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Horror, humour and horny 1970s b-movies: They Came From Beyond the Grave Root RPG gets a new quickstart for Free RPG Day An early look at The Umbrella Academy board game Bad Sex: The Roleplaying Game is real and out this month Green Ronin gives us a look at Sword Chronicle

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Horror, humour and horny 1970s b-movies: They Came From Beyond the Grave

July 22, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

They Came from Beyond the Grave! takes the b-movie horror movie RPG to the 1970s. It’s described as dramatic, hammy and horrifying that encompasses the shock, terror, eroticism and humour of the genre.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: kickstarters, matthew dawkins, onyx path publishing, They Came from Beneath the Sea!, They Came From Beyond the Grave

Root RPG gets a new quickstart for Free RPG Day

July 22, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The game is based on Powered by the Apocalypse, and this quickstart includes a look at the game’s core mechanics, pre-genned characters (you play as animals) and a new clearing filled with adventure.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: free rpg day, magpie games, root

An early look at The Umbrella Academy board game

July 22, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Dark Horse and Studio71 are aiming to Kickstart a The Umbrella Academy board game.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: board games, dark horse, the umbrella academy

Bad Sex: The Roleplaying Game is real and out this month

July 21, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Bad Sex, as an RPG, is apparently all about trying to create maximum embarrassment for everyone in the room by finding the best way to inject cringe into an adult scene.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs

Green Ronin gives us a look at Sword Chronicle

July 21, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Sword Chronicle is the spiritual successor to the Game of Thrones RPG in that it uses the Chronicle System to bring to life a feudal fantasy world.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: chronicle system, Green Ronin Publishing, sword chronicle

The Old School Gold bundle offers up Golgotha, Mothership and more

July 20, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

There’s an Old School Gold bundle that has the likes of the ENnie-dominated Trilemma Adventures Collection, sci-fi horror Mothership, Golgotha and other popular titles.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: bundle of holding, bundles

Innocent phrases generator to terrorise your players

July 19, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

This generator comes up with innocent phrases you can use to terrorise your players.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: generators, humour

RPG sale: Christmas in July discounts 58,000 RPGs

July 19, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

There are well over 58,000 RPGs and supplements with up to 25% off but only until the end of the month. It’s a feeding frenzy of RPG buying.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Arcanist Press, Catalyst Game Labs, cubicle 7, Cyberpunk 2020, drivethrurpg, R. Talsorian Games, sales, Shadowrun, warhammer, wrath & glory

Genre Police: Deep Time

July 19, 2020 by Ben Jackson-Ellery Leave a Comment

If you’ve ever said ‘And we skip to the next morning’, you’ve moved the time dial up for a moment then put it back.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: genre police, rpg tips

DRS release a Freyja’s Tears trailer

July 18, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Freyja’s Tears promises to be different from many 5e adventures. For a start, DRS has options like of the Sacrifice Domain to tap into as the characters rally to Freyja’s defence against Hel.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dream Realm Storytellers, Dungeons & Dragons, Freyja's Tears, svilland

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