The RPG engine, designed by Emanuele Galletto, is billed as simple and intuitive while invoking that JRPG vibe.
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Anansi’s Tapestry of Lives: Free downloads, celebs and 5e goodies
The project has more than $45,000 pledged, so it should deliver 320+ pages of 5e NPCs, magic items, quests and all with stat blocks and VTT tokens.
YZ Worldbuilding: The One Ring Vampires
This month features a return to Middle-earth via The One Ring Second Edition. PCs need a challenge as they grow in power. My answer? Vampires.
The Zone: A horror tabletop RPG played in the dark and to lose
Raphael D’Amcio has a runaway Kickstarter on their hands with The Zone, as there’s a month for the project to run, and the target of $10,000 is well and truly in the distance with nearly $100,000 pledged.
Routinely Itemised: RPGs #172
This week’s roleplaying game news, reviews, interviews, bundle offers, and advice.
Free to Download: Star Trek Adventures explores spacewrecks
The eighth in the free Star Trek Adventures free to download BRIEFS series is out on DriveThruRPG.
SARIL is a tactical RPG worthy of more Kickstarter attention
Players roll as many dice as their characters have skill points, and the whole round is a single roll. More details of how the system works are free on the site.
Slime: SkeletonKey Games oozes 5e races, spells and monsters
SkeletonKey Games have a Kickstarter in action for a 5e splat-book called Slime. It may be an obvious play on words, but I don’t think I’ve seen it before!
One D&D: Bards, Rangers and Rogues expert classes playtest unlocks
The next chapter in the open playtesting for One D&D is Bards, Rangers and Rogues expert classes. It’s available now.
Everyone-Games: The entire Psi-Punk sci-fi RPG line is bundled quick deal
Accessible Games’ Psi-Punk uses the Fudge system and transports players to 2096 North America, where ghosts, psiborgs, technomancers, and soul jackers roam. To compete, you’ll develop your perfect body and high-tech implants, and join a megacorp or government.
