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Weekly Update – March 14, 2019

Another week has gone by, and so it’s time for the next update post. A number of things have transpired this cycle, with most being good, so let’s get into it.

Campaign of the Year Results

It’s finally time. The wait is over, and the results are in. Our first (and if we’re lucky, our only!) double header Campaign of the Year voting has wrapped up, and I can now announce our two winning campaigns. It’s great to be able to bring the featured campaign program up to date, and give those 2017 CotMs their shot at CotY. So without further delay, let’s get into the results.

20 Things

There’s a little collection of random tables called “20 Things in an Orc’s Pocket” which contains all sorts of fun and simple randomizers to add details to your castle corridors and gloomy goblin lairs. When I found it, I started thinking about how potent the practice of using minutiae in games can be, and how GM’s who pepper their worlds with the spice of small specifics are really breathing a subtle-but-important kind of life into their creations.

Payment Option Rollout: PayPal

A well-known and longstanding request from many Basic (free) account holders on Obsidian Portal has been for an alternative method to make subscription payments. In light of this, we’re excited to announce that today, whether for annual or monthly, Adventurer or Ascendant – users can now choose PayPal as a payment method for new Obsidian Portal subscriptions!

Weekly Update – March 7, 2019

So it’s been a pretty quiet week compared to recent ones – and that’s a good thing. The hectic has settled back down into the more typical. The lack of issues to solve means that work behind the curtain has resumed on features, updates and other cool things – and thank God for that. We really are looking forward to getting the items that have been in waiting on the development roadmap going again.

All of that being said, let me throw out the details on what has gone on over the course of this week.

Nerd News — Spring Gaming Conventions

Why wait for the big summer conventions, when you can find one in the next few months (and probably save some money, too)? Check out our giant list of upcoming cons and find one close to your neck of the woods. To keep tabs on smaller venues, you may want to check out the RPG and Tabletop Conventions community on MeWe.