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Yep, Joe Bloch (the Greyhawk Grognard), JoetheLawyer, and I kicked off a new twice-a-month livestream this past Sunday night - Sunday Night Special will be the first and third Sundays of the month @ 9 PM ET.
We had a VERY active live audience, and we want to reward our viewers by asking for their input on the topic for the next episode, on Nov 2nd. So, we put up a survey:
Vote and control our destiny...
I am a huge fan of Dirk Stanley/Simean Circle Games. Their Far Away Land RPG is one of my all-time favorite RPGs - light, atmospheric, and tons of content for it.
Torch Fail RPG and Miniatures is Dirk's latest Kickstarter, and while it may be his latest Kickstarter, his art style remains consistent, and I love it. I may need to finally set up my 3D printer.
In any case, I backed for the rules and STL files.
What is this Project All About?
This project has two parts: the Torch Fail RPG and the Miniatures. All rewards will be delivered as digital rewards: the Torch Fail books in PDF format and the Miniatures in STL format. Backers have a choice to get the game, the minis, or the game and the minis. The Torch Fail RPG is OSR-compatible. The minis in this project feature your stock fantasy heritages (dwarves, elves, etc.) along with commonly found OSR monsters (like rust monsters, spiders, zombies, etc.).
Why do we need another OSR game?
Torch Fail creates a space between barebones/rules-lite and complex rule systems. The systems in Torch Fail are condensed to keep play fast and lite and allow space for narrative gaming while also sticking to an OSR framework. Torch Fail also takes steps to make elements of more traditional play a bit unique while still remaining compatible with existing OSR systems. The 64-page black and white book comes in digital format (PDF) and features...
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Short of some MAJOR Angel Backers stepping up - and they would have done already if they planned to at all, you can call this done.
The Gygax Memorial Fund Kickstarter is NOT going to fund. It's currently sitting at $47,333 with two weeks to fund - less than a third of its goal. Paul hasn't posted an update in over a week.
Personally, I feel this was a foolish way to try to put money into the GMF, but what do I know? I've only followed this trainwreck for over a decade...
Baggage is just that - baggage - it weighs you down. This Kickstarter had enough baggage to choke a whale.
I find it interesting to observe where different publishers are sharing their bundles. Fanatical has become an interesting third-party bundler.
There are three buy-ins for the Goodman Games Tabletop Horror Collection. Aside from the Dungeon, Monster, and Cthulhu Alphabet books (worth the price of admission itself), the value here is the DCC RPG Modules (and maybe the DCC D20 adventures). As always, expect a few filler titles, as shown in the following screenshots. My advice? Grab three titles for a buck (two are keepers) or go all in for 9.99
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If you are a fan of Warhammer Computer Games, the WAAAGHTOBER Warhammer Computer Game Bundle for $12 might just be for you. That's $1 per game!
Glen Cook's Black Company series is a classic series often discussed by RPG players. Well, it's now a bundle on Humble Bundle. Fill the holes in your connection.
Get 16 books from Glen Cook's Black Company series and more for $18 in ePub format.
From the Godfather of Grimdark, read the series that started it all!
Welcome the most legendary Book Bundle across the Sixteen Worlds—Glen Cook's bestselling Chronicles of The Black Company & More! The Black Company is Cook's acclaimed epic fantasy series following a group of hard-bitten mercenaries waging war on behalf of The Lady, who may be the very manifestation of evil itself.
"With the Black Company series Glen Cook single-handedly changed the face of fantasy."— Steven Erikson, New York Times bestselling author
Get Glen Cook's finest works, headlined by the complete Black Company collection—and gear up for the next installment arriving in late 2025! Pay what you want and help support the Call of Duty Endowment with your purchase!
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ShadowDark is one of the hot properties today in the RPG world, OSR, and beyond. It's not surprising, then, that several third-party publishers take advantage of the ShadowDark third-party license.
Today's Deal of the Day is Belowdown for Shadowdark RPG. Usually $15.99 on PDF, Belowdown is on sale until tomorrow morning for $8.00.
It is said a hole runs straight to blackest Hell. The Belowdown, a 19-level catacomb-skein of old ruins, misbegotten terrors, dark dwarf reliquaries, shuddering magic. Sharpen your blade to find riches or death for Shadowdark RPG.
