Rolemaster, known for its complexity, feels like a perfect fit for the virtual tabletop. The compendiums provide all the essential rules, tables, and spell lists.
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The Circle of Life: “Faster, Purple Worm! Everybody Dies” births volume 1
Beadle & Grimm’s Pandemonium Warehouse, charmingly described as the mid-life crisis of five D&D players, is funding a D&D book based on the Adventures show “Faster, Purple Worm! Everybody Dies”.
Geek Native reviews ‘Horrified: World of Monsters’ by Ravensburger
Bronwen reviews ‘Horrified: World of Monsters’ by Ravensburger and gives us her thoughts.
Oranges and Lemons is a trading board game flavoured by a creepy English nursery rhyme
Many people will know that Oranges and Lemons references the bells of churches within the (or close to) the City of London. Did you know there are several theories about the origin of the rhyme, though?
Make an INT check: Advanced 5e, but cheaper
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.
Geek Native reviews ALIEN: Fate of the Nostromo by Ravensburger
Bronwen jumped faster than your average facehugger at the chance to review this amazing game by Ravensburger.
RPG Publisher Spotlight: Tin Star Games
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.
Routinely Itemised: RPGs #274
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Get a sneak peek of ‘Deep Regrets’ before you can buy it [quick video tour]
One of the games that stood out to me the most at Tabletop Scotland was Deep Regrets, which raised a whopping £637,077 on Kickstarter a wee while back (and is still accepting late pledges). Girdy apparently missed it at the time, but I’m here to remedy that.
Imagine “D&D but Everyone is a Goat”… because it’s happening
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.
