Routinely Itemised: RPGs #83
Routinely Itemised: RPGs summarises weekly RPG news, new releases, interviews with roleplaying designers and handy tips.
8,948 free RPGs! It’s Free RPG Day
We've shrugged off last year's decline in free RPGs, and there's a treasure hoard of free goodies available today.
7,764 free RPGs! It’s Free RPG Day
It’s Free RPG today. Gamers around the world are encouraged to pop into their local store and try a new RPG for free today. It’s made possible by a host of sponsors which Geek Native thank and will mention a little later on.…
5579 free RPGs and counting: It’s free RPG Day
Saturday 18th is Free RPG Day. The idea here is that you pop into a store, support your local trader and pick up a free RPG in exchange. Is your local RPG shop taking part?…
Is your lucky d20 just a badly made off balance dice?
Ever wondered if your special d20 is lucky or whether you needed to check it to see whether it’s off balance?
This video from Daniel Fisher should be used for good; not to find dice you may have innocently bought but now know are more likely to roll 20.…
What on Earth is Mythoard and why should RPGers care?
If you pop over to Mythoard you’ll find a site that promises to send you a box full of RPG goodies every month. This month they’ve content from Chessex, Throwi Games, Moon Dice Games, Flatland Games, Genius Loci Games and Imaginary Maps.…
Free RPG Day – including 3679 free RPG downloads
Today is Free RPG Day. The event is managed by Impressions, a company that helps put RPGs in your hands, and is designed to encourage you to support your local game shop.…
Are RPG dice good enough quality to be truly random?
The video above is of Colonel Louis Zocchi, the founder of GameScience, explaining why he believes GameScience will roll more true than others.
The summary is that the traditional RPG dice are polished in a way that rounds off corners and painted in a way that gives them an inconsistent shape.…
