The idea of Hobbits deciding to raid a dungeon and face death just to collect some gold coins is pretty farfetched.
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Suzerain Legends Kickstarter takes the meta-setting to the next level
Suzerain Legends is a wrapper setting; with a focus on several worlds but the potential to include whichever environment you want to take the players too (or bring baddies in from).
The Wildsea RPG gets a publisher and heads to Kickstarter
The Wildsea now has a publisher in the form of Mythopoeia, and a Kickstarter notify page in place.
Advanced World Building: Tower-Faced Demon Castle Adventure
Advanced World Building uses the tools from 1981’s Basic Dungeons & Dragons and Expert D&D and re-imagined in Old School Essentials to build a starting campaign setting. It is further enriched with the Old School Essentials Advanced Fantasy, Advanced Fantasy Monsters, and Advanced Fantasy Treasures. Even though it is based on Basic D&D, it could be used with other D&D rules or fantasy RPGs.
Frostlands of Fenrilik will broaden Onyx Path’s Slarecian Vault
The Frostlands of Fenrilik is a D&D 5e supplement for Onyx Path Publishing’s Scarred Lands setting. It’s due out via the Slarecian Vault.
“Human teeth” dice on Kickstarter
A dentist and a designer conspire on Kickstarter to create a set of tabletop gaming dice that look as if they each contain human teeth.
Now you can have your own 3 kobolds in a trenchcoat mini
The reveal of Rime of the Frostmaiden spawned a community favourite joke.
Free to Download: The Shrike RPG (Early Access Edition)
The Shrike generates one-shot GM-less RPGs about skyship voyages. At least, sometimes. If you can keep the machine chugging for the next five or ten minutes, you’ll have the Prologue, and Chapters One, Two, Three, and Four.
Fading Embers brings even more ice to 5e
“This is not how the world ends” is the prophecy that brings some hope to the snowy realm of Nyth.
Routinely Itemised: RPGs #68
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