The fifth Apocalypse Engine bundle deal is up at the Bundle of Holding. These are games which use the system created by Vincent and Meguey Baker but have settings penned by other authors.
TTRPG news, reviews and interviews
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Gaslight Victorian Fantasy: Battlefield Press launch the beta 5e version
Imagine a world populated by J.M. Barrie’s lost boys, Dr Moreau’s Beast Men, and stories of an immortal vampire named Dracula.
One-Shot Wonders: Two-page game planning from Roll & Play Press
Roll & Play Press are edging up to £100,000 with their latest Kickstarter. They are an example of a British RPG publisher who’s found a niche with tables and reference guides, making a quality product and earning a loyal audience of backers.
Dungeons & Dragons: D&D 3.5’s core books now available in print-on-demand
DriveThruRPG, who work closely with Wizards of the Coast, had the books as PDF in DMsGuild for a while. This month, though, they’ve added the print-on-demand options.
Sneak Peek: Castles, Crypts & Caverns – Books of Battle Mats by Loke BattleMats
These are ring-bound hardback books of tabletop mats that you can write on, wipe clean, sticker and decorate and mix-and-match with others in the set. As the name suggests, this collection adds Castles, Crypts and Caverns.
Tabletop Gaming Awards 2022: Pathfinder wins best RPG, and Call of Cthulhu wins Best Way to Die in an RPG
As some attendees, like this blogger, battled through strike-Brexit-Royal-funeral traffic/cancellations, the Tabletop Gaming Awards 2022 were announced.
Spectres of Brocken: The indie RPG about making friends and then using your giant mech to war against them
The pitch casts your PC as a naive mech trainee who, in time, finds out what they want from friends and life. Years later, in their kickass custom mechs, find out what you’re willing to do to get it.
Routinely Itemised: RPGs #170
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Uncharted Journeys: Cubicle 7’s Vault 5e offers to improve D&D’s travel and exploration
Many 5e-powered adventures in the D&D vein involve plenty of travel and exploration, but it could equally be argued there’s not in the rules for either. Cubicle 7’s Vault 5e: Uncharted Journeys offers to change that.
Raiders of R’lyeh: From the Tideless Sea – d100 sandbox horror
Quentin Bauer, a writer and illustrator, has two weeks left on the Kickstarter clock for a project called Raiders of R’lyeh: From the Tideless Sea.
