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Never Mind the Dice Rolls issue 050 - NMtDRzine | DriveThruRPG
Welcome to issue 50 of Never Mind the Dice Rolls zine, your friendly monthly TTRPG magazine. Each issue contains reviews, scenarios, advice, and other things TTRPG!
Never Mind the Dice Rolls Issue 50 ...
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We are live with issue 50, packed with reviews, articles, and a couple of monsters for your Halloween games. Will your group out run the fast zombies or figure out about the Jack O Lantern swarm before they get eaten?
Out now on DriveThru or via our Patreon.
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
Out now on DriveThru or via our Patreon.
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
We are live with issue 50, and it is packed with reviews, articles, & Monsters.
Lex Arcana is going 5e, check out our delve into the world where the Empire did not fall.
Plus lot more!
Out now on DriveThru or via our Patreon.
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
Lex Arcana is going 5e, check out our delve into the world where the Empire did not fall.
Plus lot more!
Out now on DriveThru or via our Patreon.
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
Never Mind the Dice Rolls issue 050 - NMtDRzine | DriveThruRPG
Welcome to issue 50 of Never Mind the Dice Rolls zine, your friendly monthly TTRPG magazine. Each issue contains reviews, scenarios, advice, and other things TTRPG!
Never Mind the Dice Rolls Issue 50 ...
www.drivethrurpg.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:40 AM
We are live with issue 50, and it is packed with reviews, articles, & Monsters.
Lex Arcana is going 5e, check out our delve into the world where the Empire did not fall.
Plus lot more!
Out now on DriveThru or via our Patreon.
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
Lex Arcana is going 5e, check out our delve into the world where the Empire did not fall.
Plus lot more!
Out now on DriveThru or via our Patreon.
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
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There is something deeply rotten at the heart of modern tech that goes well beyond the corruptions produced by capitalism.
“authors & publishers who filed a lawsuit against the Sam Altman-led firm have secured access to internal Slack messages… discussing the mass deletion of a pirated books dataset… A NY district court ordered OpenAI to hand over the communications regarding data deletion”
futurism.com/artificial-i...
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OpenAI in Danger After Authors Suing It Gain Access to Its Internal Slack Messages
Authors and publishers, who are suing OpenAI, secured access to internal Slack messages and emails discussing the deletion of pirated books.
futurism.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:00 PM
There is something deeply rotten at the heart of modern tech that goes well beyond the corruptions produced by capitalism.
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On Sale NOW!!!
We’ve been hard at work on a unique new system and setting. A rules-lite TTRPG filled with Norse and Gothic elements.
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/518093/vildheim-core-rulebook
We’ve been hard at work on a unique new system and setting. A rules-lite TTRPG filled with Norse and Gothic elements.
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/518093/vildheim-core-rulebook
November 9, 2025 at 2:43 PM
On Sale NOW!!!
We’ve been hard at work on a unique new system and setting. A rules-lite TTRPG filled with Norse and Gothic elements.
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/518093/vildheim-core-rulebook
We’ve been hard at work on a unique new system and setting. A rules-lite TTRPG filled with Norse and Gothic elements.
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/518093/vildheim-core-rulebook
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Will you be the 8th person to have read this week's newsletter because of a Bluesky link? Contains post-apocalyptic optimism (apocalypitmism? coining that one...), French fairy tale adventures, me moaning about the state of it all, interesting links to check out, etc etc
wyrd.science/bright-future/
wyrd.science/bright-future/
Bright Future?
When the going gets wyrd, the wyrd turn pro...
wyrd.science
November 9, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Will you be the 8th person to have read this week's newsletter because of a Bluesky link? Contains post-apocalyptic optimism (apocalypitmism? coining that one...), French fairy tale adventures, me moaning about the state of it all, interesting links to check out, etc etc
wyrd.science/bright-future/
wyrd.science/bright-future/
A mouse Knight on a rabbit steed?
Count me in
Count me in
(Now Crowdfunding) Tales from Pwyll by Josiah Moore
Return to the forest of Pwyll from Tiny Fables for more dark, mysterious, and whimsical adventures for Mausritter.
