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.
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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.
Slingin’ for an official Spider-Man RPG? Marvel confirms the Spider-Verse Expansion
The Spider-Verse Expansion has now been confirmed for the game, and as the name suggests, it’s all about the ‘verse.
Free to Download: Necrotic Gnome’s Dolmenwood preview
The goal of Dolmenwood is to bring mystery back to the tabletop for even veteran players. In Dolmenwood, old pros should not comfortably be able to work out what is likely to happen in a scene or encounter.
Routinely Itemised: RPGs #213
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