Wizards of the Coast offer a Creative Commons alternative and now drop plans to change the OGL. Meanwhile, the world of games continues with freebie teasers, bundles and a Gygax wedding.
Archives for January 2023
Till Death Do Us Part: Gary Gygax’s daughter’s wedding gift D&D adventure comes to Kickstarter
Heidi Gygax, the daughter of Gary Gygax, is due to get married and is also committed to DM a few games at Gary Con. Heidi’s fiancee mocked up a cover for one of those adventures, and the project grew from there.
Routinely Itemised: RPGs #189
Routinely Itemised’s RPG news wraps up what might be the last of OGL drama (before the next wave starts), finds non-OGL news, more bundle deals and new releases.
Free to Download: Reaver – Sword & Sorcery RPG quickstart
The cover shows a grim brute of a fighter, and sure enough, the pitch for Reaver is that it’s inspired by Robert E. Howard, Charles R. Saunders and Karl Edward Wagner but also says it’s less gonzo and more grim.
Racing to $100K: Vast Grimm’s Into Oblivion is a splatterpunk RPG success
One of the techniques that Infinite Black uses to power its Kickstarters, which I’ve benefited from in the past for my pin badge collection, is merch.
Pitch Black meets Starship Troopers: Make My Day sci-fi gets a bug-infested trailer
Netflix says their adaptation of Yasuo Ohtagaki’s sci-fi manga, Make My Day, is a must-see epic. Ohtagaki is the brains behind Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt.
Are we digital people yet?
Even as culture and society pivot through turmoil, we’re more digital than ever. This is true despite the crumbling of crypto exchanges, the disappointment of NFTs, the lack of effective micro-payments, and rolling debates about anonymity and trolling.
Free to Download: Shattered Worlds Introduction Guide
The guide from Dmitry Nosovky, Je Shields, Dean Spencer et al tells of the fracture and the breaking of the veil between different worlds. The result is a gritty setting merging tech and magic.
Hundreds of interactive battle maps: 0One Games returns to the Bundle of Holding
There are 13 titles in the first tier with a shop value of $44. These are all DRM-free, so that you can import them into VTT software.
My Unique Skill Makes Me OP Even at Level 1’s giant hammer smashes home
Unfortunately for Ryota, he has no skills to speak of…until he learns he has the ability to get rare drops! Suddenly his luck turns around…or does it?
