RPG Print News – Fragging Unicorns, Goodman Games, and More

Fragging Unicorns is an awesome name for a game company and we should all buy from them to keep them in business and making more RPGs. This week, they offer a fantasy cyberpunk RPG driven by PC choice. Xcrawl Classics is available as one big package or individual adventures are available. Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition gets an additional setting for Grim Hollow. Finally, The Terror Beneath is a new horror setting and Mothership gets a PC film makers supplement.

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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.

Xcrawl Classics - The Complete Collection | The Crawl Formerly Known as Terror on the Tundra (first level) | Tropicrawl Cataclysm (second level) | Please Xcrawl, Don't Hurt 'Em (third level) | Death in the Dungeon of Tomorrow (fourth level) | Bay City Firestorm (fifth level) | Dooms 2 Go (room collection) | Xcrawl Classics Dungeon Judge's Screen by Goodman Games

• SYSTEM: Xcrawl Classics
• PRODUCT TYPE: RPG complete collection/softcover adventures and GM screen
• RETAIL PRICE: $149.99 collection/$9.99 each for adventures and GM screen
• DESCRIPTION: The Xcrawl Classics - The Complete Collection includes the core rulebook, a 0 level adventure, a reference book, and the six adventure modules and screen also listed separately here. The Crawl Formerly Known as Terror on the Tundra is a first level adventure. The PCs face off against ravenous mosquitoes, orcs dressed as Vikings, and animated lutefisk in cold Minnesota. In the second level adventure Tropicrawl Cataclysm, PCs experience a rumble in the jungle as DJ Flexxx brings the heat with fabulous cash prizes, insane gatormen astride turbo-powered jet skis, and exploding volcanic caverns. DJ Rosie the Riveting invites only the bravest, most cunning, most tenacious adventurers to her legendary Detroit event in this third level adventure, Please Xcrawl, Don't Hurt 'Em). PCs face war turtles, purge zombies, killy putty, and more to win Xcrawl stardom and lucrative corporate sponsorship deals. In Death in the Dungeon of Tomorrow, a fourth level adventure, the PCs’ professional adventuring careers are doomed unless they find enough money to join the Adventurer’s Guild again. Researchers from UCLA offer fast cash for them to map their moves onto a virtual dungeon. In the first adventure to take place outside of the normal arena setting, the PCs face digital dragons, fish from space, nightmare wolves, and Xcrawl’s first-ever recurring villain. In Bay City Firestorm, a fifth level adventure, the PCs are up against DJ N-10 and face a super-sized baseball showdown, the L.A.V.A. monster, and a pinball challenge. Finally, Dooms 2 Go compiles several single-room encounters featuring deadly ball crawls, zero-gravity challenges, Lovecraftian-inspired puzzle rooms, and “Drakes on a Plane”.

Subversion | Azore Poster Map - Subversion by Fragging Unicorns

• SYSTEM: unique d6 dice pool
• PRODUCT TYPE: hardcover core rulebook/24" x 36" poster map
• RETAIL PRICE: $64.95/$9.95
• DESCRIPTION: PCs embark on a fantasy cyberpunk journey into the heart of rebellion with Subversion. PCs explore the sprawling metropolis of Neo Babylon and play as characters whose ideals, flaws, community, and moral compasses guide the story. PCs use arcane arts, cybertechnology, communal evolution, combat skill, connections to ancient deities, and an extensive array of roles and expertise to overcome adversity. The game is designed to let players ponder desires, motivations, ethical boundaries, and the sacrifices they're willing to endure for the greater good. These choices impact fellow PCs, drive unfolding epics, and challenge the status quo, upend injustice, and reshape the world. The Azore Poster Map depicts the continent of Azore where Neo Babylon lies.

Valikan Clans Collection by Ghostfire Games

• SYSTEM: Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition Grim Hollow
• PRODUCT TYPE: hardcovers, cloth map, and miniatures collection
• RETAIL PRICE: $175.95
• DESCRIPTION: Collection includes: The Raider's Guide to Valika, Saga of the Seasons adventure, Villains of Valika Miniatures Set, and Cloth Map. The Valikan Clans live in the north in a harsh realm wrought from snow and darkness. The PCs face monsters who prey on those not killed by the bitter cold. They need to gather their clan and grow their collective strength, because no one survives in Valika alone.

The Terror Beneath by Osprey Games

• SYSTEM: GUMSHOE
• PRODUCT TYPE: hardcover core rules
• RETAIL PRICE: $35
• DESCRIPTION: PCs investigate horrors both ancient and modern in a world inspired by the works of Arthur Machen. PCs face the machinations of hidden cults, the creations of mad scientists, and the unknowable motives of ancient terrors. At the dawn of the 20th century, in the depths of the British countryside, cults celebrate ancient rites, beasts of legend emerge from their lairs, and powerful beings of folklore and myth stir once more. In the urban sprawl of cities, secret societies struggle for dominance, rogue alchemists pursue occult ambitions, and scientists fuse modern technology with ancient mysticism to create new horrors. The rules place less emphasis on finding clues and more on interpreting them correctly to keep the PCs moving forward.

ARKYVR by Alewood Games

• SYSTEM: Mothership
• PRODUCT TYPE: softcover supplement
• RETAIL PRICE: $25
• DESCRIPTION: The PCs shoot footage, not guns. They use their film making craft to shift the balance of power in the universe if they live long enough to tell the story. As documentary crews, PCs put their lives and sanity on the line to make a movie in an alien infested kill zone. The PCs choose what stories to follow and which moments to record. If they survive their film shoot, they must decide how to distribute the footage: either get paid to cover it up or sell it to someone looking to start a revolution. Features new game mechanics, skill trees, gear, and character classes specifically for film production and media restoration. There are also plenty of guides, story seeds, and tables to help facilitate horrific documentary style adventures including a mission generator. A GM and PCs can replay old modules from a different perspective with former PCs becoming NPCs for the PCs documentary crew to interview and film.

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[Eyes of Nine]

I backed Subversion at pdf, and it's good stuff. Basically Shadowrun, but modern.

 

[Charles Dunwoody]

I backed Subversion at pdf, and it's good stuff. Basically Shadowrun, but modern.

That's what it sounded like to me. Even has a d6 dice pool.

 

[CorvusCarpus]

ARKYVR seems like the kind of crazy idea I could really dive into.