Deal of the Day - Big Rubble (RuneQuest)

My history with RuneQuest, Classic RuneQuest, started in 86 or 87, when I bought the hardback rules along with the box sets of Pavis & Big Rubble at an RPG convention at Columbia University. The boxes were shelf worn, but still in their wrap, and I believe I snagged it all for 20 bucks. Little did I know this would be the first time I'd ever run a sandbox (or even know that's what the experience was), but we had a blast that summer, with our party exploring Big Rubble, and going back to Pavis in between adventuring. Yes, I have some very special memories of Big Rubble ;)

Today's Deal of the Day is none other than Big Rubble (1983 edition) in all of its original glory. Normally 14.99 in PDF, and it is on sale for a mere 3 bucks in PDF until tomorrow morning.

THE BIG RUBBLE is the perfect hunting ground for both prospective and veteran adventurers. From the relative safety of the frontier town of New Pavis, exploration parties may venture forth into the Rubble to once again tap the treasures and magics buried in its ruins. They will be aided and hindered by the guards and bureaucrats of the occupying Lunar empire.

The Big Rubble is a vast area enclosed by giant-build walls of solid stone. Once it was the site of Robcradle, an ancient Jrusteli city, and then it held the magnificent capital of the hero Pavis. Only thousands of acres of ruin and destruction now remain, full of robbers, outcasts, and inhuman monsters.

The Rubble Guide provides background describing the creation of the ruins, tells of major areas within the giant walls and of 49 points of interest within those areas, examines the vegetable guardians of the Elven Garden, hints at how to get in and out of the Rubble, illustrates four types of Rubble ruins, contains general and specific encounters, and reveals the cult of Yelorna.

The nine scenarios in the Episodes book explore some of the many exciting places within the Rubble. Griffin Gate is the main entrance for legal adventuring parties, and this scenario includes three separate episodes occurring within the gate area. Wolfhead's Lair, Raid of Yelorna, The Devil's Playground, Krang's Table, and the Puzzle Canal introduce the manifold gangs who survive through incessant raid and plunder within the Rubble. Temple at Feroda takes the adventurers south, beyond the walls, to the mouth of the Zola Fel River. Each of those adventures requires one or two evenings to complete. Dozens of additional scenarios will develop as sidelights from the nine given here or from the plentiful descriptions provided.

Several "official" Lunar Empire forms have been included to license and annoy hapless adventurers. No one is allowed back into the safety of New Pavis without their Adventurer's License, and few except for trolls, elves, broos, and ogres dare to live in the Rubble.

The book also includes designer's notes and a detailed index. The PDF is fully bookmarked, with a fully hyperlinked Table of Contents and Index.

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Kickstarter - Delver 11 & 12: Old School RPG Resources for GMs and Players

Delver is a magazine for Referees and Players of OSR fantasy roleplaying games.

I did not realize it was time for the next issues of Delver. Truly an excellent resource for the OSR DM. Time to put my money down for Delver 11 & 12 - Print plus PDF for the 2 issues is 22 bucks plus shipping - in my case 8 bucks shipping to NYC.

Delver magazine (zine-format, 5.5 " wide x 8.5" tall) is a third-party resource for GMs and Players of OSR fantasy RPGs such as Old-School Essentials, ShadowDark, Swords & Sorcery, and Basic Fantasy RPG.

OSR games offer a fantasy roleplaying game experience to players looking for a return to the style and feel of classic dungeon crawling, and Delver seeks to offer Game Masters and players of OSR games additional aids in the form of adventures, articles, random tables, new magic items and much more. The content in every issue of Delver magazine, however, will also be useful to GMs and players of other fantasy RPGs with some minor tweaks; most of it will require ZERO changes!

The primary features of Delver magazine are the random charts and tables. Each issue will contain pages and pages of random charts that can be used before or during a session. Each page has a theme or subject, typically with four to six tables that pertain to that topic. For example, the What's in that Cube? page from Delver #2  rolls up the contents of a Gelatinous Cube wandering monster... download this sample page using the link beneath the following image.

 

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Humble Bundle - The Best of Warhammer RPGs

I have some extremely fond memories of running Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay back in the 80s and had my first self-inflicted by the part TPK. When I was returning to RPGs, my initial return was via Dark Herasy for Warhammer 40k via Fantasy Grounds. Damn, I really do enjoy the Warhammer Universe RPGs.

