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Between Clouds: Still time to grab this biopunk RPG
Set in a biopunk world, Between Clouds is a roleplaying game utilising the Year Zero rules system.
Worldbuilding Amazing Adventures: Transylvania and the Necronomicon
This month continues building a 1930s world of player characters armed with guns and fist facing off against vampires. In Transylvania. To claim the Necronomicon.
Outgunned Superheroes: The quickstart lands
Phase 1 of the Outgunned Superheros is the free-to-download Quickstart. That 71-page download is now out.
Genre Police: Dragon’s End
This last fortnight, I finished two massive campaigns. Both of the games have been running since 2020 and so together represent about eight years of effective play. This meant a level of pressure – a story is often only as good as its ending.
Routinely Itemised: RPGs #304
It’s been another busy week, so let’s distract ourselves with TTRPG news.
The Kingdom of Keshanar: Ancient Egypt shows there’s new life in old favourites
“The Kingdom of Keshanar” is a D&D 5e campaign setting that presents a fantastical take on ancient Egypt.
D&D’s Game Director departs; Jeremy Crawford to leave Wizards of the Coast
Following the surprise news that Chris Perkins is retiring at the age 57, leaving Wizards of the Coast, D&D’s Games Director, Jeremy Crawford, is also leaving.
Bundle of Holding: Green Ronin’s 3rd era bundle of d20 RPGs
During the rise of the d20 System from 2000 to 2008, Green Ronin leveraged the Open Game License to publish a wide array of popular sourcebooks, settings, and adventures compatible with Dungeons & Dragons 3rd Edition and 3.5.
Rust Never Sleeps is a grunge mecha solo RPG, and it is free for a little while
Asa Donald wrote Rust Never Sleeps and offers scaffolded journaling, which avoids players needing to write from scratch, using prompts instead, and promises no number crunching. While there’s no grid, there is tactical storytelling.
