
More RPG Zines (with Nick Edwards)
We are back, talking to RPG zine editor from back in the day and today, Nick Edwards The post More RPG Zines (with Nick Edwards) first appeared on The GROGNARD Files .

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The GROGNARD RPG files is a podcast that looks at RPGs from 'back in the day and today'.Each episode concentrates on the original rules of a featured game, our experiences of playing the game, PLUS excellent contributions from @dailydwarf selecting highlights from the halcyon days of White Dwarf magazine.
Dirk the Dice hosts The GROGNARD Files, a leisure show with 150 episodes published.

We are back, talking to RPG zine editor from back in the day and today, Nick Edwards The post More RPG Zines (with Nick Edwards) first appeared on The GROGNARD Files .

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PhD candidate · University College Dublin
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author of the Rivers of London series
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The Smart Party
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