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RPG Publisher Spotlight: Handiwork Games

December 24, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

We’re a small band of creators based around the world, but mostly in Scotland, UK. We have team members in England, The US, and New Zealand. 

Filed Under: Interviews, Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: astate, beowulf, handimonsters, handiwork games, Jon Hodgson, spotlight, The One Ring

YZ Worldbuilding: The One Ring Vampire Lair

November 5, 2022 by Charles Dunwoody Leave a Comment

The Old Dwarf-Mines for Ruins of the Lost Realm is a landmark perfect to expand into a vampire lair. The mines are located far to the north in the Blue Mountains deep inside Dark Lands territory.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: rpg tips, The One Ring, vampires, worldbuilding, year zero engine, year zero world building

YZ Worldbuilding: The One Ring Vampires

October 2, 2022 by Charles Dunwoody Leave a Comment

This month features a return to Middle-earth via The One Ring Second Edition. PCs need a challenge as they grow in power. My answer? Vampires.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: basic world building, halloween, The One Ring, vampires, year zero engine, year zero world building

Free League on Embracer’s purchase of Lord of the Rings, supply challenges and the D&D ecosystem: An interview with Tomas Härenstam

September 30, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

After Ruins for the Lost Realm, we are planning for more adventures in Eriador, and after that, we have our eyes set on Moria and beyond.

Filed Under: Interviews Tagged With: embracer, Free League Publishing, The One Ring, Tomas Härenstam, vaesen

Routinely Itemised: RPGs #170

September 16, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

This week’s roleplaying game (RPG) news, reviews, interviews, bundle offers, and advice are summarised in Routinely Itemised.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Free League Publishing, kobold press, routinely itemised, The One Ring

What are the best-selling games in DriveThruRPG’s Christmas in July mega sale?

July 21, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

DriveThruRPG’s big Christmas in July sale has been on for a few days, with about two weeks left. That’s enough time to see which games are contenders for the best sellers.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: conan, CONAN Adventures In An Age Undreamed Of, cyberpunk red, drivethrurpg, Expeditious Retreat Press, Free League Publishing, kids on bikes, Modiphius Entertainment, Monte Cook Games, Ptolus, sales, Shadowrun, star trek, star trek adventures, the halls of arden vul, The One Ring, thought police interactive, traveller, Vampire: The Masquerade, worlds without number

The One Ring brings solo TTRPG mode to Middle-earth

May 31, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

You can explore Middle-earth without a GM, DM or even a fellow gamer.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Free League Publishing, lord of the rings, solo rpgs, The One Ring

YZW: The One Ring Landmarks and Werewolves

April 9, 2022 by Charles Dunwoody Leave a Comment

The One Ring has werewolf stats in it, but I wanted a more powerful version. So I created my own werewolf for my version of Middle-earth and placed him in the landscape called the Forgotten Hamlet.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Free League Publishing, rpg tips, The One Ring, werewolves, world building, year zero engine, year zero world building

Routinely Itemised: RPGs #147

April 8, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

We can see many exciting bundles, Hasbro hanging on to Wizards of the Coast, and if you’re a fan of the news reading minotaur, there’s a chance to win him in the UK.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: alice is missing, crowbar creative, cyberpunk red, Dungeons & Dragons, evil genius productions, First Responders, foundry vtt, Green Ronin Publishing, handiwork games, hasbro, Jon Hodgson, just crunch games, Monte Cook Games, mothership, Paizo Publishing, R. Talsorian Games, realmwarp media, river horse, roll20, routinely itemised, sara thompson, Shades of Vengeance, Son of Oak Game Studio, Stargate SG-1, Syrinscape, tales of xadia, the dark eye, the dee sanction, the expanse rpg, The One Ring, the witcher, Ulisses Spiele, wizards of the coast, wizkids, World Anvil, zombicide

Routinely Itemised: RPGs #145

March 25, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

This week’s RPG news covers the latest D&D books, virtual tabletop deals, reviews and bundle deals.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Arcadia, awfully queer heroes, coyote & crow, cubicle 7, cyberpunk 2077, Descent into Avernus, drivethrurpg, Dungeons & Dragons, foundry vtt, Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan, handiwork games, Journeys Through the Radiant Citadel, Ken St Andre, limitless adventures, matthew dawkins, Pelgrane Press, philip reed, R. Talsorian Games, rebellion unplugged, rollvsevil, routinely itemised, star trek adventures, steven crompton, Synthicide, The Esoterrorists, The One Ring, the oracle, viking death squad, will power games, wizards of the coast, wyrmwood gaming

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