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Why Old English is the ultimate world-building tool for D&D

November 26, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Stop calling it a library. Discover why using Old English words like Bōchord and Scop adds gritty historical depth to your fantasy roleplaying games.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: history, rpg ideas

Do androids dream of d6s? A look at the Sentients Quick Start Guide

November 24, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Can a machine feel fear? We explore the mechanics of emotion and hardware in our review of the Sentients Quick Start Guide by Ted Hayes.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: blade runner, free to download

Hand-crafted descriptions and player-controlled SFX: dScryb launches Black Friday offer

November 24, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

dScryb launches its Black Friday sale with 43% off annual subscriptions and introduces PlayerFX, allowing players to trigger their own sound effects.

Filed Under: Sites, Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: dscryb, virtual tabletop

TMNT: The Last Ronin Box Set sells out at IDW, stock remains at Amazon

November 24, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

IDW Publishing has sold out of the new TMNT: The Last Ronin Box Set. Find out where you can still buy the collected edition of the dark future saga.

Filed Under: Comics Tagged With: IDW publishing, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Review: Broken Lands Quickstart

November 23, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Explore the eternal struggle of Order and Entropy in our review of Broken Lands. A gritty sword & sorcery RPG where gods use humans as pawns in a war for the Multiverse.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: pay what you want

Audio EXP Podcast: #309 – Scotland Loves VTTs

November 22, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Audio EXP #309 covers the winners and losers from the Scotland Loves Anime festival in Edinburgh. Plus, we analyse the new D&D Nexus from Roll20 and the razor and blades strategy behind the Fantasy Grounds pivot.

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

Pilot scrap-built mechs in the Salvage Union TTRPG bundle

November 22, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Bundle of Holding has a new deal for Salvage Union, the post-apocalyptic mech TTRPG from Leyline Press. Get the core rules and three campaigns for $19.95.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: aled lawlor, bundle of holding, bundles, leyline press, Panayiotis Lines, salvage union

Short film: LUX – When space janitorial duties go darkly wrong

November 22, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Fans of Final Space and Red Dwarf will love LUX. This animated short explores the perils of being a bored space janitor when an alien comes knocking.

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: animation, short film

Review: Cybergtohica Quick Rules Booklet

November 22, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

A handy reference for the D6 system? We review the Cybergothica Quick Rules Booklet from Bardic Wolf Productions to see if this sci-fi mechanics guide holds up.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Cyberpunk, d6 system, pay what you want, reviews

Routinely Itemised: RPG #336

November 21, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Catch up on this week’s TTRPG news, including Mausritter Month at BackerKit and the release of D&D Battlemarked VR. Plus, Darrington Press expands Daggerheart.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: alien rpg, columbia games, daggerheart, darrington press, Free League Publishing, Keith Baker, mausritter, Monte Cook, mork borg, Nightfall Games, routinely itemised, vaesen

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