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- Playing With Youngers: Revisiting Games Online for Kidsdreamingdragonslayer.wordpress.com Playing With Youngers: Revisiting Games Online for Kids
Hey there! I just ran across your interview on the Bastionland podcast this morning and was super interested. I’m a longtime teacher and currently run Shadowdark in an after school club for m…
- We’ve read the Discworld RPG Quickstart, and here’s what we learnedwww.wargamer.com We’ve read the Discworld RPG Quickstart, and here’s what we learned
A new Quickstart document reveals major rules for Terry Pratchett's Discworld: Adventures in Ankh-Morpork - and here’s a handy summary.
- Indie TTRPG *Fuorimondo* is free today
>Fuorimondo! is an easy to learn and fun to play table-top role-playing game of out-of-this-world adventures in outer space. It is based on the Passkey System and inspired by sci-fi genres such as utopian space exploration, sword and planet and space operas.
>Fuorimondo! features player-centered collaborative role-play, and quick character creation with lots of room for customisation. It provides a variety of prompts and roll tables for generating adventures, alien species, planets, anomalies, spaceships and more!
>Whatever your preferred flavour of outer-space adventure, Fuorimondo! gives you the rules and tools to bring it to life at your gaming table.
- First Impressions - Wulfwald RPG (Anglo-Saxon themed standalone OSR game)delta-pavonis.blogspot.com First Impressions - Wulfwald RPG (Anglo-Saxon themed standalone OSR game)
Welcome to Wulfwald Wulfwald comes in a sturdy white box which contains five booklets, all staple bound, and a map printed on a tea towel. ...
- Fit For A King (50 Magical Wizard Robes)dungeonfruit.blogspot.com Fit For A King (50 Magical Wizard Robes)
This is an extensive list of magical robes. For how much the wizard's whole thing is wielding lots of magical knicks and knacks, I feel that...
- [Shadowrun Fiction] (No spoilers) Shadowrun: Dark Synergy From Russell Zimmerman
I don't want to spoil, so won't say much about the plot etc. To me it was a good read. Well written, I went from 16% to 100% in one day. The mystery was delivered nicely, well paced and interesting idea. And I liked the exploration of corp environment at high positions. I think it's not done often at this POV
- The Discworld RPG gleefully ignores "modifiers to dice, and anything crunchy" in favor of punswww.gamesradar.com Exclusive: The Discworld RPG gleefully ignores "modifiers to dice, and anything crunchy" in favor of puns
Interview | "It’s forced us to create a system that is essentially unique, which is almost entirely word-based"
- 21 Lessons learned after running 100 sessionsattronarch.com 21 Lessons learned after running 100 sessions
This July we celebrated the 100th session of Conquering the Barbarian Altanis campaign. Our first session was on March 8, 2022. Time fl...
- TTRPGs for Accessible Gaming Charity Bundleitch.io TTRPGs for Accessible Gaming Charity Bundle by jesthehuman and 135 others
TTRPGs for Accessible Gaming Charity Bundle: 314 items for $10.00
In the TTRPG industry, physical dice are plentiful for sighted individuals but scarce and often unaffordable for those who are blind or visually impaired. The DOTS RPG Project is an organization focused on improving accessibility in tabletop roleplaying games. Money raised from this charity bundle will help fund the production of their Signature Braille RPG Dice, manufactured in partnership with Die Hard Dice. This will make the first ever Braille RPG Dice available in a retail setting worldwide, helping make tabletop gaming more accessible for blind and visually impaired gamers.
This bundle includes 314 items for $10
https://itch.io/b/2623/ttrpgs-for-accessible-gaming-charity-bundle
- [Gamefound] Terra Mortis: Battle on the Fringes - Cyberpunk Post-Apocalyptic RPG by Lion Banner Gamesgamefound.com Terra Mortis: Battle on the Fringes - Cyberpunk Post-Apocalyptic RPG by Lion Banner Games
Terra Mortis is a Cyberpunk Post-Apocalyptic Tabletop Roleplaying game set in the shattered remains of a cyberpunk world. The campaign includes Hardcover Book, Battlemap Book, GM Screen, Miniature Sets and more!
