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Steve Jackson Games Announces Seven-Part Pact, A TTRPG About Wizards and Binding Promises
Steve Jackson Games has announced Seven-Part Pact, a new tabletop role-playing game designed for three to seven players. In the game, players take on the roles of powerful wizards bound by a pact, with the ability to rewrite the world's fundamental laws. The game is set to launch on Kickstarter and is designed by Jay Dragon, known for his work on Wanderhome.
Esoteric Ebb Review | NoobFeed
Esoteric Ebb successfully blends tabletop role-playing, story-driven CRPG mechanics, and player choice into an enjoyable experience. Influenced by games like Dungeons & Dragons, Planescape: Torment, and Disco Elysium, it establishes its own identity through humor, consequences, and creativity. The game features investigative mechanics, flexible task resolution, and adaptable spell systems, encouraging experimentation.
Esoteric Ebb Review | NoobFeed
Esoteric Ebb successfully blends tabletop role-playing, story-driven CRPG mechanics, and player choice into an enjoyable experience. Influenced by games like Planescape: Torment and Disco Elysium, it establishes its own identity through humor and meaningful consequences. The game features investigative mechanics, flexible task resolution, and character stats with distinct personalities.
Heroes Forever RPG Core Rules 2nd Edition now available!
The Guild of Blades Publishing Group has released the 2nd edition of the Heroes Forever Role-Playing Game. This new edition features an updated D12 resolution system and an expanded game world. The core rules are available in print for $19.95 and digitally for $4.99.
Five Things You Should Do To Run A Great Curse Of Strahd Campaign
This guide offers five key recommendations for Dungeon Masters running the popular Dungeons & Dragons module, Curse of Strahd, which celebrates its tenth anniversary. It covers understanding the module's imperfections, leveraging community content, making the campaign genuinely scary, portraying Strahd effectively as a villain, and tailoring content to allow each player character to shine.
Cyberpunk TCG Already Feels Unlike Any Other Card Game Out There, and I Can't Wait to Play More - IGN
Cyberpunk TCG, a new trading card game based on Cyberpunk 2077, is preparing for its Kickstarter launch on March 17. The game incorporates unique mechanics such as dice rolls for "street cred" and a win condition based on dice possession rather than life points. It also features a distinct card system inspired by Cyberpunk 2077's skill trees and a novel approach to summoning Legend cards.
Five Best Domains Of Dread To Set A Campaign In (Other Than Curse Of Strahd’s Barovia)
This article explores five Domains of Dread within the Ravenloft setting suitable for tabletop RPG campaigns, excluding the popular Curse of Strahd's Barovia. It details unique themes and potential plot hooks for domains like Lamordia (Frankenstein-inspired), Tepest (folk horror), Richemulot (plague-themed), Valachan (survival horror), and Bluetspur (cosmic horror), drawing comparisons to existing media.
Solasta II Early Access
Solasta II has launched into Early Access on Steam for Windows. This turn-based RPG sequel is deeply integrated with the Dungeons & Dragons SRD 5.2 ruleset, to the point of being described as a tabletop RPG.
Running the Curse of Strahd D&D campaign? I highly recommend these additions
This guide offers recommendations for Dungeon Masters running the popular 10th-anniversary Curse of Strahd tabletop role-playing game campaign. It provides insights into avoiding TPKs, developing thin NPC backstories, and integrating subplots, drawing from the author's experience running the campaign for multiple groups.
Tabletop-RPG SOLASTA II startet ab sofort im Early Access
The tactical role-playing game Solasta II has launched in Early Access on Steam, featuring a deep love for traditional pen-and-paper RPGs. The initial release includes a substantial portion of the campaign's first act, tactical turn-based combat based on D&D 2024 rules, and extensive character customization with multiple classes and subclasses. Tactical Adventures plans to add multiplayer and increase the level cap based on community feedback.
Neopets TTRPG In Trouble, License With Geekify Terminated
World of Neopia has terminated its license with Geekify Inc. due to the troubled development of the crowdfunded Neopets TTRPG. The tabletop game, which raised over $400,000 on Kickstarter, deviated from Neopets' family-friendly image by emphasizing combat and including unapproved subject matter. Development is now considered dead, and backers are advised to seek refunds from Geekify.
