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Routinely Itemised: RPGs #175
Tabletop RPG news in summary, RPG reviews discoveries, interviews, bundle offers, and tips are all bullet-pointed in one geeky summary.
Monsters: Find the horror, you scum
Leonardo Lucci’s English and Italian campaign has hit funding goals with more than two weeks left on the countdown clock.
Ramen! The Op has a geeky Naruto Yahtzee edition
In the anime Naruto Shippuden, our young ninja is generally starving and is a huge fan of the traditional bowl of ramen.
Monty Python RPG: The Cocurricular Mediaeval Reenactment Programme smashes a $1 million on Kickstarter
It’s not a 5e system; the Monty Python RPG has its own rules-lite approach, using its original gaming system and spam.
Ray Winninger exits Wizards of the Coast, no longer D&D’s executive producer
The news comes hot on the heels of digital Dan, aka Dan Rawson, joining the company and getting the shiny new role of Senior Vice President of Dungeons & Dragons.
Cowboy Bebop RPG: The Kickstarter roars to life
It’s been a busy day at Kickstarter but let’s look at the launch from Mana Project Studio. Lifting off is the Cowboy Bebop RPG, which has crossed 1,000 backers and will soon have me in its ranks.
Free to Download: The Calling – a 280-page starter set
The characters are Katana Cowboys, Kung-Fu Nuns, Laser Prophets and Beast-Riding Witches, and the Starter Set is enough for character ranks 1 through 4.
Teaching literacy through games
Michael Low, teacher and game designer, is Kickstarting Starsworn, an all-ages colouring book/choose-your-own-adventure game that builds literacy.
Free to Download: Cowboy Bebop Roleplaying Game quickstart
Mana Project Studio has already released a playtest document for the forthcoming Cowboy Bebop RPG but today they’ve gone one further. The Cowboy Bebop quickstart is out.
