New war-based supplements are out for Traveller plus 2300 AD and both The Codex of Aihrde and Castles & Crusades get support: setting locations, gods, and an adventure. New adventures are also out for both Mothership A Pound of Flesh and Call of Cthulhu RPG Pulp Cthulhu. Finally, Dungeons & Dragons 5.5 gets a low priced adventure.
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Armies of the Fifth Frontier War by Mongoose Publishing
Invasion Part I - Background & Appendices
SYSTEM: Traveller/Traveller 2300 AD
PRODUCT TYPE: hardcover supplements
RETAIL PRICE: $49.99 each
DESCRIPTION: Armies of the Fifth Frontier War details the organization, vehicles, personal armor, weaponry, and doctrine of the Third Imperium, Zhodani Consulate, Sword Words Confederation and Darrian Confederation. PCs can learn how to handle a squad, platoon or company of lift infantry along with various ground forces combat maneuvers and operations. Invasion Part I - Background & Appendices is a complete campaign covering the war against the alien Kaefers. The PC Travellers start with humble beginnings as colonists on Aurore caught in the first alien assault, then they battle across worlds of the French Arm. Includes descriptions of all colony worlds on the French Arm, the major outposts, new spacecraft, a compilation of animals and characters, and information on three alien species. Also included is a section detailing Station Arcture.
Codex of Aihrde Expansion--Evaline Sea Lanes by Troll Lord Games
Codex of Aihrde Expansion—Umbrian Flats
SYSTEM: After Winter Dark: The Codex of Aihrde
PRODUCT TYPE: softcover setting supplements
RETAIL PRICE: $9.99 each
DESCRIPTION: Evaline Sea Lanes is a system neutral expansion to the World of Aihrde. It includes descriptions of long coasts, many bays and estuaries, islands, shoals, and channels along with history and adventure hooks. The Sea Lanes play host to legions of ships form merchants on their caravels moving goods and craftsmen of many nations to pirates on their swift galleys, plying the waters for plunder-laden loot. A system neutral sourcebook with history and adventure hooks, Umbrian Flats describes the tree-crowded banks of the mighty Udunilay and Ondavar Rivers along which lies the violence of untamed wilderness that has long endured in the shadow of Aufstrag. The murk of that tower stained all the gray lands which men call the Umbrian Flats. Halflings hide in the deep woods, and elves dwell just beyond the material. Monsters, great and small, haunt the blood soaked and war torn land.
Gods & Legends by Troll Lord Games
The Pestilent
SYSTEM: Castles & Crusades
PRODUCT TYPE: hardcover supplement/softcover adventure
RETAIL PRICE: $29.99/$9.99
DESCRIPTION: Gods & Legends covers hundreds of deities for both PCs like the cleric and the skald and monster: dwarves, elves, gnomes, orcs, gnolls, and more besides. Details for each deity ranges from when to sacrifice to what kinds of temples they prefer. It also includes short stats for the gods of the Celts, Greeks, Egyptians, Norse, Slavic, and Sinarum (Chinese) cultures and comes with guidelines on how to run deities and the characters that worship them. The Pestilent is an adventure set to the south of the famed Blacktooth Ridge in the East Fallow Hills. There, the roadside inn of Wosterfall plays host to the occasional merchant or adventurer seeking their fortune. When Ignasium the monk arrived, battered and wounded, most shunned him, fearing that he brought evil with him. They were not wrong, for he bore an artifact and was possessed of a mission. If the PCs step up, they will learn that all his struggles where to stop a pestilent from unleashing. Now, that task falls to the PCs.
Bombs Bursting in Air by Octopus Ink Games
SYSTEM: Mothership A Pound of Flesh
PRODUCT TYPE: softcover zine adventure
RETAIL PRICE: $20
DESCRIPTION: Bombs Bursting in Air is an investigative adventure that expands the infamous space station Prospero's Dream (A Pound of Flesh) to include brand-new factions, NPCs (both friend and foe), and locations. The oxygen shelter in the Choke is the only lifeline for thousands of oppressed Doptowners. Or at least it was until someone blew it up and pinned the crime of the century on the PCs. Their only hope now is to figure out who did it and bring the perpetrator(s?) to what amounts to justice. Includes 12 locations to explore; factions and persons of interest to help, hinder, or harass the PCs; and jobs, bounties, and random encounters compatible with both A Pound of Flesh and Survivors of the Core Wars.
