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Flash bundle sale: Alt-history Aces & Eights from Kenzer & Company
The RPG, in which North America isn’t united into a few countries, but is lots of small and angry nations, is on offer as a bundle deal now but in a flash sale with only a few days on the clock.
Comedy, horror and heist: Butter Princess RPG
Butter Princess has attracted over 100 backers, smashing the funding target as people are lured in by this combination of dice, comedy and horror.
Routinely Itemised: RPGs #158
You’re here for the RPG news and so let’s start with the summary of summaries!
The Complete Talisman Collection: Digital board game for beginners and mega fans
Throw in extensions and Talisman becomes a carefree distraction for hours, and with 54 downloads on offer here, the digital version could last for… well, care to find out?
The Black Cat RPG in English, confirmed by Ulisses Spiele
In The Black Cat RPG, characters are awakened cats (who may wear boots) who see humans as useful idiots but also dangerous. As a result, hiding their Awakened nature makes perfect sense.
D&D official book tabs for faster games with less faff go on pre-order
The pitch for the tabs is that your games will be faster and more efficient as you’ll be able to more quickly find that chapter or even section of note.
Kickstarter: Bard is an RPG by a Cultural Psychologist
Bard needs $8,600 to fund, is nearly there and will produce an all-ages, genre-agnostic game.
Free to Download: 29 pages of 5e Monstrous Menagerie
Monsters come with encounter ideas to help spark your imagination, along with evocative descriptions and sidebars highlighting the monstrous NPCs that made their way into the game.
Pirate and sea rules for your 5e as EN Publishing reveals X Marks The Spot
EN Publishing’s Quickstarter, that’s a crowdfunding campaign done in days or weeks, not months, offers up new magical items, locations, plot hooks and an adventure.
