The recently revived September 2019 Traveller4 Bundle offers a unique opportunity to revisit the controversial 1996 Fourth Edition of the classic Traveller SFRPG.
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The Island of Dr. Moreau has a sequel as a horror-romance TTRPG!
The Island of Dr. Moreau is a sci-fi classic. It’s an H.G. Wells and now it could be a TTRPG.
Pay What You Want: RedHack 2nd edition
It gets you deadly combat in a concise and complete game. There are 84 pages in total, which includes a Player Rules section, a GM Guide and pages of classic foes in the Bestiary.
13th Age 2nd edition rises: Modernised fantasy storytelling with classic D20 action
Now 13th Age is getting its own 2nd edition, one that’s backwards compatible, and it is smashing targets on Kickstarter.
Routinely Itemised: RPGs #256
Wizards of the Coast announces SRD 5.2 for 2025. Critical Role launches Beacon streaming platform. R. Talsorian Games delves into Cyberpunk: Edgerunners TTRPG. Green Ronin debuts ENGINE. Vecna: Eve of Ruin reviews now available.
Critical Role launch Beacon as TTRPG nudges towards subscriptions
However, Beacon is more than a streaming platform; members get early access, live event pre-sales, Discord and merch deals, and other perks.
Bundle deal: Journal of the Travellers’ Aid Society
The Journal also provides detailed information on existing worlds, along with patrons and even full adventures to jumpstart your next session.
Pericle: Labyrinth expands the app GM and Gathering Darkness
Long Dog Games’ Pericle was funded in 30 minutes two years ago. However, Pericle and the first adventure, Gathering Darkness, have not ended up in the Kickstarter graveyard of abandoned projects.
Atomic Age is Darklight Interactive’s post-apocalyptic “Powers That Be” TTRPG
The RPG uses a d20 system, is focused on the continental United States, and cites the 13th Age as an influence.
Cyberpunk TTRPG: After Cyberpunk Edgerunners
R. Talsorian Games says the Mission Kit is neither a core rulebook nor a new version of the Cyberpunk TTRPG.
