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Preview: EIDOL – the weird-fantasy setting for 5e with endless dungeon generation rules D&D’s 5e-powered The Red Opera, Book of Lost Spells, Tokens of Horror and others combine for a £330 Humble Bundle The hero zombies and long dark: Nightfell for Tombpunk comes to Kickstarter Satanic Panic 2021: Chinese media worries about “script killing” RPGs and LARPS This Is The Way:  A review of a Mandalorian TTRPG

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Preview: EIDOL – the weird-fantasy setting for 5e with endless dungeon generation rules

September 23, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Compass Publishing House will launch EIDOL: the Endless Dungeon on Kickstarter on the first of October.

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

D&D’s 5e-powered The Red Opera, Book of Lost Spells, Tokens of Horror and others combine for a £330 Humble Bundle

September 23, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Rarely, a physical supplement – Book of Lost Spells – is available, but shipping and associated costs are added later.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: apotheosis studios, bundles, frog god games, humble bundle, nord games, the red opera, World Anvil

The hero zombies and long dark: Nightfell for Tombpunk comes to Kickstarter

September 23, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Humanity protects itself with armies made of the dead, the corpseguard, which return to life during Nightfell and stand watch over the cities and strongholds.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: alan bahr, kickstarters, nightfell, Outland Entertainment, tombpunk

Satanic Panic 2021: Chinese media worries about “script killing” RPGs and LARPS

September 23, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Script killing is like a murder mystery dinner, a light LARP, or an RPG heavy on the atmosphere and decoration.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs

This Is The Way: A review of a Mandalorian TTRPG

September 22, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Your abilities are possibly overstated, but your stoic demeanor and metal helmet make it impossible to see if you are sweating. This is the Way.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: itch.io, reviews, star wars, star wars: the mandalorian

Free to Download: The Inferno RPG quickstart

September 22, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Steam planes, difference engines and intercontinental pneumatic train lines are the order of the day. In the game, characters are part of the hugely secretive Inferno club and international conspiracies with access to magic, technology and power.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: amazing tales, free to download, Martin Lloyd

Blade Runner RPG coming from Free League

September 22, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Tomas Härenstam, Free League’s co-founder and lead designer of the ALIEN RPG, will head the project, Joe LeFavi will provide setting material, and ALIEN artist Martin Grip lead the art.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: blade runner, blade runner rpg, Free League Publishing, Tomas Härenstam

Skinny Minis 2 smashes through $250,000 as gamers return to actual tables

September 22, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Dungeon in a Box is back on Kickstarter, bringing with them 2D plastic minis or tabletop RPGs.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: kickstarters

Wizards of the Coast joins Dungeoncraft with the Domains of Delight

September 21, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Wizards released The Wild Beyond the Witchlight today. In conjunction, the DMs Guild has launched the Dungeoncraft Spotlight.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: adam lee, dms guild, Dungeons & Dragons, The Wild Beyond the Witchlight: A Feywild Adventure, wizards of the coast

Monte Cook Games announces Planebreaker for 5e

September 21, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The hardcover will weigh in 192-pages with contributions from Bruce R. Cordell, Sean K Reynolds, and Monte Cook. The campaign is slated to launch in October.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Bruce Cordell, Dungeons & Dragons, Monte Cook, Monte Cook Games, planebreaker, Sean K. Reynolds

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