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Win a Copy of Worlds & Realms, A Celebration of 50 Years of D&D!

It’s hard to believe we’ve hit the 50th anniversary of Dungeons & Dragons, that icon

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Meet Marve Michael Anson

Every Friday, we meet a member of the BFS and peer deep into their soul (or, at least, a form they

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Stephanie Ellis

A Woman’s World (Not)

Folk horror writer and poet Stephanie Ellis asks where all the older women are in

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Tiffani Angus

Subgenre deep dive: Possessed, Haunted, and Cursed Objects

In this latest edition of her regular column, Tiffani Angus—co-author of Spec Fic for

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Fi Phillips

Going Dark: Why I’m Excited to Move From YA Fantasy to the Dark Side

After trying her hand at Barkeresque dark fantasy in her youth, Fi Phillips ended up creating a

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Lauren McMenemy & The BFS Discord Community

Is Horror a Genre or a Mood?

Is horror a genre or a mood? Our membership debated this question in Discord; here’s the results,

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Pendragon: The Grey Knight By Chaosium

A mysterious woman arrives at a tournament and both publicly challenges and then shames King

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THE NIGHT ENDS WITH FIRE by K.X. Song.

Anlai, The Forbidden City, in the heart of Chuang Ning. The Imperial Commander’s decree

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Pendragon Core Rulebook by Chaosium

There aren’t many characters in literature more famous than King Arthur and his Knights of

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When Among Crows by Veronica Roth

The supernatural world runs alongside the mortal world, unseen by the ordinary people who are also

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The Sword Unbound by Gareth Hanrahan

In the final pages of The Sword Defiant, Alf, hero of the Nine and friend to the elves, discovers

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Crypt of the Moon Spider by Nathan Ballingrud

A gargantuan spider once lived on the moon in a vast network of caves under a forest that covers

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