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The 20 Best Tabletop Roleplaying Games of 2022
It’s been an incredible year for tabletop roleplaying games, from both large publishers and indie outfits. Crowdfunding has firmly established itself in the ecosystem, and both small indie games and massive core rulebooks are making the most of the model.
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Rings of Power’s Quest Stands Upon the Edge of a Knife
Rings of Power has spent its entire season reminding us that it, at its core in manners similar to Lord of the Rings as a whole, is a story of enduring hope in the face of seemingly unyielding darkness. This week is much the same, but it also takes a lot of time to allow…
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Why Race Is Still A Problem In Dungeons & Dragons
On August 18th, Dungeons & Dragons publisher Wizards of the Coast released Unearthed Arcana: Character Origins, a free document that provided fans of the tabletop roleplaying game with their first look at a new, updated ruleset currently called “One D&D.” It is game design in flux: 21 pages of preview material highlighting changes to the…
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Amazon Suspends Lord of the Rings Reviews as It Becomes Prime’s Biggest Premiere
After so many trailers featuring sweeping vistas and talks about what it would be in relation to the Peter Jackson films, Amazon’s Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power series finally dropped before the weekend started. You can read our review of the show right here, but it’s no secret that this show has been…