Spelljammer is an old D&D sci-fi setting of sail ships, powered by magic, that fly from planet to planet. It’s space opera, fantasy in space, and it’s coming back to D&D 5e.
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Monte Cook Games reveal the Cypher System Open License
One of this blogger’s favourite RPG systems – and I’ve seen a lot – now has an open license.
Rainbow rivers cut into handmade wood to hold your glorious dice
Everything Dice also have new sharp edge dice with, they say, magic.
An alliance of humans and aliens: Battlelords of the 23rd Century goes Savage Worlds
I don’t know Battlelords very well, but a first glance at the pitch makes it clear that it’s about looking cool in deadly armour.
Two Mutant Year Zero bundles are on offer, and weirdly, 2×0 isn’t zero
Mutant Year Zero is a Swedish RPG in which the world has pretty much ended, you and your fellows are mutants living in some sort of protected oasis, and you must risk the dangers of the surrounding wilds to get enough food to support everyone and spare parts.
Araukana Media shares Zephyr teaser
There road ahead is long, and I know you have many questions. Yet before taking a step forwards, we owe each other an introduction…
YZ Worldbuilding: Ruins of Symbaroum
Year Zero World Building creates campaign settings using Free League’s RPGs. This month is a trek into the vast Forest of Davokar for the Ruins of Symbaroum. How to kick off a campaign, and how to build your own version of this mythical setting.
Free to Download: Crawling Chaos, a Lovecraftian modern horror
Nyarlathotep is unique in Lovecraft’s pantheon, manifesting not as an alien entity beyond our understanding but as a more human and personal manipulator of our desires and fears.
Free sample: Return to Dark Tower Fantasy Roleplaying
The original Dark Tower board game used an electronic tower and was the centre of a legal battle. As a result, it’s rare and, with the tower model failing, gets even rarer and thus very collectable.
Dragons of Stormwreck Isle: D&D’s new Starter Kit contents leaked
Dragons of Stormwreck Isle is the new Starter Set for D&D and it is due out this year.
