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<blockquote data-quote="thirdkingdom" data-source="post: 9539328" data-attributes="member: 78442"><p>Welcome to the OSR News Roundup for December 23rd, 2024. We're getting within spitting distance of the new year, and for those who celebrate Christmas is just days away.</p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">I had seen Undelved, the author of Cave of Cowardice, post works in progress pics of the project over the past few months, and I'm super excited to see that <a href="https://undelved.itch.io/cave-of-cowardice" target="_blank"><strong><u>it is finally released</u></strong></a>. It's a system neutral adventure with amazing art and, perhaps more importantly, is generously hyperlinked, which makes it super easy to use in pdf form.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://fedmar.itch.io/chrypt-english" target="_blank"><strong><u>Chrypt</u></strong></a> is a pretty cool looking dungeon-crawling game built partially using Cairn. The pdf is designed to be easily printed in a charming A6 format, and it includes rules for procedural generation of dungeons.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">I don't see that many adventures for Dungeon Age, but the previously released <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/322651/desert-angel-fiasco?affiliate_id=253473" target="_blank"><strong><u>Desert Angel Fiasco</u></strong></a> is now available in print format. It's written for Cairn, 5e, and standard OSR versions, and looks like it does some interesting world-building.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Eco Mofos, by Dave Blandy, is one of the cooler releases I saw come out in 2024, and there's been a ton of supplements released supporting it. One recent one I saw is by Roundup regular Jimmy Shelter, and is entitled <a href="https://jimmyshelter.itch.io/vehicle-rules-for-eco-mofos" target="_blank"><strong><u>Vehicle Rules for Eco Mofos</u></strong></a>. Sweet, simple, and to the point.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://ratwavegamehouse.itch.io/nemesis-retribution" target="_blank"><strong><u>Nemesis Retribution</u></strong></a> is a slick little game that looks ideal for one shots or a session when the whole group can't make it. It's a game of enemies, dark counterparts, and all-consuming rivalries.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">I'm not familiar with Eidolon, but I just saw there is a <a href="https://reveal-your-master-plan.itch.io/eidolon2e" target="_blank"><strong><u>2nd edition of the game</u></strong></a> that was just released. It's got some neat artwork and interesting concepts that evoke Jojo's Bizarre Adventures and Persona.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">One of my personal favorite indie game designers is Tanya Floaker, and they've just released <a href="https://floaker.itch.io/the-thunder-perfect-mind" target="_blank"><strong><u>The Thunder Perfect Mind</u></strong></a>, in which you play a revenant attempting to form a mystery cult with the goal of discovering what caused your untimely end and rectifying it. It's a work in progress available on itch.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/505744/the-sin-eater-a-solo-micro-crawl-across-a-doomed-universe?src=newest_recent&affiliate_id=253473" target="_blank"><strong><u>The Sin Eater </u></strong></a>is a new solo, rules-lite game in which you play the captain of a space vessel who failed in their mission to stop a galaxy destroying terror and have one last hope at saving humanity; constructing a parallel universe free from the creature.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Richard Kelly has released <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/506097/seven-strangers-iii?src=newest_recent&affiliate_id=253473" target="_blank"><strong><u>Seven Strangers III</u></strong></a>, a class supplement for Cthork Borg. Richard always publishes some great material.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">I don't know how I missed this when it came out last week; the Welsh Piper is one of my favorite publishers, and their BX Options: Class Builder book is a classic. They've just released <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/502304/bx-options-alternate-magicks?src=hottest_filtered&affiliate_id=253473" target="_blank"><strong><u>BX Options: Alternate Magicks</u></strong></a>, a weighty, 150 page book that introduces new spells, new spell-casting classes, a magical research system, rules for spell components, and more.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">There's only a few days left in the Kickstarter for <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thirdkingdom/populated-hexes-monthly-issue-41" target="_blank"><strong><u>Issue 41 of Populated Hexes Monthly</u></strong></a>. This issue takes a dive into the Shadowlands, the place where souls journey after death, and explores the natives of this plane with a look at penumbrals. In BX-style D&D, shadows occupy a weird, non-undead place, and I decided they were the perfect starting place for the native inhabitants of the Shadowlands. Joining shadows are bodaks, barghests, ghouls, and vampires.