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Exclusive: Cover reveals for the Defiant RPG The aftermath of DCC Day: Dying Earth, Glowing Dice and deals Invite The Yellow King into your home for a low, low price Shane Ivey announces The Gunslinger RPG Steel peel dice – Spindown d20 to command attention

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Exclusive: Cover reveals for the Defiant RPG

June 29, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

There are about two weeks left to join the Kickstarter, as I eventually did. The target funding goal has been met, met again and then met for the third time.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: defiant, game machinery, kickstarters

The aftermath of DCC Day: Dying Earth, Glowing Dice and deals

June 29, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Goodman Games has wrapped DCC Day for the year, but the legacy of the Dungeon Crawl Classics event will live on.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: dice, dungeon crawl classics, goodman games, Jack Vance, kickstarters

Invite The Yellow King into your home for a low, low price

June 28, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Pelgrane Press’ surreal and supernatural RPG, The Yellow King, did not have an easy ride from Kickstarter to today, but it’s here now and warping reality in all the right ways.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: bundle of holding, bundles, gumshoe, horror, Pelgrane Press, robin d laws, the yellow king

Shane Ivey announces The Gunslinger RPG

June 28, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Ivey runs Arc Dream with Dennis Detwiller and is known for contributions to RPGs like Godlike, Wild Talents, Better Angels and Delta Green.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Arc Dream Publishing, Shane Ivey

Steel peel dice – Spindown d20 to command attention

June 28, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

If you’re doing to have a dice out in front of you, a thing that everyone looks at when you take damage or pull off a stunning recovery, then surely you want it to ooze geek cool.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: dice, Etsy

TSR Games (3) threatens legal action against OSR community

June 28, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The Facebook Group Old School TSR Games has reported the new TSR Games has threatened legal action.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: legal, Old School Renaissance, tsr games

1/20th scale classic D&D cartoon brought to life as Tiamat battles the heroes

June 27, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood 2 Comments

The classic 80s Dungeons & Dragons cartoon heroes engage in a fierce battle with the dragon-god Tiamat. I don’t see any sign of Dungeon Master, though. Isn’t that always the way?

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: dragons, Dungeons & Dragons, iron studios, models, Tiamat

Rifts for Savage Worlds: Atlantis and the Demon Seas rises on Kickstarter

June 27, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Palladium’s sci-fi setting, in which Earth has become the dangerous battleground for all sorts of aliens and mutants, advanced science and magic, RIFTs, is now available for PEG’s Savage Worlds.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: kickstarters, Pinnacle Entertainment Group, rifts, savage worlds

Interface RED Cyberpunk RED magazine announced by R. Talsorian Games

June 27, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

R. Talsorian Games used to publish a magazine for Cyberpunk 2020 called Interface.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Cyberpunk, cyberpunk red, R. Talsorian Games

Dice with destiny: A review of the solo RPG Ronin

June 27, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Your wanderer is a former Samurai who is now an outcast, having lost their honour. What exactly happened to put you in this state is up to the dice and your imagination.

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

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