Never Mind the Dice Rolls has developed a short two-page scenario SPECIFICALLY for Tabletop Scotland 2024! How cool is that?!
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Are newbies welcome at Tabletop Scotland? POV from a first-timer
Despite not being quite over Fringe, having started college again and am throwing self into volunteering in the arts duties, I was super excited to come along to Tabletop Scotland with co-editor – and Tabletop Scotland veteran – Girdy.
Rivers of London: “Jimmy’s Last Dance” will follow “The Font of All Evil”
The Rivers of London TTRPG line editor Lynne Hardy is at Tabletop Scotland this weekend, and while she’s busy dealing with many fans, Geek Native may have managed to wrangle an exclusive.
Tiny Spaceship: Gaming conventions cause this Kickstarter to fly
The good news is that Tanya insists on making digital files for games free and that crowdfunding has reached its goal. You can see the tally or join in on the pitch page.
Folklore in fantasy RPGs? Over, under or inappropriately used?
At Tabletop Scotland, Adam of Blackwell Games, Brian Tyrell of Stout Stoat Press, author of the “Pict-ish” Carved in Stone, Pablo Clark of The Old King’s Crown and Chaosium’s Lynne Hardy and Associate Editor of Call of Cthulhu and Rivers of London champion talked about folklore in fantasy RPGs.
Routinely Itemised: RPGs #273
Get the latest TTRPG news: Greg Tito’s new job, free D&D rules return, Andrews McMeel’s new RPG, Cannon Otter Studio’s debut game, and 50th anniversary D&D coins.
Interrupted Interment RPG: You’re dead and the local necromancer has to get over it
The author of Memoir of a Mad Scientist is also part of the Dugongs and Seadragons podcast, and there aren’t many marine science D&D shows.
Liminal, the modern fantasy RPG, returns in a revived bundle deal
Geek Native rated Liminal highly, and now the TTRPG has returned to the Bundle of Holding for another deal.
Litter Tray: Interview with Gareth Edwards from Farplace Games ahead of Tabletop Scotland
With Tabletop Scotland fast approaching (just one more sleep!), I was really lucky to catch up with the amazing Gareth Edwards from Farplace Games to learn more about his upcoming game Litter Tray, and also to hear about what’s next for the charity!
Terminal State: This world is an error
Chris Vermeren hit the Kickstarter goal on the first try for Terminal State, a Year Zero Engine-powered corporate dystopia in which we already have a cyberpunk life.
