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Archives for February 2022
Wizards of the Coast just re-released two classic D&D monster books
Monsters introduced, or reintroduced, include dopplegangers, hippogriffs, rust monsters and purple wyrms.
How procedural generation can save a busy DM
In the last years, video games have made popular the term “procedural generation” – and this is how it works at its most basic levels: a system where you have certain rules and frameworks, and a big database to draw from and fill the blanks.
The Mork Borg of anime: BASTARD!! does heavy metal and dark fantasy
It is 500 years in the future. The world has been destroyed by an unspeakable evil, and has grown back in the old feudal form of kingdoms.
The impressive Knock! returns for issue 3
Issue the Third is yet another thick, slick brick of that magical brew of old and new across the spectrum of our common interests: game design essays, refereeing advice and procedures, weird AF encounters and NPCs, a mini-game or two, and of course a helmetload of random tables for all sorts of uses.
D&D 5e-powered MMO The Wagadu Chronicles is signing up alpha testers
You can get the core rules for free, by signing up for news. Twin Drums, the company behind the project, are primarily a computer game maker and have an MMO for The Wagada Chronicles in production. That’s a massively multiplayer online game.
Geek Native Patreon thank you: Party First’s cosmic horror RPG
Party First is a best-selling RPG from Gamenomicon which blends cosmic horror with governmental bureaucrat.
Genre Police: Deep Think
Roleplaying can be a really emotive, cathartic and challenging experience if you want it to be.
Eldermancy’s 5e adventure setting Sunken Isles sails through $200,000 on Kickstarter
Looking for a new pre-written 5e adventure? Logan Reese, aka Runesmith from YouTube and the designer of Stibbles’ Codex of Companions, has teamed up with Hawaiian values consultancy Purple Mai’a and Eldermancy for Sunken Isles.
Poor Wizard’s Almanac: The latest TSR re-release gets mixed reviews
These RPG supplements are set in D&D’s first setting Mystara and begin in the year 1010 AC. The following books advance the year by one.
