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Handiwork Games Reports

Continuing the archive of independent Handiwork Games reporting (Archive Page 8).

Cult success A|State ready for version 2 playtesters

May 19, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

A|State was first published in 2004 by Contested Ground Studios. I think “cult hit” is a fair way to describe the game. The setting is an ostensibly eternal city with vast inequality between the rich and the poor.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: astate, Contested Ground Studios, handiwork games

Routinely Itemised: RPGs #40

March 20, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

RPG news delivered to you at the elite speed of bullet-point lists while practising healthy social distancing.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: astral tabletop, beowulf, Chaosium, cubicle 7, Dragon Warriors, Explorer's Guide to Wildemount, Fantasy Grounds, Green Ronin Publishing, handiwork games, onyx path publishing, Paizo Publishing, pathfinder, q-workshop, R. Talsorian Games, roll20, routinely itemised, RPG Superstar, savage worlds, Troll Lord Games, uk games expo

Free to Download: Beowulf 5e teaser adventure released today

March 17, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

What makes Beowulf a little different from other D&D 5e settings and rules adaptations is that it’s designed for duet play. In other words; one GM and one player. Handiwork has tweaked the mechanics to suit.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: beowulf, Dungeons & Dragons, free to download, handiwork games, Jon Hodgson

Routinely Itemised: RPGs #27

December 20, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Weekly RPG news for busy people. A bullet tour through the most popular character sheets and RPGs of the year, silver dice and toy eating Christmas trees.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: astate, CRISPR Monkey Studios, cubicle 7, drivethrurpg, Dungeon & Dragons, en publishing, genefunk 2090, handiwork games, Iron Crown Enterprises, mage hand press, patrick rothfuss, routinely itemised, tabletops & tentacles, the adventure zone, The One Ring, the sixth gun, watchmen, wizards of the coast, woin

The adult A|State RPG about is about to return

December 19, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

A|State is a gothic horror of a sci-fi. The game is set in The City, and you cannot leave. It’s a game that came with “For Mature Readers” warning on it.

Filed Under: Geek Stuff, Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: astate, Contested Ground Studios, handiwork games, Jon Hodgson

The original D&D monster collection returns to Kickstarter

September 13, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The first collection of critters came as The Creature Collection. The Monster Manual followed after.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons, handiwork games, kickstarters, onyx path publishing

Routinely Itemised: RPGs #5

July 19, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

What’s happen this week? A whizz though bullet points of RPG news and discoveries.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: CONAN Adventures In An Age Undreamed Of, dms guild, drivethrurpg, ENnies, fateforge, gen con, handiwork games, Jim Pinto, kickstarters, Modiphius Entertainment, onyx path publishing, Paizo Publishing, R. Talsorian Games, routinely itemised, Scarred Lands, studio agate, the lord of the rings, The One Ring

Free to download: Scarred Lands Creature Collection preview

July 14, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The book also does a clever thing with edge icons. You’ll be able to see where in the book to open and quickly see where you are.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: handiwork games, onyx path publishing, previews, Scarred Lands

7 tips for creating fantasy battle mats

June 25, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Jon Hodgson is a professional artist and his cartography Patreon has an impressive 215+ supporters.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: battle mats, cartography, handiwork games, Jon Hodgson, kickstarters

Preview the Scarred Lands Creature Collection for 5e

May 1, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Onyx Path is working with Handiwork Games to bring the best of those Scarred Lands beasts into a new Creature Collection.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: handiwork games, Jon Hodgson, onyx path publishing, Paul Bourne, previews, Scarred Lands, Scott Purdy

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