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Free League to publish the Symbaroum Starter Set: Treasure Hunts in Davokar Gore, nudity and sexuality: Dungeon Bitches carve into Kickstarter The Forbidden Lands retro-fantasy RPG comes to The Bundle of Holding Mythroll Armory’s TileFormers: Magnetic scenery clicks on Kickstarter RPG and tabletop convention news for 2021

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Free League to publish the Symbaroum Starter Set: Treasure Hunts in Davokar

January 19, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

ALIEN and Vaesen publisher Free League is taking pre-orders on the Symbaroum Starter Set: Treasure Hunts in Davokar.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Free League Publishing, jarnringen, Symbaroum

Gore, nudity and sexuality: Dungeon Bitches carve into Kickstarter

January 19, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Dying Stylishly Games’ crew of Emily Allen, Sarah Carapace and Mxtress Khan have a Powered by the Apocalypse Kickstarter success on their hands with Dungeon Bitches.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Emily Allen, kickstarters, powered by the apocalypse

The Forbidden Lands retro-fantasy RPG comes to The Bundle of Holding

January 18, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

In the Forbidden Lands, characters are not heroes; they are rogues. The open-world game is about discovering ancient ruins as you explore the map, fighting monsters and trying to live long enough to build a stronghold.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: bundle of holding, bundles, forbidden lands, Free League Publishing, sales

Mythroll Armory’s TileFormers: Magnetic scenery clicks on Kickstarter

January 18, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

These titles click together with magnets, and their modular design means you can quickly snap buildings and dungeons into existence.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: kickstarters

RPG and tabletop convention news for 2021

January 18, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Here’s a look at just some of the early RPG and tabletop convention news from 2021.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: convention, Origins Game Fair, uk games expo

The biggest of the big baddies find Kickstarter success: Epic Legacy Tome of Titans

January 17, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

2CGaming have been steadily building their Kickstarter creds. Epic Legacy Tome of Titans is the company’s 15th project, and it is a runaway success.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: 2CGaming, kickstarters

Genre Police: Creation Stories

January 17, 2021 by Ben Jackson-Ellery Leave a Comment

The process of character creation is a framing device. It shows us as players what the game cares about, how we are supposed to navigate it and what is likely to be important going forward.

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

Arcana Familia: An esoteric cyberpunk RPG

January 17, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Aurora Torchia has a tabletop RPG based on Blackjack and set on a future Earth where technology and sinister occult arts intertwine. The Arcana Familia are a para-governmental group that protects society from the malevolent influences of the supernatural. However, the Arcana Familia themselves have each struct a deal themselves with unworldly creatures known as […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Cyberpunk, kickstarters

The 5e-powered Beowulf RPG will be ready this month

January 16, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Handiwork Games have shared an art preview from their upcoming 5e-powered Beowulf RPG and confirmed the game will be ready this month.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: beowulf, handiwork games, Jon Hodgson, Scott Purdy

Over $350 worth of RPG goodies for only $30 in this Croatian Earthquake bundle

January 16, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Just before the new year, a deadly earthquake hit Croatia. Extensive damage was caused in Petrinja and Zagreb and surrounding towns.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: araukana media, charity, drivethrurpg, Melsonian Arts Council, nibiru, relics, sandy pug games, tin star games

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