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Developing Primal Reserve: Making the Dinosaur RPG I Wanted to Play
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Developing Primal Reserve: Making the Dinosaur RPG I Wanted to Play

October 6, 2026 Mark
When the Hobby Feels Far Away
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When the Hobby Feels Far Away

September 23, 2026 Mark
Eighteen Years of Dice Monkey
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Eighteen Years of Dice Monkey

September 21, 2026 Mark
Back on the High Seas: Rediscovering Pirates of the Spanish Main
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Back on the High Seas: Rediscovering Pirates of the Spanish Main

August 24, 2026 Mark
Luke Cage Punched a T-Rex: A Marvel Heroic Breakout Session
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Luke Cage Punched a T-Rex: A Marvel Heroic Breakout Session

August 21, 2026 Mark

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The People Making D&D and Magic Are Unionizing
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The People Making D&D and Magic Are Unionizing

October 6, 2026 Mark
Press Release: Loke Battle Mats announce The Big Book of Battle Mats for Arkham Horror: The Roleplaying Game
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Press Release: Loke Battle Mats announce The Big Book of Battle Mats for Arkham Horror: The Roleplaying Game

August 1, 2026 Mark
Highmoon Press’s Ioun Star Quickstart now available
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Highmoon Press’s Ioun Star Quickstart now available

June 22, 2026 Mark
Humblewood in the Mist Announced
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Humblewood in the Mist Announced

June 16, 2026 Mark

The People Making D&D and Magic Are Unionizing

There’s some pretty significant news coming out of the folks working at Wizards of the Coast, and this one has

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Developing Primal Reserve: Making the Dinosaur RPG I Wanted to Play

I have wanted to make a dinosaur RPG for a long time. More specifically, I wanted to make the kind

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When the Hobby Feels Far Away

I realized the other day that I haven’t written anything here in about a month. I’ve certainly had dry spells

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Eighteen Years of Dice Monkey

Dice Monkey is eighteen years old. That feels wild to type. When I started this blog back in 2008, the

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Back on the High Seas: Rediscovering Pirates of the Spanish Main

I’ve got a lot of games I’ve lost over the years. They get traded, sold, donated, shoved into a box

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Luke Cage Punched a T-Rex: A Marvel Heroic Breakout Session

Luke Cage punched a Tyrannosaurus rex in the head. We recently got a group together for a session of Marvel

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Adventures in One Evening

There’s something magical about a single-session RPG. You gather your players, roll dice, and by the time everyone heads home,

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Why Fantasy Is So Often About Lost Golden Ages

Fantasy is full of ruins. Ancient towers stand on lonely hills. Broken roads cut through forests that have forgotten the

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40K Player Explains Army List Is “Fluffy” While Tabling Opponent Turn Two

Local Warhammer 40,000 player Jason K. insisted his army list was “purely narrative” Saturday afternoon, moments before completely tabling his

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The Art of Session Zero

There is a beautiful lie that a campaign begins when the first die hits the table. A campaign begins before

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