Last year I started the Best Reads of the Week series to help publicize some of my favorite blogs and to help the community as a whole connect with the best content coming out of the blog-o-sphere. As I was working my way through these blogs, and trying to discover new ones, I found it increasingly frustrating. At the time there weren’t any easy options available for finding great blogs about tabletop gaming. Instead you had to either stumble upon a gaming blog when you played roulette with the random blog search or you had to find someone who had linked a bunch of blogs and read through their list.
For me this was an incredibly dissatisfying way to go about finding gaming blogs. So I went through my blog roll call and started linking each of them, describing what they were about, and providing a snapshot of their current updating schedule. On December 5, 2013 I published the Great Blog Roll Call and opened up the list so that I could add anyone who wanted to join. Since that time I’ve added nearly 148 blog to the original 130 and have continued to add even more for this year’s edition of the Great Blog Roll Call.
This year I’ve changed a few things on the list. I’ve reorganized it to make it easier than ever before to find new blogs, and I’ve added a graveyard for the blogs that were on last year’s list that have been deleted or declared dead by their owners. I’ve expanded and changed many of the descriptions to reflect the current focus of these blogs, and I've changed all updates frequencies to match the blog out puts at this point in the year.
As always, please feel free to link to this list or re-share it because the goal here is to get more people reading these blogs and to see less of them going dark, being abandoned, and being deleted. If you’ve got a blog that you’d like to add to this year’s list please feel free to either e-mail me or leave a comment below!
Otherwise, on with the lists!
Blogging Graveyard
d20 Dark Ages: The archives are still active on this great blog that ended on May 5, 2014. Lots worth mining here.
Aldeboran: There is nothing left but a goodbye for this once great blog.
Here Be Dragons: This blog is completely gone with nothing but a "This website is gone" message.
Huge Ruined Pile: Nothing remains of this blog but the memories.
Joe the Lawyer's Wondrous Musings: I'm shocked to report that this long running blog is gone completely.
The Strange Afterworld: Gone and replaced with an advertisement to buy junk cars.
Notes on RPGs: This blog has been deleted and it's archives are lost entirely.
Of the 278 blogs on last year's list seven blogs ended. All of these blogs were long term blogs that had active readerships and of the group only d20 Dark Ages moved on because the author was ready to start a new project.
Numerical Blogs
2 Warps to Neptune: A nostalgic blog that looks back with a fondness for the products and early days of the hobby. An excellent read for anyone who got into the hobby later in life as you’ll find out more about what you missed as a consumer and get to read about the author’s love for all things nerdy from the early days of the hobby.
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About Bruce Heard and New Stories: This fascinating blog by former TSR author Bruce Heard began as a way for Heard to further expand the world of Mystara for himself and fans of the setting. Since the successful Kickstarter for his World of Calidar setting the blog has moved away from new Mystara content and has instead focused exclusively on his new project. Updates: About three times per month.
Abraxas: While this sadly abandoned blog hasn't been updated in over two years that doesn't prevent it from having some interesting content. You'll find some cool artwork, interesting monsters, and choice bits of narrative to mine for your own games. Updates: Sadly abandoned.
Acorn Afloat, the: This amazing little blog is a reader's dream come true. The author will provide you with fantastic little creatures and spells for your game and then follow it up with some spectacular little setting that will leave you wondering how you can drop it into your game. Then you'll have poetry and the author's own distinctive art filling the pages; and before you've realized it you've spent seven hours on the blog digging through the archives. Well worth reading. Updates: About once a month.
Adventures in Gaming v2: A creative blog that seeks to not only encourage the reader to expand their own creative horizons but to purchase the author's products. Lots of interesting, free content in this blog. Really worth checking out. Updates: About twice a month.
Aeons & Augauries: An expansive blog that tends to find substance in subjects others have abandoned or neglected. It's filled with creative ideas, new ways to examine standard themes, and free content that you'll find it difficult to pass up. Smartly written and always engaging; one of my favorite blogs. Updates: About 15 times a month.
