Niels Vergouwen’s Could Be Worse Comic captures the current reputation of D&D Bards. It also makes excellent use of the phrase “Horndog”, and this blogger doesn’t get to hear that often enough. In addition to Facebook, you can follow Could Be Worse via their website. I can’t find a Patreon, and it looks like some […]
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The Fallout RPG beta test sign-up is open
The sign-up process will close on the 13th, signing-up does not mean you get into the beta and you will have to put your name to an NDA (non-disclosure agreement).
Secrets of the Crucible: KeyForge to get its own RPG
The 272-paged book is due out in the next quarter and will have new character creation options, unique weapons, armour and skills.
The incredible gold value of a silk caravan in D&D
Have you ever had to guard a caravan carrying a load of silk in a game of D&D? It’s a common scenario.
Wizards of the Coast confirm Laeral Silverhand’s Explorer’s Kit
It will come with twenty illustrated and double-sided cards that reveal Laeral’s insight on key characters, locations and lore in the Forgotten Realms, a double-sided map of the Sword Coast and Waterdeep and the box is felt-lined so you can use it as a dice tray.
The Hero’s Journey (second edition) begins on Kickstarter
James Spahn’s Barrel Rider Games have teamed up with Tiny Dungeon’s Gallant Knight Games to do a second edition of The Hero’s Journey.
Quick and clean: 3-page Legend of Zelda to D&D 5e conversion guide
Have you ever fancied exploring Hyrule as a party of Dungeons & Dragons adventurers?
Wizards of the Coast avoid D&D leak by renaming March’s hardback
The official name for the next book is currently Dungeons & Dragons March Release Book (Title announced January 9th), and that’s what has appeared in Amazon’s catalogue.
Casting the Runes uses GUMSHOE for M.R. James ghost stories
The Design Mechanism is now working with the designer and author Paul StJohn Mackintosh as well as art director Sophia Conner to bring Casting the Runes to live via the supernatural power of a Kickstarter.
Genre Police: Out of the Box Thinking
There’s a whole host of ideas buried in the structure of various games that can be adapted.
