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Archives for April 2020

Explore all articles published in April 2020. This collection covers topics in Books, Cool Tech, and Tabletop & RPGs.

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Warhammer 40K takes $286 worth of ebooks to Humble Bundle

April 16, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Tempted to boost your Warhammer 40K fiction library? You can check out the details of each tier at Humble Bundle.

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: black library, games workshop, humble bundle, warhammer 40k

This dramatic bomb blast is actually a lamp!

April 16, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Your sci-fi wargame needs a dramatic background, and for practical reasons, it would be advantageous if the background was also a lamp that could cast a friendly glow.

Filed Under: Cool Tech Tagged With: Etsy, household, lights

Dystopia Rising: Evolution hits the digital shelves

April 16, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The rules include character generation for 24 different Strains (versions of humanity that survived through the apocalypse), faith powers and psionics as well as advice on running stories, weaving webs of intrigue and more procedural investigations.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Eschaton Media, onyx path publishing, zombies

The Devil’s City brings America’s first serial killer to 5th edition

April 16, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The Devil’s City: Horror Fiction & 5e Gaming Conjoined is a project to fund the full-length RPG campaign sourcebook Horror in the Windy City which expands on Whispers in the Dark.

Filed Under: Books, Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons, horror, kickstarters

Starfinder on Alexa expands with more alien PC options

April 15, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

You can now play as Obozaya, the reptilian vesk warrior and Keskodai, the insect-like shirren mystic.

Filed Under: Games Tagged With: alexa, audio games, Paizo Publishing, starfinder

Green Ronin release Time Traveler’s Codex for Mutants & Masterminds

April 15, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

In addition to advice on how to get time travel right, the Time Traveler’s Codex has six causality-shaking villain archetypes and dozens of minions. There are new advantages, powers and equipment.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Crystal Frasier, Green Ronin Publishing, Mutants & Masterminds, superheroes

Worldographer adds fog of war to support remote TTRPGs

April 15, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

You do not need a paid-for version of the program to use the fog of war feature.

Filed Under: Sites Tagged With: Inkwell Ideas, maps

The Yellow King RPG has finally manifested

April 15, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Written and designed by Robin D Laws, The Yellow King RPG is a GUMSHOE game inspired by Robert W. Chambers’ short stories.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: gumshoe, horror, Pelgrane Press, robin d laws, the yellow king

Savage Worlds’ PEG signs up with Astral and Roll20

April 15, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

PEG are expanding support to include Roll20, Astral, and other VTT platforms.

Filed Under: Sites Tagged With: astral tabletop, Fantasy Grounds, Pinnacle Entertainment Group, roll20, savage worlds, virtual tabletop

Free to Download: Kings of War wargame rules

April 15, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Mantic Games have this week made the third edition of the rules, which came out last October, entirely free.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: free to download, kings of war, mantic games, wargames

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