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Free to Download: Classic Traveller Facsimile Edition
Traveller’s anniversary is July 22, when it was released at Origins in 1977.
Nightmare Over Ragged Hollow: Merry Mushmen are doing adventures now
Nightmare over Ragged Hollow is a sandbox so players can interact with a town and its people in any way they want.
RPG Publisher Spotlight: The Grinning Frog
I know The Grinning Frog from The Oracle magazine, DriveThruRPG lists the company’s hottest seller as 10 Tips for Roleplaying Villains, and we read about plenty of other games in this interview.
Legendary Beginnings: All-Age appropriate 5e bundle
On offer are standalone scenarios ranging from combat orientated to sly creative teamwork to defeat thorny challenges.
Mayan Number Dice: Time to add the ancient system to your tabletop games
Ten years ago, the first product Paymaster ever made was a set of Mayan Dice, and now the company is on Kickstarter to do it again.
The last as we know it? DriveThruRPG and sister sites launch Christmas in July
The Christmas in July sale isn’t restricted to DriveThruRPG either, and sister sites are participating in the discounts.
Genre Police: Aligned Playstyles
I’ve recently been thinking about how different GMs run a game. As someone in the community whose job is to run games and talk about games, I try to listen to many other creators and what advice they bring to the table.
New one-shot ‘Signal to Noise – A 1980s Analog Horror Scenario’ available on DriveThruRPG
A new one-shot for Call of Cthulhu called Signal to Noise – a 1980 Analog Horror Scenario has been published through’s Chaosium community content program and is now available to buy on DriveThruRPG.
Play more on Foldable Worlds for the cyberpunk tabletop
As Acid House Terrain, Marius has brought 28/32mm portable and foldable cyberpunk and sci-fi terrain to Kickstarter. It’s a smash hit, with hundreds of backers and over the €25K goal many times.
