Substacks recommended by J.Q. Graziano

Recommended by J.Q. Graziano

Wez’s Twisted Homebrew D&D system.

What is this? Its an amazing new Dungeons and Dragons system.

Just The Axe, Ma'am

By Kevin Beckett

A monthly curated newsletter devoted to new and notable Sword & Sorcery.

One of the best Sword & Sorcery roundup newsletters out there. Trust me, you need this.

- J.Q. Graziano

Game, Play, Gather

By Jonah White 🎲🎮🧩

Spotlighting unique games telling engaging stories through play in ways that gather people together. Digital, tabletop, and everything outside and in-between.

Jonah shares enlightening thoughts as he surveys narrative design aspects of modern-day RPGs, TTRPGs, & video games.

- J.Q. Graziano

Dans Deliberations

By Daniel O’Donnell

Movies, Music, Books and the endless imagination

Wyrd Science

The magazine for explorers of strange worlds & new horizons. Covering the best in tabletop games, RPGs, wargames & board games...

Make your Explorer's heart sing with this excellent indie RPG & gaming newsletter!

- J.Q. Graziano

Lyn Perry's S&S Roundup

Contemporary Sword & Sorcery News and Updates

Cool blurb-digest-style news about contemporary sword & sorcery, heroic fantasy adventure, cosmic horror . . . and all things Conan!

- J.Q. Graziano

Critical Hit Parader

By Matt Thompson

Weekly content on the intersection of music and tabletop roleplaying games.

The Geekerati Newsletter: Thoughts on Games & Pop Culture

By Christian Lindke

Discussions of Film, TV, and Games with a dash of Political Science and Statistics from Time to Time.

Really enjoyable thoughts/news/reviews about RPGs, films and pop culture with a dash of (fun) political science

- J.Q. Graziano

Skeleton Code Machine

By Exeunt Press

Spark your creativity as a tabletop game designer or enthusiast, and think differently about how games work.

RPG & Boardgame Deepdives + Fun Game Mechanic & Chance Insights + Now & Then Nostalgia = Much Joy for Me!

- J.Q. Graziano

Agent of Weird: Exploring the Write Fantastic

By Alec Worley

Welcome connoisseurs and creators of fantasy, horror and sci-fi (and all the weird that’s in-between) as we uncover the techniques that make these stories work. From the grizzled writer of comics and fiction for Warhammer, Star Wars and Judge Dredd.

Swords, Fangs & Lasers! Explore the culture & techniques of our favorite fantasy, horror, and sci-fi genres.

- J.Q. Graziano

The Lone Toad - Croaker RPGs Newsletter

By Croaker

The Lone Toad - Croaker RPGs Newsletter is a monthly newsletter focusing on Solo Table-Top RPGs, such as Ironsworn, Starforged, Colloste, and hundreds of others.

Jennifer M. Baldwin

Thoughts on fantasy fiction and more.

Such a personable and relatable style of sharing her thoughts on fantasy, cinema, RPGs, and writing

- J.Q. Graziano

RPG Design Theories

By Monte Cook

Thoughts behind tabletop roleplaying games and why we love them.

Learn about game design from a guy who did it for D&D and others for 30+ years!

- J.Q. Graziano

The World Needs Your Passion

By Author Analyst by Monica Leonelle

Aligning to passion in every area of your life. Thoughts from a USA Today bestseller and publishing expert of 40+ books.

Author? Want to find out how you can sell from more places than just Amazon? Kickstarter curious? Then you NEED to check out Monica's amazing newsletter.

- J.Q. Graziano

Ye Olde Tyme News

By Jan Lionsnest

Confound thy turnips.

Super-fun medieval fantasy satire - news and short stories guaranteed to make ye giggle!

- J.Q. Graziano

The Retroist

A Retro Podcast, Blog, and Newsletter.

HUGELY fun nostalgic glimpses of the toys/games/films/commercials/food that made the 70s, 80s and 90s great!

- J.Q. Graziano

The Glatisant: A Questing Beast Newsletter

By Questing Beast

The best of the tabletop gaming internet, all in once place.

The best of tabletop OSR (Old School Renaissance) D&D subculture game musings & reviews.

- J.Q. Graziano

Adventure Snack

By Geoffrey Golden

Turn your inbox into an adventure with interactive stories the perfect length for your lunch break.

I love Geoffrey's humorous approach to his bite-sized interactive fiction games. Have fun going on quests to dangerous castles, forbidden galaxies, ancient pyramids and more!

- J.Q. Graziano