Homaging the D&D Classics I: The AD&D Rules
appelcline I’ve lately been immersed in covers, as I prepare the graphical resources for Designers & Dragons Origins, my four-book series of product histories for OD&D, BD&D, and AD&D 1e. Many…
Designers & Dragons: The Lost Histories is Feature-Complete
Five years and one month ago, I sat down at my computer with a simple goal: expand Designers & Dragons with new histories. On the one hand, I wanted to…
The Top 10 RPG Industry Magazines
What were the most important magazines for the wider roleplaying industry?
Is the OGL Era Over? (Two Years Later)
Two years later, what happened to the licenses & games that were in the news when Wizards tried to revoke the OGL?
Dungeons & Dragons for a Million
This look at the million-dollar Dungeons & Dragons 5e Kickstarters was written as part of the history of “Hit Point Press”, which will appear in Designers & Dragons: The ’10s.…
2024: The Year in Roleplaying
A look at 2024: the D&D 50th anniversary, digital missteps, the OGL-inspired competitors, and more.
Sun County & The RuneQuest Renaissance: 1992-1994
Just more than a month ago, Chaosium Vice President and co-owner Michael O’Brien dropped me a line telling me that Chaosium was producing a “RuneQuest Classics” edition of the RQ3…
Gloranthan Fandom & Fanzines: 1985-2018
A look at Glorantha's fandom and their publications.
The Roleplaying APAs: 1975-Present
A look at the early history of APAs and roleplaying.
Dungeons, Dragons & Portal Fantasy
A look at the history of portal fantasies, their overlap with the early days of RPGs, and their recent return.