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A science fiction and fantasy tabletop RPG set in a near-future where the Americas were never colonized, created by a team of Natives.

Coyote and Crow is a tabletop role playing game set in an alternate future of the Americas where colonization never occurred. Instead, advanced civilizations arose over hundreds of years after a massive climate disaster changed the history of the planet. You'll play as adventurers starting out in the city of Cahokia, a bustling, diverse metropolis along the Mississippi River. It's a world of science and spirituality where the future of technology and legends of the past will collide.

The game is created and led by a team of Native Americans representing more than a dozen tribes and we've built a game that both Natives and non-Natives will thrill to explore and build upon.

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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert

Despite not having a single piercing or tattoo, I like the idea of magical tattoos... So this one, also mentioned in that same ENWorld article, caught my eye and is getting some of my gaming dollars.

They've also got a nice sample available for download.

Tome of Mystical Tattoos for 5e

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Hi folks! It's taken a while and a little bit of courage but I've decided to try and release a fully-illustrated compendium of all the magic tattoos I have created over my time DMing for my parties. Magic tattoos are special in that they allow you an extra level of character customization (look that much more badass) while simultaneously granting you unique and interesting abilities (be that much more badass)! Why not give it a shot, right? There will be more than 120+ illustrated, never-before-seen, and functional magic tattoos, with much more to come depending on the stretch goals we reach!

The tattoos will also all be tweaked to be more in line with the ones being introduced to us in recent 5e releases. All the tats you'll find in this book will have some amazing flavor of their own, which will set them apart from the limited selection of existing magic tattoos and the large pool of magic items already out there!

For one, all the magic tattoos you will find in this book are tailored to work in tandem with specific body parts! For example, tattoos like the Soaring Tattoo will grant you majestic inky wings when applied on your back (and only your back)! The Tome of Mystical Tattoos will also show you exactly how each beautiful tattoo would look on the optimal limbs alongside a detailed flat sketch for a clear view of all the designs. Beautiful full-page illustrations are also in the works showcasing the wide variety, utility, and power of the tattoos within this compendium.

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XDM: X-treme Dungeon Mastery, by Tracy and Curtis Hickman, hailed as "the cure for the common game¹," is a tabletop role-playing supplement designed to improve every RPG you play. First published in 2009, it's high time for a second edition. We've brought back the original creative team for a fresh round of edits, expansions, illustrations, and much more.

This project will cover the costs of that second edition, which will be bigger and better than the first, and if we reach our stretch goals, some of those betterments will become battlements, and we'll throw really cool digital downloads into the mix.

If you'd like a 3rd party review of the original book Professor Dungeon Master of DungeonCraft has this excellent video review.

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¹ By the authors, and the publisher, and some of their friends.

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Originally posted by Steven Schend

As Ed is involved with this one (and so am I tentatively), I figure I ought to share this link on its launch day.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dragorigames/tanares-rpg?ref=jj47lc&fbclid=IwAR3l9WEtDcsJni1gXSCRMXwKNjmqW3gbMudqQuoYyQnbYeu1nP-pVQyw_yw

It's already past half a million so it's met its funding goals; for those who like really intricate or just huge miniatures, be sure to pledge today so you get the astounding miniature dragon.

Steven

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Explore exotic alternate planes with this 5e tome from legendary RPG designers Bruce Cordell, Sean Reynolds, and Monte Cook.

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Path of the Planebreaker is a sourcebook for 5th edition players and GMs that presents you with the wonders, terrors, mysteries, and treasures of dozens and dozens of new alternate worlds—plus the inexplicable Planebreaker itself. It includes a bestiary of planar creatures and new planar class options for players to their campaigns, as well as new subclasses, feats, spells, and player character species options.

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Over the last two years, a group of ideas wormed their way into my brain and I found I couldn't let them go. Despite all of my other obligations, I had to write these stories. So I squeezed them in during moments of free time, crafting four brand new novels. I'm extremely proud of them, as each represents some new aspect of storytelling that has forced me to grow in an interesting way. Each also takes you to someplace new, original, and vibrant. Three of these are Cosmere books taking place on new worlds, and the other one is something completely different.

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Originally posted by sleyvas

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/reaperbones5/bones-6-tales-from-the-green-griffin

Reaper is doing its sixth kickstarter. Not sure that I'm interested this year, as I have minis from 4 of these kickstarters, but I will keep my eye on it for anything that catches my interest. I do think its interesting that one of the things is basically a bar. For someone though that ISN'T overloaded to hell with minis, this is usually one of the better kickstarters to get a LOT of minis for your money.

