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Shotguns & Sorcery brings the dragon emperor and fantasy noir to 5e

November 1, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Shotguns & Sorcery is a mix of high fantasy and hardboiled noir. It’s filled with wizards and freelancers who skulk through dungeons and creep through glowglobe-lit streets.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Atlas Games, Dungeons & Dragons, kickstarters, Matt Forbeck, Shotguns & Sorcery

Routinely Itemised: RPGs #124

October 29, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

RPG news from the week that’s just been! Wizards win at court, Discworld hits DriveThruRPG, and there’s a bunch of bundle deals.

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Grab the complete Shotguns and Sorcery for the Cypher System for $18

October 26, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Matt Forbeck and the Bundle of Holding launched a single-tier Shotguns and Sorcery offer.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: bundle of holding, bundles, cypher system, Matt Forbeck, Shotguns & Sorcery, zombies

Routinely Itemised: RPGs #120

October 1, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

We’re getting 50th-anniversary games, and that’s new paper to buy, but we’re not yet sure whether we will get more D&D 5.0, 5.5 or even 6.0.

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Routinely Itemised: RPGs #118

September 17, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

A newly announced D&D event, new directors at GAMA, controversy and a whole tonne of new RPGs.

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Marvel Multiverse RPG designer announces next RPG project

September 16, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Shotguns and Sorcery is heading to 5e, as Matt Forbeck brings the first wave of fulfilment to a close.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons, Marvel Multiverse Tabletop Role-Playing Game, Matt Forbeck, Outland Entertainment, Robert J. Schwalb, Shotguns & Sorcery

Routinely Itemised: RPGs #64

September 4, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Yeet!

A glance at some noteworthy RPG releases this week along with yet another busy RPG news section. Kickstarter seems to get more alive with each passing day, recovering strongly from the lockdown slump.

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Perfectly balanced noir under the wing of the dragon emperor: A review of Shotguns and Sorcery RPG

September 2, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

A dark pact was made to save a corner, a single city, from the apocalypse and in Shotguns and Sorcery, the PCs live in the literal shadow of it.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: cypher system, Matt Forbeck, Outland Entertainment, reviews, Robert J. Schwalb, Shotguns & Sorcery

Matt Forbeck and what’s next for Shotguns & Sorcery

December 2, 2014 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Shotguns & Sorcery is a book series from Matt Forbeck in which a fantasy noir campaign city is surrounded by legions of zombies. Outland Entertainment is running a Kickstarter to use the series as the basis for an RPG. Right now there’s already $30,000+ in the campaign fund, nearly 550 backers and still 30 days […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: fantasy, kickstarters, Matt Forbeck, Outland Entertainment, Shotguns & Sorcery, zombies

Forbeck’s Shotguns & Sorcery novels kickstarts

February 26, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Matt Forbeck is a well established RPG author. He co-founed Pinnacle Entertainment Group, worked for Human Head Studios and now successfully freelances full-time. Game and author credits include the designer on Brave New World: The Roleplaying Game, Designer on Marvel Heroes Battle Dice, Co-Designer on Genestealer and on Mutant Chronicles: Second Edition RPG and he’s […]

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: Brave New World, Human Head Studios, kickstarters, lord of the rings, Matt Forbeck, Pinnacle Entertainment, Raymond Chandler, Shotguns & Sorcery

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