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Vintage RPG

The Art & History of Tabletop RPGs

Author: Stu Horvath

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Dungeons & Dragons (1974)

April 25, 2017August 25, 2024 by Stu HorvathCategories PostDungeons & DragonsLeave a Comment on Dungeons & Dragons (1974)

The first tabletop roleplaying game.

Monster Manual II (1983)

April 24, 2017August 25, 2024 by Stu HorvathCategories PostDungeons & Dragons, monstersLeave a Comment on Monster Manual II (1983)

First D&D book? Maybe.

First post

First Post

April 21, 2017August 25, 2024 by Stu HorvathCategories Postroleplaying gameLeave a Comment on First Post

The start of the thing.

1988

Spring, 1989

May 18, 2016August 22, 2024 by Stu HorvathCategories EssaysGamer's Handbook of the Marvel Universe, Marvel Super Heroes, TSRLeave a Comment on Spring, 1989

Can a supplement for a roleplaying game change the course of your life?

Strahd

Strahd vs. Nyarlathotep

April 21, 2016May 19, 2024 by Stu HorvathCategories EssaysCall of Cthulhu, Curse of Strahd, Dungeons & Dragons, Masks of Nyarlathotep1 Comment on Strahd vs. Nyarlathotep

Who would win in a fight?

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Red Thread Fever

March 21, 2016May 27, 2024 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.

Cthulhu

Return to Call of Cthulhu

November 13, 2015August 24, 2024 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 […]

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Death is an Opportunity

June 5, 2015August 24, 2024 by Stu HorvathCategories EssaysDungeons & Dragons, GithyankiLeave a Comment on Death is an Opportunity

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

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