Clockwork & Claws by Chaosium
SYSTEM: Call of Cthulhu RPG Pulp Cthulhu
PRODUCT TYPE: hardcover with two adventures
RETAIL PRICE: $29.99
DESCRIPTION: Two adventures for three to six players that are set in New England in the 1930s each with maps and hand-outs. Also includes six pre-generated pulp heroes. In Of Clockwork & Clay the PCs investigate a break-in at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. They search for a stolen artifact. Standing in the way of retrieving it are a secret formula, a devilish device, and all manner of villains. The PCs are invited to the funeral of Boston’s most revered naturalist couple in Wolf Among the Flock. The naturalists were killed by one of their own animals in a tragic accident. The PCs have to discover if the beast is to blame or if something sinister lurks among the innocent animals, waiting for its chance to kill again.
The Red Dragon's Treasure Map by Goodman Games
SYSTEM: Dungeons & Dragons 5.5
PRODUCT TYPE: softcover adventure
RETAIL PRICE: $4.95
DESCRIPTION: A dungeon adventure for four to six first level PCs with a host of classic fantasy monsters and a player handout featuring a dragon’s hoard treasure map. The owner of an ancient map that leads to the horde of a slain dragon asks the PCs to recover the loot for a great reward. But finding the remote lair is a puzzle unto itself. The PCs enter a race against time and a fierce rival to get to the lair, use the map to negotiate the twisting lava tubes, and avoid natural and unnatural hazards.
Charlie does not use AI in any of his writing. The first two stories by Charlie featuring the questing soldier Hart and his biomechanical partner Hollow now available for Kindle on Amazon. He is a participant in the Noble Knight Affiliate Program and the OneBookShelf Affiliate Program, both of which are affiliate programs that provide a means for participants to earn money by advertising and linking to Noble Knight Games and DriveThruRPG respectively. Charlie on Facebook. Posts and articles posted here by others do not reflect the views of Charlie Dunwoody. If you like the articles at EN World please consider supporting the Patreon.
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 as print on demand.
Armies of the Fifth Frontier War by Mongoose Publishing
Invasion Part I - Background & Appendices
SYSTEM: Traveller/Traveller 2300 AD
PRODUCT TYPE: hardcover supplements
RETAIL PRICE: $49.99 each
DESCRIPTION: Armies of the Fifth Frontier War details the organization, vehicles, personal armor, weaponry, and doctrine of the Third Imperium, Zhodani Consulate, Sword Words Confederation and Darrian Confederation. PCs can learn how to handle a squad, platoon or company of lift infantry along with various ground forces combat maneuvers and operations. Invasion Part I - Background & Appendices is a complete campaign covering the war against the alien Kaefers. The PC Travellers start with humble beginnings as colonists on Aurore caught in the first alien assault, then they battle across worlds of the French Arm. Includes descriptions of all colony worlds on the French Arm, the major outposts, new spacecraft, a compilation of animals and characters, and information on three alien species. Also included is a section detailing Station Arcture.
Codex of Aihrde Expansion--Evaline Sea Lanes by Troll Lord Games
Codex of Aihrde Expansion—Umbrian Flats
SYSTEM: After Winter Dark: The Codex of Aihrde
PRODUCT TYPE: softcover setting supplements
RETAIL PRICE: $9.99 each
DESCRIPTION: Evaline Sea Lanes is a system neutral expansion to the World of Aihrde. It includes descriptions of long coasts, many bays and estuaries, islands, shoals, and channels along with history and adventure hooks. The Sea Lanes play host to legions of ships form merchants on their caravels moving goods and craftsmen of many nations to pirates on their swift galleys, plying the waters for plunder-laden loot. A system neutral sourcebook with history and adventure hooks, Umbrian Flats describes the tree-crowded banks of the mighty Udunilay and Ondavar Rivers along which lies the violence of untamed wilderness that has long endured in the shadow of Aufstrag. The murk of that tower stained all the gray lands which men call the Umbrian Flats. Halflings hide in the deep woods, and elves dwell just beyond the material. Monsters, great and small, haunt the blood soaked and war torn land.
