Routinely Itemised: RPGs #14
In this column, we quickly summarise news and discoveries from the RPG industry. If it hit the radar this week, then it has a chance of making this bullet-point collection of headlines.
Genre Police: More Than Just Semi-Nudes – Sword & Sorcery
Welcome to back Genre Police, a series of articles where I take a look at a genre or sub-genre, how it has been handled in gaming and how we can implement that in our games.…
Kickin’ it Old School: A Review of How to Game Master Like a Fucking Boss
In the wonderful world of tabletop role-playing games, there are two separate yet equally-important schools of thought: the “old-school” style of play perpetrated from classic editions of Dungeons & Dragons through the 80s, and the “new-school” style of play coming from the rising indie RPG movement of the late 90s through now. How to Game Master Like a Fucking Boss is decisively a book in the “old school” camp that, as the title implies, shows you how to emulate the classic 80s style of play.…
Free games and International Tabletop Day rush slams DriveThru RPG’s servers
Saturday April the 5th is International Tabletop Day. Names like Atlas Games, Stronghold Games, Asmodee, Days of Wonder, Mayfair, AEG, Ravensburger, Japanime Games, Looney Labs and Steve Jackson Games are teaming up with Geek & Sundry for the big event.…
New Year, New Game: Dungeon Crawl Classics
It’s a brand new year. As D&D turns 40 this year perhaps you’re in the mood for a new game… that is also a classic game?
There’s some good news for you this week as DriveThruRPG are running a 50% sale in the theme of “New Year, New Game”.…
Coupon: 15% off 12 of the strongest OSR RPG titles
Are you an OSR fan? The old school renaissance or perhaps the old school retro-clones?
DriveThru RPG have compiled the 12 best selling old school rules titles in their collection. Not only can you check out the collection here you can bag yourself 15% off the top 12 with this coupon code.…
The best selling RPGs of the summmer (2012)
Industry watchers ICv2 have released their count of the top five selling roleplaying games this summer. Tallies will always differ but ICv2 run interviews with manufacturers, distributors and retailers.
The top five are;
Pathfinder (Paizo Publishing)
Dungeons & Dragons (Wizards of the Coast)
Dark Heresy/Rogue Trader/Deathwatch (Fantasy Flight Games)
Dragon Age (Green Ronin Publishing)
Dungeon Crawl Classics (Goodman Games)
Once again, according to IVc2, Pathfinder edges ahead of D&D.…
Joseph Goodman e-View | Echoes #10
Joseph Goodman is the founder of the busy Goodman Games publishing companies. Goodman Games produces several d20 lines including, but not limited to, Broncosaurus Rex, the Complete Guides and Dungeon Crawl Classics.…
RPG Previews: Idylls of the Rat King | Echoes #6
Idylls of the Rat King – Goodman Games
Vistas of the Arcane – Heathen Oracle
Darke Alley – Bottled Imp Games
Factory – Perpetrated Press
Dungeon Crawl Classics #1: Idylls of the Rat King
Writer: Jeff Quinn
Cover Artist: Jeff Doten
Interior Artist: Brad McDevitt
Published by Goodman Games
Remember the golden days of role playing, when adventures were underground, NPCs were there to be killed, and the finale of every dungeon was the dragon on the 20th level?…
