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  1. ProfessorDetective

    D&D General The D&D RTS That Fumbles its Setting | Dragonshard - [William SRD]

    A review of the one, single-player, video game Eberron has ever gotten. If you like this one, William has covered quite a large swath of the D&D video game catalog, plus some World of Darkness and Warhammer. His videos on Ravenloft's two first-person RPGs, Strahd's Possession and Stone...
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    Pathfinder 2E "Everything I've Said So Far About the God Who Will Die" - Creative Director Luis Loza on Setting Shake-Ups Coming to PF2E in "War of Immortals".

    Posted on r/Pathfinder2e today: Bullet Points from Loza's post: The Prismatic Ray (Shelyn, Desna, and Sarenrae) is my go-to pantheon, so I'm personally TERRIFIED. Who else is sweating bullets? Who do you have your money on to bite it?
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    (Advanced) Double D6 - A New Micro-RPG I've Taken a Shine to.

    Here I am with another simple game I've recently picked up from Itch: Double D6 from Aether Corp Games. The name is pretty indicative of what you'll need to play: 2d6, paper, pen. Rolls (Resolution Roles or RRs) are 2d6 + Attribute + Skill (reminiscent of 5E). Attributes are the Standard Six...
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    2400 & 24XX: a Beautiful, Three-Page, Micro RPG

    Its a wonder what you can squeeze onto three pages. I've been recently binge reading a growing series of tiny Indie RPGs from one Jason Tocci, simply titled 2400. These 15+, three-page-plus-cover, books are all settings for a very elegant system. Roll a 1d6. If hindered: downgrade and roll...
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    Mothership First Edition Boxed Set Coming to Kickstarter.

    The multiple award winning indie RPG from Tuesday Knight Games is getting it's full First Edition release as a Boxed Set. Said set will be making it's way to Kickstarter starting November 2nd, 2021. This set will include an updated Players Survival Guide, a brand new Warden's Guide, and a...
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    The LONG wait ends - 'Girl Genius Sourcebook and Roleplaying Game - Powered by GURPS' has been released!

    (...In PDF. A physical release is getting the Kickstarter treatment at a later date). Yes! After nineteen years of waiting, the GURPS-based adaptation of Phil & Kaja Foglio's seminal Steam- er, Gaslamp Fantasy webcomic series to tabletop gaming! Offical News Post: Daily Illuminator: Do The...
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    Call of Cthulhu Turns Forty - Chaosium KickStarts a New Printing of the Game's Classic Boxed Sets.

    As CoC nears its Ruby anniversary: Chaosium has started a new campaign to see the classic 2E boxed sets reprinted with new, unreleased, content and one final pass on the proofreading and formatting. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/chaosium/call-of-cthulhu-classic/
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    NOW AVAILABLE: TRAILS OF ASH AND BONE AND MORE FOR VAMPIRE 5TH EDITION!

    http://theonyxpath.com/now-available-trails-of-ash-and-bone-and-more-for-vampire-5th-edition/ A new collection of adventures (with premade PCs) containing four stories set in Copenhagen, Atlantic City, Florence, and Birmingham. Plus VTT assets for 'Cults of the Blood Gods' and 'Let the Streets...
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    Announcement: New Products from Renegade Games for Vampire V5.

    Including a new, bespoke, printing of the Book of Nod, a Sourcebook on the Second Inquisition, and a new official dice set. https://renegadegamestudios.com/blog/announcing-four-new-products-for-vampire-the-masquerade-5th-edition/
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    V5 Companion Released - [Vampire the Masquerade: Fifth Edition]

    Just released by Paradox: this new FREE supplement adds three classic clans (Tzimisce, Ravnos, and Salubri) to V5 along with rules on how to play/use Mortals and Ghouls in your games and major errata to the rules. Simply create a Paradox account, log into the World of Darkness website, and...
  11. ProfessorDetective

    D&D General Story Hook - 'Pathways to Danger'

    I was perusing D&D Beyond's 'The Road To Baldur's Gate' series of free encounters (centering on traveling from Waterdeep to BG) and I've thought of an adventure hook just by looking at the included map. 'Some rich, enterprising, noble or merchant has decided to build a branch road off of Trade...
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    Homebrew Urban Magic Item - Magazine of [Spell Name]

    Magazine of [Spell Name] Magazine, uncommon This single-stack pistol magazine, with faintly glowing runes adorning its sides, holds 7 charges. After inserting it into a compatible handgun, you can use an action to expend 1 or more of its charges to cast the [Spell Name] spell (save DC 15)...
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    D&D 5E Bardic Lore Fail: Searching for the Songs of the Realms

    So, the release of the D&D Beyond Mobile App beta has gotten me reading the PHB cover to cover again and I've contemplated playing a Bard (if I can get a group together, everyone in my town seems to have a group already) and I wanted to take my RP to the next level and actually learn some songs...
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    D&D 5E These just gave me the weirdest idea. [Character Deck]

    So, I I hear that TSR apparently put out Trading Cards for D&D and they gave me an odd idea: a Character Deck. https://www.tradingcarddb.com/Checklist.cfm/sid/81172 You see those cards that are basically trading-card-sized character sheets with pre-made artwork (of questionable quality) on...
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