I like Zensu loads. It will be a game I bring to meet a friend in a gaming cafe in the future. I felt smart playing it, and it may be a game that makes me better at critical thinking.
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Routinely Itemised: RPGs #279
What do you think will happen in the tail-end of 2024? More or fewer TTRPG nights: What will that make for the hobby?
Slay the Dragon RPG funds with a rallying cry of “Bring Dungeons Back!”
Slay the Dragon comes with blank dungeon maps, dice, tokens and standees to move around. The rules focus on exploring the dungeon and are simple, basic d20-powered rule engines.
D&D’s Greyhawk finally goes Community Content
Greyhawk is the second-ever campaign setting for D&D, after Dave Arneson’s Blackmoor, and it was the one associated with the core rulebooks until 2008.
Ars Magica is now Open License and birthing whole new companies such as Blagdaross
Holocubierta Ediciones is getting out of publishing. The two authors of Finis Terrae, Mario Donaire and Óscar Estefanía, will now found a new publishing company called Blagdaross, dedicated to Ars Magica Open License releases.
Nobi Nobi RPG: Turn-based GMing
Illustrated by Takashi Konno and coming from Paris’ Ynnis Editions, Nobi Nobi RPG has a group of players take turns being the GM and the main character. It wraps after three rounds.
DIE in a Dungeon: Nigh-Infinite Doom
Your gamer dice are the characters in DIE in a Dungeon, one meaning of the name, who are adventurers trying to rescue a village on the edge of the horrible place. The other meaning of the name comes from the likely death.
Nightmares, not dreams, come true as Call of Cthulhu launch a bundle for Halloween
The bundle includes the Call of Cthulhu Starter Set, the Investigator Handbook with expanded character creation rules, and the Keeper Rulebook for managing gameplay.
Getting physical with the TTRPG darling Armour Astir – Advent
Briar Sovereign found success with the indie TTRPG in which you push back against authority and so as a pilot of a steel-clad Astir. The number one request has been for a physical edition of Armour Astir: Advent, and so the Manchester-based designer has turned to Kickstarter and found success. The crowdfunding campaign for the […]
Genre Police: Developing A Complex
I’ve gone through periods of going very hard and very dark in some games, not always to the games favour.
