It’s not about the gold.
It’s about the game.

Min/maxers, terrain crafters, voice actors and forever GMs. We all find tabletop roleplaying games meaningful..

We talk about how we use these games, what makes them so important to us, and why.

But we are going to keep the gold.

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Dungeons and Date Night
A.P. Weber
Dungeons and Date Night
A.P. Weber

Three couples discover an unlikely catalyst for intimacy––Dungeons and Dragons.

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I Don’t Want to Know. I Want to Discover.
I Don’t Want to Know. I Want to Discover.

How is basketball like D&D? How do we decide what happens next? What kinds of Trolls are these?

Save Versus Your Worst Fears
Save Versus Your Worst Fears

Fears and phobias are part of our experience and should be part of our gameplay—but how?

Complex Rule Sets are Inherently Exclusionary
Complex Rule Sets are Inherently Exclusionary

Why You Shouldn’t Play D&D, Reason #1

Telling Stories Around The Campfire
Telling Stories Around The Campfire

Make lore building an in-game pastime that creates meaning and builds player and character relationships.

Running an Afterschool RPG Club: Part 1, Getting Started
Running an Afterschool RPG Club: Part 1, Getting Started

I’ve ran an afterschool enrichment class at my kids' school called Introduction to Tabletop Role Playing Games. We met once a week over the ten-week academic term. if you want to do this, here are the best practices when getting started.

Dungeons and Date Night
Dungeons and Date Night

Three couples discover an unlikely catalyst for intimacy––Dungeons and Dragons.

My 5 Stages of Grief: “Dungeons and Dragons is a Wargame”
My 5 Stages of Grief: “Dungeons and Dragons is a Wargame”

 

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The Lies and Half Truths Podcast with A.P. Weber
The Lies and Half Truths Podcast with A.P. Weber
RP Archive is Blowing My Mind!
Ask Questing Beast
Ask Questing Beast
The Quitting Pathfinder Controversy
The Quitting Pathfinder Controversy
Tor.com Conversation Starter: Best Tabletop Games for Books
Tor.com Conversation Starter: Best Tabletop Games for Books

CBR Covers Powered by the Apocalypse
CBR Covers Powered by the Apocalypse

CBR did a great write-up about one of our favorite game engines.

McSweeney’s: Physics and D&D, A Dialogue
McSweeney’s: Physics and D&D, A Dialogue
CritRole Foundation
CritRole Foundation
Demiplane: Matchmaking and DM gigging
Demiplane: Matchmaking and DM gigging

Demiplane is a new service that offers matchmaking and DM gigging for online TTRPG play.

D&D on Wirecutter too.
D&D on Wirecutter too.

The Wirecutter talks playing D&D online and finds one or two new recommendations.