Nine Heavens Press have an interesting 5e Kickstarter running this month for Undying Corruption: A Korean 5e Adventure. Characters are shamans and exorcists in a setting influenced by Korean folklore. The creative team are mostly Asian-American tabletop game makers bringing talent and cultural insight. Geek Native covered the Kickstarter launch but I felt there was […]
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Riftborne: The 5e battle game crosses €100,000
Netherlands-based Eightfold Paper asked Kickstarter to find €30,000 for an arena game that uses D&D’s 5e system.
NaNoWriMo: Gamer tools for authors on offer in the Bundle of Holding
November marks the start of National Novel Writing Month, aka NaNoWriMo, where you’re challenged to finish with 50,000 words and a brand-new novel.
Free to Download: Fabula Ultima TTJRPG: Press Start
The RPG engine, designed by Emanuele Galletto, is billed as simple and intuitive while invoking that JRPG vibe.
Anansi’s Tapestry of Lives: Free downloads, celebs and 5e goodies
The project has more than $45,000 pledged, so it should deliver 320+ pages of 5e NPCs, magic items, quests and all with stat blocks and VTT tokens.
YZ Worldbuilding: The One Ring Vampires
This month features a return to Middle-earth via The One Ring Second Edition. PCs need a challenge as they grow in power. My answer? Vampires.
The Zone: A horror tabletop RPG played in the dark and to lose
Raphael D’Amcio has a runaway Kickstarter on their hands with The Zone, as there’s a month for the project to run, and the target of $10,000 is well and truly in the distance with nearly $100,000 pledged.
Routinely Itemised: RPGs #172
This week’s roleplaying game news, reviews, interviews, bundle offers, and advice.
Free to Download: Star Trek Adventures explores spacewrecks
The eighth in the free Star Trek Adventures free to download BRIEFS series is out on DriveThruRPG.
SARIL is a tactical RPG worthy of more Kickstarter attention
Players roll as many dice as their characters have skill points, and the whole round is a single roll. More details of how the system works are free on the site.
