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GATO the News Robot collects all the updates on our Twitter Feed and collects them into a weekly post. He also has metal joints.
Critical Bits for the week ending 2012-05-13
- Combat Swipes from Roleplayingtips – a collection of combat descriptive text to pull during a game [PDF] http://t.co/HA1qUngR #
- Fantasy Flight announces update of classic CCG Netrunner, now set in FFG's Android universe and as LCG: http://t.co/ioP5pwUt #
Critical Bits for the week ending 2012-05-06
- "Tales of an Orc with Grok Bloodface" webseries project from the Pulp Gamer crew: http://t.co/8yAeuNV9 #
- The 2012 RPG Site of the Year from @stuffershack goes to @TheIdDM http://t.co/NOpzqZ6h #
- RT @obsidianportal: Announcing the Obsidian Portal Excellence In Innovation Award http://t.co/eE9YTExc #dnd #gencon #rpg #gaming #tech #
- HouseRules4DND reviews us: http://t.co/L68Pu56i #
Critical Bits for the week ending 2012-04-29
- RT @GatorGames: Dice Tower Gaming Award Nominees For 2011 http://t.co/aEh06uls #
- .@MonteJCook announces departure from Wizards of the Coast/D&D: http://t.co/jrkYYB1t #
- Confirmation of Monte Cook leaving #dndnext and public playtest to come May 24th http://t.co/e8TImyPp #
- RT @8Geats22Nordmen: Dungeon! listing on amazon may not have been fake? It is on the Wizards catalog page: http://t.co/ScRfs5Rh #
Critical Bits for the week ending 2012-04-15
- The Future of D&D Panel from PAX East 2012: http://t.co/oEbhJb9J #
- RT @Gregtito: Check out the audio of the Design a Dungeon Panel at PAX East 2012 http://t.co/88vHkS94 #
- RT @loganbonner: The new RPG from @JonathanMTweet and @robheinsoo has been announced! See the @13thAge press release: http://t.co/uczCMoJZ #
- RT @psychopez: Guys, guys, Tabletop Forge, the game table client for G+, is in open beta: http://t.co/jVXnFqML #
- Design & Development column by @shawnmerwin discusses the design of "Halls of the Undermountain" http://t.co/UrkiUI0f #
- RT @doctorow: A Modest Proposal For Increased Diversity in D&D | http://t.co/3wCp32Kr #
- RT @fredhicks: We're taking heavy fire from a cybertank! It's the OGRE kickstarter we foretold on That's How We Roll – http://t.co/1mz432qd #
Critical Bits for the week ending 2012-04-08
- Blizzard Kidzz http://t.co/k1Z7eANi Zergtochi http://t.co/YmUFCxhb StarCraft: Supply Depot http://t.co/yc9Wty3C April Fools from Blizzard #
- Rock Band board game, April Fools video from Harmonix: http://t.co/jjneezz8 #
- Actual Dragon and Dungeon magazine contents for the month posted: http://t.co/LiBiS5AW & http://t.co/z13GGRYA #
- RT @Nikchick: Check this video for an ambitious new Kickstarter to bring Shadowrun to tablet/PC. This needs to happen! http://t.co/9vy1J1cF #
Critical Bits for the week ending 2012-04-01
- RT @Wizards_DnD @welovefinetees: RPGers! Come check out our latest #MTG and #DnD tees! http://t.co/f6KmKZpR #
- Techniques for Fictionful 4e http://t.co/xgTSuQPy #
- .@d20Blonde and @GeekyLyndsay launch new RPG blog focused on reasons to play RPGs, how gaming can improve, and reviews: http://t.co/0XstjPm3 #
- New small press fiction shop founded by gamers: Candlemark & Gleam http://t.co/0qGZyQfY #
- RT @doctorow @apehaer: – RPGs can change the world, says Norway's new Minister of International Development http://t.co/bG99ZGGZ #
- Preview videos for NIghtFall for IOS from Playdeck and AEG: http://t.co/wLUCbDvD http://t.co/TT8v1FoB #
