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Set the theme: Bullet dice return to Kickstarter with full metal d6
These bullet dice metal d6 lean heavily into gun fetish, which may not be a good thing.
Punch a space Nazi Killtrooper and enjoy it: A review of Rebel Scum
Rebel Scum is an RPG from 9th Level Games that uses the polymorph engine. It came to us via ZineQuest and is an antifascist space opera.
Brindlewood Bay RPG announces a new edition
Platinum bestseller Brindlewood Bay has today announced a new edition. The original was digital-only, but the new edition will be the physical one.
Praise the kind Computer! Two Paranoia bundles return
Dear friend, if you missed out on these bundles, would you be happy?
Free to Download: The NOVA Creator Kit (ahead of the NOVA jam)
The Sparks are ridiculously powerful, and that is intentional. NOVA’s gameplay loop is about going out on missions, destroying the enemies in the Dusk that stand in your way, and looking badass while doing it.
Slightly supernatural: A review of The Dee Sanction
John Dee and Francis Walsingham, men with very different approaches and outlooks, run a secret agency for the Queen to protect the country from the rising supernatural threat.
Freedom from Mechanics: Smoothing out your solo-RPG experience
Jacob White, the author of the indie project A Many Tale, which began life as a solo-RPG shares some wisdom and learnings around escaping from mechanics and smoothing out kinks from your solo experience.
In time for the holidays: Roll & Play’s The Game Master’s Christmas Essentials gets festive
London-based Roll & Play apparently don’t want to take it easy in the run-up to the festive season as they’ve launched a sprint of a Kickstarter campaign to fun a set of GM resources.
Black Cyber weekend deals: Onyx Path Publishing release four RPG bundle sets
There are four new bundles on DriveThruRPG from Onyx Path Publishing which offer about 20% to 30% off popular RPG game lines. OPP hasn’t confirmed, but these deals are likely to be Black Cyber weekend ones.
