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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Abstruse" data-source="post: 9786087" 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]420477[/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!Michael Hosp with OfflineEnigma has a pair of sourcebooks. First, we’re starting with the Pathfinder book <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/541158/heresy-of-the-whispering-way?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Heresy of the Whispering Way</a>. This 106-page title includes a new ancestry, new subclass options for eleven different classes, new monster archetypes, expansions of existing rules, and more all focused on necromancy and the undead.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price: Pay What You Want (Suggested: $15.00)</li> </ul>The second title for Starfinder and also features expanded rules for death and the undead, <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/541159/keepers-of-the-grave-world?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Keepers of the Grave World</a>. New heritages, class options, class archetypes, factions, monsters, and more.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price: Pay What You Want (Suggested: $7.50)</li> </ul>Aaron Dykstra wants to help out Shadowrun Sixth World Edition gamemasters with the <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/541558/shadowrun-missions-2083-threats?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">New Orleans Threats</a> sourcebook featuring NPCs ready to use for your games based on the Missions 2083 campaign.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price: Free</li> </ul>Exploring Worldbuilding has a tool to help you create your own setting with the <a href="https://www.dmsguild.com/en/product/541114/county-builder-sheet-v1?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">County Builder Sheet</a>. This worksheet will help you create a unique county including terrain, settlements, economic base, relationship with nearby counties/regions, and more.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price: Pay What You Want (Suggested: $1.00)</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/541675/epitome-exemplar?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Epitome</a> (Pathfinder 2e class archetype) from Dan Berger ($5.00)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/541556/mythical-challenges-bestiary?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Mythical Challenges</a> (5e bestiary) from d1Games ($7.00)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/541032/fantasy-heroes-printable-tokens?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Fantasy Heroes Printable Tokens</a> (2d printable standees) from Narnise ($2.91)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/541249/warlock-of-the-imaginary-fiend?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Warlock of the Imaginary Friend</a> (5e Warlock subclasses) from Ink that Binds Entertainment ($1.00)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/540869/the-manor-of-the-hollow-baron?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Manor of the Hollow Baron</a> (Shadowdark 2nd-3rd Level adventure) from The Dusty Webb ($3.57)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/541205/vault-of-the-serpent-chalice?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Vault of the Serpent Chalice</a> (Shadowdark 2nd-3rd Level adventure) from Lost Heratic Press ($1.00)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/541459/the-guardians-of-the-glade?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Guardians of the Glade</a> (Shadowdark 4th-6th Level adventure) from ThrowiGames (Free)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/534026/meltdown-protocol-one-page-adventure?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Meltdown Protocol</a> (System-neutral sci-fi one-shot adventure) from Terry Herc (Free)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/541348/mists-of-old-london?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Mists of Old London</a> (Vaesen Mythic Britain and Ireland adventure) from Stuart Greenfield ($5.00)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/541150/daggerheart-awakening-campaign-frame?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Awakening</a> (Daggerheart campaign frame) from Gavin Bastiensz ($1.00)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/541160/blackthorne-bridge-club-opening-bid?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Blackthrone Bridge Club: Opening Bid</a> (Call of Cthulhu scenario) from Gavin Bastiensz ($2.00)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.dmsguild.com/en/product/541801/cephalids-player-species?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Cephalids</a> (5e player species) from Ross Bembenek ($1.00)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.dmsguild.com/en/product/541363/halloween-magic-items?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Halloween Magic Items</a> (5e magic items) from JonnyDM ($1.00)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.dmsguild.com/en/product/541452/the-iron-flail-bandits?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Iron Flail Bandits</a> (5e 1st-3rd Level adventure) from Jonas Kraft ($1.00)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.dmsguild.com/en/product/541464/beyond-icespire-007-forgotten-cult-lair?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">The Secret Cult Lair</a> (5e 3rd Level adventure) from Keith Stonefield ($2.00)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.dmsguild.com/en/product/541631/merlyn-s-scroll-1-the-dragon-shaman-en-es?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Merlyn’s Scroll #1</a> (5e class, subclass, spells, and feats) from Merlyn ($1.00)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.dmsguild.com/en/product/541270/oath-of-judgment-paladin-oath?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Oath of Judgment</a> (5e Paladin subclass) from Ross Bembenek ($1.00)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.dmsguild.com/en/product/541191/circle-of-famine-druid-circle?