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A thoughtful review of Patrick Stuart's least-discussed adventure. Some of the obscurities revealed here are things I knew and others aren't. This is the game that introduced me to Into the Odd and it'd be good to get a chance to play it again.
Valeria LovesAn argument for human connection masquerading as a book review. valerialoves.com/why-didnt-si...
I'm always here for rumination and cud-chewing on how system matters.
Farmer GaddaNEW BLOG POST!!! A distillation of my deeply held beliefs on elfgame design, evolved from my previous posts on setting design which suffer from early onset linkrot, and confusingly enough ending with me talking about Deathbringer for 2 paragraphs? But not really. Gaze upon my works, ye mortals.
I really enjoyed both of these blog posts!
Afraid of Encounters (He/Him)Awesome blogpost from @serket08.bsky.social regarding fantasy~ Serket linked my friend Habeeb's blogpost, about worldbuilding and how he feels fantasy is stuck with nostalgia and not using it to its full extent. beeboobubie.substack.com/p/bat-out-of...
I'm always here for questions of "what is system?" which I think this post does a good job of elucidating.
edmotalking about "culture of play", exogenous rules for roleplaying, and s*st*m m*tters edmocat.bearblog.dev/my-exogenous... (and Miro boards)
I was one of the sickos encouraging Adam to write this post and I'm glad they did!
Adam "it's pronounced GenCon" Seats (at GenCon)This might not be one of my all-time bangers, but it's absolutely a record in terms of time from "sit down to blog" to "blog done." It's for a very particular kind of sicko. Also shoutout to @isaacisafraid.bsky.social whose jam-winning adventure The Knight Errant gets used as an example.
It's the ides of July, and that means it's time for another edition of my newsletter and blog roundup! There's a lot of good posts in there this month. table46.bearblog.dev/the-46er-jul... #rpg #osr #nsr #posr
The 46er - July 2026This Month on Table 46
No posts this month, though as you can see below, I did get a lot of reading done. I hope everyone was able to participate in Free ...table46.bearblog.devAn excellent and thoughtful review of Deathbringer's marketing and art direction. I'm glad Liz put in this work.
Magnolia KeepFrom the brilliant mind of Magnolia Keep comes a high-octane look at some kinda gross stuff! Deathbringer is ENWorld's most-anticipated RPG of 2026, it's currently raising hundreds of thousands of dollars, and also the marketing is kinda full of misogyny. magnoliakeep.blogspot.com/2026/07/the-...
Clayton's blog is a treasure trove of resources for RPG creators and this post is no exception.
ClaytonPublic Domain Art is the lifeblood of small tabletop rpgs, but it can be a nightmare trying to find the right art and license. This week, I’ve re-uploaded my old list from 2020 (with updates) of public domain websites. That's 500,000+ public domain paintings, photos, maps, and film. Link below 🔗👇
This is a lot of fun! I've got a big soft spot for 4e and I'd love to play any of these in Cairn.
Seedling GamesTrying to slowly clear out my WIP folder. Wrote a very silly blog post: what if you took D&D 4E and made it into Cairn backgrounds. It accidentally got a bit less silly as I was writing it seedlinggames.com/blogging/wip...
This is an interesting way of looking at action economy. I'm not sure I agree with all of the conclusions, but it's worth thinking about.
VelocitreeTraditional RPGs like 5e let players do lots of actions, and OSR games do not. Or DO they? dreamshrike.blogspot.com/2026/07/in-o...
Okay, authors I've read at least 20 books by: K.A. Applegate (if ghostwriters count) Steven Brust Jim Butcher Ursula K. LeGuin Terry Pratchett Charles Stross There's a few more that don't make the cut even though I've read just about their entire oeuvre since they don't have 20 published books.
BeijingPalmeralright, authors you've read at least *20* books by, living or dead Patrick O'Brian Dan Abnett Isaac Asimov Michael Moorcock Ursula K. Le Guin