Welcome to the Year 2025!

Inspiration 5

The last couple of years have been tough with ongoing family health issues and while this hasn't stopped my gaming it has changed my current focus due to my time availability. You will have seen that the focus lately has been on RPGs and RPG Saturday. Committing to this meant I couldn't keep up with other aspects of my gaming (scenery making, wargaming, board games, etc.) as well as look after family members. A lot of this other stuff has been packed away in storage so as to not clutter up the place, so just dipping-in to something not role-playing is no easy task. All is not lost however as there is light at the end of the tunnel and given time I will be back at the other aspects of gaming and not just RPGS.

Inspiration comes in many forms and below are some things which has inspired me over the last few years.

Patreon

Monster on the Month Club - You might remember I mentioned Graeme Davis blog https://graemedavis.word press.com/ in a previous inspiration piece.  Monster of the Mo nth Club  is his new venture (on Patreon) producing system agnostic monsters for your game. The Monster of the Month Club is definitely worth a visit, and Graeme's blog is still a great resource.

Podcasts

Role-playing Public Radio - I have mentioned RPPR before but still a great resource. The website (podcast and now YouTube channel) are great, but there is also a Patreon page https://www.patreon.com/RPPR and although I joined the Patreon for the bonus podcasts (which are well worth it by the way) I stayed for all the extra content.

Ludonarrative Dissidents - I have mentioned Ludonarrative Dissidents before and not only is this a great resource, this has inspired me to buy new RPG material. Some of the games and supplements that have been reviewed in the last few seasons I have decided to purchase for myself.

Vintage RPG Podcast - Vintage RPG was something which was a 'recommended' channel on Instagram, and whilst I am not a hardcore Dungeons and Dragons fan which this is reportedly aimed at, it was intriguing enough for me to take a deeper look. The podcast, is well worth the listen as the hosts take a dive into a variety of RPGs and Board Games.

Reddit

Whilst I have a love/hate relationship with Reddit, Writing Prompts https://www.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts/ is a great source for inspiration.

Other

Samuel Steele - I have mentioned Samuel Steele in the past and Samuel has been busy in the past few years creating several random-table zines and books for your RPGs. I have backed several of these and have used a couple in recent games.

DTRPG - I have mentioned DriveThruRPG (DTRPG) as one of my go-to places to buy RPGs. This hasn't changed and there are some great offers on so definitely worth keeping an eye on this. Many of the recommendations from the Ludonarrative Dissidents podcast were purchased through here.

Bundle of Holding - I have mentioned this before but Bundle of Holding does have some great deals on and it is a good idea to keep this in your eyeline.

You can see that as my focus has been more on RPGs lately my inspiration has also changed focus. I am still listening to podcasts such as The Infinite Monkey Cage and No Such Thing as a Fish, and still watching YouTube channels such as Black Magic Craft, Wyloch's Armory, and Dungeon Craft, but these have taken a bit of a back seat with regards my gaming resources.

J