</li> </ul></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="thirdkingdom, post: 9539328, member: 78442"] Welcome to the OSR News Roundup for December 23rd, 2024. We're getting within spitting distance of the new year, and for those who celebrate Christmas is just days away. [LIST] [*]I had seen Undelved, the author of Cave of Cowardice, post works in progress pics of the project over the past few months, and I'm super excited to see that [URL='https://undelved.itch.io/cave-of-cowardice'][B][U]it is finally released[/U][/B][/URL]. It's a system neutral adventure with amazing art and, perhaps more importantly, is generously hyperlinked, which makes it super easy to use in pdf form. [*][URL='https://fedmar.itch.io/chrypt-english'][B][U]Chrypt[/U][/B][/URL] is a pretty cool looking dungeon-crawling game built partially using Cairn. The pdf is designed to be easily printed in a charming A6 format, and it includes rules for procedural generation of dungeons. [*]I don't see that many adventures for Dungeon Age, but the previously released [URL='https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/322651/desert-angel-fiasco?affiliate_id=253473'][B][U]Desert Angel Fiasco[/U][/B][/URL] is now available in print format. It's written for Cairn, 5e, and standard OSR versions, and looks like it does some interesting world-building. [*]Eco Mofos, by Dave Blandy, is one of the cooler releases I saw come out in 2024, and there's been a ton of supplements released supporting it. One recent one I saw is by Roundup regular Jimmy Shelter, and is entitled [URL='https://jimmyshelter.itch.io/vehicle-rules-for-eco-mofos'][B][U]Vehicle Rules for Eco Mofos[/U][/B][/URL]. Sweet, simple, and to the point. [*][URL='https://ratwavegamehouse.itch.io/nemesis-retribution'][B][U]Nemesis Retribution[/U][/B][/URL] is a slick little game that looks ideal for one shots or a session when the whole group can't make it. It's a game of enemies, dark counterparts, and all-consuming rivalries. [*]I'm not familiar with Eidolon, but I just saw there is a [URL='https://reveal-your-master-plan.itch.io/eidolon2e'][B][U]2nd edition of the game[/U][/B][/URL] that was just released. It's got some neat artwork and interesting concepts that evoke Jojo's Bizarre Adventures and Persona. [*]One of my personal favorite indie game designers is Tanya Floaker, and they've just released [URL='https://floaker.itch.io/the-thunder-perfect-mind'][B][U]The Thunder Perfect Mind[/U][/B][/URL], in which you play a revenant attempting to form a mystery cult with the goal of discovering what caused your untimely end and rectifying it. It's a work in progress available on itch. [*][URL='https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/505744/the-sin-eater-a-solo-micro-crawl-across-a-doomed-universe?src=newest_recent&affiliate_id=253473'][B][U]The Sin Eater [/U][/B][/URL]is a new solo, rules-lite game in which you play the captain of a space vessel who failed in their mission to stop a galaxy destroying terror and have one last hope at saving humanity; constructing a parallel universe free from the creature. [*]Richard Kelly has released [URL='https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/506097/seven-strangers-iii?src=newest_recent&affiliate_id=253473'][B][U]Seven Strangers III[/U][/B][/URL], a class supplement for Cthork Borg. Richard always publishes some great material. [*]I don't know how I missed this when it came out last week; the Welsh Piper is one of my favorite publishers, and their BX Options: Class Builder book is a classic. They've just released [URL='https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/502304/bx-options-alternate-magicks?src=hottest_filtered&affiliate_id=253473'][B][U]BX Options: Alternate Magicks[/U][/B][/URL], a weighty, 150 page book that introduces new spells, new spell-casting classes, a magical research system, rules for spell components, and more. [*]There's only a few days left in the Kickstarter for [URL='https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thirdkingdom/populated-hexes-monthly-issue-41'][B][U]Issue 41 of Populated Hexes Monthly[/U][/B][/URL]. This issue takes a dive into the Shadowlands, the place where souls journey after death, and explores the natives of this plane with a look at penumbrals. In BX-style D&D, shadows occupy a weird, non-undead place, and I decided they were the perfect starting place for the native inhabitants of the Shadowlands. Joining shadows are bodaks, barghests, ghouls, and vampires. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]
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