Humpday Blog-O-Rama 4.10.19

Blogs are an integral, vital part of the RPG hobby. They serve as incubators for new games, sounding boards for fresh ideas, and platforms for up-and-coming talent. They keep "forgotten" games alive, foster discussions, and build communities. Not everyone can work for a big game company, command a large audience on Twitch, or make a living from their art or cartography, but every RPG enthusiast can easily create a blog and start sharing their passion with the world.

Every Wednesday on the Thought Eater podcast and blog, I take a look at what is going on in the vibrant RPG blog scene. Check out previous Humpday Blog-O-Rama posts HERE.



LISTEN TO THIS WEEK'S EPISODE HERE!



LINKS FROM THIS WEEK'S EPISODE


MAPS

https://batintheattic.blogspot.com/2019/04/figuring-out-scale-of-viridstans-map.html

https://beyondfomalhaut.blogspot.com/2019/04/stuff-dungeons-of-morthimion.html

http://bearded-devil.com/2019/04/09/how-i-run-a-citycrawl-campaign/



APRIL A-Z

http://www.kjd-imc.org

https://bxblackrazor.blogspot.com

https://seaofstarsrpg.wordpress.com/

http://punverse.blogspot.com

https://mythopoeicrambling.wordpress.com/2019/04/05/aprils-past/



REVIEWS

http://save.vs.totalpartykill.ca/review/the-black-hack

http://zedecksiew.tumblr.com/post/183933450206

https://www.indygaming.com/video-astonishing-swordsmen-and-sorcerers-of-hyperborea-collection/

http://psychicmayhem.blogspot.com/2019/04/review-stranger-things-d-roleplaying.html



SAVE (G+) OR DIE

https://spoutinglore.blogspot.com/2019/04/the-g-archives.html



RANDOM TABLES

https://randroll.com/archive/random_realms_chartopia/

https://chartopia.d12dev.com/search/



VARIANTS

http://retiredadventurer.blogspot.com/2019/04/flipping-core-mechanic-of-mythras.html

http://themansegaming.blogspot.com/2019/04/50-methods-of-balancing-magic-in-your.html

https://thewanderingalchemist.com/2019/04/03/year-of-4e-minions/



MISCELLANY



https://wanderinggamist.blogspot.com/2019/04/notes-from-hiking-seminar.html

http://deltasdnd.blogspot.com/2019/04/stats-saturday-ad-wandering-monster.html

https://phantomrollbooth.blogspot.com/2019/04/help-im-cheating-at-d.html

https://boggswood.blogspot.com/2019/04/thoughts-on-arnesons-armor-class.html

https://dmdavid.com/tag/the-history-of-traps-in-dungeons-dragons/

http://throneofsalt.blogspot.com/2019/04/a-laymans-guide-to-hard-sci-fi-and-200.html



ZINES ZINES ZINES

http://www.slackernerds.com/2019/04/nuggets-2-is-live.html
https://anchor.fm/rich-fraser/

http://beyondfomalhaut.blogspot.com/2019/04/zine-echoes-from-fomalhaut-05-lost.html

http://natetreme.com/blog/2019/3/19/join-the-pamphlet-dungeon-game-jam-this-april

https://itch.io/jam/pamphletjam

http://oldskulling.blogspot.com/2019/04/lost-in-fantasy-world-and-maze-of-many.html

http://elfmaidsandoctopi.blogspot.com/2019/03/3fold-dungeons.html
http://elfmaidsandoctopi.blogspot.com/2019/04/more-pix-of-my-3fold-dungeons.html

https://frothsofdnd.blogspot.com/2019/04/check-out-my-free-osr-zine.html


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