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Archives for August 2020

Discover what was posted on the blog during August 2020. This collection covers topics in Tabletop & RPGs, Sites, and Anime.

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Wizards of the Coast announce a D&D themed Dalmuti

August 3, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood 2 Comments

A D&D product that didn’t leak in advance? Not quite. The Great Dalmuti is a 25-year old card game from Richard Garfield. Garfield invented Magic: The Gathering and KeyForge. The Great Dalmuti wasn’t as successful as those two other games, and for about two decades we’ve not heard a peep from it. Now, though, since […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: card games, forgotten realms, Richard Garfield, wizards of the coast

EN Publishing releases Strontium Dog for the Judge Dredd RPG

August 3, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Judge Dredd & The Worlds of 2000 AD use EN Publishing’s WOIN system (What’s Old is New), and Strontium Dog was written by Darren Pearce, Marc Langworth and John White.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: 2000 AD, Darren Pearce, en publishing, judge dredd, marc langworthy, Strontium Dog, woin

The inaugural Gen Con Online draws 40,000 gamers

August 3, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Gen Con reports that 40,000 people took part in 2020’s online convention and that there were nearly 7,000 different events.

Filed Under: Sites Tagged With: convention, gen con, gen con online, Paizo Publishing

Best look yet: New Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Trailer

August 3, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The Mugen Train features clearly in the trailer along with a reunion between Tanjiro and his younger siblings.

Filed Under: Anime Tagged With: Demon Slayer, trailers

Basic World Building: Design a Stronghold

August 3, 2020 by Charles Dunwoody Leave a Comment

This article covers not only designing/refurbishing a stronghold but also how to use the rules to make it happen.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: basic world building, Dungeons & Dragons, dyson logos

Mage Hand Press’ blasts off with D&D in space and the Dark Matter Starter Set

August 3, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

If you’re curious about Dark Matter, a sci-fi game that cites both Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy and Doom as inspirations, then you can check out a free demo.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: dark matter, Dungeons & Dragons, kickstarters, mage hand press, sci-fi

Sexist introduction triggers author rebellion over Flashing Swords #6

August 2, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The original Flashing Swords! series was edited by Lin Carter and attracted the interest of most of the important sword and sorcery writers of that time.

Filed Under: Books

D&D designer to write The Dragon’s Eye for RuneQuest

August 2, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Each location featured in The Dragon’s Eye comes with different ways for gamemasters, veteran and new, to use it in a campaign.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Chaosium, jonathan tweet, runequest

Relics: Tin Star Games’ RPG of abandoned angels gets a print edition

August 2, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

God has gone and the Gates of Heaven have slammed shut, leaving angels and demons abandoned on the mortal world.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Indie Press Revolution, relics, steve dee, tin star games

Crafty Games launch preorders on new Mistborn products including The Siege of Luthadel and $200 metal dice

August 2, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Mistborn: The Siege of Luthadel is the first expansion to the House War and is among the new Crafty Games preorders.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Brandon Sanderson, crafty games, dice, gen con, Mistborn

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