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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Abstruse" data-source="post: 9646482" data-attributes="member: 6669048">Welcome to the Bundles, Freebies, and Sales News, the weekly column at EN World that helps make sure you don’t miss out on big tabletop RPG bundles, charity fundraisers, and sales from around the internet.[ATTACH=full]403637[/ATTACH]Freebies and Pay What You WantNote: While “Pay What You Want” downloads are available for free, please support the creators if you are able!Starting with the cute this week, thiagogames released <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/519704/a-cat-rpg-free-rules?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">A Cat RPG</a>, a 19-page introductory RPG meant for children but playable by any age who wants to experience life as a cat.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price: Free</li> </ul>With vampires starting to make a comeback, SpaceRoadie is here to bring them to your Basic Roleplay games with <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/519933/blood-junkies?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Blood Junkies</a>. You play a vampire, but without the intricate political machinations or antient sleeping blood gods. Instead, the horror of this game comes from your slowly evaporating humanity.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price: Pay What You Want (Suggested: $4.99)</li> </ul>Cypher System fans have <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/519897/matriarch-lost-a-cypher-short?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Matriarch Lost</a> from Crazy Weasel Gaming where an elephant herd has scattered across a nature reserve and the park scientist fears poachers. Can they locate the lost “Iconic Female, one of only five left, before it’s too late?<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price: Free</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Note: The author has added a trigger warning to this product for animal cruelty and poaching.</li> </ul>A natural disaster strikes a remote colony world and a hastily thrown-together band of mercenaries and soldiers are sent to restore order in <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/519752/white-knights?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">White Knights</a> for Traveller from Ekofisk.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price: Free</li> </ul>Over on Dungeonmasters Guild, Benjamin Xiaofang Hurley released <a href="https://www.dmsguild.com/product/519641/Slay-All-Dragons-Cave-of-the-Copper-Wyrm?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Slay All Dragons: Cave of the Copper Wyrm</a>, an adventure for 15th level characters that has the party tasked by the ancient copper dragon Cultagora the Underqueen for a horrifying task: Slay All Dragons.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price: Pay What You Want (Suggested: $2.99)</li> </ul>The Lightning Round this week features player and GM/DM resources including maps, character options, magic items, optional rules, and more. All products are Free or pay what you want with the suggested price in parentheses:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://chaosium.itch.io/chaosium-x-cards" target="_blank">Chaosium Themed X Cards</a> (Printable X cards) from Chaosium (Free)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/519899/fabled-dragons-dragon-week?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Fabled Dragons</a> (Pathfinder Fabled Actions for dragons) from Claude J Dean (Free)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/517879/wasteland-shitter?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Wasteland S***er</a> (3d printable STL terrain) from Pharaoh’s Workshop (Free)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/517881/trash-container?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Trash Container</a> (3d printable STL terrain) from Pharaoh’s Workshop (Free)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/517872/burning-tons-scrapyard-bbq?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Burning Tons Scrapyard BBQ</a> (3d printable STL terrain) from Pharaoh’s Workshop (Free)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/520157/the-dungeon-that-never-ends-level-54?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">The Dungeon That Never Ends Level 54</a> (Battlemap) from Le Paysagiste de l'Imaginaire ($1.00)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/393111/secret-lab-vtt-map?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Secret Lab</a> (Battlemap) from In Character Adventures ($1.00)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/519864/print-paste-terrain-trapped-dungeon-passage?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Trapped Dungeon Passage</a> (2D printable cardstock 3D terrain) from Crooked Staff Publishing ($1.33)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.dmsguild.com/product/519698/The-Ineffable-HalfElf?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">The Ineffable Half-Elf</a> (5e species) from Dustin Ahonen ($0.00)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.dmsguild.com/product/520026/Balance-Domain-Cleric-Subclass?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Balance Domain</a> (5e Cleric subclass) from Bestkarbonite ($0.50)</li> </ul>[ATTACH=full]403636[/ATTACH]Bundles and SalesNote: I have included end dates when listed for the following sales, but please be warned that those without published end dates may end suddenly so be sure to plan purchases accordingly.Chris Spivey announced a sale from Darker Hue Studios inspired by the hit Ryan Coogler film Sinners. <a href="https://www.darkerhuestudios.com/shop" target="_blank">The Sinners Sale</a> offers a huge discount on both of his award-winning horror-historical games, Harlem Unbound and Haunted West plus accessories and scenarioes with the code “SINNERS25”<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price: 50% off with code “SINNERS25”</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">End Date: May 9, 2025</li> </ul>Chaosium has <a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/chaosium-spring-fling-2025-save-25-on-the-pendragon-core-rulebook-along-with-seven-other-titles-from-our-rpg-publisher-friends.713067/" target="_blank">the Spring Fling 2025 Sale</a> going on. Get discounts on titles not just from Chaosium but from their friends as well including Pendragon Core Rulebook, Warhammer 40K: Imperium Maledictum, Spire: The City Must Fall, Vampire: The Masquerade 5th Edition Core Rulebook, Dune: Adventures in the Imperium, Dragonbane Core Set, Cyberpunk Red, and more!<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price: 25% off with code “SPRINGFLING25”</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">End Date: April 30, 2025</li> </ul>Do you play Marvel Multiverse on Roll20 and/or Demiplane? Then check out the Marvel <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/515818/marvel-multiverse-rpg-avengers-expansion-cross-platform-pre-order-bundle?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Multiverse RPG Avengers Expansion Cross-Platform Bundle</a> that lets you pre-order the next big sourcebook for the MRU (Marvel Roleplaying Universe, I want credit for that one if you use it Disney) on all three platforms at once.