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Anime RPG BESM Naked announced as a gateway game

June 18, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The idea behind BESM Naked isn’t just to show the front cover model wearing fewer clothes but to produce a simpler and cheaper game.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: big eyes small mouth, Dyskami

Judge for yourself: A look inside Roll20’s D&D Acquisitions Incorporated

June 18, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Roll20 features include Charactermancer support for the new race Acquisitions Incorporated adds and the 5 new backgrounds.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: previews, roll20, virtual tabletop, wizards of the coast

It’s all about speed: Wizard Thieves racing through Kickstarter

June 18, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The main thing about Wizard Thieves is that it’s a speed game, about your reflexes and dexterity.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: card games, kickstarters

Warlord Games and Mythicos Studios join to from Warlord Mythicos Studios

June 18, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The ambition is to get Warlord Mythicos Studios in every major US metropolitan area and build a global presence for the brand in its entertainment, gaming, products and venue business.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Beyond the Gates of Antares, Rick Priestley, warlord games

How to find an LGBTQ+ creator in the tabletop industry for your next project

June 18, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

Does it reflect poorly on roleplaying as an industry that such a list is needed in the first place?

Filed Under: Interviews, Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: blue rose, Changeling: the Lost, Green Ronin Publishing, onyx path publishing, rpg ideas, uncaged

Vampire: The Masquerade becomes only the second RPG to win the Origins Award twice

June 18, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood 2 Comments

An animated tour through the winners of the Origins Award for Best Role-Playing Game.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: infographics, Origins Award, Origins Game Fair, Vampire: The Masquerade

Alien RPG: Critical Injuries table

June 17, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood 2 Comments

Alien RPG

In the Alien RPG, when you are knocked down to zero Health, roll a D66 and consult the critical injury table.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: alien, alien rpg, Free League Publishing

Up your game’s wow factor with this gorgeous loot deck

June 16, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Have you ever had a D&D game grind to a halt as players stop to look up the stats of unfamiliar weapons and armour they’ve just looted?

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: cards, kickstarters, loresmyth

Brett Bullion’s stunning D&D 5e class character sheets

June 16, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

Brett Bullion is an artist based in Austin. He favours dark fantasy art, citing influences like The Dark Crystal, Neil Gaiman, Lovecraft and the Banner Saga.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: character sheets, Dungeons & Dragons

Genre Police: Party Like It’s 1984

June 16, 2019 by Ben Jackson-Ellery Leave a Comment

Dystopian fiction is often seen as a reaction to current trends. So can that have meaning inside the context of RPGs?

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: genre police

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