I guess it might interest someone and haven't seen it mentioned
Year Zero Engine post-apo. Mutants, cyborgs and wasteland
I'm not involved, just got an email about it
- Zombie Road TTRPG by Dragonmount Press Launches Sept 10 on Gamefound
Dragonmount Press proudly announces the upcoming crowdfunding campaign for Zombie Road RPG, a groundbreaking tabletop role-playing game set in a post-apocalyptic world. The campaign will launch on Gamefound on September 10, 2024, at 3:00 PM CET.
Zombie Road RPG introduces several innovative features to the tabletop role-playing genre:
- Players assume their own identities rather than fictional characters.
- Gameplay is set in the players' real-world locations, reimagined post-apocalypse.
- The game focuses on quick, one-shot adventures instead of extended campaigns.
- A streamlined ruleset provides accessibility for newcomers while offering depth for experienced players.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LRopu2PLX8
Set more than a decade after societal collapse, Zombie Road RPG tasks players with escorting an immune individual through dangerous territories to a laboratory developing an antibody. The game incorporates unique mechanics such as a special d6 system, an endurance feature for recovering from failed rolls, and a "strigula" collection system.
Early supporters will receive exclusive benefits:
- Followers joining before September 10 will receive a free adventure module based on David A. Simpson's Zombie Road novel series.
- The first 48-hour supporters will receive an early bird package including a DIY game master board and additional game materials such as a set of unique items and several random tables.
The crowdfunding campaign will offer various support tiers, including digital and print editions, a special edition supporting WWF Hungary Foundation, and a deluxe version featuring an exclusive cover art by renowned Hungarian comic artist Krisztián Tuli.
For more information or to sign up for updates, visit: https://gamefound.com/en/projects/dragonmount-press/zombieroadrpg
- Finding Local Groups
Lately, I have been having a problem with finding in-person players. I have visited shops to find them full of Magic and other TCG players, but no role-players. Several game stores in my area are like this. I have posted on relevant socials and Discords like the Discord server for a game store, local area RPG players Discord and FB pages, LFG groups on reddit and Lemmy and Discord. I'm wondering if anybody else has this problem, and how are you trying to solve this?
- Just ran my first session of an OSR system and had a blast!
I recently heard about Mothership from some YouTubers and decided to run a one-shot for a couple of guys in my Pathfinder 2e group. I was really impressed by the way that a more rules-light system naturally encourages more player engagement and creativity. We will probably end up playing a lot more of it in the future.
- D&D's New Starter Set Will Head Back To 'The Keep On The Borderlands'www.belloflostsouls.net D&D's New Starter Set Will Head Back To 'The Keep On The Borderlands'
D&D's 5.5E Starter Set will take players back to a familiar Keep on the Borderlands and parts beyond. Here's what we know.
- RPG-a-Day 2024 Recaptroypress.com RPG-a-Day 2024 Recap
Over on Mastodon, RPG fans spent August posting on the above themes, and I decided to as well: My first RPG purchase of the year was Liars, Friends and Troublemakers by Seedling. I’ve been tr…
- Top 10 Best Commercial OSR Productsmonstersandmanuals.blogspot.com Top 10 Best Commercial OSR Products
[I am putting up a series of 'Top 10' posts in the lead up to my 2,000th post here at Monsters & Manuals. You can read the first post in the...
Opinion of the creator of Yoon-Suin. What would you include in a top 10 list?
- Review after 6 months of Cloud Empress aka "Nausicaä-inspired Mothership"www.technicalgrimoire.com Cloud Empress Review
For the past 6 months I’ve been running a weekly game of Cloud Empress. And it was INCREDIBLE! This will be an absolutely glowing review, with a few minor criticisms followed by a play report.
- Kickstarter: Our Golden Age (OGA): An Ultraviolet Grasslands RPG []equelwww.backerkit.com Our Golden Age (OGA): An Ultraviolet Grasslands RPG []equel
Experience fantascience roleplaying at the end of time. Escape the end of history. The eternal civilization is perfect. So say the gods, the machines. Will you defy the endless circle of awakening and forgetting? Can you kick a hole through the sky?
