It’s exciting to revisit the d20 system I helped design 20 years ago. How we think about game design has evolved significantly so this is a great opportunity to bring concepts of the ‘d20 Modern’ game into the fifth edition era for today’s players.
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The characters are going to do it anyway: Barkeep on the Borderlands is a pubcrawl RPG adventure
If you use the book like this, the Barkeep on the Borderlands adventure is no longer on the borderlands, and the Keep has become a centre of culture and business.
The End-All, Be-All of universal RPGs bundle goes live
One of the ways EABA differed from the abstraction of D&D was to lean towards more of a simulationist approach, getting into details and doing it as often as possible.
Izegrim Creations announce $1,000 prize for an Indie Publisher
Izegrim Creations, the publisher of Chromatic Dungeons, the OSR-vibe with modern sensitivities, has announced a $1,000 prize. The announcement from Rod Waibel states that the contest is open to small time indie publishers, people who are a US citizen and at least 18 years old. “Small time” indie publisher isn’t defined, but the entry method […]
Dead Air: Seasons and the Monad Echo SRD announced
Dead Air: Seasons is an RPG about the consequences of human greed, the failed attempts to remedy our mistakes, and the unleashing of an ecological catastrophe called the Blight.
Warlord Games announce Sláine Miniatures skirmish game
The Sláine Miniatures Game, penned by Andy Chambers, Roger Gerrish & Gav Thorpe, is the third of Warlord Games’ 2000 AD offerings.
Zine Month meets DuckTales: Feathered Adventures flies to Game On Tabletop
Kickstarter delayed ZineQuest, but there’s Game On Tabletop and Zine Month as alternatives. There’s also many choices on offer with Côme Martin pulp adventures RPG zine about anthropomorphic birds.
Tools, not rules: Velvet Fang’s Additional Monster Mechanics 5e previews as a Pay What You Want
You can download Velvet Fang’s Additional Monster Mechanics for 5e as a Name Your Own Price from Tessery Games right now. That’ll likely change tomorrow.
Limited edition Dark Souls 5e TTRPG, minis and pre-order date confirmed
Steamforged Games have confirmed there will be a Collector’s Edition of their upcoming 5e-powered Dark Souls tabletop RPG and that there’s a mini range coming.
This is a thing: Dragon Ball Super Monopoly
In Dragon Ball Super the Monopoly game rather than Chance and Community, there are Gods and Warrior cards, and there are eight Universe Symbol tokens (not Dragon Balls).
