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Colorado Gaming Websites & Lists - General

RP-Artisans Yahoo Group – Our discussion group and mailing list.

Denver Gamers Association – GenghisCon & TactiCon gaming conventions.

House of Dragons Yahoo Group – Discussion list and information clearing house for Denver-area gaming and conventions.

Denver RPG Meetup Group - A meet-up group for gamers in the Denver area. (There are several others targeted at specific games campaigns.)

Colorado Springs RPG Meetup Group - Same idea, just a little farther south.

Colorado Gaming Websites & Lists - Specific Campaigns

Rocky Mountain Arcanis Yahoo Group - Discussion list and information page for Living Arcanis players in Colorado.

Rocky Mountain LFR - A Yahoo group for organizing Living Forgotten Realms games in Colorado.

Living Forgotten Realms at Enchanted Grounds - Another Yahoo Group specifically for scheduling Living Forgotten Realms games at Enchanted Grounds in Highlands Ranch.

Roleplaying Podcasts

The Game's The Thing - An excellent Denver-based RPG podcast.

WombatCast - Another excellent Dnver-based RPG podcast.

Return to Northmoor - A D&D 4e Adventure Podcast created by RP-Artisans co-founder Tim White.

Fear the Boot - A podcast dedicated to system-agnostic gaming discussion for both players and GMs.

Pulp Gamer - A wide variety of information on all "paper" games, to include roleplaying, board and card card games.

Roleplaying Discussion Sites

RPGnet – “The inside scoop on gaming.” Probably the largest online RPG discussion forum, plus news, reviews and more.

The Smart Party - A blog focused specifically on convention gaming. If RP-Artisans had the time & energy to run a blog, this is what it might look like!

Gnome Stew - An excellent blog devoted to the fine art of game mastering.

The Forge - Dedicated to the promotion, creation, and review of independent role-playing games.

Role-Playing Tips – A weekly newsletter of tips and advise for players and GMs.

Monte Cook – Hasn’t been updated in a few years, but the archives still have some great information and advice, such as Monte’s 10 Rules of DMing.

Treasure Tables - Another "archive" blog by one of the Gnome Stew authors. Good information.

The Kids-RPG Mailing List - An email list for the discussion of children in non-computer roleplaying games and LARPs.

Roleplaying Information and Advocacy

GAMA – The Game Manufacturers Association.

The Escapist – educating the public and media about role-playing games.

CAR-PGa – the Committee for the Advancement of Role-Playing Games.

Webcomics and Other Amusements

Order of the Stick – by Rich Burlew

Erfworld - by Rob Balder and Jamie Noguchi

Dork Tower – by John Kovalic

GM of the Rings – by Shamus Young, sadly now finished, but still hysterical

Darths & Droids - by the Comic Irregulars, inspired by GM of the Rings

Full Frontal Nerdity – by Aaron Williams

Rusty and Co. - by Mike R.

GOLD - a new live-action comedy web series about "professional role playing gamers."

A Few Game Manufacturers

D&D Insider - The official WOTC site for D&D 4th Edition.

Hypertext D20 SRD - For those who prefer D&D 3.5.

Paizo - Home of the Pathfinder RPG (aka D&D 3.75), among other fine games.

Hero Games - Publishers of Champions and the Hero System - includes a very active Discussion Board.

Steve Jackson Games - If I have to tell you who Steve Jackson is...

Margaret Weis Productions - Publishers of the Cortex System, Serenity RPG, and Battlestar Gallactica RPG.

Shadowrun - Official site.

Shadowrun Materials - Unofficial site with lots of cool old maps & stuff.

Paradigm Concepts - Publishers of the Arcanis System and Living Arcanis campaign.

Far Future Enterprises - Successor to Game Designers' Workshop, publishers of Traveller, Twilight 2010 and Dark Conspiracy.

Stuff That Didn't Fit Anywhere ElseDrive Thru RPG.com - Get your downloadable RPGs here!

The Burnt World of Athas - official site for the Dark Sun D&D Setting.

Obsidian Portal - An interesting "content management" site for RPG campaigns.

Crystal Keep - Gaming resource library, primarily for D&D and 7th Sea, plus card & board games.

GIMP - A free graphics program, great for making maps.

Cartographers' Guild - Discussion forum for map makers.

RPTools - open-source programs designed to enhance RPGs, whether played face-to-face or online.

Four Ugly Monsters - Discussion Forum, blogs, etc.

Gen Con - The Largest National gaming convention, held in August in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Origins Game Fair - Large National convention, held June-July in Columbus, Ohio.