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Grimoire Games: 1979-1984

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Perhaps the best-known publisher of VD&D (Variant D&D), Grimoire Games published Dave Hargrave's Arduin books.

Top 10

The Top 10 Censored RPG Books

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Bare breasts, misunderstood art, an FBI raid, saving Hitler, and other reasons that RPG books were censored.

Setting History

The Settings of Yore: Glorantha

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Glorantha is one of the most richly detailed settings in the roleplaying world, and it's gone through many different eras of publication.

Company History

Midkemia Press, 1979-1983

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A look at Midkemia Press, the publisher of Cities and the origin of the Riftwar books.

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Designers & Dragons 1e Article Index

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An index for company histories and short articles in the Mongoose edition of Designers & Dragons

Top RPGs Yearly Chronicle

The Top RPGs of 2011

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WotC would later declare that Pathfinder never matched D&D's sales, but it sure did in hobby shops in 2011.

Yearly Chronicle

2011: The Year in Roleplaying

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2011 was a bad year for RPGs and for D&D, but crowd funding appeared and would soon change everything.

Media History

Dungeons, Dragons & Comics

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A history of media Dungeons & Dragons comics, from the cart ads through the IDW books.

Top RPGs Yearly Chronicle

The Top RPGs of 2010

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Did Pathfinder truly outpace D&D in the 4e years? Some retailers say yes, some no.

Top RPGs

The Top RPGs Over the Years

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Best selling games of 1992 and 1993, plus a look at a few lists of favorites.

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