Humble Bundle is currently offering The Best of Warhammer RPGs as their latest RPG Bundle. This is a rare bundle where even the $1 level offers a Starter Set (Soulbound). 18 bucks get your three core rules (WFRP 4e, Soulbound, and Wrath & Glory) and a bunch of adventures and supplements.

RPGs spanning the worlds of Warhammer

Whether you’re partial to Space Marines, Stormcast Eternals, or good ol’ greenskins and high elves, this bundle of Warhammer pen-and-paper RPGs from Cubicle 7 will bring eternities of adventure to your table! If you seek adventure in the 41st century, Warhammer 40,000: Wrath & Glory will immerse your RPG group in the galaxy’s grimdark battles and heretical nightmares. If your tastes run classic, Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay puts the entirety of the beloved Old World at your fingertips. And if you want to explore a realm of high fantasy, magitech, and post-apocalyptic horror, Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Soulbound invites you to forge your group’s destiny in a gods-shattered realm.

Pay what you want for over 20 books, supplements, game aids, and more resources for these three thrilling Warhammer RPG systems, and help support Children's Health Ireland with your purchase!

 

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News: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles & Other Strangeness Role-Playing Game is Back!

Yep, The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles & Other Strangeness Role-Playing Game is returning from Palladium Books via Kickstarter on October 31st, 2023. I played it a bit back in the day but never owned the rules. I guess that will be corrected shortly ;)

From the press release:

Westland, MI – October 13, 2023 – Palladium Books and Paramount Consumer Products have joined forces to reissue the ever-popular role-playing game Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles & Other Strangeness.

The beloved, out-of-print Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles role-playing game and its sourcebooks are sought-after collector items that have enthralled generations since its release in 1985 as one of the first licensed TMNT products. They are returning to print as two deluxe hardcover collections of the RPG and sourcebooks. Each is being completely remastered by industry veteran Sean Owen Roberson and presented in full color, and Kevin Eastman, co-creator of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, will also provide a new painted cover.

Bonus material includes an array of new artwork, never before seen behind-the-scenes info and art, plus remembrances and tributes by renowned comic book and RPG creators including Eastman, Peter Laird, Freddie E. Williams II, Steven Cummings, Sophie Campbell, David Petersen, and many more.

“This is incredibly exciting! I am 1000% onboard to help bring this historic and original TMNT Role Playing Game series back in a truly deluxe collector’s edition that will thrill original fans and open the door for new ones,” said Eastman. “I've made all my archives available for expanded behind-the-scenes content as well as a few top-secret surprises you need to be part of. Stay tuned!”

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles & Other Strangeness Kickstarter

The Kickstarter campaign, launching October 31, 2023, will offer a host of mind-blowing Kickstarter exclusives: TMNT miniatures based on the role-playing game, dice sets, variant book covers, art prints by legacy TMNT creatives, a card deck, and more, including special stretch goals to entice role-playing fans and TMNT fans alike. All products ship in 2024. To be among the first to hear about the entire exciting slate of releases, creators, exclusives and stretch goals to be unlocked with your support, be sure to go to the Kickstarter page and subscribe for updates.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/palladiumbooks/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-and-other-strangeness

About Palladium Books®

Palladium Books was established in 1981 by visionary game designer Kevin Siembieda, renowned for his world-building. Together he and Erick Wujcik created one of the best-selling and most beloved RPGs of all time, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles & Other Strangeness. Other popular Palladium RPG titles over the years include Rifts, Robotech, Heroes Unlimited, Ninjas & Superspies, Palladium Fantasy RPG, Nightbane, and Dead Reign, among many others.

For more information visit the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles & Other Strangeness Kickstarter starting October 31 or www.palladiumbooks.com

About Paramount Consumer Products

Paramount Consumer Products oversees all licensing and merchandising for Paramount (Nasdaq: PARA, PARAA), a leading global media and entertainment company that creates premium content and experiences for audiences worldwide. Driven by iconic consumer brands, Paramount Consumer Products’ portfolio includes a diverse slate of brands and content from BET, CBS (including CBS Television Studios and CBS Television Distribution), Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon, Paramount Pictures and SHOWTIME®. With properties spanning animation, live-action, preschool, youth and adult, Paramount Consumer Products is committed to creating the highest quality product for some of the world’s most beloved, iconic franchises. To view our range of consumer products and Paramount branded apparel, visit ParamountShop.com.

