https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/200664283/deluxe-exalted-3rd-edition [Back this Campaign] Raise your total funding request on the day of your launch? Yes, Exalted 3 has just done that. Not at $20,000, $40,000 or even $50,000 asking price either? The Deluxe Exalted 3rd Ed stepped up to ask for a whopping $60,000 and has already sailed by. The pitch has been up […]
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OVA: The Anime Role-Playing game shatters Kickstarter targets
[Back this Campaign] What anime RPG comes to mind? Big Eyes, Small Mouth from Guardians of Order? A superhero RPG? HeartQuest? I think there’s room for more. There is OVA and in fairness it hadn’t hit my radar until their successful Kickstarter. Perhaps I’m not the only one in the same boat because as of […]
Wizards without Coats: Rainman
You might be too young to get this reference. < PreviousWizards without Coats Next > Wow, this new Rainman skill is really handy Wizards without Coats have already featured the powerful weatherman, and now it’s the turn of the intelligent Rainman. Every adventuring party needs one. Reference: Rain Man is a groundbreaking comedy featuring […]
Warner Bros buy the rights to Dungeons & Dragons movie
There’s the Neverwinter MMO just opening, there’s DnD Next in the works, Pathfinder going from strength to strength, the Old School Renaissance and blockbuster movies being made on the back of comic book franchises. The Hobbit and Middle Earth are in the cinemas. Will the movie makers turn some of their attention to Dungeons and […]
The Calamus is an ambitious pitch for the future of roleplaying
The Calamus would like be a hugely valuable companion app for your tabletop experience. It’s being designed for smartphones and desktop. The goal is to take some of the mess out of the tabletop experience and therefore to make it more convenient and easy to do. Whether it’s creating hundreds of different maps, designing PCs […]
Female friendly Crone RPG launches open beta
Seeking to put women at the forefront of the game, Crone RPG has launched in open beta. Characters in the game are powerful elder witches during the Dark Ages and shortly after the fall of a mighty empire. The RPG takes a card-based approach to combat and encounter building. Tempted? You can join the beta […]
How to get the exclusive Gaming in the ‘Verse: a Firefly RPG Preview
Update: There’s been a price drop on this preorder. If you’ve bought already; you’ll get credit. Margaret Weis Productions announced an exclusive Gen Con product for their new Firefire license. You can pre-order and pick up at Gen Con or get it delivered to your door. Gen Con will be held some 6,043 klicks from […]
A review of World of Darkness: The God Machine Chronicle
White Wolf’s World of Darkness: The God Machine Chronicle has topped the “Hottest Items” list for the publisher over at DriveThru RPG ever since it came out – so let’s take a look at it. First up, The God Machine Chronicle is not a complete rule set. You still need to have a copy of […]
Eye tyrant? Die tyrant dice bags!
What do you call them? Beholders? For legal reasons; perhaps not, Wizards have legal claims around that term in conjunction to certain images. Eye tyrant? That’ll work for me. Even better, a completely different monster, the handy die tyrant. These beasts hoard dice with jealous zeal but that’s an advantage to any gamer who needs […]
Free to Download: Renaissance D100 SRD, adventure and character sheets
Cakebread & Walton currently have their Renaissance Deluxe d100 system under a big discount at DriveThru RPG. The game is set in the age of sail and piracy, of black powder weapons and religious wars. It’ll serve as a flintlock and steel system for either a historical game, a fantasy game or alternative history setting. […]
