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Knightmare Chess official reprint might bring to the end the multi-hundred dollar ebay boom
I found this 3rd edition copy of Steve Jackson Games’ Knightmare Chess on ebay with an asking price of $335. It was one of a few on auction with similar prices.
The loss of innocence: A review of Wine, Meat, Milk, Cake
Wine, Meat, Milk, Cake is an RPG by fiercefully / Chloe Sobel in which you play a wolf and several innocents.
Dogs doin’ dog stuff: Heckin’ Good Doggos! RPG
The word “doggos” seems to divide people, some of whom really dislike it, but the choice hasn’t stopped Wet Ink Games’ Heckin’ Good Doggos!
Routinely Itemised: RPGs #137
Do you think the deadly Dark Souls computer game would work as a 5e RPG on the tabletop? Steamforged will try, and they’re going to do the same with RuneQuest. Paizo make a critical hire, Monte Cook Games make a free preview available and more this week.
Long Lost Noir: Gumshoes and weird fiction in 5e
The material in Long Lost Noir is inspired by noir films, hardboiled detective stories, pulp magazines, and weird fiction, though it’s not explicitly or exclusively intended for those settings: a gnome gumshoe or a dwarf professor would fit well in any high fantasy campaign.
Free to Download: Monte Cook Games’ Break the Horizon preview
Monte Cook Games has a Cypher System expansion to the Ninth World coming with Break the Horizon. It’s a supplement all about the few people in the far future who travel more than a few miles from their homes. The free preview is 13-pages long and contains new mounts, common vehicles and far less common […]
Doctor Who: The Roleplaying Game 2e Starter Set goes on pre-order
You can now get a look inside the £22.99 Starter boxed set of the Doctor Who 2e RPG care of Forbidden Planet.
Dark Souls tabletop RPG will use D&D’s 5e and promises tactical combat
The fully illustrated Dark Souls TTRPG core rules will include new character classes, an entirely new magic system, lore on the dangerous world of Lothric and, of course, lots of monsters
Dexterity and accessibility: The comedy RPG One More Quest has you fling dice
The Horrible Guild has an excellent track record, and Dungeon Fighter is already an established and popular board game. It’s all looking good for One More Quest, the tabletop RPG based on Dungeon Fighter.
