~ Early Web Links ~

Luke Gearing's blog is a deep dive into tabletop RPG design, covering Classic Traveller, OSR gaming, and his own published works including Wolves Upon the Coast and Swyvers. Posts range from detailed adventure reviews and play reports to original mechanics for violence, NPCs, reputations, and wilderness travel.

The official homepage of Wolfgang Kramer, one of Germany's most celebrated board game designers, featuring a catalog of his games including titles like Colosseum, Tikal Legend, and Baron Oxx. Visitors can explore his biography, awards, game rules, bestseller lists, co-authors, and press coverage spanning decades of prolific game design.

Shadow of Valtus is a personal Neocities site with a dedicated section called The Vault for D&D content, offering a blinkie-free alternative for those sensitive to flashing visuals. The site is still under construction but signals a focus on tabletop roleplaying game material for visitors willing to explore.

WFHGS is a Utah-based miniature wargaming club that has been meeting for over 20 years, covering dozens of historical periods from ancient battles to modern air combat. The site is also home to 'Warning Order,' a free full-color downloadable wargames journal featuring battle reports, game reviews, and hobby analysis.

Run by Felbrigg Herriot, this podcast-and-blog hybrid reviews free and low-cost print-and-play tabletop games you can download and print at home, covering card games, board games, and dice games. Each episode focuses on a single game with a rating, and the site also showcases original games designed by Felbrigg himself.

Running since 1997, Spotlight on Games is a comprehensive board game reference site featuring over 1600 reviews, ludographies, interviews, errata, variants, and thematic game directories organized by topic and publication year. The site covers an impressive range of titles from classic war games to niche themed releases, making it an invaluable resource for serious tabletop enthusiasts.

Created by Reddit user ItsADnDMonsterNow, this interactive Challenge Rating calculator helps Dungeons & Dragons 5e dungeon masters accurately determine the CR of custom monsters by inputting defensive and offensive stats, traits, and abilities. It accounts for a wide range of creature features like Legendary Resistance, Pack Tactics, Regeneration, and more, then cross-references them against the official CR reference table.

John's blog chronicles the activities of the North Texas Wargamers group, including game day recaps, tournament photos, and play-by-play battle reports from titles like Twilight Struggle, Federation Commander, and ASL Cityfight scenarios. The site serves as a community hub for board wargaming enthusiasts, with an extensive sidebar of links to podcasts, ConsimWorld, and BoardGameGeek resources.

Seed of Worlds is a long-running tabletop RPG blog by Xaosseed, chronicling an epic campaign now in its seventh year with over 149 sessions and 663 hours of play. Posts cover actual play recaps, worldbuilding, OSR mechanics, hex crawls, and curated weekly links for the tabletop gaming community.

Cayzle's site is dedicated to wemics, the lion-centaur creatures from Dungeons & Dragons, covering their lore, culture, history, and rules across every edition of D&D. Beyond the wemic encyclopedia, the site includes an in-progress indie d20 RPG called Labyrinths & Liontaurs, free downloadable RPG PDFs, sprite-based webcomics, and a blog filled with tabletop gaming commentary.