Son of Oak’s City of Mist is a superhero detective noir RPG based on the Apocalypse Engine with custom tags and a narrative drive at its core.
TTRPG news, reviews and interviews
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Kobold Lab’s Radiant Relic dice
It’s not just the unusual shapes of these dice that got my attention (look at the d20 and d4!) but the colours.
Feel the darkness: Red Dawn – Into the Dawnlands battles towards funding on Kickstarter
Red Dawn positions itself as the spiritual successor to Dark Sun. So, that’s dark D&D.
Modify, don’t reinvent: A review of There Once Were Dragons
There Once Were Dragons is an old school vibe of a tabletop RPG from One Dwarf Army. It’s been out for a few months and has ticked up to copper best-seller on DriveThruRPG, mainly driven through word of mouth.
Legal advice on Intellectual Property in RPGs
We kick off with an introduction to what can be protected, which means learning the difference between copyright, trademark and patents.
Genre Police: Staying On Track
In reality, some of the comfort of certain games comes from their predictability.
Historica Arcanum: The City of Crescent wants to shake up your 5e sensibilities
There’s a free download for this fantasy real-world inspired culture setting.
Free to Download: New Call of Cthulhu character sheets for the RPG’s 40th birthday
The publisher has released a set of new character sheets, available in aged colour and black and white, which have auto-calculate functionality.
An interview with James Introcaso as MCDM’s Arcadia future is confirmed
When Matt Colville announced that MCDM would start a magazine, he was very clear about the commercial requirements. Arcadia would need to be a success, and the first few issues would be a test.
Routinely Itemised: RPGs #115
RPG news in a week of new game announcements, franchise deals and licenses. We’ve attracted lots of Cthulhu, too.
