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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

Cold City Hot War: Kickstarter brings two scary TTRPGs back to life

March 9, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Cold City and Hot War are different games with different twists and mechanical nuances, but they’re related, and Hot War is the terrifying conclusion to Cold City.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: handiwork games, kickstarters, Paul Bourne

Handimonsters Annual 2022 turns a Patreon of monsters into a book

January 12, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Handimonsters Annual 2022 is the first of its kind and, in 5e-terms, features monsters like the subterranean knackers of CR 1/4 to the Dragon of Dreams with CR 20.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons, handimonsters, handiwork games, Jon Hodgson, monsters, Paul Bourne, Scott Purdy

Handiwork offers a sneak peek at the A|State 2e layout

December 21, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

A|State is a chilling dystopian sci-fi RPG set in a city you can never leave.

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

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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