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James Nicolls Reviews takes a trip to Jack Vance's Elder Isles for its latest review of the Lyonesse RPG from The Design Mechanism. https://jamesdavisnicoll.com/review/true-and-destined-prince True and Destined Prince (jamesdavisnicoll.com) "If twenty-year-old me had encountered this, his...

As Destined (our new superhero RPG) nears readiness, we thought we'd give you a peek under its hood. This preview is from our pre-proofed files, so doesn't have the 'page XX references' resolved yet, but it does give you a good idea of Destined's scope, look and feel. More news to come on the...

In the year 1765 BC, King Zimri-Lim of Mari emerged from a planning session with his aides and summoned his personal scribe. As he paced the courtyard in his palace in the city of Tuttul, he dictated a letter to the scribe, who used the cut end of a reed to press the message into a warm clay...

Mythras is once again the featured system over at Bundle of Holding, with some seriously spectacular deals on Mythras PDFs. This time around the Bundle consists of a Starter Collection (Mythras, Mythras Companion, Monster Island, Two Mythras Combat Training Modules) and the Bonus Collection -...

Are you interested in trying the Mythras RPG with an experienced GM, but never had the opportunity? Have you read through the rules but wonder how they work in play? Are you maybe just curious about roleplaying games generally (or know someone who is), and want to try them out? Our good friend...

Our latest scenario for Mythras is 'A Bird in the Hand', a dangerous adventure set on Monster Island, involving the characters in the theft of a strange and unique bird from the clutches of a local rogue. But theft has consequences, and on Monster Island, those consequences can be dire. The...

Casting the Runes, Investigative Roleplaying in the World of M. R. James, is the latest release from The Design Mechanism. Using the acclaimed Gumshoe Engine (designed by Robin D. Laws), players take on the roles of Edwardian investigators involving themselves in the supernatural, uncanny, and...

Thanks. I don't want people getting up a bunch of false hopes!

Nope. We said that Bryan Talbot was releasing a new Luther Arkwright graphic novel, and at some point we'd update the game, but we never said we were releasing it in 2021. So someone's jumped the gun.

Wondering why Luther Arkwright is on this list? It was released by The Design Mechanism in 2015 and is still in print.

Fioracitta, the latest campaign setting for Mythras, is here. A complete fantasy city, inspired by the Italian city states of the Renaissance, Fioracitta: The Heart of Power, explores the city, its people, long history, myths, gods, and perhaps most importantly, magic, in evocative detail...