Former Blizzard executives and World of Warcraft directors, Chris Metzen and Mike Gilmartin, are starting a tabletop company, based on their Orange County gaming club, called Warchief Gaming. Critical Role launches their own publishing company called Darrington Press. They have four titles scheduled for 2021 releases including RPG, boardgame, and card game titles. Should Wizards of the Coast be paying attention? Our topic for this week is Gatekeeping, its origins, and difficulties in tabletop games as well as other popular culture.
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Gatekeeping and the growth of the RPG hobby. Kids on Pikes at GenCon 2019. Blank dice from the TheDiceShopOnline.com. Citadel Contrast Paints. The Witcher RPG Easy Mode. HOPE RPG by Cody Beatty on Kickstarter. Monster Hunter the time eater.
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