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February is a cold dark month here in the UK, but can have fleeting glimpses of spring on the horizon. I think the games I’ve chosen to share with you this month for Not DnD reflect that mood. Zephyr - 10th February We’re starting with Zephyr next week on the 10th. The world feels dark, moody...

Mum Chums is a slice-of-life game where each player portrays someone who cares for a young child, nominally set in Britain. Play begins as their kids start primary school. A GMless game exploring the relationships between people who raise children, coming soon to Kickstarter. About Not DnD...

Bitter Chalice is a Soulslike fantasy TTRPG about insatiable hunger in a blighted land. It's inspired by video games like Hollow Knight, Bloodborne, Dark Souls, and Elden Ring (but without the repetitive and frustrating deaths). Bitter Chalice is structured to be a different experience to...

ION Heart is a Lo-Fi Solo Mech TTRPG. Discover planets, solar systems and cultures of your own making in the peaceful galaxy of the Astral Union. Create a pilot and their mech best friend and sail the stars with your job as a pilot is to bond with your mech as you explore together and find a...

Not DnD is a weekly show discussing tabletop roleplaying games. Each week EN Publishing’s @tabletopjess interviews the creators behind different tabletop roleplaying games that aren’t D&D! You can watch the live recording every Monday at 5pm ET / 10pm GMT on YouTube or Twitch, or catch up with...

I knew BIND would be a good fit for Not D&D, as it is an acronym for BIND Is Not D&D! The game uses a 2D6 system at its core, and introduces new rules as needed for the module you are playing. BIND is a community driven grunge-fantasy TTRPG which is based around free and open source software...

DeepSpace RPG by Flaming River Studios is a card based sci-fi rpg. Still in development, you can download it for free on itch right now. The game mechanics reminded me of deck builder board games, which is a lovely inspiration I’d like to see in more ttrpgs. The setting is low tech space...

Be Seeing You is a roleplaying game about independence, control, freedom and compliance. Influenced by fiction in the vein of The Prisoner, Stalker, and Utopia, and real struggles against mass surveillance, the Hostile Environment, and the alienating effects of capitalism. The game is for three...

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would love to have Black Armada games back again in 2025! I'm still in touch with Becky and Joshua so this will likely come to pass