It was like that scene from one of the good Indiana Jones movies; Indy pulls the gun and avoids the fight. It’s less funny when you’re the martial artist.
Pirate Borg: Infest the Dark Caribbean with Undead
Pirate Borg is packed with support for the GM: random tables, history of the Dark Caribbean, nation information, a complete settlement, and a full adventure.
Routinely Itemised: RPGs #221
Routinely Itemised: Your weekly RPG news roundup, featuring Trail of Cthulhu 2e, Mansters, Assassin’s Creed TTRPG, and more!
Uncertain times and exceptional misfits: FIST Paranormal Mercenary RPG Box Set
FIST Ultra Edition isn’t just a system for building unique characters and sending them on deadly espionage missions, it’s also a palette for creating a world. Half of the 160-page book is random tables, referee advice, premade monsters & NPCs, and guides to things like contraband spy gadgets, multi-session base building, weapon mods and skins, etc.
Delta Green assets for VTTs and hand-outs all packed and on offer
Each asset pack includes 15-30 logos and stamps; each image is presented in “clean” and “dirty” versions. This allows you to create handouts that look like they came from various sources, such as a long-abandoned warehouse or a bombed-out drug lab.
‘Trail of Cthulhu’ 2nd edition announced
Exciting news this week for Trail of Cthulhu fans, as the game is getting a second edition – and you may even get to have your say in it.
Interestingly, the original edition’s creator Kenneth Hite and writer-designer Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan are teaming up as part of the revision process, under the influential eye of Pelgrane publisher Cathriona Tobin.
Rekindle: Everwynn is a solo RPG that challenges you to survive the frost
The game pits you against the elements of an everlasting winter and challenges you to rebuild a community.
Dungeons & Dragons 5.5e: Playtest 7 u-turns on magic
Class spell lists are added again, with magic no longer grouped under Arcane, Divine and Primal. Wizards said it was a fun experiment. The sorcerer-exclusive spells, arcane eruption and sorcerous burst return, with changes and are joined by updated counterspell and jump.
Free to Download: The Assassin’s Creed RPG quickstart hits DTRPG
The TTRPG uses the new Match System, which uses two sets of custom d6 (available as an official app) for fast-paced and fiction-first gameplay.
Emberdawn brings Demon Ascendants from Sweden to your TTRPG character list
There’s a free-to-download and 19-page preview of Demon Ascendents available without email capture to check out if you are curious.