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Dragon #97
As always I like to start with the cover art.
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Thomas
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Game Philosophy

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The Gallipoli Campaign
Blood and Valor Scenarios, Part 1 of a Campaign
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Thomas
Make Her an Ant!
Real Tabletop Housewives Part 2: Create a stripped-down microcosm of the game inside the game
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Shell Presto DiBaggio
5
Are 3d Printed die fair?
Edit: Shell Presto asked if they were resin or filament.
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Thomas
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"Americans Don't Want to Make Games"
Pointing and Laughing at the Tabletop Tariff Narrative
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Michael DiBaggio
6
Wargaming with Children (Number 4 will surprise you)
Okay, Number 4 will not surprise you, or maybe it will.
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Thomas
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The Joy of Losing
Pick a game that is as fun to lose at as it is to win.
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Shell Presto DiBaggio
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Splendor of Fire
Splendor of Fire
A Journal of Toy Soldiers and Fantastic Worlds in Miniature, made for and by wargamers and RPG enthusiasts.
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Wargames

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Star Grave: Death Vector
3d Printing Edition
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Thomas
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Review: Wars of the Samurai
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Thomas
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Starting a 'Third Place'
An Adventure in Tabletop Gaming and Business
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Michael DiBaggio
10
The Gallipoli Campaign
Blood and Valor Scenarios, Part 1 of a Campaign
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Thomas
Combining Original Dungeons and Dragons with Dragon Rampant
Get ready for the new DDR.
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erniet
5
Make Her an Ant!
Real Tabletop Housewives Part 2: Create a stripped-down microcosm of the game inside the game
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Shell Presto DiBaggio
5
Rescue Run: A Star Wars/Stargrunt Battle Report (Part 2)
It was only a rescue in the academic sense.
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Michael DiBaggio
2
The Joy of Losing
Pick a game that is as fun to lose at as it is to win.
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Shell Presto DiBaggio
6

Role Playing Games

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Starting a 'Third Place'
An Adventure in Tabletop Gaming and Business
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Michael DiBaggio
10
Combining Original Dungeons and Dragons with Dragon Rampant
Get ready for the new DDR.
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erniet
5
Stormtroopers as Revolutionary Cadre
The Mysterious Place of Stormtroopers in the Imperial Military
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Michael DiBaggio
1
On the Origins of a Galactic Civil War
The first part in a series on the radical reclamation of Star Wars for tabletop gaming
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Michael DiBaggio
14
False Documents: The Transcripts of the Medium Bayrolles
Tabletop RPG adventure seeds from the weird fiction of Ambrose Bierce, Robert W. Chambers, et. al.
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Michael DiBaggio
False Documents: The Bruce-Partington Plans
More adventure seeds for your RPG from classic literature, this time involving Victorian submarines, Martian invasions, and archaeotech remnants from an…
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Michael DiBaggio
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False Documents: The Deep School Manual
Diabolical mysteries and soul-searing artifacts for your occult horror and pulp adventures.
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Michael DiBaggio
Dragon #91
Let’s just start with this amazing artwork.
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Thomas
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Lore

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1:14:25
Episode 2: Reclaiming Imagination
How once-exciting and mysterious settings like Star Wars and Warhammer 40k became boring and how we've made them interesting again.
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Michael DiBaggio
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Thomas
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Bob Lollard
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Stormtroopers as Revolutionary Cadre
The Mysterious Place of Stormtroopers in the Imperial Military
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Michael DiBaggio
1
On the Origins of a Galactic Civil War
The first part in a series on the radical reclamation of Star Wars for tabletop gaming
 • 
Michael DiBaggio
14
False Documents: The Transcripts of the Medium Bayrolles
Tabletop RPG adventure seeds from the weird fiction of Ambrose Bierce, Robert W. Chambers, et. al.
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Michael DiBaggio
False Documents: The Bruce-Partington Plans
More adventure seeds for your RPG from classic literature, this time involving Victorian submarines, Martian invasions, and archaeotech remnants from an…
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Michael DiBaggio
1
Know Your Ally: Royal Heldrovanian Engineers
Paving a Road to Victory!
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Michael DiBaggio
1
Sirrush Tank in the Field
Reptilian Overlords 'Caiman' Tank
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Michael DiBaggio
4
The Zmerykhian Wars: Part 1 - The Story So Far…
Returning to a "gunpowder fantasy" wargaming campaign
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Bob Lollard
2
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