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The Indie Game Reading Club

Deep reads, analysis, and talk about small press roleplaying

  • Actual Play - Indie Game Reading Club

    Hammers In The Night: FitD 101

    February 17, 2023 - By Paul Beakley

    I’ve been elbow-deep into Forged in the Dark games here for the past several months. I ran Court of Blades for the IGRC online convention in December, and now I’m...

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    A Deep Dive into Sig: City of Blades

    June 22, 2021 - By Paul Beakley

    We go super deep into Jason Pitre's FitD love letter to Planescape.

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  • Indie Game Reading Club - Technique

    Characters In Transformation

    November 13, 2020 - By Paul Beakley

    Ways to think about characterization as you cultivate a storytelling mindset for your RPGs. Part 2 of ?

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    Whadday Know?

    May 6, 2020 - By Paul Beakley

    If there’s one moment in play in any tabletop game that I dread, it’s the moment a player asks “What do I know about…?” Doesn’t really matter what the topic...

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    A Decade of Indie Roleplaying: 2019

    April 23, 2020 - By Paul Beakley

    We're at the end of our 2010s retrospective. Also take a look at the big list of games mentioned in the series!

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