 

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Kickstarter - The End of Everything: Epic 5e Adventure to Save the World (Frog GodGames)

Crops are failing, the undead rise, an ancient evil stirs in the north, and even magic seems tainted — why is everything failing?

I enjoy campaign books that take characters from 1st to name level or beyond, even if I don't always run them. They offer value for money, and a well-written campaign will entertain for months or longer.

The End of Everything Kickstarter is written by Alex Kammer and Alan Patrick. Alex has been writing some SOLID RPG adventures for years, and his gaming convention, GameHole, is one of the best one can attend. My only complaint is that the only flavor it comes in is 5e. 

Is there a group of adventurers that has the grit, bravery, and tenacity to stop The End of Everything?

Sure ... massive, sprawling, and dangerous D&D campaigns are cool, but what about one imbued with the cosmic horror of the Cthulhu mythos?! If you dare, dive into the pages of this enormous new campaign adventure: The End of Everything!

Epic Adventure, Full Campaign

The End of Everything is a brand-new and 100%-finished campaign and setting book that takes characters from 1st through 12th level. As soon as this Kickstarter campaign concludes, backers at the $25 pledge level and above will receive a link to download the full PDF of the book. The book features entirely new material and information regarding the fascinating Haunted Steppes region of The Lost Lands, including revised and more detailed regional maps; several new town and village maps and accompanying setting lore; many new and expanded monsters; the Gnoll, a new playable race; the Geomancer, a new arcane tradition; four new setting-specific character backgrounds; new magic items; new and simple mass combat rules (why would anyone need that? 😊); and, of course, Corruption Value, a new game mechanic described below.

REMEMBER! The entire project is complete and will deliver digitally shortly after the Kickstarter campaign ends.

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Bundle of Holding - Kult: Divinity Lost

I have a first printing of Kult somewhere in storage. Can't believe it's over 30 years old at this point. It was a very interesting read at the time.

Currently on Bundle of Holding is Kult: Divinity Lost.

We've resurrected our October 2020 Kult: Divinity Lost Bundle featuring the 2018 Helmgast edition of the acclaimed tabletop roleplaying game of contemporary horror Kult. The world around us is a lie, and humanity is trapped in Illusion. By discovering the truth about our prison, our captors, our hidden past, and our Shadow selves, player characters hope to awaken from their induced sleep and take control of a stolen destiny. Funded in a February 2016 Kickstarter campaign, Kult: Divinity Lost updates the original 1991 Kult with a new rules set Powered by the Apocalypse. But just as before, death in Kult is only the beginning. Escape your nightmares, strike bargains with demons, and try to stay alive in a world full of pain.

(Content warning: Kult has always been, and remains, a game of visceral and psychological horror about madness, sex, brutality, and death.)

For just US$14.95 you get all three titles in this revived offer's Starter Collection (retail value $49) as DRM-free ebooks, including the complete Kult: Divinity Lost core rulebook, the GM Screen, and the Reference Deck.

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I Tried to get Some Stuff Done, and was Almost Successful...

Late post today because I had plans, I worked on said plans, and I didn't quite finish....

...and I was going to post about it here as a bit of a brag.

A few months ago I had picked up a Dungeons & Dragons Tower of Doom arcade cabinet and this weekend it was time to do a light refresh (not quite a restoration). The cabinet was in generally good shape, but it has had it's fair share of dings and dents, along with some half-assed repairs (mostly just a quick slap of paint). The veneer had been peeled off on part of the side, so I first had to remove all of the veneer, which was a pain in the ass. That I got done last weekend, along with some structural filler (i.e. "fancy" wood spackle) and a coat of primer.

This weekend involved getting the finish coats on, some wheels, and replacing the locks and internal marquee lighting. The &^$!@ keys were somehow locked inside the damned thing and I was able to pick one lock, but the other....well luckily I had a small through-hole that I could use a 30" screwdriver to reach through the cabinet and unscrew the back of the one lock. I bought that tool wondering if I'd ever get to use it, and this weekend I was damned glad I had!

I got it mostly done and inside, but I still need to clean the front and do a little touch-up on the paint where I wasn't as careful as I could have been bringing it in. When I get it's future home squared away then I'll be comfortable taking picks, bragging about it, but more importantly...play the damned thing. 

Of course this wasn't my only project this weekend. I had also picked up a can/bottle vending machine for my game room and I man-handled that beast (It's 568 pounds.....) into the house, got it all cleaned up and plugged in. Works like a champ, but the machine is too loud. Ugh, so then I had to man-handle that beast back out of the house (thankfully that part was easier) so it can no live in the garage. So any future gamers at my house will have to go outside to grab a soda or beer.

