The Avatar Legends: The Roleplaying Game Starter Set is included in Humble Bundle’s Best of Magpie Games Book Bundle. If you wish to purchase this Starter Set, alongside an amazing collection of Magpie Games digital titles at an incredible discount that also benefits charity, the Book Bundle will be available from March 23rd at 11:00AM Pacific to April 13th at 11:00AM Pacific. If you have purchased the Best of Magpie Games Book Bundle, you should have received a unique discount code to redeem a physical copy of the Starter Set. If you have not received your code within 24 hour ..read more

Magpie Games will release Uncle Iroh’s Adventure Guide in September 2024 – a collection of adventures and custom mechanics focused on Jasmine Island, the legendary home of a special type of jasmine tea beloved by Uncle Iroh from Nickelodeon’s Avatar: The Last Airbender. This supplement to Avatar Legends: The Roleplaying Game recounts Jasmine Island’s history, inhabitants, and conflicts as Uncle Iroh guides players through a series of exciting adventures that can be played independently or as an ongoing campaign featuring multiple generations of heroes across several eras. The book also featu ..read more

Happy New Year, gamers! We’re excited to be back in the office at Magpie Games HQ and have been plotting our 2024 goals! While ours are focused on making games, we have been pondering what we want to do as gamers, too!  A new year is a great time to think about what you want to do gaming wise in the coming year. When we reflect on the year that passed, it can become clear  Every gamer's goals are unique to them. Some of us are lucky to play a game a month and others are playing four or five games a week! But here are five easy resolutions that we’ve put together after returning to th ..read more

(On Netflix, the scene starts at around 29:50 in “The Secret of the Fire Nation,” the combined two-parter that includes the aired episodes “The Serpent’s Pass” and “The Drill.” The scene in question occurs in S2 E13 of the aired episodes, “The Drill,” but S2 E12 on the Netflix version.) In Avatar: The Last Airbender, Book 2: Earth, Episode 12: “The Drill,” the Gaang knows that a giant Fire Nation drill is threatening to break through the walls of Ba Sing Se! Katara is healing some of the injured guards when Sokka’s player decides that now is a good time to trigger his playbook move, Here’s th ..read more

The winter holidays are fast approaching! I don't know about you, but they seem to me like a great opportunity to try a cool tabletop RPG with your friends and loved ones!  Here are five game recommendations (and some adventure ideas) on how to get the best out of the holiday spirit—and infusing it into your TTRPGs! Game #1 — Avatar Legends: The Roleplaying Game What do the winter holidays look like in the world of Avatar, the setting first introduced in the award-winning show Avatar: The Last Airbender, and subsequently expanded in The Legend of Korra, as well as many comic books and no ..read more

Happy holidays, gamers! With the winter holidays right around the corner, here are our recommended order-by deadlines to receive your game before December 24, 2023*. Region Order By Domestic (US Only) 12/12/23 Canada 12/12/23 Europe 12/4/23 Australia/New Zealand 12/4/23 Thank you for all the amazing support you've given us this year! We hope you and yours have a warm and wonderful holiday season. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us. *These deadlines are best estimates only. Based on carrier availability and other variables, final delivery dates may change ..read more

Rapscallion is a daring pirate fantasy game filled with swashbuckling and frightening sea magic that takes the players and GM on a wild ride through the World of Law and the vast Great Sea. For some GMs—especially new ones to the game, or those who haven’t had much experience with pirate fiction in general—the prospect of coming up with a hook for the crew’s first adventure can seem daunting. But fear not! Here are five battle-tested hooks to kickstart your piracy adventures with the best foot forward! Sea of Piracy, Land of Law As it’s explained in the Rapscallion Quickstart, although you’ll ..read more

In Legend of Korra, Season 4, Episode 7, Mako, Korra, and Asami reunite in a restaurant after years apart…and Mako brings Prince Wu, whom he is supposed to be protecting. During the reunion, Korra confesses that she wrote letters to Asami and not to Mako…and the GM asks Mako’s player if that hurts! Mako’s player admits it does, and the GM tells Mako to mark a condition. Mako’s player chooses to mark Insecure.  The GM later says that Wu is getting up to go to the bathroom, asking Mako to come along. Mako’s player chooses to clear his Insecure condition by “taking foolhardy action without t ..read more

Hello future Scare Masters! If you want to learn how to terrify your friends, horrify your peers, and give cold shivers to the casual acquaintances that you sometimes play TTRPGs with then I have some wonderful news for you, check the title reader, this article is going to help you do all of those things and more.  This article is more than just 5 loosely-affiliated tips, it is also a road map and a framework with which to build a creepy campaign or a hair-raising one-shot. Each tip is also listed in order of how they should be applied within a single one-shot. It’s like a two-sided jigsa ..read more

Hello Game Masters, Facilitators, and Storytellers!  Running games for friends and strangers is a creatively and socially rewarding experience. There are few experiences I enjoy more than setting up a truly magical moment for my players. That said, running a table can take a lot more work than playing at one. Many GMs give up campaigns midway or stop GMing altogether due to burnout. Here’s a few ways to tackle burnout before it begins and help you recuperate once it sets in.  Tip 1: Set a schedule that works with your life Far too many GMs burn out because they have a ton of great id ..read more