Issue the Third is yet another thick, slick brick of that magical brew of old and new across the spectrum of our common interests: game design essays, refereeing advice and procedures, weird AF encounters and NPCs, a mini-game or two, and of course a helmetload of random tables for all sorts of uses.
D&D 5e-powered MMO The Wagadu Chronicles is signing up alpha testers
You can get the core rules for free, by signing up for news. Twin Drums, the company behind the project, are primarily a computer game maker and have an MMO for The Wagada Chronicles in production. That’s a massively multiplayer online game.
Geek Native Patreon thank you: Party First’s cosmic horror RPG
Party First is a best-selling RPG from Gamenomicon which blends cosmic horror with governmental bureaucrat.
Eldermancy’s 5e adventure setting Sunken Isles sails through $200,000 on Kickstarter
Looking for a new pre-written 5e adventure? Logan Reese, aka Runesmith from YouTube and the designer of Stibbles’ Codex of Companions, has teamed up with Hawaiian values consultancy Purple Mai’a and Eldermancy for Sunken Isles.
Poor Wizard’s Almanac: The latest TSR re-release gets mixed reviews
These RPG supplements are set in D&D’s first setting Mystara and begin in the year 1010 AC. The following books advance the year by one.
Kataro Lives Alone: Weirdly, this sombre trailer is for a comedy
Netflix will begin to air Kotaro Lives Alone in March. The anime is based on Mami Tsumura’s manga, and this trailer might leave you wondering what the fuss is about.
Here’s why you should summon Cthulhu this Valentine’s Day
I forgot to Valentine’s Day blog this in 2020 and then 2021. Huzzah! Who says you can’t learn something after three years of trying.
Audio EXP: #135 – Wizards of the Coast to rent a private island
Lots of new RPGs were announced this week and plenty of debate around whether NFTs are an excellent or terrible fit for the digital creativity of the tabletop hobby space.
Get your teeth into Dynamite’s Vampirella XoXo offer
Writers include Alan Moore, Mark Millar, Gail Simone, Kate Leth and Grant Morrison with stories ranging from Vampirella: Hollywood Horror to Vampirella Masters Series.
The Royal Cartographer: A world-building, map-making RPG you can play by yourself
There are two versions of The Royal Cartographer; a solo RPG, in which the Regent’s will is an obstacle to accuracy, and a two-to-four player version.
