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Contributor: Andrew Girdwood

Continuing the archive of independent Andrew Girdwood reporting (Archive Page 185).

Make an INT check: Advanced 5e, but cheaper

September 16, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

All A5E titles are designed to enhance your existing Fifth Edition games. Whether you are looking for new monsters, revised classes, or fresh exploration rules, you can seamlessly integrate A5E content into your current campaign.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: bundle of holding, bundles, Dungeons & Dragons, en publishing, level up

Audio EXP Podcast: #253 – The Tabletop Scotland download

September 15, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

After a week at Tabletop Scotland, this podcast shares some exclusive news from the convention, bundle deals, and drama around Gen Con’s writer tracks.

Filed Under: Sites Tagged With: audio exp, geek native, podcasts

RPG Publisher Spotlight: Tin Star Games

September 14, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Five Years After is a deeply personal, extremely special game to me. It came together very quickly when I was thinking about grief and loss and also the one thing I’d never seen any RPG do successfully before, which is run in reverse, like you see in films like Memento and Tenet.

Filed Under: Interviews, Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: relics, spotlight, steve dee, tin star games

Routinely Itemised: RPGs #274

September 14, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Support accessibility in gaming! Grab the TTRPGs for Accessible Gaming Charity bundle, save $900+, & enjoy Chaosium’s free 7th Sea quickstart. D&D embraces AI, Gen Con faces controversy, & Tabletop Scotland news at Geek Native.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: 7th Sea, Chaosium, chris cocks, Dungeons & Dragons, gen con, routinely itemised

Friday 13th memes – the day that ended the Templars (and screaming teens)

September 13, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

It’s Friday the 13th, which means tomorrow is Saturday the 14th. Great news! Well, provided you’re not at Crystal Lake, the fictional location of the Friday the 13th movies, superstitious or suffer from triskaidekaphobia.

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: Friday the 13th, humour, memes

Imagine “D&D but Everyone is a Goat”… because it’s happening

September 12, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

Sumida says they’re bad at marketing, but the crowdfunding is racing to the stretch goats (including a goat-themed character sheet), and you can see progress on the pitch page.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons, kickstarters

D&D tribute “Dungeon Hobby Shop Museum” in Lake Geneva in permanently closes

September 12, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

A Facebook update says that the Dungeon Hobby Shop Museum has permanently closed due to “unforeseen circumstances.” For tabletop fans tracking the progress and behaviour of the museum’s social media and founders, the circumstances leading to the closure may have been entirely foreseen. Last year, it was put on the market for $5 million, a rise from its real estate […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons, TSR, tsr games, wizards of the coast

Preview: Minky Woodcock – The Girl Called Cthulhu

September 11, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Minky Woodcock – The Girl Called Cthulhu is a four-issue comic series featuring the intrepid detective Minky Woodcock on a brand-new case. Created by Cynthia von Buhler.

Filed Under: Comics Tagged With: cthulhu, hard case crime, titan comics

Exclusive: Transgender Deathmatch Legend II cover reveal

September 11, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Transgender Deathmatch Legend II is coming to BackerKit. Rat Wave Game House will unleash the wrestling in late October.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: card game

Returning “Root: The Roleplaying Game” bundle offers discounts on the core rules

September 11, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Today, Magpie is back on the crowdfunding platform, not with a ‘revenge’ campaign but with an expansion for a title they’re already looking after, which is good!

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: bundle of holding, bundles, kickstarters, magpie games, root

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