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Are you tired of having to memorize pages and pages of tedious information just to run a small dungeon? Or maybe tired of writing down names for a zillion NPCs just to get your players through a market area? Yeah, me too. I hate memorizing stuff, and I hate prep work that's too long, so in the course of 25 years, I've learned a thing or two on how to prep, what to prep, and what to leave to the... [click here for more] |
Steampop Games |
Pay What You Want
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Inside you'll find all projects included in the zinequest event on Kickstarter.
Even better, all projects are categorised and sorted to group similar things together and help you to get a clearer overview.
Each listing includes all the main project details, the smaller images are in high resolution so you can zoom in for a better look.
If you see something you like, just click the project image to... [click here for more] |
Modelling Miniatures |
$3.11
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Inside you'll find all projects included in the zinequest event on Kickstarter.
Even better, all projects are categorised and sorted to group similar things together and help you to get a clearer overview.
Each listing includes all the main project details, the smaller images are in high resolution so you can zoom in for a better look.
If you see something you like, just click the project image to... [click here for more] |
Modelling Miniatures |
$3.11
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A Brief History of Gnolls: Anthropophagy and Emeralds from Wales to Wisconsin and Beyond traces the history of the title fantasy creatures in literature and gaming, from when they were first introduced more than a century ago up through the present. Features of this unique and intriguing volume include two entertaining quasi-academic essays by writer Paul Haynie that examine the literary history... [click here for more] |
Skirmisher Publishing |
$2.99
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There are a lot of different ways that you can create flesh out a campaign and this is one of my favorite ones. With a Tarot deck and a bit of thought, a GM can churn out a multitude of facets for sessions and campaigns. The GM's Tarot Guide is a collection of spreads for various aspects of GM prep. From one-off NPCs to the entire world and scope of the campaign. The only things that limits you are... [click here for more] |
Mad Pierrot Games |
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A Gifted Healer. A Dungeon Town. A Fate Yet to be Determined. Daniel was Gifted by the gods at birth, able to heal with a touch even the most grievous wounds. Born in a mining camp, he's unable to still his restless heart and journey's to a nearby Dungeon town to take his first steps as an Adventurer. Follow his journey in a world filled with monsters, dungeons and a leveling system. A Healer's... [click here for more] |
Tao Wong |
FREE
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Have you played a tabletop rolelaying game or an MMORPG?
The odds are that if you’re on this web store, browsing the titles, then you probably have.
Have you heard of the strange world of Live Action Role Playing?
If you’ve been around tabletop games for a while, or been to a convention, then the odds are that you’ve heard of this style of gaming, perhaps even seen it... [click here for more] |
Vulpinoid Studios |
$3.00
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This is a 24 page zine (including covers) of eight (8) templates alongside a small amount of description plus an example or two to help you create and manage role-playing adventures.
Includes-es
One (1) template is a minor variation on the excellent hex flower engine (created by Goblin's Henchman whose hex flowers also appear in the Planar Compass #2 zine).
The other seven (7) are a means of... [click here for more] |
Aether Corp Games |
$3.00
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Are you an experienced tabletop role-playing game enthusiast looking to elevate your gameplay and storytelling skills? Look no further! "Advanced Strategies and Techniques for RPGs: Taking Your Gameplay to the Next Level" is a comprehensive guide designed to help game masters and players alike take their RPG experiences to new heights.
In this book, you'll discover:
Expert advice on creating compelling... [click here for more] |
Rodger Huffman |
$3.99
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If you're a GM writing your own adventures, this guide is for you. This is an entirely new method to write and GM adventures. It will help you do two things: Write an amazing adventure reminiscent of a movie or a novel, and relieve you of the usual burdens of GMing, so you can concentrate on what's really important: presenting the adventure to your party.
