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  • Just like Spotify's AI "DJ" is blowing away real DJs.

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  • Teen’s death after eating a single chip highlights risks of ultra-spicy foods
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  • Teen’s death after eating a single chip highlights risks of ultra-spicy foods
  • He ate better than you and exercised more, guaranteed. Also, what's up with your education? Red state?

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  • Tabletop Roleplaying Games @kbin.social lowdownfool @kbin.social
    What GMs Want
    cannibalhalflinggaming.com What GMs Want

    Starting last year and continuing into this one, there have been stories about a “dungeon master shortage” in the TTRPG hobby, specifically meaning D&D Fifth Edition. D&D rocketed up in pop…

    What GMs Want

    > > > Starting last year and continuing into this one, there have been stories about a “dungeon master shortage” in the TTRPG hobby, specifically meaning D&D Fifth Edition. > >

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    Tabletop Roleplaying Games @kbin.social lowdownfool @kbin.social
    RPG News Digest for August 18, 2023
    www.enworld.org News Digest for August 18, 2023

    Hello everyone, Darryl here with this week’s gaming news! Critical Role setting book on D&D Beyond, Jeremy Crawford confirms return to previously published 5e D&D settings, new RuneQuest release, and more! For a quick summary of the week’s news, Jessica Hancock will bring you up to speed wi...

    News Digest for August 18, 2023

    > > > Critical Role setting book on D&D Beyond, Jeremy Crawford confirms return to previously published 5e D&D settings, new RuneQuest release, and more! > >

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    The Glatisant: August RPG Sales
    questingbeast.substack.com The Glatisant: August RPG Sales

    OSR, Traveller, Call of Cthulhu and more

    The Glatisant: August RPG Sales

    OSR, Traveller, Call of Cthulhu and more

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    Tabletop Roleplaying Games @kbin.social lowdownfool @kbin.social
    [Nahual] Great RPG Covers

    \#RPGCovers Week Fourteen

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    Tabletop Roleplaying Games @kbin.social lowdownfool @kbin.social
    [SotWW] A Q&A with Rob Schwalb about Shadow of the Weird Wizard Roleplaying Game

    > > > Why should you check out Weird Wizard? Is it different from Shadow of the Demon Lord? What does the future hold for the game beyond the Kickstarter? > >

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    [OSR] Hundredhands...!
    jerryboucher.blogspot.com Hundredhands...!

    A blog about D&D, RPGs, art, illustration, etc.

    Hundredhands...!

    > > > After taking a much needed holiday, my next monster is the... > >

    HUNDREDHANDS

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    Tabletop Roleplaying Games @kbin.social lowdownfool @kbin.social
    [BX] Design Notes: The Swashbuckler
    arcanesword.blogspot.com Design Notes: The Swashbuckler

    In Demesnes & Domination , I included a fighter variant called the Swashbuckler which I originally designed and released as a basic fantasy ...

    Design Notes: The Swashbuckler

    > > > In Demesnes & Domination, I included a fighter variant called the Swashbuckler which I originally designed and released as a basic fantasy class years ago > >

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    [OSR] Ringing the Bell, A Simple Reputation System
    www.mindstormpress.com Ringing the Bell, A Simple Reputation System

    A simple system for tracking the deeds of an adventuring group and if they're recognized by the people of the world.

    Ringing the Bell, A Simple Reputation System

    > > > A simple system for tracking the deeds of an adventuring group and if they're recognized by the people of the world. > >

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    [OSR] Monstrous Monday: Leviathan, updated
    theotherside.timsbrannan.com Monstrous Monday: Leviathan, updated

    The Other Side Blog is a game design blog from Timothy S. Brannan

    Monstrous Monday: Leviathan, updated

    > > > I have been thinking a lot about demons and how I want to use them in my various old-school games, which at the moment are OSE-B/X and NIGHT SHIFT. So naturally, I was going to get to one of my biggest big bads, Leviathan, since he has a history in my D&D games and my modern supernatural horror games. > >

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    [OSR] Wealth and the Disintegration of Choice
    rancourt.substack.com Wealth and the Disintegration of Choice

    One of the most influential writings I’ve read with regards to game design is Chris McDowall’s Information, Choice, Impact. The article is worth a read, I’d summarize it as: Games are about making meaningful choices. Meaningful choices can only be made with sufficient information.

    Wealth and the Disintegration of Choice

    > > > One of the most influential writings I’ve read with regards to game design is Chris McDowall’s Information, Choice, Impact. The article is worth a read, I’d summarize it as: Games are about making meaningful choices. Meaningful choices can only be made with sufficient information. > >

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    Tabletop Roleplaying Games @kbin.social lowdownfool @kbin.social
    [OSR] Social Monsters — Prismatic Wasteland
    www.prismaticwasteland.com Social Monsters — Prismatic Wasteland

    Monsters should be more than just a threat in the dungeon to your player characters’ physical health and wellbeing. Here is how to make a monster a threat to their reputation in town.

