RPGnet Newsletter #175

[RPGnet Forums]( RPGnet Newsletter #175 June 21, 2019 {NAME}, here is this week's RPGnet Newsletter! New Columns Christopher Cecil, artist behind gaming comic Fuzzy Thinking, is all about lists: [Top Ten Signs That Bode Ill For Your Party]( and [Top Ten Signs That Your Cleric is a Fraud.]( Thomas Robbins of Character Class continues his series on "Winning the Metagame" with some advice on [Explaining the Rules.]( And Fred Furtado of Superseeds continued his look at a dimension-hopping superhero setting in [A Ship called Wanda, Part Two.]( New Reviews Clayton Notestine reviewed [The Secrets of Skyhorn Lighthouse,]( a free D&D 5e adventure featuring a coastal setting that integrates perfectly with Ghosts of Saltmarsh. Endzeitgeist braved [Fear Itself: The Seventh Circle,]( a well-crafted investigation scenario that may be run in various ways but suffers from a lackluster monster antagonist. Endzeitgeist also searched out [The Secrets of the Twisting Colossus,]( a glorious gem of alchemy-focused D&D 5e adventure. Cedric C Chin explored the [Slaughter Field RPG Encounter Mat,]( an all-purpose mat for your grimdark purposes. Cedric cleaned things up with [Dishes for a Tavern,]( minis that add some fine detail to your tabletop interiors. Threads You Might Have Missed Reliable quantitative information about the RPG industry can be hard to come by, so articles and discussions like these can be invaluable in getting some understanding of RPG economics: ["We Say 'Fuck You, Pay Me'": A clear and comprehensive investigation of RPG industry pay rates.]( And, this thread has some interesting thoughts on high-level RPG game design: [Why levels?](: Sign Off Have a good week, everyone. - Iustum Newsletter Editor [Unsubscribe from mailing list]( [Visit RPGnet Forums](