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Random TTRPG Thoughts #69

I have contracted a late season cold, the trees are still trying to kill me, and stress is a constant companion. It’s Holy Week, which is not a great time for someone in my vocation to be under the weather! Thankfully I’ve had coffee, it’s just a cold, it is Holy Week, and my brain is coming awake with sparks of cohesive cognition. These are random TTRPG thoughts.

1. Troll Lord Games recently put out an update on their company and tariffs. They print in the US, and their paper is locally sourced, so tariffs aren’t going to affect them other than increasing their time to print (from 4 to 12 weeks) as more companies move printing to the US. Now I do think increased demand is going to have an impact on their prices, it’s how our economic system is designed, so they might be a tad optimistic about weathering the storm. On the other hand I applaud Troll Lord Games for offering to be a resource to other publishers and building their own factory so they can be part of a solution.
2. I need to get back to my Dragonbane game. Really.
3. Last week I ran a one shot Forbidden Lands adventure for my Dragonbane group. Only one character survived because the group went “see thing, hit thing.” That does not work in Forbidden Lands. At all.
4. It looks like there will be a free “Open Adventure” day at Brewery Thirty-Three in Riverton, NJ. We’ll run 5-8 PM, the adventures will be “First Come, first served,” and the event will be weather dependent since we’ll be playing outside. Keep your ears open.
5. Monty Python’s Cocurricular Mediaeval Reenactment Programme is nuts and I love it. I ordered the HoLE screen and it’s terrific.
6. Tales of Argosa is a game I need to bring to a table soon. The game engine still needs a name.
7. I think I’m going to publish my “Vault of Dorenze” adventure for Into the Odd. It’s a good sabbatical goal.
8. I hate printing. That’s not a TTRPG thought, I know, but it’s a frustration with which I’m dealing as I type this.
9. The Community-Run Infinite Tabletop is coming! It’s an online convention running June 21-28!
10. One of my players sent me a picture of his game collection recently with the caption, “What have you done to me?” That made me happy.