    Social Monsters — Prismatic Wasteland

    > > > Monsters should be more than just a threat in the dungeon to your player characters’ physical health and wellbeing. Here is how to make a monster a threat to their reputation in town. > >

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    [White Box FMAG] Bugbear Playable Race
    graydeathdungeons.blogspot.com Bugbear - A Race for White Box FMAG

    I absolutely love Bugbears. They're tough, sly, furry, and have a lot of personality. So it was imperative that I create a playable race for...

    Bugbear - A Race for White Box FMAG

    > > > I absolutely love Bugbears. They're tough, sly, furry, and have a lot of personality. So it was imperative that I create a playable race for the Bugbear > >

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    [AD&D] Polyhedron: Issue #5
    grognardia.blogspot.com Polyhedron: Issue #5

    Issue #5 of Polyhedron (April 1982) features a cover illustration by Bob Walters, an artist who is otherwise unknown to me. It's a very nice...

    Polyhedron: Issue #5

    Issue #5 of Polyhedron (April 1982)

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    Tabletop Roleplaying Games @kbin.social lowdownfool @kbin.social
    [OSR] Shiny TTRPG links #133
    seedofworlds.blogspot.com Shiny TTRPG links #133

    Late & messy today due to working off mobile on holidays. More links can be found on the previous list found here . The original inspiratio...

    > > > Late & messy today due to working off mobile on holidays. More links can be found on the previous list found here. The original inspiration for all of this is weaver.skepti.ch End of Week links. You can find more links on weekly blogroll on r/OSR or the RPG Blog Carnival or a roundup of non-blog news on Third Kingdom Games roundup. > >

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    [OSR] News Roundup for August 14th, 2023
    www.thirdkingdomgames.com OSR News Roundup for August 14th, 2023

    This Saturday, the 12th, was the sixth anniversary of the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville (where I'm based), and the store we opened back in July just happens to be on the same street that witnessed the murder of Heather Heyer by a vehicle driven by an alt-right demonstrator into a crowd of...

    > > > I'm on vacation this week, so this roundup may be a little shorter than normal, but let's go ahead and dive into it, shall we? > >

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    Triangle Alignment - Argent Interregnum
    www.argentinterregnum.com Triangle Alignment - Argent Interregnum

    I have one of the planet’s most specific pet peeves: Displays of information which rely on two independent axes bother me greatly. Political

    > > > I have one of the planet’s most specific pet peeves: Displays of information which rely on two independent axes bother me greatly. > >

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    Tabletop Roleplaying Games @kbin.social lowdownfool @kbin.social
    [D&D 5e] Review: Home - A Light In The Darkness
    seedofworlds.blogspot.com Review: Home - A Light In The Darkness

    tl:dr; a neat, curated set of modular hex-crawl rules for a more faction-oriented game with a focus on securing resources. I backed the zin...

    > > > tl:dr; a neat, curated set of modular hex-crawl rules for a more faction-oriented game with a focus on securing resources. > > > > I backed the zine 'Home - A light in the Darkness' which is billed as a sandbox toolkit for TTRPGs. Given the mileage I've gotten out of the d30 Sandbox Companion I thought this was worth a look. > >

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    [AD&D] Fixing AD&D initiative/segments
    methodsetmadness.blogspot.com Fixing AD&D initiative/segments

    In my most recent foray into the AD&D DMG , I found myself a bit frustrated with the combat mechanics. My general impression - and the same ...

    Fixing AD&D initiative/segments

    > > > In my most recent foray into the AD&D DMG , I found myself a bit frustrated with the combat mechanics. > >

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    A Fantasy Sandbox in Detail Part XXIV, the Last Post
    batintheattic.blogspot.com A Fantasy Sandbox in Detail Part XXIV, the Last Post

    Part XXIII    Index Page This is the twenty-fourth and last post in a series detailing the 34 steps I recommended for making a Fantasy Sand...

    A Fantasy Sandbox in Detail Part XXIV,  the Last Post

    > > > Part XXIII Index Page This is the twenty-fourth and last post in a series detailing the 34 steps I recommended for making a Fantasy Sandbox > >

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    Pointcrawling Character Creation
    riseupcomus.blogspot.com Pointcrawling Character Creation

    The blog that brought you hexflower character creation now brings you....POINTCRAWLING CHARACTER CREATION.  You have been invited to the Co...

    Pointcrawling Character Creation

    > > > The blog that brought you hexflower character creation now brings you....POINTCRAWLING CHARACTER CREATION. > >

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