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Xenos Rampant sci-fi warfare and Lion Rampant 2e warfare joins Osprey’s 2022 roster Furhaven is a 5e setting for D&D newbies and young fans RPG Publisher Spotlight: Shawn Merwin Free to Download: Wizards of the Coast re-release Crypt of the Smoke Dragon Free to Download: Judge Dredd rulebooks from Osprey Games hits DriveThruRPG

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Xenos Rampant sci-fi warfare and Lion Rampant 2e warfare joins Osprey’s 2022 roster

February 25, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Busy Osprey Games have announced two more games; two new miniature wargames for 2022.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: osprey games, wargaming

Furhaven is a 5e setting for D&D newbies and young fans

February 25, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Kim Bourrie is a 3d modeller and game designer who combines both talents in Furhaven. The Kickstarter for the 5e setting includes 3d-printable models and an introductory setting.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons, kickstarters

RPG Publisher Spotlight: Shawn Merwin

February 25, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

At the time of writing, there are nearly 80 products on Shawn’s credits page at the DMsGuild, and as we’ll discover below, he was one of the first people ever to be published there.

Filed Under: Interviews, Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: ghostfire gaming, spotlight

Free to Download: Wizards of the Coast re-release Crypt of the Smoke Dragon

February 24, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

This self-contained game gives you and your friends the experience of playing the Dungeons & Dragons game in an easy-to-learn format.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons, free to download, Jeff Grubb, TSR, wizards of the coast

Free to Download: Judge Dredd rulebooks from Osprey Games hits DriveThruRPG

February 24, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood 2 Comments

It’s a false alarm for a new Judge Dredd RPG, or even an old one.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: board games, free to download, judge dredd, judge dredd & the worlds of 2000 AD, osprey games, rebellion

Cute and dark, honestly: the RPG Zin Never Dies charms it’s way closer to Kickstarter success

February 24, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Nemo Dowme has taken inspiration from anime feature-length to weave an RPG of fairy tale charm and the darkness of cautionary folklore. The result is the Zin Never Dies tabletop RPG.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: free to download, kickstarters

All new small-time capers gone wrong: Fiasco 2020 bundles up

February 23, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The Bundle of Holding has a new Fiasco deal with the revamped and smoothed game from the 2019 Kickstarter on offer.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Bully Pulpit Games, bundle of holding, bundles, fiasco

Free to Download: Zargoth’s Tome of Familiars: Baby Monsters

February 23, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The free to download chapter looks at bonded monsters, those critters that grew up with you.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: arcana games, Dungeons & Dragons, free to download, monsters

Die in the Satanic Kingdom: Astro Inferno RPG funds in hours

February 23, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

When man faced his own creation and god in the machine, he instead turned to darkness. And darkness answered, in a blink of an eye.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: horror, kickstarters, sci-fi

Overworld: Legend of Zelda inspired monsters to get their own RPG zine series

February 22, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

Eric and artist Phil Stone are helming a project to bring as many monsters inspired by that iconic Nintendo game to a tabletop RPG near you.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: bloat games, Dungeons & Dragons, eric bloat, kickstarters, monsters, survive this!!

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