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The Weekly LIVE 234 – Edgerunners Game, Enemy Within Bundle, D&D LEGOs, Coriolis: The Great Dark and Jim Ward Passes

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Cyberpunk Edgerunners: Combat Zone Miniatures Game is inspired by the animated series “Cyberpunk: Edgerunners,” this miniatures game by Monster Fight Club, R. Talsorian Games, and CD Projekt Red offers fast-paced skirmishes in Night City. The game utilizes Monster Fight Club’s [RE]action game engine for responsive gameplay, allowing characters to act dynamically without rigid turn structures.

Players can choose between embodying the Edgerunners or the Arasaka Corporation’s cyber-enhanced suits, each with distinct abilities. The starter box includes figures, cards, a game board, terrain, and various components for gameplay customization. The game’s release date is yet to be announced.

Humble Bundle launches the Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay: The Enemy Within Humble Bundle. Cubicle 7’s remastered five-part campaign “The Enemy Within” is offered in a Humble Bundle, along with other Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay materials. A portion of the proceeds from the bundle supports Children’s Health Ireland. The bundle includes various books and adventures, offering an extensive library for Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay enthusiasts. The complete bundle is valued at $288, with a minimum US$1 to get the Starter Set.

LEGO reveals its first Dungeons & Dragons set, the “D&D Red Dragon’s Tale,” developed in collaboration with Wizards of the Coast. The set features a tavern, dungeon, tower, and a buildable red dragon named Cinderhowl, along with six LEGO minifigures and other brick-built monsters. Wizards of the Coast provides a bespoke adventure for the set, available for LEGO Insiders as a free digital download. The set will be priced at $359.99 and released on April 4, 2024, with pre-orders expected to open soon. 

The 2nd Edition of Free League’s Sci-Fi RPG Coriolis, titled The Great Dark, was launched on Kickstarter and achieved rapid success, reaching its funding goal within seven minutes. The game promises a fresh take on space exploration, featuring enigmatic ruins, ancient gods, and dangers lurking in the depths of outer space. Players take on the role of explorers venturing into the Great Dark, facing challenges like the cataclysmic Blight while seeking artifacts and knowledge to save their home, Ship City. The game draws inspiration from 19th-century polar expeditions, deep-sea diving, and pulp archaeology, emphasizing mystery, wonder, and stunning visuals. The rule system is based on the acclaimed Year Zero Engine, offering mechanics for character generation, combat, exploration, and expeditions. The Kickstarter campaign also offers a boxed campaign setting, The Flowers of Algorab, and various exclusive backer rewards. 

The passing of RPG legend James M. Ward, known for his contributions to Dungeons & Dragons, Metamorphosis Alpha, and other seminal games, was announced, marking a significant loss for the RPG community.

 #edgerunners  #enemywithin #WFRP #coriolis #LEGO

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Coriolis: The Great Dark Kickstarter:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1192053011/coriolis-the-great-dark-rpg-explore-a-lost-horizon

Chaosium Design Challenge:
https://www.chaosium.com/blogthe-basic-roleplaying-design-challenge/

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The Weekly LIVE 232 – Chaosium Design Challenge, Dune Bundle, Grimdark CoD, Mass Effect Board Game and Alien Nexus

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Chaosium, the creator of Call of Cthulhu and RuneQuest, is hosting the Basic Roleplaying: Universal Game Engine Design Challenge, offering a total of $10,000 in cash prizes to amateur tabletop RPG designers. The challenge invites participants worldwide to create new tabletop titles using Chaosium’s Basic Roleplaying engine. Contest entries must use the 2023 release of the Basic Roleplaying: Universal Game Engine core book, and entrants can submit digital or physical projects. The goal is to financially assist new designers, and shortlisted entries have the chance to be published. The submission window is open until May 31st, with prizes including $500 for 10 shortlisted projects and additional cash prizes for the top three winners.

Humble is offering a comprehensive Dune: Adventures in the Imperium TTRPG bundle for $18, featuring core rulebooks, character sheets, and other supplementary materials worth $200. The bundle includes everything needed for the Dune tabletop setting, with PDFs for various components. Purchasers also receive a 50% discount on physical Dune: Adventures in the Imperium products from the Modiphus store.

