The quickstart is free and downloadable, 28 pages to get you started. You can then jump to the Kickstarter, check out the pitch, and back the project.
TTRPG news, reviews and interviews
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Atari fans are invited to invent a new card game via its ‘Club Made’ initiative
Atari is putting its most engaged fans in the drivers’ seat to help design its next game; a centipede-themed card game, where fans will vote on key elements such as the title, gameplay mechanics, and art style.
Genre Police: Looking For Augusta
So, I had a long discussion about chickens. This isn’t actually weird in our house given that we have chickens as pets, but this was especially odd because this particular chicken wasn’t real.
PocketQuest: Unusual creative rewards and undesirable animals in Pest Laid Plans
A group of undesirable animals team up to pull off the most daring of heists. Armed only with junk, they delve into danger.
Routinely Itemised: RPGs #254
Gaming giant Embracer (Lord of the Rings) splits into three after deal falls through. D&D 2024 brings back psionics, Roll20 integrates with Discord, and TTRPG bundles support Palestine.
Whimsical and deadly: The solo 5e adventure The Secret of Oki Island sails through Kickstarter
Publisher Obvious Mimic has previous success with solo adventures and is back on Kickstarter with The Secret of Oki Island.
I can kill so I’ll kill billions: Maggot Machine is a TTRPG in a lost world
The year is 1994, just like last year and the year before. The world is a ruined place where hideous mutations – Maggot Machines – reign and the Guilds hide deep in the Underland praying they go undiscovered.
PocketQuest: The Heist Episode – the RPG that steals?
One target. One night. One chance. Your team has been gathered from across time, places, and universes to pull off an impossible heist.
SAKE RPG tips: My players want to build a Kingdom
Geek Native invited Rainer Kaasik-Aaslav, the author of SAKE, a tabletop RPG currently on Kickstarter, to tackle the situation when players prefer to build kingdoms rather than go on adventures.
More magic than fits: FIVE Ars Magica 5th edition bundles
Atlas Games and the Bundle of Holding aren’t holding back with this set of five Ars Magica 5th edition bundles. On each day last week, one of these offers was released.
