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March Fo(u)rth For GM's Day!
Today is International GM's Day! GM’s Day was born on EN World in December 2002. Originally a simple messageboard post by EN World member Spunkrat, the idea quickly gained popularity, championed by Mark Clover of Creative Mountain Games and, of course, EN World itself. Marth 4th is also the anniversary of the sad 2008 passing of Dungeons & Dragons co-creator Gary Gygax.GM’s Day is an annual day to show your GM (or DM, or Storyteller, or Referee) how much you appreciate them. Publishers and retail outlets across the world now join in GM’s Day, offering discounts, sales, and other cool stuff. From a single messageboard thread, GM’s Day now includes hundreds of publishers, websites, bloggers, and more! In particular, check out RPGNow/DriveThruRPG’s massive GM’s Day sale. On March 4th, be sure to show some appreciation to your GM – perhaps buy them a gift, offer to pay for the pizza that night, even a simple “thank you”.

Release (ENN) Michael Scott Rohan’s Winter of the World RPG Released!

Cakebread & Walton have released The Winter of the World RPG, giving you everything you need to start roleplaying in the world of Michael Scott Rohan’s fantasy novels. Using the OneDice rules system the book also includes character creation rules and creature stats for the 5th Edition if the world’s favourite role-playing game as well as new fiction by Michael Scott Rohan!
ZEITGEIST Adventure Path Player's Guide Part 2 (Equipment)
Over on EN5ider, the 5th Edition Patreon, comes the second part of the 5E ZEITGEIST Player's Guide. "In these 11 pages you'll find information on equipment for the ZEITGEIST adventure path. From explosive alchemicals to gentlemen's goggles to new firearms, plus ships of the Royal Homeland Constabulary, details on Prestige and how to requisition equipment and call in favors, and a selection of allied stats for police constables and soldiers. By Ryan Nock; illustrated by Claudio Pozas, Brian Lindahl, ShenFei; cartography by Jonathan Roberts." The first part, Characters, went out last month - become a patron now to get both!
Take Your First Look At The Upcoming ALTERNITY RPG!
Later this year, Sasquatch Game Studios will be releasing the new version of the 1990s Alternity science fiction roleplaying game. It features a brand new system, and is designed by industry veterans Dave Noonan, Richard Baker, and Bill Slavicsek. The creators have kindly sent along a sneak preview of the upcoming game, which I'm excited to share with you right here. Next week, there will be a 50(ish) page free demo/playtest packet you can download, with a short adventure by Dave Noonan, another by Rich Baker, and a brief rules overview. For now, though, take a look at the preview below!

Random Done Right With Metzger's Metamorphica Revised

I won't lie. I have always had mixed feelings about random tables in role-playing games. When they're done well, they can really lighten the load of a GM who needs some quick fill in bits. When they're done poorly, they can result in bits that just don't fit into the flow of a game and brings everything grinding to a halt. Finding that balance between good content, and bad, can be a challenge sometimes, and for every book like the revised edition of The Metamorphica by Johnstone Metzger, there are a hundred lists of "D100 Of X" tables, where X is everything from random soldiers to names for inns to things that can jump out of the bushes at your characters during an overland journey.
Welcome to Tartarus - The Greatest Space Station In The Galaxy [WOIN]
New on EONS, the WOIN patreon! Welcome to Tartarus, the greatest space station in the galaxy! Located in The Cauldron, Tartarus is home to 7-million people and aliens. This 12-page document gives an overview of the station, a handful of notable locations and NPCs of note, random encounter tables, and a sample starscraper floor, 323 Maple Grove, with details of the 40 business to be found there and plot hooks to bring it alive.

New Dragon+ (issue 12): The Inspiration Issue

The tomb preview is great. It has a sidebar about possible places to put it, including the 6 original ones Gygax suggested in Greyhawk. Hopefully those who disliked the other 4 books being set in FR can appreciate their attention to explicitly stating it can be anywhere the DM sets his campaign, and giving the history about where it originally appeared.

Unearthed Arcana Unearthed Arcana: Traps Revisited

Actually an interesting article. I'm still scanning through it, though. I like the way they discuss the traps, their creation, and countermeasures (something that was missing, I think, from the DMG). Poisoned Tempest is an absolutely inspired and devious trap! I love it!!!

Release (ENN) Cubicle 7 Preview Next Adventures in Middle-Earth Release

Cubicle 7 have released the front cover of Wilderland Adventures, the next release for the Adventures in Middle-Earth 5e game. The book features seven adventures by Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan and Francesco Nepitello which can be played as standalone quests or linked to form an epic campaign. The cover art has been painted by fantasy artist Ralph Horsley. The book was originally published for The One Ring RPG as Tales from Wilderland.
The Origins of Kobolds
New on EN5ider, the 5th Edition Patreon! Michael McCarthy takes a hard look at Kobolds and reveals the truth about them and their origins - the primal Kobalds. The dog-faced Kobalds differ to Kobolds, as do the Kobaloi, a race of immortal troublemakers. Also included are the Kobold Tunneler, Kobold Poisoner, and information on cobalt, a toxic substance used by Kobolds in blades and spikes for traps. Illustrated by Ellis Goodson.