As part of the Season 2 Reloaded update for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III, a collaboration with Warhammer 40,000 brings three new Warhammer-themed Store Bundles. Inspired by Space Marines, Sisters of Battle, and the Astra Militarum, these bundles feature Operator Skins, melee weapons, Weapon Blueprints, and custom tracers. Additionally, a new Juggermosh game mode is introduced, with Space Marines participating. Players who purchase the Space Marines Tracer Pack gain access to exclusive Juggernaut Recon Killstreak Skins. The Space Marines Tracer Pack is set to release on March 11th, followed by the Sisters of Battle and Astra Militarum packs on March 14th. Limited-time in-game events and accessories are also part of the collaboration.

Modiphius has announced a new Mass Effect board game called “Mass Effect: the Board Game – Priority: Hagalaz.” Designed by Eric M. Lang and Calvin Wong Tze Loon, the co-operative, story-driven game is set during the events of Mass Effect 3. Players control Shepard, Liara, Tali, Wrex, and Garrus on a mission to prepare an ancient alien superweapon, the Crucible, to defeat the Reapers. The game features a branching narrative campaign, card-driven AI, and evolving stories that respond to players’ actions. The board game allows for 1-4 players, with highly detailed plastic miniatures of the characters.

Demiplane and Free League Publishing have introduced “Alien RPG Nexus,” a digital platform for Alien: The Roleplaying Game. This platform offers a full digital suite for campaigns, including rulebooks, character sheets, and dice. Alien RPG Nexus aims to provide an easily accessible way to run campaigns and features everything needed for players to engage with the Alien franchise in a digital format.

#chaosium #dunerpg #alienrpg #masseffect

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The Weekly LIVE 223 – Neverending D&D and 2023 in Review

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Is one neverending Dungeons and Dragons edition a mistake?

We take a look at 2023 in all its WotC bashing, OGL mishap glory!

Plus the final Brinkwatch of 2023!

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The Weekly LIVE 221 – Revised PHB 2024, Hasbro Xmas Layoffs, Shadow Scar RPG and Building Better Worlds

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The upcoming Revised Player’s Handbook for Dungeons & Dragons is set to be released in 2024. The new handbook will be the largest ever, featuring more pages and 48 subclasses (four for each of the 12 classes), along with new spells, feats, and weapon rules. Notably, the backgrounds will now impact a character’s starting ability scores and provide a special feat at first level. The Revised edition is designed to be compatible with the current fifth edition material, allowing players to use it alongside existing products. There will also be an upcoming Revised editions of the Dungeon Master’s Guide and Monster Manual in 2024, providing a campaign setting, adventures, and over 500 monsters, including new creatures and tweaked versions of familiar ones. Additionally, it highlights other D&D books expected in 2024, such as updated classic dungeon crawls, an anthology called “Quests from the Infinite Staircase,” and an all-new adventure called “Vecna: Eve of Ruin,” featuring the return of the iconic villain. These releases coincide with the 50th anniversary of D&D’s publication and the Year of the Dragon in 2024.

Hasbro, the parent company of Wizards of the Coast (WotC), has announced layoffs of 1,100 employees, in addition to the previously downsized 800, just before the holidays. This decision is part of Hasbro’s strategic transformation to modernize and streamline its organization, citing challenging market conditions in the toy industry. Despite record years for Dungeons & Dragons and Magic: The Gathering, the restructuring aims to refocus Hasbro on “fewer, bigger, better brands.” The layoffs include various roles, such as game designers and art directors, sparking criticism for the disparity between the company’s success and the job cuts. Wizards of the Coast’s upcoming releases for 2024, including Dungeons & Dragons’ 50th-anniversary celebration, remain unaffected. The move is part of Hasbro’s broader effort to optimize costs and reshape its organization. Critics question the company’s priorities, emphasizing CEO Chris Cocks’ substantial compensation and raising concerns about the impact on game development and support.