A really neat sequel for the UVG!
- D&D Fifth Edition: Death & Rebirthtraversefantasy.blogspot.com D&D Fifth Edition: Death & Rebirth
Hashtag OSRisOverParty, Hashtag RIPBozo, etc etc. The initial… “edition” of Dungeons & Dragons, Fifth Edition tried to present itself as a ...
- Switching from "OSR" to "Classic"mythicmountainsrpg.substack.com A tale of two Sandboxes
My unexpected descent into the Classical gaming playstyle from Modern Adventure Gaming (aka the modern OSR)
- Marc Miller has sold Traveller to Mongooseforum.mongoosepublishing.com Traveller Changing Hands - Q&A
News has begun breaking of Marc Miller passing Traveller, in its entirety, onto Mongoose. With so much invested in the game and universe, it is only natural that you may have an awful lot of questions. In this thread we will try to answer as many of your queries and concerns as we can - nothing...
- Advent's Amazing Advice: White Plume Mountain Part 1, A Classic Adventure fully prepped and ready to go! [DnD 5e]
Welcome back to Advent's Amazing Advice! The series where I take popular One-Shots, Adventures, Campaigns, etc. and fully prep them for both New and Busy DMs. This prep includes music, ambiance, encounter sheets, handouts, battle maps, tweaks, and more so you can run the best sessions possible with the least stress possible!
White Plume Mountain is an absolute classic Adventure for level 8 players; one that has been talked about for years and has been redone time and again. Heck, it was even ranked the 9th greatest Dungeons & Dragons adventure of all time by Dungeon magazine in 2004. This is the perfect Adventure for those of you who are looking for a bit of combat and a whole lot of puzzle!
Three magical weapons have been stolen recently. Clues in the form of a poem lead those in power to believe the weapons have been brought to a volcano which was once the hideout of a powerful wizard named Keraptis. These are no mere magical weapons, but sentient artifacts. Can your players survive the perils of White Plume Mountain and retrieve them!?
Without further ado:
- Google Docs Notes for White Plume Mountain Part 1: DM Notes
- Link to: White Plume Mountain Playlist
- Link to: The AAA Collection
Included in The AAA Collection is:
- A Word document with all my notes including links to music tracks for ambiance and fights
- Special PDF for all encounters. This includes the enemy stat blocks organized neatly along with an initiative tracker and a spot to mark HP
- Spellsheets for all relevant encounters
- Note from Krepatis and Hiring Letter Handouts
- Custom Battle Maps
Over 5 dozen other Fully Prepped One-Shots, Adventures, and Campaigns: Click Here
As always, if you see something you think I can improve, add, change, etc. please let me know. I want this to be an amazing resource for all DMs and plan to keep it constantly updated! If you'd like to support me, shape future releases, and get content early feel free to check out my Patreon!
Cheers, Advent
- Luke Crane bought Dungeon World and is going to make a 2nd Edition
Saw this on Reddit. Wondering what people think about it here.
> https://i.imgur.com/zUR6PQM.png
> I was surprised there was no mention of it here. This announcement comes from the Dungeon World+ Discord.
> For some context, Luke Crane is most well known as the designer of the Burning Wheel rpg, and used to work at Kickstarter as VP of Community (and some controversies with it).
> There's now a 2e channel/thread in the Dungeon World+ Discord where he's answering questions.
Any people familiar with Dungeon World here?
- Deborah Ann Woll teaches Jon Bernthal the basics of D&Dwww.polygon.com Deborah Ann Woll teaches Jon Bernthal the basics of D&D
The Real Ones podcast with Jon Bernthal had a charming moment where guest Deborah Ann Woll teaches Bernthal the basics of playing Dungeons & Dragons.
- Deborah Ann Woll gave Jon Bernthal an engaging introduction to Dungeons & Dragons on his podcast, explaining character creation and gameplay in a fun and accessible way.
- Woll’s approach focuses on storytelling and immersing players in the world rather than overwhelming them with character sheets and rules, making D&D more appealing to newcomers.
