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Welcome to the first news roundup in May. This year is just flying past. I'm not familiar with the work of nealyboy, but I see they've released a one-page rpg called Gune on itch. In this game you can ride a giant sandworm, have knife fights, and, as the author points out, buy a used van...

We're doing some spring cleaning at Sabre Games to get ready for some new inventory, and all zines will 35% off through the end of May with the code Spring24 at checkout. Products | Third Kingdom Games This includes a bunch of stuff written for OSE.

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It's the last Monday in April and time for another Roundup. Last week I had the privilege of interviewing gaming journalist Lin Codega. They talked about their new project, Rascal News, the state of the gaming industry, AI, and more. You can find the interview here. This issue seems a little...

I just published an interview I conducted with rpg journalist Lin Codega: Meet the Publisher: Lin Codega

Welcome to the third Roundup in April. Last week I'd mentioend the new Seas of Sand setting/adventure coming out, and a reader pointed out Xeric Sands, a desert depthcrawl in the same vein as Emmy Allen's Garden's of Ynn and Stygian Library. Xeric Sands is by Andy Murrilo, and looks to be...

Populated Hexes Monthly issue 33 is live, finishing out the two-part series on creating and adding artifacts and relics to your OSE or OSR-style game. This issue is a chonky boi, coming in at 56 pages in A5 format, but the pdf is available for a 2.00 pledge and an offset, physical zine for 6.00...

It's the middle of April already, and time for another Roundup. Releases seem to come and go at different speeds, and for whatever reason I haven't managed to find many releases on itch. A reader last week asked about the best way to search for game jams. Unfortunately, while you can search the...

It's been something that would be a great addition, but I'm not sure if it will ever happen. Tabletop games have become more of a presence on itch in the past year or two, but there really hasn't been any response on itch's part to make it easier to find stuff.

If you go to the itch main page there's a button for Jams along the top. Game jams The problem is that the vast majority of stuff on itch is non-tabletop gaming, so it takes some searching. I mostly rely on folks posting announcements about the jams they're starting on various social media...

It's the second Monday in April and, the big news is obviously the eclipse that will be visible in the US. Hopefully the darkening of the sun will not release the eldritch beasts that have been restrained for the good of humanity. Pocket Quest is an annual Drivethru event that I always seem to...

Yes. Jenna is currently Kickstarting the Far Roofs, as noted above. She is very much a current and active game designer.

I agree that Nobilis is . . . challenging, yet beautiful; I've never actually played a game. Chuubo's is great, and was, I believe, the first to capture the sort of comforting, Studio Ghibli-style game. The thread is about influential designers, and I think Moran is definitely that.

I'm surprised no one has mentioned Jenna Moran, author of Nobilis, Chuubo's Marvelous Wish Granting Engine, and the currently Kickstarting The Far Roofs.