Sorry guys, that's just how it has to be....

...at least until I can get my other two machines fixed & serviced. They're bottle only though and one is missing the keys, which seems to be a theme this weekend. I had to go get a special lockpick set for that and watch a bunch of videos on how to use said lockpick.

Clearly I'm one of those guys that collect shit of all types....

Kickstarter - Familiar RPG Coins

At a gaming session, in your pocket, or on display - keep your favorite Familiar with you at all times with these large Familiar Coins!

I'm a sucker for dice, but even more so, I'm a sucker for fantasy coins. Artwork that can be held, put in your pocket, and looked at at random is simply something very special to me. 

The Familiar RPG Coins Kickstarter offers these 1/4 pound coins - they ARE large, for 22 bucks each - 5 coins can be had for 100 plus shipping (and they ship in time for the December Holidays). I'm in for 5 for Rach and myself - thinking cat, owl, pseudodragon, rat, and one other. Fun times!

Goliath Coins are incredibly detailed, large metal coins, with sculpted 3D art.  Each coin comes with a display stand.

This series of Goliath Coins features "Familiar RPG Coins" and consists of ten different Familiars!

You can keep your favorite Familiar with you at all times - at a gaming session, in your pocket, or on display!

They can also be used as a game marker, first player token, game prop, inspiration token, deck topper, card guard, or good luck piece.  

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Kickstarter - How to Make a Fantasy Sandbox (Bat in the Attic)

A book that teaches you how to create a hex crawl-formatted setting for a fantasy sandbox campaign.

Rob Conley writes about "How to make a fantasy sandbox." Need I say more?

What is a Hexcrawl-formatted setting?

A hex grid is placed over a map of the setting with each hex numbered. The hex location of the various locales such as lairs, are noted and arranged into an index.  This format provides a convenient way to reference detailed local information within the setting.

You can look at the map, see the hex number the location is in, and then look it up quickly in the book. It works in reverse as well. You can read about a location in the book, which will have its hex location noted in the text. Then look up where it is on the map quickly.

This allows for easy access to dozens if not hundreds of detailed locations scattered across the setting map. 

Hexcrawls and Sandbox Campaigns

Sandbox campaigns are distinguished by the fact the players drive the campaign forward by their choices. While there are many types of sandbox campaigns, one common type is where the group arrives at a location on the map and begins exploring the region.

Regardless of the type of sandbox that is being run, the possibility exists that the players will decide that they need to head west instead of east in pursuit of their goals.  The ease of looking locations up makes the hexcrawl-formatted setting a useful tool for the referee trying to keep ahead of their players while running a sandbox campaign.

How to Make a Fantasy Sandbox will teach you how to make a hexcrawl-formatted setting and explain what details are important to include to handle the different types of sandbox campaigns.  

Rewards

This project is offering three rewards:

• How to Make a Fantasy Sandbox (Digest PDF/Book, 150+ pages)
• The Isle of Pyade Setting (Digest PDF/Book, 50+ pages)
• Blackmarsh Revised Layout (Digest Book, 39 pages)

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GoFundMe - Ernie "The Barbarian" Gygax Needs Aid

 Without further commentary:

Dave Conant is organizing this fundraiser.

We have a friend in need...can you help?

Ernie “The Barbarian” Gygax has been in many D&D battles in his life being the eldest son of the co-creator of the D&D game. Now, he is in a fight for his very life – in fact, he has been in-and-out of hospitals and in-and-out of critical condition over the last few months. He even died for several minutes this past week, but was able to be revived. I won't go into many details, but he has a heart defect that results in not enough blood being pumped through his body and, more importantly, not delivered to vital organs...like the kidney. That means, in addition to heart issues, he is also needing dialysis to help the kidney to do it's job. Like any barbarian though, he keeps fighting – winning each individual battle so far, but he's getting wary and frustrated by his body's growing weaknesses.

The initial reason for this fundraising campaign is to help Ernie and Donna with the medical bills that are already mounting AND to help cover some of the hotel expenses for Donna (Ernie's significant other, soulmate, and Health Care POA), while she stays by Ernie's side every day at the hospital helping him through this and making some VERY difficult medical decisions along the way. Going forward with the time he has left, even accounting for the best possible situation, Ernie will need to follow strict guidelines and be severely limited in his activities...but HOPES that he and Donna can once again offer a place at their home in Lake Geneva for gamers to stop by and roll some dice.

