Your fellow villagers are all cultists too. You live your lives; throwing parties, going fishing, roasting marshmallows, and chanting under the full moon. And when your god demands the sacrifice of old Uncle Joe? That’s okay!
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Scenario design: The glue that binds mysteries
I asked game designer Josh Fox whether there was something he would write about mystery games and what makes them tick.
Routinely Itemised: RPGs #228
Geek Native’s Routinely Itemised is a weekly newsletter that summarises the latest news and developments in the tabletop roleplaying game (TTRPG) industry.
The Witch Who Survived is a TTRPG about magic and lies
You play as a Witch, a bearer of magic and knowledge now lost by the Order of the Sacred Will. Witches have to live acting in the shadows and choosing how to use their incredible abilities, resisting an ignoble hunt that wants them extinct.
The Doctor Who megabundle: The BBC and Humble mix things up
There’s a mixture of Doctor Who content now available from the BBC and Humble, including the Doctor Who RPG, comic books and audio drama.
The Unrolly Dragon is a mechanical dice-rolling machine
Not a fan of virtual dice? Is it not convenient to toss plastic dice around? Unrolly Dice has landed a Kickstarter success with the Unrolly Dragon.
Arkham Gazette is a bundle deal for the Call of Cthulhu magazines
Since 2013, each issue of The Arkham Gazette has covered a different area of the New England region formerly known as “Lovecraft Country”.
Smörgasbörg: The Flagellant & The Fool add cannibalism to the world’s darkest RPG
Published by The Flagellant & The Fool, who released the mini-game of duelling HEADS earlier this year, Smörgasbörg is described as the “All you can eat cannibal RPG.”
SARIL: An indie RPG that deserves a second chance at a chance
Here’s a game without the traditional combat rounds and a system for replacing them with gaming strategy.
Typhon Games launches and starts with ‘When We Die’
Benn Graybeaton, of Nightfall Games and project lead on RPGs such as StokerVerse and Terminator; Jason Juta, a freelance illustrator on Star Wars, Marvel, D&D and Legend of Five Rings, and Garry Harper who’s worked with Modiphius and Son of Oak have founded Typhon Games.
