Dungeons & Dragons roared into its 50th anniversary, leaving some fans pondering: Is a true sixth edition on the horizon, or will “D&D 2024” evolve 5e into its ultimate form?
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Knock! (x3) The excellent OSR magazine hits the Bundle of Holding
Think eye-popping layouts, dazzling colours, and an absolute onslaught of off-the-wall articles, tables, maps, monsters, and adventures.
Swyvers: A TTRPG where the PCs aren’t heroes, and it’s always bloody raining
Swyvers, which has now surely been safely funded, will have rules for generating your own version of the corrupt city of ‘The Smoke’ and the underbelly of ‘The Midden’.
Free to Download: Dark Age of Man quickstart
Fan and YouTuber Eloy Cintron was able to distil the Dark Age of Man’s rules and core down to a two-page Players quickstart guide.
Midnight Glamours: You’re cursed and investigating the fae
The setting of Midnight Glamours is an alternate version of our world, where entities known as the Fae coexisted with mankind and helped shape the world as we know it.
D&D 50th: Timeline for new rule books and Vecna’s arrival
D&D turns 50th with Vecna: Eve of Ruin announcement and an official timeline.
Worldbuilding Troika!: Books Full of Weird and Astonishing Adventures
Troika! is a true treasure and a great system for world building and running exciting adventures. The science-fantasy RPG includes old, decadent crystal Spheres; worlds hung across a hump-backed sky and reachable by golden-sailed barge, labyrinths of non-Euclidean geometry, and eldritch portals.
When the GM needs to quickly correct a mistake
We see how this GM effortlessly re-did history to return to the current scene as planned. Was this the right thing to do?
Diceomatic: A Kickstarter recreating 1920s mechanical dice crosses half a million
Diceomatic incorporates alternating gears to achieve complete randomness.
Routinely Itemised: RPGs #243
Lightforge Games receives critical acclaim, Paizo expands staff, D&D marks 50th anniversary, Zine Quest sees activity shift, Evil Genius experiences staff departures.