Dyson Logos released a series of 23 relatively compact maps with a theme: all these maps are connected via a central shaft. Logos calls this “Iseldec’s Drop” and made these maps available to all creators. We’ve used the first 19 maps, placing an entrance to the Utter Below at the bottom. I imagine this as the home of the Shadowdark, as much as any world-wide malaise can have one.
We’ve decided to put our spin on this concept, calling it Belowdown. You’ll find forgotten civilizations, eldritch runes, bestial mutants serving brassine masters, serpent-people waiting for the End Times, necro-wizards preparing to create an army of slimy undead, and far more within.
A massive megadungeon of 19 interconnected levels, each with B&W maps, described in terse, evocative prose with crucial features outlined.
Factions such as brass automatons, the devil-lich, snake-people awaiting the end of the world, ooze worshipping toad-men, drow exterminators, mutant servitors, daemons seeking penultimate Chaos, and more.
Written with a focus on getting into play, designed so you can place the Belowdown in almost any campaign with little fuss. Menagerie Press makes Shadowdark-friendly modular adventures that are plug-and-play with your existing worlds.
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I truly enjoy ShadowDark. It's a great crossover game for those who wish to go beyond the 5e environment and dip their toes into the OSR.
Today's Deal of the Day is the Adventure Anthology for Shadowdark. Usually $19.95 in PDF, it is on sale for $7.98 in PDF until tomorrow morning.
Adventure Anthology is our Adventure Framework Collection #1 converted to Shadowdark, with some updates to formatting, editing, and art, compiled by myself and Shadowdark veteran William Murakami-Brundage of Menagerie Press (or Facebook page here). I supplied the adventures, Will did the layout and conversion work :)
22 adventures
220 pages
PDF and Full size B&W hardcover (8.5″ x 11″)
The book consists of twenty two short, sharp, independent adventures, designed for low prep, improvised play. Each adventure has a hook/rumours, core scenario, random encounters, NPC details, and B&W illustrations. Nineteen have hand drawn maps. The settings are common locations such as cities, forests, mountains, underground, etc, for easy insertion into your sandbox campaign. They're suitable for PC Levels 1-7 and generally run around six to ten hours of session time.
Originally written for Low Fantasy Gaming RPG, the adventures tend to be lower magic, with a sword & sorcery bent. There are some references to the people and places of the Midlands of Argosa, but these are easily swapped out for your favourite setting.
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A few quick things. I'm a huge fan of Arduin - not to run as is, but to use it for inspiration in my creations. It's simply fun and gonzo. I'm a huge fan and friend of the Emperor's Choice Games guys. Such solidly good gamers and people. My name is Tenkar, and I'm a Kickstarter addict ;)
Arduin's Portal to Adventure Kickstarter is more than just Arduin. It's also Barrows & Borderlands, gonzo science fantasy. And it's Lost Dungeons of Tonisborg, one of the oldest dungeons in gaming.
It's going to take me a while to figure out the level I am backing, as there are literally a plethora of choices. It's all good stuff though ;)
A Treasure Hoard of Old School Gaming! Starting with a awesome custom box to fit all the cool items you get in this bundle! You start off with getting the other two Rewards in the Kickstarter; Digital - PDFs of the Core Volumes! and The Legendary Arduin Trilogy Box Set Limited Edition! This gives you 7 PDFS, 5 Arduin Volumes, 4 Arduin Character Sheets, 1 Monster & 1 Magik Item Card and a set of Dice! In addition, because one box set is not enough...we give you the amazing Barrows & Borderlands Box Set Limited Edition, which contains 6 B&B Volumes, 4 B&B Character Sheets and a set of Dice!, The historic Lost Dungeons of Tonisborg (RPG history/philosophy, tips and tricks on how to be a better DM from the people who invented the game, a complete 10 level mega-dungeon module with OSR rules!), 5 Portal to Adventure Combined Character Sheets, 4 Arduin Art Prints, 2 Continent Maps of Khaora (Large and small size) and 2 Decks of Cards (Swords & Dragons Card Game) Playable with any old school roleplaying gaming system! A retail value of $304!!!
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Want some of the best campaign tables short of using AI - correction, probably better than AI at this time? Today's Deal of the Day is FlexTale Campaign Generator. Usually $19.99 in PDF, until tomorrow morning, Flextale Campaign Generator is on sale for $11.99
Summary
- Run an entire campaign from one book with zero prep!
