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Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus accessories now appearing on Amazon

May 19, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The box itself acts as a dice tray, so Wizards have lined it with felt and thought carefully about the size of it.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: baldur's gate, Descent into Avernus, dice, Dungeons & Dragons, wizards of the coast

Kickstarting Ultramodern5: Use the D&D rules for any modern campaign setting

May 19, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The point of Ultramodern5 is that you can pick a modern genre and run a game in it.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Chris Dias, Cyberpunk, Dias Ex Machina Games, Dungeons & Dragons, kickstarters, sci-fi, ultramodern5, weird west

A spaceship in your bag: A review of the Big Book of Sci-Fi Battle Mats

May 19, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

There are 60 different mats in the big book, wipe clean and sci-fi themed. Straight-away I found that the ring-binding didn’t bother me at all.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: cartography, loke, sci-fi

The alien races of Grimmerspace: An interview with Rone Barton

May 19, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

The Sundermages were once human, But they’re far far from it at this point. When you read the book, you’ll understand why the cenobites go to them for advice.

Filed Under: Interviews, Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: grimmerspace, horror, iron gm games, sci-fi

Genre Police: Once More Unto The Breach

May 19, 2019 by Ben Jackson-Ellery Leave a Comment

The problem arises when we as GM’s begin to think about putting out own stamp on a game.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: genre police, shakespeare

D&D does biopunk: GeneFunk 2090

May 18, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

GeneFunk 2090 is a 5e game from CRISPR Monkey Studios that is currently 250% funded on Kickstarter.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: CRISPR Monkey Studios, Cyberpunk, genefunk 2090, kickstarters

Rick and Morty vs Dungeons & Dragons – Painscape

May 18, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Rick and Morty vs Dungeons & Dragons is getting a sequel called Painscape.

Filed Under: Comics, Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons, rick and morty, wizards of the coast

D&D goes to Hell: Baldur’s Gate – Descent into Avernus

May 17, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

D&D Live 2019 has announced the latest official storyline for the game, and it is hell.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: adam lee, baldur's gate, Descent into Avernus, Dungeons & Dragons

New Lord of the Rings RPG: Cubicle 7 announces The One Ring 2nd edition

May 17, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The One Ring 2e is on the way, and currently published material will be compatible with it with only minor modifications.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: cubicle 7, Francesco Nepitello, lord of the rings, The One Ring

Generate an entire fantasy town and detailed NPCs with a single click

May 17, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

If Eigengrau’s Generator creates an potion shop for you, for example, you’ll also be able to randomly generate potions for sale, or a plot hook.

Filed Under: Sites, Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: generators

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