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From time to time, various RPGs present themselves that are billed as being transhumanist in nature. As a transhumanist myself for more than a decade, I find myself both disappointed and annoyed by the vast majority of such outings, as Read More
Even back in the very earliest days of my RPGing career, it never made all that much sense to me that the only sorts of magic items that could be intelligent were swords. Perhaps the most famous intelligent magic item Read More
OSR blogosphere circa 1976 Telecanter, on his excellent Telecanter’s Receding Rules blog, puts out a good case that the OSR, as such, is not a collection of people or products so much as it is a collective recognition that RPG Read More
One of the things that has been commonplace within fantasy RPGs since their inception is the roster of “standard” fantasy races available as player character choices. Aside from humans, we have elves and dwarves, and often (but not as often Read More
The always-interesting RPGPundit has a post over at his blog that takes aim at the level-drain mechanic. I was going to reply there, but my reply became so long I figured I’d turn it into a post of its own. Read More
Game Knight Reviews has a terrific interview with Mike Nystul about the now-running kickstarter for his new game “Axes and Anvils”, which is an all-dwarf RPG. Love the idea, and I’ve backed it myself. Do check it out; there are four Read More
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