Aeternal Realm of Sylvaeon: A sadly neglected blog from a creative author that has a unique understanding of the hobby and how we should play. There's a lot in the archives of this blog worth exploring as author has wide and varied tastes. Updates: Dark since February 1, 2013
Age of Ravens: If you're looking for a blog with an astute and cunning eye that can distill some of the most nebulous aspects of the hobby down into a palatable form then look no further. Whether the author is discussing the history of Superhero Roleplaying Games or whatever else might capture their interest you're in for a treat. My only complaint is that it does not update enough for my ravenous appetite. Updates: About eleven times a month.
Aiee! Run from Kevin's Brainsplurge!: One of the oldest blogs on this list (begun July 10, 2003). There is so much content on this blog that cover all of it in this short of a span is practically impossible. This incredibly inventive blog has covered the breadth of the hobby and continues to find interesting topics to cover today. I also really enjoy the author's artwork that pops up from time to time. Updates: About five times a month.
Akratic Wizardry: An interesting blog that focuses mostly on OSR style games and their literary roots. Smartly written and filled with lots of interesting house rules that can be imported into your Swords and Wizardry game. Updates: About five times a month.
Alexandrian, the: This long running blog (started July 4, 2005) continues to produce engaging content on a regular basis. The author places no limits on what they talk about which results in a blog that is always interesting. One of my favorite things about reading this blog is that you never know what you're going to find, but it's always worth reading. Updates: About three times a month.
Altdorf Correspondent, the: One of the best Warhammer blogs I've run across. The author focuses on the topic to the exclusion of most any other with the end result being a great glimpse into one of my favorite game worlds. I wish it updated more often. Updates: Three times this year.
American Barbarica: A proto-weird blog that centers its activities on creating wild events in the tradition of the weird fantasies found in pulp magazines. The archives can reveal a treasure trove of goodies if you're willing to mine for them. Updates: Essentially a dead blog that no longer updates due to the author creating the blog GIANT EVIL WIZARD.
Anamnesis of the Mystic Scholar: An old school blog written by an incredibly thoughtful author who will push against your notions of what should and should not happen with regularity. Always worth reading. Updates: Dark since April 19, 2014.
Ancient Vaults and Eldritch Secrets, An Old School Gaming Blog: This OSR blog is filled with so much goodness that you can disappear into it for days and come out with more great ideas then you ever imagined possible. If you told me that the author was a mad scientist cranking out an army of monstrous warriors I would believe you. Fantastic read. Updates: Dark since January 9, 2014.
And the Sky is Full of Dust: This blog is a wild ride. From encounters designed for the Adventurer Conqueror King System, to free adventures to run your players through, to these fantastic session write-ups that remind me more of a boxing match than a role-playing game. A fantastic read with an easy to navigate webpage. Really enjoying this blog! Updates: Nine times a month and all of them great reads.
Angry DM, the: A humorous blog that packs more in each entry than most people would even imagine was possible. You can expect every post to be filled with jokes and well thought out advice. Fantastic blog! Updates: Once per month.
anyway.: This fascinating blog is brought to you by the same mind who wrote Dogs in the Vineyard and Apocalypse World. Like many independent publishers this blog tends to focus on the author's experiences as a publisher, but that shouldn't scare you away as there's lots of content that spans the entirety of the hobby. Unlike so many blog archives (my own included) this blog divides its posts by topic with the end result being an incredibly easy to explore archive. Be sure to check it out! Updates: Twelve posts a month.
Appendix M: All monsters, all the time. This blog has put a lot of effort into creating some glorious new monsters for your home game. Wonderful art to go along with each new creation. Mine these archives and enjoy the hard work of an inventive blog. Updates: Twice this year.
Archive of the Rotted Moon: A creative blog by Goodman Games author Micheal Curtis. Currently focusing on Metamorphosis Alpha content (because it's awesome). Lots of wonderful stuff in the archives about all sorts of old school goodness. Updates: Dark since February 6, 2014.
Arden Est: I'm really kind of digging this responsive blog. The author tends to use their experiences in game to address the problems their encountering, and we're all better for it. Great items, some fantastic narratives, and a clever mind cutting through to the heart of every problem. Updates: About six times a month.
