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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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Film & TV 
Modern AGE Cyberpunk Slice – An Interview with Malcolm Sheppard and Troy Hewitt
Cyberpunk Slice: Near Futures & Hackable Selves for Modern AGE from Green Ronin Publishing is a toolkit to add the neon and dystopian futures like Blade Runner, Mirrorshades, Akira, Max Headroom, Ghost in the Shell, The Matrix, Altered Carbon, Cyberpunk 2020/2077/Red, and many other stories touching on the lowlife and high tech world of a failing future. Written, designed, and developed by...
Dungeons & Dragons 
RPG Crowdfunding News – DIE, Kalymba, Mutants in the Next, and more
This week’s article covers a sampling of RPG crowdfunding projects ending between May 27th and June 26th. It’s a collection of 5e options, original systems, and comic book tie-ins, both official and unofficial.
Dungeons & Dragons 
Trevor Strnad of The Black Dahlia Murder Passed at 41
On Wednesday, May 11th, 2022, The Black Dahlia Murder announced on their Instagram that their frontman, Trevor Strnad, passed away. While the band chose not to share the circumstances of Trevor’s passing, they included the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 800-273-8255.
Dungeons & Dragons 
RPG Crowdfunding News – Blade Runner, Creatures: Netherworld, Eye of Everywhere, and more
This week I look at crowdfunding options that end between May 19th and June 4th. I share a number of Kickstarters, a GameFound campaign, and a Itchfunding option. This article features another million dollar RPG and several products with free previews you can download.
Apps & Tools  Dungeons & Dragons 
RPG Crowdfunding News – Seas of Kansas, the Undying War, airlock, and more
This week, I review campaigns that end between May 7th and May 29th. In this piece, there is a sampling of some 5e, a Mothership zine, some dungeon options, and more.
Comics  Dungeons & Dragons 
RPG Crowdfunding News – Misspent Youth, Ultimate Treasury, Emerald Templars, and more
This week, I look at RPG crowdfunding projects that end between April 29th and May 22nd. Some cool rebellious projects, some 5e offerings, an RPG zine, and some dice.
Dungeons & Dragons  OSR  Savage Worlds 
RPG Crowdfunding News – “Flee, Mortals!”, Appalachia, Fantasy Companion, and more
This week I share RPG crowdfunding projects that end between April 25th and May 11th. The first two million-dollar campaigns of April, an offer coming from the GameChangers website, a pair of The Fantasy Trip adventures, two books for MÖRK BORG, and an homage to the Super Mario Brothers, this sampling has a variety of options to share.
Comics  Dungeons & Dragons 
RPG Crowdfunding News – Lairs & Legends, TOKYO : OTHERSCAPE, Shield Maidens, and more
This week’s list of RPG crowdfunding projects end between April 14th and May 10th. In this sampling of what’s available, I’ve included several 5e options, a 1e option, some sci-fi including cyberpunk, a duet, a solo option, and even a graphic novel.
Call of Cthulhu  Comics  Dungeons & Dragons 
RPG Crowdfunding News – Tome of Adventure Design, Kamon, Dark Nation, and more
This week I share RPG crowdfunding projects that end between April 11th and the 23rd. This article is a sampling of the projects that are out there, though it is a 5e heavy week. There are a lot of fun 5e projects, but also some interesting original systems as well as a big Praxis System offering.
Dungeons & Dragons  OSR 
RPG Crowdfunding News – Griffon’s Saddlebag, Tempest, Westlands, and more
This week, I talk about a sampling of RPG crowdfunding projects ending between April 7th through the 24th. This is not an exhaustive list of the available RPG crowdfunding projects, but it gives an idea of what’s available. That said, I share four D&D 5e projects, one Mörk Borg book, a complete RPG for a dollar, and two projects that draw from the concepts of Jane Austen.
Dungeons & Dragons 
RPG Crowdfunding News – The Real Thing, CBR+PNK, and more
This week, I look at projects that end between April 7 and 21 on Kickstarter and IndieGoGo. Several of these are adaptations, D&D supplements, original RPGs, and inspiring designs.
Fragged Empire 2nd Edition: An Interview With Wade Dyer (Design Ministries)
Fragged Empire is back with a new edition, available through Kickstarter. I had the opportunity to talk with the creator, Wade Dyer, about it. He shares more details about the setting, second edition system, and more details on the RPG's sci-fi elements.
Dungeons & Dragons 
RPG Crowdfunding News – Pericle, THEY CAME FROM THE CYCLOP’S CAVE, VHS, and more
This week’s article features RPG Kickstarters that end between March 31st and April 28th. We have a double feature, an RPG app, three RPGs that come in VHS containers, some 5e content, an all-ages dark fantasy option, and the chance to ask an RPG creator a question and get the answer printed in a book.
Conventions  Dungeons & Dragons  OSR 
RPG Crowdfunding News – 2023 Quest Calendar, PIRATE BORG, Fragged Empire 2e, and more
The RPG crowdfunding campaigns I look at this week end between March 22nd and the 31st. Included in the article is a calendar based RPG, pirates, a grim dark offering, OSRs, a convention, and more. In addition, the highest funded Kickstarter to-date is Brandon Sanderson’s four mystery novels. I mention that to give a shout out to Brandon Sanderson’s RPG, Mistborn Adventure Game from Crafty...
Dungeons & Dragons 
Sunken Isles: An Interview with Ben Byrne (Forged with Ghostfire)
Sunken Isles is the latest 5e RPG option from Eldermancy and Ghostfire Gaming, each a million dollar Kickstarter publisher. Set in a fantasy Pacific island culture, this project offers an original campaign adventure set against a timer. To learn more about the project, I spoke to Ben Byrne, the Media Content Manager at Ghostfire Gaming and my editor on the Ghostfire Gaming blog.
Conventions  Dungeons & Dragons  OSR 
RPG Crowdfunding News – OVERISLES, Old-School Essentials, and more
This week’s column looks at projects that end between March 15th to 27th. There are some great projects out there including an option that helps with learning sign language, some OSR options, a new magazine, a gaming convention, and more.

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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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