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Continuing the archive of independent Studio Agate reporting (Archive Page 3).

Art and Darkness: Shadows of Esteren RPG summons Dark Romanticism

May 13, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

As conventions are cancelled, gaming companies are responding in different ways. Some are running their own online events, some sob quietly in the corner and Agate have taken Shadows of Esteren back to Kickstarter.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: kickstarters, Shadows of Esteren, studio agate

Free to Download: The Shadows of Esteren RPG point and click game – The Mac Lyrs Legacy

April 22, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Since 20019, Agate has been working on a computer game for Shadows of Esteren tabletop RPG. That’s a big task for a small indie studio.

Filed Under: PC Tagged With: free to download, Shadows of Esteren, studio agate

D&D with the gloves off: A review of Fateforge – Adventurers

August 15, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

Here’s the short form: this is a very impressive, detailed fantasy RPG with a far more sombre setting than D&D.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons, fateforge, reviews, studio agate

Routinely Itemised: RPGs #5

July 19, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

What’s happen this week? A whizz though bullet points of RPG news and discoveries.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: CONAN Adventures In An Age Undreamed Of, dms guild, drivethrurpg, ENnies, fateforge, gen con, handiwork games, Jim Pinto, kickstarters, Modiphius Entertainment, onyx path publishing, Paizo Publishing, R. Talsorian Games, routinely itemised, Scarred Lands, studio agate, the lord of the rings, The One Ring

Free to download: Fateforge – Spellcaster’s Guide

July 15, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Thanks to the stretch goals Fateforge – Spellcaster’s Guide is now free to download at DrivethruRPG. That’s a 62-page book of magic for D&D 5e and, of course, the new Fateforge world.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: fateforge, studio agate

Routinely Itemised: RPGs #2

June 28, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

What happened this week in the world of RPGs?

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: age of sigmar, Call of Cthulhu, Chaosium, Chris Perkins, critical role, cubicle 7, Cyberpunk, cyberpunk red, Dungeons & Dragons, fateforge, frog god games, Green Ronin Publishing, humble bundle, lost omens world guide, mass effect, Pacesetter Games and Simulations, Paizo Publishing, pathfinder, R. Talsorian Games, Renegade Game Studios, routinely itemised, studio agate, threefold

Ascend to godhood: Fateforge – a 5th edition sword & sorcery RPG launches

June 24, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Fateforge is a sword and sorcery RPG, powered by D&D, in which player characters may be Awakened or able to ascend.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons, fateforge, kickstarters, studio agate

Studio Agate unveils Fateforge for 5e with a free Player’s Guide

June 22, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

It’s exciting to see the publisher step into the D&D 5e arena with a sword and sorcery game.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons, fateforge, kickstarters, studio agate

Shadows of Esteren review: Fantasy done darkly

December 21, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood 3 Comments

Shadows of Esteren first appeared on my radar when it smashed its Kickstarter campaign to get translated into English. I scratch my head because I do not believe I backed the campaign but even at this stage the game oozed quality. Let’s face it; grim fantasy games are hard to do well. Even at the […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: cthulhu, horror, reviews, rpgs, Shadows of Esteren, studio agate

The Shadows of Esteren: A Medieval Horror RPG kickstarts

July 5, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

The English translation of The Shadows of Esteren: A Medieval Horror will kickstart. The project has three weeks left to colllect funds and has smashed through the humble request of $3,000 to reach, at the time of posting, $12,000. It looks like the book is complete – finally translated into English from French and has […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Call of Cthulhu, kickstarters, Princess Mononoke, Ravenloft, Shadows of Esteren, Studio 2 Publishing, studio agate

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