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Tuesday, July 8, 2025

New Release - West Marches Campaign Playstyle Guidebook



While not NEW new (as the West Marches Campaign Playstyle Guidebook was released in PDF in mid-May of this year, and in that time has gone Platinum for sales, the Print on Demand just went live, and both print and PDF are discounted this week.

The West Marches Campaign Playstyle Guidebook is 4.99 in PDF, 12.99 in print, and 15.99 for print plus PDF.

PS - I ordered the print plus PDF and will try to get a review up in the next few weeks.

This handbook is your guide to running and playing in a West Marches-style campaign. 

Inside, you’ll find clear, practical advice on preparing sessions, running the game, and embracing character-driven storytelling.

The West Marches method of play is perfect for modern lifestyle gaming with busy schedules and full calendars. 

Designed to be system-agnostic, this book works with any RPG and helps GMs and players alike focus on exploration, discovery, and meaningful consequence.

Whether you’re just starting out or ready to level up your game, this handbook will walk you through the process step by step.

Note: The POD is now LIVE (4th of July) and will be on SALE this first weekend. Enjoy! 


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Monday, July 7, 2025

New Release - Carcass Crawler: Issue Five


I own the first four issues of Carcass Crawler in print (and PDF), and I've thoroughly enjoyed them. Although written for OSE, the vast majority of the content is usable with the OSR system of your choice.

Carcass Crawler: Issue Five is 7.50 in PDF at DTRPG.

The fifth issue of Carcass Crawler — the official Old-School Essentials zine! Each issue is packed with new material for your games, including new character classes and races, new spells and magic items, new monsters, optional and expanded rules, referee advice, previews of in-development products, short adventures, and more!

In This Issue

  • New classes and races: Two new character classes and races. The changeling and the ratling.
  • Expanded poisons: Additional descriptive details around the 9 standard poison types, plus 11 new poison types.
  • Weapon materials: Rules for weapons of enhanced or weaker materials (e.g. silver, bone, bronze).
  • Magic swords: Tables and minor magical quirks to add flavour to the bog-standard sword +1.
  • Cantrips: Minor magicks practiced by apprentice arcane spell casters.
  • Level 0 characters: Rules for rolling up level 0 "normal human" characters, either for NPC retainers or for use in funnel adventures. Complete with tables of backgrounds and names.
  • Lake and river monsters: 8 new monsters that lurk in freshwater rivers and lakes.
  • Up Chaos River: A short adventure where PCs must travel up a chaos-infested river to save the local village. Suitable for use as a funnel adventure for a group of level 0 characters.


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Sunday, July 6, 2025

Free League Sale on DTRPG


There are several Free League titles on sale at DTRPG right now.

DragonBane* is marked down 40% - to 14.99 in PDF.

Mork Morg is marked down 40% in PDF - to 11.99

ALIEN RPG Core Rulebook is marked down 40% - to 14.99

Forbidden Lands is marked down 40% - to 14.99 in PDF

The Lord of the Rings RPG (5E) - marked down to 14.99 in PDF

Symbaroum* - marked down 40% to 14.99 in PDF (or spend a penny more and get 18 other RPGs like Power Rangers, RuneQuest, Dr Who, and more)

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