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Step onto the Dying Sands of Barsoom – The John Carter of Mars TTRPG gets a bundle
Embrace the thrilling adventures of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Martian epics with this revived John Carter of Mars RPG bundle from Modiphius Entertainment.
A tempting TTRPG bundle players might hate: Goodman D20 Monster Guides
Immerse yourself in a bestiary of over 770 pages filled with terrifying foes for your D&D 3.x, Pathfinder 1E, or other d20-based fantasy games.
Routinely Itemised: RPGs #249
We’re nearly a quarter of the way through 2024, and it’s Friday again or Saturday morning, depending on where you are. What does that mean? It means it’s time for RPG news.
RPG Publisher Spotlight: LunarShadow Designs
Furthermore, how does a 25% discount on everything except Hopes and Dreams of the Orbital Bound from the LunarShadow Designs Etsy sound?
Threaten your sanity on the cheap: Cthulhu Hack bundle offer
This updated Cthulhu Hack Bundle includes the 2024 Second Edition, streamlined rules for facing the sanity-shattering horrors of the Cthulhu Mythos.
Tomb Raider TTRPG: Shadows of Truth opens for playtesting and you can play as Lara Croft
Or, you could entirely re-imagine a version of Lara based on an alternate storyline. The magic of TTRPGs is that the story that your group tells is whatever you want it to be, so follow your inspiration.
Zweihander: Reforged hits Kickstarter with free to download session zero
You can grab all 83-pages of Zweihander RPG Reforged Edition: Session Zero for free. That gets you an introduction, how to play, your character’s lifepath (appropriately abbreviated) and a ‘survivors sheet’ because this is a grim game.
Not too soon: Dicebound launch and fund their Dungeons & Dice Advent calendars
This year’s twist is that Dicebound is aiming to offer more than just calendars. There will be mystery boxes and art.
Genre Police: Role Assumptions
Lately I have been thinking about social interactions and personal relationships in roleplaying games, which lead to an interesting discussion with some of my players.
