I. Dear Reader, Last week was the first time in this newsletter’s lifetime that I missed sending out an issue. I was terribly sick and I’ll spare everyone the details but if you can afford to, consider donating to the COVID crisis going on in India right now. I’m recovering well now so we’ll be…

I. Dear Reader, This newsletter is absolutely packed with links to a whole bunch of amazing things so I’m going to skimp on the opening note here – on the excuse that you’ve got enough to entertain you below. I’ve had a bunch of nice conversations about last week’s edition. Really validates my feeling that…

I. Dear Reader, This week, I’ve been thinking a lot of rulebooks and the fact that they are, you know, books. I know a few people who really enjoy reading RPG books – but I’m not one of them. Especially if they’re 100s of pages long. I find that I can only really read them…

I. Dear Reader This week, I’m excited about understanding the ttrpg hobby better. One big part of this is the Retired Adventurer having a new article on the Six Cultures of Play. These are basically: Classic, Trad, LARP, Storygame, OSR, Neo-Trad. This is an article that I read two or three times even though it…

I. Dear Reader, This weekend is Easter for me so if you celebrate it, happy Easter to you. If you don’t, well, happy weekend – that’s good enough reason to cheer. If you’ve got something else more specific to be happy about, that’s even better! It’s been an incredibly busy week for me and I’m…

I. Dear Reader This week, I’m excited about playtesting. Finding games online can be really hard and annoying. But if you generally like playing RPGs and aren’t too fussy about “your kind of fun”, playtests can be a real delight. Designers are always looking for people to join their playtests – you’re literally helping them…

I. Dear Reader This week, I’m excited about “itchfunding”. Apart from the joy of a terrible new word, it’s nice to see alternatives to Kickstarter being actively explored. The crowdfunding platform seems to be slowly becoming mandatory for those who want their games to do well. And while Kickstarter is a wonderful service in many…

I. Dear Reader This week, I’ve been excited by Errant by Ava Islam – one of the many wonderful games funded through last month’s ZineQuest. What’s surprising about my excitement is that Errant, on first glance, is a fantasy heartbreaker. But as I read the free rules, I realized I was very wrong. The core…

Dear Reader, Format changes at the Indie RPG Newsletter, this week. Welcome to the new front section. It’s going to be me sharing something I’m excited about. This week, Friends at the Table announced their new campaign of Heart: the City Beneath. Heart does some really cool things that I think – if embraced –…

Good day, readers! I launched the playtest kit for HyperCity, a cyberpunk hack of Ironsworn. It’s probably only playable if you know the original game but I’ve added at least three good ideas to the mix – including the structure for a “solo together” mode. If that sounds interesting, check it out. I. RPGs and…