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TTRPG news, reviews and interviews
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Anno Domini 1252: An interview with Giovanni Poli on the solo RPG
Thirteenth-century Christian Europe was a decidedly hostile place to live. Brutality, violence, corruption, had cast their grim shadow over everything, and everyone.
Free to Download: Kobold’s Tales from the Valiant crosses half a million dollars with ease
Tales of the Valiant keeps all the best of 5E D&D and adds a Kobold Press spin to the well-loved game. It combines the Creative Commons foundation of 5th Edition with new elements to create a powerful Kobold-style 5E with teeth.
RPG Publisher Spotlight: Zotiquest Games
In this Spotlight, we talk briefly about solo TTRPGs aka playing a traditional game or a specialised by yourself, the RPG scene in Italy and Zotiquest’s plans for the future.
Bug out with a free adventure: Sentima – Sundered Wilds goes insectoid on Kickstarter
Sweden’s Yubi’s Adventures are on Kickstarter with a rules-light and classless RPG with a novel approach – insectoid PCs and behemoth horrors.
Steamforged Games and Kickstarter’s partnership is potentially dangerous and potentially good
This partnership with one of our biggest tabletop games publishers is a testament to the fact that Kickstarter can be part of an ongoing business model that works beyond initial success.
Pocket Dungeons Series: Recycled wooden meeple dungeon TARDIS
The campaign wanted €700 to fund, and that goal has been made with little over a week on the Kickstarter clock left to run.
Tomb of the Dundel Chief: Post-wedding Gary Gygax’s daughter returns to Kickstarter with more adventure
Heidi and Erik have experience with Kickstarter and a 100% (of 1) success with Till Death Do Us Part, which was a wedding gift of a D&D adventure. As a result, I see Tomb of the Dundel Chief as a post-wedding Kickstarter.
Routinely Itemised: RPGs #205
Routinely Itemised is a round-up of RPG news, reviews, deals, discoveries and factoids from the web. You can hug it, pet it and call it Harry.
Urban Arcana: The 10 semi-finalist 200-word pitches
Evil Genius has given each 200-word pitch a nickname or title, and Geek Native has put those in alphabetical order.