- Use this book to generate entire fantasy tabletop roleplaying campaigns. With no advance planning. With any rules system. For solo or traditional gaming tables.
- Simply put: If you are playing, or plan to play, any sort of fantasy tabletop roleplaying game, this book will help you.
Version 2.1 August 2025
I've added a TON of new content to the book, by popular demand:
- Another 35 NEW generator tables and tools, focusing on campaign management, worldbuilding, and dungeon generation.
- 96 high-resolution dungeon map images for creating your own dynamic dungeons.
- An Excel file containing EVERY one of the 226 generators in this book, and each of the 2,500+ results the book describes.
What is This Thing?
- It's over 200 generators, each one linking to others in an accessible, easy-to-use manner. Roll a d12, or a few d12s, and you have your content.
- Use on its own. Use it with other FlexTale books. Use it with your homebrew tools. Use it with other third-party books or lists. Use it with officially-published content.
- However you want to use it, the FlexTale Campaign Generator will help you. Period.
A True Campaign Generator
- Not just 200+ lists of things. “100 examples of X” tools aren’t unique.
- Some are ultra specific, meaning it’s unlikely you’d ever use the same result more than once.
- Others are far too vague, giving time pressed DMs little to latch onto creatively.
- The lists in this book aren’t 100 long, but the dozen results for each table are carefully curated to be engaging and easy to use balance in complexity, specificity, and context.
- Every result should be usable in every campaign, and adaptable to every context.
- Quality over quantity in results is the focus here.
Major Topics
- Each of these concepts gets its own section, with a dozen or more generators.
- Campaigns & Worldbuilding: 32 generators (new!)
- Quests: 57 generators
- NPCs: 23 generators
- Overland: 36 generators
- Encounters: 27 generators
- Factions: 5 generators
- Magic: 24 generators
- Rewards: 16 generators
- Penalties: 10 generators
- Utility: 8 generators
- Dungeon Generation: 3 generators (new!)
- Designed with Solo in Mind
The FlexTale Campaign Generator has been designed at every level to fuel exciting, engaging, and surprising solo adventuring. Arguably the biggest challenge for any solo player is how to maintain the element of surprise--how can you be shocked, inspired, or excited about twists and turns that you yourself created?
Onward!
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Yep, the Fantasy Grounds Full License is currently 75% off (through the morning of October 6th, 2025). This brings the price for a Full Fantasy Grounds License to $12.50. If you have a paid Roll20 plan, you are paying at least $5.99 a month - forever. Fantasy Grounds is a one-time payment.
Nearly the entire Fantasy Grounds store is 20% off - not D&D 2024, though, but who's playing that ;)
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Ah, Traveller 2300. I owned many of the titles in the series, but never had the opportunity to run it back in the day. I really should snag this just for a reading opportunity.
Traveller 2300 is currently on sale as a bundle on Fanatical. For $1, you can grab the core rules and the Ranger supplement. Your $8.99 gets you a total of 21 releases in the Traveller 2300 line (a much better deal than the average Humble Bundle ;)
Did I mention fulfillment is via DTRPG? Now, that's solid!
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I'm a huge fan of the Warhammer RPGs and their various systems. I started with WFRP 1e, and when I returned to gaming around 2008, it was with Warhammer 40k: Dark Heresy. I have a soft spot for Warhammer RPGs ;)
Humble Bundle has a Warhammer RPG Starter Bundle. For $25, you get the core rules for Soulbound, WFRP, and Warhammer 40: Wrath & Glory, as well as the relevant Starter Sets and numerous support materials.
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Time to show connections. I've known Jason Hobbs for over a decade. He's a skilled creator and a good friend. Bite the Bullet is Jason's latest release.
Bite the Bullet is nominally Marked by the Odd. The feel and aesthetic are familiar, and it is heavily inspired by We Deal in Lead by Colin Le Seur. What makes BtB different is its tight mechanics for physical, social, and faith conflicts in a post-apocalyptic western environment.
Struggling to survive is paramount, regardless of creed or heritage. Conflict is gritty and dangerous. Characters are differentiated by their characteristics, rather than statistics or even gear.
Buckle on your gun belts, strap on your spurs, and tighten your hat on your head. The ride is about to get bumpy.
