OneBookShelf and Roll20 have made a deal to offer Dms Guild content on Roll20. This will increase the amount of fan-made content available to dungeon masters tremendously. Is this also the beginning of Wizards of the Coast focusing on Roll20 for a possible acquisition? They seem to doing a bit of that these days. OneBookShelf updated their Conduct Guidelines for publishers and have rubbed a lot of creators on DriveThruRPG the wrong way. It includes limitations to external linking and price controls as well as focus on Hostile Marketing. Which is vaguely defined as any type of promotion that courts controversy or bad press for OBS. Chris is not happy and we will find out why! Alice is Missing, the text message based TTPRG created by a producer from Critical Role, has been optioned by Paramount. GenCon should be prepared to move to California and be overrun by scouts and producers from Hollywood to find the “next big thing” to make into a movie. Creative bankruptcy or trend chasing? TTRPG designers better start moving to LA and finding agents. Keyforge is back with new ownership. The card game that went on hiatus during the pandemic has been purchased Asmodee by Ghost Galaxy, a company run by former Fantasy Flight CEO, Christian T. Petersen. They are bringing along some of the principals involved in the games production so things may be able to pick up where they left off. This should be good news for fans of the unique decks built by software card game. And finally, someone has created a competitor to Itch.io by making an exact copy of the website right down to the CSS and stealing the games being sold there. They want to offer an alternative to creators that want to include NFTs and blockchain in their games. The response to these thieves will make your non-native English speaking day. #roll20 #keyforge #onebookshelf #aliceismissing Shopping on DTRPG (afilliate link): https://www.drivethrurpg.com?affiliate_id=2081746
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Astral Virtual Tabletop has suspended active development, but is exploring ways for it to continue into the future. In the meantime, Astral will remain open as long as they are able to maintain their server costs. This is sad news and hopefully there will be some company interested in keeping it going. The platform had the support of DriveThruRPG so the visibility should have helped it. The quality of their “official” content was not amazing but the software itself was quite usable. Let’s hope for the best. Following the successful 2021 Kickstarter of Pathfinder for Savage Worlds the second oldest adventure path is now being adapted to the Savage Worlds system. Curse of the Crimson Throne is now available along with the Advanced Player’s Guide adapted to Savage Worlds. All of the releases from the previous Kickstarter are also available. The website also encourages you to order directly from their website if you want the older boxed sets right away. Free RPG Day 2022 will be held on June 25th in North America and July 23rd for the rest of the world outside of North America. Many of the usual companies will be offering adventures and accessories to get new players and old ones to enjoy their hobby together. Physical items are available at your local games store and most companies offer the same content on their website in PDF form for the next month. MyMiniFactory acquires 3DC, owner of only-games.co , a leading on demand manufacturer of assets for gaming. Their vision to enable a MetaReverse for Indie 3D Creators and Makers is advancing with this acquisition. Indie Creators will soon be empowered to monetize their creations in digital & physical formats. A very exciting next step for the 3D printing space. #pathfinder #savageworlds #myminifactory #darktower #freerpgday Pathfinder for Savage Worlds Core Rulebook (afilliate link): https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/361286/PathfinderR-for-Savage-Worlds-Core-Rules?affiliate_id=2081746 Support Us by Shopping on DTRPG (afilliate link): https://www.drivethrurpg.com?affiliate_id=2081746
The Weekly LIVE 145 - Astral VTT Ends, More Savage Pathfinder, MyMiniFactory and Free RPG Day
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Mantic Games has announced that the will launch a new Boardgames Division. This will focus on family-friendly and licensed-IP games. They want to be able to create projects that will be crowd-funded on Gamefound and will be one and done including expansions that are funded. The idea is to free them from one the wargaming space and also to make games that will lead players to the existing Mantic IPs. BackerKit posts a surprise announcement that they are in beta as a full-fledged crowdfunding platform. They will officially launch in 2023 and already have over 30 companies committed to the platform. This includes Cephalofair Games, creator of the popular Gloomhaven and Frosthaven games. Isaac Childres, owner of Cephalofair, stated concerns over the announcement by Kickstarter to embrace blockchain technology that precipitated the move. BackerKit tools will still be available to Kickstarter campaigns. We were contacted by Louis Simspon, managing director of Troll Trader, telling us that our discussion of the circumstances of the closure of Secret Weapon Miniatures was completely incorrect. He referred us to a statement posted by his company and the details when compared to the Secret Weapon Kickstarter update posted by Justin McCoy, nothing matches up. The truth lies somewhere in between. We under no circumstances want to damage the reputation of Troll Trader by our discussion. They are a company I have personally bought from in the past. The details are quite interesting so we will discuss them. Following up on last week's announcement, we get a statement from the CEO of Embracer Group explaining why Saudi Arabia is a good business partner and how they discussed difficult topics prior to this investment. So we have nothing to worry about and money is money so keep feeding that machine. Just remember to wipe off the blood and human rights abuses! #manticgames #trolltrader #embracergroup Interview with Ronnie Renton of Mantic: https://youtu.be/SrPPn_TAFNs TTCombat Statement about Secret Weapon Miniatures’ https://community.ttcombat.com/2022/06/10/secret-weapon-statement/ Support Us by Shopping on DTRPG (afilliate link): https://www.drivethrurpg.com?affiliate_id=2081746
