Economy Class: Free Online Options On Free RPG Day

By Thistle, on June 19th, 2010

Free RPG Day has just been held at game stores across the USA and UK. Plenty of players and potential players will have had a chance to pick up hard copies of selected tabletop RPGs and RPG scenarios. We applaud the whole exercise but what about those who couldn’t make it to a [...]

June 19th, 2010 | Tags: , , , , , , | Category: AD&D, Pen and Paper RPG, RPGs, Tabletop RPGs, Treasure | Leave a comment

Tabletop RPGs and Skills: Part 5: Indie Games

By Thistle, on January 30th, 2010

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An Indie RPG can be thought of simply as a small press publication. D&D started out Indie and there’s a long list of Indie games which have gone large, alongside a longer list of Indie games which have fallen by the wayside.

Indie RPGs can also be thought of as [...]

January 30th, 2010 | Tags: , , , , , | Category: AD&D, Games Design, Learning, Pen and Paper RPG, RPGs, Tabletop RPGs, Treasure | Leave a comment

Treasure RPG - http://shar.es/...

By Thistle, on December 26th, 2009

Our partners at Treasure get a mention on the Purple Pawn gaming blog:

Treasure RPG – http://shar.es/aOVF8

December 26th, 2009 | Category: Pen and Paper RPG, RPGs, Tabletop RPGs, Treasure | Leave a comment

RPGs and Learning Skills

By Thistle, on July 13th, 2009

In the mid-1970′s parents were nervous about RPGs. Concerns were fuelled by inaccurate and sensational media reports that re-branded D&D as a cult. This may have increased sales of D&D at the time but it also left tabletop RPGs with a reputation for being a bit ‘out there’ or ‘niche’. Any school or [...]

July 13th, 2009 | Tags: , , , , , , | Category: 7+, AD&D, Learning, Libraries, Pen and Paper RPG, Play, RPGs, Tabletop RPGs, Treasure | Comments are closed