Celebrate Game Master's Day With 8 Different RPG Book Bundles
Fanatical is celebrating Game Master's Day with a promotion featuring eight different tabletop RPG book bundles. The deals offer significant savings on rulebooks and adventure supplements, with some bundles redeemable through DriveThruRPG. Specific bundles like the Introduction to Pathfinder 2nd Edition and Monsters & Mayhem Mega RPG Bundle have different end dates.
Hasbro CEO still has 'so much AI-based' grist in his own D&D games 'it would floor you', but he's not putting it in MTG cards or D&D books because people 'just don't want it'
Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks still uses AI extensively in his personal Dungeons & Dragons games but does not believe it is suitable for official Magic: The Gathering cards or D&D books due to fan reception. Despite his personal use, Cocks acknowledges the disruptive potential of AI in the industry but notes that business models are still undefined.
Tim Cain says he got hired at Interplay because he knew THAC0 better than the other guy, and went out of his way to…
Legendary PC RPG developer Tim Cain recounts how his deep knowledge of Dungeons & Dragons' THAC0 system helped him secure a job at Interplay Entertainment over another programmer. He also discusses the influence of GURPS on his career and the development of Fallout, noting that GURPS was initially considered for the game before the SPECIAL system was created.
D&D's most annoying rule helped Fallout co-creator Tim Cain get his big break at legendary RPG studio Interplay…
Fallout co-creator Tim Cain credits his knowledge of Dungeons & Dragons' THAC0 rule with helping him secure his first major game development job at Interplay. Cain explained that during his interview, his ability to recall specific THAC0 values for different classes impressed the hiring managers, leading to his role at the legendary RPG studio.
Gamer Creates Custom PS2 Box to Honor Epic D&D Campaign Finale
A gamer created a custom PlayStation 2 game box and disc to commemorate the finale of a JRPG-themed Dungeons & Dragons campaign. This project highlights the intersection of tabletop and video game cultures, with the PS2 era being a fitting choice due to its significant JRPG library. The creation serves as a testament to the personal and creative ways players celebrate meaningful gaming experiences.
CEO of Kitfox Games reckons hundreds of hours playing Civilization could be the secret to the Dwarf Fortress publisher's success: 'Maybe Kitfox wouldn't be as successful if I didn't know how to alternate between science trees and army defences'
Tanya X. Short, CEO of Kitfox Games, discusses her gaming habits and how playing games like Civilization has influenced her leadership style. She highlights the importance of 'plate spinning' in managing projects and her fondness for database games and her studio's first title, Moon Hunters.
In what may be the worst new game reveal ever, Robocop: Rogue City was briefly replaced on Steam by an unannounced World…
RoboCop: Rogue City was briefly replaced on Steam by an unannounced game titled Hunter: The Reckoning due to a publishing error by Teyon or Nacon. The mistake was quickly corrected, but not before being documented on social media and SteamDB. Hunter: The Reckoning is based on the World of Darkness tabletop RPG series.
RoboCop: Rogue City Update Accidentally Exposed a Possible Hunter: The Reckoning Game
An update for RoboCop: Rogue City on PC accidentally replaced the game's files with a build for an unannounced game, Hunter: The Reckoning. The build was playable for about 30 minutes before publisher Nacon pulled it, restoring RoboCop: Rogue City. This incident suggests a new game or remake in the Hunter: The Reckoning franchise, which is part of the World of Darkness universe.
World of Darkness lovers take note: new "Hunter" game accidentally released as a RoboCop: Rogue City update
Files for an unannounced game titled Hunter: The Reckoning were accidentally released as an update for RoboCop: Rogue City on SteamDB. The files, which included "Hunter.exe" and "HuntingSim," were quickly removed, but screenshots of a "Hunter: The Reckoning" title screen and early in-game environments have surfaced. It remains unclear if this is a new game from RoboCop developers Teyon or a different project, especially given publisher Nacon's recent insolvency filing.
