandbox on the blog in a while. I just finished up Pokémodule B1: In Search of the Unown, an Into the Oddish conversion of Dungeon Module B1. I made a sandbox for my version of B1 (which I've been running in AD&D for a few months now), so why not make…

Like an arrow drawn from its quiver, so were the carach sent forth from their towers of dread iron. And like arrows in flight, so are the carach in their pursuit – singular in their purpose, relentless in their aim, and methodical in their doom. To be carach-marked is to be carrion. Three blood-stained scrolls…

By Arman BohnDistropilis GoodsOSELevels 1-3 A town, overrun with rabbits and on the brink of starvation, offers its only clue to the source of its suffering: a book known  as the Tome of Tog. Locals claim the titular mage has … Continue reading →

Now in its nineteenth year, Free RPG Day for 2026 took place on Saturday, June 27th. As per usual, Free RPG Day consisted of an array of new and interesting little releases, which are traditionally tasters for forthcoming games to be released at GenCon the following August, but others are support for existing RPGs or…

This upcoming Fire Emblem-style tactical RPG combines handcrafted battles with enemy recruitment, changing weather, adaptive AI, and a hub where commanders can expand their army. A new Fire Emblem-style SRPG has surfaced on the TBL Reddit Community, so here I am to give you some details about it. Heads up: it features several interesting mechanics…

Pues un año más y tras volver a ser un poco persona os voy a hablar de mis sensaciones en las jornadas TDN de este año y comentar un poco las partidas y momentos. Este año he vuelto a parar al Saydo junto con un amigo y está vez junto a otros colegas. Aunque si…

Vamos que si vende. Parece que fuera ayer cuando comenzamos en ADLO! a hacer un posteo anual con los swimsuits y ahora estamos en un punto como hacía tiempo que no se veía. Pero vayamos por orden. Lo primero que hace falta es establecer un gancho para que la gente se pregunte exactamente qué está…

 #RPGaDAY2026 – Day 17: IntensityIt's day seventeen of #RPGaDAY2026 and it's only when you zoom right in onto the graphic I drew that you see how scrappy it is. I don't think it's meant to be blown up that much. Oh well… maybe we shouldn't look at things quite so intensely. Which is, of course,…

Nota: Este artículo es una traducción de la página Sly Flourish.com cuya autoría es de Mike Shea y del cual tenéis el enlace al post original aquí. Esta traducción se realiza con su consentimiento expreso. Os invito a seguirle a través de su página Sly Flourish, su mastodon @slyflourish@chirp.enworld.org o incluso apoyarle a través de…

Hoy, 17 de agosto de 2026, hace veinte años que publiqué mi primera entrada en el blog, El nacimiento de la Frikoteca. Por aquel entonces (año 2006) tenía treinta años y acaba de ser padre en enero. Diez años después, el 17 de agosto de 2016, con cuarenta años y tres hijos, puse una entrada…

Some tips, tricks, or tools we use when prepping or running our RPGs provide multiple benefits for minimal effort, giving us super lazy GM powerhouse tricks. These high-value tricks take little time,

Nacida en 1996 en Bidegoyan, Lorea Iturbe ha sabido desde pequeña que por sus venas corría sangre de lamina, aunque en su casa siempre le dijeron que eso era algo de lo que no debía hablar con nadie. Estudió en la Escuela Universitaria de Enfermería de Vitoria, y durante unos meses trabajó en el Hospital de Basurto,…

Esto de los libros para colorear de Cthulhu es una de esas cosas en las que caigo una y otra vez para arrepentirme inmediatamente cuando las recibo, me imagino que a día de hoy ya tanto el texto como las imágenes están generadas por IA o sea que ha acabado de perder la poca gracia…

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Ego Hunter is amazing one-shot scenario for the equally amazing Eclipse Phase roleplaying game: The PCs are all different forks (copies) of the same person who, upon returning home to be merged back into their alpha, discover that their alpha has instead been killed. I loved the adventure so much that I remixed it, creating prep notes…