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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Abstruse" data-source="post: 9629070" 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]401629[/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!Modiphius previous announced their TTRPG based on the Gerry and Sylvia Anderson British sci-fi marionette television show Space: 1999 and now we get our first look at it with the <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/516732/space-1999-quickstart-guide-pdf?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Space: 1999 Quick Start Guide</a>. This 51-page book contains an introductory version of the 2d20 System rules, an overview of the setting, six pre-generated characters, and the adventure Breakaway.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price: Free</li> </ul>This year’s April Fools offering from Catalyst Game Labs isn’t a joke as it’s a BattleTech sourcebook featuring new BattleMechs with the <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/516854/battletech-experimental-technical-readout-risc?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Experimental Technical Readout: RISC</a> featuring the cutting-edge mad science tech coming out of the Republic of the Inner Sphere in its final days.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price: Pay What You Want (Suggested: $1.00)</li> </ul>AO Publications released <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/513981/the-redmarsh?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">The Redmarsh</a>, an adventure for 5th level 5e characters inspired by Arthurian legend and Celtic Druidism.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price: Free</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Also available in premium color softcover print-on-demand for $29.99</li> </ul>The fourth edition of the OSR retroclone <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/516764/dark-dungeons-4th-edition?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Dark Dungeons</a> is now available from Gurbintroll games. This massive 475-page book has everything you need to play this revision of the Basic/BECMI rules system<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price: Free</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Also available in standard color hardcover print-on-demand for $59.39</li> </ul><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/517332/troll-reapers-moerk-borg?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Troll Reapers</a> from Playful Raven is a one-shot adventure for MÖRK BORG sending the players on a troll hunt with rules for the hunt itself, new traps, and set-ups for epic chases as opponents flee rather than be defeated.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price: Pay What You Want (Suggested: $1.00)</li> </ul>Pedro Ecija Serrano posted <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/517624/the-adventure-of-the-secret-admirer?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">The Adventure of the Secret Admirer</a> for Chaosium’s Pendragon. Lady Elise, despite being married for many years, has attracted an unknown suitor sending her love notes. The party is tasked with tracking down the secret admirer only to discover a difficult dilemma.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price: Pay What You Want (Suggested: $1.10)</li> </ul>The #iHunt series expands with <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/517276/ihunt-dollars-and-draculas-film-crew-vs-dirtbag-dracula?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Dollars and Draculas: Film Crew vs. Dirtbag Dracula</a> from Machine Age Productions. This 5e modern-day one-shot makes for a backstory for a campaign as you’re filmmakers seeking funds to make your magnum opus indie film, so you turn to the iHunt app which crowdsources hunting dangerous supernatural creatures.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price: Pay What You Want (Suggested: $10.00)</li> </ul>Over on Dungeonmasters Guild, Maikel van Uden has <a href="https://www.dmsguild.com/product/517443/The-Paradox-Engine--A-Level-5-Adventure-of-TimeBending-Catastrophe?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">The Paradox Engine</a>, a level 5 adventure that sends the party on the train of the wizard known as the Mad Chronomancer who seeks out the Paradox Engine, a powerful magical artifact that has the ability to alter the timeline by rewriting history.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price: Pay What You Want (Suggested: $1.00)</li> </ul>The OSR game system Basic Fantasy released a number of free products that are also available as print-on-demand. All of these adventures are available in digital format for free, and the prices to the side are for the softcover B&W book (shipping not included)<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/489782/monkey-isle?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Monkey Isle</a> ($4.40)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/514750/peril-at-the-rock?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Peril at the Rock</a> ($4.80)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/514752/peril-at-the-rock-alternate-cover?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Peril at the Rock</a> (alternate cover) ($4.80)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/514756/beneath-the-silver-spire?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Beneath the Silver Spire</a> ($4.50)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/514770/saga-of-the-giants?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Saga of the Giants</a> ($9.25)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/514887/strongholds-of-sorcery-the-glain-campaign?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Strongholds of Sorcery: The Glain Campaign</a> ($7.35)</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://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/517252/lesser-lovecraftian-horror?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Lesser Lovecraftian Horror</a> (3D printer STL file) from nonPareil (Free)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/517246/trench-section?