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Return to the forest of Pwyll from Tiny Fables for more dark, mysterious, and whimsical adventures for Mausritter.
angusabranson.com/2025/11/08/n...
(Now Crowdfunding) Tales from Pwyll
Tales from Pwyll by Josiah Moore Return to the forest of Pwyll from Tiny Fables for more dark, mysterious, and whimsical adventures for Mausritter. Tales from Pwyll is a set of three pamphlets for …
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November 9, 2025 at 1:15 PM
A mouse Knight on a rabbit steed?
Count me in
Count me in
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(Now Crowdfunding) Tales from Pwyll by Josiah Moore
Return to the forest of Pwyll from Tiny Fables for more dark, mysterious, and whimsical adventures for Mausritter.
angusabranson.com/2025/11/08/n...
Return to the forest of Pwyll from Tiny Fables for more dark, mysterious, and whimsical adventures for Mausritter.
angusabranson.com/2025/11/08/n...
(Now Crowdfunding) Tales from Pwyll
Tales from Pwyll by Josiah Moore Return to the forest of Pwyll from Tiny Fables for more dark, mysterious, and whimsical adventures for Mausritter. Tales from Pwyll is a set of three pamphlets for …
angusabranson.com
November 9, 2025 at 11:35 AM
(Now Crowdfunding) Tales from Pwyll by Josiah Moore
Return to the forest of Pwyll from Tiny Fables for more dark, mysterious, and whimsical adventures for Mausritter.
angusabranson.com/2025/11/08/n...
Return to the forest of Pwyll from Tiny Fables for more dark, mysterious, and whimsical adventures for Mausritter.
angusabranson.com/2025/11/08/n...
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(Now Crowdfunding) Mausritter – Tails and Trinkets by The SpaceCat Questing Company
Whether you’re a seasoned Mausritter GM or a curious newcomer, this collection will add charm, depth, and creative options to your game.
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Whether you’re a seasoned Mausritter GM or a curious newcomer, this collection will add charm, depth, and creative options to your game.
angusabranson.com/2025/11/09/n...
(Now Crowdfunding) Mausritter – Tails and Trinkets
Mausritter – Tails and Trinkets by The SpaceCat Questing Company A trove of hand-drawn items, weapons, & magical gear for your Mausritter games—plus a Crafting “Recipe” Manual…
angusabranson.com
November 9, 2025 at 11:41 AM
(Now Crowdfunding) Mausritter – Tails and Trinkets by The SpaceCat Questing Company
Whether you’re a seasoned Mausritter GM or a curious newcomer, this collection will add charm, depth, and creative options to your game.
angusabranson.com/2025/11/09/n...
Whether you’re a seasoned Mausritter GM or a curious newcomer, this collection will add charm, depth, and creative options to your game.
angusabranson.com/2025/11/09/n...
Yesterday was the flu jab, slightly sore arm but otherwise feeling fine.
November 9, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Yesterday was the flu jab, slightly sore arm but otherwise feeling fine.
Help an awesome doggo plus get cool minis!
You have until 17:30 on Monday to get in on this. A day and a few hours left!
Get your bids in, folks, and help me help a dog!
You get a #Necromunda gang.
Oz gets help with his vet bills.
Everyone feels better.
Get your bids in, folks, and help me help a dog!
You get a #Necromunda gang.
Oz gets help with his vet bills.
Everyone feels better.
This auction is now live on eBay.
1500 credit Orlock gang.
9 humans and 2 cyber-mastiffs
(Scenery not included)
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/39722454...
Starting at £50.
Oz will get the money, not me.
DM me if you have any questions.
#Nerdlings
#Necromunda
1500 credit Orlock gang.
9 humans and 2 cyber-mastiffs
(Scenery not included)
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/39722454...
Starting at £50.
Oz will get the money, not me.
DM me if you have any questions.
#Nerdlings
#Necromunda
November 9, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Help an awesome doggo plus get cool minis!
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Magic of Inventorying...
