Almost a full 10 years since the award-winning TTRPG Urban Shadows was first published, Magpie Games have released a long-awaited second edition – and it’s out now!
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Caligaes’ Xeno – Invasion: You’re -the monster- in this horror TTRPG
You were sent to an experimental planet called EARTH, where you are to destroy your victims, fight Demons, and reclaim your place beside MOTHER.
Free to Download: Helluva Town – the adult toon TTRPG quickstart
The 40-page Helluva Town quickstart released to promote the crowdfunding campaign is still live and free.
“Do NOT eat the Goblin Fruit” – Rule 1 in the employee handbook (an RPG)
What’s the point of Do NOT eat the Goblin Fruit? The RPG is about running a weird museum with impression ghosts and other challenges such as an exhibit from the Fae.
Aaaaand… now you can’t put off buying Mork Borg
Mork Borg quickly became famous as a sort of black metal artbook, or artpunk splatbook, or doomdays OSR.
Caught in the Rain offers the rarest of the rare – a solo mystery TTRPG
You can set this mystery in a Scottish mansion, the gloomy noir New York streets or a deadly sci-fi Hive city.
Dyskami Publishing Company partners with Skybound on Heart Attack TTRPG
Dyskami Publishing Company recently announced it has secured a licensing deal with Skybound Entertainment for its TTRPG Heart Attack, based on the comic book series of the same name.
Scottish hedgerow heists! Stout Stoat takes Scurry 3e to BackerKit
The animal PCs race against the clock to complete a heist, sharing a die that gets smaller as time passes and complications grow.
Routinely Itemised: RPGs #298
Weekend TTRPG news: Ernie Gygax passes, new Horus Heresy game, D&D VTT launch, Sigil’s rename, VR charity event, and RPG Publisher Spotlight voting.
Warhammer: The Horus Heresy RPG – New Warhammer RPG from Cubicle 7 and Games Workshop
Warhammer The Horus Heresy will go on preorder in the Summer of 2025, with the Core Rulebooks and Starter Set available in stores from Spring 2026.
