We’re trying something new here. Pack Tactics, our round-table advice column, is becoming Game Changer. Instead of a panel, we’re consulting with our resident GMing expert, Brian Suskind. You might recognize Brian’s name from any of a slew of past Kobold Press products such as Campaign Builder: Castles & Crowns and the Tales of the Valiant Monster Vault. Or you might remember the welcome aboard blog post we did for him about two months ago. This month’s question: GMing is just kind of a lot. Game prep and crowd management and the performance aspect of it . . . how can I enjoy it more? Kind ..read more

We're picking up where we left off with player types converted to game master types. Here's the rest of the list. Optimiser​This type of GM loves the rules and to a certain degree may be playing to win. This doesn’t mean they are trying to beat the players, but they will use every rule and ability of their NPCs to make each challenge tough. They can be rather hard about the letter of the law, often above the demands of the story. I should say this is a perfectly valid style, mainly that of the simulationist. The world isn’t fair and it certainly doesn’t grant story immunity. This GM wants to m ..read more

Cubicle 7 will release Wrath & Glory - Vow of Absolution, for Warhammer 40,000 Roleplay, into retail in Q4 2025. This sourcebook is a comprehensive guide for The Absolvers Chapter of the Adeptus Astartes stationed within the Gilead System. It adds new Tier 5 Astartes Archetypes to the game as well as information on three new key locations. The book also offers players new Astartes Talents, wargear, and equipment as well as Psychic powers and Litanies for Chaplains and Librarians. There also details on new Patrons in this information-packed book.It will retail for $39.99. Cubicle 7 will als ..read more

Posted in: Amazon Studios, TV | Tagged: Crossfire, secret levelArriving on December 10th, here's Prime Video and EP Tim Miller's Secret Level episode trailer spotlighting CrossFire: "Good Conflict."Published Thu, 05 Dec 2024 20:07:06 -0600 by Ray Flook | [embedded content]As we inch closer to the premiere of Amazon MGM Studios, Blur Studio (Love, Death + Robots), series creator Tim Miller, and supervising director Dave Wilson's Secret Level on December 10th, we've got another trailer for another chapter of the animated anthology series to pass along. Joining Dungeons & Dragons, Sifu ..read more

Advertisement Golgfag Maneater lives up to his name in a new gameplay showcase from the upcoming Total War: Warhammer 3 DLC, Omens of Destruction. Creative Assembly released a new gameplay showcase video, this time for Golgfag Maneater. The legendary mercenary, who will do anything for gold, food, or both, makes his debut with the first mercenary faction in Total War: Warhammer 3. Meat of all shapes, sizes, and delectableness is back on the menu, boys. Let’s knuckle down and take a look at the Golgfag Maneater gameplay showcase. Golgfag Maneater Gameplay Showcase – Hungry For Gold, Hungrier Fo ..read more

Advertisement The monsters outside are frightening, but the lavish parties inside are almost enough to pretend they don’t exist in Our Brilliant Ruin. We’ve played dark post-apocalyptic games. And we’ve played dramatic games of upper crust revelry… So why not combine them? Our Brilliant Ruin does just that, with a world that’s both horrible and beautiful. And somewhere right between those two- or maybe in both worlds at once- is where your stories will live. Our Brilliant Ruin Like many games, Out Brilliant Ruin found its start on Kickstarter. Created by Studio Hermitage, and written by Justin ..read more

List of D&D 2024 character sheets. I’m gathering as many 2024 Dungeons and Dragons characters as I can. Most are free, or you can pay what you want on the DMs Guild or DriveThruRRG. I’ve added some other links as well. If you need 5E or 2014 D&D sheets, I also have a collection of those. D&D 2024 Character Sheets Extras D&D 2024 Downable Character Sheets D&D 2024 Core Rules ..read more

Advertisement Free League announced a publishing partnership with Two Little Mice, makers of Outgunned, a “cinematic action RPG”. Good news for fans of the award-winning Cinematic Action RPG Outgunned. Two Little Mice, the games studio behind Outgunned and Free League, publishers of a host of RPGs, from The One Ring to Tales from the Loop, have announced a publishing partnership today. In a nutshell, Free League will be publishing Outgunned under its Free League Workshop sub-label for “externally developed” or 3rd Party games. Which means now there are even more ways to find and try Outgunned ..read more

Free League Publishing has partnered with Two Little Mice to publish Outgunned RPG, under their Free League Workshop sub-label. Two Little Mice is an Italian TTRPG publisher that created Broken Compass, and had been acquired by CMON in 2021 (see "CMON Snags Two Little Mice "). Their Outgunned RPG is a cinematic RPG that has been inspired by action films. In this game, players take on the roles of heroes who are up against heavily-armed villains that always have them outgunned. The RPG operates on a game system called the Director's Cut, which utilizes D6 dice to determine random outcomes. The ..read more

Advertisement The 5.5E ruleset makes a lot of the more complicated rules interactions into Conditions instead. But not the oft-confusing Surprise Round. Among D&D’s many rules are Surprise and Fear. I’ve looked, and so far haven’t found rules for a ruthless efficiency or an almost fanatical devotion to the Pope. You’d have to homebrew those up yourself. But you probably could. Because in the 5.5E ruleset, a lot of the complicated rules interactions have become Conditions. Conditions in D&D do a fair amount of heavy lifting for the rules. And outside of Conditions, the rules seem to be ..read more