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I encourage you to read the whole issue, but my piece, <a href=\"https:\/\/playtestmaterial.org\/playtest-material-issue-one-an-rpg-is-like\/\">&#8220;Modeling Trauma in Unknown Armies&#8221;, starts on page 46.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Peace out, Moonglummer<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As I mentioned back in August, I had a pitch accepted in a new RPG journal called Playtest Material. Well, now it&#8217;s out! I encourage you to read the whole issue, but my piece, &#8220;Modeling Trauma in Unknown Armies&#8221;, starts on page 46. 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