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Competition: Win a copy of BARPIG You have two cows… the roleplaying game edition Dungeons & Dragons did you know: Avernus is a real place Post-apocalyptic storytelling game: Harsh Generation on Kickstarter No new The Laundry RPG for years

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Competition: Win a copy of BARPIG

June 3, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood 16 Comments

BARPIG was one of the hits of this year’s UK Games Expo. Their stand was always busy as gamers herded forward to hear about this fun card game you can play with or without real-life drinks in your hand.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: competitions

You have two cows… the roleplaying game edition

June 2, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood 19 Comments

You have two cows. On a 10+ they graze peacefully without incident.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dungeon World, Dungeons & Dragons, fiasco, GURPS, humour, Legend of the Five Rings, pathfinder, savage worlds, Shadowrun

Dungeons & Dragons did you know: Avernus is a real place

June 2, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

It’s a volcanic crater in Italy and is believed to be the entrance to the Underworld.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: baldur's gate, Descent into Avernus, Dungeons & Dragons, history

Post-apocalyptic storytelling game: Harsh Generation on Kickstarter

June 2, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Inspired by systems like Powered by the Apocalypse and Fate Core and genres like cyberpunk and dieselpunk, Harsh Generation is an inclusive experience storytelling RPG

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: apocalyptic, kickstarters

No new The Laundry RPG for years

June 2, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

Cubicle 7 explained to The Laundry RPG fans at a seminar held at UK Games Expo the additional complication Chaosium.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Chaosium, Charles Stross, cthulhu, cubicle 7, The Laundry RPG, uk games expo

Devir reveal La Vina the winemaking game at UK Games Expo

June 2, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood 2 Comments

The latest game from Devir is La Vina. It’s a game based around grapes and wine management (who wouldn’t like that?).

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: board games, uk games expo

Genre Police: RP in the High Castle

June 1, 2019 by Ben Jackson-Ellery Leave a Comment

So, what do you need to do to present an alternate historical universe? Here are some pointers for the genre.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: alternative history, genre police

A look inside: Degenesis – Black Atlantic

June 1, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Has the apocalypse worked out well for the island now known as Briton? It looks peaceful and idyllic on the surface. There are fields of wheat and Anabaptist chapels. The dangers of Souffrance are far away.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: degenesis, sixmorevodka

The Lord of the Rings RPG might be coming to Roll20 and Fantasy Grounds

June 1, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

News about the Lord of the Rings RPG fresh from UK Games Expo 2019.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: cubicle 7, Emmet Byrne, lord of the rings, The One Ring, uk games expo, virtual tabletop

Dangerous Adventures: Encounters & Maps for D&D

May 31, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

It’s a strange Kickstarter because all the backers have gone for the very highest tier; $100.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: cartography

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