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PROLOGUE Video: https://youtu.be/s9UdDueLjGQ It is a Dark time. The One King in his Eternal Tower. Haunted by the Dark Prophecy. The Day of Dread. Reborn to prevent it. He studies the Time stream looking for answers. As the Dark One seeps into the very fabric of reality. His Devout armies surge. The slain rising from the dead. The mortal races of Elves, Dwarves, Black Bloods and the Firstborn must unite. Or all will perish as the world burns. This is the time of Chronopia and War in the Eternal Realm. Finally, the Prologue for our new Chronopia lore series is finished. With the successful Kickstarter reviving the wargame, it felt necessary to start tackling this lore. The first video is a Prologue that will bring players up to speed on the era in which the wargame is set. We will have to wait and see where the new version of the game takes the storyline, but this is how it all begins. #chronopia #lore #patreon #wargaming Special Thanks to our Patrons and Members for their generous support! Damiel Casey Nedry Matthew Robinson Orcusdorkus William Paine chud muckram Quark Fredrik Wennberg Nathaniel Wolf Libra-11 Alvaro Roberto Diaz Apac K5_SquareBody GodzillasaurusJr Join Upturned Table on YouTube to get access to: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDb0...
The Eternal Story of Chronopia: PROLOGUE PREMIERE
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Available now in 4K at: https://www.patreon.com/upturnedtable It is a Dark time. The One King in his Eternal Tower. Haunted by the Dark Prophecy. The Day of Dread. Reborn to prevent it. He studies the Time stream looking for answers. As the Dark One seeps into the very fabric of reality. His Devout armies surge. The slain rising from the dead. The mortal races of Elves, Dwarves, Black Bloods and the Firstborn must unite. Or all will perish as the world burns. This is the time of Chronopia and War in the Eternal Realm. Finally, the Prologue for our new Chronopia lore series is finished. With the successful Kickstarter reviving the wargame, it felt necessary to start tackling this lore. The first video is a Prologue that will bring players up to speed on the era in which the wargame is set. We will have to wait and see where the new version of the game takes the storyline, but this is how it all begins. #chronopia #lore #patreon #wargaming Special Thanks to our Patrons and Members for their generous support! Damiel Casey Nedry Matthew Robinson Orcusdorkus William Paine chud muckram Quark Fredrik Wennberg Nathaniel Wolf Libra-11 Alvaro Roberto Diaz Apac K5_SquareBody GodzillasaurusJr Join Upturned Table on YouTube to get access to: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDb0tLE_GnSF037Nc0WsXHw/join
The Eternal Story of Chronopia: PROLOGUE
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Secret Weapon Miniatures announced they will be closing back in August 2021. Now we have more details. It seems Trolltrader/TT Combat (TTC) has claimed claimed IP on their HD Bases Kickstarter Campaign, making it impossible for them to get the project sent out. SWM say the claims are false. This has caused the company to default on their lons with USBank who no owns their IP. Justin McCoy posted an update on the Kickstarter page regarding the status of the company. This is a sad end to a company that mande some great looking bases, paints and dungeon tiles. Teberu by the Italian company Xplored had a successful Kickstarter that is still working on hitting its fulfillment date of April 2023. There is also still the option to pledge late. IT still looks like the success of the technology will rely on partnerships with board game publishers and tabletop companies to get players to give it a shot. The system relies on an interactive tablet, bases for miniatures wirth sensors and LEDs and wireless dice. Because rolling dice with wires usually breaks the immersion. Monte Cook Games has announced plans to release an open licence for the company’s popular Cypher System that will allow independent artists to create their own titles within its rule set. The Kansas-based publisher, which handles the fantastical Numenera and Invisible Sun setting along with The Strange and kids-focused No Thank You, Evil! Series, outlined its plans in a June 7th blog post to its website. The Cypher System Open Licence will launch sometime this summer and allow designers to “freely create and market tabletop roleplaying games compatible with” the Cypher System, according to the post. The kingdom of Saudi Arabia has made another major investment in the videogame industry, investing more than $1 billion to acquire an 8.1% stake in Swedish gaming behemoth Embracer Group. The shares will be issued to Savvy Gaming Group, a games and esports-focused subsidiary of the country's Public Investment Fund. Saudi Arabia has made a number of major moves into the game space in 2022, through both the Public Investment Fund and the Electronic Gaming Development Company, which between them have made significant investments in Capcom, Nexon, Nintendo, ESL Gaming, and SNK prior to the Embracer deal. #secretweaponminis #teberu #cyphersystem #embracergroup Secret Weapon Miniatures Website: https://www.secretweaponminiatures.com/index.php?main_page=index Teberu Website: https://www.teburu.net/ Support Us by Shopping on DTRPG (afilliate link): https://www.drivethrurpg.com?affiliate_id=2081746 Opening song and mid-roll music by Kokoronome: https://kokoronome.bandcamp.com/
