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On Game Jam Culture and Minimalist RPGs

January 13, 2023 by Guest Writer 2 Comments

W.H. Arthur (he/佢) started game design in a 200 word RPG jam in 2018. Since then, he has released a number of small RPGs on itch.io, and contributed to a few popular indie RPG projects.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Caverns of Heresy, grant howitt, Honey Heist, itch.io, james d'amato, john harper, lasers & feelings, riverhouse games, w.h. arthur, we are but worms

ORC BORG: Badass orc generator for Morg Borg and Dungenerator fans

July 7, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

And now we can have as many badass orcs as we want. Is there an upper limit to badass space orc borg numbers? Nope!

Filed Under: Sites Tagged With: generators, grant howitt, ORC BORG, rollinkunz, The Dungenerator

Routinely Itemised: RPGs #155

June 3, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Routinely Itemised is a RPG news wrap-up from Geek Native and plenty of other tabletop hobby blogs.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: andrew gaska, darrington press, free rpg day, grant howitt, kevin crawford, Marisha Ray, Nightfall Games, routinely itemised, sine nomine publishing, terminator, the atlas of the latter earth, worlds without number

Goth Jumanji: Travel into your RPG with DIE

May 13, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

It’s taken years, but now Kieron Gillen, Rowan, Rook and Decard with Stephanie Hans have the DIE comic on Kickstarter for DIE: The Roleplaying Game.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: grant howitt, kickstarters, Kieron Gillen, rowan rook and decard, stephanie hans

Pew Pew! the space bounty hunter RPG rides again

December 10, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Pew Pew! a one-shot specialist. It’s not about pathos over a campaign arc, and it’s about a light-hearted space adventure with ray gunfights.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Fainting Goat Games, grant howitt, havoc brigade, kickstarters, pew pew, sci-fi

Himbo Treasure Hunt: RPG a well-meaning muscled hunk

September 2, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

Himbo Treasure Hunt is the latest “Name Your Own Price” RPG from Rowan, Rook and Decard. Specifically, it’s from Sasha Sienna and Grant Howitt.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: free to download, grant howitt, himbo treasure hunt, reviews, rowan rook and decard, sasha sienna

Routinely Itemised: RPGs #110

July 23, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Routinely Itemised is an RPG news summary, and this week there’s the latest from D&D, Cyberpunk Red, 13th Age, Call of Cthulhu, Critical Role and even of Chainmail, the game that became D&D.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: 13th age, Battlefield Press, beadle & grimm, black blossom games, black oak workshop, blackmoor, bloodshadows, bloody gates, bob watts, bx mars, Call of Cthulhu, carbon grey, caroline hobbs, castles & crusades, celawyn's guide to wilderness and fey, chainmail, chamomile has adventures, Chaosium, city of mist, city of mist garage, critical role, cubicle 7, cyberpunk red, Deepest Night, doctor who, double profiency, down darker trails, dreampunk, druids: secrets of the primal circle, dungeons of draggmar, end times, Evil Hat Productions, fading suns, FATE, fedora noir, Fizban's Treasury of Dragons, go left productions, grant howitt, handiwork games, harrowvale, hearts of wulin, homeworld: revelations, Honey Heist, i toaster, injuries & vile deeds, kingdoms & warfare, less than three games, lost omens mwangi expanse, m20 technocracy reloaded, magnetic press play, map alchemists, Matt Colville, matthew yarro, mcdm, mmpapps, Necromancer Games, nevernotdm, new frontiers, Nightfall Games, nomadic delirium press, on the wings of valkyries, one plus exp, onyx path publishing, overlords of dimension 25, Paizo Publishing, Pelgrane Press, professor gilroy's guide to fey, pulp cthulhu, radial commune, ragnarookies studio, redacted records, reign of terror, reminders, Rick Meints, roll20, routinely itemised, savage pathfinder, savage worlds, sdcc, sigil & shadow, soulbound, Spectacular Settlements, starfinder, strixhaven, tal'dorei campaign setting, the bone age, The Gauntlet Gaming Community, the green knight, the moongrel, the oracle, The Sanctum of Pain, the starship warden, The Wild Beyond the Witchlight: A Feywild Adventure, tiger paw press, Trans Atlantis Games, Troll Lord Games, Ulisses Spiele, Victoriana, west end games, westfalia publishing, wickerpunk, wizards of the coast, wrath & glory

Itch launches Creator Day 2 today!

July 23, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

If you’ve any recommendations for games available on Itch.io, today’s the day to share them with friends. It’s a great way to support the community.

Filed Under: Sites Tagged With: 24xx, creators day, desert moon of karth, grant howitt, heroic chord, Honey Heist, itch.io, Jamila Nedjadi, lancer, Massif Press, peach garden games

The Witcher meets Honey Heist: On The Path RPG

June 16, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

In On the Path by Cat Elm, you are a monster slayer. The game, which is part of the TTRPG charity bundle for Trans support, is heavily inspired by Andrzej Sapkowski’s The Witcher.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: cat elm, free to download, grant howitt, Honey Heist, on the path, the witcher

Routinely Itemised: RPGs #88

February 19, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Routinely Itemised is RPG news summary round-up complete with reviews, tips and a flood of Zine Quest Kickstarter projects.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: alicia furness, amazing heroes, arcana, beowulf, bundle of holding, Call of Cthulhu, cobblepath games, comic relief, cubicle 7, death on the reik, Dungeons & Dragons, earl of fife games, en publishing, fallout: wasteland warfare, grant howitt, Green Ronin Publishing, handiwork games, heroic tales, humble bundle, identity, judge dredd & the worlds of 2000 AD, kate bullock, locus, mark hulmes, Martin Lloyd, Melsonian Arts Council, mindflayer, obsidian portal, Orcs Unlimited, phantom trade, posthuman saga, prize, Renegade Game Studios, roll20, routinely itemised, soulbound, soulbound: champions of order, the darkling legacy, the expanse rpg, uncanny spheres, vampires & claymores, War Dog, wizards of the coast

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