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Comic: The different types of metagamers [Poll] How do you pronounce Tiefling? Gay dinosaur erotica author Chuck Tingle publishes the Tingleverse RPG Keyforge Store Championship kits delayed due to production problems Historia: Could this work? Dark renaissance fantasy, D&D and anthros?

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Comic: The different types of metagamers

September 5, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Thieves Can’t has a “The Types of Metagaming” comic strip doing the rounds. Why? I think we all recognise someone like this.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: humour

[Poll] How do you pronounce Tiefling?

September 4, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

Tieflings have been part of D&D since the second edition of Advanced Dungeons & Dragons. They were part of the original Planescape (1994) and were part-human and part-lower-plane, but not half-fiends.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons, planescape

Gay dinosaur erotica author Chuck Tingle publishes the Tingleverse RPG

September 4, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The RPG looks to be in the same style, with a bare-chested and cowboy hat dinosaur-man front and center.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: humour

Keyforge Store Championship kits delayed due to production problems

September 4, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Taking part in the Keyforge Store Championship brings rewards. Everyone entering gains five Æmbershards, each victory you score wins you more.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Asmodee, fantasy flight games, keyforge

Historia: Could this work? Dark renaissance fantasy, D&D and anthros?

September 4, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Historia is a dark fantasy, lowering the magic in standard 5e and introducing rules for factions.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons, kickstarters, Mana Project Studio

SLA Industries 2e Kickstarter confirmed for 17th September 2019

September 4, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Based on Facebook teasers these changes are not being handwaved away. They’re being written into the game’s lore.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: monsters, Nightfall Games, SLA Industries

Owen K.C. Stephens replaces Jack Norris as Green Ronin’s Fantasy AGE developer

September 3, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Norris makes brief mention of personal tragedy, heavy workloads, financial and health issues as well as the occasional resurfacing of past harassment.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: fantasy age, Green Ronin Publishing, Jack Norris, Owen Stephens

Fat Goblin Games: Hurricane Dorian emergency sale

September 3, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

$1 art for your virtual tabletop or illustrations for RPG material you’re hoping to see. Karma, too.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Fat Goblin Games, sales, spotlight

How to make your D&D minis fly

September 2, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

How do you handle multi-levels in battle mats and flying creatures?

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: battle mats, models

Survival and resource management in RPG form: Tenebria: Remnant of Rome

September 1, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Computer gamers with a focus on trying to stay alive and the careful management of resources are popular and big business. It’s a combination that’s rare in tabletop RPGs.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: kickstarters, roman, wet ink games

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