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https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/reaperbones5/bones-6-tales-from-the-green-griffin

Reaper is doing its sixth kickstarter. Not sure that I'm interested this year, as I have minis from 4 of these kickstarters, but I will keep my eye on it for anything that catches my interest. I do think its interesting that one of the things is basically a bar. For someone though that ISN'T overloaded to hell with minis, this is usually one of the better kickstarters to get a LOT of minis for your money.

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I'm not a minis person, so I'm just watching that one to see if there are any add-ons I like.

From one of the previous ones, I got a single add-on, and that was it: the "disapproving finger" spell effect.

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An official Monty Python tabletop RPG is coming to Kickstarter next month, Dicebreaker can exclusively reveal.

Monty Python’s Cocurricular Mediaeval Reenactment Programme, as literally no-one will call it, draws from the British comedy troupe’s entire back catalogue of TV shows, movies, live performances and music albums, from Flying Circus to Holy Grail and Life of Brian.

As you might expect, it’s Monty Python and the Holy Grail that serves as the key inspiration for Cocurricular Mediaeval Reenactment Programme’s mock-medieval world, with players setting out on epic quests in a Middle Ages Britain - albeit with a heavy dose of Pythonesque absurdity.

The RPG will couple its setting with an original gameplay system said to be rules-light and designed for one-shot sessions and shorter campaigns.

Replacing the stock classes seen in the likes of Dungeons & Dragons are “situations” inspired by Python’s roster of ridiculous on-screen characters, varying from oppressed peasants, ne'er-do-wells, monks, nuns and troubadours to knights, clerics, magical enchanters, nobles and royalty.

These character situations determine and combine with five traits, drawn from a list of 20 defining attributes including glibness, musicianship, sorcery, valour, wisdom, the ways of science, chastity and humility. Each character also begins the game with an item picked from their situation’s starting selection.

As players encounter tests, they’ll roll using a die - from a d4 to a d20 - determined by how “silly” or “serious” the relevant trait’s current level is. Rolling critical hits or fails will shift the trait towards either end of the scale, as well as triggering ‘dire consequences’ on a random roll table with predictably surreal outcomes - including the chance for characters to be abducted by aliens, arrested or just plain killed.

In place of a trait, players can instead be accompanied by a member of their retinue - a companion or mount - who can be helpfully thrown in the way of danger or replace a player’s character if they do come to an unfortunate end, something said to be a regular occurrence. Or, y’know, they might just bang some coconuts together.

One player controls each session as the Head of Light Entertainment, standing in for the traditional RPG game master as a mixture of demanding television producer and overly-enthusiastic teacher. The Head of Light Entertainment is assigned one of 20 different personalities, from a sports fanatic or stuffy historian to a Member of Parliament, which can influence their decisions and trigger further dire consequences in response to the players’ actions. The Head of Light Entertainment can receive complaint letters as the result of some consequences, with the risk of replaced by another persona if things steer too far off course.

Alongside its clear Holy Grail homage, the RPG’s pseudo-medieval setting is replete with references to other Monty Python sketches and characters that form a combined Pythonverse, be it the world’s religion of Brianism - spawned by Life of Brian’s accidental Christ figure - or a medieval precursor to the Spanish Inquisition.

In an exclusive interview with Dicebreaker, Cocurricular Mediaeval Reenactment Programme designers Brian Saliba and Craig Schaffer insisted that the RPG would offer more than Yet Another Monty Python Quoteathon around the table.

“What we were adamant [about] is it can't just be replication of scenes from the movies and TV shows,” said Saliba. “It's more a matter of providing a toolbox of stuff that people can create stories that feel very Monty Python without recreating scenes.”

Alongside details on character creation and the game’s original system, the RPG’s core rulebook will include pre-made adventures, a bestiary and a set of roll tables to help players randomly generate elements of the world and quests.

Also mentioned is a “backgammon-based minigame that involves dice catapults and farm animals”, named - what else - Fetchez la Vache.

Publisher Exalted Funeral will launch a Kickstarter campaign for Monty Python’s Cocurricular Mediaeval Reenactment Programme in October. Among the add-ons offered through the crowdfunding campaign will be a set of Fetchez la Vache dice catapults.