Armchair Gamer: This blog is insightful and clever, often exploring the author's nostalgia. Updates: Eight times a month.
Ars Ludi: A blog that packs more fun in between it's posts than most blogs have even thought about. The author has created a couple of games, but the one that really captured my imagination is Kingdom. Great blog with some deep archives well worth exploring. Updates: Four times a month.
Aspiring Lich, the: A clever OSR blog that will cause you to question why you aren't even half as good. I discovered this blog only a few months ago, but it's quickly becoming one of my favorites. Updates About once a month.
Asshat Paladins: A great blog filled with valuable resources and musings for role-playing games. Decidedly an OSR blog that is more often open source then it would have you believe. Updates: Dark since January 25, 2014.
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Barking Alien: In hobby where most everyone is talking about Dungeons and Dragons, or one of its clones, this refreshing blog explores other game systems on a regular basis with enjoyable results. The current Champions write ups have been really good. Updates: Ten times a month.
Bat in the Attic: An intelligently written blog that tends to vacillate between a designer's blog and a massive resource for OSR style games. Always worth reading and the archives are filled with good ideas and sources of inspiration. Updates: Six times a month.
Beat Ronin, the: I really like this blog. The author is smart and often keeps his entries down to small, bite-sized portions that crawl about your brain pushing back against your notions about how things are done. Digging my way through the archives right now and hoping to find new entries coming down the pipeline soon. Updates: Four posts per month.
Beholder Pie: The author of this blog was the winner of this year's One Page Dungeon Contest and there's little wonder why. The blog styles itself as being "Packed full of crunchy D&D goodness" and my god does it ever live up to that line. Lots of good art, smart writing, and insightful thoughts on their published adventures in Dungeon Magazine. Really worth reading. Updates: Twice a month.
Beyond the Black Gate: Heavily influenced by pulp fantasy works this blog tends to bring the wild and weird whenever it updates. Often insightful on topics as diverse as racial diversity and character classes. Updates: Dark since April 30, 2014.
Big Ball of No Fun: This blog is a really interesting read. The author has a firm grasp on his blog's voice and he's able to produce a confident and intelligent blog that can expand your understanding of not only the history of the hobby, but of where the author would like to see it go. Updates: Ten times a month.
Billy Goes to Mordor: Not only does this blog have one of the best titles I've ever come across, but it also boasts of an author who can write! This OSR blog can jump about touching on everything under the sun and make each topic seem new and interesting. Well worth reading. Updates: Five times a month.
Black Gate, Adventures in Fantasy Literature: While not strictly a gaming blog this site features a slew of writers, including Grognardia's James Maliszewski, who focus on topic related to the hobby. Really a great site to explore. Updates: Hard to say, but multiple posts per day by various authors. Lots to read.
Black Hat Writing: This blog tends to focus more on the creative process of role-playing games than on the actual play. A great place to go if you're looking for ways around difficulties in designing your scenarios. Updates: Twice a month.
Blessings of the Dice Gods: One of my favorite blogs out in the hobby today. The author has an astounding focus that produces some amazing results that just flabbergast me. Updates: Six posts per month.
Blog of Holding: The story of the author's journey through the hobby focusing on both the current vogue and in the glory of the old without wallowing in nostalgia. This blog is consistently one of the best blogs I read. Updates: Four times a month.
Blue Boxer Rebellion: A good blog with some fantastic illustrations by the author. Worth reading if for no other reason than to see how he works his artistic magic. Updates: Six times per month.
Book Scorpion's Lair: An eclectic blog that will move from books, to Doctor Who, to 7 seas, to Bee Keeping, and then onto new pastures that you weren't expecting to visit today. An interesting read every time that it updates. Updates: Seven times a month.
Brighton Roleplayers: Essentially a catchall blog for a role-playing games club over in Brighton. A fun read with an enjoyable archive. Updates: Three times this year.
Bruce R. Cordell: A blog by former Wizards of the Coast employee and author of the successful kickstarter, The Strange. This blog is great more for its archives than for its current entries that come petering out at an infrequent rate. Updates: Once per month.
