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Final ORC: Paizo present the finally final version of the ORC License
The license is a system-agnostic, perpetual, and irrevocable open gaming license that provides a legal “safe harbor” for sharing rules mechanics so as to encourage collaboration and innovation in the tabletop-gaming space.
Download for Free: STRONG RPG core system
Our free STRONG RPG is a classless, open source roleplaying game that is just as deep and fulfilling as many major commercial RPG systems you might have already played.
Stellagama Publishing and William Murakami-Brundage fund Barbaric! 2e
The Barbaric RPG is a lightweight beer and pretzels tabletop requiring neither booze nor baked snacks. In fact, the idea is that it requires very little to play – just 2d6, some writing material and some ideas.
Pendragon 6e Starter Set now available to launch you into a brutal medieval RPG
In October 2020, Chaosium marked the second anniversary of the death of the legendary Greg Stafford by announcing a 6th edition of the Arthurian RPG Pendragon.
Free to Download: The 400+page The Gestalt RPG playtest
The beta test version of the 400+ page rule book is now free in digital form
Savage Worlds 20th Anniversary: New updated printing available
It’s $45 to get the fifth printing of the core rules, and that’s the 20th-anniversary run with the badge on the cover.
New and old: Old-School RPGs Warlock! and Warpstar! get a bundle
Fire Ruby Designs’ Warlock! is a popular old-school vibe tabletop that is inspired by early British roleplaying games. You might think of titles like Warhammer or perhaps even Fighting Fantasy.
Longshot City: A superhero tabletop RPG with the TROIKA! engine
Longshot City, the place, is a dangerous town and the players are protecting it. Build your own hero team from a huge selection of Archetypes and Origins, covering almost anything you can think of!
Free to Download: Faces of Evil for Blood and Doom!
In Athyr, a world in which prophecies warn of impending doom, a dozen cults compete to spread their corruption.
