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(Probably) the most cliche character names in D&D

May 15, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood 2 Comments

DnD Party Portrait by ncorva

As a result, we can see what the most popular names of characters playing their way through Xanathar’s Guide to Everything are.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: dndbeyond, Dungeons & Dragons, stats

The 1994 Japanese version of Dungeons & Dragons looks amazing

May 15, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood 2 Comments

The books look amazing, using colour illustrations, limited text and spacing in a way that seems years ahead of some of their western counterparts.

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

Surprise and delight your players: TTRPG Achievement Badges

May 15, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Imagine if one of your players managed to roll two 1s on their d20 when they had an advantage. As a D&D group, you’d all get how rare that was.

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

The Witcher and Cyberpunk tabletop miniatures announced

May 14, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Monster Fight Club and R Talsorian Games today announced a partnership to produce a range of tabletop models for The Witcher and Cyberpunk.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Cyberpunk, models, R. Talsorian Games, the witcher

Alien RPG: Stars of the Middle Heavens and campaign play

May 14, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The map is called Stars of the Middle Heavens and shows the Core Systems, the Outer Veil and the Frontier.

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

Twin Peaks meets Hellboy: The ORPHEUS Protocol on Kickstarter

May 13, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The inspiration for the RPG is the tension from games like Dread and Call of Cthulhu with the tactics found in Euro-style board games.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: kickstarters, podcasts, previews

Indie RPG developer, Limitless Adventures, offers to give away games to fans who cannot afford them

May 13, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Limitless Encounters v2

Small publisher offers to give their games to people who cannot afford them so that those fans do not have to turn to pirate sites.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: limitless adventures, pirates

You’re a bear: Free RPG Honey Heist

May 13, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

You’re playing a criminal bear and have two stats. The first stat you have is BEAR and the second stat you have is CRIMINAL.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: free to download, grant howitt, Honey Heist

ProJared: YouTube celeb vanishes from D&D’s The Descent amidst wife cheating and underage sleaze allegations

May 12, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Jared “ProJared” Knabenbauer has been accused of abusive behaviour to his wife, Heidi O’Ferrall, a popular and talented cosplayer.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs

This D&D 5e supplement helps you ride an ostrich into battle

May 12, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

How many halflings, for example, could ride a giant boar before it becomes too encumbered to be a practical mount?

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: dms guild, Dungeons & Dragons

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