Did you know that:

• The cost for an Air Ambulance (Life Flight) is between $12,000 - $25,000 (used twice),
• Average Ambulance transport in Wisconsin is $1,200 (used twice)
• Average for 1 Day in ICU/Critical Care: Numbers vary widely depending on how sick you are, but an average of $8,000-10,000 is typical – more the first few days and a little less beyond that (More than 10 WEEKS in 4 different hospitals.),
• Average for 1 Day of regular hospital care for heart issue patients is $4,000 (Used 15-20 days),
• Most insurance plans only pay up to 80% of those costs (if they pay them at all)

Today Ernie is fighting for his life...tomorrow they'll both be fighting to dig out from the pile of bills – even with insurance picking up a good portion of that tab. He has used all of those expensive services multiple times during his struggle over the last few months plus many doctor visits for months before that as he began feeling the affects of his body's weakening. Between the various ambulance services, hospitals, numerous doctors, procedures, medications and services provided, they'll be getting bills for many months.

Please lend your aide and contribute what you're able to help a gaming community friend in need.

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Bundle of Holding - The Arcane Library

For many of us in the OSR, Kelsey Dionne came out of nowhere with Shadowdark, but the reality is she was publishing 5e material for a while before she struck gold in the OSR market.

Well, The Arcane Library, Kelsey's publishing label, is one of the current bundles over at Bundle of Holding.

For just US$9.95 you get all eleven titles in our Arcane Collection (retail value $45) as DRM-free ebooks:

Eight D&D Fifth Edition horror modules: Masque of the Worms (for 1st-level characters), Valley of the Gilded Tower (level 2), Crypts of Azarumme (level 3), Watchers in the Dark (level 4), The Snow Stalkers (level 5), Beneath the Black Rose (level 6), The Curse of Wardenwood (level 7), and The Horror Within (level 8)

A 20th-level adventure in a live volcano, Fires of Iskh

The Ultimate Combat Cards Full Set with hundreds of print-and-cut reference cards for all the monsters, spells, and items in the D&D System Reference Document

And we also include the free Shadowdark RPG Quickstart Set

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Bundle of Holding - Best Left Buried RPG

Well, although Best Left Buried declares itself as "old-school fantasy-horror tabletop roleplaying", I can't identify the old-school RPG it is seeking to emulate. Still, you can peek at what is essentially the Best Left Behind SRD and decide for yourself if you like what you see before buying in. I find the D6-based system interesting enough to put down just over 20 bucks, and it might become another option for convention and pick-up games for me.

Cryptdigger! This all-new Best Left Buried Bundle presents Best Left Buried, the rules-light fantasy horror tabletop roleplaying game from SoulMuppet Publishing where the monsters are scary and the players are scared. Players take the role of Cryptdiggers, professional dungeon-divers who venture underground in search of riches. Cryptdiggers brave dark tunnels, solve cryptic puzzles, and face terrifying monsters. Characters who survive might be permanently changed by their experience. They are often broken, beaten, and diminished – as ruined as the crypts themselves.

Pay just US$7.95 to get the DRM-free .PDF Deeper compilation, funded in a September 2020 Kickstarter campaign, of all three core books for the Best Left Buried line: Cryptdigger's Guide to Survival, Doomsayer's Guide to Horror, and Hunter's Guide to Monsters (plus the free Best Left Buried Zini Edition), along with three short "Expanded Character Options" supplements: Ancestries, Consequences, and Heroic.

And if you pay more than the threshold price of $20.15, you'll level up and also get our entire Bonus Collection with five more adventures and supplements worth an additional $70, including the 308-page sandbox campaign Throne of Avarice and four old-school hexcrawl modules – Beneath the Missing Sea, Darkling Seas of Islesmere, Spoils of the Gorgon Coast, and Spy in the House of Eth.

 

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Deal of the Day - Night's Black Agents

There's been a lot of talk about the GUMSHOE RPG Engine, which is the engine that powers Night's Back Agents. I like what I've read about the engine, and I really like the implied setting for Night's Black Agents, but I think I'd want to be a player in such a game and not the GM. Hmmmm.

Today's Deal of the Day is Night's Black Agents. Normally 24.95 in PDF, until tomorrow morning it is on sale for 4.99.

