Dungeon Floor Plans: Caverns (1986) Caves, caves, caves. Read the full post: https://www.vintagerpg.com/2026/08/dungeon-floor-plans-caverns-1986/ #TTRPG #VintageRPG #RPG
Stu Horvath
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"All powerful brain-in-a-jar" | Publisher at @unwinnable.com | TTRPG history at VintageRPG.com | New book with @strangeattractor.bsky.social Dec 2026 | Links: https://linktr.ee/vintagerpg
Kellar’s Keep (1991) The first of two unexciting expansions for the US version of _HeroQuest_. Read the full post: https://www.vintagerpg.com/2026/08/kellars-keep-1991/ #TTRPG #VintageRPG #RPG
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The first time I went to GenCon, my flight was cancelled and I had to take an 18.5 hour bus ride to get home. The second time, I went to sleep on my train home and awoke 6 hours late to find it hadn't left Indianapolis, so I had to bail and take an early morning flight.
I pack a suitcase inside my suitcase so I can get all the crap I buy at GenCon home on the plane. This is that pile of crap.
Dungeon Floor Plans 1 (1986) Rooms, rooms, rooms. Read the full post: https://www.vintagerpg.com/2026/08/dungeon-floor-plans-1-1986/ #TTRPG #VintageRPG #RPG
Moonmist (1986) An introductory text adventure with Nancy Drew flair. Read the full post: https://www.vintagerpg.com/2026/07/moonmist-1986/ #TTRPG #VintageRPG #RPG
Alright #GenCon2026! We’re all set up at the @mitpress.bsky.social booth #169 in the Exhibits Hall! Come on by and buy us out of books!
Trinity (1986) A grim masterpiece. Read the full post: https://www.vintagerpg.com/2026/07/trinity-1986/ #TTRPG #VintageRPG #RPG
Red eye, angry god of fate, looking down at my plane in Newark, stopped on the tarmac, delayed two hours.
The physical edition of Unwinnable's Sesquicentennial Issue is up for pre-order in the shop. It's a hoot! unwinnable.bigcartel.com/product/unwi...
This doesn’t come up in the essay, but the couple in “This is the Bread I Baked for Ned” are definitely swingers and I think that’s beautiful for them.
Stu Horvath@stuhorvath.com · last wk."Many picture books exist to reflect or explain children’s own world to them... It is rarer to find a book for children this young that gives some insight into the different ways there are to be an adult." @nochshorn.bsky.social on a different sort of kids book.
Wishbringer (1985) More platypuses than your average text adventure. Read the full post: https://www.vintagerpg.com/2026/07/wishbringer-1985/ #TTRPG #VintageRPG #RPG
Whispers from the Wizard’s Tower – July 2026 Wizards in crowds make people uncomfortable. Read the full post: https://www.vintagerpg.com/2026/07/whispers-from-the-wizards-tower-july-2026/ #TTRPG #VintageRPG #RPG
Ready for your guided tour through Unwinnable Monthly 201? First stop, @jennyhainesart.bsky.social fantastic The Wind Rises-inspired cover. Soak it up again!
Stationfall (1987) From janitor to pencil-pusher. Read the full post: https://www.vintagerpg.com/2026/07/stationfall-1987/ #TTRPG #VintageRPG #RPG
Planetfall (1983) Who better to save a planet, cure a plague and rescue a civilization than the ship's janitor? Read the full post: https://www.vintagerpg.com/2026/07/planetfall-1983/ #TTRPG #VintageRPG #RPG
New issue of Unwinnable Monthly is OUT NOW. Check out that gorgeous cover by @jennyhainesart.bsky.social! It's for @autumn-wright.com's fantastic cover story on The Wind Rises. Buy it: tinyurl.com/53f7schv Subscribe: unwinnable.com/subscribe/ I'll go story by story Monday.
Glad Bsky just removed their broken trending topics list instead of fixing them.
Deck of Encounter: Set One and Two (1994) A surprisingly good use-case for cards. Read the full post: https://www.vintagerpg.com/2026/07/deck-of-encounter-set-one-and-two-1994/ #TTRPG #VintageRPG #RPG
Deck of Magical Items (1993) Magic item cards are a treasure! Read the full post: https://www.vintagerpg.com/2026/07/deck-of-magical-items-1993/ #TTRPG #VintageRPG #RPG
How do youse stand to watch talking head YouTube videos? I watched two in the last 24 hours and they were absolute insufferable, with the same weird edit pacing and wry but not actually funny tone. Like Andy Rooney on amphetamines. People watch this stuff all the time? Eegads.
I just stumbled into this essay about Andrew J. Offutt and his life as a prolific prose pornographer. I primarily know him as the editor of the Swords Against Darkness anthologies from Appendix N and the creator (I think) of Shadowspawn from Thieves' World. www.nytimes.com/2015/02/08/m...
My Dad, the Pornographer (Published 2015)
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Threw on Invisible Touch and was once again reminded of my theory that Trent Reznor really, really liked the opening of "The Brazilian" enough to define his whole sound around it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLFw...
Genesis - The Brazilian (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Genesis
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Wizard Spell Cards, Priest Spell Cards (1992) Spells cards are a good idea until you start using them. Read the full post: https://www.vintagerpg.com/2026/07/wizard-spell-cards-priest-spell-cards-1992/ #TTRPG #VintageRPG #RPG
I'm not one of these "return to tradition" wahoos, but books sure did generally look better prior to, say, 1995. (These are 1944, 1948, 1951)
