Splendor of Fire

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Red Army River Tanks
Overview of "Soviet Motor Gunboats of World War II" (Osprey, 2023)
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Michael DiBaggio
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Episode 2: Reclaiming Imagination
How once-exciting and mysterious settings like Star Wars and Warhammer 40k became boring and how we've made them interesting again.
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Michael DiBaggio
, 
Thomas
, and 
Bob Lollard
2
Stormtroopers as Revolutionary Cadre
The Mysterious Place of Stormtroopers in the Imperial Military
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Michael DiBaggio
1
On the Origins of a Galactic Civil War
The first part in a series on the radical reclamation of Star Wars for tabletop gaming
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Michael DiBaggio
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False Documents: The Transcripts of the Medium Bayrolles
Tabletop RPG adventure seeds from the weird fiction of Ambrose Bierce, Robert W. Chambers, et. al.
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Michael DiBaggio
False Documents: The Bruce-Partington Plans
More adventure seeds for your RPG from classic literature, this time involving Victorian submarines, Martian invasions, and archaeotech remnants from an…
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Michael DiBaggio
1
Know Your Ally: Royal Heldrovanian Engineers
Paving a Road to Victory!
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Michael DiBaggio
1
Sirrush Tank in the Field
Reptilian Overlords 'Caiman' Tank
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Michael DiBaggio
4
The Zmerykhian Wars: Part 1 - The Story So Far…
Returning to a "gunpowder fantasy" wargaming campaign
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Bob Lollard
2
Shadow Serpents and Battle Masters Skimmers
Deodorant tanks are back, baby!
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Michael DiBaggio
2
The Battle of Peter-Paul
Russia vs. the USA in a 'Weird War at the Earth's Core' Battle
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Michael DiBaggio
Defeat the Backyard Invasion
Wood nymphs and lore from Weird War at the Earth's Core
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Michael DiBaggio
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