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Stealing Stories for the Devil: Play as reality warping thieves in Monte Cook’s latest RPG

July 27, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

In the game, you can lie to reality and do so to steal from different timelines. Your return home goes wrong. You're in the right dimension but wrong time, not the 31st-century but the 21st.

Routinely Itemised: RPGs #103

June 4, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

It feels like a spicy week, with plenty of news and a noticeable uptick in Kickstarter activity. Oh, and the powerhouse Marvel returning to roleplaying games.

Free to Download: A Player’s Guide to Ptolus

May 6, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Perhaps you were born and raised here; perhaps you have recently arrived. Either way, you now walk the streets of Ptolus, that great port city beneath the towering, mysterious Spire.

It hates you: The Darkest House invites you in

March 17, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The Darkest House is a horror scenario designed for online play. It is possible to run as a campaign but really designed as a substantial encounter for your current game, whatever the system you're using.

Routinely Itemised: RPGs #78

December 11, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

This week D&D hired a new senior game designer, an army of monsters appeared on Humble Bundle, publishers backed New Gamemaster Month and a load more. It's time for a Routinely Itemised collection of RPG news.

Routinely Itemised: RPGs #77

December 4, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Routinely Itemised takes a look back at the RPG news with the Origins Award restructuring after an RPG boom, D&D Beyond's top 10 sellers and plenty of new game announcements.

Monte Cook Games announced multi-fantasy Godforsaken for Cypher System

October 7, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Monte Cook's Cypher System is growing again with a new "multi-fantasy" setting called Godforsaken.

Diamond Throne moves to the Cypher System

September 13, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The fantasy world of the Diamond Throne is ruled by giants, rich with ritual and magic crystals and with the tyranny of the draconic dramojh, the former overlords, not entirely lost to the past.

Monte Cook’s Invisible Sun ($99) is available at the Bundle of Holding ($24.95)

July 2, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

RPGs tend to grow by word of mouth. Perhaps Monte Cook needs some early Invisible Sun adopters on board to get those recommendations flowing.

Monte Cook’s The Ninth World comes to 5e

May 28, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

There's a free preview on Beneath the Monolith already available on DriveThruRPG. Monte Cook's site has a pre-order page for the hardback, which is expected in July, and will cost $45.

Stealing Stories for the Devil: Play as reality warping thieves in Monte Cook’s latest RPG

Routinely Itemised: RPGs #103

Free to Download: A Player’s Guide to Ptolus

It hates you: The Darkest House invites you in

Routinely Itemised: RPGs #78

Routinely Itemised: RPGs #77

Monte Cook Games announced multi-fantasy Godforsaken for Cypher System

Diamond Throne moves to the Cypher System

Monte Cook’s Invisible Sun ($99) is available at the Bundle of Holding ($24.95)

Monte Cook’s The Ninth World comes to 5e

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