Hello friends of indie TTRPG news, and thank you for your support. This month, patrons voted Slithy Toad Games into the Spotlight. I guess that means we’ll find out what a Slithy Toad is. If you’re a Patreon, then we’ve a new shortlist for you to decide from.
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Sound the new thing klaxon! If you would like to nominate (in secret) a publisher or creator for the RPG Spotlight, you can now do so through this new form.
This month we offer thanks to; Daryle Landers, Jake @ Faded Quill Gaming, Chip Mosher, Sean P Kelley, Philippe Marcil, Adept Icarus, Noril of Cold River, R Waibel, Allen Varney, Kate, Paul Wilson, and Heike.
Patrons need only visit this private poll to vote. We appreciate each one.
Here are your choices for next month’s RPG Publisher Spotlight:
To cast your vote and use your Patreon membership, visit this patrons-only page. You dark star.
Keeping it scary
I went looking to see what Geek Native has published about running horror games, or spooky games, in the past. The first thing I found was an old GameWyrd feature called You Know Your GM’s Evil When… to which over 200 people had submitted ideas!
Are we done? It’s about 20 years old, and at GameWyrd we had lots of submissions, but now, as Geek Native, on a WordPress blog, the page has vanished into the archives.
We also had this piece by Donathin Frye and Kienna Shaw called Take Yourself to Hell and Back, not to mention our early look at Jason Bulhman’s 13 Omens and Hellfinder.
We talked to Chris Pickett about Danse Macabre, and to Graham Walmsey about making space scary.
However, our big hitter is Ben and the Genre Police, who have written many RPG tips on horror and related topics. We have;
- Horror Redux – Revenge of the sub-genres
- Dreams Of The Outer Dark
- Blogpost Of Vile Darkness
- Crafted By Love
- Developing A Complex
- Vampire’s End
- The Deaths Of The Author
Horror TTRPGs are hard to get right, easy to get wrong, but I think they’re worth the effort, and I’m sure most people who have played 10 Candles or Dread will agree!
What are your tips for safe and effective horror tabletop games?
