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Michael Tresca

Mike "Talien" Tresca is the managing editor of the EN World Columnists Program, author of The Evolution of Fantasy Role-Playing Games, releases daily game-related content on his Patreon, and has over 50 D&D 5E products for sale on DriveThruRPG. He is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to http://amazon.com. If you like what we do here at EN World please consider supporting our Patreon.
RPG Evolution 
RPG Evolution: Lessons in F.E.A.R.
Horror RPGs can learn a lot from how F.E.A.R. mixes horror and action.
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RPG Evolution: Don't Play This Class!
Dragon Magazine introduced fun classes that were only for NPCs. We played them anyway.
RPG Evolution 
RPG Evolution: Are RPGs Art?
What makes a game art and would tabletop RPGs qualify?
RPG Evolution 
RPG Evolution: Multiverses All the Way Down
Popular franchises eventually revert to the norm: a multiverse.
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RPG Evolution - The AI DM: The Downside of Free
Should you give your RPG content away?
RPG Evolution 
RPG Evolution - The AI DM: Monster Maker Mischief
How does AI perform when creating monsters?
RPG Evolution 
RPG Evolution - The AI DM: The Trouble with Art
How can gamers use AI art ethically?
RPG Evolution 
RPG Evolution - The AI GM: Worldbuilding with Dwarf Fortress
Why create your own campaign setting when AI can do it for you?
RPG Evolution 
RPG Evolution: That Time an AI Played RPGs
Here's how AI works as a player and DM.
RPG Evolution 
RPG Evolution - The AI GM: Your Somewhat Unreliable Familiar
AI creates a lot of opportunities for gamers, but it has some serious flaws too.
RPG Evolution 
RPG Evolution: What If the D&D Movie is a Hit?
Like, a really big success?
RPG Evolution 
RPG Evolution: My Gaming Goals for 2023
Now that things have settled down a bit, I'm looking ahead to 2023.
RPG Evolution 
RPG Evolution: The Brand Risks of Infinite Compatibility
Backwards compatibility comes with a lot of baggage.
RPG Evolution 
RPG Evolution: What is the Reach of an 800 lb. Gorilla?
In the wake of the OGL controversy, what will small publishers do now?
RPG Evolution 
RPG Evolution: Where Are the Board Gamers?
Alta Fox and Hasbro have different ideas about what makes an effective Board member.
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RPG Evolution: The Fox in the Henhouse
Alta Fox Capital's blueprint for WOTC has turned out to be prescient.

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Other Games  Reviews 
Mosey Through The Galaxy As Sad Space Cowboys
Tell stylish stories of space outlaws scraping by to survive.
Reviews  Year Zero Engine 
Build Better Worlds To Die Upon
For a campaign built on investigation and exploration rather than blasting through an Alien hive.
Dungeons & Dragons  Reviews 
A Preview of The Making of Original Dungeons & Dragons: 1970-1977
With The Making of Original Dungeons & Dragons: 1970-1977, Wizards is going back to the roots of the game, presenting material other histories have not.
2d20  Reviews 
Witness The Fall Of Dune’s Imperium First Hand
Put the players within spitting distance of the fall of House Atreides and the rise of Muad’Dib.

Dungeons & Dragons

Dungeons & Dragons 
A Seaside Song Without A Siren In Sight
Quite a few creatures are in the cave it echoes from yet none are singing the tune.
Dungeons & Dragons 
Check Out The 2025 Monster Manual Alternate Cover!
A mind flayer adorns the Monster Manual alternate cover!
Dungeons & Dragons 
Finally An Organization Obsessed With Lights
Bathe in the brilliance of the Morning Star—if you're brave enough.
Dungeons & Dragons 
New Monster Manual Cover
The 2025 Monster Manual cover has been unveiled!
Dungeons & Dragons  Film & TV 
Paramount+ Will Not Proceed with Dungeons & Dragons Live-Action TV Show
Hasbro will update the project and pitch to other networks and streamers
Dungeons & Dragons  Reviews 
A Preview of The Making of Original Dungeons & Dragons: 1970-1977
With The Making of Original Dungeons & Dragons: 1970-1977, Wizards is going back to the roots of the game, presenting material other histories have not.

Industry News

Industry 
SFWA Posthumously Presents Jennell Jaquays with the 2024 Kate Wilhelm Solstice Award
The award is given for “significant contributions to the science fiction, fantasy, and related genres community”
Industry 
2024 Diana Jones Award Finalists Announced
Finalists include one game designer, two conventions, a charity bundle, and a labor union
Apps & Tools  Industry 
Roll20 Purchases Demiplane
More industry consolidation as VTT combines with tools platform!
Industry 
5E-Powered Adventure Time Joins Million Dollar TTRPG Kickstarter Club
D&D-powered cartoon fun from Cryptozoic Entertainment.

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