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Do you like your sword-wielding sociopaths to be princes who are doomed to die? It is a popular theme in literature and in role-playing games, as is the eternal chaoskampf between the forces of Law and those of Chaos. The works of Michael Moorcock and his eternal champions are the oft-cited ur-artifacts of these idioms, … Read moreBlack Sword Hack: First Impressions | EN World | Dungeons & Dragons
A group of Latin American tabletop RPG designers have banded together to raise funds for one of their own currently hospitalised with COVID-19 by offering dozens of indie tabletop RPGs, adventures and supplements in an Itch.io-hosted bundle. The Help Tiago Rolim fight COVID-19 bundle aims to do exactly that. Rolim – designer of … Read moreIndie RPG bundle packages dozens of games to pay for designer’s COVID-19 hospital treatment
Hello, Dicebreaker readers. Welcome back to another week of board game and RPG news. Let’s kick it off with a discussion of the games that made it to our tables this weekend. The familiar itch to draw some maps struck me, but rather than just doodle a continent on a sheet of paper … Read moreWeekend Play Report – Ex Novo, and the joy of mapmaking games
Assemble a rag-tag crew and stave off cosmic corruption with Death in Space, a new rules-light RPG on Kickstarter that boasts a grungy aesthetic, chunky technology and a soundtrack to match its ‘80s sci-fi influence. Designed by Christian Plogfors and Carl Niblaeus of Swedish studio Stockholm Kartell, Death in Space marries the … Read moreEke out a grimy, blue-collar existence amidst the void in rules-light RPG Death in Space
Luke Crane, former head of community for Kickstarter, quit his position and left the company March 26th after posting what appears to be a final update to the controversial – and cancelled – crowdfunding campaign for The Perfect RPG. Polygon reported that Crane’s departure from Kickstarter was an amicable one, all things considered. … Read moreKickstarter’s Head of Community and The Perfect RPG campaign creator leaves company
[Spoilers for The Wretched RPG below] Like countless others across the world, I’ve now spent the last year and change living in relative isolation, my daily world a space no larger than a two-bedroom apartment. Separation from friends, family and community eventually became this weird, muted loneliness like a dull headache behind the eyes … Read moreSolo RPG The Wretched is a fantastic, if unintentional, pandemic anniversary game
I’m back baybeee….. Hopefully the start of a great return, I play solo horror ttrpg English Eerie, written by Simon Malthouse! — Watch live at https://www.twitch.tv/themodelrailwayman (Originally Streamed on 26/03/21) source Tags: Chains, Eerie, English, Games, Rattle, RPGs, Solo, solo rpgs, tabletop, twitch
From the Ashes Campaign Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLb_FGVUdpd7cTXXtlWZp9yfXy5pu49ykW Check out Abraham’s Method to solo any adventure module, as a Game Master: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wc6A7sy0bac The videos where I talk about the Flex AI Guidebook and Attitude Tracker: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3S3IZqtlP4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKQHSzGEnsU Want to further support the channel? You can send a gift certificate to Abraham Zetina at [email protected] , the links … Read moreSolo Roleplaying Game Session Report: From the Ashes 11 (Core Book Campaign SPOILERS)
Breaker | Solo Roleplaying | Session 3: Into the Ruins In which Luna searches the ruins for clues about herself and ends up in a fight. I also mess up reading some basic numbers and failing to track one of the most important rules in my own game. The newest version of Breaker can be … Read moreBreaker | Solo Roleplaying | Session 3: Into the Ruins
Chumley and Meepo have unfinished business in The Sunless Citadel; using Basic Fantasy RPG, Scarlet Heroes, DM Yourself, The Big Book of Battle Mats. If you enjoyed this video please Like and Subscribe. source Tags: Basic, Chumley, Fantasy, Grove, Meepo, roleplaying, Solo, solo roleplaying, Twilight
Sefirot, an upcoming board game from the design team at Causa Creations, employs a tarot deck to tell stories of an island beyond time and its people’s favoured game of divinations. Designed for duo or solo play, the title takes cues from solitaire and the original tarot card game for an experience meant … Read moreSefirot turns the divination of tarot into a board game for one or two people
Strap your miniatures to a rocket and light the ignition because an updated version of Five Parsecs From Home will be launching in May, providing a solo skirmish wargame outside of the traditional fantasy flair. Published by Modiphius, Five Parsecs From Home tells the story of a crew of space-faring contract jobbers … Read moreSci-fi solo wargaming adventure Five Parsecs From Home welcomes both green and veteran crews