Night’s Black Agents brings the GUMSHOE engine to the spy thriller genre, combining the propulsive paranoia of movies like Ronin and The Bourne Identity with supernatural horror straight out of Bram Stoker. Investigation is crucial, but it never slows down the action, which explodes with expanded options for bone-crunching combat, high-tech tradecraft, and adrenaline-fueled chases.

Updating classic Gothic terrors for the postmodern age, Night’s Black Agents presents thoroughly modular monstrosity: GMs can build their own vampires, mashup their own minions, kitbash their own conspiracies to suit their personal sense of style and story. Rules options let you set the level of betrayal, grit, and action in your game. Riff from the worked examples or mix and match vampiric abilities, agendas, and assets for a completely custom sanguinary spy saga.

The included hook adventure gets the campaign going; the included city setting shows you what might be clotting in Marseilles’ veins even now. Rack silver bullets in your Glock, twist a UV bulb into your Maglite, and keep watching the mirrors … and pray you’ve got your vampire stories straight.

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MACE Vol 2 has been Relaunched

This isn't actually a re-post from July....

James Shields has re-launched his MACE Volume 2 Zine and it has basically a week & a half and a bit of funding to go.....basically he only needs 110 basic backers.

I'd personally recommend going with the $15 backer level so you get the POD and PDF versions. If you go with that first hyperlink I posted, you'll get a bit of a mini-review but I'll TL;DR it for you: James definitely gets PDF usage and made a great product with options to fit how you might want to, I don't know....actually use the zine at your table.

I won't go full rant, but I hate when publishers make a shitty PDF as an after-thought....and I've seen some real stinkers (like a huge high-res PDF that didn't allow printing....and it was a map!), so when I come across a squared-away PDF product, I will make a big deal of it.

This particular volume is all about Villains....unfortunately it'll be too late to use said villains in a Halloween adventure (should've backed back in July if that was an issue), but that's how these things go.

Now I'm clearly biased here and I'll be honest enough to admit I'm being a bit on the selfish side here promoting this Kickstarter....I want my copy and that won't happen if you don't try to get one as well....

Humble Bundle - Vampire: The Masquerade: Month of Darkness

I guess if you are going to put Vampire: The Masquerade up on Humble Bundle, you probably can't choose a better month than October.

The Vampire Bundle is one of those with a physical option for your purchase - 40 bucks (plus shipping) gets you all the books in PDF AND the Rivals card game. I've quickly learned that non-standard card games are NOT up my alley.

Without the card game, the PDF-only option for the Vampire Bundle clocks in at 18 bucks for 20 items/PDFs. I rarely find the 12-buck price point to have value, and the dollar basement level is often hit or miss.

I haven't looked at Vampire and the other titles in what was then The World of Darkness in decades and never had the opportunity to run a session, let alone play one, but the setting itself was an enjoyable read. 

 

Take your first step into the eternal night of Vampire: The Masquerade with this bundle of digital RPG rulebooks & supplements—plus the physical Rivals card game!

Get everything you need to start running RPGs in the storied World of Darkness, including digital rulebooks for both Vampire: The Masquerade and Hunter: The Reckoning, a host of sourcebooks covering the setting’s darkest mysteries, and a selection of adventures to get your campaign up and running.

When you pay $40 or more, you’ll also get the boxed Vampire: The Masquerade Rivals, a thrilling expandable card game set in the World of Darkness, as well as The Wolf and the Rat expansion and two bonus promo cards (shipping and handling not included). Succumb to the deadly allure of this legendary RPG setting, and help support charity with your purchase.

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Free OSR - Melee (The Fantasy Trip)

I've agreed to run a session of the Fantasy Trip at NTRPG 2024 in June of next year, so I need to tighten up my rules knowledge. Well, color me surprised to find Melee, the combat rules of The Fantasy Trip for Free at DTRPG in PDF. Woot!

A classic game of fantasy combat. Create characters in just a few minutes – then send them into the arena. Winners become stronger and faster for the next battle. Losers die.

Each counter in this fast-moving game is a single warrior. Players choose weapons and tactics for their fighters, and send them into combat against men, beasts, or monsters – to victory, or death.

This is the basic combat system for The Fantasy Trip For the basic magic system, pick up Wizard. For ready-to-use adventures perfect for solo or group play, check out Death Test. And for 40 – yes, forty! – postcard adventures, download The Fantasy Trip 2019 Postcard Contest collection absolutely FREE!

 

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