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TTRPG news, reviews and interviews
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Paperwork and Portals: The Laundry TTRPG’s second edition arrives
The Laundry Files series by British author Charles Stross brilliantly mashes up the cosmic dread of the Cthulhu Mythos with the mundane absurdity of government bureaucracy.
Dancing In Limbo: The designer on bringing lucid dreams to the tabletop
We’re thrilled to present an exclusive interview with Benjamin, the designer of Dancing In Limbo (DIL), known online as cosmicPostman.
Hope for the Dead: Forbidden Psalm turns Mork Borg into a skirmish game
This time, we’ve Hope for the Dead, and you are trying to survive for two years. It’s a skirmish game played with 28mm minis and compatible with the tabletop RPG MORK BORG.
An interview with Sebastian Yūe on the Spire TTRPG’s “The Model Minister”
I met Sebastian Yūe at the UK Games Expo in a brief encounter at an indie tabletop games stand. Yes, such things could be found at the giant board games convention.
Unleash hordes of horrors with the Cawood Monsters bundle
Beyond just stat blocks, these bestselling Cawood monster guides are packed with maps, lore, encounter and event tables, and detailed regions and locations to energise your campaigns.
Genre Police: Rule Of Lore
Roleplaying games are an odd beast, aren’t they? Explaining one of them to someone who has no idea what one is is quite complex, because you’re both explaining telling a story & playing a game at the same time.
Cancelled: Tomb Raider: Shadows of Truth the official TTRPG
The FATE publisher has cited creative differences and informed fans that the work they’ve put into the game so far will be released as an alternative standalone game.
Routinely Itemised: RPG #314
This week in tabletop RPG news: Darrington Press sees big hires and departures, Wizards of the Coast layoffs, Free RPG Day, and more!
Epic adventures await! Scarred Lands 5th edition RPG bundle: Your journey begins at £1.80
There’s a straightforward pitch from Onyx Path Publishing, Fanatica, and DriveThruRPG: the 5e Scarred Lands bundle comes with two tiers.
