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Play as heroic fantasy cats with the Monarchies of Mau TTRPG bundle
Get the D&D 5e-compatible Monarchies of Mau core rulebook and supplements in a new two-tier bundle deal, the companion game to Pugmire.
Lessons learned and totalitarian regimes: A non-human interview with Cultic Games
Cultic Games discusses its hit Kickstarter TTRPG Human No More, the lessons learned from Stygian, and designing a tactical game about non-human resistance.
Tentacles 7 bundle collects indie Cthulhu TTRPGs like Lovecraftesque and Cthulhu Dark
The “Tentacles 7” bundle at Bundle of Holding collects several complete, standalone Lovecraftian TTRPGs from different independent publishers.
One week left to pile in for Role with Class 5e playmats
Tree Bee Games’ Kickstarter offers 12 neoprene 5e class playmats with key rule summaries. See the designs and pledge tiers before the campaign ends.
Routinely Itemised: RPG #333
Who’s knocking? It’s your TTRPG news summary! This Halloween, get updates on D&D Beyond’s T&Cs, Pelgrane’s Lumen, the future of OSE, and the biggest new bundles.
Arctic abominations feature in this year’s free Achtung! Cthulhu release
Download Halloween Horrors IV: Arctic Abominations and A Cold Day in Hel, two free supplements for Achtung! Cthulhu 2d20.
Happy Yuletide? Ho ho oh no! An interview with Shades of Vengeance on the Crueltide TTRPG
We interview Shades of Vengeance about Era: Crueltide, a new TTRPG where players must save Santa from snowmen and disgruntled Jack O’Lanterns.
Genre Police: Catch It On A Re-Run
Running the same roleplaying game one-shot for different groups? It’s a masterclass in GMing. Learn how re-running a scenario teaches vital skills in design, pacing, refinement, and adapting to group dynamics.
RuneScape’s “pay-to-win” era may end as Jagex opens vote to remove Treasure Hunter
Jagex has launched a community vote offering players the chance to completely remove the Treasure Hunter microtransaction system from RuneScape.
