A round-up of recent RPG news.
- The D&D 5E Info page has been updated again with the latest snippets of D&D Next information.
- There's a bunch of new projects over at RPG Kickstarters, the site which tracks all the Kickstarters which are RPG-related. These include some new RPGs, an M&M sourcebook, recreation of art from Deities & Demigods, a convention, and a whole bunch more.
- While we're on the subject of Kickstarters, our own Kickstarter project Admiral o' the High Seas, a sourcebook for Pathfinder and 4E naval advantures, has reached its second stretch goal. This means we're able to include our ship creation rules. Our next goal is a bit harder to achieve - if we get to $5000 we'll also be able to add in fleet rules for when sending just a few dozen men to their watery graves just isn't enough! We have just six days left, and nearly $2000 to go, so if you were holding off pledging please don't dally!
- Prolific RPG blogger Sarah Darkmagic is celebrating the third anniversary of her blog. Congrats!
- As usual, there's an enormous pile of updates from Necromancers of the Northwest:
- This week's Extraordinary Feats is devoted to giving a little support to characters of class and nobility. Whether you're looking for ways to augment your prince-in-disguise PC, or are just looking for some good feats for the petty nobles your party will be interacting with next session, these feats are for you.
- Have you ever wanted a sorcerer bloodline that was a little more specific? Not just "someone in your family got really friendly with a monster," but more like "this in particular family's bloodline is gifted with a certain kind of sorcerous power." Well, this week's Best in Class delivers with the Scion of Beltova and the Descendant of Marbus.
- This week's Obscure Arcana features five new spells designed with nobility in mind. From the somewhat effete (but nonetheless useful) alter apparel to the grandiose aura of imposition and aura of majesty, or the insidious dominate peasant, there's no reason for these spells to remain the exclusive purview of the upper classes any longer.
- After a certain amount of time, even the most ascetic of adventurers tends to accumulate quite a bit of clutter. Last week's Obscure Arcana gives them some things to do with it, from the animate trinket spell to the value seeking Ardesalf's instant appraisal, or the ever-so-useful extraplanar stash.
- Do you know the feeling of falling into a pit of acid (or worse) and losing all your clothes all too well? Or maybe you just don't like to leave home unless you're decked out in at least a dozen pieces of magic gear? Whatever the case, this week's Magic Market provides five new pieces of affordable magical clothing, from the boots of long travel to the crown of memory.
- Let's face it: monks don't get a lot of love. These unarmored warriors can use all the help that they can get, and that's why last week's Extraordinary Feats is focused on feats for monks and other warriors who fight with their fists and forsake heavy and cumbersome armors.
- So you want to be a barbarian, eh? You think you have what it takes? You think you're strong enough, tough enough, and fast enough to be a barbarian? Well you're not! But you could be. Last week's Best in Class is devoted to bringing out the barbarian in you, from the crazed fanatic, who flies into a zealous rage, to the horse-loving saddleborn, or the practically unkillable trollsworn.
- This summon-tastic obscure arcana features no less than eight conjuration spells, mostly of the summoning subschool. Whether you want to summon a marilith for a brief but potent slaughter, or summon a mephit or genie for long-term service, or even if you just want to run with the wild hunt, you'll find these options, and more, in last week's Obscure Arcana.
- Ever wanted a backpack that could produce any item you need at a moment's notice? Or a magic jar that spews forth endless vermin to harry your foes? What about a quick and disposable way to teleport people and objects over large distances? You'll find all this and more in the conjuration-themed Magic Market.
- Extraordinary Feats is devoted to the school of conjuration, and provides a number of different options for improving your conjuring, or, if you're not already familiar with the summoning arts, provides some alternate ways to get your foot in the door.
- Wish your Pathfinder witch was a little more beholden to her mysterious patrons? Think that a little demon- and spirit-summoning would be cool, too? Well, look no further than the pact-bound witch, a new archetype for witches that puts them a little more in touch with things out of this world.
- Phew. I think that's all of them....
- Margaret Weiss Productions now has a Facebook page.
- The ENnies have an interview with James Bell of Fiery Dragon Productions.
