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Quest-O-Nomicon: Anthology of 5e one-shots picks up thousands of backers Die Hard with 2d6: A review of the Mclain RPG The Curse of BloodStone Isle: The vile D&D 5e setting from the creator of Vampire: The Masquerade Tinkered Tower is a 4-in-1 modular dice tower Stellagama Publishing releases OSR sci-fi Cepheus Deluxe

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Quest-O-Nomicon: Anthology of 5e one-shots picks up thousands of backers

September 9, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The stories held in this tome are customizable, so whether you’re a group with years of experience, or a new GM looking to introduce some friends to Fifth Edition, there’s something for everyone in the Quest-O-Nomicon.

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

Die Hard with 2d6: A review of the Mclain RPG

September 9, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood 2 Comments

Mclain is a name your own price one-page RPG from AP Shanka intended to emulate movies like Die Hard and Lethal Weapon. Alex P, the designer, also adds Beverly Hills Cop to that list, but I don’t see much of a connection between those movies!

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: itch.io, reviews

The Curse of BloodStone Isle: The vile D&D 5e setting from the creator of Vampire: The Masquerade

September 8, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Mark Rein•Hagen created the World of Darkness and Vampire: The Masquerade; now, for the first time, he’s bringing his world-building to 5e via Kickstarter with a grim pirate setting, BloodStone Isle.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons, kickstarters, mark rein-hagen

Tinkered Tower is a 4-in-1 modular dice tower

September 8, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The Tower lid holds 30mm dice, the jail up to 25 and the storage chamber up to 50 while the whole thing acts as a dice roller.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: 3d printers, dice, dice towers, Etsy

Stellagama Publishing releases OSR sci-fi Cepheus Deluxe

September 7, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Cepheus Deluxe puts you in the shoes of an adventurer visiting distant stars and encountering the unknown.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Cepheus Deluxe, Cepheus Engine, Old School Renaissance, sci-fi, stellagama publishing

Tanares RPG: Solo D&D game smashes a million on Kickstarter

September 7, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Dragori Games’ Kickstarter for the 5e adventure and supplement raced to and smashed through a million dollars on Kickstarter, despite a busy week and Avatar Legends, the most successful RPG Kickstarter of all time, still being live.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons, ed greenwood, kickstarters, Skip Williams

A billion years in the future and for the first time: Numenera Discovery in a Bundle of Holding

September 7, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Monte Cook Games’ RPG Numenera is set a billion years in the future, and it’s never been in the Bundle of Holding before.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: bundle of holding, bundles, Monte Cook Games, Numenera, sales

The Dark Crystal RPG opens for pre-orders

September 6, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

We’re one step, and perhaps a flutter, from roleplaying adventures in the magical world of Thra. River Horse has opened up pre-orders for the RPG The Dark Crystal Adventure Game.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: river horse, the dark crystal

Preview: Legends of the MetaVerse 5e superhero RPG

September 6, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Good Brother Studios will launch a Kickstarter campaign for a 5e superhero RPG called Legends of the MetaVerse on September 14th.

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

The Toxic Seas ready the siren call again with free adventures

September 6, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Set nearly 1500 years after an apocalypse, the world is now covered in a toxic green mist; even breathing a mouthful of the stuff can kill you!

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

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