TTRPG Source Materials: Hitting the Books at the Table

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Welcome Back to the Table! We are letting our inner Book-Goblins out today! Join Arcadia, Malcolm, Tori and Jess for a look at some old school tomes from our library of tomes. Today Tori opens up with a little compare and contrast on two sources for everything from little minions to BBEGs. The stories behind the releases and inclusions of both the Monster Manual for AD&D and subsequently, the Fiend Folio follow all the delicious twists and turns that a 1980’s TSR publishing effort offers and shows us how and why some ideas, images and even monsters do and don’t live on from version to version. After the break Malcolm cracks up the much-discussed 1985 “Gygaxian Gift” of AD&D’s Unearthed Arcana. A supplement as famous for its inclusions of new character classes, playable races and new magic as it was for its glaring errors, OP rules application and potential as desperate grab for cash under weight of a beleaguered company. But damn…that Easley cover art! Enjoy the fun as we get into our books a bit and make sure to like, subscribe and support the podcast below!

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