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Category: Renaissance Gamer

GM Screens: Don’t Hate the Tool

April 12, 2021 theratholereviews

The prevailing attitude towards using Game Master screens seems to be negative. Game Masters are encouraged to remove this horrid…

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Posted in: Accessories, Renaissance Gamer Filed under: Accessories, PlayRPGs, Renaissance Gamer, Roleplaying Games, RPG, TTRPG

April RPG Blog Carnival: A Scroll by Any Other Name

April 5, 2021 theratholereviews

It’s April at the RPG Blog Carnival (and in the real world, too, I guess) and our theme this month…

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Posted in: Column, Renaissance Gamer, Roleplaying Games, RPG Blog Carnival, Uncategorized Filed under: Codex Anathema, indie rpgs, PlayRPGs, ReadIndieRPGs, ReadRPGs, Renaissance Gamer, RPG, RPG Blog Carnival, TTRPG

Three TTRPGs for March

March 15, 2021 theratholereviews

As I am typing this it has been one year exactly since my employer sent me to work from home.…

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Posted in: Renaissance Gamer, Roleplaying Games Filed under: Brighthammer, Renaissance Gamer, Roleplaying Games, RPG, Skirmish, TTRPG, Village Witch

Diary of a Stream GM Newb

March 1, 2021 theratholereviews

A few weeks back I ran my very first streamed one-shot as a game master, #iHunt: Under the Influence, in…

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Posted in: Column, Renaissance Gamer Filed under: Evil Hat Productions, Fate, Fate Core, iHunt, LIVE, Machine Age Productions, Roleplaying Games, RPG, TTRPG, Twitch

Let’s Not Con Ourselves

January 25, 2021 theratholereviews

I love gaming conventions. I love them in all shapes and sizes, though I admit my particular Goldilocks zone for…

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Posted in: Column, Renaissance Gamer Filed under: Renaissance Gamer

Trail Rations: Togetherness Brownies

January 11, 2021 theratholereviews

I’ve enjoyed cooking for my gaming groups for any number of reasons. But the main benefit, I think, is that…

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Posted in: Column, Renaissance Gamer, Trail Rations Filed under: Renaissance Gamer, Trail Rations

Welcome to the New Year!

January 4, 2021 theratholereviews

Happy New Year and welcome! I’m going to ease back into things and talk about the state of things and…

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Posted in: Column, Renaissance Gamer Filed under: indie rpgs, Renaissance Gamer, RPG, TTRPG

The Most Wonderful Time of the Year: #IndieGamesDec

December 7, 2020 theratholereviews

A thousand years ago, back in April, I recorded a month of videos talking about indie RPGs under the hashtag…

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Posted in: Column, Renaissance Gamer Filed under: IndieGamesDec, ReadIndieRPGs, ReadRPGs, Renaissance Gamer, Roleplaying Games, RPG, TTRPG

Three Indie TTRPGs with Holiday Feels

November 30, 2020 theratholereviews

Last week I jumped into the Holiday Season with three specifically Christmas-y indie TTRPGs to play, either alone or with…

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Posted in: Column, Renaissance Gamer, Review by Brent Jans Filed under: #ReadIndieRPGs, indie rpgs, ReadIndieRPGs, Renaissance Gamer, Roleplaying Games

A Bit of Indie Christmas for your Table

November 23, 2020 theratholereviews

I’m the guy who winces if he hears Holiday music in stores in October. I give a hard side-eye to…

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Posted in: Christmas Games, Renaissance Gamer Filed under: Christmas Games, Renaissance Gamer

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