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The Sorcerer’s Enclave: Art book meets RPG sourcebook
The Sorcerer’s Enclave will be a 48-page hardcover, 200 x 265mm and on 200gsm silk art paper. It’ll come with an A2 poster folded by a machine to fit into the A5 book.
Angry Hamster talks about when it’s time for a 2nd Edition, New Magic, Witches
Witch: Fated Souls Second Edition is a modern, dark fantasy game where you play a witch who sold their soul to a demon for power. Your soul might be lost, but there’s still hope for redemption if you can outwit your demon!
YZ Worldbuilding: The One Ring Vampire Lair
The Old Dwarf-Mines for Ruins of the Lost Realm is a landmark perfect to expand into a vampire lair. The mines are located far to the north in the Blue Mountains deep inside Dark Lands territory.
Satire, not parody: Gamers push Paranoia Perfect edition beyond %500 funded
Mongoose and designer WJ MacGuffin are 5 times over the funding goal for the next edition of Paranoia.
Routinely Itemised: RPGs #177
An accessible summary of RPG news from Geek Native and about the web. There are reviews, bundle deals, interviews and headlines from the tabletop community.
Gargantuan Tarrasque: D&D’s most terrifying monster gets an 11″ model
In D&D 5e, the Tarasque is a Challenge 30 monster with an incredible array of defences and weapons
Dice… the Forbidden Snacks: Charcuterie
The Iowa City-based company has released and hit the target for Charcuterie or dice good enough to eat. Raven & Riddle are clear, though, saying, repeatedly, don’t eat the dice.
Here We Used to Fly: An RPG about abandoned theme parks
Here We Used to Fly is predictably rules-light, doesn’t need a GM and sessions last a few hours.
One-2-one is the best scare: Cthulhu Confidential duet RPG bundle
In Cthulhu Confidential, there’s only one player and a GM. It’s a GUMSHOE-powered mystery, but it’s a Lovecraftian horror. Dare you?
