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Amazon now has Hymgho’s official Christmas tree dice spinners New Forged in the Dark bundle upgrades recording-breaking original Carbon 2185 publisher promises action after alleged vendor harassment The Umerican Survival Guide picked up in Shield of Faith and Goodman Games deal Naked goblins win Kickstarter’s heart: The Goblings – A Whimiscial Adventure for 5th Edition

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Amazon now has Hymgho’s official Christmas tree dice spinners

December 7, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The spinners are also 3/4 of a pound of solid aluminium, although spin with just a flick of the finger.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: christmas, dice, Hymgho

New Forged in the Dark bundle upgrades recording-breaking original

December 7, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The Bundle of Holding is running a new Forged in the Dark bundle that’ll be available until December 27th.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: blades in the dark, bundle of holding, bundles, forged in the dark, john harper, wicked ones

Carbon 2185 publisher promises action after alleged vendor harassment

December 6, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood 5 Comments

Today, in a Kickstarter update, founder Robert Marriner-Dodds has responded to reports that a trader received abuse from angry backers.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: carbon 2185, dragon turtle games, dragonmeet, Dungeons & Dragons, Robert Marriner-Dodds

The Umerican Survival Guide picked up in Shield of Faith and Goodman Games deal

December 5, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The agreement has DCC-owner Goodman distribute the setting while Shield of Faith Studios provides product line and marketing support.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: dungeon crawl classics, goodman games, Joseph Goodman

Naked goblins win Kickstarter’s heart: The Goblings – A Whimiscial Adventure for 5th Edition

December 5, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

In The Goblings, you play as a child goblin on a mission to find a good gift for your queen. I

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

Yule have to decide: 8 seasonal one-shot 5e adventures from the DMs Guild

December 4, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

A curated look at a bunch of festive-themed one-shots from the DMs Guild.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: christmas, dms guild, Dungeons & Dragons

Lost and out-of-print Pathfinder books: New Paizo and DriveThruRPG deal

December 4, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Paizo Publishing has asked fans which old books they would like to see back in print. The offer is to prioritise the formatting and scanning appropriately.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: drivethrurpg, Paizo Publishing, pathfinder, pathfinder infinite, starfinder infinite

Greater Than Games gobbled up in tabletop publisher deal

December 3, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

It’s a small world. Tabletop games industry commentators will only half-jokingly point out that what makes this deal remarkable is that it’s neither Hasbro nor the ever-hungry Asmodee completing an acquisition here.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: greater than games, money

Routinely Itemised: RPGs #129

December 3, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

RPG news summarised from the week that’s just gone with reviews, interviews, bundle deals, competitions and crowdfunding projects.

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Cortex RPG’s fan creator license released to dissent and distrust

December 3, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Our initial plan for Cortex Prime licensing was to offer the Cortex Creator Studio, a distribution channel, marketplace, gaming hub, and design tool.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: cortex, cortex prime, fandom, legal

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