We previously recommended some writing tips on adventures. Rather than talk about how to create a scenario or how to plot an adventure, I thought I’d focus on common pitfalls in the nuts and bolts...
Dungeons & Dragons gets hex crawl options for Old-School Essentials and Basic D&D. Lamentations of the Flame Princess gets a ninth printing. Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay and Soulbound RPG get...
This week of RPG crowdfunding options ends between November 28 and December 1. There are some great options for 5e, original systems, and more. This sampling of what’s currently crowdfunding for...
This past Halloween I dressed in a steampunk theme, but I've also redesigned my office with steampunk decor and use steampunk props in my 5E D&D game. If you know someone who is a fan of...
For those who prefer "realistic" numbers in RPGs: Inflated numbers of combatants for battles litter history books, derived from wildly inaccurate contemporary histories. We can do much better in...
Writing an adventure is a good way to get into games writing. Most games companies are looking for more pre-written adventures as they are a good way to get people playing. While plenty of GMs...
Eldritch horror finds chickens (I have been a Game Mother but never a Chicken Master. Yet). Dungeons & Dragons gets two new rule softcovers and lots of dragons. I don’t know why it took this long...
This week, I look are RPG crowdfunding projects that end between November 18 and 27. The big guns are here: Python, Paranoia, and Mutants & Masterminds. In addition, there are some other great...
Dungeons & Dragons gets a dragon turtle adventure along with two adventures from publishers new to this column. There is a weird MMO RPG for the table top, a DCC RPG The Empire of the East...
This week, I review RPG crowdfunding projects that end between November 9th and the 17th. This sampling includes lots of original systems and Halloween themed projects plus two offerings from the...
As we’re approaching the season for horror gaming, it’s worth considering some ways to surprise your players with something different but recognisable. It’s always good to revisit the classics...
JM created Elemental to run RPGs in a variety of genres and horror has plenty of support. The shorter adventures remain free, but additional campaign support is now available as well. Elemental...
A book of adventures for Call of Cthulhu including Down Darker Trails and Cthulhu Invictus. Dungeons & Dragons and OSR RPGs get crab miniatures, a leprechaun class, and adventures including a...
This week’s article looks at RPG crowdfunding projects that end between October 27 to November 6. This list includes lots of projects that run on RPG engines with “dungeon” in the title as well as...
TerrorHog by Christina Lea is a one shot horror adventure complete with pre-generated players characters and an optional drinking game. Crawlspace by Tom K Loney and Christina is a horror RPG...
Adaptations of any fiction from one medium to another tend to suffer from unnecessary changes, including tabletop role-playing games. Unfortunately, what’s necessary and unnecessary is often a...
Best Left Buried is a horror fantasy RPG about crypt delvers, the treasures they find, and the scars they earn. Zach Cox, the author, was kind enough to talk to me about this RPG, an upcoming...
Dungeons & Dragons gets a city crawl and a vampire cruise. There are also adventures for D&D and OSR including Mutant Crawl Classics as well as an atlas of Hyperboria. Lex Arcana gets two world...
This week’s article offers reviews of RPG crowdfunding projects that end between October 25 to November 2. From 5e and Mörk Borg to DCC, MCC, A5E, and original systems, this sampling of what’s out...
The Midnight World is a standalone horror game from Gem and Eye RPG Studios. It was successfully funded on Kickstarter in March 2020 and now it’s out in the wild. Put simply, the Midnight World is...