A roleplaying game to declutter your loot and banish encumbrance forever!
mailchi.mp/grumpybearst... #TTRPG #MarieKondo
A roleplaying game to declutter your loot and banish encumbrance forever!
mailchi.mp/grumpybearst... #TTRPG #MarieKondo
September 6, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Magic of Inventorying...
A roleplaying game to declutter your loot and banish encumbrance forever!
mailchi.mp/grumpybearst... #TTRPG #MarieKondo
A roleplaying game to declutter your loot and banish encumbrance forever!
mailchi.mp/grumpybearst... #TTRPG #MarieKondo
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The full moon is high in the sky. Are you prepared to survive what is to come?
#TTRPG #TTRPGRising #DnD
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#TTRPG #TTRPGRising #DnD
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d'Artagnan's Lycanthrope Survival Guide - d'Artagnan Tabletop | d'Artagnan Tabletop | DriveThruRPG
The full moon is a sign of comfort and safety for the common traveller on the roads. The bright light shining down from it illuminates all paths and keeps the dangers of the night at bay...
Most of th...
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November 6, 2025 at 4:02 PM
The full moon is high in the sky. Are you prepared to survive what is to come?
#TTRPG #TTRPGRising #DnD
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
#TTRPG #TTRPGRising #DnD
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
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The preorder for my next ONE RING rpg supplement, HANDS OF THE WHITE WIZARD, is up!
freeleaguepublishing.com/shop/the-one...
freeleaguepublishing.com/shop/the-one...
November 6, 2025 at 2:16 PM
The preorder for my next ONE RING rpg supplement, HANDS OF THE WHITE WIZARD, is up!
freeleaguepublishing.com/shop/the-one...
freeleaguepublishing.com/shop/the-one...
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WW1 British Sergeant surname generator (roll d6 twice for the first and second half)
1. Bos
2. God
3. Tread
4. Flit
5. Smeth
6. Dun
1. ric
2. well
3. wick
4. inns
5. ton
6. send
1. Bos
2. God
3. Tread
4. Flit
5. Smeth
6. Dun
1. ric
2. well
3. wick
4. inns
5. ton
6. send
November 6, 2025 at 9:26 PM
WW1 British Sergeant surname generator (roll d6 twice for the first and second half)
1. Bos
2. God
3. Tread
4. Flit
5. Smeth
6. Dun
1. ric
2. well
3. wick
4. inns
5. ton
6. send
1. Bos
2. God
3. Tread
4. Flit
5. Smeth
6. Dun
1. ric
2. well
3. wick
4. inns
5. ton
6. send
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It’s #TTRPGRising – Help those starting to rise, Rise, RISE!
<1000 Followers
🧡 Like & repost
💬 Engage
1000+ Followers
🧡 Like & repost
📣 Shoutout those on the rise
Let’s lift the #TTRPG community & help new creators shine!
#TTRPGRising #TTRPG #IndieTTRPG #TabletopRPG #ActualPlay #TTRPGCreators
<1000 Followers
🧡 Like & repost
💬 Engage
1000+ Followers
🧡 Like & repost
📣 Shoutout those on the rise
Let’s lift the #TTRPG community & help new creators shine!
#TTRPGRising #TTRPG #IndieTTRPG #TabletopRPG #ActualPlay #TTRPGCreators
November 6, 2025 at 5:00 AM
It’s #TTRPGRising – Help those starting to rise, Rise, RISE!
<1000 Followers
🧡 Like & repost
💬 Engage
1000+ Followers
🧡 Like & repost
📣 Shoutout those on the rise
Let’s lift the #TTRPG community & help new creators shine!
#TTRPGRising #TTRPG #IndieTTRPG #TabletopRPG #ActualPlay #TTRPGCreators
<1000 Followers
🧡 Like & repost
💬 Engage
1000+ Followers
🧡 Like & repost
📣 Shoutout those on the rise
Let’s lift the #TTRPG community & help new creators shine!
#TTRPGRising #TTRPG #IndieTTRPG #TabletopRPG #ActualPlay #TTRPGCreators
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Chaosium is coming to #Dragonmeet on Sat Nov 29th. The annual one day event has a new location at London Excel in London's Docklands.
