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10 Most Dangerous Haunted Items in Tabletop RPGs
From cursed swords to possessed relics, these items bring more doom than treasure to any adventuring party.
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When Dice Defy Physics
Examining the strangest tabletop RPG rules that completely ignore reality and still work in play.
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Worlds Where Evil Forged Creation
When dark forces build the cosmos, what kind of heroes dare to defend it?
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10 Tabletop RPGs That Deserve a Movie
Some worlds are so cinematic that dice alone cannot contain them.
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Monsters That Devour Your Character’s Soul
When the real danger is not HP loss, but watching your hero fade away
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Lord Soth The Death Knight of Krynn and Beyond
How did a disgraced Solamnic knight become one of D&D’s most feared undead villains?
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10 Weirdest Ways to Gain XP in RPG History
From eating monsters to telling jokes, XP systems have gone to some strange places.
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5 RPGs Where Death Is Part of the Game
These tabletop systems turn a character’s death into a new kind of adventure.
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Monsters That Hunt Player Mistakes
Which TTRPG creatures thrive not on stats or dice, but on human error at the table?
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Dregoth, Dragon-Lich King Beneath the Silt Sea
His assassination sparked undeath, the dray follow him, and his Day of Light ritual threatens to darken Athas forever
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When the OGL Shattered and the ORC Rose Up
Did a leaked license almost end third-party gaming, or did it forge a new age of open rules for every table?
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Forgotten Tabletop RPGs Worth a Second Life
These classics may be out of print, but they still inspire gamers today.
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