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Join us for a cozy interview of mystery, psychic prediction, community, and tea. Today on Not DnD we’re speaking to James Kerr about The Psychic Danger Society. The unique mechanics of the game give you a pool of “prediction dice” which you roll at the start of the session. The players choose...

What does it take to survive the wilderness? Who does it take? A soldier, a talker, a hunter, a witch? Who lives and who starves? In the wilderness, food is the only thing that matters -- and while your stomachs go empty and wounds begin to ache,one thing remains truly certain... the World will...

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 EDT / 10pm BST on YouTube or Twitch, or catch up with...

Become one of The Cunning Folk with this rules-lite dark comedy ttrpg. Use your Magick and Luck to create a whole heap of Mischief. And seek devilish revenge on mortals on the receiving end of your ire. The Cunning folks has its own system with a simple D6 dice pool, and interestingly features...

Mappa Mundi is a TTRPG driven by exploration and ecology. Players take on the role of Chroniclers, brave souls setting out from hearth and home to travel the wilds and tell the story of this world in flux. Emphasising non-violent gameplay, Chroniclers must work with the peoples, monsters, and...

Fear Itself plunges ordinary people into a disturbing contemporary world of madness and violence —and inexorably draws them into confrontation with creatures of the Outer Dark, a realm of alien menace. Powered by the GUMSHOE investigative roleplaying system, is ideal for one-shot horror games...

Today we'll be talking about Why We Fight on Not DnD. Why We Fight is a solo+ narrative TTRPG where you play a crew of eco-punks fighting fascism to build a brighter, greener future. Using a designed-for-purpose, lightweight system (PbtA meets FATE) developed with new school revolution (NSR)...

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...

Been watching the second season of Squid Game recently? Despair Dilema is a Death Game that take inspiration from this and other narratives such as DanganRonpa and Zero Escape. Designed for one shot games, you and the other players take the role of the Mastermind behind the game by taking turns...

My guilty pleasure is low budget zombie movies. I love running survival horror, and enjoy a rules light system for this sort of storytelling. Reanimated is based on the Key Powered System using 2d8, with an infection mechanic that makes every interaction with the undead a risk. The game offered...

Today we're speaking to Federico Sohns about their game Zephyr on Not DnD. The world feels dark, moody and almost lonely, but the game also provide elements of colours and connection. This is a really unique game, and I think it will be a really interesting discussion to listen to. You play one...

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...

Trail of Cthulhu 2nd Edition is built around the GUMSHOE system, which is perfect for a game of investigation and horror. You take on the roles of stalwart investigators - detectives, journalists, scientists, ordinary people - as they uncover clues and unravel cryptic mysteries that lead...