On schedule, Free League Publishing launched the Kickstarter for the new look and second edition of The One Ring RPG.
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Classic RuneQuest board game White Bear & Red Moon will make a return
The new release of White Bear & Red Moon and Nomad Gods are planned for later this year, although it has not yet been confirmed whether a Kickstarter campaign will run first.
3die6 is a hardcore solo-RPG, and you are a squishy bug-person
You can play 3die6 as a solo-RPG or as a traditional group-focused game. Death lurks in the darkness in either scenario.
Form-fillable D&D character sheet in Landscape
Computer screens are generally in landscape orientation, and during the COVID-19 years, more and more gamers are playing D&D online.
Traveller’s Mercenaries invade Kickstarter
The Mercenary box set will employer Traveller groups to play games in which characters forge their own mercenary unit. These groups could be small squads or entire battalions able to take up the most demanding but also lucrative projects.
Wizards of the Coast settle another legal row as Gale Force 9 stand down
Now, before the case as gone any further and avoiding many expensive pre-trial activities; the two have agreed to settle. Wizards will not, right now, cancel the contract.
The Lord of the Rings RPG’s new owners set their launch date
The new edition, also created by Francesco Nepitello, offers streamlined rules and promises to “bring players further into the Twilight of the Third Age”.
The Seeker’s Guide to Twisted Taverns: 5e tavern supplement takes in more than half a million on Kickstarter
There are more than just pre-written tavern locations in the guide as Eldermancy have also created characters, items and monsters associated with each location. There’s even new mechanics.
Dark Trails RPG rebrands as Weird Frontiers to avoid a fight with Chaosium
Dark Trails is based on the works of HP Lovecraft and draws on Cthulhu mythos.
Palace of the Vampire Queen: The first commercially-published D&D adventure goes back on sale
Two different publishers seem to be claiming the rights to publish and sell Palace of the Vampire Queen.
