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Free to Download: Broken Compass quickstart
The Broken Compass ride started with a wildly successful Kickstarter, then lots of praise and then the publisher Two Little Mice being bought by gaming powerhouse CMON.
Switched to Pathfinder? Tempted? Paizo and Humble have teamed up for a £340+ offer
Starting with the lure of “So you wanna try out Pathfinder” there’s a new Humble offer.
Goliath Coins funds official Call of Cthulhu coins
As these coins are official, there’s a backstory for each on how they came into being for the Cthulhu Mythos.
Marvel Multiverse TTRPG is delayed as X-Men Expansion is announced
A statement from Marvel has confirmed August, a slight delay, for their core Multiverse RPG. The playtest rules, which are not free, have been out for a while. Marvel Multiverse: Role-Playing Game: Cataclysm Of Kang, also by Matt Forbeck, the previously announced campaign set is available to pre-order and also due in August. There’s no […]
DCC Flash Sale! Purple Sorcerer bundle
Purple has released half a dozen heavily playtested, charmingly bloodthirsty funnels that send noobs to their deaths in caverns, canyons, swamps, haunted Blackwater Manor (where the dumbwaiter is occupied by a diseased raccoon), and a Carnival of the Damned with a Tilt-a-Whirl, a snake pit, a petting zoo, a Bone Coaster, and Whack-a-Mole.
Fainting Goat to release more Valor Knights with Electrocube War Adventures
You can win a copy of Champions of the Electrocube War: Omnibus Edition hero, which is everything you need to play Fainting Goat Games’ OSR-favoured RPG inspired by 80s robot cartoons.
Simon Burley, Golden Heroes designer, returns with impressively discounted Manifold RPG
MANIFOLD has a seductive range of options which encourage players’ imagination and creativity. It’s a game full of twists and turns. But these are allocated via die rolls. Quieter or newer players are encouraged to participate whilst the more experienced don’t get to dominate.
Adrian Tchaikovsky scouts for a Children of Time RPG publisher
Children of Time follows the journey of a human crew as they attempt to terraform a distant planet.
Still looking for not-D&D? Two HERO bundles return
The Bundle of Holding has been busy during the OGL dramas as people look for clever ways to replenish their RPG shelves rapidly.
