In this post you’ll get a list of all the nominees for the 2017 ENnies. We’ve added up all the nominations each publisher has picked up. Our math puts Chaosium up in front but the chasing pack is strong. Who do you think will be there? First of all you’ve a chance to vote for […]
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Superhero Week: Era – Hitman turns to Kickstarter
There are a half-dozen Era games in DriveThruRPG already. The core rulebook is normally $25 and the others are Pay What You Want. I think Hitman is a standalone that doesn’t require the core rules. The Kickstarter notes it is compatible with other Era games and that the Era d10 rule has been slightly modified. […]
Superhero Week: Checker snarks Marvel’s problems with Super Hero 2044
Checker BPG is back and making noises. It’s bought Super Hero 2044 from Gamescience Pubilshing and will release an updated RPG and card game in 2018. Now Checker’s CEO Mark Thompson is throwing some shade at Marvel’s David Gabriel, the CP of Sales and Marketing, who blamed diversity on the publisher’s problems. Gabriel had said; […]
Post-Apocalyptic Fantasy: The Lost Citadel RPG
Green Ronin’s The Lost Citadel has pushed past 500 backers, raced beyond the $13,000 asked for ($35,000 and counting) and will bring a dark RPG to us. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/504269797/the-lost-citadel-post-apocalyptic-fantasy-roleplay [Back this Campaign] The game will use 5th edition rules of the world’s most popular RPG. That’s legal speak for Dungeons & Dragons. The Lost Citadel’s corebook […]
Fantasy Flight Games launch new RPG Genesys
Genesys is a new RPG from Fantasy Flight Games that uses the Narrative Dice System. The system is compatible with any setting and the Genesys Core Rulebook comes with an overview of five different ones. Also in the Core Rules are the mechanics of the game and an introduction to the Narrative Dice System. The […]
6,823 free RPGS! Free RPG Day
Today is Free RPG Day. RPG publishers around the world are putting out special offers in order to persuade gamers to try something different. It’s a great idea to boost the hobby. If you want quick access to a lot of them check out this landing page. Hottest free RPGs At the time of posting […]
Transform your Arkham Horror into a 3D nightmare
Arkham Horror is a hugely popular game from Fantasy Flight Games (originally by Chaosium). It’s famous for good reasons; a great investment, a clever game and quite a challenge. It’s famous for less good reasons; not easy for new players and taking around 30 to 60 minutes to set up if you know what you’re […]
Andrew Gaia launches board game Kickstater
Andrew Gaia is an illustrator who has worked with the likes of AEG and Fantasy Flight Games. He and his brothers have founded Gaia Games and put together a Kickstarter for Bio-logic a board game where you’re a virus trying to take over a body. You can read the full pitch on the campaign page. […]
Torg returns bringing a pan-dimensional war to Kickstarter
The Other Roleplaying Game (aka Torg) was first published back in 1990 by West End Games. Written by Greg Gorden and Bill Slavicsek the game casts players as Storm Knights, who to try and defend Earth from the pan-dimensional entities known as High Lords. The game is currently owned by Ulisses Spiele and has been […]
Checker buys the first ever Superhero RPG – Superhero 2044
Skip back in time to the year 1977, it is the start of the tabletop RPG industry as we know it today, Dungeons & Dragons is new and Superhero 2044 has just been published. The first version of the game had different types of superheroes, melee rules, ranged combat and a point based chargen system. […]
