Routinely Itemised’s RPG news wraps up what might be the last of OGL drama (before the next wave starts), finds non-OGL news, more bundle deals and new releases.
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Free to Download: Reaver – Sword & Sorcery RPG quickstart
The cover shows a grim brute of a fighter, and sure enough, the pitch for Reaver is that it’s inspired by Robert E. Howard, Charles R. Saunders and Karl Edward Wagner but also says it’s less gonzo and more grim.
Racing to $100K: Vast Grimm’s Into Oblivion is a splatterpunk RPG success
One of the techniques that Infinite Black uses to power its Kickstarters, which I’ve benefited from in the past for my pin badge collection, is merch.
Free to Download: Shattered Worlds Introduction Guide
The guide from Dmitry Nosovky, Je Shields, Dean Spencer et al tells of the fracture and the breaking of the veil between different worlds. The result is a gritty setting merging tech and magic.
Hundreds of interactive battle maps: 0One Games returns to the Bundle of Holding
There are 13 titles in the first tier with a shop value of $44. These are all DRM-free, so that you can import them into VTT software.
N.K. Jemisn’s Hugo-winning Fifth Season gets a TTRPG
Green Ronin tells me that not only is N.K. Jemisim signing a few bookplates in a special tier but has been involved throughout the RPGs design.
I’m just done: James Mishler Games will delete all products and go on hiatus due to the OGL drama
I have no desire to publish new products for game lines that might be forced to disappear overnight.
Fat Goblin Games release a TTRPG content rating system
The download has several images for the proposed ratings and a two-page explainer. It suggests games could be rated on violence, language, sexual content, drug and alcohol use, horror and mature themes.
Mongoose is in talks with Cepheus Engine publishers over Traveller license concerns
There’s concerns Cepheus Engine publishers have a bleak future as and when Wizards of the Coast deauthorises the OGL.
The Oracle Character Generator: Over 1 billion character combos and free download
There are different categories of characters represented in the cards, as well as their Roles, Personality, Motivations, Flaws and Intrigues. The combinations quickly add up and layer together to create all these variations.