- The video highlights the universal appeal of D&D, where both Hollywood stars and regular players can connect and enjoy the game together.
- Using Stonetop’s Introductions Procedure in Session Zerotroypress.com Using Stonetop’s Introductions Procedure in Session Zero
After our Microscope worldbuilding, and before our first actual session of Impulse Drive, I ran a Session Zero based primarily on Stonetop’s Introductions procedure. Stonetop is a hearth fantasy Pb…
- The World Ahead — Yet another fantasy RPG
Hey lemmings,
I'm an amateur game designer probably best known for creating one of the more popular Feywild setting books for D&D. I’m putting the finishing touches on my far-too-ambitious TTRPG and figured I’d post about it here before forcing myself to do an actual marketing push.
The game is designed for somewhat standard medieval fantasy, which I know isn’t exactly a novel concept. However, it does fill a niche which I personally haven’t been able to fill with any other system. Most fantasy systems seem to either be D&D-alikes with a heavy focus on combat and heroics, OSR games with a heavy focus on dungeon crawling, or PbtA games with a heavy focus on genre emulation. What I wanted (and ended up creating) was a game with a focus on improvisation and shared storytelling without being constrained by genre tropes.*
My other big issue with a lot of fantasy RPGs is the reliance on mechanics which have no real connection to the fictional world. Things like hit points, experience points, and meta-currencies put the focus on the game part of RPGs and not the roleplaying part. What I wanted was a game where everything a player does has a clear and direct link to the fictional game world.
The result is The World Ahead, a system I’ve been building and playtesting for far too long. It features simple and collaborative character creation rules, a flexible resolution system, and a hell of a lot of resources, tables, tips, and tricks to facilitate play at the table. Everything is in service of making the game run smoothly and making things as collaborative as possible. It tries to be open-ended when zoomed in and streamlined when zoomed out.
The game is currently available for free on Itch:
https://heavenly-spoon.itch.io/theworldahead
People who aren't looking for a new RPG may still find something useful to steal in there. Perhaps the streamlined travel system, the collaborative worldbuilding rules, the tables for making things such as factions, wonders, and strange creatures, the magic items which all have a clear and obvious effect within the fiction, or the unique weather system. While most things are fairly well integrated into the core system, you can definitely rip stuff out without too much damage.
*I will give a shoutout to Ryuutama and The One Ring. While they didn’t scratch the itch for me, they both have some excellent mechanics and are more in line with what I wanted to achieve here.
- Theater of the Mind Exploration Advice
I am looking for ways to improve my exploration gameplay in a Theater of the Mind type game where there is no map and no need for detailed environmental descriptions, if that makes sense; I don't want to have to keep track of corridors and turns, and that sort of thing.
Ideally I would like a system or ruleset that allows me to randomly generate interesting exploration gameplay without relying on having to map out everything. Preferably system agnostic so I can use it in various games.
Here's an example of the sort of thing I'm looking for, but would like to see alternatives that are a bit more in depth, or have more options:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/11ZsTOh40-sMvukWXMtDOP5hli_DdYm2HtmMXL5ooa00/mobilebasic
- RPG Review: Slav Borg - article by No Rerolls blognorerolls.co.uk RPG Review: Slav Borg
Written by Pawel Klimczak and illustrated by Kasha Konachowicz, Slav Borg is a roleplaying game that blends post-Soviet aesthetics with fantasy elements. Picture a world where crumbling concrete bl…
- Official Cosmere RPG Kickstarter - by Brotherwise Games
cross-posted from: https://sffa.community/post/1884876
> A bit of a late post, so most of you have probably seen this already. > > ! > > > ! > > It looks like the cheapest virtual only buy in for the full game is $150, while the cheapest physical full game is $195 (+shipping/import tax!) > > There are some links in there for some early reviews and play-throughs too. These only look to be the Stormlight system though, so I assume the Mistborn/Scadrial (an any other planets) are still in the works. > > >
- Advent's Amazing Advice: Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk Act 1, Fully Prepped and ready to go! (The Complete Act 1 Collection) [DnD 5e]
Welcome back to Advent's Amazing Advice! The series where I take popular One-Shots, Adventures, Campaigns, etc. and fully prep them for both New and Busy DMs. This prep includes fully fleshed-out notes, music, ambiance, encounter sheets, handouts, battle maps, tweaks, and more so you can run the best sessions possible with the least stress possible!
Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk stems from The Lost Mine of Phandelver a classic and beloved starter set that many new DMs run. Even with this being the most recent release it still has an issue, the same as with many others...it doesn't describe the best way to transform the book's contents into an actual session. The Book-to-session conversion can be difficult between figuring out when things should happen, understanding motivations, and even organizing encounters.
Well, fortunately for you, 99% of that work is done! Only a few things are really left:
- Read the book, I know surprising, but it can be extremely confusing when you don't know where everything leads to.
- Consider the needs of your group. As you've heard or are about to hear a million times, every table is different. If you plan on combining this with a campaign, you'll have to make tweaks here and there.
- These notes aren't meant to be the end-all-be-all. Tweak to your heart's content, and don't consider any of what's written to be set in stone. For me having notes like this helps give me the confidence to go off the rails and follow along with what my players want. It helps me understand where things were meant to go and why. Having that understanding allows me to guide the players and create other new and interesting stories. These are all things that will come with experience, though, so don't freak out and enjoy the journey!
Without further ado:
Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk Act 1
- Part 1 - Intro and Cragmaw Hideout
- Part 2a - Phandalin
- Part 2b - Redbrand Hideout
- Part 3a - Reign of Iron
- Part 3b - Thundertree
- Part 3c - Cragmaw Castle
- Part 4 - Wave Echo Cave
- Part 5 - Side Quests
Included in my posts are:
- A Word document for each part of Act 1 for Phandelver and Below with detailed notes for running a perfect session including links to music tracks for ambiance and fights
- Special PDFs for every encounter. This includes all the enemies' stat blocks organized neatly along with an initiative tracker and a spot to mark HP.
- Additional PDFs for allies and commoners
- A variety of maps for each part of the campaign
- Spell lists for all relevant fights
- Handouts for various spell scrolls throughout the campaign
- A playlist for each section!
Over 5 dozen other Fully Prepped One-Shots, Adventures, and Campaigns: Click Here
Campaign Info: As of today, I've officially completed Act One of Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk! I've also compiled all of my prep for it in a single easy-to-access post which is available to all my Heroes and Legends. You can find it HERE!
I've discussed this on Discord as well as answered a few questions and thought I would clarify some information here; campaigns are super time intensive, so I have to choose wisely which ones I prep. The first half PaB:TSO is an updated version of The Lost Mine of Phandelver which I had already fully prepped; so, I thought I would go through all my prep and update it to match and help all those who are starting to run the campaign! I may one day prep the second half; however, I'm trying to focus on the more popular Campaigns such as Curse of Strahd, before I work on others.
With what I've released, you'll have a great kickstart through most of the campaign and there are plenty of helpful members both on Reddit and on my Discord that can guide you along the rest of the way! I hope that with what I've prepped so far you can have a truly Amazing campaign!!!
As always, if you see something you think I can improve, add, change, etc. please let me know. I want this to be an amazing resource for all DMs and plan to keep it constantly updated! If you'd like to support me, shape future releases, and get content early feel free to check out my Patreon!
Cheers,
Advent
- City of Arches Kickstarter
Hi friends!
I wanted you to know about the City of Arches Kickstarter going on right now!
The City of Arches is a 160 page PDF and hardcover high-fantasy city sourcebook built for Lazy DMs and usable with any version of 5e or other fantasy tabletop RPGs. In this book you’ll find
- a high fantasy city setting surrounded by countless adventure locations.
- a setting easily dropped into any existing published or homebrewed campaign world.
- a setting where any race, species, origin, heritage, and culture makes sense.
- over a dozen adventure “biomes” with hundreds of adventure locations.
- three 1st to 20th level campaign arcs.
- an intro scenario, three adventures, and an adventure toolkit for building your own heist or infiltration adventure.
