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Vintage RPG

The Art & History of Tabletop RPGs

Tag: Dungeons & Dragons

Dungeons & Dragons Is a Double-Edged Sword

August 15, 2018August 16, 2019 by Stu HorvathCategories EssaysDungeons & Dragons, Indie RPGsLeave a Comment on Dungeons & Dragons Is a Double-Edged Sword

Dungeons & Dragons is the gateway into tabletop roleplaying, but for many players, it is also the final destination.

Monster Manual II (pilot)

July 8, 2018September 1, 2019 by Stu Horvath and John McGuireCategories PodcastBig Trouble in Little China, Dungeons & Dragons, Golden Girls Clue, Monster Manual II, Star Wars RebellionLeave a Comment on Monster Manual II (pilot)

The debut episode of The Vintage RPG Podcast! Stu and John discuss Monster Manual II for first edition Dungeons & Dragons, the Big Trouble in Little China board game and much more!

The New Make-Believe

February 28, 2018August 16, 2019 by Stu HorvathCategories EssaysBen Lehman, D&D, Dungeons & Dragons, HeroQuest, PolarisLeave a Comment on The New Make-Believe

When most folks have a mid-life crisis, they buy a sports car. I fret about my ability to run tabletop roleplaying games.

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?

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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