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Message: <blockquote data-quote="thirdkingdom" data-source="post: 9850427" data-attributes="member: 78442">Welcome to the first News Roundup for February. January felt like it was a year long, but now with February we're into ZineMonth, and all the projects that it entails. I'll be posting periodic interviews with ZineMonth creators for the next month and a half, and I encourage everyone to check out the projects being funded and to support small, independent publishers. As I'm writing this it's still too early for a lot of projects, so expect the ZiMo stuff to come at you fast and furious next week.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">I've made no secret that one of my favorite indie game designers is Tanya Floaker, and they've just launched a Kickstarter for their ZiMo project. Called <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/floaker/the-thunder-perfect-mind" target="_blank">A Thunder Perfect Mind</a>, it's an occult action thriller in which the players are revenants dealing with the wreckage of their lives.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Crypt_Rich has published <a href="https://mikeisitch.itch.io/greedspunchbowlpart1" target="_blank">Greed's Punch Bowl</a>, part one of a planned three-part adventure collection. The first one features a bandit hideout, and is statted for Cairn.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://myrmidont.itch.io/winnifreds-cube" target="_blank">Winnifred's Cube</a> is a isometric dungeon crawl in a non-euclidian space, submitted to the itch Isometric Dungeon Jam. It's written for Cairn, Shadowdark, and other OSR systems.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Doogface has released <a href="https://doogface.itch.io/abigails-wedding" target="_blank">Abigail's Wedding</a>, a two-page monster lair for Dolmenwood, designed to be able to drop into the setting in any hex containing a ley line.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">If there are any Greyhawk fans out there, Forlorn Skulk has just launched a Kickstarter as part of ZineMonth that could use your support. It's called<a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sarkaasa/sarkaasas-lair-an-old-school-fanhawk-adventure" target="_blank"> Sarkaasa'a Lair</a>, and is written for OSE. It's a labor of love, and the previewed art is utterly charming.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">It's been awhile since I've seen anything by Lloyd Metcalf, but he's in the process of funding a short zine as a part of ZineMonth. Called <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/lmetcalf/tales-from-the-hearth" target="_blank">Tales from the Hearth</a>, it's not a gaming zine per se, but instead a collection of three stories written to spark the creative juices and provide fodder for adventures.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Roll and Perish has released <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/554835/the-triangle-gorge-an-ink-black-ose-style-dungeon?src=newest_recent&affiliate_id=253473" target="_blank">The Triangle Gorge</a>, a generic OSR adventure loosely statted for OSE. It's a deadly, combat-heavy dungeon, with some fantastic artwork by the author.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/554797/the-gribbit-a-class-for-old-school-essentials?src=newest_recent&affiliate_id=253473" target="_blank">The Gribbit</a> is a race-as-class amphibian option for Old School Essentials, reminiscent of gripplis.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The prolific and talented Kabuki Kaiser has released <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/554742/many-sought-adventure?src=newest_recent&affiliate_id=253473" target="_blank">Many Sought Adventure</a>, a d6-powered OSR ruleset that's billed as a "Rosetta Stone" that allows running most of the OSR and original games without cumbersome conversions.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Roundup favorite Munkao and Centaur Games has released <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/553964/tragedy-at-zaya-s-theatre?src=newest_recent&affiliate_id=253473" target="_blank">Tragedy at Zaya's Theatre</a>, an adventure for Cairn, Into the Odd, and their own Kala Mandala ruleset.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Joseph Lewis and Dungeon Age Adventures has released <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/554649/ragged-hollow-nightmare-for-cairn?src=newest_recent&affiliate_id=253473" target="_blank">Ragged Hollow Nightmare</a>, an adventure and setting written for Cairn.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The folks that publish Fortnightly Adventures have released Volume 5, <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/554542/fortnightly-adventures-5-the-forsaken-reserva-ose?src=newest_recent&affiliate_id=253473" target="_blank">the Forsaken Reserva</a>, an OSE adventure for characters 1-3.</li> </ul></blockquote>

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