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Your D&D needs adorable whimsy: Cute Creatures Compendium, by Catilus
The illustrations caught my eye, but the compendium has stat blocks and lore for each critter.
The Book of Grimoires: A handcrafted spell book for your gaming accessories
ARRLI run Secret Shop in Dungeon on Etsy. They’re a star seller and overflow with happy customers and positive reviews.
The GameMaster’s Apprentice: Cyberpunk Deck offers 1.7 million NPCs and content
The Kickstarter pitch video from Nathan Rockwood quickly reveals how a pack of specially designed Cyberpunk RPG/worldbuilding cards could create 1.7 million NPCs.
RPG Publisher Spotlight: Long Shadows Press
One remarkable thing about Long Shadows Press is the range of settings that A.R. Kavli covers. If we look at the five most popular books, you’ll get a clear idea of what I mean!
Routinely Itemised: RPGs #163
Routinely Itemised offers bullet points of RPG news, new releases, reviews, interviews, and RPGs tips from around the web.
Pendragon 6e: Greg Stafford’s opus to get a new Gen Con preview
Pendragon is a tabletop RPG of Arthurian legend by Greg Stafford. Two years ago, two years after his death, Chaosium announced they would complete the unfinished 6th edition. A free preview was provided at the time, and line editor David Larkins said; Pendragon veterans will find that the fundamentals of the game remain the same, […]
Appropriate! Philip Reed Kickstarts Box of Terrors, a third-party storage box for Mörk Borg
A pledge of $3 is enough for a reward. A digital box? Now, but files to print out and stick to your box.
Turn the tables: Hunter: The Reckoning 5th Edition is out to buy
Hunter uses the Storyteller system and is a tabletop roleplaying game about desperate measures against devastating dangers.
Official: Lord of the Rings chess collectors edition
The chess set is made by Noble Collection, who do a lot of chess but specialise in posh geeky merch. Sites like Level Up Chess rate this one as the best of the Lord of the Rings options, with this one from Eagle Moss in second place.