Talsorian Games has revealed the upcoming release of “Shadow Scar,” an anime-inspired RPG scheduled for 2024. Created by Cody Pondsmith, lead designer of The Witcher RPG and co-designer of Cyberpunk RED, the game revolves around the Shadow Scar Agency, a covert group of ninja defending multiple dimensions from interdimensional monsters. Drawing inspiration from anime series like Naruto and Demon Slayer, the game features a diverse range of dimensions, each influenced by Japanese folklore, pulp noir, steampunk, and alternate history. The unique character creation draws from six shinobi clans, resembling the monster-hunting schools in The Witcher. The game introduces a new d6-based system called Mosaic, designed for a quicker and lighter gaming experience compared to the Interlock system. Cultural consultants are being consulted for the Japanese setting to ensure an authentic portrayal. The release is anticipated in 2024, starting with a Starter Set and followed by a full launch line, including the core rulebook, miniatures, and accessories.

Free League Publishing has announced a new campaign book for Alien: The Roleplaying Game called “Building Better Worlds.” Set in the Alien universe, the campaign involves exploring a moon turned into a colony, facing calamities and mysteries. The $47 book is available for pre-order and is set to be released digitally and physically on January 16, 2024. The campaign includes new characters, gear, ships, and alien species, offering an expanded experience for players. The campaign book aims to provide tools for running a full open-world campaign within the Alien RPG universe, featuring exploration, colonization, and encounters with extraterrestrial creatures.

#hasbro #dnd #alienrpg #shadowscar

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Dragonbane by Free League – Actual Play: Riddermound Full Session from the Quickstart/Starter Box

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We are playing the adventure in the Quickstart from the Dragonbane Kickstarter: Rittermound. This is the latest edition of Drakar och Demoner which is being published for the first time in English. 

The players are Matt, Will and Andre playing their choice of pre-gens from the adventure:

ARCHMASTER AODHAN – Human Wizard – Elementalist (Will)

MAKANDER OF HALFBAY – Malard Knight (Matt)

ORLA MOONSILVER – Elf Hunter (Andre)

RIDDERMOUND

“Deep in the vast forests of the Misty Vale lies a burial mound called the Riddermound. It is a feared place, haunted by the undead form of a powerful knight in the dragon emperor’s service – but the death knight is also said to be watching over hidden treasures.”

This adventurer is designed to be a quick introduction to Dragonbane and its rules. At the end of this PDF there are five pre-generated player characters for the players to choose from.

The adventure is intended for three to five players, plus the Gamemaster.
#dragonbane #drakarochdemoner #freeleague #actualplay

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The Weekly LIVE 216 – Diablo RPG, Mythic Bastionland, AI War Images, The Electric State, Star Wars RPG Reprints and D&D Streaming Launches

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Diablo, the iconic video game, is being adapted into a board game and tabletop RPG by Glass Cannon Unplugged. The tabletop versions will delve into Sanctuary’s lore, offering customizable characters battling demons and angels in a dynamic world. The RPG introduces an inner struggle between Light and Darkness, and Glass Cannon seeks community feedback through a survey.

Simon Stålenhag’s art book sequel, The Electric State, is being made into a tabletop RPG by Free League Publishing in cooperation with Skybound Entertainment. Using the Year Zero Engine, it mirrors the narrative of a runaway teen and her robot in a ’90s US dystopia. The Kickstarter campaign kicks off on December 5th.

Edge Studios is finally re-releasing three Star Wars RPG Beginner Games, each catering to different settings. Each kit supports up to seven players and hopefully will contain the long out-of-print dice. The sets will cost $32.99 each.

In a new venture, Hasbro is entering the streaming world with D&D: Adventures, a Free Ad-supported Streaming TV channel launching on November 13th. The channel features original D&D series like Encounter Party, Faster, Purple Worm! Kill! Kill!, and Heroes’ Feast, aiming to entertain while bringing the gaming audience into Hasbro’s marketing fold. The preview week starts on November 8th, showcasing “legacy Dungeons & Dragons content.”

