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Four tabletop roleplayers beginning a session around a table with character sheets, miniatures, and dice
Cover story

Session one

No campaign survives first contact with its players unchanged. The opening session is the only one you get to play once — before anyone knows who they are.

By Mara Vale · 7 min read
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From the save file

Five new perspectives
A fantasy twenty-sided die containing castles, icy citadels, volcanic realms, and glowing arcane symbols
Criticism

Azeroth at the table

There is a particular kind of save file that never gets deleted. On November 17, Wizards of the Coast asks you to open it again — this time with dice.

Noa Ellis · 4 min
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Tabletop roleplayers surrounded by video cameras and microphones during an actual-play broadcast
Culture

The official actual play

The best actual play was never really a show. It was an invitation that happened to have cameras pointed at it.

Sol Park · 4 min
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Tabletop roleplayers preparing character sheets, dice, miniatures, pencils, and snacks
Craft

The DM's invisible work

For every hour at the table, someone spent three preparing it. Most of that work will never be seen — and that is the point.

Devon Reed · 6 min
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A twenty-sided die beside a fantasy character sheet, miniatures, and smaller dice
Criticism

Let the character die

The dice say what they say. The question is whether the table is brave enough to listen.

Noa Ellis · 7 min
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Friends playing a tabletop roleplaying game with dice, miniatures, character sheets, and snacks
Culture

The table is the system

Run the same adventure for five groups and you will get five different games. The rules were never the point.

Sol Park · 6 min
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A place to return

“Welcome, tabletop roleplayers. Every campaign gives us a reason to return to a saved point — and every uncertain moment asks us to make our saving throw.”SavePoint editorial principle № 01
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