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Peter Ray Allison

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Peter has been a journalist for ten years, but has been gaming thrice that. He has combined these to write about gaming and geek culture for the BBC, The Guardian and others. He enjoys roleplaying games and can be frequently found bemoaning the number of times he rolls critical failures.

Tabletop roleplaying has given players comfort, connection and control in a world that’s taken them away

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Tabletop roleplaying has given players comfort, connection and control in a world that’s taken them away

“A really big thing is having an arena where you feel like you have some control over the stories that are told.”

April 23, 2021 Peter Ray Allison

‘Making Cyberpunk Red almost killed us’: Mike Pondsmith on the return of the tabletop RPG, catching up with 2020’s future and Cyberpunk 2077

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‘Making Cyberpunk Red almost killed us’: Mike Pondsmith on the return of the tabletop RPG, catching up with 2020’s future and Cyberpunk 2077

From predicting the internet to breaking it.

Feb. 26, 2020 Peter Ray Allison

Vampire The Masquerade RPG Fifth Edition core rulebook artwork

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Shedding light on World of Darkness, the gothic-punk universe of RPG Vampire: The Masquerade

A bloody good time.

Feb. 6, 2020 Peter Ray Allison

Cyberpunk 2020 RPG core rulebook

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Five predictions about the future that the Cyberpunk 2020 RPG did - and didn't - get right (so far)

Twenty-twenty vision.

Jan. 1, 2020 Peter Ray Allison