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MGM announces a D&D 5e powered Stargate RPG
There will be several playable races eligible to join Stargate Command and take on the fight against the Goa’uld System Lords.
Beware the monstrous Lindworm: Sleepaway RPG on Kickstarter
While the kids at the camp chase insects, watch the fire and muck around, the lurking Lindworm is cruel and always pesters with “What do you do next?”
Keeping your character alive: Tomas Härenstam talks about the Alien RPG
Is the Alien RPG purely about staying alive?
D&D 5e goes Nazi bashing and alien smashing with Rocket Age
You might be fighting Nazis or Stalinists in one adventure and then trying to make peace with one set of aliens in the next.
Free to Download: Rex Draconis RPG
Richard Knaak is a New York Times bestselling author who has written novels for Dragonlance, Warcraft and Diablo.
Oathsworn: Into the Deepwood is full of grimdark promise
The Deepwood has consumed much of the world, and it is full of horrible monsters. Dealing with these monsters becomes a job for hire, and free companies of mercenaries form to do that.
D&D Character Packs: Dry/Wet Erase character sheets and more
Reusable character sheets, campaign booklets, achievement stickers, original art and more… all bundled into a single Kickstarter.
Does this algorithm know your taste in board games better than you?
Tell Dirk what games you have and the algorithm will compare them to the list of features and qualities associated with them to work out what they have in common, and therefore what sort of games you like.
RPG and skirmish game in one: A review of Beamswords and Bazookas
Justin Kahler’s Beamswords and Bazookas is lightweight but packs a hefty punch. It’s a clever merger of two games; the first is a mech skirmish game and the second is an RPG.
