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The fierce and the noble: New D&D sub-classes unveiled Fantasy Flight says RPG lines will carry on for now They Came From Beyond the Grave: Onyx Path do horror, sex and 70s suspense Stygian Fox Cthulhu launches on the Bundle of Holding RPG Publisher Spotlight: Independence Games (Gypsy Knights Games)

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The fierce and the noble: New D&D sub-classes unveiled

January 14, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood 2 Comments

The most recent Unearthed Arcana is available for free as a 6-paged PDF download. It contains sub-classes for Barbarians, Monks, Paladins and Warlocks.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons, unearthed arcana, wizards of the coast

Fantasy Flight says RPG lines will carry on for now

January 14, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

“…all three product lines are still ongoing.” says a spokesperson referring to FFG’s nine lines.

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

They Came From Beyond the Grave: Onyx Path do horror, sex and 70s suspense

January 14, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

They Came from Beyond the Grave! joins the Storypath System family along with the second edition of Scion and Trinity.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: horror, matthew dawkins, onyx path publishing, They Came From Beyond the Grave

Stygian Fox Cthulhu launches on the Bundle of Holding

January 14, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Adult Call of Cthulhu adventures going cheap and raising money for charity.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: bundle of holding, Call of Cthulhu, sales, Stygian Fox Publishing

RPG Publisher Spotlight: Independence Games (Gypsy Knights Games)

January 13, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

We’ll find out about that infamous split with Mongoose and what the newly emerged Independence Games has been up to.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Cepheus Engine, Independence Games, Mongoose Publishing, spotlight

Matthew Mercer defends Explorer’s Guide to Wildemount, and that’s a shame

January 13, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood 5 Comments

Critical Role’s Matthew Mercer shares a passionate and empathic post about Explorer’s Guide to Wildemount only an hour after it is announced.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: critical role, Dungeons & Dragons, Explorer's Guide to Wildemount, Matthew Mercer, wizards of the coast

D&D leak: Explorer’s Guide to Wildemount cover revealed

January 13, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The cover illustration to Matthew Mercer’s Explorer’s Guide to Wildemount has been revealed by a Barnes & Noble’s listing ahead of Wizards of the Coast’s official announcement.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: critical role, Dungeons & Dragons, Explorer's Guide to Wildemount, Matthew Mercer, wizards of the coast

A review of Lancer RPG: An skirmish-tabletop hybrid that looks like an indie comic

January 13, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

I think Lancer is equally suited to one-off game as it is a mega-campaign that lasts for years.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: itch.io, lancer, Massif Press, mecha, reviews

Free to Download: Elder Evils for D&D 5e

January 12, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Elder Evils is an official D&D 3.5 supplement from Robert J. Schwalb.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons, free to download, Robert J. Schwalb

“What happened to Evy Ashwood?” is a Lovecraft inspired D&D one-shot

January 12, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The Kickstarter campaign is to produce some Lovecraftian-themed character sheets, the “What happened to Evy Ashwood?” adventure and The Great Old One Compendium.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: cthulhu, Dungeons & Dragons, kickstarters, midnight tower

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