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August RPG Blogosphere Round-Up

posted Friday, August 21st 2009 by Jonathan Drain
News, Reviews & Culture

This August has seen a great selection of articles in the D&D blogosphere, in spite of the usual Gencon season lull. In my opinion, here are some of the best.

• On System, by Jeff Rients. My article of the month. Jeff argues that D&D isn’t any one rules text or game system: D&D is a game we play, and the rules are only tools to create that game. “The texts are mere echoes, shadows of someone else’s D&D.”
• Inking Gamescience dice, by Jeff Rients.
• There’s No Room for Roleplaying in 4E? Find a different room, from Roleplaying Pro. A 4E-skeptic warms to the edition when he discovers that it’s not the game rules that are responsible for roleplaying depth, but the players themselves.
• The DM’s Call: Roleplaying Responsibly, from Roleplaying Pro. Advice for Dungeon Masters.
• Building Memorable D&D Characters: Goals and Motivations, from RoleplayingPro. Player advice.
• Ascending vs Descending AC, by Mike Mearls. A reminder that Mearls really seems to know his stuff when it comes to RPGs.
• Silly DM, minor quests are for players from Chatty DM. Player-based storytelling.
• How to make a Fantasy Sandbox from Bat in the Attic. Campaign construction step by step.
• D&D is Doomed (But Not Just Yet) by 6d6 Fireball. A wonderfully controversial opinion piece on the edition wars.

Drop a comment below if there’s anything this month that I’ve missed.

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