[7:33 PM]Cass: Hello all, my name is Cass Suwinski and the owner of Tomb Guardians. Currently we have a new Kickstarter going on “Curse of the Usurper”. It is a massive D&D 5e adventure/campaign, over 400+ pages, minis, maps, actor voiceover, campaign music, collectible dice and more. (done)
The name’s Davenport. I review games.
So I’m sittin’ in my office, just about to partake of some quality hooch, when in walks a bear.
A polar bear.
Wearin’ armor, walkin’ on two legs, and carryin’ an axe in one hand and a rulebook in the other.
It was a sure ursine of trouble.
“Well met, human,” he says. “I am Gunihuk of the Ulbjorn. I have come to provide you with a review copy of the fantasy roleplaying game Epic Age.”
“Bear with me,” I says. “Fantasy RPGs are a dime a dozen. What makes this one so special?”
“Well, there are bears like myself,” he says. “Also, crocodile people. And an unusual new core mechanic. And several distinct forms of magic.”
“That does bear investigation,” I says. “Bear in mind, I’m no pushover reviewer.”
“You do realize that bear puns are the lowest form of humor, right?”
“Well, that sure gives me paws,” I says. “No offense meant, bud. That’s the polar opposite of what I wanna do. Anyway, the game sounds great. I can bearly contain my excitement.”
“Yeah, I’ll just be off now…” he says, leavin’ the game on my desk and turnin’ to walk out the door.
I hadda say, the fella wasn’t bearin’ up very well.
[7:36 PM]Slipstream: I am Chris Dias of Dias Ex Machina. I have been publishing games since 2008 and homebrewing since the early 90s. I started doing conversions for Aliens, Ghost in the Shell, and few others before going legit in 2008 with Amethyst., which was later converted for 4E, 13th Age, Fate, Savage Worlds, Pathfinder, and finally 5E in 2016
[7:37 PM]Slipstream: I was able to access the 5E rules before most people as I had an in with Mike Mearls at the time, which enabled me to release Ultramodern5 that same year, which went mithril on DTRPG. I followed that up with Apex and NeuroSpasta.
[7:37 PM]Slipstream: I ran a KS for an update to Ultramodern5 which raised 100K and was released in 2019, which ALSO went mithril. I then ran a KS for Affinity in 2020, which crossed 100K as well. That got released earlier this year.
[7:38 PM]Slipstream: I am currently running a KS for the next volume of Amethyst. 1200 pages of content within a post apocalyptic technofantasy.
[7:38 PM]Slipstream:https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/diasexmachina/amethyst-5e-fantasy-and-technology-collide-collectionKickstarterChris DiasAmethyst (5E) – Magic & Technology Collide (Collection)The acclaimed sci-fi/fantasy setting returns. Collect the latest volume or the entire series.
Over 1200 pages of 5E content!
[1:03 PM] Lausdahl: my name is René Lausdahl and I live in Denmark. I am an educator and the main creator of the game system Academy of Heroes. The Academy of Heroes is a role-playing system created for kids and first timers. It is made to be able to interduce, especially kids, to the fantastic world of TTRPG, through which they will be able to experience success, friendships and learn from each other. The rules are very simple and created to both be a challenge and at the same time not to make things too complicated with too many rules and interpretation possibilities. The focus of the system is on the role-playing game and the game will be able to be inserted into most fantasy worlds. The base system uses D10 and has recognizable elements such as health, energy, abilities, and equipment. However, it also varies as there are many stats: combat, defence, energy, life, reach and stride. The rule book itself is short and in A5 size. To make the rules as easy as possible, but still include a degree of progression, the base rules are built around 4 basic hero types: warrior, thief, archer and mage. Each of these can be upgraded in 3 different ways in the Epic ruleset, which right now will first be available through stretch goals, or later (after the Basic edition is released). There are also cards included with the game which will have all the information you need, in relation to your equipment, your abilities or your opponents. There will also be an adventure book, in which there will be a lot of stories and challenges that the heroes will have to overcome. Each individual story will have things that the heroes will have to do, things that they can find and opportunities where choices must be made and where you have to take the consequences of your choices. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/academy-of-heroes/academy-of-heroes
[7:35 PM] Cassidy – Dandies & Dandyzettes: Hello, everybody – my name is Cassidy Percoco, and I’m here today to talk about Dandies & Dandyzettes, a handbook for a TTRPG set in Regency England! It’s currently being kickstarted and has hit its goal, so you can expect to see it in hard copy in [mumble] months. It’s a very flexible setting, and the purpose of the book is to give as much information as possible so that the players can choose to create any kind of story with any kind of people from the period. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2046232477/dandies-and-dandyzettes?ref=1wtw7g (done)
10:23 PM] Kothar: Hi everyone, my name is Jeremy, and I’ve designed a strange and wicked game called Swords & Chaos. It’s a celebration of pulp fantasy, Sword & Sorcery fiction, and the Weird. Swords & Chaos is powered by the SIEGE Engine of Castles & Crusades fame, and is thus compatable with most Troll Lord Games products. It is also very easy to learn for most 5E players, as Swords & Chaos has a hybrid engine that encompasses elements from the 5E SRD, such as an advantage/disadvantage system, and some spells. The game is a package deal of both rules and setting. It depicts a wicked land of antediluvian horror and wasteful opulence.
