A starter set for Castles & Crusades is perfect for new GMs and for additional support, The Crusader Journal is back. The Imperium Maledictum RPG also has a starter set, and there are new adventures for both Troika! and Arkham Horror RPG. Finally, Wanderhome has a new edition and the weird space RPG Greenhorns is out.
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Castles & Crusades Starter Set | The Crusader Journal #28 by Troll Lord Games
Season of the Snail by Melsonian Arts Council
Greenhorns - A Weird Space RPG | Greenhorns Essentials by Spicy Tuna
Terra Antarctica by Edge Studio
Wanderhome (Third Edition) by Possum Creek Games
World of Killers by Two Little Mice
Warhammer 40,000 Roleplay: Imperium Maledictum Starter Set by Cubicle 7
Note: RPG Print News covers recent RPG releases and some classics, reprints, and sales available from retailers. It does not cover products that are available directly to customers only through Kickstarter or as print on demand.
Castles & Crusades Starter Set | The Crusader Journal #28 by Troll Lord Games
- SYSTEM: Castles & Crusades
- PRODUCT TYPE: box set/softcover supplement
- RETAIL PRICE: $29.99/$12.99
- DESCRIPTION: In the Castles & Crusades Starter Set the PCs are mighty warriors and weavers of powerful spells fighting against terrible dragons, giants, and monsters of legend. The PCs seize gold and glory or die trying. Inside are three booklets and dice. Character creation from levels one to six is first including a detailed example of play. Up next is support for the GM showing how to run the game, how to build a fantasy world, and how to handle combat and skills. Finally, the included adventure challenges three to eight first level PCs on a quest to test their mettle against a hideous giant and his goblin minions. Also includes characters sheets and a set of polyhedral dice. After a long absence, The Crusader Journal #28 is back combining gaming philosophy with humor, tips, and pointers for GMs and players. Has a new layout and design. This issue includes a full adventure, thoughts about Amazing Adventures by its creator Jason Vey, a look at the Arcane Thief, rune lore, how to play hobgoblins, crafting, and more.
Season of the Snail by Melsonian Arts Council
- SYSTEM: Troika!
- PRODUCT TYPE: softcover digest adventures
- RETAIL PRICE: $25 (code CharlieD for 10% off)
- OTHER RPG NEWS: Troika!: An Interview with Daniel Sell and Troika! Deep Dive: Another Interview with Daniel Sell
- DESCRIPTION: The fourth book in the ‘1:5 Troika Adventures’ series. An event-based caper with an emphasis on stealth, social encounters, diplomacy, player agency, and planning. The PCs have been hired by a wealthy cofly merchant family to secretly protect Mungis Bohn, one of their headstrong patriarchs, when he insists on visiting the Festival of the Snail alone. Business rivals, escaped circus animals, street food, and alien monsters await the guileless Mungis Bohn. Includes a characterful and re-usable new Troika district, six adventure locations, sensual snails, and strict time-keeping.
Greenhorns - A Weird Space RPG | Greenhorns Essentials by Spicy Tuna
- SYSTEM: OSR mixed with narrative
- PRODUCT TYPE: hardcover core rulebook/softcover starter
- RETAIL PRICE: $40/$14.95
- DESCRIPTION: In Greenhorns the PCs embark on dangerous missions, crash through volatile societal structures, and survive weird space. The PCs are humanoid Kruxians who bring new life into the cosmos and protect their home planet from rogue vengeful anomalies as well as the dangers within. The PCs use limited skills for stand out moments while auto-hit combat encourages tactical play. Narrative tools allow players to build the world with the GM while simple d20 dice mechanics randomize results. Includes eight classes like Light Witch and Force Flyer, six planet layers with 12 setting maps along with job boards to create dozens more planets, seven adventures with supporting random tables and resources, and the crew's home planet with more than ten locations and five factions. Greenhorns Essentials includes four classes and one planet layer with two setting maps along with GM advice and tools.
Terra Antarctica by Edge Studio
- SYSTEM: Arkham Horror RPG
- PRODUCT TYPE: box set
- RETAIL PRICE: $59.99
- DESCRIPTION: An RPG sequel to the short story At the Mountains of Madness by H. P. Lovecraft with adventure support for long-form, story-driven campaign. The PCs join a mission traveling to the frozen south. In Antarctica, they will face deranged cultists, terrible monsters, and mind-shattering secrets from before humanity ever existed. If they succeed, the PCs will rescue a lost expedition and perhaps save the world. If they fail, their sanity and lives will be consumed. Contains maps, tokens, and detailed NPC cards.
Wanderhome (Third Edition) by Possum Creek Games
- SYSTEM: Belonging Outside Belonging engine
- PRODUCT TYPE: hardcover core rulebook
- RETAIL PRICE: $70
- DESCRIPTION: The PCs are traveling animal-folk in a pastoral fantasy world with starry night skies and beautiful sunsets. As the seasons change, the PCs explore grassy fields, and mossy shrines while encountering opossums in sundresses and salamanders with suspenders. PCs might be a tamarin who dances with small and forgotten gods or a leporine mail carrier who relies on moths to get packages where they belong. No matter what, the PCs are always travel from village to village and get to see the length and breadth of all the world of Hæth. The seasons change during play, and so too do the PCs change with them.
World of Killers by Two Little Mice
- SYSTEM: Outgunned RPG
- PRODUCT TYPE: hardcover supplement
- RETAIL PRICE: $45
- DESCRIPTION: Inspired by John Wick, Kill Bill, Assassin's Creed, and Hitman. The PCs take on the role of heroic killers who must cooperate to carry out nearly impossible missions. The dark and dangerous world is inhabited by lethal assassins, two-timing cowards, and ruthless members of secret organizations. Luxury and unbridled violence coexist in a decadent union which fuels adrenaline-packed action adventures. The PCs can trust no one else. Includes the setting, new mechanics, and a five-shot adventure campaign.
Warhammer 40,000 Roleplay: Imperium Maledictum Starter Set by Cubicle 7
- SYSTEM: Warhammer 40,000 Roleplay: Imperium Maledictum RPG
- PRODUCT TYPE: box starter set
- RETAIL PRICE: $39.99
- DESCRIPTION: During the God Emperor’s Imperium of Man, heresy and corruption have taken root in a teeming expanse of industrious worlds. The PCs vie for control against dark cults, traitors, daemons, and vile xenos who lurk shrouded in the ever-encroaching darkness. In addition to basic rules and the setting, there are six pre-generated PCs, rules reference sheets, tokens to track important resources, and a set of ten-sided dice.