#diablo #starwars #mythicbastionland #electricstate

 

Mythic Bastionland:
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Dragonbane Actual Play Episode One:
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The Weekly LIVE 199 – Bladerunner Fiery Angels, Solo Star Trek, Warhammer 40k Bunker and Warlord Games Acquired

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Free League is releasing two major expansions to the award winning official Blade Runner The Roleplaying Game – the Fiery Angels deluxe case file module, and the Replicant Rebellion sourcebook. Fiery Angels will be available for early access and pre-order via the official website in Q3 for a planned Q4 release, while Replicant Rebellion is slated for release in 2024.

Write your own Star Trek stories as we open pre-orders for the Captain’s Log Solo Roleplaying Game, launching into the solo roleplaying game frontier where you can become a legendary captain of your own starship. This 326-page full color standalone digest-sized rulebook provides a complete, streamlined version the award-winning 2d20 System used for the Star Trek Adventures roleplaying game to create your own Star Trek stories with a dynamic captain that you create. Write your own captain’s log as you, your ship, and your crew venture into the cosmos alone, conducting Galaxy-spanning missions and recording your progress. The solo roleplaying game uses the award-winning rules of Star Trek Adventures to give a unique gameplay style, letting Star Trek fans record their own captain’s logs for the first time.

Introducing The Bunker – The World’s Biggest Gaming Club. Before the Bunker took shape, we started thinking about what it would look like if White Dwarf ran a Warhammer club. We immediately realised that if we did it, it would have the chance of being the biggest Warhammer club in the world thanks to our huge audience. And it could be the best Warhammer club in the world since White Dwarf is embedded in the Warhammer Studio, and that allows us to closely collaborate with the Studio teams to generate official Warhammer content for the Bunker.

Models and collectibles group Hornby announced the acquisition of a 25% share in Warlord Games, it announced on Friday, which produces historical tabletop wargames, miniatures, and accessories. The AIM-traded firm said the deal was finalised for cash consideration of £1.25m. It said Warlord, founded in 2007 by two former Games Workshop employees, had garnered a strong reputation in the industry.The company holds licenses to produce games and miniatures for popular entertainment franchises such as Dad’s Army and comic series 2000 AD

#bladerunnerrpg #warlordgames #gamesworkshop #startrekrpg

 

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The Weekly LIVE 184 – BattleTech Mercenaries Hits $4.6 Million, Joe Manganiello’s Dragonlance, Year Zero Licenses Released and Terminator 2 Sourcebook

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The next chapter of BattleTech’s titanic resurgence is the Mercenaries Kickstarter campaign and has hit $4.6 million as of this writing. The new campaign introduces more than 50 new designs, including ’Mechs, armored and support vehicles, a VTOL, additional battle armor, and a new aerospace fighter–all to the same high-quality standards and is ready to play right out of the box.

During the recent D&D Direct, Manganiello offered a brief update on the documentary he’s filming for Wizards of the Coast to celebrate Dungeons & Dragons’ 50th Anniversary. Before diving into it, he took a moment to acknowledge how the game had informed his love of stories. Then, Manganiello revealed that it led to his working with Wizards of the Coast on a live-action television adaptation of the Dragonlance novels, which he loves. The Dragonlance novels were initially written by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman, though many other authors have written stories for the series since.

Free League Publishing today officially released their two new open game licenses for community creators: a Free Tabletop License (FTL) for the Year Zero Engine and a third-party license for their upcoming fantasy RPG Dragonbane. The Year Zero Engine FTL comes with an updated Standard Reference Document (SRD). All three documents are now available for creators to use.

The Terminator 2: Judgment Day sourcebook for the Terminator RPG adds stats for the liquid metal T-1000, as well as allowing players to play as reprogrammed T-800 models on the side of the human resistance – similar to Arnold Schwarzenegger’s heroic android. As in the original Terminator RPG and its campaign book based on the first movie, players can also just play as bog-standard humans faced with the threat of robotic terminators. Those resistance troops now include an elite force of Time Displacement Commandos who hop between the game’s settings of the 1980s, 1990s and the Future War in an attempt to bring down Skynet.

