This time we’re going to look at a mechanic that changed the way I look at the process of character creation: the playbook.
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Those Who Wander: Adam Hancock’s fantasy adventure born from versatile parentages Kickstarts
Those Who Wander, a name born from Tolkien’s “Not all those who wander are lost,” starts with a character creation of two based on parentages.
Free to Download: Godtale a Norse mythology RPG
Characters in Godtale are deities on adventures that encounter different trials to test them and grant bragging rites afterwards.
Crystalpunk: Preview the College of Momentum bard subclass
Spells, souls, demons and infused crystals are used to power a brutal and unique technology. There are some great looking previews already available for Crystalpunk and Geek Native can add one other.
Routinely Itemised: RPGs #84
Routinely Itemised: RPGs summarises weekly RPG news, new releases, interviews with roleplaying designers and handy tips.
Thousands of backers for Dangerous Destinations
Nord Games’ Dangerous Destinations is a Kickstarter project for Gamemasters and Dungeon Masters. The hardback guides helps adventure designers craft interesting and hazardous locations for characters to visit.
Management Change as Funagain Games’ employees asks the CEO to step down
Let it be known that we, the 25 full-time employees of Funagain Games and Funagain Logistics, do not condone in any way the words of Jeff DeBoer, the company’s CEO/Owner in his recent social media comments.
Dungeons & Dragons expand its design team
Wizards of the Coast have hired Makenzie De Armas as an associate game designer. De Armas has written for MCDM and The Islands of Sina Una a Philippine mythology-inspired 5e campaign setting.
Free to Download: Dungeons & Dragons Adventure Game (AD&D 2e core rules)
Originally a boxset, the Adventure Game uses a simplified ruleset that would be sufficient until characters hit level 2.
It’s popular! Pathfinder for Savage Worlds
This Kickstarter uses the Savage Worlds engine for Pathfinder’s Golarion setting. You can back the project at the pitch page.
