It’s worth noting that Gary Gygax was proudly a biological determinist. It’s unclear whether Gary would refuse any of the preface.
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Catch up on the latest tabletop gaming news, including Elon Musk’s feud with Wizards of the Coast, Steve Jackson Games’ charitable donation, a unique 5e bestiary project, a tribute to Amber Cook, and the rise of BlueSky’s RPG community.
D&D’s Greyhawk finally goes Community Content
Greyhawk is the second-ever campaign setting for D&D, after Dave Arneson’s Blackmoor, and it was the one associated with the core rulebooks until 2008.
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The TTRPG celebs found in The Tomb of Gyzaengaxx
We’re looping back to Gooey Cube’s adventure and campaign setting The Tomb of Gyzaengaxx.
Castle Zagyg Yggsburgh defies expectations and returns
A 2012 thread on Troll Lord Games’ site predicts we’ll never see Castle Zagyg in PDF.
The Lost Dungeons of Tonisborg: Rediscovered 2nd oldest RPG dungeon with free samples
Greg Svenson was given a play-test copy of D&D in the summer of 1973, while Dave Arneson and Gary Gygax laboured to finish the manuscript.
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Routinely Itemised offers bullet points of RPG news, new releases, reviews, interviews, and RPGs tips from around the web.
RPG Publisher Spotlight: BRW Games
The first product we published was Adventures Dark and Deepâ„¢, which was spawned from a post on my blog about Gary Gygax’s never-implemented plans for a second edition of AD&D.
Listen to learn about the history of tabletop RPGs with the great Shannon Appelcline
Designers & Dragons: The ’70s is a comprehensive picture of the beginnings of the RPG industry.