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James M. Spahn's RPG Musings

James M. Spahn

The substack of a veteran RPG designer discussing the design, development, and industry of tabletop roleplaying games.

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  • James M. Spahn

    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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