[10:25 PM] Kothar: To better visualize the game in your head, image if all those old, beat-up, dusty paperbacks with obscure fantasy heroes on them had a shared universe, a really insane magic system, and a fun as hell way of generating characters and backstories.
[10:27 PM] Kothar: Swords & Chaos, being a genre game, is very focused. The rules are all oriented toward making it feel like a Conan story or an Elric story or a Kane story come to life.
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[02-Feb-22 07:36 PM] ThomasDenmark#5449
Hello
[02-Feb-22 07:36 PM] ThomasDenmark#5449
I’m Thomas Denmark
[02-Feb-22 07:36 PM] ThomasDenmark#5449
I have a little gaming studio called Night Owl Workshop
[02-Feb-22 07:36 PM] ThomasDenmark#5449
Nightowlworkshop.com
[02-Feb-22 07:36 PM] ThomasDenmark#5449
I’ve been a game designer and artist, working in the games industry for a little over 20 years
[02-Feb-22 07:37 PM] ThomasDenmark#5449
I’ve done a ton of illustration work for Wizards of the Coast, Fantasy Flight Games, AEG, and many others
[02-Feb-22 07:37 PM] ThomasDenmark#5449
On the side I LOVE designing games
[02-Feb-22 07:37 PM] ThomasDenmark#5449
my first published game was Dungeoneer. Published by Atlas-Games
[02-Feb-22 07:38 PM] ThomasDenmark#5449
I also did a semi-popular little card game called Murder of Crows which has done very well
[02-Feb-22 07:38 PM] ThomasDenmark#5449
but my true passion is roleplaying games, particularly of the D&D flavor
[02-Feb-22 07:38 PM] ThomasDenmark#5449
So with Night Owl Workshop I publish little retro-clones on under served genres
[02-Feb-22 07:39 PM] ThomasDenmark#5449
Essentially compatible with Basic
[02-Feb-22 07:39 PM] ThomasDenmark#5449
My current game in development is Gunslinger
[02-Feb-22 07:39 PM] ThomasDenmark#5449
Wild West with a little bit of Strange Science
[16-Nov-21 08:32 PM] fedcomic#0310
OK, my name is John Payne and I’ve been a gamer since I was a kid in the early 80s.
[16-Nov-21 08:33 PM] fedcomic#0310
I’ve also, probably like everybody else, done lots of home brew optional rules and all that kind of stuff. But this is my first published RPG book
[16-Nov-21 08:36 PM] fedcomic#0310
Micronomicon is a licensed supplement for TinyD6 games like tiny dungeon second edition, which has been my go to table top fantasy RPG for the last few years.
The name’s Davenport. I review games.
So the other day I answer a knock at the door, and there stands…
…this ordinary guy.
Just a guy in a plain brown suit.
I look around past the guy. Figure there must be some alien or hellspawn or mutant freak back there somewhere.
Nope. Just the one ordinary guy.
“Hello,” the guy says in a thick Limey accent. “John’s the name. John Walters.” He shakes my hand.
“Nice to meetcha,” I says. “Here with a gig?”
“I am indeed,” Walters says, handing over a nice-lookin’ book with “Liminal” on the cover.
“What’s the pitch?” I asks.
“Urban fantasy,” he says. “Faeries, werewolves, ghosts, and vampires hiding in the present day UK.”
“I’m always good for that,” I says, flippin’ through the book. Really pretty book. “I’ll give it a good review.”
“I know you will,” he says. He taps his temple, smiling and nodding. “I have foreseen it.”
“Riiiight,” I says. “Well, anyway, wanna come in? Have a drink?”
“No thanks, old chap,” he says. “Must fly, I’m afraid.”
He turns into a swan and flies away.
I sigh and walk back to my desk, settin’ the “Days Without a Weirdo” sign back to zero.
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