Bite the Bullet is priced at PWYW at itch.io
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Shire Con is this coming weekend, and that means it's time for Game Prep for my two sessions. Now, I tend to run low-level adventures, but even low-level characters enjoy having some magic item(s) to play with. And let's be honest, everyone finds a +1 something or other. But that's boring, so I created some tables for Minor Miscellaneous Magic.
How about a Lantern of Thin Truths: Once/day reveals faint outlines of concealed doors within 30’ for 1 turn.
Or maybe a Vial of Fresh Air (3 Uses): Uncork to clear smoke/foul air/ poison gas in a 10’ cube for 1 turn.
I really like the Snuffbox of Gentle Sleep (6 Uses): Sprinkled herbs grant restful sleep in poor conditions (not magical sleep). Treat as sleeping at an inn for healing.
There are 12 total in the All Class Miscellaneous Magic Sheet, free to download at:
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You don't need to subscribe or be a member to download this PDF.
The class sheets (4 sheets of 12 Misc Magic Items each) are behind the monthly $1.99 paywall.
I'm hoping to get 2 to 4 free sheets - one-page dungeons, NPCs, creatures, magic, etc, for "generic" OSR posted per month, and likely 5 to 15 sheets per month behind the paywall.
If there's enough interest, I'll release them under the CC0, but you'll need to leave comments here or on the YouTube post to let me know.
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If it's written for OSE, it will fit with pretty much any OSR system. In this case, Winter's Daughter comes in two flavors - OSE and Dolmenwood - and comes with two files.
Today's Deal of the Day is Winter's Daughter for OSE/Dolmenwood for $5 in PDF (usually $10). It's a low-level adventure coming in at 24 AND 32 pages - both ruleset flavors are included.
The tomb of an ancient hero, lost in the tangled depths of the woods. A ring of standing stones, warded by the sinister Drune cult. A fairy princess who watches with timeless patience from beyond the veil of the mortal. A forgotten treasure that holds the key to her heart.
Winter’s Daughter is a romantic fairy tale adventure designed for characters of Level 1–3. Presented in a quick-reference format, the adventure is easy to run with minimal prep.
Rules Editions of Winter's Daughter:
This product includes two versions of the adventure:
For the Dolmenwood RPG. 32 pages long, with additional art.
For Old-School Essentials. An older version of the adventure, 24 pages long.
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Are you one of those, like me, who remembers Stratomatic Baseball? Well, aside from the fact that it's about baseball, Deadball: Baseball With Dice (Second Edition) is similar, but not - and it's a blast - I own it in print.
Deadball: Baseball With Dice (Second Edition) is today's Deal of the Day, on sale for $6 in PDF until tomorrow morning (normally $15).
Deadball: Baseball With Dice is a fast-paced baseball dice game that uses real statistics to bring the ballpark to your tabletop. Since it was first introduced in 2017, its elegantly simple rules have made it a hit with baseball fanatics and new fans alike, as thousands of players from around the world have used it to replay classic World Series, create dream teams, and design beautifully crafted fictional leagues. A 1-2 player game, Deadballtakes about 30 minutes to play and can star players from history, present day, or your own imagination.
Whatever you love about baseball, Deadball will bring it to life.
This book, which replaces both the original Deadball: Baseball With Dice and Deadball: 1909, contains everything you need to play the game, including:
Complete rules for the game’s Modern and Ancient eras, allowing you to recreate games played any time from 1900 to today.
Instructions for team generation using real or fictional players.
Updated rosters and player descriptions for the legendary Southern Circuit, an eight team league of misfits and eccentrics whose story is being told in 2022 and 1913.
Two new campaigns for Nine Game Pennant, a fast-paced mini-campaign that drops you right into the heart of the fight for the Southern Circuit title.
All the digital supplements you need to get going, including blank scoresheets and the invaluable quick reference guide.
OSR Dungeon Cards for the Classic Ampersand Fantasy RPG is Phil Reed's current Kickstarter.
36 double-sided cards with dungeon prompts on one side and maps on the other, plus 15 Quickload Dungeon cards to stock the dungeon.
Designed for gamemasters and solo adventurers alike, these 51 new cards are made with customization and quick map creation in mind. With 36 double-sided base dungeon cards and 15 Quickload Dungeon cards at your fingertips, you can swiftly get to work on making a palace of monsters fit for any adventurer.
