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TTRPG news, reviews and interviews
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Will I ever get a D&D advent calendar?
There is an official D&D calendar, but searching for a D&D-themed advent calendar requires a different set of search parameters.
Routinely Itemised: RPGs #119
Games company expelled from Origins, another up for sale at an eyewatering price, and so many tempting new games. A busy week of RPG news!
Onyx Path to give Werewolf: The Apocalypse 20th anniversary edition an Apocalyptic Record
RPG publisher Onyx Path has another successful Kickstarter for their Werewolf: The Apocalypse line. A deluxe edition for a W20 Apocalyptic Record has been funded.
Preview: EIDOL – the weird-fantasy setting for 5e with endless dungeon generation rules
Compass Publishing House will launch EIDOL: the Endless Dungeon on Kickstarter on the first of October.
D&D’s 5e-powered The Red Opera, Book of Lost Spells, Tokens of Horror and others combine for a £330 Humble Bundle
Rarely, a physical supplement – Book of Lost Spells – is available, but shipping and associated costs are added later.
The hero zombies and long dark: Nightfell for Tombpunk comes to Kickstarter
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.
Satanic Panic 2021: Chinese media worries about “script killing” RPGs and LARPS
Script killing is like a murder mystery dinner, a light LARP, or an RPG heavy on the atmosphere and decoration.
This Is The Way: A review of a Mandalorian TTRPG
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.
Free to Download: The Inferno RPG quickstart
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.