 #balttletech #dragonlance #freeleague #terminatorrpg

BattleTech Mercenaries:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cgl/battletech-mercenaries

The YZE FTL can be found here:
https://freeleaguepublishing.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Year-Zero-Engine-License-Agreement.pdf?mc_cid=73ab3ad2dc&mc_eid=311aacd06e

YZE SRD (version 1.0) can be accessed here:

https://freeleaguepublishing.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/YZE-Standard-Reference-Document.pdf?mc_cid=73ab3ad2dc&mc_eid=311aacd06e

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The Weekly LIVE 181 – Fallout 3D Skirmish Bundle, Recycling Warhammer, Corvus Belli Using New Plastic Resin, One Ring Expansion and GMs Day Sale Extended

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A bundle of books and 3D printing files for Fallout: Wasteland Warfare will let you get started with the tabletop miniatures game and its RPG spin-off for under $18. Wasteland Warfare is a skirmish game based on the Fallout video game series, pitting players against each other – or AI enemies in its solo and co-op modes – in the post-apocalyptic universe using small handfuls of models.

Games Workshop Starts Trial to Recycle Old Warhammer Models and More Starting with a limited trial of 28 UK stores, the initiative for hobbyists to safely scrap Warhammer sprues, models, and paint pots could roll out worldwide.

Corvus Belli, the renowned manufacturer of miniatures, has recently announced the addition of a new material to their range of miniature production. The company has been experimenting with plastic resin, a mixture of resin and PVC, and has decided to partner with external supplier Unicool to bring this material to the market. The company has been testing this new material for several months and is excited to introduce it to its customers.

Free League Publishing revealed the latest expansion coming to their Lord Of The Rings TTRPG, The One Ring Roleplaying Game, coming out later this year. The expansion is called Tales From The Lone-Lands, and has been beautifully illustrated into a hardback compendium, which will contain six brand-new adventures for you to play as lone adventures, string together, or placed within your own campaign. All are set in the lone-lands of north-western Middle-earth, with players encouraged to assume that the time frame still fits around the main campaign in the years around 2965.

The GM’s Day sale is going on now at DriveThruRPG. It is their largest sale of the year, hundreds of publishers, thousands of downloadable titles, up to 30% off. March Forth and grab some deals. The sale ends soon!

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The Weekly LIVE 179 – Year Zero and Dragonbane Licenses, 1st Copy of D&D Ever Sold, Ardlings Fail and Kobold Press Pulling a Paizo

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Free League Publishing is releasing two new game licenses for community creators – a Free Tabletop License (FTL) for the Year Zero Engine and a third-party license for the upcoming Dragonbane fantasy RPG. The Year Zero Engine FTL comes with a massively updated Standard Reference Document (SRD). Feedback can be posted on their forum on all three documents before they are finalized and officially launched.

Did Greg Stafford receive the first ever copy of Dungeons and Dragons directly from Gary Gygax?

Dungeons & Dragons’ 2024 Player’s Handbook won’t contain Ardlings. D&D lead rules designer Jeremy Crawford stated that the Ardlings, a proposed species with celestial origins and animal heads, did not test well in the most recent playtest. “There are a lot of fans of the Ardling, but the Ardlings’ time has not yet come.The Ardling is moving out of the playtest for now and maybe in some future year we will return [to them].”

Celeste Conowitch, Kobold Press’s Senior Game Designer posted on their Design Diary that “ It’s Time for the Monopoly on D&D to End… This is a wildly exciting time to make TTRPGs as we stare down the possibility of an RPG future not ruled by one master game under the control of one master company (The Lord of the Rings taught us this is bad)… This game has meant too much to us for too long to let it remain owned by just one company.”

FreeLeague DRFT Licnese:
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Year Zero Engine Revised SRD:

https://freeleaguepublishing.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/YZE_Standard_Reference_Document.pdf?mc_cid=b763dc8590&mc_eid=5d8af4c50e

Project Black Flag Design Diary:

https://koboldpress.com/project-black-flag-friday-design-diary-1/

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