Darrin Drader

Darrin Drader has been a prolific roleplaying game designer for two and a half decades You may have seen his work with Wizards of the Coast, Paizo Publishing, Legendary Games, or his own publishing company, Darrin Drader Designs (DDD). He's been gaming since 1984 and provides a perspective that bridges modern game design and old school sensibilities. This year, you can discuss this column with him in person as he guests at DragonCon.

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Fiona Dickinson

Fiona's love of tabletop gaming began as a search for a hobby that she and her wife Amy could enjoy together and use to become more sociable. 15 years later, and not only has tabletop gaming been a connection to a network of friends and like-minded people around the UK, it also spawned a (now retired) board game blog, and eventually became the idea of a business - Tabletop Rescue. Tabletop Rescue grew from Fiona's love of bargain hunting at UK charity shops and car boot sales into a pre-owned tabletop games business that is now the number one seller of pre-owned board games on Ebay UK. Still a board gamer at heart, the business has led her to a new-found appreciation of TTRPGs, Warhammer and Magic the Gathering too.

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Graeme Davis

Graeme Davis played his first roleplaying game in 1978, published his first paid article in 1982, and got his first games industry job in 1986. He is best known for his work on Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay , but has contributed to over 100 games and supplements over the years, as well as 50 video games. Among his current projects is the Monster of the Month Club, a Patreon-driven collection of creatures from myth and folklore presenting system-agnostic stats (yes, it is possible!), with fantasy, historical, and modern-day adventure seeds and much more. Find it at https://www.patreon.com/MonsteroftheMonthClub

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Tabletop Scotland

Tabletop Scotland returns to the Royal Highland Centre this September! Featuring all aspects of tabletop gaming including tournaments, seminars, role playing games, miniatures, a bring and buy event and a well stocked games library. There will also be plenty of space - with thousands of seats and tables placed well apart from each other to ensure full accessibility.

In-person @ Royal Highland Centre, Edinburgh
Tickets Required - Under 16's are free, adult prices vary up to £50.00
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Wed, 30 Sept 2026, 9:00 am
In-person @ Ramada Telford Ironbridge, Telford
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