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A (chaotic) review of Venger’s Guide to Mastering Chaos at the Table

June 12, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Yes, the focus is random encounters, but the book is so thoughtful that it will give you more confidence as a GM. Promise kept.

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: reviews, rpg tips, venger's decks

Routinely Itemised: RPGs #103

June 4, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

It feels like a spicy week, with plenty of news and a noticeable uptick in Kickstarter activity. Oh, and the powerhouse Marvel returning to roleplaying games.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: 9th level games, action fiction, adam bradford, age of sigmar, angry hamster publishing, Battlefield Press, beowulf, blood sword, carovea victor, Chaosium, cubicle 7, cyberpunk red, czrpg, demiplane, drivethrurpg, Dune: Adventures in the Imperium, Dungeons & Dragons, Gamma World, Green Ronin Publishing, handiwork games, Ill Gotten Games, itch.io, jackals, Knight Errant Media, marvel, Marvel Multiverse Tabletop Role-Playing Game, mazes, Modiphius Entertainment, Monte Cook, Monte Cook Games, osprey games, Owen Stephens, Paizo Publishing, paizocon, pathfinder, Pinnacle Entertainment Group, Ptolus, R. Talsorian Games, Ravenloft, red scar publishing, rogue genius games, roll20, routinely itemised, savage worlds, Skirmisher Publishing, soulbound starter set, starfinder, Steve Jackson Games, the expanse rpg, the oracle, titan effect, traveller, Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft, venger's decks, warehouse 23, wizards of the coast, World Anvil

Free to Download: The Dread 5e encounter pack

June 2, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Venger’s Decks, aka Scott Docherty, has made a free encounter pack available via their Patreon. It’s made possible thanks to Patreon, so consider backing.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: battle mats, cartography, Dungeons & Dragons, free to download, venger's decks

Routinely Itemised: RPGs #91

March 12, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Routinely Itemised: RPGs is an RPG news round-up, and this week we look at the steampunk RPG Vulcania, the new D&D playtest material and Nazi occultists harnessing 2d20 power.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Achtung! Cthulhu, apocalypse keys, ben milton, Better Angels, candlekeep mysteries, coyote & crow, cubicle 7, darkraven games, dead channel studios, Dungeons & Dragons, Evil Hat Productions, foundry, handiwork games, James Wyatt, john harper, just crunch games, lasers & feelings, Modiphius Entertainment, Mongoose Publishing, Paizo Publishing, realmwarp media, roll20, routinely itemised, shadows in the mist, soulbound, the dee sanction, traveller, venger's decks, wizards of the coast, wizkids, Zadmar Games

Donate to The Trussell Trust and treat yourself to the handy The Streets Mini Deck and Map Pack

March 9, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Not just basic details like you’d find in most random encounter tables, these cards are buzzing with hooks, conflicts, resolutions and twists to bring every encounter to life!

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: cartography, charity, handiwork games, venger's decks

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