Equipped with special lanterns, Soul Binders can absorb and consume the souls of the dead. They do this to battle corrupted creatures which are known as Tenebris.
A Beginner’s Guide to Character Creation in Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition
If you’re new to DnD 5e or playing with someone who is, making a character can seem overwhelming.
Girl Genius – Adventures in Castle Heterodyne computer game Kickstarter
Norwegian indie computer game developer Rain has teamed up with Phil and Kaja Foglio to begin the madcap world of Girl Genius to PC, Mac, Linux and Switch. More consoles may be added.
52 free and stunning battle maps from Cze and Peku
The first 52 maps are now on Imgur and reposted below. You’ll see these aren’t just places where the PCs will be expecting a fight, some are tranquil and relaxed, others are out of this world.
Early bird deal alert: Broken Compass the adventure RPG
Inspired by the likes of Indiana Jones, Uncharted and the Mummy and boosted by success in Italy, Broken Compass is a new RPG that comes not in a glossy hardback that you might find in a library but as a rugged notebook that might be stashed away in a backpack.
Free to Download: Fading Embers Setting Primer
It was a midsummer day when winter ambushed the world. Lakes turned to ice, and even the sun grew more distant. Crops failed, and wars over resources erupted. Temples were overrun by the hungry, but the gods were silent.
Genre Police: Elsa Was Right
The heart of most RPG is a collaborative effort dictated by a conversation. The programming loop of most games is ‘player dictates own narrative, makes check, GM describes narrative until they are prepared to give it up, then they hand narrative back to players’, and it can seem jarring to deviate from that.
Routinely Itemised: RPGs #67
Routinely Itemised is Geek Native’s bullet-point summary of RPG news. Catch-up on stories on the site, from around the web as well as new releases and gaming tips.
The incredible art of Grim Hollow’s Players Guide
Ghostfire Gaming returns to Kickstarter to bring The Players Guide for their dark fantasy and 5e-powered Grim Hollow setting to life.
A look inside D&D’s forthcoming Beasts & Behemoths supplement
Intended to help with storytelling and creative problem solving, Beasts & Behemoths is written by Jim Zub (who has a D&D Skullkickers Kickstarter live), Stacy King and Andrew Wheeler.