James M. Spahn's RPG Musings
James M. SpahnThe substack of a veteran RPG designer discussing the design, development, and industry of tabletop roleplaying games.
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Pirate Adventures: Bow to Stern
So, the draft of White Box: Pirate Adventures is done. I just need to fill in the XX notations for monster XP and page references. It’s got three new classes, five styles (which replace heritage), pirate duel options, seafaring rules, new w...
White Box Quarterly #4 is Now Available
WHITE BOX QUARTERLY, ISSUE#4 IS NOW AVAILABLE!
This issue focuses on death and the undead, just in time for spooky season! It includes:
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The reborn and vengeful Wraith-Ghul heritage.
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A holy blade in the darkness, the Avenger class...
Pirate Adventures: Mutiny
One of the more interesting things that has developed in the design of White Box: Pirate Adventures is the strong role played by hirelings. Hirelings have always played an implicitly important role that I wanted to lean into for this game....
White Box: Dungeon Adventures Special Edition Now Available
WHITE BOX: DUNGEON ADVENTURES SPECIAL EDITION AVAILABLE NOW!
Adventure Begins and Ends in the Dungeon!
White Box: Dungeon Adventures is a streamlined stand-alone, old school rules set that serves as an introduction to more complex White B...
White Box: Dungeon Adventures Releases Tuesday, September 22nd!
RELEASING TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22nd in PDF, Softcover, and Linen-Wrapped Hardcover!
Softcover Cover by Publisher’s Choice Quality Stock Art © Rick Hershey
White Box: Dungeon Adventures
SPECIAL EDITION
Adventure Begins and Ends in...
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Veteran RPG designer. Owner of Barrel Rider Games. Freelanced on a lot of IP-based games. Written a lot of vintage fantasy & sci-fi RPGs as BRG. My words are mine and don't reflect any other person or organization.
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