Built by Gods Long Forgotten: An outstanding blog that makes me happy every time it updates. The author's creativity and eccentricities make the blog a fun read. Updates: Twice per month.
Bum Rush the Titan: A great blog to work your way through the archives with. There's lots of interesting and thought provoking posts that will keep you occupied while you wait on the author to come back with his next astounding post. Updates Dark since March 30, 2014.
B/X Blackrazor: An OSR blog that has turned more personal in recent months and become an even better read in the process. There are deep gaming archives to explore in this six year old blog that can keep you satisfied for months. Updates: Five times a month.
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Campaign Mastery: A blog dedicated to helping Dungeon Masters achieve a greater level of success in all facets of their game. It tends to be more authoritative in its writing style than the conversational tone that many blogs strive for, but that shouldn't throw you off. Deep archives and some great contributors are major bonuses for this blog. Updates: Nine times a month.
Cannonfire Crier, The: One part rally point, one part pure role-playing gold mine, all awesome. This blog that serves as a front for the zine of the same name is outstanding and continues to put out fantastic content for the Greyhawk setting. Updates: Twice per month.
Castle Triskelion: A great project blog. Castle Triskelion works its way through a single mega-dungeon, detailing one new room each day. Decidedly OSR in its mentality this blog often has me contemplating leaving my own aside and starting a project blog to rival it. Updates: 38 times a month.
Casting Shadows: This wide-ranging blog will send you off to a variety of topics and have you racing to keep up. Expect the author to move about according to their whim and know that every stop along the way will be worth it. Updates: Six times per month.
Carjacked Seraphim: A fun blog that spends a lot of time working on building set pieces and meandering about the vast multitude of OSR sub-topics that come in and out of fashion. Currently producing a fascinating series on building your own miniature figurines for use in role-playing games. Really an inspiring series. Updates: Eleven times per month.
Carapace King: An engaging OSR blog that should really update more. Whether the author takes us up into outer space, joins the Zones Community Project, or just gives us one hell of a great idea this blog is consistently putting out great content. Updates: Dark since February 4, 2014.
Carto Cacography: A great blog that tends to focus on mapping; occasionally it will move on to other topics of interest, but primarily it concerns itself with maps. Updates: Twice per month.
Cartography of Thorfinn Tait, the: The author is smart and has some amazing maps that will be coming out with Bruce Heard's new setting. Really worth reading! Updates: Dark since April 19, 2014.
Cauldrons & Clerics: A fantastic blog that always finds new ways of putting for the best sorts of ideas. Great art, and even better charts. Do yourself a favor and add this blog to your list. Updates: Twice a month.
Chaotic / GM: An interesting blog that tends to focus on Savage Worlds system - which makes it stand out in a crowded field of RPG blogs - with the author's own unique look at the hobby often coming to the forefront. An enjoyable read all the way around. Updates: Twice per month.
chirine's workbench: One of my personal favorite blogs (I even wrote a retrospective on it), this little gem focuses on the world of Tekumel and on the early history of the game while never forgetting the modern world. You'll find lots of inspiring posts here, an interesting podcast, and so much on the history of the game that it'll make your head spin. Updates: Eleven times a month.
Chimeric Fantasm: This blog tends to vacillate between short prose fiction and musings on the nature of Dungeons and Dragons style role-playing games. You'll find lots of good materials here that will inspire your games and frustrate the hell out of you because you can't use them all. Good all around blog. Updates: Dark since March of 2013, and I'm starting to think that it may have been abandoned.
Cirsova: This eclectic blog will show you something new every time it updates as the author will move from an interesting analysis of the #NotallMen/#YesallWomen trend to an engaging discussion of their most recent game. The author is smart, has a wide and varied scope of interests, and you'll find yourself enjoying most every entry. Well worth the read. Updates: 25 post per month.
City of Iron: There are blogs that you come across that make you wish you were better at everything you do, and this OSR blog is one of them. The author is smart, industrious, and will send you off to the races in the hopes that you can be as good. Well worth the read. Updates: Four posts per month.
