Author: Jason D. Wood
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Adventure Review: Trouble in Twin Lakes
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An adventure review of Yochai Gal’s Trouble in Twin Lakes
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Fun games can be complex or simple.
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A contrast between Pendragon RPG and Mythic Bastionland shows how fun can be had in complexity or simplicity.
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So what’s the deal with Shadowdark?
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If you’re into TTRPGs and haven’t heard someone talk about Shadowdark… I’m guessing you either only play 5e or you’re really new to the hobby. Because honestly? I can’t go…
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Growing Beyond Gygax
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When fifth edition D&D was being playtested, I started to get curious about going back to the beginning. While I enjoyed 5e, many of my fellow players hearkened back to…
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My Game Report from GaryCon XVII (2025)
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Part 5 (of 5) in my series on GaryCon XVII (Part one here; part two here; part three here; part four here) My last four posts were written for folks who know little…
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What is GaryCon?
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Part 4 (of 5) in my series on GaryCon XVII (Part one here; part two here; part three here) Imagine sitting down with your favorite athlete as they reminisce about playing ball…
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What is a gaming convention?
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What is a gaming convention? While they vary in scope, size, and audience, it’s people getting together with new friends and old to play new games and old!
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What are tabletop roleplaying games?
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Part 2 (of 5) in my series inspired by GaryCon XVII Imagine 4–7 people sitting around a board game. In your mind’s eye, what are they doing? If you’ve ever…
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What is a tabletop game?
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Last year, I went to a gaming convention in Lake Geneva, WI, called GaryCon. After my return, I was greeted with a host of questions: 🎲 What is a gaming…
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Adventure Review: Withering Woods
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“Withering Woods” is a D&D 5e adventure module for low-level characters written by Þorsteinn Mar Gunnlaugsson for Swedish game publisher, Riotminds. Part of their new Fantasy Adventure Series, it was…