LEGO Revisits the Dungeon Crawl

Thanks to an upswell in online support, the Dungeons & Dragons-inspired LEGO Idea Dungeon Master reached its goal of 10,000 supporters in just one month and is now on track to become a potential LEGO product. Will it succeed where other D&D brick-themed projects have failed?

Sean's Picks of the Week (0221-0224) - Symboroum, Legendary Planet, 7th Sea, and WOIN!

A short week, if you will, as we still had some awesome folks in town (Brandon Gensemer and Evil Beagle creator Michael Surbrook) following Genghis Con, for whom I ran yet one more session of Freedom Squadron on Monday. More on that later. This week, we traverse the Seven Seas and dark forests of Davokar out into the wild outer space frontiers of the Legendary Planets and beyond into all things N.E.W..
Collegia Magia: Johannes Institute of Science
New on EN5ider, the 5th Edition patreon! The Johannes Institute of Science is a magical academy, renowned for its academic rigor. Whether alchemist, bard, druid, sorcerer, or any other magical class, all spellcasting characters have something to gain from this well-regarded institute. This article includes a description and history of the Johannes Institute, rumors and plot hooks, a new spell (transfiguration), background expansions, brief information on significant NPCs. Finally, it includes a table of random scientific innovations. By Josh Gentry; illustrated by Victoria Oliveira.

RPG Crowdfunding News 039: LexOccultum, A Strange Box, Bedlam Hall, Mutant: Mechatron, Tales of the

Welcome back to our weekly look at tabletop roleplaying game, and accessories, crowdfunding roundup! Each week we’ll be looking at a few campaigns currently running that have caught our eye as well as occasionally speaking to some of the creators about their campaigns, or looking at some of the ‘behind the scenes’ business aspects of putting together, launching, operating and then delivering a crowdfunded project. If you have anything you’d like us to cover, or questions about anything we talk about, please don’t hesitate to leave a comment or contact me directly.
News Digest 
News Digest: Sentinels of Earth-Prime! Magic: The Gathering Tournament Changes! Judge Dredd and 2000
Hello everyone, welcome to this week’s update on gaming news! Sentinels of Earth-Prime! Changes to the Magic: The Gathering Tournament Circuit! Judge Dredd and 2000 AD coming to WOIN! Lots of advance board game news on new releases, new licenses, new games, and more!

Bruce Cordell Interview for The Strange Boxed Set

This past Tuesday, I got a bit of time with legendary game designer Bruce Cordell to talk about the Kickstarter for The Strange Boxed Set, which funded in its first day. Bruce tells us all about The Strange for those not familiar with it and explains what's in the box for those who are already fans.

This Week in TTRPG

Reviews

Other Games  Reviews 
Eat The Reich Is Here For A Bloody Good Time, Not For A Long Time
Play a vampire and kill nazis in WW2!
Other Games  Reviews 
Play To Lose Yourself In The Zone
You won't survive this tragedy of doomed heroes!
Other Games  Reviews 
Parsley Turns Classic Adventure Games Into Fun For Everyone
A new spin on a retro form of text adventure games.
Cypher System  Reviews 
Use This Ghost To Show Off The World Of Old Gods
A one-shot adventure which evokes the generational horror of Stephen King.

Dungeons & Dragons

Dungeons & Dragons 
New D&D Edition's Player’s Handbook Alternate Art Cover Reveal
Alternate Player's Handbook cover art by Wylie Beckert.
Dungeons & Dragons 
Something Terrible Is Happening With Bags Of Cheese
Get in, nerds—we’re going to Curdello.
Dungeons & Dragons 
More D&D 2024 Tidbits: Aasimar, Goliaths, Town-Eating Gelatinous Cubes
Here are a few more tidbits from Game Informer's magazine coverage of the new edition's rulebooks.
Dungeons & Dragons 
The D&D Cartoon Heroes In The 2024 PHB
Art by Dmitry Burmak.
Dungeons & Dragons 
How Does Greyhawk Fit In To The New Edition?
Dungeon Master’s Guide contains a sample setting—and that setting is, indeed, Greyhawk.
Dungeons & Dragons 
New D&D Edition's Player’s Handbook Cover Reveal
Game Informer has revealed the cover to the 2024 Player’s Handbook.

Industry News

Industry 
5E-Powered Adventure Time Joins Million Dollar TTRPG Kickstarter Club
D&D-powered cartoon fun from Cryptozoic Entertainment.
Dungeons & Dragons  Industry 
Kobold Press' Black Flag System Reference Document Released
Developer tool released under Open RPG Creator (ORC) License.
Dungeons & Dragons  Industry 
2024 D&D Core Rules Will Be Added To SRD In 2025
SRD 5.2 will be released under Creative Commons next year.
Dungeons & Dragons  Industry 
Field Guide to Floral Dragons Joins Million Dollar Kickstarter Club
One of only two TTRPG creators with four separate million dollar Kickstarters!
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