Routinely Itemised: RPGs #30
Routinely Itemised is a weekly summary of RPG news. This week we look into Dungeons & Dragons, Soulbound, Fallout and what's happening at Fantasy Flight Games' RPG department.
The best selling anime and cartoon RPGs of 2019
Which of the anime or cartoon flavoured RPGs published this year sold the best?
Savage Worlds: Explorers of the Fantastic
In Explorers of the Fantastic the Allied bombing of Ninoshima island in 1945 opens up a rift into the Hollow Earth, and it is through the vent that giant monsters emerge.
The Crios RPG
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Crios is a Kickstarter pitch from Battlefield Press. At the time of posting they’ve raised $1,500+, asking for $3,000 and have about a week to do it.
The pitch is pretty good; a mashup of fantasy and World War I action using the Renaissance Deluxe roleplaying game.…
Who’s leading the Ennies 2013 pack?
The nominations for the 2013 ENnies are out. These are a big set of awards in the roleplaying publishing world.
Counting by hand, I reach 57 publishers nominated and that’s up from just shy of 40 from 2012.
Paizo Publishing and Pelgrane Press lead the pack with 7 nominations each, with Cubicle 7 in third place with 6 nominations and Wizards of the Coast, Privateer Press, Hero Games and Green Ronin next with 5.
That’s the second year in a row Pelgrane Press has enjoyed the first position.
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Eldritch Skies Design essay
Eldritch Skies is a Lovecraftian sci-fi RPG from Battlefield Press. The game is written by John Snead and is set in 2030. The post below is a design essay from the game’s creator.…
Battlefield Press’s Double Spiral War to use the 12°
Battlefield Press, the company responsible for the Open Anime RPG system and Gaslight, has struck a deal with Rouge Games to make use of 12° rule system.
12° was created by Richard Iorio II and James Maliszewski, aka Rouge Games, and is used in games like Colonial Gothic, Thousand Suns and Shadow, Sword & Spell.…
