Just the links

I. Dear Reader,

Just the links this week!

Yours quickly,

Thomas

II. Media of the Week

On Dice Exploder, a fun conversation about RPGs where you make music playlists.
Also, I started listening to RPG X Ray, a monthly RPG discussion podcast with a different topic. I liked their most recent episode about “rules versus rulings” and how to trade-off between them.

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III. Links of the Week

There’s A TTRPG For That has some more lists that caught my eye: games with multiple GMs as well as asynchronous or epistolary games for more than 3 people.
The Soloist newsletter celebrates one year with a review of all their best posts about solo RPGs.
There’s two itch charity bundles raising money for palestine and trans rights.
On the Pinkspace blog, an essay on gender in Sagas of the Icelanders versus Dream Askew.
POCGamer does a quick review of Lost Omens: Tian Xia from Paizo
Rolling Boxcars reviews Fringeworthy 3rd edition from 1992.
On Age of Ravens, Lowell Francis digs up 23 campaign ideas he had in 2013 and tallies up how many he ended up running.
Roll20 is integrating with Discord so you can use a map directly in discord call.
Molten Sulfur blog writes about Lop Nor and how a “wandering lake” could make a cool adventure site.

From the archive:

On Rolltop Indigo, John Ross talks about TTRPGs have infinite ways of solving a problem and the dangers of “porn logic”. (Issue 26, Jan 2021)

IV. Small Ads

All links in the newsletter are completely based on my own interest. But to help support my work, this section contains sponsored links and advertisements. If you’d like your products to appear here, read the submission form.

None this week.

This newsletter is currently sponsored by the Bundle of Holding.

A bundle of Delta Green fiction containing 11 novels
ProFantasy Software is bundling up their map-making software including Campaign Cartographer, Dungeon Designer and City Cartographer

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