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.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Daily |
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| Issues | 103 | Founded | 4 years ago | Last Issue | 9 days ago |
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When is White Box No Longer White Box?
I’m working on a game tentatively titled White Box: Blades Undreamed Of. It’s a pastiche of the classic Hyperborea stories by Robert E. Howard and I’m trying to lean really hard into the genre, really push it to be something more than White...
My Reaction to the D&D Keynote 2026 Announcements
So Wizards of the Coast had their big keynote event, which they also streamed on YouTube. It had all the polish and faux enthusiasm of a major corporate event and that’s to be expected. High production values don’t inherently bother me, but...
Torch & Blade Is Now Available!
Get it at DriveThruRPG in PDF or Print on Demand Softcover. Also available in print on demand via Lulu.
Strike Your Torch.
Sharpen Your Blade.
Go Alone, If You Must.
Torch & Blade is a roleplaying game of dungeon-crawling adventure. W...
White Box Product Lines
I really love White Box: Dungeon Adventures. Next to The Road Home, it’s probably my favorite game I’ve ever written. But writing games is my job and The Road Home occupies this strange place where it’s an original d20-based system for a ga...
So Many Irons in the Fire
I’m scrambling to get lots of stuff done now so that in five months when the holidays start consuming every waking moment of the day and well into the evening. Here’s what’s going on with me:
Undisclosed Freelance Gig: Got a really cool fr...
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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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