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Circle of Famine</a> (5e Druid subclass) from Ross Bembenek ($1.00)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.storytellersvault.com/en/product/541139/wormwood-s-legacy?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Wormwood’s Legacy</a> (Vampire: The Masqeruade alternate setting) from Jason Clawwright ($19.99)</li> </ul>[ATTACH=full]420476[/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, <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/browse?promo=45295&rpgHalloween2025P&affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">the Halloween Sale</a> has a pretty loose interpretation as to what’s Halloween-themed, which is good for us as it means even more titles available as this sale features discounts on over 18,000 items including the expected Call of Cthulhu, Vaesen, Monster of the Week, The Walking Dead Universe, and more horror titles plus more general horrors not part of the horror genre like the post-apocalyptic Fallout: The Roleplaying Game and Ashes Without Number, the ark fantasy Zweihander and Shadow of the Demon Lord, and more.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price: Up to 31% off</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">End Date: November 3, 2025</li> </ul>The <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/browse?promo=1000223&src=MOD2025rpgP&affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Month of Darkness</a> continues (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>Chaosium has a pair of Call of Cthulhu bundles with the Miskatonic Repository Halloween 2025 Collection <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/539926/miskatonic-repository-halloween-2025-collection-part-1-bundle?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Part 1</a> and <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/539927/miskatonic-repository-halloween-2025-collection-part-2-bundle?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Part 2</a>. Each bundle has nine scenarios in a wide variety of settings from classic 1920s to modern day to the gangland of the 1950s to an English countryside village of 1970s to the Renaissance 17th Century to the Victorian Age to the retro 1990s and more.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price: $16.99 each (45-48% off)</li> </ul>MmpApps collected all their <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/540105/all-our-sci-fi-roll20-add-ons-with-dynamic-lighting-bundle?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Sci-fi Roll20 add-ons</a> complete with dynamic lighting. More than 30 maps including hidden bases, space ships, capital cruisers, space stations, and more inspired by well-known sci-fi shows like Star Wars, Star Trek, Firefly, Babylon 5, and more.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price: $93.99 (40% off)</li> </ul>[ATTACH=full]420475[/ATTACH]Charity Bundles and SalesRob Wieland, EN World columnist and game journalist for Forbes, Geek & Sundry, and other outlets plus game designer on Star Wars, World of Darkness, Savage Worlds, and more<a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/gaming-journalist-rob-wieland-passes-at-age-48.715723/" target="_blank"> passed away last week</a>. A GoFundMe has been set up to <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/family-of-robert-wieland" target="_blank">benefit his partner and daughter</a>, which is close to meeting its $24,000 goal.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Charity: Family of Rob Wieland (all proceeds)</li> </ul>On itch.io, Molgannard Press posted the <a href="https://itch.io/b/3299/palestinian-childrens-relief-ttrpg-bundle-for-pcrf" target="_blank">Palestinian Children’s Relief TTRPG Bundle for PCRF</a> featuring over 250 games from over 130 independent designers for one low price. No matter what genre or style of game you prefer, there’s something in here for you with core rules, solo games, microgames, adventures, sourcebooks, and a lot more.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price: $10.00 (98% off)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Charity: Palestinian Children’s Relief Fund (all proceeds)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">End Date: November 10, 2025</li> </ul>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, Critical Role and Dark Horse Comics have a bundle of stories from the adventures of Vox Machina nd The Mighty Nein with the <a href="https://humblebundleinc.sjv.io/vPYJge" target="_blank">Critical Role Comic Collection</a>. The base tier gets you the first three issues of Vox Machina Origins, the second tier adds on the next three issues plus Mighty Nein Origins-Caduceus Clay and two more titles, while the top tier features a total of 21 titles including all of Vox Machina Origins, Mighty Nein Origins, Chronicles of Exandria, Tales of Exandria, and more.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price: $1/$10/$18 (91% off at top tier)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Charity: Critical Role Foundation (user-defined, default 5%)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">End Date: November 14, 2025</li> </ul>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>While not directly a TTRPG bundle, <a href="https://humblebundleinc.sjv.io/55v9gb" target="_blank">Glen Cook’s Chronicles of the Black Company</a> was a groundbreaking novel series that became a major influence on the fantasy genre including in gaming. The base tier gets you the first book The Black Company, while the second tier completes the original trilogy with Shadows Linger and The White Rose as well as Port of Shadows which fills in the gap between the first and second books (published over three decades later). The top tier features all of the books in the series plus several more titles from Glen Cook. Catch up on the series before Arc Dream Publishing’s forthcoming RPG based on the series. The books come in ePub format usable on any device.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price: $1/$10/$18 (92% off at top-tier)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Charity: The Call of Duty Endowment (user-defined, default 5%)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">End Date: October 31, 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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