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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Abstruse" data-source="post: 9775227" 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]419352[/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!Mana Project Studio released a quickstart for <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/539123/ghost-in-the-shell-ttrpg-quickstart?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Ghost in the Shell</a>, based on the iconic cyberpunk manga by Masamune Shirow adapted into a classic anime film and series. Based on the Forged in the Dark system, this streamlined version of the core rules includes an introductory mission, rules for abilities and cyber enhancements to create a character, and more so you can join the elite Public Security Section to protect the city from terrorists, rogue AI, and cyber-enhanced criminals. Also includes versions in French and Italian.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price: Free</li> </ul>RPG historian Shannon Appelcline has a sequel to his definitive series on the history of tabletop roleplaying, Designers & Dragons Origins published by Evil Hat Productions. This 16-page preview <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/539723/designers-dragons-origins-secret-door?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Peer Through the Secret Door</a> features one chapter of the upcoming four-volume set tracking the development history of Dungeons & Dragons from the origins all the way to today.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price: Free</li> </ul>It’s Spooky Season so of course we have many horror products coming out. Aces Games has a new game system <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/540034/vhs-all-hallow-s-fright-eng?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">VHS: All Hallow’s Fright</a> which replicates the pulp movies of the Golden Age of VHS Horror Boom of the 1980s into the early 1990s. Craft your own bloody story using Static Elements to add to your Main Set, a list of Side Sets to expand the story, a roster of Monsters, and rules for secondary horrors and non-protagonist actors.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price: Pay What You Want (Suggested: $1.00)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Also available <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/540033/vhs-all-hallow-s-fright-ita?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">in Italian</a></li> </ul>A Secret Lair released a quickstart for <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/538718/starlight-saga-quickstart-rules?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Starlight Saga</a>, an RPG of heroic space opera inspired b y Star Wars, Mass Effect, Star Trek, Guardians of the Galaxy, and more. The game uses the Illuminated Worlds system from Darrington Press and includes an introductory adventure and pregens for each class: Captain, Vanguard, Prodigy, Scientist, and Shadow.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price: Pay What You Want (Suggested: $5.00)</li> </ul>The Lightning Round this week features player and GM/DM resources including adventures, 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/539888/revenant-s-codicil?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Revenant’s Codicil</a> (5e Paladin subclass) from Foul Fox (Free)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/539903/farsia-the-week-of-the-mourning-moon?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Farsia: The Week of the Mourning Moon</a> (5e sourcebook) from Relentless Fiction (Free)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/539378/iron-mace-vol-2-zine?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Iron Mace Vol 2</a> (5e variety zine) from Iron Mace (Free)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/539157/player-maps-for-corruption-of-the-blood-god?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Corruption of the Blood Gods Maps</a> (Battlemaps) from Magic Ring Games (Free)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/539483/100-galactic-tavern-rumors?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">100 Galactic Tavern Rumors</a> (Sci-fi random table) from Eduardo Camps (Free)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/540177/the-swineborn-clan?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">The Swineborn Clan</a> (OSR 2nd-4th level adventure) from FEI Games Inc. ($1.00)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/539931/print-paste-terrain-falling-block-trap?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Falling Block Trap</a> (2d printable terrain) from Crooked Staff Publishing ($1.34)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/539322/sister-sister?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Sister Sister</a> (5e 4th-6th level adventure) from Rachel Morgan ($5.00)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/539703/bpx-dmz15-stennard-town-map?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Stennard Town Map</a> (DCC town map) from Breaker Press Games ($3.00)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/539438/hunter-of-false-faces-ranger?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Hunter of False Faces</a> (5e Ranger subclass) from Ink that Binds Entertainment ($1.00)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/539669/wandering-croaker-a-merchant-for-moerk-borg?