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Nocturne: A gothic horror OSR by Daniel D. Fox

July 7, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood 2 Comments

The game designer has shared an introduction to the game on Patreon and published the first chapter. You can download that for free.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: daniel d. fox, Old School Renaissance, zweihander

Routinely Itemised: RPGs #309

May 16, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Daniel Fox back with ZWEIHANDER Reforged. Is drama over as Ad Populum buys Diamond? Plus ALIEN RPG deal & Geek Native news.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: alien, daniel d. fox, geek native, Paizo Publishing, routinely itemised, zweihander

Zweihander changes hands again as Daniel D. Fox buys his game back from World of Game Design

October 25, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

SLLSWRD Publishing, which is led by Daniel D. Fox, has bought the Zweihander back

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Andrews McMeel, daniel d. fox, zweihander

Zweihander: Reforged hits Kickstarter with free to download session zero

March 19, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

You can grab all 83-pages of Zweihander RPG Reforged Edition: Session Zero for free. That gets you an introduction, how to play, your character’s lifepath (appropriately abbreviated) and a ‘survivors sheet’ because this is a grim game.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: daniel d. fox, free to download, kickstarters, zweihander

Grim & Perilous Studios winds down and is replaced by Cannon Otter Studio

February 19, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Grim & Perilous Studios published content for the grim and perilous setting of the Zweihander RPG game.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: adam rose, grim & perilous studios, zweihander

Routinely Itemised: RPGs #231

November 17, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Routinely Itemised RPG news is busy with the sale of the Dungeon Hobby Shop Museum, the acquisition of Zweihander, the release of Pathfinder Remastered, the launch of the Universal Soldier and Rambo RPGs, and the ongoing Teach Kids to Game Week.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: 3d printing, evil genius productions, Paizo Publishing, pathfinder, Rambo, routinely itemised, TSR, zweihander

ZWEIHÄNDER Reforged: World of Game Design acquires Zweihander

November 14, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

World of Game Design, the new owners, will release ZWEIHÄNDER Reforged, the next edition of the game, next year.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Andrews McMeel, daniel d. fox, zweihander

Genre Police: On the Watchlist

April 16, 2023 by Ben Jackson-Ellery Leave a Comment

When I mentioned to her that the Witcher and Dark Souls also fit in Grimdark, she suddenly realised what sort of game I was talking about, and it wasn’t what she’d imagined.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons, genre police, the witcher, zweihander

Competition: Win a Zweihander Fantasy Horror RPG Starter Kit

November 19, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The Starter Kit is an evolution of the original ZWEIHÄNDER game, providing both new and veteran gamers with all the tools needed to play their first fantasy horror role-playing game. It’s beginner-friendly, and backward compatible with the current ZWEIHÄNDER game line.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: competitions, daniel d. fox, James Introcaso, zweihander

Genre Police: Choose Your Own Adventure(s)

April 3, 2022 by Ben Jackson-Ellery 3 Comments

Last time we talked about new RPGs and how to get players to try them. But how do you even begin to work out what you want to play?

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