A summary of RPGs news from the week Cynthia Williams becomes the boss of D&D and Wizards of the Coast, Zine Month launches, and the One Ring RPG gets a release date.
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Battlesystem Skirmishes: WotC re-release their AD&D 2e skirmish rules
Written by Bruce Nesmith, who penned Dragonlance Adventures 1e and Ravenloft: Realm of Terror 2e, Battlesystem Skirmishes brings skirmish rules to D&D. Or back to D&D.
Panic on the high seas: Dive is aquatic horror for Mothership
Jeremy Childrey has a “Project We Love” from Kickstarter with his horror Dive that uses the sci-fi RPG Mothership’s Panic Engine.
Cyberpunk RED RPG: Danger Gal Dossier and Rogue’s Secret Weapons announced
R Talsorian Games (RTG) has announced two new supplements for the tabletop RPG Cyberpunk RED. The prequel to Cyberpunk 2077 computer game and sequel to Cyberpunk 2020 already has Black Chrome in the works.
Free to Download: Sound Realms: Mace & Magic Demo Adventure
Sound Realms uses a modified version of the Basic Roleplaying System from Chaosium but, unlike other BRP games, requires a smartphone or tablet to play.
Mindjammer transhuman RPG roars back to life at the Bundle of Holding
We were told by the Bundle of Holding that a busy start to 2022 was expected. That’s been bang on the money, and another deal’s locked, loaded and running.
Free to Download: Zero Level Rulebook for 5E
Thom Denick and Weird Works have released a 22-page free download via DriveThruRPG for Zero Level characters in 5E.
5 tips on remembering D&D rules: Class Cheat Sheets Kickstarter shows many people need refreshers
Icarus Games researched that experienced players liked the sheets because they hadn’t played a class in a while and just needed a quick reminder because they actually struggled to keep all the rules fresh in mind or wanted to use the sheets with a new gaming group.
Moriah is a Zine Month RPG of bloody sacrifice
Moriah is bloody. It’s an RPG in which characters can cut off body parts to gain temporarily boost dice.
Fleaux! A brutal baroque fantasy RPG of survival
The system uses a d20 with players trying to roll under the attribute in question and combat fast and deadly.
