Improv is such a large part of the RPG space. It fills in the narrative gaps and helps interpret what is happening when the dice roll.
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Free to Download: Improved Space Combat & Custom Spelljammers
A single spellcaster, spending the majority of a working day casting the Mending cantrip, will repair at the same rate as a non-magical team of repair personnel.
The Secret World MMO gets a 5e-powered tabletop RPG
An Age is ending…
All the myths are true…
Gaia calls upon heroes to defend her against cosmic horrors…
Can you discover the truth behind the Secret World?
Free to Download: Monster Harvesting – D&D creature carve-up rules
Paul Gregorwich has a Pay What You Want with a suggested price of $0.00 on the DMsGuild for Monster Harvesting.
Become a monster to fight monsters: 3 Minutes is an Ultraman-inspired RPG
3 Minutes is based on Gun&Slinger materials and uses the Marked & Made SRD by Nevyn Holmes, all under the auspices of Creative Commons 4.0 without any affiliations with Dinoberry.
Free to Download: GG Games’ 1d10 System
The classless game derives PC characteristics from three primary attributes; Physical, Mental and Social.
Any setting, any character: Heroes & Hardships generic RPG launches core rules on Kickstarter
If funded, the core rules will be a 248-page hardcover, offering hundreds of character options and gritty tactical combat.
The Bulgasari from Korean mythology is a perfect boss monster for your 5e campaign
Nine Heavens Press have an interesting 5e Kickstarter running this month for Undying Corruption: A Korean 5e Adventure. Characters are shamans and exorcists in a setting influenced by Korean folklore. The creative team are mostly Asian-American tabletop game makers bringing talent and cultural insight. Geek Native covered the Kickstarter launch but I felt there was […]
Riftborne: The 5e battle game crosses €100,000
Netherlands-based Eightfold Paper asked Kickstarter to find €30,000 for an arena game that uses D&D’s 5e system.
NaNoWriMo: Gamer tools for authors on offer in the Bundle of Holding
November marks the start of National Novel Writing Month, aka NaNoWriMo, where you’re challenged to finish with 50,000 words and a brand-new novel.
