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Campaign of the Month October 2026: The Final Reaping
Mysterious forces are at work in this Shadowdark RPG version of the legendary world of Greyhawk. Main players, and sometimes whole societies, are sowing distrust and dissent among the Commonfolk; so what will the adventurers do to progress? Find out what happens when a creator blows his perception check against its deception check as we converse with GM Aveneer discussing his campaign, The Final Reaping. First off, feel free to tell us about the person behind the GM screen. Where are you
Update Post - July 20, 2026
Hail, Portal People! The season clock has chimed again, so it's time for another reckoning. See below for all of the new features and bug fixes that were added to OP since the previous Update Post. If you have any questions, comments, or feedback, feel free to post them in the Community Forums, or email support directly at [email protected]. List of Site Updates Fixed SEO errors. Fixed bug where it was html encoding the single quotes around the url path for the Campai
Campaign of the Month July 2026: Planejammer: Crisis on Infinite Oerths
"Behold, Planar Travelers of the Multiverse! July's Campaign of the Month has appeared from the cosmic rifts of space and time, revealing "Planejammer: Crisis on Infinite Oerths" and her captain, the multi-award winning Dungeon_Master_Loki. As the intrepid crew of veteran players psychically sail through a culmination of campaigns -- over 46 years of games built by a master of the artform -- they traverse tales of adventure that go all the way back to the beginning of roleplaying games as we kn
Campaign of the Month June 2026: Dungeons of the Multiverse
Come with us and GM Nogame as we explore the lore of the forgotten What Was from the fallen realm of Terra Viss in this month's Campaign of the Month: Dungeons of the Multiverse Taking place in Justonia, Dungeons of the Multiverse has been an ongoing campaign for the last year and a half that features long lost technology, perilous puzzles, Bearcrabs, and plants made of meat! Where are you from? Our group entirely is from Milwaukee WI, playing locally

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May

Haste! 2 Year Anniversary Show – RPG Bundles, Published Adventure Pitfalls, and More!

[powerpress] | Episode 85 |

Announcements

We bring with heavy hearts the bad news that legendary author Jack Vance has passed away. If you’ve played D&D in some format or another you have been touched by his work, if you were unfamiliar with him we suggest reading more about his amazing life.

Also the fine folks at d20Burlesque need some help getting to cons this year, if you’d like to see one of their shows at a con you’re going to or if you just appreciate half-naked nerds consider pitching in.

May 30, 2013 14 Comments anniversary, bundle of holding, bundles, campaigns, dnd, haste, published adventures, rpg, tabletop drop Haste Podcast

May

Haste! Memorial Day In-Game, Player Expectations, Numenera, and More!

[powerpress] | Episode 84 |

Announcements

The reforging beta forums are open! If you were a Tinkerer Ascendant backer or higher, be sure to get in there and get some discussions going.

May 21, 2013 11 Comments dnd, GM'ing, lunch, memorial day, monte cook, Numenera, players, record keeping, rpg Haste Podcast

May

The Dark Queen of the West, May’s CotM

Hey everybody, we’re here with GM Rase Cidraen to talk to him about his awesome World of Darkness campaign The Dark Queen of the West this month. Yeah it’s up a little late, but it was totally worth the wait. Check out the interview below!

May 10, 2013 7 Comments cotm, World of Darkness Campaign of the Month

May

Haste! With Guest Host Tom Lommel, AKA Bill Cavalier The Dungeon Bastard

[powerpress] | Episode 83 |

Announcements

Tonight we’re joined by Tom Lommel, aka Bill Cavalier the Dungeon Bastard! No Announcements, on with the show! Do be warned though that this episodes runs a bit longer than most. It was hard to try and edit down the awesome time Tom and I had discussing gaming, I hope you enjoy it too.

May 9, 2013 4 Comments dungeon bastard, kickstarter, print vs pdf, torchbearer, worlds worst dungeon crawl Haste Podcast

Apr

Haste! Marvel RPG Dies, Talking To Yourself, Magic Sources, and More!

[powerpress] | Episode 82 |

Announcements

Thank you all so much for your unwavering support during our Kickstarter, we definitely achieved ‘wildest dreams’ territory and are honored to be part of such a great community. Thank you all, so very, very much!

April 30, 2013 4 Comments licensing, magic, margaret weis, marvel, marvel heroic, NPCs, teaching Haste Podcast

Apr

Haste with guest hosts Robert Schwalb and Stephen Radney McFarland

[powerpress] | Episode 81 |

Announcements

Tonight we’re joined by freelance game designer Rob Schwalb and game designer Stephen Radney McFarland of Paizo Publishing to discuss this weeks RPG news and murmurs. Enjoy!

WARNING: Today’s episode is more NSFW than normal and contains the occasional censored swear word. Game Designers…what are you gonna do with them?

April 25, 2013 9 Comments dungeon bastard, dungeon world, early D&D, gygax, improvisation, kickstarter, monsters, Rob Schwalb, SRM, Stephen Radney McFarland Haste Podcast

Campaign of the Month October 2026: The Final Reaping

Update Post - July 20, 2026

Campaign of the Month July 2026: Planejammer: Crisis on Infinite Oerths

Campaign of the Month June 2026: Dungeons of the Multiverse

Haste! 2 Year Anniversary Show – RPG Bundles, Published Adventure Pitfalls, and More!

Announcements

Haste! Memorial Day In-Game, Player Expectations, Numenera, and More!

Announcements

The Dark Queen of the West, May’s CotM

Haste! With Guest Host Tom Lommel, AKA Bill Cavalier The Dungeon Bastard

Announcements

Haste! Marvel RPG Dies, Talking To Yourself, Magic Sources, and More!

Announcements

Haste with guest hosts Robert Schwalb and Stephen Radney McFarland

Announcements