Cold City and Hot War are different games with different twists and mechanical nuances, but they’re related, and Hot War is the terrifying conclusion to Cold City.
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Satire and raygun eye candy: A review of Dr. Grordbort’s Scientific Adventure Violence TTRPG
Dr. Grordbort’s Scientific Adventure Violence looks great. It’s a tabletop RPG from Crowbar Creative and Brian Saliba.
Routinely Itemised: RPGs #299
UK Games Expo press access! Roll20 price hikes, LEGO D&D minifig retirement, new D&D books, and Green Ronin’s 25th.
Burry your dice with these Headstone Dice Crypts
The tagline? “A vertical dice vault for a deserving upright person such as yourself.” That’s almost a threat!
Award-Winning Urban Shadows TTRPG launches expansive second edition – available now
Almost a full 10 years since the award-winning TTRPG Urban Shadows was first published, Magpie Games have released a long-awaited second edition – and it’s out now!
Caligaes’ Xeno – Invasion: You’re -the monster- in this horror TTRPG
You were sent to an experimental planet called EARTH, where you are to destroy your victims, fight Demons, and reclaim your place beside MOTHER.
Free to Download: Helluva Town – the adult toon TTRPG quickstart
The 40-page Helluva Town quickstart released to promote the crowdfunding campaign is still live and free.
“Do NOT eat the Goblin Fruit” – Rule 1 in the employee handbook (an RPG)
What’s the point of Do NOT eat the Goblin Fruit? The RPG is about running a weird museum with impression ghosts and other challenges such as an exhibit from the Fae.
Aaaaand… now you can’t put off buying Mork Borg
Mork Borg quickly became famous as a sort of black metal artbook, or artpunk splatbook, or doomdays OSR.
Caught in the Rain offers the rarest of the rare – a solo mystery TTRPG
You can set this mystery in a Scottish mansion, the gloomy noir New York streets or a deadly sci-fi Hive city.