If you're a beginner GM and maybe you're not... [click here for more] |
algi |
$7.99
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Tämä opas on koottu kasaan ja toimitettu Limun Ropellukset -blogin saman nimisestä kirjoitusten sarjasta, eli Aloittelevan luolamestarin oppaasta. Oppaan synty on ollut osa erittäin miellyttävää löytäretkeä, jonka tarkoituksena on ollut ymmärtää alkuperäisen Dungeons & Dragons -roolipelin henkeä ja tyyliä. Aloin itse pelaamaan roolipelejä aikana jolloin muodissa olivat... [click here for more] |
D-oom Products |
Pay What You Want
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Having returned from their time with the Army, Daniel and Asin must now complete the Dungeon in Karlak. To do so though, they will need to get better gear,more Skills and higher Levels. Taking a quest, the pair must leave Karlak to travel across the Kingdom of Brad and learn a few life-lessons along the way. The Adventures of Brad series is a traditional fantasy story with LitRPG elements. ... [click here for more] |
Tao Wong |
$3.99
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ARP Publication plans for 2017. It has been a few years since our last publication and now we're planning to come back with a vengeance. The product lines mentioned in this document rise from the ashes during the remainder of the year. ... [click here for more] |
Alternate Realities Publications |
FREE
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ARP Publication plans for 2018. But we're still planning to come back with a vengeance! While many say "revenge is a dish best served cold", I can tell you from personal experience, it needs to be served up quite healthy, too. And healthy I haven't been. The product lines mentioned in this document rise from the ashes during the remainder of the year. Matter of fact, one has already been delivered.... [click here for more] |
Alternate Realities Publications |
FREE
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ARP Publication changes coming in the Fall of 2018. It mostly concerns product alterations in the Big Bang Shootout line, starting with the next new product to be released a few days from now. Also, a little exposition on why we never really did any books focused on specific "gun families" and likely never will. With these various changes in style and production methods, the series can finally truly... [click here for more] |
Alternate Realities Publications |
FREE
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This guide is to help purchasers of my Intellectual Property for RPG Designers guide in finding their own attorney. Think of it as my I AM NOT YOUR ATTORNEY love letter on how to find one of your own.
This product provides a GENERAL OVERVIEW on how to hire an IP attorney, with an emphasis on RPG designer clients. Viewing this product DOES NOT CREATE AN... [click here for more] |
Omnichromatic Pirate Unicorn Games |
FREE
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During the eight year run of Living Greyhawk, the world’s largest role-playing campaign, the Bandit Kingdoms region produced over 130 unique adventures. For the first time ever, these narrative threads are woven into one cohesive tapestry. For those who helped shape these events, this comprehensive resource memorializes their struggles against Iuz’s oppressive rule. For others, this compilation... [click here for more] |
Casey Brown |
$5.95
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Beginner's Guide to Role-Playing Games: A Comprehensive Introduction
Embark on a thrilling journey into the captivating world of role-playing games with the "Beginner's Guide to Role-Playing Games: A Comprehensive Introduction." This essential guide is designed for newcomers and seasoned gamers alike, providing a thorough exploration of the exciting realm of tabletop and digital RPGs.
