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Archives for October 2024
Monolith offers a free Conan RPG quickstart as their Kickstarter roars
The Conan Core Book plunges players into the Hyborian Age with a streamlined system designed by Matt John. The 200+ page guide equips Game Masters and players with everything needed to navigate Conan’s savage world.
Feel smart: A review of Zensu
I like Zensu loads. It will be a game I bring to meet a friend in a gaming cafe in the future. I felt smart playing it, and it may be a game that makes me better at critical thinking.
Routinely Itemised: RPGs #279
What do you think will happen in the tail-end of 2024? More or fewer TTRPG nights: What will that make for the hobby?
Slay the Dragon RPG funds with a rallying cry of “Bring Dungeons Back!”
Slay the Dragon comes with blank dungeon maps, dice, tokens and standees to move around. The rules focus on exploring the dungeon and are simple, basic d20-powered rule engines.
Worm wash: For the Call of Cthulhu Keeper in your life
Given the creepy-crawly nature of the worms, the can of worm body wash would be a good gift for a Call of Cthulhu Keeper.
D&D’s Greyhawk finally goes Community Content
Greyhawk is the second-ever campaign setting for D&D, after Dave Arneson’s Blackmoor, and it was the one associated with the core rulebooks until 2008.
Ars Magica is now Open License and birthing whole new companies such as Blagdaross
Holocubierta Ediciones is getting out of publishing. The two authors of Finis Terrae, Mario Donaire and Óscar Estefanía, will now found a new publishing company called Blagdaross, dedicated to Ars Magica Open License releases.
Clever Atari: Joystick (CX-10) Decanter
It seems my geeky booze shelf isn’t as geeky as it could be and won’t be until my drinkware has a suitable level of geek cred. Thank goodness Thumbs Up! are on the case.
Nobi Nobi RPG: Turn-based GMing
Illustrated by Takashi Konno and coming from Paris’ Ynnis Editions, Nobi Nobi RPG has a group of players take turns being the GM and the main character. It wraps after three rounds.
