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RPG Crowdfunding News 041: Song of Swords, The Big Book of Maps, The Watch, Mighty Tiny, Print The L

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.

Sean's Picks of the Week (0307-0310) - Lots of D&D, Katanas & Trenchcoats, Fate High Magic

Slightly "short" week, due to me not getting back from Coast Con until late Monday (and, yes, failing to pre-load my Picks the week before). There's been plenty to be excited about, as the RPG equivalent of a Steam Sale got underway thanks to GM's Day. In fact, due to many publishers making it a week-long celebration, you still have time to get in on some great deals... but only just.

Free (ENN) Modiphius release free ‘Modiphia’ Digital Magazine!

Modiphius Entertainment have just released the first issue of their new inhouse digital magazine, Modiphia. The quarterly magazine features articles on the companies growing range of games – including Achtung! Cthulhu, Mutant Chronicles and Star Trek – as well what’s coming later this year.
New on EN5ider, the 5th Edition patreon! The world is filled with deep, dark places that few dare to venture into: prehistoric caverns, ancient tombs, and foreboding dungeons. All of these places have one thing in common: their lack of light. These are places where the sun holds no sway, and the evil creatures that dwell within them hunt and thrive in total darkness. Only a fool would venture into such a place without a light source. Sometimes, even a simple torch or iron lantern isn’t enough to pierce the darkness of such places, which is where this article comes in. “Don’t Lose the Light” provides players and Game Masters alike with five custom light source items that can be purchased, found, or collected as treasure.

(ENN) Pelgrane Press announce Robin Laws 'The Yellow King Roleplaying Game'

Pelgrane Press have announced a new Robin Laws project, The Yellow King Roleplaying Game, which will be coming to Kickstarter later in the year for a 2018 release. Using the GUMSHOE system the game "takes you on a brain-bedning spiral through multiple selves and timelines. You can read the full press release below...

News Digest: Starfinder Society, Modiphia Magazine, Saving Throw's Spring Formal, Altnerity reborn,

Hello everyone, Darryl here with this week’s gaming news! Starfinder Society announced by Paizo, Modiphia Magazine launched by Modiphius, Saving Throw puts on a live streamed gaming Spring Formal, Alternity is reborn, International Tabletop Day promos announced, and a lot more!
Critical Role's Matt Mercer posted about behaviour within the Critical Role fanbase. It very much reflects conversations we've had here on EN World about the RPG fanbase as a whole, and the D&D fanbase specifically. Whether you're talking about Critical Role specifically, or your thoughts about any tabletop gaming rule or product, I'm sure you understand what Matt is talking about.
New on EONS, the WOIN patreon! #46. Trader Captains. Taking up a career as a trader, merchant, smuggler, or pirate? Then this document is for you! Details on trading rules, cargo types, permits, fuel costs, and more enable you to begin trading right away!

New Releases In Stores This Week : 6th March 2017

A rundown of the New Releases that should be hitting games stores this 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.

Aaron Allston's Strike Force Strikes Back In A New Edition

It might surprise some that some of the most revolutionary advice for game masters would be tucked into a supplement for Champions back in 1988. Aaron Allston's Strike Force pushed a lot of young game masters into new directions with just a few pages of his talking about what he did in his home games. In music there's a concept where an album has an influence on the stream of music that far outstrips its commercial impact. An album like The Velvet Underground & Nico is a commercial failure, with low sales and songs that challenged the existing radio airplay establishment, however it is one of those albums that caused listeners to go out and want to make their own music.

(ENN) Pinnacle Tease ‘The Goon’ and ‘Fear Agent’

Back at Gen Con 2015 Pinnacle Entertainment announced they had licensed three comic book properties to adapt into Savage Worlds roleplaying games. Flash Gordon, Fear Agent and The Goon. The good news is that all three are nearing completion, with Shane Hensley posting a photo of the proofs earlier followed by front cover images for both The Goon and Fear Agent.
Tales From the Yawning Portal is about a month away, which means the previews are starting to appear across the internet. First up is the first three pages of the book - the introduction, which summarises the included adventures (The Sunless Citadel, The Forge of Fury, The Hidden Shrine of Tamoachan, White Plume Mountain, Dead in That, Against the Giants, and Tomb of Horrors) with basic details about The Yawning Portal itself. Enjoy!

RPG Crate Spotlight: December 2016 Mythoard Unboxing

This is my unboxing of the December 2016 Mythoard RPG crate. This is the first Mythoard packaged by a new team, and you can see the difference. https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PLwKqJS-qk8Ztj0mSUEl-a_qCOVN6CUgpt&v=MLVpma7O79Y

New Releases In Stores This (ok, last...) Week : 27th February 2017

This is the first of a two-parter New Releases column this week. As you may have noticed we didn't post *last* weeks column so we're playing catch up. Here's a rundown of the New Releases that should have hit games stores last 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. Next weeks column will be posted later!

RPG Crowdfunding News 040: Shadow of the Demon Lord Freeport Companion, Satanic Panic, Elder Dice, F

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.
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”.

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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

Possibly the most ecologically-friendly Intriguing Organization yet.
Beholder may be the next killer in the multiplayer horror video game
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.

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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