With three dozen carefully designed dungeon maps and over 400 simple prompts spread over the decks, there's no end to the ways your imagination can take the reins to create dungeons as inspired as your adventures! The systemless design of these cards makes it easy for anyone from beginners to seasoned gamemasters to get started.
OSR Dungeon Cards includes 51 cards you can turn to the next time you sit down to design a dungeon.
There are 36 double-sided cards, each with a small dungeon area map on one side and a dozen prompts on the other. There are also 15 Quickload Dungeon cards to make populating your dungeon easier than ever.
These systemless cards work great with the classic ampersand fantasy RPG and any games derived from (or inspired by) it.
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Yes, WotC HAS produced system-neutral material for its settings. A bit of a surprise, I bet ;)
Normally 14.99 in PDF, Ed Greenwood Presents Elminster's Forgotten Realms is on sale for 8.99 until late morning of September 18th.
The Forgotten Realms is the most successful and widely known Dungeons & Dragons campaign setting ever created, and it owes its existence to creator Ed Greenwood.
This 160-page book describes the campaign setting as it lives and breathes in the imagination of its creator. Through the alter ego of Elminster, Archmage of Shadowdale, Ed Greenwood presents the Realms as a setting where companies of crazed adventurers are born and have rich lives, and where they get to call the shots. In this book, Ed presents a world where friendships are forged, endless intrigues unfold, and heroes wage war against the monstrous inhabitants of famous dungeons and untamed wildernesses.
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So, I've come into some new information, and it looks like it's time for me to dive back into the Rabbit Hole, otherwise known as the Gygax Memorial Fund. With nearly NEGATIVE $10k in net assets as of 2023, and a Kickstarter "in the works" seeking to raise nearly $1 Million USC "coming soon", I think it's time to start asking some questions. Not that I expect answers from the GMF itself, as the Gygax Memorial Fund hasn't updated its tax returns since 2021, when it still had net assets of nearly $194k. Now, with over 200k spent by the fund and negative assets, no more updates. Interesting.
I have a few folders of info to dig through. This might not get completed until after Shire Con.
Hey, maybe the GMF Kickstarter will launch by then ;)
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The Dread Lairnomicon is one of those "must-have" resources IMHO. I have it, as well as the Dread Thingnomicon, in print on my gaming shelves.
The Dread Lairnomicon is on sale at Bundle of Holding for $7.95 in PDF.
Gamemaster! If you lack time to create the cool details that enliven your tabletop roleplaying game adventures and dungeons, the Dread Laironomicon system-neutral sourcebook from Raging Swan Press lets you easily add depth and color to your game's monstrous hideouts. This 217-page compilation of Raging Swan's Monstrous Lairs series presents 100 lair entries in two succinct pages apiece, from Aboleth's Sunken Lair to Wyvern's Nest. Each entry has seven tables that determine the lair's unique features, surroundings, and treasure. Use these lists before or during your game to breathe life into your descriptions and help your players immerse themselves in the world.
Pay just US$7.95 for the complete Dread Laironomicon sourcebook (retail price $21.50), along with the free Dread Companion.
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So, a little history. I first met Joe Bloch in person at the release party for Gygax Magazine Issue #1 at the Brooklyn Strat in January of 2013. Sure, I had known Joe via our respective blogs prior to that, but safe to say Joe has been a friend for over a decade.
Adventures Dark and Deep™ Lite is Joe's latest release. Essentially a streamlined version of Adventures Dark and Deep™ Core, which is a clone and expansion of AD&D 1e. Adventures Dark and Deep™ Lite is $9.95 in PDF.
As an aside, I was a guest on Joe's launch party livestream earlier today (link below)
Adventures Dark and Deep™ started off as an attempt to make the game Gary wanted to make, but couldn't because he left TSR in the mid-1980's. Based on the first edition of the world's most popular RPG, it added all sorts of new material, reorganized things, and streamlined some places where the rules needed it. Since it was originally published, Adventures Dark and Deep has grown, and had supplements and additions to add to the variety of options available to the players.
The current book, Adventures Dark and Deep™ Lite, goes in a different direction, paring down all of the material into a sleek 175 page book. There are only the five core character classes (bard, cleric, fighter, magic-user, and thief), only five character races (dwarf, elf, half-elf, halfling, and human), and characters can only go as high as 8th level. There are around 200 monsters in the book, and enough magic items to excite the greed of your players!
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