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It's been nearly 3 decades since The Meteorite fell and brought magic to the world. Shortly afterwards the first Brawl Arcane took place in the city of Mirage. It was originally intended as a way for Wizards to test their strength and show off their skills, but has since turned into a deadly spectator sport. Wizards now come from far and wide to settle old scores, humiliate rivals, and battle for fame and fortune in bloody magical combat. Now in its 28th year, this year's tournament is shaping up to be the deadliest yet. Spells will be cast. Crowds will cheer. Blood will be spilled. Welcome to Brawl Arcane 28! A 28mm miniature agnostic ruleset. Loosely inspired by games like Blood Bowl, Brutal Quest, The Weald, and various other Inq28 projects. These rules are designed as both gameplay rules and as a jumping off point for model conversions. The designer is still working on this game, and will be adding new Wizards, rules, gamemodes and maybe some nice illustrations. Not promising to be super quick with updates, but they are coming. #brawlarcane28 #arenabattle #skirmish #wargaming Support Us by Shopping on DTRPG (afilliate link): https://www.drivethrurpg.com?affiliate_id=2081746
Brawl Arcane 28 - A wizard duel miniatures game - Learning First Game
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It is a Dark time. The One King in his Eternal Tower. Haunted by the Dark Prophecy. The Day of Dread. Reborn to prevent it. He studies the Time stream looking for answers. As the Dark One seeps into the very fabric of reality. His Devout armies surge. The slain rising from the dead. The mortal races of Elves, Dwarves, Black Bloods and the Firstborn must unite. Or all will perish as the world burns. This is the time of Chronopia and War in the Eternal Realm. Finally! The Eternal Story of Chronopia begins. Our first video is coming soon, but will be available first to our Patrons and YouTube members. #chronopia #wargaming #lore Please consider helping us make more lore content by supporting us here: https://www.patreon.com/upturnedtable
The Eternal Story of Chronopia Teaser Trailer
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Res Nova has decided to order a tactical retreat and cancel the Warzone Eternal Kickstarter campaign regardless of the fact that they hit their funding goal on the first day. In an update posted on crowdfunding page they point to a slowdown of funding growth and complaints varying from the high price of unit boxes to the lack of painted models in the campaign page. We really hope to see a triumphant return of this game to crowdfunding or however else they want to proceed. Everyone’s heart seemed to be in the right place. It may just be that the company’s vision for the game and the fans’ expectations just didn’t line up. Goodman Games Announces Caverns of Thracia for 5E and DCC RPG. Continuing in the tradition of bringing classic adventures to new life for the next generation of fans of role-playing games, Goodman Games is proud to announce the acquisition of the acclaimed adventure The Caverns of Thracia from Judges Guild and will republish it in fully converted 5E and DCC RPG editions with a targeted release date of 2023. Coming on the heels of the acquisition of Dark Tower, The Caverns of Thracia is the second acclaimed adventure from designer Jennell Jaquays to join the Goodman Games stable. Both were originally published by Judges Guild. Several popular tabletop franchises are getting a full radio drama experience. Earlier this month, Aconyte Games, a publishing house owned by board game maker Asmodee, announced an audiobook partnership with Graphic Audio. Under the partnership Graphic Audio will produce twelve of Aconyte's novels into dramatized audiobook adaptations, with sound effects, cinematic music, and a full cast. The first of these books – Wrath of N'Kai" by Josh Reynolds – was released on May 16th. Five other Arkham Horror books, three Twilight Imperium novels, and three Zombicide books will also get adapted into cinematic audiobooks. The Embracer Group has announced its preservationist Embracer Games Archive. So far collected "50,000 videogames, consoles, and accessories" in its vault in Karlstad, Sweden. A team consisting of a CEO, archivist, assistant, technical engineer, and supply manager runs the archive. Is this a good thing or does Embracer just have trouble keeping its tentacles off of everything? #warzone #goodmangames #arkhamhorror #embracergroup KokoroNoMe on Bandcamp: https://kokoronome.bandcamp.com/ KokoroNoMe "Izumi" Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_K-3QCauQo Graphic Audio Arkham Offerings on Website: https://www.graphicaudiointernational.net/our-productions/series/arkham-horror.html Goodman Games Dark Tower Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/devillich/original-adventures-reincarnated-7-the-dark-tower Support Us by Shopping on DTRPG (afilliate link): https://www.drivethrurpg.com?affiliate_id=2081746
The Weekly LIVE 142 - Warzone Eternal Cancelled, Caverns of Thracia, Embracer and Arkham Audiobooks
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