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price: $34.99 (VTT option added for free)</li> </ul>And if you haven’t jumped onto the MRU just yet, <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/518981/marvel-multiverse-rpg-core-rule-book-cross-platform-bundle?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">the Marvel Multiverse RPG Core Rule Book Cross-Platform Bundle</a> will bring you up to speed, True Believer! This gets you access to the Marvel Multiverse core rules on both Roll20 and Demiplane.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price: $29.99 (50% off)</li> </ul>Twin Engines Publishing gathered a quartet of Dragonbane adventures in their <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/519811/50-off-adventuresuite-dragonbane-1-bundle?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Adventure Suite Bundle</a>. Grab Curse of the Spruned King, Fate of the Firstborn, For Love of the Damned, and The Death of Blackvale all for one low price.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price: $9.90 (50% off)</li> </ul>Alligator Alley Entertainment wants to expand your 5e experience to the stars with science fiction <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/519727/esper-genesis-expedition-starter-bundle?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">bundle Esper Genesis Expansion Starter</a>. You get the core rulebook with all the rules you need to play plus the campaign Expedition from the Mysterious Peaks.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price: $39.98 (20% off)</li> </ul>Cyberpunk and near-future sci-fi players who need a city map should take a peek at Wendigo Workshop’s <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/519411/neon-city-maps-01-bundle?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Neon City Maps Bundle</a>. You get VTT-ready battlemaps for a clinic, guns hop, back street, motel, and coliseum.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price: $12.54 (15% off)</li> </ul>[ATTACH=full]403635[/ATTACH]Charity Bundles and SalesOnce again, I'm starting off with <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-darryl-motts-medical-recovery" target="_blank">my GoFundMe for medical bills</a>. From late October to mid November, I was hospitalized with kidney failure and infected wounds in my lower legs. My insurance has fully kicked in and I don’t have to worry about any new bills or transportation costs. However, over the past months, I’ve racked up a LOT of credit card debt paying for transport to get me to my appointments along with stuff like buying groceries and paying bills. I also have a stack of past-due medical bills about an inch thick I really need to start making a dent in. Any help you can give so I can pay down these high interest cards will be a huge assistance.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Charity: Darryl Mott’s medical bills (all proceeds)</li> </ul>Itch.io has the <a href="https://itch.io/b/2858/amor-per-valencia-love-for-valencia" target="_blank">Amor por Valencia / Love for Valencia Bundle</a> with over 700 titles from 279 creators. Pick up a massive library of adventures, sourcebooks, supplements, asset packs, indie games, solo journaling games, and a whole lot more. Proceeds will go to support recovery efforts following a storm that caused extensive flooding.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price: 5€ (about US$5.68 at time of writing)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Charity: Project Butterfly (all proceeds)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">End Date: April 30, 2025</li> </ul><a href="https://itch.io/b/2946/ttrpgs-for-trans-rights-ohio" target="_blank">The TTRPGs for Trans Rights – Ohio Bundle</a> as yet another megabundle of TTRPG products. The bundle itself includes 467 items plus bonus items from Paizo, Renegade Game Studios, and Playground Adventures available off-site.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price $5 (over 99% off of the $1750 retail price)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Charity: Trans Ohio and Kaleidoscope Youth Center (all proceeds)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">End Date: May 2, 2025</li> </ul>Over on Humble Bundle, 3D printer owners who missed the previous bundles will want to jump on the <a href="https://humblebundleinc.sjv.io/DyRJkd" target="_blank">Dungeons & Monsters & Pirates Bundle</a> with more STL files. Each “item” on the bundle is one single large and/or detailed model or a selection of multiple themed models featuring monsters, NPCs, and terrain pieces for fantasy, historical, and pirate-themed games. The first tier features four terrain sets, the second tier adds on 81 more model sets, while the top tier brings the full total up to 112 sets.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price: $1/$25/”Beat the Average” ($25.70 at time of writing) (96% off at top tier currently)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Charity: Make-a-Wish (user-defined, default 5%)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">End Date: May 12, 2025</li> </ul>We have an extra week with <a href="https://humblebundleinc.sjv.io/jeZP7e" target="_blank">the Map Making Mega Bundle</a>, which is back again with a new version of the map-making software collection. The base level gives you a taste of what you can make with the map sets Castles! and Cities! plus sets of symbols and tokens. The second tier adds on the powerful Campaign Cartographer 3+ to make your own world maps along with more symbols, map collections, and other tools for a grand total of eight items. The top tier is where the “mega” comes from adding another thirty-one items to the bundle including lifetime licenses for Dungeon Designer 3, City Designer 3, Fractal Terrains 3, Perspectives 3 (for isometric maps), Cosmographer 3, Character Artist 3, Dioramas 3, and more symbol sets, tokens, source maps, and other assets and guides for making your own maps. And for you aspiring game designers, you can use these in your commercial products.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price: $1/$15/$30 (98% off at top tier)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Charity: Save the Children (user-defined, default 5%)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">End Date: May 1, 2025</li> </ul>That’s all for this week! If you know of any bundles or sales starting soon, please <a href="https://discord.gg/VAuxX8M" target="_blank">contact me on the EN World Discord</a>, <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/gamerstavernshow.com" target="_blank">tag me on Bluesky </a>, or <a href="https://www.enworld.org/conversations/add?to=Abstruse" target="_blank">send me a message here on EN World</a>. Discount percentages have been rounded to the nearest whole number and are based on the standard retail price provided by the site. Note: Links to Amazon, Humble Store, Humble Bundle, Miniature Marketplace, Fantasy Grounds, and/or DriveThruRPG may contain affiliate links with the proceeds going to the author of this column.</blockquote>

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