Clash of Shield on Spear, the: An OSR blog that is currently working its way through the home brew setting of The Wastes of Ephemera. Neat setting, but the adventures and quotes from the campaign keep me coming back to this blog. Love is the word you're looking for. Updates: About six times a month.
Codex Apocrypha: This blog tries really hard to put the great pulp and OSR influences out front and center. It's also unafraid to take chances in how it presents material - well worth reading. Updates: About once a month.
Compromise and Conceit: I am utterly fascinated by this blog. At times the blog will move about the normal role-playing game topics and then come up for air by talking about a topic of real importance. Lots of art, both the author's and others, and lots of interesting ideas that should be read by more people. Well worth reading, and thank you Porky for introducing me to this blog. Updates: Seven times a month.
Concierge, the: An interesting blog from an author who tends to come up with unusual solutions to stereotypical problems. A good, all-around read. Updates: Dark since February 25, 2014.
Consonant Opposition: An interesting blog that tends to tread the deep waters of the pool often covering ground that is passed over by other blogs. Updates: Dark since August 28, 2013. I fear that it may have been abandoned.
Cooking with Charles: Whether you're looking for a great recipe to try for your next game or some solid thoughts about the nature of the hobby this blog is going to have something for you. Well written and thoughtful (and filled with some damned good recipes). Updates: Six updates a month.
Crawdads and Dragons: This blog will take you a lot of places as the author has a wide range of interests and is incredibly inventive. Well worth reading as you'll find a lot of great things to use in your home games. Updates: Dark since April 11, 2014.
Crooked Staff Blog, the: An interesting blog that has a great series going right now with it's Dungeon Monthly program. Really a fun place to dive into the archives. Updates: Three times a month.
Crowbar and Brick: This blog is filled with short fiction, creative uses for monsters, and a sense of humor that makes me laugh out loud. Really a lot of fun to read. Updates: Twice per month.
Cuticle Chewer's & Well-Pisser's Fantasy Report, the: A new and highly creative blog that puts the weird to work for you and your games. Tightly written with a real sense of pushing the boundaries of what should be in games. I really dig it. Updates: Twice per month.
Cyclopeatron: This is the blog that relaunched my love of blogging. By turns it will strike you as inventive, inspiring, and frustrating. The author recently had a baby and has slowed down considerably, but the archives are wonderful to reread. Updates: Dark since January 11, 2014.
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Daddy Rolled a 1: A great read from a guy who tends to vary his topics enough that you can always expect to read something new. One day he's focusing on comics, the next Dungeons and Dragons, and the next he's traipsing down memory lane and taking you on a journey that you can't help but enjoy. A fun read most every time he updates. Updates: Two a month.
Daddy Grognard: This blog is the sort of thing that you hope your own will one day be: content rich, clever, filled with great adventures and even better ideas. Look for the series An Adventure for Every Monster as a good place to start. Updates: About twice a month.
Dan and Sally's Digital Domain: A far reaching blog which showcases the author's wide range of interests and pursuits. You'll find short stories, news updates, thoughtful analysis of the week's major events, and even the author's efforts to train for his latest triathlon. Updates: Most every single day.
Dandy in the Underworld: The author of this blog can write. You'll find some cleaver and well written pieces in this blog that will make you want to be better, and to expand the way that you think about Dungeons and Dragons. Really enjoy the archives of this blog. Updates: Dark since April 25, 2013.
D&D Doodle: This enjoyable blog was created by an artist with more artistic talent than most of us have in our whole bodies. Really wish it would update more often. Updates: Dark since June 30, 2013.
Dark Corners of Role Playing: If you've never read a gaming blog, then this blog is an amazing place to start. You'll find an unbelievable amount of free resources and books, an author who writes with an engaging and easy style, and a blog that will make you better. Follow this blog; read this blog and be better for it. Updates: Fifteen times a month.
Dark Paths and Wandered Roads: This GURPS 4th edition blog focuses almost exclusively on play session write-ups, which is fine by me as the author has an engaging and inventive style of play that will inspire your own games to new heights. Updates: Six times a month.
