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FiveEvil is out (escaped?) – A subversion of 5e for horror

May 31, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Handiwork Games is the publisher behind a|state, the two-player BEOWULF Age of Heroes and sometimes surreal Maskwitches of Forgotten Doggerland. Now they can add the horror TTRPG Fiveevil to the list.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: fiveevil, handiwork games, Jon Hodgson, morgan davie, Paul Bourne, Scott Purdy, uk games expo

FiveEvil: This new twist on 5e offers really scary RPGs

November 13, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

There’s already a 5/5 rated free download for the game called Splinters. The Kickstarter has hit its cash target, but there’s still time to join.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons, fiveevil, handiwork games, horror, kickstarters, morgan davie

Free to Download: FiveEvil Splinters

September 19, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Handiwork Games have made the first of their FiveEvil supplements free, and FiveEvil Splinters is out now for download.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons, fiveevil, free to download, handiwork games, morgan davie

The Trouble Engine for Forged in the Dark gets a Creative Commons License

August 31, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

We’ve had several really kindly requests to be allowed to make use of the mechanics, and rather than get into anything complicated, we figured an SRD and CC license was the way to go.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: astate, forged in the dark, handiwork games, morgan davie

FiveEvil: Handiwork Games announce new horror RPG

July 25, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

It’s a dream project, and I look forward to giving everyone nightmares.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons, fiveevil, handiwork games, horror, Jon Hodgson, morgan davie, Scott Purdy

KiwiRPG Week will premiere two new tabletop games

April 29, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Aotearoa, the land of the long white cloud, will host KiwiRPG Week from May 1st. There will be bundles at DriveThruRPG and Itch, actual plays and game (sort of) premieres.

Filed Under: Online Shows, Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: morgan davie, powered by the apocalypse

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