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Wandering Croaker</a> (Mork Borg NPC) from Lost Cause Media ($1.00)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/539240/ventures-6-fiendish-threats-creature-series?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Ventures 6: Fiendish Threats</a> (5e monsters) from d1Games ($1.00)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/539521/villains-minions-art-pack?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Villains & Minions Art Pack</a> (Daggerheart art) from Juan Castro ($5.00)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.dmsguild.com/en/product/540017/the-red-fingered-countess?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">The Red-Fingered Countess</a> (5e 3rd-4th level adventure) from GrimmWoolf ($1.00)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.dmsguild.com/en/product/539972/arcane-ascendancy?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Arcane Ascendancy</a> (Six 5e subclasses) from Samuel Garber ($5.00)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.dmsguild.com/en/product/539930/essembra-forgotten-realms-cities?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Essembra</a> (Forgotten Realms city map) from Mikael Mansen ($1.00)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.dmsguild.com/en/product/539516/20-paranormal-adventures?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">20 Paranormal Adventures</a> (5e adventure anthology) from Bryce Kositz ($5.00)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/539799/super-borg?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Super Borg</a> (Mork Borg superhero rules) from Play the Pulp Productions ($4.99)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/539436/slay-the-dragon-starter?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Slay the Dragon!</a> (OSR starter set) from Super Quest (Free)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/539296/erebus-mythos-quickstart-adventure?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Erebos Mythos</a> (Daggerheart folk horror adventure) from Story Mode Productions (Free)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/540023/mythic-underworld?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Mythic Underworld</a> (Dungeon crawl RPG) from Prop Cor Games ($1.00)</li> </ul>[ATTACH=full]419351[/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.On DriveThruRPG, the <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/browse?promo=1000223&src=MOD2025rpgP&affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Month of Darkness</a> is upon us (see below for even more) with sales on products from across the World of Darkness line. Vampire: The Masquerade, Mage: The Ascension, Werewolf: The Apocalpyse, Changeleing: The Dreaming, Wrath: The Oblivion, and more across every edition of the game including the ultimate classic 20th Anniversary Editions and the current 5th Edition in PDF, Roll20, and Demiplane formats.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price: 40% off</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">End Date: October 31, 2025</li> </ul>You don’t have to head to Ravenloft to get your horror on in D&D with <a href="https://www.dmsguild.com/en/product/540096/spooktober-2025-bundle?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">the Spooktober 2025 Bundle</a>. These third-party Dungeonmaster Guild titles include ten tales of terror set in the Forgotten Realms (with one in the Shadowfell and one Cthulhu-themed) just in time for spooky season one-shots.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price: $13.35 (67% off)</li> </ul>Whether you’re making your own releases or just want to jazz up your homebrew, Figu Design has a bundle with their <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/539810/halloween-1-template-packs-bundle?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Halloween 1 Template Library</a>. This artwork comes with a commercial license and is perfect for your horror and darker releases with page backgrounds, cover art, and more.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price: $18.00 (50% off)</li> </ul>With Fallout Day fast approaching (October 23, for those who are unaware), Skrimisher Publishing wants to help you prepare with their <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/539666/settings-of-the-wastelands-80-off-bundle?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Settings of the Wasteland Bundle</a> full of system-neutral and OSR supplements for a post-apocalyptic game. Get 100 Oddities for a Wasteland, Creatures of the Tropical Wastes, Maps for a Wasteland, multiple issues of the Wisdom from the Wastelands zine, and more.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price: $9.99 (80% off)</li> </ul>[ATTACH=full]419350[/ATTACH]Charity Bundles and SalesOn itch.io, Swan and Raven Studio pulled together a bundle they’re calling a “response to The Horrors”, <a href="https://itch.io/b/3276/hellogoodbye-charity-bundle-for-legal-aid" target="_blank">the HELLO//GOODBYE Charity Bundle for Legal Aid</a>. This bundle has over 200 items with a few video games and other titles, but mostly tabletop roleplaying games including Yazeba’s Bed and Breakfast, Caltrop Core, Trash Pals, Arcology World, Fresh Blood, Sojourn, and a whole lot more.