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Trench Section</a> (3D printer STL file) from nonPareil (Free)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/517241/the-vindictor?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">The Vindicator</a> (Pathfinder/Starfinder class) from Far Distant Future Publishing (Free)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/517284/dragonbane-new-professions?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">New Professions</a> (New Dragonbane professions) from PersborgsPagar (Free)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/517427/5-free-elemental-templates?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Elemental Templates</a> (5e terrain effects) from MageGate Games (Free)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/517175/expanded-fire-rules-for-pathfinder-1e?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Expanded Fire Rules</a> (Pathfinder optional rules) from Librarians & Leviathans ($1.00)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/517508/hrafn-class-for-shadowdark?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Hrafn</a> (Shadowdark class) from Vorpal edge ($1.00)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/516795/illustrated-bestiary?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Illustrated Bestiary</a> (Monster artwork) from Gorudin Konbo Club ($8.00)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/516726/bounty-hunter-class?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Bounty Hunter</a> (Fabula Ultima class) from TailsPr ($1.00)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.dmsguild.com/product/517556/DD-2024--Rogue?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Rogue 2024</a> (5e class variant) from Jason Mendell ($0.00)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.dmsguild.com/product/517072/2CopperGoblins-Downtime-Activities?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Downtime Activities</a> (5e optional rules) from William Baylor ($0.00)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.dmsguild.com/product/517475/Back-To-School--Lost-Wizard-Subclasses?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Lost Wizard Subclasses</a> (5e Wizard subclasses) from Arron Sharp ($1.00)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.storytellersvault.com/product/517330/Loresheet-One-in-the-Chamber?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">One in the Chamber</a> (Vampire: The Masquerade April Fools loresheet) from Tyler Rose ($0.00)</li> </ul>[ATTACH=full]401628[/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.<a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher/346/fat-dragon-games?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Fat Dragon Games</a> has a sale on DriveThruRPG across their library of terrain. Grab STL files for your 3D printer or pick up some printer-safe cardboard for your 2D printer to create some wonderful terrain for fantasy, historical, steampunk, sci-fi-, and more.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price: Up to 60% off</li> </ul>Onyx Path dropped prices on Changeling in <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/browse?promo=1000268&affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">the Spring Changeling Sale</a>. Celebrate the changing of the seasons with Changeling: The Lost Second Edition for Chronicles of Darkness or the updated classic Changeling: The Dreaming 20th Anniversary Edition for the original World of Darkess plus discounts on over 170 more titles in the line.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price: 30% off</li> </ul>Pathfinder players wanting to jump tp the Fantasy Grounds virtual tabletop will want to look at <a href="https://affiliates.fantasygrounds.com/318633/15958/url_32536" target="_blank">the Pathfinder Remaster Rulebooks Bundle</a> with discounts on the Pathfinder 2nd Edition books Player Core, GM Core, Monster Core, Player Core 2, Howl of the Wild, and Rage of Elements.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price: 15% off each title</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Another 15% off the sale price if purchasing the bundle</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Note: If you own some of the titles but not all of them for Fantasy Grounds, you can still get the bundle discount for competing the bundle.</li> </ul>[ATTACH=full]401627[/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. The light at the end of the tunnel is getting brighter. It’s yet another good-news-bad-news week for me as I’ve been approved for Medicaid, which will help a lot with paying the medical bills I’ve racked up plus as soon as I’ve set it up, they may cover my transport to my medical appointments. The bad news is that, while my dialysis takes it and that’s the important one, I’m not sure if my wound care or physical therapy do. Which means I may be playing musical chairs with finding new providers. I’m still paying transport costs for a bit longer while I sort out what Medicaid will and won’t pay for, so every donation helps offset my costs!<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Charity: Darryl Mott’s medical bills (all proceeds)</li> </ul>Itch.io has <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, <a href="https://humblebundleinc.sjv.io/jeZP7e" target="_blank">the Map Making Mega Bundle</a> 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: April 25, 2025</li> </ul>If you have a 3D printer and need more models to print, <a href="https://humblebundleinc.sjv.io/VxAx4E" target="_blank">the Adventures & Adversaries STL Miniatures Bundle</a> has a plethora of fantasy miniature files for you to customize and create. The base level gets you the Bugbear Chieftan, Gargoyle Guardian, Halfling Druid, and Vampire Lord. The second tier adds on 19 more models from the Death Knight and Ghoul to PC minis like the Human Barbarian and Baleful Wizard. The top tier more than doubles the number to 53 total models including elementals, cultists, goblins, golems, liches, and a lot more including even more PC minis like the Elf Ranger, Dwarf Paladin, and Human Thief.