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A free introduction to the irradiated meta-wizards of the Icosa RPG

May 11, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

In the world of Icosa, irradiated meta-wizards stroll forgotten halls of subterranean chrome. Knights hunt dragons across toxic skies in ancient biplanes retrofitted with alien technology.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: free to download, Patreon

You Are the Dungeon offers a novel twist on fantasy adventure

May 11, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

You Are the Dungeon is a single-player journaling experience that puts you in the role of a living, sentient dungeon–eternal and indomitable.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: kickstarters

Icons superheroes fly through the Bundle of Holding

May 10, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Steve Kenson (Mutants & Masterminds) and Ad Infinitum Adventures have the Icons superhero game in the Bundle of Holding. Not once, but twice.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Ad Infinitum Adventures, bundle of holding, bundles, ICONS, Steve Kenson

Broken Tales offers a dark RPG of upside-down fairytales where villains seek redemption

May 10, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Broken Tales reinterprets traditional fairytales through a dark lens, upending their premises. Players belong to the Order, a secret group operating on behalf of the Papacy, whose duty is to investigate events and threats beyond human understanding.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: broken tales, kickstarters, the world anvil publishing, World Anvil

Fantasy festival generator

May 9, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Even in a sleepy village on the quiet corner of a fantasy map, it need not be the case that every day is the same. A GM or worldbuilder can insert a fantasy festival to shake things up a bit.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: generators, rpg tools

The People at the End of Time: An impressive fan-made Mutant Year Zero RPG trailer

May 9, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The People at the End of Time is a fan-made trailer from the artist MMK for the game.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Free League Publishing, mutant: year zero, trailers

Honkdra: The Goose Hydra

May 9, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

When it comes to sassy geese, you know that peace is not an option and won’t be surprised to discover that Patreon creator mz4250 has leaned into that battle cry.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons, models, Patreon

Genre Police: Dialling Back In

May 9, 2021 by Ben Jackson-Ellery Leave a Comment

Some people I know are really good at handling massive player groups and making sure people have a great time.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: genre police, rpg tips

Ataraxia Legends is a tabletop RPG inspired by JRPGs

May 9, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

A sprawling world of lush forests and vast deserts, humble villages and glorious imperial cities, magic, monsters and cursed phantasms.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: kickstarters

Free to Download: Interstellar Troops and a Scribus template

May 9, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

In the distant future, humanity has spread to the stars and colonized other worlds. Alien life has been found in abundance, although most of it is primitive, with occasional hints and remnants of long-dead civilizations.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: free to download, Tricube Tales, Zadmar Games

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