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Magic: The Gathering marketings taps hoax conspiracy meme
Is the world flat? Are there nanobots in medicine? Could vapour trails be alien smoke signals and what if birds aren’t real?
Which of these classic card games is the most underrated?
Geek Native’s readers had to answer the question “Which of these classic card games do you think is the most underrated?” and pick from a shortlist of answers.
Free to Download: Call of Cthulhu’s Hung by the Chimney with Care adventure
An urgent telegram from an old ally sends the investigators to a Midwestern town in search of a stolen Mythos tome, a volume of The Revelations of Gla’aki. Once the investigators arrive, they uncover evidence someone has used the book to unleash something dark, dangerous, and ravenous upon the community.
Free preview of Limitless Heroics: Characters with Disabilities, Mental Illness, and Neurodivergence for 5e
Kickstarter for Limitless Heroics: Including Characters with Disabilities, Mental Illness, and Neurodivergence in Fifth Edition will launch on the 4th of January.
Alyssa Faden’s digital dungeon maps, tokens and assets in £500+ bundle
We’ve had a bundle of digital assets from cartographer Alyssa Faden and Frog God on Humble before. The latest deal is twice the size.
DriveThruRPG publishers put together incredible bundle deals to support the Kentucky Tornado Relief
The Western Kentucky Tornado Relief bundles are a coordinated response from OneBookShelf and DriveThruRPG publishers.
What’s the plural of mega? 2nd and 3rd Hero System 5e bundles launch for Champions
Today, a 2nd and 3rd offer were launched. One is Champions 5e Megabundle worth $248 and the other Champions 5e Universe Mega worth $218. Both expire by the 10th of January.
The most successful DMsGuild newcomers of 2021
I took the chance to drop the top three a quick email Q&A. After all, everyone on this list has already made helpful contributions to the community and are worth listening to.
Dark Souls gets an official tabletop RPG
Steamforged Games, who make the official Dark Souls board game and 5e RPG supplements like Epic Encounters and Animal Adventures, have today announced they’re making a Dark Souls tabletop RPG.
