For someone who doesn’t write anything down besides the stories themselves, I’ll take the grilling now.

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CITY SYSTEM box set (1988) just went to the shop. The maps inside line up to create one mega-map of Waterdeep in the Forgotten Realms. I took this photo 13 years ago. I have a deep-dive into the Greyhawk and Waterdeep sets over at my photoblog; link in the comments.

Greyhawk & Waterdeep: A Tale of Two City Sets (1989, 1994) waynesbooks.games/2024/09/02/gre…

The time is at hand to pre-order Carpenter B Gibson 's new book Freedom's Vow. Not only is he a top-tier game design writer, he and his co-author are also top-tier storytellers. (They have a story in the upcoming Annals of the Auran Empire!) amazon.com/dp/B0GXSL1GRL

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Carpenter B Gibson Alexander Macris I keep telling my brother William if he ever want to start in Cyberpunk he's got it made...

BATTLESYSTEM (1985) set going to the shop. How many of you used mass combat in your AD&D campaign? This set is missing the 3D figure sheets, almost didn't notice. I was using my photoblog reference to verify, so I caught the error. Link in the comments.

A stack of the AD&D 2e Complete Handbooks going to the shelves. The spine lettering hints at the graphical changes over their long run. I have the definitive printing photo reference to the Brown books; link in the comments. Enjoy! -Wayne

AD&D 2e Complete Handbooks (1989-99): A Guide to the Guides waynesbooks.games/2021/09/01/add…

Remember back when you bought software in a box? This RPG ports the epic videogame DIABLO to the tabletop, using D&D rules. The Blizzard / WotC partnership also saw a few accessory books released as well. The full story over at my photoblog; link in the comments.

We have almost 700 people following us on BackerKit (link in Bio) and myself, Matt, Clark, Pat and Andrew appreciate it so much. Launch happens in just under two weeks and we’re so friggin’ excited :)

I profiled the Brown Complete Guides the other day. Now it's a stack of the Blue DMGR series, a full run going to the shelves. I have a photo reference to the BLUE books over at my game blog with all the variants; link in the comments.

Why turns make combat boring ⸻ ⚔️ STATIC TURNS ARE KILLING COMBAT ⚔️ In most TTRPGs, you wait your turn. Sometimes for minutes. Sometimes longer. And that’s where the tension dies. ⸻ 🔥 LETHAL FANTASY DOES IT DIFFERENT ❌ No static initiative order ❌ No waiting in line

Call of Cthulhu has thrived in Japan. I think in part by focussing on more modern scenarios and CoC's ease at adapting to one-shot adventures. When I was in Japan I got to play in an adventure in which we used a gigantic telescope on an approaching astronomical object, which

Classic 1980s D&D and AD&D modules with the iconic covers going to the shop (link in the comments).

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Going to the shop shelves today are a pair of D&D intro sets from the turn of the century, both in shrinkwrap. I have a post over at my photoblog that dives into the sets, which are quite different, despite being only a year apart; link in the comments.

DUNGEONS & DRAGONS ADVENTURE GAME Begins Here & Now (1999-2000): What a Difference a Year Makes #2 waynesbooks.games/2022/09/27/dun…

As we’ve been creating Ruttigers (Backerkit link in Bio), my buddy Pat has been doing tons of concept art and maps, here’s a few he’s working on: