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.
TTRPG news, reviews and interviews
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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.
Advanced Adventures Mega bundle: Old school TTRPG scenarios from Expeditious Retreat
The core rules are in OSRIC, and that’s usually free, available here to be handy and with $70 worth of downloads.
Bronze Age: Collapse merges Lovecraft with Homer in an RPG and open sources the rules
Join Achilles and actual gods in the siege of Troy, and confront the sorcerers of Babylon as they attempt to conclude a devastating ritual and become legendary monster slayers.
RPG Worlds: Grow your library and support Kobold Press and friends
Right now, presumably months (or more) that game engine is ready to look at, you can boost your library for current systems and support the publisher and allied third parties by investigating the Humble RPG Worlds bundle.
Cloud Empress RPG: Nausicaa meets Mothership horror
Cloud Empress is a tabletop RPG by watt that’s smashed Kickstarter goals and takes a far future world inspired by the likes of Dune and the manga Nausicaa and applies it to the sci-fi horror of Mothership.
Savage Worlds’ Legend of Ghost Mountain: Martial Arts RPG kicks Kickstarter target
The Ghost Wardens draw magical power from strong emotions. Rage. Fear. Joy. Disgust. Sorrow. Only a handful of candidates pass the harrowing trials to harness these emotions—a process that turns their hair white. Those who succeed are privy to mystical martial arts techniques.
