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RPG Publisher Spotlight: Palladium Books The first taste of Swordsfall the Afropunk RPG: The Summit of Kings Fantasy Flight Games to discontinue their RPGs $150 RPG Ptolus raises over $250,000 on its first day on Kickstarter Highly acclaimed RPG Ironsworn gets a huge new supplement

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RPG Publisher Spotlight: Palladium Books

February 20, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Did you know an estimated 5 to 7 million have played a Palladium RPG?

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Kevin Siembieda, Palladium Books, rifts, spotlight

The first taste of Swordsfall the Afropunk RPG: The Summit of Kings

February 19, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

This is your jumpstart adventure for Swordsfall, or quick start download that introduces the rules, the world and wraps it all up in a rap battle.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: afropunk, swordsfall

Fantasy Flight Games to discontinue their RPGs

February 18, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The fate of the Star Wars, Legend of the Five Rings, Genesys and other Fantasy Flight Games roleplaying games looks bleak tonight.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: fantasy flight games, genesys, Legend of the Five Rings, star wars

$150 RPG Ptolus raises over $250,000 on its first day on Kickstarter

February 18, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Ptolus is a campaign setting full of mysteries, betrayal and the supernatural.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: cypher system, Dungeons & Dragons, kickstarters, Monte Cook, Monte Cook Games, Ptolus

Highly acclaimed RPG Ironsworn gets a huge new supplement

February 18, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Delve has been called the dungeon crawling supplement for Ironsworn but it adds more dangerous locations than just underground tunnels.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: ironsworn, Shawn Tomkin

TPK Bestiary returns to Kickstarter

February 16, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

As the name implies the monsters in this supplement are tough. 2CGaming says they’re almost exclusively CR 10+.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: 2CGaming, Dungeons & Dragons, kickstarters, monsters

Humble Bundle: Monte Cook’s Cypher System and The Strange

February 16, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Monte Cook Games has a large bundle deal up on Humble.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: cypher system, humble bundle, Monte Cook Games, the strange

DriveThruRPG launches LGBTQ+ and Romance genres

February 16, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

DriveThruRPG has just added two new genres to their vast collection of TTRPGs, supplements and accessories and romance is one.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: drivethrurpg

Arcknight: Custom minis and maps for D&D’s Lost Mine of Phandelver

February 15, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood 2 Comments

The 5e Starter Set gets 84 minis, a carry case with 360 pockets for Arcknight minis (or bases), maps for every major encounter, lots of different bases and unannounced extras.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: arcknight, battle mats, kickstarters

Cortex Creator Studio announced

February 15, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

However, the news wasn’t warmly received by all. The Cortex Prime Kickstarter had an estimated delivery date of April 2018 and it’s still not delivered.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: cam banks, cortex, cortex prime, fandom

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