Tabletop RPG Press Releases

In this issue we discuss orcs and Oriental Adventures as part of diversity and inclusion, as well as Wizard of the Coast's efforts to address the topic. We also have new film and book reviews along with a host of new material from our members! https://car-pga.org/2020/08/06/car-pga-newsletter-vol-29-no-8-august-2020/

We all know the grin of today’s entry in  Epic Monsters ,  but there is much about this mysterious creature that will surprise you—like how its first appearance was  not  in  Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland . Are you intrigued? Good because I think it’d like that. Click onward for the  Cheshire Cat !

Stamford, CT, August 1, 2020 : The latest monsters are available now for free from the 5E RPG setting book, Zikkaria Adventures . Zikkaria Adventures is the 5E setting from Quest for Power , a game ahead of its time. A hybrid of board, card, and role-playing game, Quest for Power sought to emulate the randomness of gaming encounters while providing enough structure so that it could be played solo. Its fantasy role-playing game inspiration is clear, and lovingly detailed in all the artwork that graced every card. Infinite Imagination is long gone and Quest for Power is no longer in print. But now the secrets of the game are yours to play in your Fifth Edition campaign. This color-illustrated campaign supplement includes a map of Zikkaria, 6 new deities, 6 new magic items, 10 new monsters, 14 new sidekicks, 10 new PC species, and 8 new spells. You can purchase this product online at DriveThruRPG . At our Patreon we share a new monster, magic item, or other 5E goody five days a...

[PHILADELPHIA, PA, July 6, 2020] 9 th Level Games announced today that they will be releasing their new Hosted Online Play service on 7/18/20. Players can book seats now! Tickets can be purchased individually or as an entire virtual table for up to 6 players per game! Book now at https://www.9thlevel.com/hostedonlineplay   9 th Level’s GMs will be running games of Kobolds Ate My Baby! The beer and pretzels classic where players have silly, brutal adventures as the monsters dungeon adventurers typically kill; The Excellents, a game about being excellent princesses in an AWESOME cartoon world; and 9 th Level’s first fantasy RPG, MAZES the Polymorph RPG of dungeons and danger! Many of the 9 th Level Games’ GMs have been running games for 9 th Level at conventions for over 10 years. These experienced, imaginative folks will give players the adventure of their dreams, in the comfort of their own home for the price of a movie ticket!   9 th Level Games is a small indie g...

MELBOURNE — Brenna Noonan and Dann May, respectively the former Brand Manager and Creative Director at Starling Games, and Greg May, have announced the launch of Quillsilver Studio, a new development house providing publishing services for the tabletop game industry. Quillsilver will offer a range of services including game development, product design, art direction, illustration, graphic design and layout, 3D sculpting and video production, writing, editing, Kickstarter management, and marketing. “Quillsilver Studio is a family company, and we are thrilled to be teaming up to bring our combined 25 years’ experience in tabletop games to the industry at large,” said Brenna Noonan. “Whether you’re an established publisher or a first-time designer, Quillsilver was founded to help you create great games, and highly successful products.” “I’m always inspired by the opportunity to work with like-minded people striving to create stand-out games that players love,” said Dann May. “Quillsilver ...

[Mature Content] The wind-up castle music box in which Eureeka and her friends lived was for many years an idyllic place, protected from the outside world by the giant that called it his own. This period of peace and grace came to an end when their lives irrevocably changed with the death of their master—felled by a group of nefarious adventurers. As the villainous explorers divided up the spoils from the murder it was Carstigle Wormhand, a mage that long ago delved into the forbidden arts in blood-drenched studies that twisted him to utter evil, that immediately declared that all he desired was the innocuous toy. This grim re-imagining of the classic children's television show includes a map of the castle along with statistics for all of its residents, from the meek castle mice and Sir Klank all the way up to the dragon Magellan and its master the vile mage Eureeka.

Last week Chaosium released  Cthulhu Dark Ages 3rd Edition  in  hardcover  and  special edition leatherette . Here's some helpful information about the three editions of our medieval setting for  Call of Cthulhu , and how they differ. Left:  Cthulhu Dark Ages 1st Edition  (2004) Author: Stéphane Gesbert with friends; 178 page softcover with b&w interior Middle:  Cthulhu Dark Ages 2nd Edition  (2015) Authors: Chad Bowser and Andi Newton, with Mike Mason and friends; 180 page softcover with b&w interior Right:  Cthulhu Dark Ages 3rd Edition  (2020) Authors: Chad Bowser and Andi Newton, with James Holloway, Mike Mason; 270 page full-colour hardcove r CTHULHU DARK AGES FIRST EDITION (2004) The first  Cthulhu Dark Ages  edition came out in 2004. It was originally published in German by  Call of Cthulhu  licensee Pegasus Spiele under the title 'Cthulhu 1000AD'. The author was Stéphane Gesbert. Although bas...