Discover the... [click here for more] |
Rodger Huffman |
$3.99
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Best of Fenix includes some of the best gaming material from the Swedish gaming magazine Fenix – translated to English. In Best of Fenix you will find inspiring material written directly for Fenix’ readers by renown international game designers such as Kenneth Hite and Pete Nash, but also some of the best from the Swedish arena. To top it off, we got our own comic strip Bernard the Barbarian, created... [click here for more] |
Askfageln |
$14.95
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Buy all three volumes of Best of Fenix to a considerably better price. Why choose one when you can have them all? Volume 1 In this our first anthology you will find myths and legends of different kinds, some true to classic source material and others warped through a brand new filter. During the crowdfunding it was decided that the following will be included: Once Upon a... [click here for more] |
Askfageln |
$34.95 $24.99
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Best of Fenix includes some of the best gaming material from the Swedish gaming magazine Fenix – translated to English. In Best of Fenix you will find inspiring material written directly for Fenix’ readers by renown international game designers such as Kenneth Hite and Pete Nash, but also some of the best from the Swedish arena. To top it off, we got our own comic strip Bernard the Barbarian, created... [click here for more] |
Askfageln |
$14.95
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Best of Fenix includes some of the best gaming material from the Swedish gaming magazine Fenix – translated to English. In Best of Fenix you will find inspiring material written directly for Fenix’ readers by renown international game designers such as Kenneth Hite and Pete Nash, but also some of the best from the Swedish arena. To top it off, we got our own comic strip Bernard the Barbarian, created... [click here for more] |
Askfageln |
$14.95
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Over the last two decades, The Big List of RPG Plots has been cited, quoted, thanked and excerpted in articles for computer-game design, a book on Hollywood screenwriting, and more than a few pen-and-paper RPGs. I wrote it in 1993 as an article submission for Pyramid magazine (they rejected it). I later tried to shop it to Dragon and Shadis and others... [click here for more] |
Cumberland Games & Diversions |
FREE
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When designing a fantasy setting, the biology of our home world can provide a wonderfully rich resource for generating a new world and the creatures inhabiting it. But a world creator should not forget the fantasy aspect, or feel restricted to using Earth’s biosphere as an unyielding template, and otherwise excellent resources often suffer from just this flaw and apply real-world ecology to fantasy... [click here for more] |
Skirmisher Publishing |
$2.99
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TWENTY-FOUR ACTION MOVIES EXPLODE
Robin D. Laws, game designer by day, cinema super-enthusiast by night, sets his analytic laser sights on action and thrills in a collection of essays sure to supercharge your tabletop roleplaying experience.
As the countdown ticks and the bullets fly, Robin takes you inside the workings of 24 action movies, from the stone cold... [click here for more] |
Atlas Games |
$15.00 $7.95
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Available in Paperback, EPUB, and PDF (30 reading pages)
Warning: Reading this book will make you want to play D&D!
“Stephen’s delightful memoir makes you want to travel upstream to your own formative D&D headwaters, dig out your old graph-paper maps and worn dice, and rediscover the gateway to what the author calls ‘the fantastic path.’” —Ethan Gilsdorf,... [click here for more] |
DONJON LANDS |
$2.99
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City Builder: A Guide to Designing Communities is a resource specifically designed to help storytellers create exciting and compelling urban areas and other sorts of communities and places within them. It is a universal sourcebook that can support the needs of any ancient, Dark Ages, Middle Ages, Renaissance, or fantasy fiction or role-playing game setting.
This comprehensive, fully-illustrated... [click here for more] |
Skirmisher Publishing |
$24.99 $24.95
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This collection of essays serves as the ‘commentary track’ for the smash hit Salt in Wounds Setting and features advice, insight, and a fresh look behind the screen of a professional writer and game designer. Whether you’re a player looking for a new perspective, a GM aiming to build richer worlds, or a hobbyist game designer/writer striving to make the leap towards being a professional:... [click here for more] |
Pangolin Press |
$3.99 $2.99
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Some people play roleplaying-games for the challenge; others play them for the story. Award-winning fantasy author and freelance game writer Marie Brennan is unabashedly in the latter camp. In these essays she looks at tabletop and live-action RPGs from a narrative perspective, exploring the ways the framework of a game can generate and support (or undermine) your tale. Whether you are a player or... [click here for more] |
Swan Tower |
$2.99
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The Realm Online needs a hero. He'll have to grow up first.
Billy's a friendless teen and child of divorce, but when he's playing The Realm Online? He's a legend. Not just a legend, but a god amongst men.
Some say he's a no-skill hack, that he's nothing without the mysterious artifact weapon known across the lands as Banhammer. With a unique fighting style perfected over the course... [click here for more] |
Ethan Freckleton |
FREE
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Easier Encounters
Encounters are fundamental to great game sessions and campaigns. This book contains my ideas on combining player goals, character choices, stakes, and consequences for building encounters that build into adventures and into satisfying campaigns.
