The tabletop RPG world catches up with Mongoose Publishing’s annual report, Hasbro’s declining D&D sales, the release of the first official Blades in the Dark supplement, and the arrival of Krampus-themed content
Ashes Without Number: Sine Nomine ends the world and sets Kickstarter alight
Kevin Crawford, the one-man-power that is Sine Nomine Publishing, is back on Kickstarter. Ashes Without Number is an RPG for the end of the world, and that can be whatever terrible end you fancy.
The Dracula Dossier: Where espionage meets the supernatural
The campaign is inspired by the award-winning Armitage Files for Trail of Cthulhu, highlighting the importance of player agency and the Director’s improvisation. Players use Dracula Unredacted, a specially annotated version of the original novel, to uncover clues and follow leads.
Draconis convinces gamers that D&D can be pacifist
There are several game modes in Draconis, and one is all about pacifism without even dangerous spells.
Routinely Itemised: RPGs #281
It’s the first RPG news summary of November and we’ve a host of Halloween deals and RPG updates.
Trail of Cthulhu offers a free quickstart as the crowdfunding summoning rite goes well
In Trail of Cthulhu 2e gamemasters are provided with resources to design horror mystery adventures, including guidelines for creating Cthulhuoid creatures, cults, and narrative frameworks for long-running campaigns.
EXCLUSIVE: Mythic Minds announce Sir Ian Livingstone as official ambassador for Young Dragons
Sir Ian Livingstone has become the official ambassador for Mythic Minds’ initiative, Young Dragons, and has given Geek Native the exclusive low-down.
Free to Download: Containment Breach and horrors from Modiphius
On offer are Halloween Horrors 3, which includes five NPCs/monsters and the eight-page Containment Breach adventure. The two combine nicely and are available from DriveThruRPG or the webstore.
Corsairs of Cthulhu bundle: Historical horror RPG adventures
It’s a new bundle deal from New Comet, which provides new rules for alchemy and voodoo, reflecting the era’s beliefs and practices.
RPG Publisher Spotlight: Steve Hatherley
Our patreons voted for Steve based on his TTRPG, as he was among a shortlist of publishers drawn that month from DriveThruRPG names. So it’s with roleplaying games that we start.
