Mara Ellison
Editor · RPG systems
Founded the zine in a Surry Hills sharehouse. 400+ hours in every Larian game and proud of it.
Issue No. 47
Surry Hills · Since 2018
The zine for players who read the patch notes.
Long-form RPG breakdowns, honest indie reviews and competitive theory-crafting — printed in ink, published on the web, made in Sydney.
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Deven Rao
Indie reviews
Plays every itch.io release so you don't have to. Champion of games under two hours long.
Liani Ford
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Former ladder grinder turned theorycrafter. Writes the meta column and runs the play nights.
Sam Okafor
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