- beautiful full-color art, dungeon maps, and overland maps.
- a player’s guide with background hooks and setting-specific backgrounds.
Download the free 42 page preview on the Kickstarter page! I hope you’ll back this fantastic new book.
Thank you so much!
- Last night I debuted my homebrewed xianxia game!
About six months ago I talked to @Ashyr@sh.itjust.works about home brewing games set in Ancient China. Last night I finally debuted my game - The Scroll of Hengdian. If you like CDramas the name may be familiar as Hengdian Studios is where many series are filmed. My game is based on the Castles and Crusades game system so I could leverage the Codex Sinarum. The codex goes deeper into the actual history of China than my game does, but it is still very useful for this setting.
My TTRPG is xianxia-based so I created a new 'cultivator' class for all of my players. The differentiation really comes with the clan and domain choices that give access to magic based on elemental aspects and creature choices.
I borrowed heavily from the Codex Sinarum to develop the Qi abilities for my characters since that was the heaviest lift for me in terms of developing a new class that is a blending of fighter + wizard/cleric/illusionist. My players chose a blend of human and spirit based cultivators which gives me plenty of nuggets to develop additional qigong abilities.
In terms of content, my players are starting as young cultivators who have met at a sect that has invited them to cultivate and achieve their first level. I also took a random suggestion I saw a while back about creating a Star Trek TNG "Q" type dragon character (Die Lan Zi - iykyk) that occasionally comes around to mess with the party.
- 2024 ENNIE Award ceremony
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Best Adventure - Short Form
Best Adventure - Long Form
Best Aid/Accessory - Digital
Best Aid/Accessory - Non-Digital
Best RPG Related Product
Best Community Content
Best Art, Cover
Best Art, Interior
Best Cartography
Best Monster/Adversary This was a tie.
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Gold: MONSTROUS, Cloud Curio
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Gold: Warhammer 40,000 Wrath & Glory Threat Assessment Xenos, Cubicle 7 Entertainment Ltd
Best Layout & Design
Best Production Values
Best Online Content
Best Streaming Content
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Gold: The Party, Swiss Squared
Best Supplement
Best Free Product
Best Family Game
Best Rules
Best Setting
Best Writing
Fan Favorite Publisher
- Choice: Free League Publishing
Best Game
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Silver: Outgunned, Two Little Mice
Product of the Year
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Silver: Outgunned, Two Little Mice
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- The 'ALIEN' RPG 2nd Edition Announced - Bug Hunts Aboundwww.belloflostsouls.net The 'ALIEN' RPG 2nd Edition Announced - Bug Hunts Abound
I guess you could say it's time for the Xeno to Morph. Free League just announced a new edition of the 'ALIEN' RPG at Gen Con 2024.
- Neopets go TTRPG With Crowdfunding Campaign
I read the post rules and didn't see any other announcements of the Neopets TTRPG lmao. Remove if I broke the rules!
Anyways, this actually sounds like a lot of fun. Might lead to some creative scenarios, especially if your GM knows the deep and complex Neopets lore.
- Meghan's Birthday Salebration - 25 free games/add-ons, ending tonightitch.io Meghan's Birthday Salebration by Meghan(IynnFTW) Cross
A sale by Meghan(IynnFTW) Cross, 100% off 25 games
cross-posted from: https://literature.cafe/post/12141141
- We are creating Ailments & Remedies, a handbook of diseases, injuries, and medicines for your D&D campaigns!
This book includes:
- 25 new diseases
- 10 parasites
- A new surgery mechanic
- 25 medical-themed items
- New feats and backgrounds
This supplement is brought to you by a registered nurse who also happens to be an avid D&D player for 5 years. Add plagues, pathogens, and medicines to your campaigns with this book. Remember, the greatest enemy lies within!
We will be going live on Kickstarter this week! Sign up to be notified when we launch here.
- [Giveaway] CY_BORG Core Rules PDF
I bought the physical rulebook and already owned the PDF, so I'm giving away the code.
Here's the link: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/index.php?discount=FLBXDUUC0N1V