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Joining the Party: PAX East 2012 (Wizards of the Coast) Apr 2012
Tracy Hurley's Joining the Party: PAX East 2012 went up this week on the Wizards site. Great overview of PAX East, great pics and videos, and great community links in the Tavern Tales section.
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Tracy Hurley's Joining the Party: PAX East 2012 went up this week on the Wizards site. Great overview of PAX East, great pics and videos, and great community links in the Tavern Tales section.
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Your Blog Is Your Eighties Fanzine (FightingFantasist) Apr 2012
Your Blog Is Your Eighties Fanzine at Fighting Fantasist asks you to take the last five posts to your blog and format it like a cheesy home-copied game fanzine. Bonus points awarded for using typewriter fonts and filters to mimic early photocopies or even mimeographs.
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Your Blog Is Your Eighties Fanzine at Fighting Fantasist asks you to take the last five posts to your blog and format it like a cheesy home-copied game fanzine. Bonus points awarded for using typewriter fonts and filters to mimic early photocopies or even mimeographs.
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The RPG Stackexchange (RPG Stack Exchange) Apr 2012
The RPG StackExchange is out of beta, and they've got a great new design to boot. Check out this free Q&A site for RPGs. Ask or answer questions and help out the community!
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The RPG StackExchange is out of beta, and they've got a great new design to boot. Check out this free Q&A site for RPGs. Ask or answer questions and help out the community!
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Why I play tabletop RPGs (Google+) Apr 2012
Ryan Shelton muses about emotional manipulation as a reason why he plays RPGs in this Google Plus post.
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Ryan Shelton muses about emotional manipulation as a reason why he plays RPGs in this Google Plus post.
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It's a Man Ray Kind of Sky (Quarter to Three) Mar 2012
It's a Man Ray Kind of Sky encourages all of us to out ourselves as gamers and to shed the mantle of self-loathing. "People often ask how wargamers justify their fascination with playing games about mass destruction....The best argument I've heard is who cares, because if you don't like it, you're free to go to hell."
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It's a Man Ray Kind of Sky encourages all of us to out ourselves as gamers and to shed the mantle of self-loathing. "People often ask how wargamers justify their fascination with playing games about mass destruction....The best argument I've heard is who cares, because if you don't like it, you're free to go to hell."
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On Mission Statements (Wombat's Gaming Den of Iniquity) Mar 2012
eflects on his past 1.5 years of RPG blogging and what it all means to focus the action going forward. Then again, the same technique works just as well with your campaign.
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eflects on his past 1.5 years of RPG blogging and what it all means to focus the action going forward. Then again, the same technique works just as well with your campaign.
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On Successful Communication With the Other Side (Hack & Slash) Mar 2012
Details an exchange of ideas and meeting of the minds between an Old School Renaissance enthusiast and a Story Game enthusiast. All communication of new ideas should be this civil and productive.
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Details an exchange of ideas and meeting of the minds between an Old School Renaissance enthusiast and a Story Game enthusiast. All communication of new ideas should be this civil and productive.
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Why D&D Next Is Important To All Of Us (Stargazer's World) Mar 2012
Why D&D Next Is Important To All Of Us at Stargazer's World.
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Why D&D Next Is Important To All Of Us at Stargazer's World.
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Thought Crimes Games (Thoughtcrime Games) Mar 2012
Thought Crimes Games is a new game design (and other associated cool stuff) blog from Quinn Murphy. Keep up with the discussion on Twitter at @doubleplusfun.
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Thought Crimes Games is a new game design (and other associated cool stuff) blog from Quinn Murphy. Keep up with the discussion on Twitter at @doubleplusfun.
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Fake War Stories Tumblr (Fake War Stories) Mar 2012
If you're looking for really good anecdotes from the gaming table, take a long look at the Fake War Stories Tumblr. Yeah, there's an Arrow of Slaying for that.