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price: $1/$10/$20 (94% off at top tier)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Charity: One Tree Planted or your default charity (user-defined, default 5%)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">End Date: April 22, 2025</li> </ul>While this is a video game bundle, <a href="https://humblebundleinc.sjv.io/nXPXNX" target="_blank">the Humble Heroines: Rebels, Curses, and Mystery Bundle</a> includes at the top tier Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous Enhanced Edition along with other titles like Darksiders III, Beyond: Two Souls, Control, and more.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price: $5/$12 (92% off at top tier)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Charity: Girls Who Code and Girls Make Games Scholarship Fund (user-defined, default 5%)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">End Date: April 10, 2025</li> </ul>Catalyst Game Labs has <a href="https://humblebundleinc.sjv.io/3JoqvA" target="_blank">the BattleTech RPG Collection</a> which, despite the name, as has much material for the tabletop wargame as it does for the TTRPG. The base level gets you a trio of event books (Tamar Rising, Empire Alone, and Dominions Divided) describing various events that happened during the ilClan era of the game. The second tier adds on four more books, Era Report 3145 describing the events of the HPG shutdown and related conflicts that set up the Dark Age era, Field Manual 3145 details the new military and political status quo of the Dark Age era, Shattered Fortress discusses the final days of the Republic of the Sphere, and ilClan which describes the events fo the Clans’ final push to capture Terra. The top tier adds on an additional thirteen books including the wargame rulebooks Total Warfare (the original crunchy rules), Alpha Strike (the faster-playing streamlined rules), and BattleMech Manual (rules for customizing and creating units), the roleplaying game core rulebooks A Time of War (the crunch-heavy rules) and MechWarrior: Destiny (the rules-lite, narrative-focused rules), the setting books BattleTech Universe and House Arano: The Aurigan Coalition (the sourcebook based on events of the BattleTech video game), the Force Manuals for Davian and Kurita describing their military units, the ‘Mech/vehicle/AeroSpace books BattleTech Recognition Guide Volume 1 and Volume 2, and the campaign book Hot Spots: Hinterlands with rules to run a mercenary campaign. Can you tell I’m excited about this bundle? It’s a great way to jump into BattleTech at the top tier as you’ve got rules for every version of the game out there. And yes, I purchased this bundle myself to fill out my collection of modern BattleTech books.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price: $1/$10/$18 (95% off at top tier)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Charity: No Kid Hungry (user-defined, default 5%)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">End Date: April 19, 2025</li> </ul><a href="https://humblebundleinc.sjv.io/yq9PXy" target="_blank">The Sounds for Adventure: A TTRPG Audio Bundle</a> features a collection of tracks perfect to add ambiance to your RPG sessions. And for those making podcasts, live streams, or videos are in luck as this includes a license to use in other projects (so long as you don’t make the tracks for sale on their own). The base tiers gets you the downloads for Magic Spells Vol 2 and Fantasy Locations Vol 3 together providing 80 samples and sound design files plus a one month subscription to the Fantasy+ streaming service. The second tier upts the subscription to two months and adds four more collections with 140 more sound files, and the top tier ups the subscription again to three months and adds another 12 collections with 470 more audio files for a total of 690 tracks, samples, and other audio files.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price: $1/$15/$25 (95% off at top tier)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Charity: Care.org (user-defined, default 5%)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">End Date: April 15, 2025</li> </ul>Kobold Press has <a href="https://humblebundleinc.sjv.io/3JZ6PK" target="_blank">the Heroic Hoard of 5e Power Bundle</a> with new options for your 5e games. The base level gets you four books in the Book of Blades series for more combat options, the second tier adds on eight more titles from the Book of Blades series, and the top tier jumps up to a total of 44 books including the Deep Magic series (and a Foundry VTT license for the same), Midgard Heroes Handbook, Vault of Magic, the Warlock Grimoire series, Underworld Player’s Guide, Kobold Guide to Roleplaying, and a lot more.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price: $5/$15/$25 (94% off at top tier)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Charity: Make-a-Wish (user-defined, default 5%)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">End Date: April 12, 2025</li> </ul><a href="https://humblebundleinc.sjv.io/jeyxre" target="_blank">The Delta Green RPG, VTT, and Fiction Collection</a> gets you RPG books, novels, and VTT options for both Roll20 and Foundry. The base level gets you the core rulebook Delta Green: Need to Know, the two volume fiction anthology The Way It Went Down, and Delta Green: Extremophilia for Roll20 and Foundry. The second tier adds on 33 more titles including Agent’s Handbook, The King in Yellow tarot, VTT versions of the core rules, Jack Frost, Darkened Room, Convergence, and more. The top tier brings the total number of titles up to 58 with A Night at the Opera, Handler’s Guide, Black Sites, and a lot more.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price: $5/$15/$25 (96% off at top tier)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Charity: Direct Relief (user-defined, default 5%)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">End Date: April 10, 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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