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How do I Pick the Right Game?
This guide helps prospective Game Masters select the right tabletop role-playing game by prompting self-reflection on preferred playstyles, genres, tones, and rule complexity. It suggests considering available community support and provides examples of various RPGs like Dungeons & Dragons, Call of Cthulhu, and Blades in the Dark. The article emphasizes finding a game that aligns with both the GM's and players' enjoyment.
To Stand Out, This TTRPG Podcast Network Chose The Risky Route Of Avoiding D&D
The Glass Cannon Network, a prominent actual play podcast network since 2015, has differentiated itself by avoiding Dungeons & Dragons and focusing on other tabletop roleplaying games like Pathfinder, Blades in the Dark, and Call of Cthulhu. Co-founder Troy Lavallee explains this strategy aims to stand out in a crowded market dominated by D&D content. The network is currently touring with a live Call of Cthulhu show to increase brand awareness.
Traveller 5e Backerkit Campaign Brings Spacefaring TTRPG to Dungeons & Dragons' System.
A new Backerkit crowdfunding campaign is adapting the classic sci-fi tabletop RPG Traveller to the Dungeons & Dragons 5e system. The campaign features four hardcover books that convert Traveller's mechanics, character creation, and setting to D&D 5e/5.5e rules, including new classes, subclasses, and spaceship combat. The campaign has already surpassed its funding goal, raising over $489,000.