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If you're looking for really good anecdotes from the gaming table, take a long look at the Fake War Stories Tumblr. Yeah, there's an Arrow of Slaying for that.
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Four Things To Love About RPGs (Nevermet Press) Feb 2012
Nevermet Press gives us Four Things to Love About RPGs. These apply to any RPG, not just your favorite one.
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Nevermet Press gives us Four Things to Love About RPGs. These apply to any RPG, not just your favorite one.
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A Richer Tapestry of Sexual Expression (Sarah Darkmagic) Feb 2012
A Richer Tapestry of Sexual Expression from Sarah Darkmagic encourages further discussion about sexuality and sexual privilege by talking about the "male gaze". Also be sure to read her tips on finding a group in her Joining The Party column at Wizards of the Coast.
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A Richer Tapestry of Sexual Expression from Sarah Darkmagic encourages further discussion about sexuality and sexual privilege by talking about the "male gaze". Also be sure to read her tips on finding a group in her Joining The Party column at Wizards of the Coast.
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4e as Lame Duck (Wombat's Gaming Den of Iniquity) Feb 2012
T.W.Wombat urges people to keep on creating all the way through this between-editions gaming lull.
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T.W.Wombat urges people to keep on creating all the way through this between-editions gaming lull.
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Sex, Lies, and Game Development (Elizabeth Sampat) Feb 2012
The story of sexist pit stops on the way to Elizabeth Sampat's dream job, and her discovery that "breaking into the industry" is a myth. Just make sure your "To Do" list is in the right order: do the work first, then worry about joining the industry.
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The story of sexist pit stops on the way to Elizabeth Sampat's dream job, and her discovery that "breaking into the industry" is a myth. Just make sure your "To Do" list is in the right order: do the work first, then worry about joining the industry.
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The 2012 Stuffer Shack Site of the Year Award (Stuffer Shack) Feb 2012
Stuffer Shack is holding their 2012 Site Of The Year Contest.
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Stuffer Shack is holding their 2012 Site Of The Year Contest.
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Dungeon Bastard: Edition Wars (YouTube) (YouTube) Jan 2012
Sums up gamer tolerance by asking two questions: "Does this game have Dungeons? Does this game have Dragons? Great, then I want to play this game!" Also, a d6000 weighs 2.8 tons and looks like a Volkswagen with acne. Best 150 seconds I've spent this week.
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Sums up gamer tolerance by asking two questions: "Does this game have Dungeons? Does this game have Dragons? Great, then I want to play this game!" Also, a d6000 weighs 2.8 tons and looks like a Volkswagen with acne. Best 150 seconds I've spent this week.
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The TED Imperatives (Seth Godin's Blog) Jan 2012
Seth Godin doesn't identify as a gamer, but his blog post outlining the TED Imperatives gives anyone in the RPG community some guidelines for defusing edition war-like-arguments before they escalate to Holy War status. Many of us skip the first 2 steps: Be Interested and Be Generous.
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Seth Godin doesn't identify as a gamer, but his blog post outlining the TED Imperatives gives anyone in the RPG community some guidelines for defusing edition war-like-arguments before they escalate to Holy War status. Many of us skip the first 2 steps: Be Interested and Be Generous.
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some observations from the table (skylandgames) Jan 2012
Skyland Games chimes about the state of RPGs in with some observations from the table.
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Skyland Games chimes about the state of RPGs in with some observations from the table.
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Podcast Listener Survey Results and Analysis 2011 (PDF) Jan 2012
A great overview of podcast listeners, or at least extrapolates based on 850 survey responses. Also discussed in an episode of The Podge Cast.
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A great overview of podcast listeners, or at least extrapolates based on 850 survey responses. Also discussed in an episode of The Podge Cast.
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Hell Yeah, Gamemasters! (Hell Yeah, Gamemasters!) May 2011
Publishes stories that describe awesome GMing. Submit your own, too.
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Publishes stories that describe awesome GMing. Submit your own, too.
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