Divinations from the Collective

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October 2023 Gaming Convention Calendar

boardgameMorgan CarpenterOct 01, 2023

Here are the gaming conventions going on in October! Alabama n/a Alaska n/a Arizona Southwest Con: Tolleson, Oct 7-8 Arkansas n/a California Con...

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3 Online VTTs for Running Fate (or similar TTRPGs)

Blog PostMorgan CarpenterSep 27, 2023

It’s undeniable: tabletop RPGs exploded during the Covid lockdowns. And while the games became more and more popular, they also became somewhat mor...

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The Young and the Beautiful: Pasion de las Pasiones, a telenovela TTRPG

Blog PostMorgan CarpenterSep 13, 2023

Have you ever wanted to be the star of your own television show? To find true love in the most unlikely of places? To prove yourself worthy of ador...

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September 2023 Gaming Convention Calendar

AnnouncementMorgan CarpenterSep 01, 2023

Here are the gaming conventions going on in September! Alabama n/a Alaska Platypus-Con: Juneau, Sep 8-10 Arizona Tucson Comic-Con: Tuscon Sep 1-...

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4 Prestige Classes to Match a Drow Deity

D&DMorgan CarpenterAug 30, 2023

A couple of months ago, we went over the drow pantheon of Faerun – a collection of gods worshipped by those elves who dwell deep beneath the earth,...

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Reading Dragon: A Look Back at ‘Welcome to Hades’

Blog PostMorgan CarpenterAug 23, 2023

As discussed in the last installment of ‘Reading Dragon’, Dungeons and Dragons has a well-established canon of evil realms associated with the afte...

An illustration of a Kobold from 5e Dnd. It appears to be a red scaled lizardlike creatre wearing a leather loincloth and holding a sling and a dagger. Next to him are the words "Kobold Religion"

A Brief Overview of the Kobold Pantheon in the Forgotten Realms

Blog PostMorgan CarpenterAug 16, 2023

A small, draconic counterpoint to gnomes and goblins, Kobolds are best known as raiders and servants of evil dragons. But while they serve dragons ...

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3 Places to Find Inspiration for a Cosmic Horror Campaign

Blog PostMorgan CarpenterAug 02, 2023

What Is Cosmic Horror? Cosmic horror, sometimes called Lovecraftian horror, is a subgenre of horror fiction that deals with and emphasizes the dr...

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August 2023 Gaming Convention Calendar

Blog PostMorgan CarpenterAug 01, 2023

Here are the gaming conventions going on in August! Alabama n/a Alaska n/a Arizona MaricopaCon: Phoenix, Aug 25-27 Consim World Expo: Tempe, Aug...

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An Introduction to Space Piracy: Moxie, a Quick TTRPG

Blog PostMorgan CarpenterJul 26, 2023

This month, I had the pleasure of attending CritHit AZ. There, I got to meet tabletop games from across the state (and nearby states as well!) and ...

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Figments of Pure Imagination: Fatal Familiar, A Monster Collecting RPG

Blog PostMorgan CarpenterJul 19, 2023

This past weekend, my family and I had the absolute pleasure of attending CritHit AZ: Year Zero. Not quite a con, the tabletop gaming retreat featu...

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4 Mutants and Masterminds Character Builders

Blog PostMorgan CarpenterJul 05, 2023

Mutants and Masterminds (MnM) is a hugely popular superhero TTRPG where players create superpowered characters and fight various threats to humanit...

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