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Tabletop roleplaying game designer. Audio editing, music, and co-GM for award winning actual play Planet Arcana. Touring bass player & pro musician. Writing mostly about updates for the games I'm making / playing. Nonbinary, they/them

Explorers Design

By Clayton Notestine

Discover design in tabletop rpgs. Delve deeper into games. Hone your craft. Design better games.

A must-read for anyone interested in TTRPG layout and design. 10/10!

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Wyrd Science

The magazine for explorers of strange worlds & new horizons. Covering the best in tabletop games, RPGs, wargames & board games...

The Soloist - an indie RPG newsletter

By Patrick Buechner

For players, creators, and curious explorers of solo and co-op tabletop RPGs and board games.

If you like solo, co-op, or GM-less games, then this is the newsletter for you. Whenever I see The Soloist email hit my inbox, I stop what I'm doing to read it.

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Blinking Birch Games

TTRPGs designed by Sam Leigh (GoblinMixtape)

Sam is one of the most interesting voices in the TTRPG space especially when it comes to solo games. They are a champion of the community and their games are fantastic! Check out Anamnesis if you haven't already–I especially recommend reading the ENnie-nominated designer's commentary version. I promise you'll love it.

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killjoy

By lin codega

what does it mean to be a working writer anyway

Thaumavoria

By Dave Thaumavore

the musings, interviews and announcements of Dave Thaumavore, a YouTube reviewer of indie and 3rd party tabletop RPGs.

Excellent TTRPG newsletter featuring some really valuable interviews.

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Skeleton Code Machine

By Exeunt Press

Spark your creativity as a tabletop game designer or enthusiast, and think differently about how games work. ENNIE-nominated!

A fantastic (and ENNIE-nominated) weekly TTRPG newsletter with excellent articles about design. A Must Read for TTRPG designers and enthusiasts!

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Cezar Capacle talks Game Design

Indie tabletop game design ideas, insights, discoveries, and ruminations.

Cezar is an excellent game designer! You'll want to stay up-to-date with everything he's working on.

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The Glatisant: A Questing Beast Newsletter

By Questing Beast

Essays, links, and videos navigating the old-school RPG world.

The Indie RPG Newsletter

By Thomas M

a curated weekly list of fun articles, podcasts, and new indie tabletop games

Thomas is writing one of the best TTRPG newsletters out there. Full stop. If you subscribe to this newsletter I guarantee you will find value and joy in The Indie RPG Newsletter.

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Win Conditions

By Sean McCoy

A deep dive newsletter on publishing games in the tabletop industry. From the creator of Mothership RPG, #dungeon23, and co-creator of Two Rooms and a Boom.

This newsletter provides practical and actionable advice about publishing, design, and marketing for TTRPGs and board games. If you find yourself with a nitty gritty question about one of these topics, chances are you will find the answer in Win Conditions.

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