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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Abstruse" data-source="post: 9731513" 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]414665[/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!“A horn sounds through the peaceful elven settlement of Calenor – ten warriors went to the Veilwood, but only six returned.” In the 1st level Daggerheart adventure <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/533390/the-protectors-of-calenor-daggerheart?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">The Protectors of Calenor</a> from Gabriel Laflamme, the party is tasked to deal with the dire news the warriors bring: Cave Ogres emerging from the mountains and the spread of a dark sickness throughout the forest.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Pay What You Want (Suggested: $2.00)</li> </ul>Ben Straub has a pair of Pathfinder adventures hits week, first the third level adventure <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/533486/from-ladle-to-grave?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">From Ladle to Grave</a> where a group of up and coming Leshy adventurers agree to investigate people going missing around a new bakery only to become trapped in an enchanted kitchen full of aggressive food and violent cookware.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price: Pay What You Want (Suggested: $5.99)</li> </ul>The second adventure from Ben is for fourth level characters titled <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/533490/melfesh-madness?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Melfish Madness</a> where the party are researchers and hunters hired to investigate the origins of a strange local cryptid.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price: Pay What You Want (Suggested: $5.99)</li> </ul>Fans of old school D&D and the OSR movement will be interested in <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/533339/bxn-materia-mundi-old-school-collection?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">BXN/Materia Mundi</a>, a five-party set of books seeking to recreate with B/X rules with a modern twist including the Matria Munid setting.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price: Pay What You Want (Suggested: $9.99</li> </ul>Play the Pulp Productions has a new <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/532754/tomte-cozy-roleplaying-game?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">cozy game Tomte</a>, based on Swedish folklore about a type of gnome that cares for a farmstead. Short, simple, fun, quick, and perfect for one-shots.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price: Pay What You Want (Suggested: $1.99)</li> </ul>Thiago Games released <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/533600/narrative-techniques-for-rpg-game-masters?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Narrative Techniques for RPG Game Masters</a>, a book of advice for running games with four narrative techniques: Dubbing, Reinforcements, Event Anticipation, and Group Control, all designed to help you bring your games to the next level.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price: Free</li> </ul>Over on Dungeonmasters Guild, the always amazing Thomas and Rachel Kolar (with Matthew Greydon this time) are back with another entry from their podcast Wonderful World of Darklords with a new Domain of Dread inspired by the Magic Kingdom. This time we have <a href="https://www.dmsguild.com/product/530734/The-Owlbear-House-A-Ravenloft-Domain-of-Dread?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">The Owlbear House</a> set on The Broiling Isles, “a bizarre, almost infernal-seeming land growing out of the corpse of a dead Titan.”<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price: Free</li> </ul>OTheophylus and Dungeonpeach have an expansion to Curse of Strahd that goes into detail on the Dark Lord’s intended bride with <a href="https://www.dmsguild.com/product/532592/Curse-of-Strahd-Chronicles-of-Patrina?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Chronicles of Patrina</a>. Able to be inserted multiple places in the published adventure, this expansion provides “evocative new tools to bring her legacy and the culture she represents to the forefront of your Barovian tale”.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price: Pay What You Want (Suggested: $5.99)</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://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/533724/the-ranger-class?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Ranger</a> (Shadowdark class) from Joker & Thief Publishing ($2.00)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/533607/dragonbane-new-professions?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">New Professions</a> (Dragonbane professions) from Dojo Games ($2.00)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/533582/the-high-tides-of-the-coral-sea-a-supplement-for-dragonbane?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">The High Tides of the Coral Sea</a> (Dragonbane location) from Le Paysagiste de l’Imaginaire ($1.00)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/533591/the-gore-boar-juanin-art-s-atrocious-adversaries-issue-1-daggerheart-compatible?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Gore Boar</a> (Daggerheart adversary) from Juan Castro ($2.00)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/533212/mesmerist-class-v1-daggerheart-compatible?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Mesmerist</a> (Daggerheart class) from Aku ($1.16)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.dmsguild.com/product/532983/Monster-Classes-Dragon?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Monster Classes</a> (5e classes) from Rain Mason ($2.71)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.dmsguild.com/product/533160/Way-of-the-Seven-Beasts--A-Monk-Subclass-for-DD-5e?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Way of the Seven Beasts</a> (5e Monk subclass) from Michael Williams ($1.00)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.dmsguild.com/product/533537/Loot-the-bodies-on-the-floor?