Category: Action Game

Kobayashi creates RPGs in the OSR (RPGs similar to older D&D editions but many with new innovations) space and adds innovations of his own. His RPG, Black Sword Hack – Ultimate Chaos Edition, is currently available for preorder on Kickstarter. Kobayashi was kind enough to talk to me about his […]

There was a time when finishing the mission was core to RPG play. A Different Style of Play​ If you have not played RPGs for as long as I have, this may be new to you. Goal-oriented play is an approach to gaming that was common in the early days […]

Welcome to the Bundles, Freebies, and Sales News, the weekly column at EN World that helps make sure you don’t miss out on big tabletop RPG bundles, charity fundraisers, and sales from around the internet. Bundles and Sales Note: I have included end dates when listed for the following sales, […]

Anyone with a mind to celebrate is welcomed into the House of the Merry Heart by Revelmasters Ebbe and Flo—but not while it’s being assailed by fiends. Demons have infiltrated the temple of revelry to unleash a maelstrom of violence, and if their intrusion is not brought to a swift […]

As we do on the third Thursday of every month, we’ll be updating you live on Twitch about our upcoming plans! In today’s stream we’ll be talking about: Level Up: Advanced 5E Starter Set–a gorgeous boxed set to help you ‘upgrade’ from 5E! What’s OLD is NEW Starter Set–3 adventures, […]

Over the Edge (a Jonathan Tweet RPG) includes a three-column essay by Robin Laws, “The Literary Edge” (at pp 1912-93 of my 20th Anniversary edition). Role-playing games changed forever the first time a player said, “I know it’s the best strategy, but my character wouldn’t do that.” Suddenly an aesthetic […]

Basic Roleplaying is Chaosium’s generic d100-based roleplaying game system, which powers games like Call of Cthulhu (it’s available from their website in PDF format). The game engine itself is open under the new ORC license. Over on Itch.io you can download a free 12-page char acter sheet pack for the […]

Ouch. Was there just not enough interest in keep publishing for Eberron? Exploring Eberron and Chronicles of Eberron have been consistently in the Top 10, if not Top 5, of the Most Popular Titles list on DMsGuild more or less since they released (almost three years for ExEb), so there’s […]

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