Rivers of London creator @benaaronovitch.bsky.social is Chaosium's special guest at Dragonmeet. Come say hi to Ben at our booth!
Rivers of London creator @benaaronovitch.bsky.social is Chaosium's special guest at Dragonmeet. Come say hi to Ben at our booth!
Chaosium is coming to Dragonmeet, London UK 29th November
Chaosium is coming to Dragonmeet on Saturday November 29th. The annual one day event has a new location at London Excel in London's Docklands.
www.chaosium.com
November 5, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Chaosium is coming to #Dragonmeet on Sat Nov 29th. The annual one day event has a new location at London Excel in London's Docklands.
Rivers of London creator @benaaronovitch.bsky.social is Chaosium's special guest at Dragonmeet. Come say hi to Ben at our booth!
Rivers of London creator @benaaronovitch.bsky.social is Chaosium's special guest at Dragonmeet. Come say hi to Ben at our booth!
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Good morning, Agents.
We're in the final stretch, and we need YOUR help.
Share the campaign, tell a friend, and if you haven't backed yet, now's the time!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/287...
The fate of the world is in your hands!
-
#TheSpyGame #Tabletop #TTRPG #5e
We're in the final stretch, and we need YOUR help.
Share the campaign, tell a friend, and if you haven't backed yet, now's the time!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/287...
The fate of the world is in your hands!
-
#TheSpyGame #Tabletop #TTRPG #5e
The Spy Game: Spymaster's Toolkit Supplement
An RPG expansion of new class archetypes, gadgets, and villains, for spies of all levels, powered by 5e.
www.kickstarter.com
November 4, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Good morning, Agents.
We're in the final stretch, and we need YOUR help.
Share the campaign, tell a friend, and if you haven't backed yet, now's the time!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/287...
The fate of the world is in your hands!
-
#TheSpyGame #Tabletop #TTRPG #5e
We're in the final stretch, and we need YOUR help.
Share the campaign, tell a friend, and if you haven't backed yet, now's the time!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/287...
The fate of the world is in your hands!
-
#TheSpyGame #Tabletop #TTRPG #5e
Never mind 5e... this is V edition. Lex Arcana is coming soon to KickStarter with a new edition of their adventures in a world where the Roman Empire didn't fall.
Check our our review in issue 50 out on DriveThru or via our Patreon!
Check our our review in issue 50 out on DriveThru or via our Patreon!
November 4, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Never mind 5e... this is V edition. Lex Arcana is coming soon to KickStarter with a new edition of their adventures in a world where the Roman Empire didn't fall.
Check our our review in issue 50 out on DriveThru or via our Patreon!
Check our our review in issue 50 out on DriveThru or via our Patreon!
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If you've ever dreamed of making your own TTRPG from scratch, I just published a new article on the blog about this exact subject.
I was asked by someone here on bluesky and figured this could be helpful to more folks so enjoy!
farirpgs.com/posts/how-to...
I was asked by someone here on bluesky and figured this could be helpful to more folks so enjoy!
farirpgs.com/posts/how-to...
How to make your own TTRPG system - Fari RPGs
“I was asked by someone on Bluesky how to get started with making your own ruleset for a TTRPG. I have been designing games since 2019 and have made many...
farirpgs.com
November 3, 2025 at 4:07 PM
If you've ever dreamed of making your own TTRPG from scratch, I just published a new article on the blog about this exact subject.
I was asked by someone here on bluesky and figured this could be helpful to more folks so enjoy!
farirpgs.com/posts/how-to...
I was asked by someone here on bluesky and figured this could be helpful to more folks so enjoy!
farirpgs.com/posts/how-to...
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I have just released QuestWorlds-on-a-page, my attempt to make visual sense of the rules for QuestWorlds, the genre-agnostic narrative RPG from @chaosium.bsky.social.
