“ Big Bad Con 2019. Based as we are in Australia, we had to think carefully when deciding which RPG convention in the States to attend. Vee Hendro (Storybrewers Roleplaying) recommends: “Tell regency tales of magic, masked outlaws, servants & ambition with four expansions for Good Society: A Jane Austen RPG in one book.” Good Society: An Expanded Acquaintance by Storybrewers Roleplaying

Simple rules that have teeth.īen Dutter ( Vagabonds of Dyfed) has a history of hybridizing the various schools of gaming, and with Ben Milton ( Questing Beast, Knave, Maze Rats) looking over his shoulder, this is definitely a project not to miss.Īnd holy snot, I love a good title and this one makes me jealous I didn’t think of it!” A chunky resource focus that makes being underground really feel like you’re a long way from home. A simplification of 5e so it’s compatible with the lingua franca of fantasy adventure, but with an OSR attitude. Lowell Francis is a voracious gamer with incredibly broad system experience, and the playtest materials that he and Angela Chen have put out together look really tight.įive Torches Deep. This gives me vibes of high production wirework films like Crouching Tiger, the fateful mismatched duels of Amber, all suffused with poignant melodrama. I’m a newcomer to the Wuxia genre, but hearing about this game on the Gauntlet got me longing to try it out. Not in the sense of an avalanche of content for the GM to trot out, but in that subtle alchemy of how the players contribute to the tone and make the genre really vivid even for newcomers. One of the amazing things about good PbtA (Powered by the Apocalypse) games is how deftly they transport you into an unfamiliar genre with so few rules. Michael Prescott (Trilemma Adventures) recommends: “A compendium of 48 adventure locations, settlements, and regions for fantasy role-playing games.” Trilemma Adventures Compendium by Michael Prescott William Quinton (Sinopa Publishing) of Sinopa Omnibus, Volume One: 5E NPC’s, stories and more recommended Empire of the Ghouls: A 5th Edition Campaign vs.This Kickstarter has ended but they do have a late pledge option.” *EDITOR’S NOTE: I miscommunicated when this article would be published. Worth checking out just to see how they bend and twist familiar tropes! Ok, with 6,000 backers and just two days left *, this doesn’t need a lot of help but… Greek myths have been fused to D&D since the beginning, and this looks like a visually lush take by a talented team. If you have an urge to set sail for adventure, the Sea King’s Malice seems like a great way to challenge your players with encounters and storylines from a rising talent. Relative newcomer Alex Kammer is also the mastermind who runs the amazing GameHole Con in Madison every year, and this nautical adventure looks like it would fit neatly next to Ghosts of Saltmarsh. Art style leans toward comics rather than realism, which doesn’t bother me but fair warning. So I’m all about the dungeons and the underdark, and Cawood Publishing did well by their prior volume so… Very intrigued by their Underworld Monsters volume, which seems like it will be useful for any mega-dungeon or the like. “ Monsters of the Underworld for 5th Edition. New maps, dark realms, monstrous societies!” A scheme of the dark gods against humanity. “An alliance of cultists, ghouls, and vampires. Vintage Space: Disco-Era Sci-Fi RPG by Thunderegg ProductionsĮmpire of the Ghouls: A 5th Edition Campaign vs.The Beast of Thornbriar Hills (For D&D 5E and Pathfinder) by Ramen Sandwich Press.Monsters of the Underworld for 5th Edition by Cawood Publishing.Ultramodern5, a 5E universal sci-fi sourcebook by Dias Ex Machina Games.Good Society: An Expanded Acquaintance by Storybrewers Roleplaying.Trilemma Adventures Compendium by Michael Prescott.Empire of the Ghouls: A 5th Edition Campaign vs.

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