The tabletop RPG world catches up with Mongoose Publishing’s annual report, Hasbro’s declining D&D sales, the release of the first official Blades in the Dark supplement, and the arrival of Krampus-themed content
Evil Hat’s Deathmatch Island crowdfunder breaks through $100,000
The deliberately sterile corporate design of Deathmatch Island hints at something subversive lurking beneath the surface.
On Game Jam Culture and Minimalist RPGs
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.
RPG creators launch a Trans Rights in Texas bundle: $5 for over $2,500 of content!
The current goal is $5,000, which has been met. It’s easy to see why. Identity is worth fighting for, but the bundle costs only $5 and offers more than $2,500 worth of indie RPG content.
New Forged in the Dark bundle upgrades recording-breaking original
The Bundle of Holding is running a new Forged in the Dark bundle that’ll be available until December 27th.
Blades in the Dark RPG to get a TV show
Warp Films are working on a Blades in the Dark TV show, as confirmed by John Harper in a Tweet.
Routinely Itemised: RPGs #91
Routinely Itemised: RPGs is an RPG news round-up, and this week we look at the steampunk RPG Vulcania, the new D&D playtest material and Nazi occultists harnessing 2d20 power.
John Harper gives his blessing to flogging Lasers & Feelings hacks
Lasers & Feelings is a Name Your Own Price one-page RPG inspired by a song from the geeky music of The Doubleclicks.
Blades in the Dark get a Bundle of Holding
Forged in the Dark RPGs are going in number and they’re powered by Blades in the Dark by One Seven.
John Harper makes the Paragon system available for third-party commercial use
The new rules for Paragon usage put Agon at the heart of the ecosystem as third-party games cannot quote from the book, only cite mechanics and references by page numbers.