It's Pay-What-You-Want i.e. it is free, unless you want to give me some money to spend on more RPG stuff :-).
tiny.cc/qwoap
It's Pay-What-You-Want i.e. it is free, unless you want to give me some money to spend on more RPG stuff :-).
tiny.cc/qwoap
QuestWorlds-on-a-Page - Blue Shaboo Press | DriveThruRPG
QuestWorlds-on-a-Page is my attempt to make visual sense of the rules for Chaosium's genre-agnostic narrative roleplaying system, QuestWorlds.
It is intended to help make use of the QuestWorlds core r...
tiny.cc
November 3, 2025 at 9:20 PM
I have just released QuestWorlds-on-a-page, my attempt to make visual sense of the rules for QuestWorlds, the genre-agnostic narrative RPG from @chaosium.bsky.social.
It's Pay-What-You-Want i.e. it is free, unless you want to give me some money to spend on more RPG stuff :-).
tiny.cc/qwoap
It's Pay-What-You-Want i.e. it is free, unless you want to give me some money to spend on more RPG stuff :-).
tiny.cc/qwoap
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The email we got back from them was wild. So much damning stuff (some of which is directly quoted in the article) stated with full conviction like it's no big deal.
UK Games Expo promoted a tabletop RPG on Instagram that claimed to use "fully ethical and transparent" generative AI. Everything went downhill once the publisher began responding to criticism.
UK Games Expo criticized for promoting RPG with generative AI imagery
Gates of Krystalia’s creators insult commenters, struggle to explain provenance of LLM training material.
www.rascal.news
November 3, 2025 at 5:13 PM
The email we got back from them was wild. So much damning stuff (some of which is directly quoted in the article) stated with full conviction like it's no big deal.
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Why is John Kovalic's latest 'dragon-hoard' post so sharp? Because it is backed by 50 years of economic data.
Munchkin artist John Kovalic's sharp 'dragon-hoard' satire hits the mark
Dork Tower artist John Kovalic uses 'dragon-hoard' satire to perfectly skewer debunked trickle-down economic theories.
www.geeknative.com
November 2, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Why is John Kovalic's latest 'dragon-hoard' post so sharp? Because it is backed by 50 years of economic data.
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AND WE'RE LIVE. ROLL GOTHICA WEBSITE HAS JUST DROPPED.
Our brand spankin new site is now live for your perusal!!! We will share more little updates on what's new over the next few days - but you can go find it all now 👀
Our brand spankin new site is now live for your perusal!!! We will share more little updates on what's new over the next few days - but you can go find it all now 👀
November 2, 2025 at 7:16 PM
AND WE'RE LIVE. ROLL GOTHICA WEBSITE HAS JUST DROPPED.
Our brand spankin new site is now live for your perusal!!! We will share more little updates on what's new over the next few days - but you can go find it all now 👀
Our brand spankin new site is now live for your perusal!!! We will share more little updates on what's new over the next few days - but you can go find it all now 👀
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Very satisfying morning.
Taught someone how to play Magic.
Hooked up 2 people with games
Working to get a new game system up and running
And organised 95% of a Xmas Social.
The Tabletop Industry Network working as intended. 😀
#ttrpg #Southampton #TIN #TINsouth
Taught someone how to play Magic.
Hooked up 2 people with games
Working to get a new game system up and running
And organised 95% of a Xmas Social.
The Tabletop Industry Network working as intended. 😀
#ttrpg #Southampton #TIN #TINsouth
November 2, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Very satisfying morning.
Taught someone how to play Magic.
Hooked up 2 people with games
Working to get a new game system up and running
And organised 95% of a Xmas Social.
The Tabletop Industry Network working as intended. 😀
#ttrpg #Southampton #TIN #TINsouth
Taught someone how to play Magic.
Hooked up 2 people with games
Working to get a new game system up and running
And organised 95% of a Xmas Social.
The Tabletop Industry Network working as intended. 😀
#ttrpg #Southampton #TIN #TINsouth
Including the excellent Crucible!
If you haven't got your Dragonmeet ticket yet, how will you buy my books from my stand that I will have there?
Just read an email from Dragonmeet, it is going to be a big event. Tickets are selling extremely well so if you haven't got your ticket... I would hurry up.
November 2, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Including the excellent Crucible!