RPG Print News – Arc Dream, Mongoose, Evil Genius Games, and More

1990s Lovecraftian horror gets another adventure for Delta Green The Conspiracy and Traveller also gets an adventure, this one full of killing machines. More movie settings are out for Everyday Heroes and DCC RPG gets a lot of new support including being able to play a troll. D&D and Pathfinder get an adventure path. Finally, there is a d100 monster investigation adventure and an RPG about playing princesses for the younger players out there.

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Puppet Shows & Shadow Plays by Arc Dream Publishing

• SYSTEM: Delta Green The Conspiracy
• PRODUCT TYPE: softcover adventure
• RETAIL PRICE: $19.99
• DESCRIPTION: In the late 1990s, thirteen people have vanished along Highway 70, called the Devil’s Highway, in the Arizona desert. Tribal police and state investigators are at a loss. The FBI sends in the PCs who may already be members of Delta Green or newcomers. They uncover a trail of terror that leads far from Arizona and to a deeper evil that they might not be able to overcome. If they survive, they will likely find themselves unable to turn away from facing down future threats.

The Order of Prometheus by Mongoose Publishing

• SYSTEM: Traveller
• PRODUCT TYPE: hardcover adventure
• RETAIL PRICE: $49.99
• DESCRIPTION: Investigating a remote installation, the PC Travellers stumble on evidence that someone is tampering with nature. A laboratory accident has cost the lives of the researchers, but rest of their team is missing. The investigation takes the Travellers from the harsh world of Wasat, with its unusual starport, to logging camps and country estates. They will experience adventures aboard an atomic train and an awkward lunch with the notorious agents of SolSec. Finally, the Travellers uncover the sinister motives of the Order of Prometheus, and face difficult choices in a city overrun by mindless killing machines. The wrong decision will permit an atrocity whose backlash might be felt right across Charted Space.

Rambo | Universal Soldier by Evil Genius Games

• SYSTEM: Everyday Heroes
• PRODUCT TYPE: softcover supplements
• RETAIL PRICE: $24.99 each
• DESCRIPTION: In Rambo, PCs are military special forces soldiers trained to engage in incredible action cloaked in the mystique of a professional warrior. PCs must show nearly superhuman endurance and overcome any odds to accomplish their objectives. Includes a new class: Survivalist, new backgrounds like Military Vet, new professions such as Government Contractor, mass casualty mechanics, and an adventure called Flesh and Blood. In Universal Soldier, PCs venture into a dystopian world where the boundaries between man and machine blur amidst a storm of bullets and blood. PCs are cybernetic soldiers, carving a path of justice through a landscape laden with rogue warriors, corrupt overlords, and lethal skirmishes. Through their fight, the PCs oppose the chains of oblivion seeking to erase the remnants of their humanity. Includes: new classes (Billionaire, Cybermodder, and Networker), new backgrounds such as Corporate Legacy and Mercenary, new PC options (Origin, Cyborg, Synthetic and UniSol), cybernetic tolerance, equipment, weapons, and an adventure.

Tales from the Smoking Wyrm Issues 1 to 7 | Smoking Wyrm Monograph 1: For Whom the Bell Trolls by Exalted Funeral

• SYSTEM: Dungeon Crawl Classics RPG
• PRODUCT TYPE: zines/saddle stitch zine with 17 encounter cards with storage pocket
• RETAIL PRICE: $20 for each issue/$22
• DESCRIPTION: Tales from the Smoking Wyrm Issues 1 to 7 are zines for DCC RPG with a variety of new rules such as Issue 4 which features trolls from Scandinavian lore including three classes. For Whom the Bell Trolls includes unique troll occupations and a complete adventure focused on starting out a troll party of four to six 1st-level Jötnar, Huldrefolk, and Risi trollfolk found in Tales from the Smoking Wyrm Issue 4. The PC trolls are called by a fearsome risi witch to sneak into the local human village and steal a holy bell, whose ringing has weakened her powers and is driving the local trolls mad. The 17 tarot-sized, double-sided adversary cards include art on the front and full stats for the adversary on the back. These cards are secured inside the book in a handmade sleeve embellished with a single-hit foil stamp.

Jewel of the Indigo Isles (5E) | Jewel of the Indigo Isles (Pathfinder 2E) by Roll for Combat

• SYSTEM: Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition/Pathfinder Second Edition
• PRODUCT TYPE: hardcover supplements
• RETAIL PRICE: $70.99 each
• DESCRIPTION: An adventure path from 1st to 11th level as PCs explore, voyage, battle, and strive to triumph. The PCs, chosen by the royal family, seek Poppy von Barnacle’s lost treasure. The PCs must follow a magical map and follow the clues to find the lost treasure.

Horror in Hopkinsville - Fright Night Classics by Yeti Spaghetti & Friends

• SYSTEM: d100 horror RPGs
• PRODUCT TYPE: softcover adventure
• RETAIL PRICE: $13.50
• DESCRIPTION: The PCs hear of neighborhood intruders in rural Kentucky. Back in 1955, a family in the area reported being attacked at their farmhouse by several strange, alien entities. The PCs investigate to see if the current intruders are these same alien entities. Also includes eight pregenerated character cards and rules-light, follow-along instructions to run the module without the need for additional rulebooks.

Perils & Princesses by Outrider Creative

• SYSTEM: OSR
• PRODUCT TYPE: softcover core rulebook
• RETAIL PRICE: $25
• DESCRIPTION: PCs are a party of valiant Princesses embarked on a grand adventure. They each receive a magical Gift from their Fairy Godmothers to aid them in their quest through the enchanted forest. They can bargain with pixies, outwit goblins, dance in the moonlight at a mossy shrine, and even stop for a picnic with a unicorn. PCs rely on baskets of goodies, trusty hatchets and their hidden talents to help them on their way. The gifts from their Fairy Godmothers help them call upon woodland animals, sing enchanting songs, or connect with the elements of nature. Streamlined system is based around a 3-stat D20 roll-under and includes eight character classes with storybook trinkets and quirky weapons, a bestiary full of Hedge Witches and other monsters for GMs to spring upon the princesses, and an introductory adventure: The Rosewood Crown.

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[Egg Embry]

Charles, these are some great projects! I was going to pick one or two and say nice things, but it's all of them: They're all winners! Though, I gotta call out the cover to Horror in Hopkinsville - Fright Night Classics, it takes me to another time and place where covers were all awesome like that, and I dig it! Great selection!