Lots of updates for Paizo's upcoming science-fantasy RPG, Starfinder, today! Not only did Paizo make the game available for pre-order, they also announced the first adventure path for it and released the Starfinder Compatibility License for third-party publishers. Add to this a Starfinder booklet for Free RPG Day in June, and accessories like a GM screen, pawns, maps, and more, and it's quite the treasure trove of information. Here goes!
The Lost Citadel is a shared world horror setting. Launched in 2012, it was based on an idea of Jaym Gates, CA Suleiman and Ari Marmell, and features various branches - music, stories, art, and, now, a tabletop roleplaying game. Green Ronin will be producing the game, which will be a D&D 5th Edition game, and is slated for Winter 2018. The dark fantasy setting is based in Zileksa, "a land ravaged by death and undeath, where all that’s left of civilization has gathered behind the walls of the last remaining city of the living." Green Ronin is, of course, known for the tabletop RPGs Mutants & Masterminds, A Song of Ice and Fire, Blue Rose, Dragon Age, and for producing the 5E adventure Out of the Abyss for WotC. [Edit - I accidentally missed one of the creators from the paragraph above; apologies to Jaym Gates!]
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.
Rodney Thompson, who you may remember from such products as Star Wars RPG Saga Edition, D&D 5th Edition, and Lords of Waterdeep, has launched a Kickstarter for his new game, Dusk City Outlaws. We mentioned it last week, but now the Kickstarter is live. "Dusk City Outlaws is a tabletop roleplaying game inspired by books, TV shows, and movies like The Lies of Locke Lamora, Leverage, and Ocean's Eleven, where players take on the roles of thieves belonging to the eight cartels that rule the criminal underworld of a massive fantasy city. The players come together to form a crew and take on a job, planning and executing a criminal scheme and earning the respect of their peers."
This is a series of articles about specific monsters from D&D’s history. Each entry takes a look at the origin of one D&D creature, and tracks its appearances and evolution across different editions. We have now reached the second half of our alphabetical tour and the “N” creature is the preferred steed of evil villains from Warduke to Lord Soth—the nightmare. Origins The English word...
Frog God Games' successful Kickstarter for the third printing of the Swords & Wizardry complete rules funded last Fall, and over the past couple of weeks books started rolling out to those who pledged for the just core book. As more of the add ons are finished and go out to backers, this will be the culmination of a multi-year project that brings another level of diversity to our role-playing games.
Over on Kickstarter, Kobold Press has launched an updated version of their Midgard campaign setting for D&D 5th Edition and the Pathfinder RPG. It's already funded, and consists of a 300+ page campaign setting book, plus separate supplemental books for each game system, and a book of short 5E adventures. For those not already familiar with Midgard, it has been around for a few years in various incarnations, and describes itself as "a world of dark roads and deep magic, firmly rooted in European myths and legends". You'll find the Kickstarter here.
Toy Vault Inc have announced that Princess Bride will be becoming a Tabletop Roleplaying Game in 2017! The popular fantasy film has been a favourite among gamers since its release in 1987, and now designer Steffan O’Sullivan (FUDGE; GURPS Bunnies & Burrows; GURPS Swashbucklers) has the task of bringing it to our gaming tables.
New for EN5ider patrons! Monsters in fantasy roleplaying games are often derived from classical mythology, and this article is no different. Meet Antaeus, a 20-foot marble giant from Greek mythology; Jack-In-Irons, a bestial creature, wrapped in chains, from English Folklore; and Svyatogor, a colossal silver-bearded warrior from Russian legends. By Artem Serebrennikov; illustrated by Ellis Goodson.
As explained in the previous installment, Mythoard was closing up shop...until an announcement about the service's closure turned things around. The saga of Mythoard continues in this unboxing of the November 2016 Mythoard RPG Crate. For more information about this particular set, see the Mythoard web site.
A rundown of the New Releases that should be hitting games stores this coming week! Board games, card games, RPGs, Wargames, Miniatures and collectible games... hopefully something for everyone! For more information about any of the products please contact your local games store.
Clockwork Publishing have just released ‘Nocturne in the City of Lights’, a brand new Space: 1889 adventure by Andrew Peregrine using the latest Ubiquity edition of the game.
White Wolf have announced a partnership deal with Paris-based video game publisher Focus Home Interactive for a licensed PC and console game based on Werewolf: The Apocalypse.
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.
Hello everyone, Darryl here with this week's shocking news! Mind-blowing Wizards of the Coast convention announcements! Unbelievable shake-up with Acquisitions Inc! The Top 10 Most Anticipated RPGs of 2017 (#3 will shock you)! Evil Hat's 2017 product line-up will make GMs hate you! You won't believe Rodney Thompson's new publishing company! Hilarious New Kickstarters you should check out! And maybe next time Morrus won't call my bluff when he makes a joke on Twitter and I say I'll do it multiple times!