... [click here for more] |
Parts Per Million |
$7.99 $4.99
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Every game is a mystery or contains mystery elements. Whether you are investigating an eldritch horror or trying to find a secret door.
As a GM, it can be very frustrating when your players fail to grasp your obvious trail of clues or cannot roll a successful searching skill test to save their own lives.
This book hopes to guide you through running more successful mystery adventures and doing so... [click here for more] |
Parts Per Million |
$7.99 $4.99
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Easier RPG Publishing 2024
Hints, Tips, and Thoughts on Publishing on DriveThruRPG
This book was born out of the DriveThruRPG.com Pocketquest game jam. That is an annual game jam intended to bring new people into publishing. I found myself sharing many of the lessons that I have learned the hard way to help people get the best start they can in this industry.
Someone made a joke that I should write... [click here for more] |
Parts Per Million |
$7.99
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I was asked to put down my thoughts on running better science fiction games and at first, I wasn't sure what to write, sci-fi is so broad a genre. How do you encompass everything from dystopian cyberpunk to the optimism of Star Trek?
What this book contains is 17 mini-essays. The first half is all about reducing the scope of your games and campaigns. Sci-fi is such a broad genre that the more you... [click here for more] |
Parts Per Million |
$7.99 $4.99
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You may be new to solo roleplaying or an old hand; either way, we all run our solo games uniquely. This means that we rarely see how other people are doing it. This book contains tips and advice that I have picked up over the years that I have incorporated into keeping my game notes. I talk about analog, pen and paper methods, online, digital, and mobile tools, and about using audio, video, and VTTs... [click here for more] |
Parts Per Million |
$7.99 $4.99
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You may be new to solo roleplaying or an old hand, either way we all run our solo games our own unique ways. This does mean that we rarely get to see how other people are doing it. This books contains tips and advice that I have picked up over the years that I have incorporated into my own play. Some of these may be new to you, some you may accept as obvious truths. Each of these work for me, and... [click here for more] |
Parts Per Million |
$7.99 $4.99
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The ideas and tips in this book are about making it easier to facilitate great shared stories, not through even more GM prep, but improv techniques, applying story crafting ideas from film, TV, and books to roleplaying games.
The typical GM has enough to do bringing the setting to life, playing everyone and thing the characters meet, and being the arbiter of the rules. You do not need even more prep... [click here for more] |
Parts Per Million |
$7.99 $4.99
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The magic of role-playing games lies not only in grand quests and epic battles, but also in the rich tapestry of characters that inhabit your game world. Non-Player Characters (NPCs) are more than just background scenery or quest givers – they breathe life into your story, add layers to your world, and can even provide pivotal moments in your campaign.
In “Epic NPCs: Creating Memorable Characters... [click here for more] |
Rodger Huffman |
$4.99
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Narrative tools and game prep for an improv GM.
Do you struggle to improvise at the table?
Are you tired of working through a punishing prep routine for every session?
Do you simply need faster game prep?
Would you like to adopt a lighter GM schedule which still gave you a fun story?
I have the answer for you: Fast... [click here for more] |
Phil Nicholls |
$4.99
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FORMAÇÃO DE RPGISTAS Este projeto surgiu em um conjunto entre Sesc, Lampião Game Studio e RPGWord com o objetivo de apresentar para as pessoas o RPG, a partir das explicações do que é jogo até as formas de criar e publicar seus próprios jogos. As dez oficinas de formação de jogadores, mestres e criadores de RPG foram ministradas através de aulas estruturadas, jogos de RPG e criação guiada... [click here for more] |
RPGWorld |
Pay What You Want
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On my upcoming series I will do some theory of designing game books.
