Watching Enter the Ninja for the first time since I was a kid and truly, I was not prepared for this.

Dragon Master (1987) Is it an audio cassette or a board game? Read more here: https://www.vintagerpg.com/2026/04/dragon-master-1987/ #TTRPG

I finished off a bunch of orcs today. Here is one of them, maybe my favorite. Sharp dresser.

Ironlords (1983) Real crappy toys right here. Read more here: https://www.vintagerpg.com/2026/04/ironlords-1983/ #TTRPG

We have been lied to about A Flock of Seagulls.

This issue is so nice I am in it twice! No foolin', go get it!

Sword & Sorcery (1982) Best dragon! But it's not a dragon! Read more here: https://www.vintagerpg.com/2026/04/sword-sorcery-1982/ #TTRPG

Whispers from the Wizard's Tower - March 2026 Sit down, got another letter to write / Think hard, got to get a letter just right / Hear a ringing on the telephone / Oh no, got to write a little later Read more here: https://www.vintagerpg.com/2026/03/whispers-from-the-wizards-tower-march-2026/ #TTRPG

San Francisco Killed New York Food Delivery. Here's my dramatic reading: exquisite.tube/w/rVdrgWPAwf...

Dark Adventures Roll-a-Mat Playset (1983) Further evidence that we peaked as a civilization circa 1983 Read more here: https://www.vintagerpg.com/2026/03/dark-adventures-roll-a-mat-playset-1983/ #TTRPG

The March issue of Unwinnable Monthly has been out for about a week now, so let's see what's inside, yea? But before that, marvel upon the cover by @nickeldoodle.bsky.social! Don't buy the issue, subscribe! It's cheaper: unwinnable.com/subscribe/

Warriors of the Galaxy (1983) More toys should come with soundboards. Read more here: https://www.vintagerpg.com/2026/03/warriors-of-the-galaxy-1983/ #TTRPG

Trollpak Troooooooooll! Read more here: https://www.vintagerpg.com/2026/03/trollpak/ #TTRPG

Instead of painting miniatures this morning, I climbed the pussywillow in the back yard and cut out all the dead branches with a pruning saw. I have learned some things.

I stayed up past my bedtime and did another one. This time it's got columns from 15 years ago that ran at Joystick Division (Thx @garrettmartin.bsky.social) and Unwinnable (thx @stuhorvath.com). There's a CW in there for one piece - intrusive thoughts of small self-harm and mental illness

Basic Roleplaying (2023) _BRP_ emerges in its ultimate form. Read more here: https://www.vintagerpg.com/2026/03/basic-roleplaying-2023/ #TTRPG

I just had to prove I was human to open a YouTube, wwdh?

Thinking on this has got me cranky about how much time my AP English classes wasted on dusty Victorian and pre-WWI novels. Nothing against Ethan Frome but there are about a billion other books that make more sense for high school sophomores.

Basic Role-Playing (1981) The first serious attempt at a universal system. Read more here: https://www.vintagerpg.com/2026/03/basic-role-playing-1981/ #TTRPG

All the Worlds’ Monsters, Volume III (1980) Oh, hey, more monsters. Read more here: https://www.vintagerpg.com/2026/03/all-the-worlds-monsters-volume-iii-1980/ #TTRPG

Can't stress how excited I am to paint this idiot.

All the Worlds’ Monsters, Volume Two (1977) Less important for the monsters than it is the alternate combat system. Read more here: https://www.vintagerpg.com/2026/03/all-the-worlds-monsters-volume-two-1977/ #TTRPG

Behold, a new Unwinnable Monthly!

Orc army starting to look like an Orc army.

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All the Worlds’ Monsters (1977) The second ever RPG monster book! Read more here: https://www.vintagerpg.com/2026/03/all-the-worlds-monsters-1977/ #TTRPG

Castle Thrax Of stock lists and ancient history. Read more here: https://www.vintagerpg.com/2026/03/castle-thrax/ #TTRPG

I think I inadvertently buried this little guy yesterday.

Boo! A ghost!

Finally finishing some miniatures. At least he is finished enough i guess? This is a Goblin Champion on spiderback. He is ridiculously swole. The spider is based sorta on the cobalt blue tarantula.

Watched Future Shock last night. Primarily wrestles with the pace of change and its dangers in 1972. The pace of change today would probably melt narrator Orson Wells' brain. hrttps://youtu.be/fkUwXenBokU?si=ETYfCvkzFnGqXpzq

Vintage RPG is now more orange. www.vintagerpg.com

The UK paperback covers of Douglas Adams' Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy are a whole different vibe from the US ones.

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This is a great look at one aspect of why the internet sucks now. Unwinnable, in comparison, is hitting you with like 2mb loads and no dark patterns to speak of. VintageRPG slightly more due to being photo intense. thatshubham.com/blog/news-au...

I loved this piece. And Excalibur.

Dungeons of Despair (1999) That one about the protein polymorph. Read more here: https://www.vintagerpg.com/2026/03/dungeons-of-despair-1999/ #TTRPG

Cleric’s Challenge II (1995) Perhaps the closest D&D ever got to being a Call of Cthulhu scenario. Read more here: https://www.vintagerpg.com/2026/03/clerics-challenge-ii-1995/ #TTRPG

Tunnels & Trolls is cool.

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Thief’s Challenge II: Beacon Point (1995) Don't be fooled, there's no dragon in this. Read more here: https://www.vintagerpg.com/2026/03/thiefs-challenge-ii-beacon-point-1995/ #TTRPG

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Wizard’s Challenge II (1994) A spellbook mystery. Read more here: https://www.vintagerpg.com/2026/03/wizards-challenge-ii-1994/ #TTRPG

THANK YOU to everyone (listener/donors, DJs, volunteers, chefs, engineers, photographers, performers in the Hoof and Mouth finale) who generously gave their time and money to make our Marathon a wild success! 🫶 We're deeply grateful, and we now return to our regularly scheduled programming.

Fighter’s Challenge II (1994) Pretty good, if you're a Cavalier. Read more here: https://www.vintagerpg.com/2026/03/fighters-challenge-ii-1994/ #TTRPG

The Privilege of Play and Other Topics Another collection of chit-chats. Read more here: https://www.vintagerpg.com/2026/03/the-privilege-of-play-and-other-topics/ #TTRPG

I am done with work. Should I: A. continue with the plan to play board games with friends? B. cruelly cancel so I can paint miniatures

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I asked every designer I talked to for my book, Monsters, Aliens, and Holes in the Ground, if they though RPGs were inevitable, or if D&D was a unique catalyst. Here are their answers! www.vintagerpg.com/2026/03/on-i...