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price: $12 (98% off)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Charity: Central Virginia Legal Aid Society and Legal Aid Justice Center (all proceeds)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">End Date: November 5, 2025</li> </ul>Over on Humble Bundle, Magpie Games has a pair of bundles for Avatar: The Last Airbender and other games under their label. The first is <a href="https://humblebundleinc.sjv.io/OeqAAN" target="_blank">a physical bundle for Avatar: The Last Airbender</a> which includes the starter box set, a dice pack, cloth map (with pai sho tile set), dice bag, GM screen, and journal pack. Note: It is not stated, but this is a physical product bundle so it may not be available in all regions and may have additional shipping fees.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price: $49 (65% off)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Charity: ACLU (user-defined, default 5%)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">End Date: November 1, 2025</li> </ul>The other bundle is <a href="https://humblebundleinc.sjv.io/o4MdM9" target="_blank">the Magpie Games Extravaganza Bundle</a> featuring a collection of titles from Magpie. The base tier features five FATE adventures plus a three anthologies. The second tier adds on the telanovella RPG Pasion de las Pasiones, the superhero RPG Masks: A New Generation plus three sourcebooks/adventures, the crime RPG Cartel, and the RPG of young drakes exploring the world Eypllion: A Dragon Epic. The top tier adds on arguably Magpie’s biggest games, Avatar Legends: The Roleplaying Game core rules, starter set, and two adventures plus the RPG of animals at war in for the control of the forest Root along with two sourceoboks and the fairy tale game of tragic romance Bluebeard’s Bride plus three sourcebooks.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price: $5/$15/$25 (93% off at top tier)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Charity: ACLU (user-defined, default 5%)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">End Date: November 1, 2025</li> </ul>We have a pair of World of Darkness bundles from Renegade Game Studios and with the news Paradox Interactive, owners of the IP, moving production of the TTRPG line back in-house, this may be the last time to get these titles at such a discount. First up is the <a href="https://humblebundleinc.sjv.io/19AdP6" target="_blank">Month of Darkness Digital Bundle</a> which starts out with twelve titles including starter adventures for Vampire: The Masquerade 5th Edition, Hunter: the Reckoning 5th Edition, and Werewolf: The Apocalypse 5th Edition plus extra bonus content. The second tier adds 15 more titles including more adventures, sourcebooks, and setting expansions incuidng Children of the Blood, Ash and Bone, Crude Earth, and Revelations of the Dark Mother. The top tier gets you a full library of 57 titles including every core rulebook, sourcebook, adventure, reprint, and more for all three game systems published by Renegade.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price: $5/$15/$25 (97% off at top tier)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Charity: Child’s Play (user-defined, default 5%)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">End Date: October 31, 2025</li> </ul>The other bundle is the <a href="https://humblebundleinc.sjv.io/6yZMnE" target="_blank">Month of Darkness Physical Bundle</a>, a rare bundle of actual hardcopy books. The first tier gets you the Vampire: The Masquerade 5th Edition campaign book Fall of London and Second Inquisiton plus the sourcebook and Sabbat: The Black Hand Sourcebook. The top tier adds five mote titles: Werewolf: The Apocalypse 5th Edition, Vampire: the Masquerade Player’s Guide, The Crimson Gutter, Blood-Stained Love, and Hunter: The Reckoning: Lines Drawn in Blood. Note: Reports from users indicate this bundle is only available in North America, Australia, and New Zealand and users from other regions can’t even access the page from other countries. Shipping may be extra but there’s no indication on the sale page either way.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price: $55/$150 (61% off at top-tier)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Charity: Child’s Play (user-defined, default 5%)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">End Date: October 31, 2025</li> </ul><a href="https://humblebundleinc.sjv.io/GKy5oE" target="_blank">The Dungeon Master’s Tabletop Essentials 3D Printable Scenery & Accessories bundle</a> has been extended. That is a very long title for a very big bundle of STL files. The base level gets you files for traps, field crops, a dice holder, brick textures, and a spell slot tracker in the shape of a meeple. The next tier adds on twenty more collections with terrain, furniture, dice towers, full buildings, textures, floors, paths, monster minis, and more. The top tier though? That’s where you get a total of ninety-six STL collections, each one with 1-6 miniatures for a whole lot of ways to make you buy your spools in bulk.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price: $1/$20/$25 (97% 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: October 16, 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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