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Egg Embry

In Our Dreams Awake #2 is live and past its initial funding goal on Kickstarter. Dreampunk, cyberpunk, and fantasy in a comic book by John McGuire, Edgar Salazar, Rolands Kalniņš, and myself.

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Egg Embry is part of EN World's Columnist (ENWC) program as well as a columnist for Knights of the Dinner Table, d20 Radio, High Level Games, the Open Gaming Network, the Tessera Guild, and GAMA's magazine, Around the Table. His area of focus is tabletop RPG crowdfunding campaigns. In addition, he blogs about Ghostfire Gaming's Grim Hollow setting. His RPGs can be found through Egg Embry Publishing at DriveThruRPG (PDF) and Itch (PDF/Print).
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Dungeons & Dragons 
RPG Crowdfunding News – Hellguard, When the Wolf Comes, Death Throes, and more
This week’s article looks at RPG crowdfunding projects that end between July 26 through August 11. Lots of original systems, 5e, Shadow of the Demon Lord, and more available in this sampling of what’s campaigning right now.
RPG Crowdfunding News 
RPG Crowdfunding News – Iron Kingdoms, Arcanis, Fading Suns, and more
This week’s article looks at RPG crowdfunding projects ending between July 14 and 28. As with every week, this is a sampling from several crowdfunding sites. I cover several RPGs (core and sourcebooks), a Dungeons & Dragons 3.5 Edition sourcebook, and a convention.
Pathfinder  Reviews  Savage Worlds 
Pathfinder Roleplaying Game for Savage Worlds Adventure Edition: Advanced Player’s Guide, A Review
When Pinnacle Entertainment and Paizo announced Pathfinder for Savage Worlds (PF/SW), it was that rare perfect crossover, akin to Marvel and DC Comics’ co-publication of the Amalgam Comics promotional stunt. Golarion by way of Savage Worlds Adventure Edition gives a fantastic setting to a great RPG engine. Not to say the Pathfinder editions aren’t great engines or that Savage Worlds does not...
Dungeons & Dragons  Novels 
Grayshade - Dark Fantasy Novels and RPG: An Interview with Rich Lescouflair (Alligator Alley Entertainment)
Alligator Alley Entertainment (AAE) is adapting Gregory A. Wilson’s fantasy series the Gray Assassin Trilogy to tabletop Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition. Rich Lescouflair of AAE agreed to talk to me about the Kickstarter, the source material, what they’re adding with 5e, and how life and Alligator Alley are after the passing of Brian Dalrymple.
Apps & Tools  Dungeons & Dragons  OSR 
RPG Crowdfunding News – Epic Encounters, Wasteland Sagas, By This Axe, and more
This week’s article includes RPG crowdfunding projects ending between July 8th through the 23rd. This sampling of what’s available is pulled from campaigns on Kickstarter, IndieGoGo, and GameFound.
Tithi Luadthong’s Famous Stock Cover & Its Five RPGs
One of the challenges for RPG publishers involves obtaining exciting artwork while sticking to a strict budget. For many, the solution is stock art. Stock art is non-exclusive art, a concept I define in more detail as part of another article (here). I’ve talked about stock art, RPG art in general, and how to customize stock art so it isn’t exactly the same as the original (here, here, and...
Cypher System 
Cypher System Open License: The First Wave of Creators Speak
As part of their 10th anniversary celebration, Monte Cook Games announced a gift to the RPG community: The Cypher System Open License (CSOL) and the Cypher System Reference Document (CSRD). Announced during the week of Origins Game Fair 2022, these documents allow third parties to create their own Cypher System products. As part of the showcase, three early licensees and their Cypher System...
Dungeons & Dragons  Savage Worlds 
RPG Crowdfunding News – The Oracle Second Anniversary, Butter Princess, Curse of the Crimson Throne, and more
This week’s article looks at projects ending between June 30 and July 19. RPG magazines, zines, pamphlets, sourcebooks, core rulebooks, and boxed sets, this week shows a nice sampling of production types that are crowdfunding at Kickstarter, IndieGoGo, and BackerKit.
Dungeons & Dragons  OSR 
Free RPG Day 2022 – The Offerings
Free RPG Day (North America) is coming this Saturday, June 25, 2022! Friendly Local Game Stores (FLGS) across the United States and Canada are offering RPG products including quickstarts, one-shots, samples, miniatures, dice, and more. It’s a great time to get out to your FLGS to play an tabletop roleplaying game. Before you make the trek to your store, here’s a quick guide to the available...
Dungeons & Dragons 
RPG Crowdfunding News – Grayshade, Alchemistresses, Libations, and more
This week, I look at RPG crowdfunding projects that end between July 4 and August 14. Last week, I shared several non-Kickstarter RPG campaigns, however, that seemed to exhaust the field for the moment, resulting in this article being all Kickstarter.
RPG Crowdfunding News 
RPG Crowdfunding News – Over the Hill, Mythos Monsters, Vermin 2047, and more
This week’s list includes projects that end between June 16 through July 12. Of this sampling, four of the RPG crowdfunding campaigns aren’t on Kickstarter. For those that faithfully follow this list, that’s quite a gain from the normal zero to two I’ve shared in the past. Is this a sign that crowdfunding really is diversifying? Only time will tell, but it does change the digital landscape for...
Dungeons & Dragons  OSR 
RPG Crowdfunding News – Return to Dark Tower, Endless Realms, Incredible Items, and more
This week, I’m looking at RPG crowdfunding projects that end between June 20 and 30. This sampling gives us board games brought to RPGs, other projects converted to 5e, a pair of gangster projects, and more. As always, this is a taste of what is out there, and I encourage you to explore all of the gaming options crowdfunding right now.
Dungeons & Dragons 
RPG Crowdfunding News – Batman, Torg Eternity, Exalted, and more
This week, I look at RPG crowdfunding campaigns that end between June 6th to the 23rd, including two I couldn’t cover last week.
OSR 
Return to Dark Tower RPG: An Interview with Chris O'Neill (9th Level Games)
Launching on May 31st via Kickstarter, 9th Level Games brings Return to Dark Tower RPG - Roleplay in the Four Kingdoms. I’m a fan of this Polymorph system, it’s innovative and simple, yet detailed enough to spark great games. In the run up to their campaign, Powered by Polymorph and Return to Dark Tower designer Chris O’Neill agreed to answer my questions about the RPG, the campaign...
Dungeons & Dragons 
Homebrew and Hacking: Crafting Personalised Feats: An Interview with PJ Coffey
PJ Coffey, co-host of Morrus’ Unofficial Tabletop RPG Talk, author on Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition, and publisher of Homebrew and Hacking, is on Kickstarter with more content for 5e and A5e. As he expands his creative catalog, he agreed to talk about how he’s Crafting Personalised Feats.
Conventions  Dungeons & Dragons  OSR 
RPG Crowdfunding News – Arora, Everyday Heroes, Bloodpunk, and more
This week, I’m drowning in RPGs to report on. The first six on this list have raised six-figures each. As of this writing, there are ten live RPG campaigns at seven or six figures. That’s a nice number. As always, this list is just a sampling of what’s available through crowdfunding right now. Normally, I like to share projects from FASA, Richard A. Knaak, Nerdburger Games, Bloat Games, Philip...

