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by Bifford [White Hare Games] (Sam)

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On Returning to a game you love, but havn't played for ages
by [username=Bifford]Bifford[/username]

There was a time when I ran or played in Lady Blackbird quite a lot. Face to face, play by voice, PbF. I ran it a lot for the newbie PbF initiative here for a good number of years, until one game went sideways due to a rogue player and another stalled.

The Grognard Files podcast has its Virtual Grogmeet in a week's time (17-19th April). I missed all the game sign ups I would have joined, so I decided to throw my hat into the ring to run a game. I could do anything, but why not go back to something I know and love? Lady Blackbird is on the dockit for Friday 17th 7.30. 1 of 5 seats is currently filled. Maybe some of you want to join, too? https://discord.gg/Bh8acVYyFr to get to the Discord, then look for the virtual grogmeet channel, scroll to the top and follow instructions! See you in the blue.



BoardGameGeek has their annual Golden Geek Awards starting up. They have dropped RPGs and VideoGames, but if you enjoy board/card games go put forward your nominations.
20th Annual Golden Geek Awards - Nominations Open!


Well, just because it's been written by a Gygax doesn't mean it'll be any good.
A linear long-winded tomb with lots of read-aloud and little interactivity beyond stabbin


It's been a Quiet Year so far, but not for these people.
Item for GeekList "30 March 2026: How did your RPG session(s) go this week?"


Every day there's a new Question of the Day. Most of them are game-related but once in a while we get one that'a more geek-related like favorite movies or books. The question changes every day and you can even suggest a QOTD. When you check out this week's Question of the Week, you can see a link to all the old questions and the chance to suggest a question of your own. Here's this week's QOTD:
QOTD APR 4: As a GM, how do you handle the interrogation of an NPC? How does an NPC resist giving up information while still preserving its life?


Not exactly a worth repeating, but I'll point people towards my news post, which in turn points to a crowdfunding project for the second part of Gary Gygax's biggest ever megadungeon - Castle Zagyg (you can also buy part one items).
[Castles&Crusades] [Gary Gygax] Castle Zagyg pt 2


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Behind the Screen is an archive of advice by/for GMs written by our community.
RPG Spotlight Event Tracker focuses on questions and ideas for specific games.
Solo RPGs you have played - Subscription Thread

European RPG - Heap of Generosity is the European "Pay it Forward" geeklist (you do not have to give something to receive!)
[US] RPGG Pay It Forward: Traditional List is for the US traditional swap of things (2026 edition).
[US] RPGG Pay It Forward: No Obligation List is for the US non-traditional swap/not of things (2026 edition).

Kickstarter RPG Game Books - 2026 details Kickstarter crowdfunding projects in 2026.
BackerKit RPG Projects details Backerkit crowdfunding projects 2021-2026.

Contest Subscription Thread is where we go to find contests on the RPG side.
2026 RPG Character Creation Challenge
2026 Run 5 RPGs New to You in 2026 Challenge
2026 Play 5 RPGs New to You in 2026 Challenge
2026 Ladder of Insanity
2026 Review Challenge

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by Rachel Carpenter

It's been a long day. 3 videos done. Hopefully. 8 or so more to go. *sigh* And the BGG pages for Eight Elephants and Fireworks for the 4th still haven't been approved... *double sigh*

I'm also behind on Mausritter and need to check in with the next VGG of the Week to ensure the forthcoming hand off goes smoothly...

But, something unexpected was in my Geekmail Box when I finally logged into BGG this evening: I was awarded [microbadge=33491]!! I'm honored and humbled and after a long day of fighting with a computer- it's nice to be appreciated :geek_heart:.

Game Over On borrowed time...

Happy Wednesday and happy playing!
-Rachel

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by Lowell Kempf

The Adventures of Peter Wheat was a sword and sorcery comic book about a tiny prince living among talking animals, created by Walt Kelly of Pogo fame as a promotion for a bakery.

Wow. That sentence has so much to unpack. In fact, while I didn’t find it a bad read at all, the story of The Adventures of Peter Wheat is more interesting than the comic itself.

Peter Wheat was a home-delivery bakery service, like the milk man only for baked goods. From what I can tell, the comics were a free giveaway item for services that sold Peter Wheat products.

Possibly because it wasn’t published by a regular comic book publisher, details about the series seem all over the place. It seems there was also Peter Wheat News, which included mini stories about Peter and his world. Some sources say that the series lasted 35 issues. Others say 66 but that Walt Kelly only wrote and drew the first 35.

I found out about the series because the first sixteen issues were part of Humble Bundle I picked up. Looking into it, the entire series has been reprinted by Hermes Press. What is impressive about that is older articles that I read felt that some issues were lost media and gone forever.

When I actually sat down to read the volumes, it did not feel like the Walt Kelly of Pogo Possum. What I often forget is that Kelly got his start at Walt Disney, both as an animator and working on Disney comic books. I think Peter Wheat reflects his Disney work more than his Pogo work.

While it has twee elements that feel like they escaped from Dot and Tot of Merryland (a book that scarred me so badly it is my default for twee), the Adventures of Peter Wheat is very much an adventure comic. Peter is the inch-tall prince of a kingdom of talking animals by a wheat field and must fend off various threats, particularly the Hornet Kingdom. (Dragonel, queen of the hornets and daughter of the Grand Wizard would totally be Peter’s love interest if he wasn’t a little kid)

For me, no character defined the dichotomy better than Sammy Sweet. He lives in the land of Sugar Bun, uses the wheat from the wheat field to make treats, and leads his bakers into battle with a sword.

Two things that really struck me were that there is a lot of continuity in the stories, including multi-issues stories and that there is no reference to the actual Peter Wheat bakery. You know, this business the whole thing is an ad for. When Spider-Man was promoting Hostess, he was throwing twinkies at Doctor Octopus. Not Peter Wheat. Just swords and talking animals.

Honestly, if I didn’t already know and if there wasn’t an ad at the end, I’d never have realized it was a promotional comic.

The Adventures of Peter Wheat is well written but not earth shaking. But the fact that it exists at all is kind of cool.

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