As OSR fans might argue, there’s a concept of “rulings, not rules”, and therefore the feel of an old school game isn’t tied to the game mechanics era.
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Superhero Week: Son of Oak reveals Queerz RPG powered by City of Mist
The planned Kickstarter will attempt to fund a Basic Box as a learn-as-you-go experience, including a booklet for players, a booklet for the GM/MC, pregen characters, cards, maps, tokens and dice. Stretch goals will take it further.
Cubicle 7 separate from Lone Wolf
Due to some recent unexpected developments, Cubicle 7 will no longer be publishing Lone Wolf roleplaying games with Holmgard Press.
Routinely Itemised: RPGs #107
Routinely Itemised is an RPG news summary column, and this week we look at TSR Games (3) threatening OSR communities, new RPGs hitting digital and physical shelves, RPG reviews and discoveries.
Superhero Week: Tour of Nu-Earth 1 preview for 2000 AD’s Rogue Trooper
Tour of Nu-Earth 1 is a collection of scenarios written for the Rogue Trooper roleplaying game. The anthology presents several adventures that can each be run as a solo scenario or easily dropped into an already established campaign.
Dungeons of Drakkenheim: On track to become a $1m RPG Kickstarter campaign
At the time of writing, the Dungeons of Drakkenheim campaign for 5e has over 5,000 backers, 28 days still to go, and some projections suggest they’ll finish at nearly $4m.
TSR Games (3) say they have replaced the voice of TSR Games
This morning, in a Tweet, TSR Games (3) announces that the “individual that was handling this account is no longer with TSR”.
Loke Battle Mats announce official Cyberpunk RED license
We used the Big Book of Cyberpunk Battle Mats when we were designing Cyberpunk RED, so when it came time to partner up with someone for official maps, there was no question who we’d turn to.
Superhero Week: Battling biological essentialism from superheroes with S5E – Superheroic Roleplaying for 5th Edition
Sigil Entertainment Group has hundreds of backers, are thousands over their campaign goal and about three weeks left on the clock for their S5E Kickstarter.
Free to Download official D&D: Adventures in the Forgotten Realms
There’s a new free adventure for D&D from Wizards of the Coast. In Scarlet Flames is available from the publisher’s Magic The Gathering site. The 14-page download is part of the Magic The Gathering and D&D crossover and suits four to six characters of the 8th level. Two Red Wizards of Thay have undertaken a […]