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Reviews

Cypher System  Reviews 
Use This Ghost To Show Off The World Of Old Gods
A one-shot adventure which evokes the generational horror of Stephen King.
Other Games  Reviews 
Welcome…To Jurassic Murderworld
A beginner adventure written by comics writer Jim Zub.
Reviews  Warhammer 
The Wrath And Glory Starter Set Lets You Purge A Little Heresy, As A Treat
An excellent introduction to the 40K universe.
Reviews 
Into The Wyrd And Wild Makes The Woods Weird
Inject some grim OSR style wilderness mechanics into your favorite fantasy game.

Dungeons & Dragons

Dungeons & Dragons 
Vecna: Eve of Ruin Adventure -- An “Off the Rails” Adventure for D&D's Anniversary
Wizards' first book for its 50th anniversary year is aiming for the stars, which is appropriate for a multiverse-spanning adventure.
Dungeons & Dragons  Industry 
The Dungeon Dudes Notch Up Another Million Dollar Kickstarter
Passes the million dollar mark with just a day to go.
Dungeons & Dragons 
WotC Fireside Chat: Revised 2024 Player’s Handbook
Book is near-final and includes psionic subclasses, and illustrations of named spell creators.
Dungeons & Dragons 
Take A Run On This Bank—They're Legitimately Asking For It
An innovative means for one of Allesund's wealthiest and most powerful families to inspire trust in their bank's customers might just be your big payday.
Dungeons & Dragons 
Potential Monsters in Quests from the Infinite Staircase Adventures #1: B4 The Lost City
Cynidiceans, the werefoxes and polymars... oh my!
Dungeons & Dragons 
Meet Some of the 40+ Multiversal Monsters In Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Monsters and NPCs from Eberron, Ravenloft, Dragonlance, and more!

Industry News

Dungeons & Dragons  Industry 
The Dungeon Dudes Notch Up Another Million Dollar Kickstarter
Passes the million dollar mark with just a day to go.
Industry 
Hasbro's Tabletop Is On The Up Again
After a disappointing 2023, latest earnings call from Hasbro shows tabletop games starting to recover.
Industry 
Asmodee Owner To Split Into 3 Companies
Publisher of video games, Star Wars TTRPG, and owner of Middle Earth Enterprises restructures after turbulent year.
Industry 
D&D AI Fail
Twitter thinks there's a new WotC president who will give you a baby dragon.
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