Deadly Fredly: The blog from the mind that brought you Evil Hat games and Fate. A great read every time it updates. Updates: Four times this year.
Dead Orc: A new blog on the scene that has all the makings of a classic. Great content, a solid sense of self, and a craftsman-like dedication to putting out the best posts you read on a daily basis. I hope these early posts are just the portents of more to come. Updates: Too early to say for sure but since it's creation on February 5, 2014 it's managed to put out 17 posts.
Death and Axes: A relatively new blog that has yet to find its voice. Ostensibly it is about Dungeons and Dragons, but it could easily change direction and become something else entirely new. Updates: Six times this year.
Delta's D&D Hotspot: An incredibly well written blog that will move you out of the chair and down to your local hobby store in the hopes that you can do half the things that this fantastic author does in his blog. While the blog moves in all directions the majority of the posts this year have involved the author's work on the series Sci-Fi Saturday and the Knight Hawks game, and we're all better for their hard work. Updates: Nine posts a month.
Dice are a Lie, the: This blog is smart and when the author updates you'll find yourself excited in the hopes that you'll get to see where they go next. Mine the archives of this blog while you're waiting for it to update and you'll find more goodness than you could imagine. Well worth adding to your regular blog roll. Updates: Twice per month.
Dice of Doom: A blog related to the podcast of the same name. It tends to be sporadically updated though it isn't anywhere near as neglected as the actual podcast. There are some good ideas here, but be prepared for long delays in between updates. Updates: Dark since February 1, 2014.
Digital Orc: Part publishers blog, part love letter to Dungeons and Dragons. This blog is a wonderful read that can push you to improve your game and to get off your lazy ass and do all the stuff you've been talking about for years. Updates: Five times a month.
DISCOURSE AND DRAGONS: This OSR blog has been sparsely updated since the author published the adventure Barrowmaze and even more so since the successful kickstarter for the Complete Barrowmaze. It's archives are filled with good ideas while the current fare tends to be related to the published materials. Updates: Dark since February 27, 2014.
Disoriented Ranger, the: This blog is a fun read. The author is smart and has a unique perspective on the hobby and game that will challenge your own. Well worth reading every time it updates. Updates: Five times a month.
Dispatches From Kickassistan: A blog that tends to leave me thinking about how much fun it is to be playing Dungeons and Dragons style games without attempting to tell me that I'm a moron for going my own way. The author has posted one hell of a great introduction to this blog by the way. Updates: Nine posts per month.
Dread Gazebo, the: This blog! This blog is just fantastic. You'll find interviews, reviews, and some great thoughts on how to up your game. The author is clever and the entries are well written and engaging. Mine this bad boy when you're waiting for the next update and listen to the author's Haste podcast. Great read, great listen. Updates: Once a month.
DM David: The author of this blog has a great mind that cuts through the fat of any subject and allows for him to provide the reader with some of the most informed posts of any blog. Smart, deliberate, and always worth reading. Updates: Six times a month.
DM from Outremer, the: I really enjoy this blog. One minute we're talking about how to fix a class and the next we're being treated to these wonderful campaign write-ups written from the perspective of the characters being played. There are letters being written home and journal entries littered about this blog like pages torn from a long forgotten tomb. Cleverly done and very enjoyable; wish I'd found it earlier. Updates: Seventeen times per month.
Dongion, the: A satirical blog that focuses on the latest trials and trivialities that ripple through this humor. Very well done and well worth reading. Updates: Three times a month.
Don't Let It Kill You: This blog, which mixes Holmes and Mentzer basic, is a fun and enjoyable read. The author has a good mind and constantly finds ways to make the mash-up between the two basic versions worth the effort. Updates: Dark since March 11, 2013.
Don't Split the Party: This year old blog is quickly becoming one of my favorite reads. The author is creative, energetic, and doesn't shy away from any topic that occurs to him. Expect to find a wealth of useful entries from this old school blog. Updates: Six times a month.
Dorkland!: A great blog that tends to move about a variety of topics which results in a blog that rarely feels stale or dull. Inside you'll find insightful posts, great gaming fodder, and a group of authors that can entertain you with almost every post. Well worth reading. Updates: Fifteen times a month.