Gods & Legends by Troll Lord Games
The Pestilent
SYSTEM: Castles & Crusades
PRODUCT TYPE: hardcover supplement/softcover adventure
RETAIL PRICE: $29.99/$9.99
DESCRIPTION: Gods & Legends covers hundreds of deities for both PCs like the cleric and the skald and monster: dwarves, elves, gnomes, orcs, gnolls, and more besides. Details for each deity ranges from when to sacrifice to what kinds of temples they prefer. It also includes short stats for the gods of the Celts, Greeks, Egyptians, Norse, Slavic, and Sinarum (Chinese) cultures and comes with guidelines on how to run deities and the characters that worship them. The Pestilent is an adventure set to the south of the famed Blacktooth Ridge in the East Fallow Hills. There, the roadside inn of Wosterfall plays host to the occasional merchant or adventurer seeking their fortune. When Ignasium the monk arrived, battered and wounded, most shunned him, fearing that he brought evil with him. They were not wrong, for he bore an artifact and was possessed of a mission. If the PCs step up, they will learn that all his struggles where to stop a pestilent from unleashing. Now, that task falls to the PCs.
Bombs Bursting in Air by Octopus Ink Games
SYSTEM: Mothership A Pound of Flesh
PRODUCT TYPE: softcover zine adventure
RETAIL PRICE: $20
DESCRIPTION: Bombs Bursting in Air is an investigative adventure that expands the infamous space station Prospero's Dream (A Pound of Flesh) to include brand-new factions, NPCs (both friend and foe), and locations. The oxygen shelter in the Choke is the only lifeline for thousands of oppressed Doptowners. Or at least it was until someone blew it up and pinned the crime of the century on the PCs. Their only hope now is to figure out who did it and bring the perpetrator(s?) to what amounts to justice. Includes 12 locations to explore; factions and persons of interest to help, hinder, or harass the PCs; and jobs, bounties, and random encounters compatible with both A Pound of Flesh and Survivors of the Core Wars.
Clockwork & Claws by Chaosium
SYSTEM: Call of Cthulhu RPG Pulp Cthulhu
PRODUCT TYPE: hardcover with two adventures
RETAIL PRICE: $29.99
DESCRIPTION: Two adventures for three to six players that are set in New England in the 1930s each with maps and hand-outs. Also includes six pre-generated pulp heroes. In Of Clockwork & Clay the PCs investigate a break-in at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. They search for a stolen artifact. Standing in the way of retrieving it are a secret formula, a devilish device, and all manner of villains. The PCs are invited to the funeral of Boston’s most revered naturalist couple in Wolf Among the Flock. The naturalists were killed by one of their own animals in a tragic accident. The PCs have to discover if the beast is to blame or if something sinister lurks among the innocent animals, waiting for its chance to kill again.
The Red Dragon's Treasure Map by Goodman Games
SYSTEM: Dungeons & Dragons 5.5
PRODUCT TYPE: softcover adventure
RETAIL PRICE: $4.95
DESCRIPTION: A dungeon adventure for four to six first level PCs with a host of classic fantasy monsters and a player handout featuring a dragon’s hoard treasure map. The owner of an ancient map that leads to the horde of a slain dragon asks the PCs to recover the loot for a great reward. But finding the remote lair is a puzzle unto itself. The PCs enter a race against time and a fierce rival to get to the lair, use the map to negotiate the twisting lava tubes, and avoid natural and unnatural hazards.
Charlie does not use AI in any of his writing. The first two stories by Charlie featuring the questing soldier Hart and his biomechanical partner Hollow now available for Kindle on Amazon. He is a participant in the Noble Knight Affiliate Program and the OneBookShelf Affiliate Program, both of which are affiliate programs that provide a means for participants to earn money by advertising and linking to Noble Knight Games and DriveThruRPG respectively. Charlie on Facebook. Posts and articles posted here by others do not reflect the views of Charlie Dunwoody. If you like the articles at EN World please consider supporting the Patreon.
