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.
Routinely Itemised: RPGs #75
In the RPG news this week we’ve a review roundup of Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything, a legal fight between Wizards of the Coast and a partner, Kickstarter projects to look at a website from Google that makes monsters.
Mongoose to launch the Fifth Frontier War and Traveller Mercenary
The company has plans for Traveller in 2021, including Traveller Video Games, 2300AD, Sea of Thieves and Paranoia.
Routinely Itemised: RPGs #69
Geek Native’s weekly RPG news herding with headlines, interviews reviews and new releases all squished into several bullet point lists.
RPG Publisher Spotlight: Independence Games (Gypsy Knights Games)
We’ll find out about that infamous split with Mongoose and what the newly emerged Independence Games has been up to.
The most expansive Traveller campaign: The Deepnight Revelation
The box set has four books inside; 32-paged Deepnight Legacy adventure that acts an introduction, the 64-paged Terminus Point adventure for the finale, the 104-paged Campaign Guide for the middle and the 96-paged Referee’s Handbook.
Mongoose shows us inside the Sea of Thieves RPG boxset
Mongoose essentially put together an unboxing video as a way to let customers see what the £60 box contains.
Bundle of Holding: Paranoia RED Clearance Bundle
At the time of writing, there are 5 days left to pick up either the Starter Collection for $19.95 or get the Bonus Collection too.
The tabletop Sea of Thieves RPG based on Microsoft’s Xbox game opens for box set pre-orders
Sea of Thieves uses the new Avast system and promises quick and straightforward mechanics.
Mongoose raises funds to bring back The Journal of the Traveller’s Aid Society
There will be new material in The Journal of the Traveller’s Aid Society, but Mongoose is also looking back through the archives to repurpose and revive old favourites and will hunt through popular fan publications to find the best of the best.
