Russell Moore criticized Donald Trump and the Southern Baptist Convention's response to a sexual abuse crisis. Then he found himself on the outside.

Before the Internet gave us the pleasure and torture of instant connectivity, I ran many an adventure with the help of the US Postal Service.

Part 7 in the series on Economies in RPGs focuses on the intricacies of a modern economy and the interplay between interest rates and inflation.

It was Empire of the Petal Throne , not D&D , that hooked me on roleplaying, and the reason for that is I was into sword-&-sorcery and science fantasy rather than the Tolkienesque strain of epic fantasy that caught on through the late 20th century.

A common reframe [sic] in the old school landscape is "Combat as War vs. Combat as Sport," often used to negatively contrast elements of 5e and particularly 4e concerned with encounter balance and "the encounter" as a fundamental unit of game action in general with the old school.

The other finalists for this year were:

Linda Codega, a journalist, critic, and game designer focusing on tabletop gaming, for io9 and Gizmodo.

Journeys Through The Radiant Citadel, a Dungeons & Dragons sourcebook, written by Justice Ramin Arman, Dominique Dickey, Ajit A. George, Basheer Ghouse, Alastor Guzman, D. Fox Harrell, T.K. Johnson, Felice Tzehuei Kuan, Surena Marie, Mimi Mondal, Mario Ortegón, Miyuki Jane Pinckard, Pam Punzalan, Erin Roberts, Terry H. Romero, and Stephanie Yoon.

Rosenstrasse, a roleplaying game by Moyra Turkington & Jessica Hammer, published by Unruly Designs.

Cole Wehrle, a game designer, creative director at Leder Games, and co-founder of Wehrlegig Games.

What can be done about malicious users? There is someone posting quasi-religious antisemitic drivel in m/news. In reaction to getting downvoted and reported they have started downvoting my posts in other magazines. I'm sure I'm not the only one being targetted. Is there something to do besides block?

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Our upcoming '7th Era' book contains 12 new subclasses. They are all Afrofantasy flavored and ready to fit right in into your game of Wagadu!

Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition gets adventures, a new setting, and giant gorillas and robots. Traveller gets new tools, Warhammer Fantasy gets another city, and Shiver debuts a 10-part story to play through. Note: RPG Print News covers new RPG releases and some classics, reprints, and sales available from retailers. It does not cover products that are only available directly to customers only through kickstarter or as print on demand.

This week’s article offers a sampling of TTRPG crowdfunding campaigns on Kickstarter and Backerkit. These crowdfundings end between August 11 and 16. There are additional options on those platforms as well as Crowdfundr, GameFound, GameOnTabletop, and IndieGoGo.

Grognardia explores issue #3 of the classic RPGA magazine/newsletter.

Larian has finally confirmed that preloading won't be available, apparently because of a limitation with Steam.