Daniel Sell’s Troika! is sometimes described as psychedelic fantasy, and the game has been going great guns. It has a permissive third-party license, and people love to write for the game.
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Genre Police: Un-Genre Police
I was recently asked by a reader to cover how I would approach using one game system to run a different game or setting.
Historica Arcanum: Empires of the Silk Road surges through $100,000 as gamers scoop up an alternative history setting
From Istanbul-based Metis Media, the 5e setting Historica Arcanum will expand with the Empires of the Silk Road sourcebooks as gamers scoop up its alternative history.
Routinely Itemised: RPGs #169
I’m still going to Tabletop Gaming Live, a growing RPG and board game expo from Tabletop Gaming Magazine and Warners Group Publications. Due to rail strikes, I was going to struggle through on coach, but now with the death of the Queen, even the roads are chaos.
Secrets of the Sun King: An actual laser-powered 5e adventure
Treasure Trove Found reassure potential backers this is not Warlock magic, and there are plenty of videos to demonstrate the technology. In truth, I think most gamers are familiar with it.
Bastard!! returns for a second dose despite mixed reviews
Four hundred years since the collapse of modern civilization, the world is dominated by the chaos of swords and sorcery.
Free to Download: Vallis Mortis Reference Guide
Fat Dragon Games has taken inspiration for their fantasy terrain sets from Tom Tullis’ home campaign. That’s been going on for 17 years.
No prep, no GM, and a learn-while-you-play model pushes Tales of the Round Table forward on Kickstarter
The project is for Tales of the Round Table. It’s an RPG that doesn’t need a GM or anyone really to be the master of the rules.
Official Monty Python RPG announced by Exalted Funeral and Crowbar Creative
It is by no means a complete and comprehensive manual for running imaginative, highly unpredictable, Mediaeval-themed role-playing games based upon the complete comedic output of Monty Python with one’s friends.
Pay as little as you want for the Backwater SRD and quickstart
Humanity started to rebuild itself, albeit wretched and forlorn. Survivors salvaged what they could of government in the form of the American Lands.
