The original roleplaying game that used Jenga blocks as a mechanic is the infamous 2006 Dread. Your character dies if you knock the tower over and to take action; you must take a brick. Rest in Pieces, now on Kickstarter, has an altogether different vibe more like The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy, The […]
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Grimdark 30s era RPG Acheron launches on Kickstarter
A Government which once banned any historical research has felt their grip weaken, anarchists are carving out enclaves, powerful families are jostling for even more power, and the Church is locked in a battle with Cults.
Power Rangers 5e RPG confirmed; G.I. Joe, Transformers and My Little Pony games planned
Renegade Games Studios and Hasbro have expanded their partnership to produce Power Ranger, G.I. Joe, My Little Pony and Transformers tabletop games.
Make Avernus Great Again: Unofficial D&D supplement donates money to election politics
To qualify for the Dissonance Domain, Clerics must offer all-out dedication to a fey, abyssal, or demonic entity that distorts reality to sew chaos.
Never published before PDF scans of Hero Magazines in the Bundle of Holding
The Bundle of Holding is giving away a host of old Hero Magazines in PDF form, and some of them have never been available in this format before.
Tomfoolery Picnic: A review of As You ‘Wich
If you think the best way to persuade your friends to go for your sandwich is to describe how Jacobite rebels serve the combination of meat and bread skewered on their swords, then so be it.
Terrors and Tommyguns merges John Wick, noir and cosmic horror
The probation era game set in the fictional American city of New Babylon has players as members of a secret supernatural society, The Collective, who take on supernatural detective chores and more mundane wet work.
The creepy occult horrors of Flames of Freedom
Under the surface, away from society and popular science, the occult and supernatural are real and active.
RPG Publisher Spotlight: Legendary Games
A chat with Jason Nelson of Legendary Games about how the company got started, what 2020 has been like and the plans for the future.
Clever spellcasting: A review of Tattered Magicks
Tattered Magicks is an urban fantasy tabletop RPG from Brian Fitzpatrick, Moebius Adventures and Gallant Knight Games.
