The Mercenary box set will employer Traveller groups to play games in which characters forge their own mercenary unit. These groups could be small squads or entire battalions able to take up the most demanding but also lucrative projects.
Wizards of the Coast settle another legal row as Gale Force 9 stand down
Now, before the case as gone any further and avoiding many expensive pre-trial activities; the two have agreed to settle. Wizards will not, right now, cancel the contract.
The Lord of the Rings RPG’s new owners set their launch date
The new edition, also created by Francesco Nepitello, offers streamlined rules and promises to “bring players further into the Twilight of the Third Age”.
The Seeker’s Guide to Twisted Taverns: 5e tavern supplement takes in more than half a million on Kickstarter
There are more than just pre-written tavern locations in the guide as Eldermancy have also created characters, items and monsters associated with each location. There’s even new mechanics.
Dark Trails RPG rebrands as Weird Frontiers to avoid a fight with Chaosium
Dark Trails is based on the works of HP Lovecraft and draws on Cthulhu mythos.
Palace of the Vampire Queen: The first commercially-published D&D adventure goes back on sale
Two different publishers seem to be claiming the rights to publish and sell Palace of the Vampire Queen.
The mythic RPG Everway returns for a Silver Anniversary Edition
The Everway campaign is to fund a Players book, a Gamemasters book and a deluxe Fortune Deck. All things going well there will be two sets of additional Vision collection cards and other add-ons.
9th Level Games brings us Rebel Scum: The Anti-Fascist Space Opera RPG
Rebel Scum will use 9th Level Games’ Polymorph system. Chris O’Neill is the designer, Adriel Wilson, the producer and Zane Graves is the illustrator.
Nightfall Games gives us a first look at The Terminator RPG
The S5S-powered Quick Start is already available as a Pay What You Want to download on DriveThruRPG.
Basic World Building: OSE Extras for Neverland
Neverland has several factions vying for control and player characters could be drawn from some of these factions. Coming from one of these factions or joining one could open up extra options for PCs.