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Paizo Announces System-Neutral Open RPG License

Paizo, a leading publisher of role-playing games, has announced the release of the Open RPG Creative License (ORC), a revolutionary new open gaming license that ensures the continuation of the spirit of the Open Game License (OGL) 1.0(a). This system-agnostic ...
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Modiphius Entertainment 2d20 World Builders Program

Modiphius Entertainment announces the release of the 2d20 World Builders Community Content Program on DriveThruRPG, following its unveiling last year. It’s time to get your creative caps on! The Modiphius Entertainment 2d20 World Builders Program allows creators from all over the world to design ...
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Open Gaming License

As designer and serious fan of Dungeons and Dragons, I have some thoughts on the Open Gaming License (OGL) and its impact on the industry. Please note that these are my personal opinions and they may change once the Authorized ...
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ChatGPT: Using the AI to create interesting NPCs

As the New Year begins, I’ve been finding something that is particularly interesting lately: ChatGPT. This chatbot tool has proven useful for me in overcoming creative blocks and generating new ideas. In fact, I’ve been using the ChatGPT OpenAI model ...
D&D 3.5eHistory of the Classes

The Barbarian Class, Part Three

Welcome back to the History of the Barbarian, this time getting into the barbarian of D&D 3.0 and 3.5. Why did they drop the A? Because they finally admitted that the Accidental Death & Dismemberment wasn’t so Accidental – especially ...
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Unearthed Arcana 2022: Cleric and Revised Species Breakdown

Welcome to the third packet of OneD&D public playtesting! In this article – as usual – I’ll be digging into the content of the packet: what it means now and what it might mean in the development of OneD&D. This ...
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Welcome to Dragon Talk Is a Love-Letter to People Who ...

D&D podcast hosts Shelly Mazzanoble and Greg Tito shine a spotlight on the D&D community in their new book Each week for the past seven years, Dragon Talk hosts Greg Tito and Shelly Mazzanoble have sat down with D&D fans ...
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Dragonlance – Shadow of the Dragon Queen – Review

Dragonlance comes to D&D 5th edition with the new release of Dragonlance Shadow of the Dragon Queen. The book gives some background into Dragonlance with a little bit of history, some character options, a level 1 to 11 adventure, and ...
D&D 2eHistory of the Classes

The Barbarian Class, Part Two

In the first article of this series, I left out an important item: the Oriental Adventures barbarian class. My plan for this article is to cover it as briefly as possible, then move on to 2e’s Barbarian kit (from the ...
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Unearthed Arcana 2022: Expert Classes Breakdown

Following Wednesday’s announcement with Jeremy Crawford and Todd Kenreck, we now have the new Unearthed Arcana packet in our grubby little nubbies. Metaphorically, anyway, unless you also printed a copy? It is a heckin’ chonker of a packet, with three ...