In just a few days, Auroboros: Coils of the Serpent opens on Kickstarter. In a world of 5e campaign settings looking for money from Kickstarter, Auroboros deserves a little bit of a longer look. We might learn something from it.
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Genre Police: Storming The Dungeon
Ever notice that the dynamics of your campaign can change?
Storm Weavers is a narrative style adventure board game for one player
Unlike basic gamebooks, Storm Weavers supports a points-based chargen system, and some pages show a map layout that indicates where enemies might be standing.
Snail wizards lead Monkstone Miniatures impressive debut
The figures will be built to scale to be usable in games like Warhammer and Dungeons & Dragons, but will explore a dark and mysterious world heavily inspired by English folklore, and the many games and films that sparked my interests as a kid.
Bizarre Adventure, Straight-forward System: A review of Over Arms RPG
Over Arms is full of contradictions that shouldn’t work but do.
YouTube star charm in a box for your D&D character: Ginny Di’s Library of Witticisms
Ginny Di’s Library of Witticisms is a collection of three decks designed to inspire your RPG character’s jests and quips!
Stats: 50% of roleplayers get weekly sessions
It’s also noted that, over time, more people are getting regular sessions.
The Game Machinery announce Defiant Awakening and a new Defiant edition
In the game, you didn’t destroy the world during the apocalypse. You protected your bit of it, and now, as a fallen angel, dragon, ancient god or demon, you’re the ruler of your part.
Routinely Itemised: RPGs #96
Wizards of the Coast are taking back control of D&D in some countries after settling a legal row. Luke Crane’s The Burning Wheel is Roll20’s quickest growing system, and the inhospitable setting round table is coming. It’s an RPG news summary from Geek Native.
Comets & Cockpits bring two junker space settings to 5e
Cameron Day, the co-creator of Supers & Sorcery, defines junker space fantasy as having three things; swashbuckling adventure, wide-open exploration with salvaging, and wild technology.
