All the RPGs, supplements and accessories in this list were published on DriveThruRPG this year and tagged by the publisher or author as modern.
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The Crystal Dragon doubles up as BBG and dice tower
Play Conveyor pitches the dragon exclusively as a miniature representation of a melee encounter. I can see many gamer groups going for that.
The best selling horror TTRPGs published on DriveThruRPG 2023
Following our reveals of the best selling fantasy and sci-fi TTRPGs, Geek Native and DriveThruRPG turn now to horror!
Birds & Boroughs RPG: Pay What You Want for this 5-star quick start
Birds & Boroughs is a tabletop RPG where you play as a bird! Explore vast and varied environments, solve puzzles, and beat up baddies in turn-based battles.
SpeedyRPG: Five Sided Fates take their 5-minute game to Kickstarter
In the game, characters have three stats: Heart, Mind and Body, and these are used with actions.
The best selling sci-fi RPGs published on DriveThruRPG in 2023
Geek Native can reveal the best-selling sci-fi tabletop RPGs of the year.
Kobold Guides: Bundle deal your way to being a better GM and game designer
The Kobold Guides bundle has more than 200 essays, although some appeared in previous Worldbuilder Toolkit offers. We’ve until January 2nd to take the discounts.
Pay What You Want: The Take5 RPG system
Jaiden Waterloo’s Take5 RPG system is now available through DriveThruRPG.
Two bundles, one new for the Ninth World RPGs: Monte Cook Games brings Numenera to the Bundle of Holding
The Numenera RPG is about exploration, including the eight worlds that came before and uses the excellent Cypher System.
Free to Download: Achtung! Cthulhu 2d20: Quickstart Pack
Battle fanatical cultists, crazed scientists, evil sorcerers, deadly Deep Ones and bizarre alien threats!




