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    Retro-Review – GURPS: Lands Out of Time

    I just finished the second season of Genndy Tartakovsky's Primal, which means two things: 1. I am the last person in that show's target demographic...

    Clunky Language System in D&D: How to Better Use It?

    You've just rolled up your umpteenth human fighter or Dragonborn fey-pact warlock and you've gotten to the point where you pick your languages. Your...

    Tolkien’s Elves Are Cursed Sinners

    I'll be frank with you. This title is a bit of an exaggeration. Tolkien's elves are always on the side of good. But that...

    Who In the Hell is Vecna Really?

    Origins Vecna's a meme that got way too out of hand. I'm dead serious. He got his start on pages 43 and 44 of Eldritch...

    5 Odd D&D Dice to Weird Out Your Friends

    Role-playing games are infatuated with strange dice, unfamiliar to the common person. From the pointy four-side die to the now chic twenty-sider is a...

    Contrarian Writing Advice: If You Have to Ask if It’s Alright, It Isn’t

    One of the most common conversations I see on writing advice forums goes something like this: a confused amateur writer, usually in the drafting...

    5 Tips for DMs From Scooby Doo

    Dungeons and Dragons floats above a vast pop-culture sea, from the original Dungeon Master's Guide's Appendix N to official 5e subclasses themed after Avatar:...

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