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Last Minute Gifts: A Miniature Guide

Greetings adventurers and fellow miniatures enthusiasts! Christmas is right around the corner and you may be looking for the perfect last minute gift for the miniature enthusiast in your home. Or, maybe you're not. Regardless of the case, I've put together a miniatures gift guide.
Hello everyone, Darryl here with this week’s gaming news. More big changes for the World of Darkness and Vampire: The Masquerade, Starfinder Beginner Box Details and Pre-Order, John Carter of Mars Lands, a new Warhammer 40K animated series announced, and more!
This week, Morrus and Peter are joined by a special guest, EN World columnist and editor of this very show, Darryl Mott, as they count down the top news stories in the world of tabletop roleplaying games from 2018 in a special double-length episode to end the year! In the news, Starfinder gets a new accessory, PaizoCon 2019 tickets go on sale, True Blood and Daredevil’s Deborah Ann Woll has a new D&D show, and a LOT more plus Our Favorite Game in All the World and a brand new sketch!
The latest update in the ongoing White Wolf/Vampire saga has just been announced! Modiphius Entertainment (Conan, Star Trek, John Carter) has signed a deal with Paradox to manage the Vampire: The Masqeurade brand.
A brand new 5E class over on EN5ider! Savants are first and foremost experts, unique even when compared to arcane or divine sages. Brilliant detectives, iconic martial artists, and adventurous physicians are counted among their number, each utilizing brilliance where others rely on magic or brute power. For a savant, saving the day means turning leverage and knowledge into weaponry. By Jeremiah McCoy; illustrated by Alba Palacio.

Get Some Cards for Your Spokes: A Kids on Bikes Review

On first instinct I was going to make a Stranger Things reference and link game and show in a rather obvious way. Then I got to reading in depth Kids On Bikes from Renegade Game Studios and I knew that would be too simplistic. So grab your BMX and let’s take a little ride down to the spooky side of town.
White Wolf has had a terrible year. As a result, they're issuing apologies, recalling books, changing the management, being absorbed into parent company Paradox, advertising for a new Brand Manager, and now... it looks like they're closing down WorldOfDarkness.com.
The Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay Starter Set from Cubicle 7 is now available in PDF format. "The perfect introduction to Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay, this set includes a 48 page Adventure Book to teach you how to play with an introductory adventure plus 10 follow-on scenarios, and a 64 page Guide to Ubersreik."
Paizo's Pathfinder Beginner Box was a thing of beauty. The Starfinder equivalent will be available from April next year, but you can pre-order it from today. Two books, dice, 80 pawns, regenerate character sheets, cards, and a reusable flip-mat, all for $39.99.

RPG Crowdfunding News - Mythology Manual, Nibiru, The Wanderer's Legacy, La Dama Nera, and more

Let’s look at some of the last RPG Kickstarters ending in 2018 and the first that end in 2019 (those ending between December 28th, 2018 through January 3rd, 2019).

Failbetter Games’ Skyfarer: The RPG, a Review

In September 2018, Failbetter Games unleashed Skyfarer, a pen-and-paper RPG tie-in to Sunless Skies, their steampunk literary RPG for Mac, PC, and Linux. Free exclusively through TabletopGaming.co.uk, this promotional tool hypes their video game franchise by bringing it to the world of tabletop. This is their first attempt to translate their universe into a new style of game, so let’s review the results of this micro RPG simulation of their gaming world.

[LAST CHANCE!] Vote For Your Favourite RPG Podcasts Of 2018!

Please can you add for next time if not now: The Smart Party 12 sided stories Tomes and Tentacles Thanks Morrus
The second of 2019's most anticipated games has arrived early! The #1 most anticipated game of next year, Savage Worlds Adventure Edition, has just his DriveThruRPG in PDF format.
John Carter of Mars, Modiphius' 2d20-powered pulp-action sci-fi RPG, is now available in PDF format! "Edgar Rice Burrough’s John Carter of Mars: Adventures on the Dying World of Barsoom transports you to the Red Planet of Barsoom, an arid, dying land of ancient civilizations and fearsome creatures. Begin your adventures of romance and heroism using a pulp-action inspired variant of the 2d20 System. Take on the role of heroes as you travel, battle, and romance your way across the wondrous and dangerous world of Barsoom. Play as John Carter, Princess Dejah Thoris, the fearsome Thark warrior Tars Tarkas – or create your own heroes from an exciting variety of options. "

Breaking Down the Prism of Overlight: A Review

Tired of all the fantasy role-playing games with a grim and dark palette? Well, Renegade Studios delivers a rules light system with a many-layered setting for players seeking out something brighter. Join the ranks of the Skyborn, with Overlight.

Unearthed Arcana Unearthed Arcana: Sidekicks

New playtest material fro WoTC. https://media.wizards.com/2018/dnd/downloads/UA_Sidekicks.pdf I think this would be my DM's nightmare if implemented.

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Reviews

You won't survive this tragedy of doomed heroes!
A new spin on a retro form of text adventure games.
A one-shot adventure which evokes the generational horror of Stephen King.
A beginner adventure written by comics writer Jim Zub.

Dungeons & Dragons

Developer tool released under Open RPG Creator (ORC) License.
A WizKids miniature reveals the iconic character's face for the first time.
SRD 5.2 will be released under Creative Commons next year.
Garr is obsessed with proving that he’s better at it than you are—no matter what it is.
New individual-packed unpainted minis available for pre-order
The full table of contents leaked by YouTuber 'Gamemasters'.

Industry News

Developer tool released under Open RPG Creator (ORC) License.
SRD 5.2 will be released under Creative Commons next year.
One of only two TTRPG creators with four separate million dollar Kickstarters!
Passes the million dollar mark with just a day to go.
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