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Vintage RPG

The Art & History of Tabletop RPGs

Author: Stu Horvath

Horror’s Nostalgic Heart

June 21, 2017August 17, 2019 by Stu HorvathCategories EssaysRememorex, Stranger ThingsLeave a Comment on Horror’s Nostalgic Heart

Nerdy City’s storytelling horror RPG Rememorex is fueled by 80s nostalgia.

Spring, 1989

May 18, 2016September 23, 2022 by Stu HorvathCategories EssaysCaptain America, FASERIP, Gamer's Handbook of the Marvel Universe, Mark GruenwaldLeave a Comment on Spring, 1989

Can a supplement for a (not very good) role-playing game change the course of your life?

Strahd vs. Nyarlathotep

April 21, 2016August 17, 2019 by Stu HorvathCategories EssaysCall of Cthulhu, Curse of Strahd, Dungeons & Dragons, Masks of NyarlathotepLeave a Comment on Strahd vs. Nyarlathotep

Who would win in a fight?

Red Thread Fever

March 21, 2016August 16, 2019 by Stu HorvathCategories EssaysCall of Cthulhu, Masks of NyarlathotepLeave a Comment on Red Thread Fever

Not all tabletop role-playing games use handouts right, but when they do, it is amazing.

Return to Call of Cthulhu

November 13, 2015August 17, 2019 by Stu HorvathCategories EssaysCall of Cthulhu, Dungeons & Dragons, LovecraftLeave a Comment on Return to Call of Cthulhu

This is a reprint of my column from Unwinnable Weekly #69. If you like it, try a subscription. * * * The day after Halloween, my RPG group played the Call of Cthulhu role-playing game for the first time in something like twenty years. Based on the writings of H. P. Lovecraft, Call of Cthulhu […]

Death is an Opportunity

June 5, 2015August 17, 2019 by Stu HorvathCategories EssaysDungeons & Dragons, GithyankiLeave a Comment on Death is an Opportunity

Don’t make death in Dungeons & Dragons scary, make it interesting.

Here Be Dragons

April 28, 2015August 17, 2019 by Stu HorvathCategories EssaysDragon Magazine, Dungeons & DragonsLeave a Comment on Here Be Dragons

There are curious treasures to be found buried in the old back issues of Dragon Magazine.

Beware the Bag of Beans

January 30, 2015September 30, 2019 by Stu HorvathCategories EssaysBag of Beans, Dungeons & DragonsLeave a Comment on Beware the Bag of Beans

No good can come from planting a bean at the exit of the dungeon you just spent all night surviving.

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