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320+ pages! 100+ illustrated NPCs paired with voice-acted monologues. Includes stat blocks, magic items, side quests, vtt tokens, more!

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Written By Some of Your Favorite D&D/TTRPG Creators!

Anansi’s Tapestry of Lives is a 320+ page compendium built around over 100 fully illustrated unique and useful NPCs. Each NPC is paired with a professionally voice acted monologue to kick of the action and delight you and your players. We include loads of stat blocks, magic items, roll tables, inventories, story tables, and side quests!

While all of our mechanics are compatible with D&D 5th Edition, Anansi's content is primarily story-driven, making it suitable for any other fantasy tabletop roleplaying game. With stretch goals, we could hit 360+ pages!

Anansi’s Tapestry of Lives was created by Game Masters for Game Masters.

Anansi the Wanderer. All stories are Anansi’s stories.

Whether you’re using homebrew or a published adventure, you likely have your main characters at your fingertips. Anansi’s Tapestry of Lives fills in the blanks by populating the rest of your world with beautifully illustrated and richly detailed personalities - all with their own backstory, personality, goal, and quirk.

Way More Than Just a Name, Race, and Class

So often, NPC write ups leave you filling in huge blanks. That's too much stress and prep, leaving you with less time and energy for fun! That's why all of the 100+ professionally illustrated NPCs give you the information you need to keep your players immersed in the game and having fun!

From detailed descriptions, to stat blocks, to magic items, inventories, story tables, and even adventures, Anansi's Tapestry of Lives has your game prep covered!

Want a sample to play test? Download your 43 Page Sample PDF FREE!

(Draft copy: content, art, box text, etc, is not yet finalized or may be pending)

We give you loads of interesting and useful background characters. When your players become fascinated by the threadbare stablehand caring for their mounts or want to know more about the local dwarven blacksmith, you don’t have to come up with a backstory or personality on the fly - just explore the pages of Anansi's Tapestry of Lives to discover all the details you need!

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It is now a live Kickstarter, and it's already at $800k of a $200k goal.

I pledged at the Less Sensible Middle Class Bundle level.

Edit: they're now more than a million dollars past their $200k goal...

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Everything Jules Verne could have written....

Everything H.G. Wells should have written....

Everything A. Conan Doyle thought but never published because it was too fantastic!

Space 1889: After makes it a reality!

Space 1889: After is the next iteration of Space 1889—the popular steampunk tabletop game—with new rules, new possibilities, and new stories to tell.

The Victorian Age in Space 1889 was marked by astounding discoveries that opened the strange, inhabited worlds of Mars and Venus to exploration and colonization. Space 1889: After takes place ten years later, after war and disaster separated the worlds for a time. Now, adventurers must risk the perils of space to explore other worlds and fight new enemies that lurk in the ether.

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Tales of the Valiant (ToV) keeps all the best of 5E D&D and adds a Kobold Press spin to the well-loved game. It combines the Creative Commons foundation of 5th Edition with new elements to create a powerful Kobold-style 5E with teeth.

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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert

The Tales of the Valiant Kickstarter has launched and is already fully funded.

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Tales of the Valiant (ToV) keeps all the best of 5E D&D and adds a Kobold Press spin to the well-loved game. It combines the Creative Commons foundation of 5th Edition with new elements to create a powerful Kobold-style 5E with teeth.

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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert

I don't like all of the Midgard stuff (I especially can't stand their deliberate vagueness on deities), but there's a lot of it that is very interesting. I especially like Per Bastet, and I'd be quick to drop a catslide alley someplace to bring the PCs there.

KP also has some good stuff on ley lines, and Ed has said ley lines exist in the Realms.

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The Cosmere® Roleplaying Game is a new system that encompasses the entire universe of Brandon Sanderson's best-selling novels. This original RPG launches in 2025 with the Stormlight World Guide, Stormlight Handbook, and Stormlight Stonewalkers Adventure. It expands to include Mistborn in 2026, with a steady rollout of new worlds and adventures for years to come!

The contents of the Collector Pledge level: three hardcover Stormlight books (to be shipped in 2025), three hardcover Mistborn books (to be shipped in 2026), The First Step Level Zero adventure, punchboard character tokens, maps, a few miniatures, Plot Decks, Item Cards, basic dice, and liquid core dice.

This is a living RPG that will grow as Brandon Sanderson expands the universe of Cosmere novels, designed to tell standalone stories in each setting or sweeping Worldhopper campaigns that move between different planets.

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