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Loot the Bodies on the Floor</a> (5e random loot tables) from DM Nox ($1.00)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.dmsguild.com/product/533659/The-Inquisitor--A-Cleric-Subclass-for-DD-2024?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">The Inquisitor</a> (5e Cleric subclass) from Jonathan Platt ($1.00)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/532474/the-world-of-antai?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">The World of Antai</a> (System-neutral fantasy setting) from Austin Lantz $1.00)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/533055/adversaries-almanac?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Adversaries Almanac</a> (Daggerheart adversaries) from Mike Rogers ($3.00)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/461491/dice-drop-fantasy-encounter?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Dice Drop Fantasy Encounter</a> (System-neutral random encounter generator) from Keigh Outcelt ($1.00)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/532923/battlemap-checkpoint?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Control Checkpoint</a> (Battlemap) from Markall Productions ($5.00)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/532922/battlemap-underground-hideout?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Underground Hideout</a> (Battlamp) from Markall Productions ($5.00)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/532906/battlemap-cryogenic-clinic?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Cryogenic Clinic</a> (Battlemap) from Markall Productions ($5.00)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/533283/alemental-adversary-and-loot?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Alemental</a> (Daggerheart adversary and loot) from Echidna Design ($1.00)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/533044/prestige-warborn-commander?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Warborn Commander</a> (5e Prestige Class (from BiscuitTinRPG ($1.00)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/532448/mail-dragon-rpg-stock-art?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Mail Dragon</a> (Fantasy stock art) from dimikdraws ($3.00)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/532485/really-useful-daggerheart-gm-screen?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Really Useful Daggerheart GM Screen</a> from Ratoruja ($5.00)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/530942/5e-2024-warlock-subclass-forsworn?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Forsworn</a> (5e Warlock subclass) from Pen & Dagger Press ($1.00)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/532330/simple-battlemaps-starter-pack-volume-1?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Simple Battlemaps Starter Set Vol 1</a> from Old Empire Publishing ($1.00)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/532381/print-n-play-battlemaps-20?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Print-n-Play Battlemaps 20</a> from Piranha Squirrel Productions ($2.00)</li> </ul>[ATTACH=full]414664[/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.DriveThruRPG has some huge deals as part of their <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/browse?promo=1000147&src=mythos2025dtrpgphnx&affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Cosmic Horror Sale</a>. Snag titles from Call of Cthulhu, ALIEN RPG, Chronicles of Darkness, Monster of the Week, Vaesen, Old gods of Appalachia, Across a Thousand Dead Worlds, The Secret World, Eclipse Phase, and over 2700 other titles.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price: 25% off</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">End Date: August 29, 2025</li> </ul>Roll20 has <a href="https://marketplace.roll20.net/browse/search?tag=Unique%20Status:DndBTS25" target="_blank">a Back-to-School sale</a> on Dungeons & Dragons titles including the VTT versions of Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen, Vecna: Eve of Ruin, Phandelver Below: The Shattered Obelisk, Bigby Presents Glory of the Giants, Guilmaster’s Guide to Ravenica, and more.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price: 15% off</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">End Date: “Limited Time”</li> </ul>D&D Beyond wants you to stock up on battlemaps with <a href="https://www.dmsguild.com/sale.php?filters=0_0_45463_0_0_0_0_0_1000572&sort=4a&affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">the D&D Maps Sale</a>. You can get third party maps ready for your favorite VTT for published adventures like Tyranny of Dragons and Candlekeep Mysteries as well as many familiar locations such as Ten Towns and Barovia plus many generic maps for every location type you need.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price: 30% off</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">End Date: August 29, 2025</li> </ul>Speak of maps, Paths to Adventure has five bundles of sci-fi maps ready for you to use all collected based on the specific subgenre from post-apocalyptic Fallout-inspired underground vaults to Star Trek-inspired space stations to Cyberpunk-inspired cityscapes and a lot more all for 25% off their regular price<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/533337/vtt-bundle-bunkers-bases-bundle?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Bunkers & Bases</a> $15.00</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/533333/vtt-bundle-neo-tokyo-cyber-city-bundle?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Neo-Tokyo Cyber City</a> $19.50</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/533336/vtt-bundle-terraforming-worlds-bundle?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Terraforming Worlds</a> $30.00</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/533332/vtt-bundle-remote-planetary-outposts-bundle?