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The C and S players guide PDF is 78 pages and free. But it is a table top RPG and is made to be best enjoyed in print of course. The free PDF is great because it helps guide buying decisions. It does not include all the great GM tools of course which is where the book really shines.

I have Volume II and am writing another post about it. Volume I is grounded, lived in fantasy with dungeons and hexcrawls. Volume II is about dragons but also about taking GMing to another level. It lifts the hood on the rules and provides insights and options. In addition to all that (and more...

This functions like named levels used to work in AD&D. Playing that long will likely reveal which side you lean towards. But you don't have to make a formal declaration until you are recognized by other movers and shakers in the world. You become important enough to matter in the larger schemes...

Crown and Skull Volume I post

I have an article about Crown and Skull posting today. It examines the strengths of the system for both new players and experienced players. I am writing a follow up article on Crown and Skull Volume II which really and truly blew my mind. Volume I is awesome everyman fantasy. Volume II is...

A large group of players with mixed levels of RPG experience can be challenging to run. Or maybe you want less mechanics but not rules light. Crown and Skull by Runehammer Games provides solutions some GMs may be seeking and is a perfect RPG to kick off a new campaign especially one with new...

The second book in the planned five part Crown and Skull RPG is out from Runehammer with new rules for PCs and coverage of dragons, droids, and more. Supplements are also available for Wrath & Glory RPG, Five Hundred Year Old Vampire, Mörk Borg, and Dungeon Crawl Classics RPG. Never Going Home...

Heaven's Open Door: Diamond Class is a sci-fi RPG recently finished on Kickstarter from Monkeyfun Studios using a new RPG system, soon on BackerKit. Dave Kizzia was kind enough to talk to me again, this time about this new RPG. PCs focus on completing missions, mostly interstellar commerce, from...

I ran the adventure of Ends Meet last night. It is more a framework than a proper adventure with the GM needing to fill in monster details. I'll likely write up how it went over on Geek Native. The group seemed to enjoy the little town despite the monsters.

A new adventure arrives for Amazing Adventures and five adventures drop for d100 horror RPGs. Mothership and MÖRK BORG also both have adventures and City of Mist gets a large expansion to the City setting. Finally, there are dice that double as gelatinous cubes and dice for various price ranges...

A Kickstarter coming in February will have two goals. The publication of a tabletop RPG adventure zine of modern urban horror called A Perfect Wife originally released as a blog post. And providing airfares and living expenses for Amanda Lee Franck, Scrap World, and Zedeck Siew to spend one week...

Plenty of fantasy RPG support this week including adventures, settings, and battle mats for Dungeon Crawl Classics RPG and a unique ruleset and setting. Sci-fi and sci-fantasy also get supplements and settings for Mutant Crawl Classics RPG, Neon Lords of the Toxic Wasteland, Shadowrun: Sixth...

OldMoon is an RPG available sometime in 2025 from Exalted Funeral. The creator, Humberto Tramujas, was kind enough to tell me a little bit of how he designed his game and what GMs and players can look forward to on this alien medieval moon. CD: Thanks for talking with us, Humberto. How did you...

Rule support this week for Old-School Essentials (classes, religions, and more), Soulbound (adventure locations), and Warhammer (orcs and goblins). There is a war-torn world for Troika! and plenty of support for d20 fantasy including Asian monsters and a wild new genre smash up setting. There is...

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Referee Football Helping - Free photo on Pixabay Being a GM is a lot like putting down railroad tracks while the train is already moving behind you. You have to work hard, move fast, and be ready to improvise. Making rulings is a core skill of GMs that set RPGs apart from computers and board...

Depends on how you look at it. I normally have 8 to 10 items. This list is either 10 or 12 depending on how you count it. Just happens to be within five RPG systems total. When that happens, it is usually D&D heavy but not this week.

Old-School Essentials (Basic/Expert D&D) gets a massive campaign setting trilogy of books along with a zine plus a separate adventure all set in a world of meat, worms, witches, goats, wastelands, and post-apocalyptic vehicles. Detailed adventures are also available for Mothership (set in Vaults...

This preview has a spoiler on the main villain: Winter's Bite preview

I'm happy to see Shadowdark expand into sci-fi with Xenosalvage. Great idea.