- RT @atminn: New races & Classes: Expanding Fantasy Heroic Roleplaying: A #DnD 4e Hack for #MarvelRPG http://t.co/IGjvEysO #
- RT @MargaretWeisPro: Come on over to the MWP site for today's bonus DLC: Random Datafile Generator! http://t.co/EB1Oiiky #
- RT @dnd_articles: Flame's Last Flicker http://t.co/xgqh4We4 #dnd #
- RT @dnd_articles: Dungeon Index http://t.co/PA7DC0TO #dnd #
- "We Didn't Playtest This: Legacies" launched on Kickstarter http://t.co/Atdq5FRl #
- New Line of D&D Minis http://t.co/jBe7exeH #aprilfools #
- Stupid Monsters Part 3 by @JaredvonHindman http://t.co/Z6shHme4 #
- Contents of April Dragon and Dungeon announced with all humorous articles: http://t.co/vRLbIoze #
Critical Bits for the week ending 2012-03-25
- As a followup to his podcast with @SlyFlourish, Steve Townshend wrote a post about "3 Things Happen" adventure design: http://t.co/slyxZ4WM #
- The 38th Annual Origins Award Nominees announced: http://t.co/mHUv3nor #
- Announced today at @gnomestew : "Never Unprepared" by @dnaphil, a book on GM prep: http://t.co/f4IkUa5o #
- Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition to be released for the iPad according to Kotaku (h/t @SarahDarkmagic) http://t.co/l0NegwNp #
- RT @dndblogs: The Id DM: Disposable Heroes: What Does Save Or Die Really Kill? http://t.co/ZH6amD0f #
- RT @gregbilsland: Check out @loganbonner's new adventure in Dungeon today, featuring a heist involving the PCs. http://t.co/6LAvJSH8. #
- Our #dndnext reaction poll results from 1200+ votes: 10% LG, 18% CG, 19% NG, 5% LN, 16% TN, 12% CN, 3% LE, 3% NE, 6% CE, 8% Unaligned. #
Critical Bits for the week ending 2012-03-18
- Great collection of #MarvelRPG resources from @atminn http://t.co/hyOodfgO #
- RT @Morrus: RPG Kickstarters – a new site to highlight all those RPG-related Kickstarter projects! http://t.co/ZpZgo9UA #
- RT @MattMorganMDP: In some unexpected GAMA news, @FFGames has revealed a 40k version of Talisman! http://t.co/siZYocJr #
- RT @StvWinter: How roleplayers and publishers are locked into a dysfunctional, self-destructive relationship — http://t.co/dqv0Rtyf #
- RT @simonjrogers: Want to playtest a game by D&D 3e 4e designers Jonathan Tweet and Rob Heinsoo, published by PP? http://t.co/S5Cd7kWU #
- RUMOR: "Baldur's Gate Enhanced Edition" coming Summer 2012 (via @ArcaneSpringbrd) http://t.co/U9k2mw7i #
- RT @TrentOster: We're happy to announce the Baldur's Gate Enhanced Edition. Our servers are much less happy. #bgee #baldursgate #
- RT @joystiq: Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition revealed, Overhaul Games adding "new, original content" to code update: http://t.co/ryIXMdI7 #
Critical Bits for the week ending 2012-03-11
- RT @SlyFlourish: Built a prototype 4e #dnd damage dice calculator. Give it a try and let me know what you think: http://t.co/lWAVxRKS #
- RT @ProfBanks: Atlas Games is doing a special limited ed run of the core book for Over The Edge's 20th anniv. http://t.co/ZI2zmh0G #
Critical Bits for the week ending 2012-03-04
- Dungeons & Trolls: D&D-style magnetic word set, perfect for adventures on your refrigerator: http://t.co/z1sijHsZ #
- March Fo(u)rth for GM's Day sale begins at @DriveThruRPG, thousands of titles discounted: http://t.co/VUhF5t9u #
- “@SlyFlourish: Fascinated by this excellent analysis of damage per level and what it SHOULD be: http://t.co/CzRVDks5 #dnd #
- “@Official_PAX: BEHOLD the PAX East 2012 panel schedule is live! http://t.co/eOyRMJeu” #