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Remote Planetary Outposts</a> $19.50</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/533331/vtt-bundle-in-a-sea-of-stars-bundle?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">In a Sea of Stars</a> $46.50</li> </ul>Itch.io has a bundle of games from LGBTQ+ creators with <a href="https://itch.io/b/3062/queer-games-bundle-2025-with-10-option" target="_blank">the Queer Games Bundle 2025</a>. Over 600 products all for the price of a single AAA video game with titles ranging from TTRPGs, video games, albums, comics, novels, game design assets, art bundles, and more. All proceeds will be divided among the creators.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price: $60 (there’s also a <a href="https://itch.io/b/3063/queer-games-bundle-2025-pay-what-you-can-edition" target="_blank">Pay What You Can bundle</a> starting at $10)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">End Date: September 20, 2025</li> </ul>It’s the 30th anniversary of the classic RPG inspired by Japanese history and folklore, <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/browse?promo=1000569&src=l5r2025PHNX&affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Legend of the Five Rings</a>. To celebrate, DriveThruRPG has a massive sale on over sixty titles from the line including the Legend of the Five Rings Core Rulebook, Adventures in Rokugan 5e rules, and countless (well, almost 60) sourcebooks, rulebooks, adventures, expansions, fiction, and more.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price: 30% off</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">End Date: August 29, 2025</li> </ul>Bundle of Holding and Green Ronin have <a href="https://bundleofholding.com/presents/2025Expanse" target="_blank">The Expanse & Modern Age</a> Bundle with both the generic contemporary AGE system plus the licensed roleplaying game based on The Expanse. The Modern Collection gets you Modern AGE Rulebook, Modern AGE Companion, the three-in-00one setting book Threefold, the sourcebooks Enemies & Allies and Game Master’s Kit, and the adventure book Missions: Warflower. The Expanse Collection adds on The Expanse RPG, Ships of the Expanse, Game Master’s Kit, Abzu’s Bounty, and Salvage Op.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price: $17.95 (79% off) with variable-cost Level Up option</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">End Date: August 26, 2025</li> </ul>[ATTACH=full]414663[/ATTACH]Charity Bundles and SalesOver on Humble Bundle, Chaosium and the VTT Alchemy have collected together <a href="https://humblebundleinc.sjv.io/vP6R6W" target="_blank">the Call of Cthulhu Keeper’s Collection</a>. The base level gets you a taste of the Lovecraftian horror system with the Starter Set and the player rules in the Investigator’s Handbook. The second tier adds on everything you need to run the game including the Keeper Rulebook, Arkham setting book, Keeper Screen Pack for reference, and the campaign No Time to Scream. The top tier gets you the enhanced edition of the starter set and the most recent update of the classic campaign Masks of Nyarlathotep.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price: $1/$10/$18 (92% 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: September 1, 2025</li> </ul>R. Talsorian Games pulled together all their titles from <a href="https://humblebundleinc.sjv.io/DyzaYj" target="_blank">The Witcher</a> into a single bundle. Get the Core Rulebook, A Book of Tales, Tome of Chaos, Lords & Lands, A Witcher’s Journal, and the starter set Easy Mode all for one price letting you tell your own stories in the world of Andrzej Sapkowski’s classic retelling of fairy tales and legends adapted into the award-winning video game series by CD Projekt RED.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price: $15 (91% off at top tier)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Charity: Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals (user-defined, default 5%)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">End Date: August 30, 2025</li> </ul>The ENNIE Awards are celebrating nominees and winners past and present with <a href="https://humblebundleinc.sjv.io/aOzBWZ" target="_blank">the Award-Winning & Nominated Tabletop RPGs bundle</a>. The base level gets you Forbidden Lands, Ashen Stars, Death in Freeport, Petersen Field Guide to Lovecraftian Horrors, The Strange Bestiary, Delta Gree: A Night at the Operate, Epyllion, and the Dungeon Crawl Classics adventure Iron Crypt of the Heratics. The second tier adds on nine mote titles including Pasion de las Pasiones, Timewatch, The One Ring Core Rules, Mutants & Masterminds Heroe’s Handbook, and more. The top tier gets you a total of 27 titles including Pathfinder 2nd Edition Player Core, Vampire: The Masquerade Auld Sanguine, Dragon Age Core Rules, Blade Runner Role Playing Game, The Fall of Delta Green, The Strange Corebook, Bluebeard’s Bride, Cults of Cthulhu, and more!<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price: $5/$15/$25 (95% off at top tier)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Charity: Extra Life (user-defined, default 5%)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">End Date: August 21, 2025</li> </ul>While it’s more geared for video game makers, <a href="https://humblebundleinc.sjv.io/095kdV" target="_blank">the Ultimate Fantasy 2D & Audio Bundle</a> might be of interest to tabletop RPG gamers. The bundle includes character portraits, sound effects, icons, musical scores, maps, and other assets designed for use in developing 2D video games but also perfect for use in online games, VTTs, live streams, podcasts, and more since they all come complete with a commercial use license (please be sure to read the license before use).<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price: $5/$15/$30 (97% off at top tier)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Charity: Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (user-defined, default 5%)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">End Date: August 21, 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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