At $250, you can name an NPC and pick up the standard edition, but the combo of supplying a photo of your pup to bring to life as a hero dungeoneer and the hardcover has sold out.
TTRPG news, reviews and interviews
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Cubicle 7 announce C7d20 a new d20 system compatible with 5e
C7d20 will be a complete rule set that is compatible with 5e — you’ll be able to use all of your favourite 5e books and supplements, including Uncharted Journeys and Broken Weave.
Free to Download: The True OSR – Obsolete Shi**y Rules sickstart
The conflict between the DM and the players is handled by an engine in The True OSR, which uses tokens called XPicks that the DM can use to warp players’ words or players can use to make sure their characters succeed in actions.
Carbon 2185’s third-party Legacy Rising will be canon
The cyberpunks assist the Fragmented Legacy in consolidating their dominance in the shadows by pushing, prodding, and shooting their pawns into the proper positions.
Till Death Do Us Part: Gary Gygax’s daughter’s wedding gift D&D adventure comes to Kickstarter
Heidi Gygax, the daughter of Gary Gygax, is due to get married and is also committed to DM a few games at Gary Con. Heidi’s fiancee mocked up a cover for one of those adventures, and the project grew from there.
Routinely Itemised: RPGs #189
Routinely Itemised’s RPG news wraps up what might be the last of OGL drama (before the next wave starts), finds non-OGL news, more bundle deals and new releases.
Free to Download: Reaver – Sword & Sorcery RPG quickstart
The cover shows a grim brute of a fighter, and sure enough, the pitch for Reaver is that it’s inspired by Robert E. Howard, Charles R. Saunders and Karl Edward Wagner but also says it’s less gonzo and more grim.
Racing to $100K: Vast Grimm’s Into Oblivion is a splatterpunk RPG success
One of the techniques that Infinite Black uses to power its Kickstarters, which I’ve benefited from in the past for my pin badge collection, is merch.
Free to Download: Shattered Worlds Introduction Guide
The guide from Dmitry Nosovky, Je Shields, Dean Spencer et al tells of the fracture and the breaking of the veil between different worlds. The result is a gritty setting merging tech and magic.
Hundreds of interactive battle maps: 0One Games returns to the Bundle of Holding
There are 13 titles in the first tier with a shop value of $44. These are all DRM-free, so that you can import them into VTT software.
