Routinely Itemised: RPGs #63
Another busy RPG news week, but don't worry as Routinely Itemised as everything divided into quick to read bullet-point summary lists.
Deadlands: Lost Colony will ship with printed errata
Deadlands: Lost Colony takes humanity to the mining colonies of deep space or hostile planet of Banshee after the collapse of the galactic wormhole that leads back to Earth.
Deadlands: The crazy granddaddy of the weird west Kickstarts in 24 hours
The weird west mixes the supernatural, occult and horror with the harsh reality of the Western genre.
Pinnacle Entertainment Group launch merch store
A growing number of RPG publishers are doing this, and I think it makes sense.
Free to Download: Deadlands Player’s Guide and Marshal’s Handbooks
The publisher, like many others, is stepping up during the Covid-19 pandemic to make sure fans have something to do while trapped at home.
Routinely Itemised: RPGs #33
RPG news summary with another D&D leak, free downloads and Matthew Mercer's 2020 update to the Blood Hunter 5e class.
Deadlands Reloaded: The Fright before Christmas raises money for cancer treatment
The story starts in an orphanage on Christmas Eve in which the PCs are children who have stayed up too late and start to hear someone or something… on the rooftop of the building.
Genre Police: Trenchcoats & Tragedy
I know you’ve put the trenchcoat away since we did Gothpunk but it’s time to get it out again. Put it back on, find a hat and pour yourself some bourbon straight from the bottle.…
RPG Ideas: Running games in a historical context
Tim Chant is a gamer and author (and baker) based in Edinburgh. His latest project, The Frost Fair, asks ‘what if?’. What if history worked out slightly differently. Would the world be very different?…
Genre Police: Showdown At High Noon
Many of you might be wondering why I’m even bothering with the Western. Nowadays it’s viewed as a diminishing corner genre. When you say ‘Western’ to people they come up with an idea of ‘heroic cowboys’ killing ‘savage injuns’ and give it a pass.…