This includes:
- writing clues
- mapping it out
- game rules
- riddle design
- creative dice alternatives
- sorting/shuffling the sections
- using counter
- timing and timer
- …
This is my first pdf upload due to testing things out. The book is only an example.
... [click here for more] |
Blue Awesome Strawberry Publishing |
Pay What You Want
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New gaming goodness in this issue along with over $5.00 in free games and discounts.
Musing of the Avalon Stogie
Behind the Game
Coral Throne, Chapter XXIV
Heroes Wear Masks
Dicing With Life
Today’s Promise Excerpt
Avalon Pathfinder
Sorceress Issue #6
BedRock Interview
Artist Spotlight.... [click here for more] |
Avalon Game Company |
$0.56
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Another great issues, packed full of gaming goodness.
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Musing of the Avalon Stogie
Behind the Game, SFCF
Coral Thrown, Chapter X I
Raging Swan Gaming
Dept 13 Comic, Issue #3
Free Paper Model..
Junkyard Wars, Strip #18
Avalon Pathfinder, Unseelie Rings
Multi-Verse,
Cancrian Mercenariy...
Geek Profile
Battle Axe, More Figures
Reviews... [click here for more] |
Avalon Classic |
$1.00
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Another great issues, packed full of gaming goodness.
<o:p> </o:p>
Musing of the Avalon Stogie
Behind the Game, Nova Blast Preview
Coral Throne, Chapter XII
Raging Swan Gaming
Dept 13 Comic, Issue #4
Junkyard Wars, Strip #19
Avalon Pathfinder
Multi-Verse
Geek Profile
Battle Axe
Reviews
Arcana
Cool Stuff
What's New
Free Stuff
... [click here for more] |
Avalon Classic |
$2.95 $1.00
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Written by a veteran game store owner, the Game Retailer Guide is a how-to industry manual that contains everything you need to know in order to start and run a successful game-selling business.
Topics the Game Retailer Guide covers include:
* Administration & Planning
* Building and Equipping the Store
* Competitive Analysis
* Products and Services
* Marketing & Advertising... [click here for more] |
Skirmisher Publishing |
$9.99
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In demand like never before, a good gamemaster is a valuable asset. As more and more people try running their own games, many are discovering that it’s not as easy as it looks.
Increasingly, roleplaying games are moving from the mechanical battle simulators of old and becoming more like shared, social stories. Tabletop gaming today (whether online or in-person) involves much more than stat-blocks... [click here for more] |
Parallel Publishing |
$12.53 $10.00
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Gamemastering. No other task is as unpopular in a roleplaying group. Very often, it is the gamemaster who ends up doing all the work so everyone can enjoy the game. But the job of gamemaster is at least as exciting and unpredictable as taking on the role of a player character.
When comparing gamemasters, it becomes obvious that some are better at their task than others--which is why rumors that one... [click here for more] |
Vagrant Workshop |
$19.95 $14.95
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GLarg! was my fanzine which ran to 10 issues between 1985 and 1989. When I heard about Zine Quest on Kickstarter I decided to do a 'Best of' with some of the best and worst bits of the issues I could still find. This is that 'Best of' which also happened to be the third of a century anniversary of the first issue.
The zine was loosely based around the RPG hobby and had a Solo Quest in each issue.... [click here for more] |
Modelling Miniatures |
$12.42
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GM Direction is a book designed to answer those common questions new GMs have when they're thinking about running a game. If you're an experienced GM, this probably isn't the book for you, but if you're just getting into the role, this book will give you the advice you need to prepare and run a great game.
The book is split into two sections: prepping the game and running the game. I discuss... [click here for more] |
C. Daniel Bush |
$10.00
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A complete revamp of the previously released GOMO GUIDE TO THONEPORT. Reorganized, re-edited, new art from a new artist, available from DriveThruRPG in print and PDF.
Jorune is a world of many races. Thantier is a human based culture that resists influence or present of all the other races. The largest trading city is Thantis and... [click here for more] |
Oak and Lotus |
$10.00
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