Dreams in the Lich House: Primarily about Dungeons and Dragons style games, this OSR blog has slowed down a lot lately. Which is okay because the author has some great ideas in his archives that you can look over while waiting on his latest updates. Updates: Ten times a month.
Dreams of Mythic Fantasy: A blog that I wish updated a lot more than it does. There are flashes of real brilliance that come up every so often only to be followed by long periods of quiet. It's worth bookmarking if for no other reason then so you don't miss any of his greatness. Updates: Dark since April 25, 2014.
Dungeon Dozen, the: A great resource blog that is almost exclusively filled with d12 lists that you can use for your games. Updates: Eleven times a month.
Dungeon Fantastic: One of the few GURPS blogs that I've found which is strange because the enthusiasm for the system that the author of this blog has is infectious. Whether their talking about a GURPS specific topic or a more general role-playing game subject this blog is always worth checking out. Updates: 32 posts a month.
Dungeon Master's Tale, a: A fun little blog that focuses almost exclusively on its home brewed setting. Updates: Dark since April 24, 2014.
Dungeon of Signs: A really smart blog that tends to be thought provoking and that will get you rethinking how you do things in your own games. The archives are rich with great ideas and the author continues to put out top notch content with each update. Updates: Nine times a month.
Dungeon Smashing Empire: This blog is filled with useful entries that will make your home games better and it's becomes clear after reading a few posts that the author belongs among the most creative bloggers out there. Well worth reading and mining the archives for more goodness. Updates: Dark since April 12, 2014.
Dungeon Workshop, the: Have you ever wanted a really good tutorial about how to up your presentation level for miniature dungeons you've been building for countless hours in your den? Well this blog has got the goods. Great pictures and lots of advice to be found. Updates: Dark since April 6, 2014.
Dungeons and Drawings: This author has so much talent that it'll make you sick. My god, the art is beautiful, the words are intelligent, and I'll bet the son-of-a-bitch is good looking too! Really worth checking out. Updates: Three times a month.
Dungeons and Differentials: I really dig this OSR blog. The author is smart and has a way of engaging the reader that will leave you wanting to read more, and more. Great archives. Updates: Dark since April 29, 2014.
Dungeons and Digressions: This enjoyable blog appears to have been left to rot by the author, which is sad. Contained within this fantastic little blog are the musings of an author who's constantly discussing the hobby in their own, unique fashion. The archives are well worth the effort to mine through. Updates: Dark since November 17, 2013.
Dungeons Deep and Caverns Old: This blog is quickly becoming one of my favorite reads. The author consistently strives to make it better with each new post. Really excited to see where it goes during the new year. Updates: Nineteen times a month.
Dungeon's Master.com: A blog that tends to focus on Dungeons and Dragons Encounters to the exclusion of most everything else. There are some good house rules here and there but more often then not they tend to mine their own archives for posts. Updates: Fourteen times a month.
Dungeonskull Mountain: A fun OSR blog that tends to focus more on its own campaigns and musings then on outside influences. So much the better for it as this blog is a fantastic read that draws you in. Updates: Four times a month.
Dust Pan Games: An inventive blog that is at the top of my to read list every time it updates. The author is constantly expanding their horizons and attempting to make this blog the best on the web. So much the better for all of us as every update is rich in content, ideas, and thought provoking posts that make you glad you found this blog in the first place. Updates: Ten times a month.
Dyson's Dodecahedron: One of the most widely read and best mapping blogs out there; but it really shines when it stretches out into the narratives of the maps and the populaces of the worlds it explores. You'll find lots of useful ideas here for how to do your own maps, and if you follow them, you'll be better for it. Updates: 13 posts a month.
Dyvers: My blog. I write about Dungeons and Dragons, post short stories, and gaming news. My goal with this blog is to make it one of the first places you want to read each and every single day. You'll have to tell me if I'm succeeding or not. Updates: 65 posts a month.
Dwarven Stronghold, the: If you're looking for a blog to read that will provide you with hours of great material and some fantastic resources to mine, this is the one to start with. The author is often industrious and clever, and when those fail, he's very good. You'll find NPCs, adventures, items, maps, and more goodness then you ever expected waiting for you in the archives. Well worth reading and I look forward to when the author is able to pick it back up. Updates: Sixteen post per month.
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Eaten by Ducks: This blog collects weird art by weird artists from all over the place and is a great source of inspiration for all your role-playing games (especially you flailsnails kids). Updates: Fifteen times a month.
Echoes from the Geek Cave: An OSR blog that's a lot of fun to mine for useful ideas in your own campaigns. The author has an enjoyable writing style and a good sense of humor, both bonuses in my view. Updates: Dark since April 23, 2014.
Edgar's Game Blog: This blog features some amazing content. Not only will you find the author's ever expanding campaign world but you'll find Zappa cropping up at the best times possible (as though there were ever a bad time to enjoy Zappa). The author's thoughts on elves and the planet Ore are just amazing. Can't wait to see the setting further expanded. Updates: Seven times a month.
Elfmaids & Octopi: At a time when many blogs will be rehashing the same topic over and over again this blog continues to plod along putting out the author's own vision for what an amazing game of Dungeons and Dragons should be like. Smart, creative and filled with fantastic content. Look out for the exceptional d100 charts that will come up from time to time as they're always worth reading and adding into your DM's Notebook. Updates: 27 times a month.
EN World: A great place to start finding out what's happening in the hobby today. While the author doesn't often go in depth on the articles he links to, he does make an effort to find the information that many of us would be in the dark without. Great place to start your reading experience as he continues to break important news stories in the hobby on a regular basis. Updates: Often three times a week, though on occasion the number will rise.
Esoteric Order of Role-Players, the: This blog, from the same author that brought you the RPG Corner, is a treat. Unlike so many other blogs on here this one is almost exclusively devoted to live play sessions of the Pendragon RPG. The GMs involved do a good job and the players are really a lot of fun to listen to. Glad I found this blog, and I'm glad that I've found a fun group to listen to. Updates: Five posts a month.
Everwayan, the: This blog will do things to you that you aren't expecting. One moment you're exploring Mesoamerican history and the next you're crying for the author's loss. When I first started reading this blog I though it couldn't get better, but as I've made my way through the archives I can tell you it does. Read this blog and be better for it. Updates: Dark since March 2, 2014.
Exonauts!: Most often a space role-playing game centric blog that touches some fantastic places that few other blogs dare to explore. You're going to find something inspiring most every time it updates. Updates: Nine times a month.
Expanding Universe: This OSR blog makes up for its low number of posts with the depth of the author's ideas and creativity. Lots of things to mine in the archives that will pay off your efforts in spades. Updates: Twice a month.
Eye of Joyful Sitting Amongst Friends, the: An engaging Tekmuel blog that has some fantastic resources for the setting. The author has some great ideas and he's really a cool guy. Well worth reading. Updates: Eight times a month.
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False Machine: This blog is one of the best written and most creative blogs on the list. The author has an engaging and quick writing style that makes even the longest post a quick and enjoyable read. I can not say enough good things about this fantastic blog. Add it to your blog roll and read one of the best blogs out there today. Updates: Twenty times a month.
Fantasy Heartbreaker by Rose Bailey: A rarely updated blog that tends to tread deep waters as the author is always looking at things from a different perspective - which only makes me wish it was updated more often. The archives aren't very deep, but the subjects covered are almost always interesting and enjoyable. Updates: Darl since April 24, 2014.
Fantasy Ink: A great inspirational blog filled with artwork from the Golden Age of illustration. Really a great place to explore when you're looking for some visual inspiration for your next session or gaming post. Updates: Dark since March 18, 2014.
Fate SF: I've never played with the FATE system, but this extraordinary blog makes me want to. The author is very persuasive and if you give them half a chance you'll be rolling dice with pluses and minuses on them and happily roving the stars. I was just introduced to this blog, and I will not be missing an entry. Updates: Nineteen post a month.
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