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‘I Could Do This In My Sleep' is a cyberpunk entry to DriveThruRPG's 2025 PocketQuest game jam. Powered by a simple yet flexible character skill system, I Could Do This In My Sleep suits a group of 2 - 4 players and one game master. A modern-day cyberpunk tabletop roleplaying game where Cybernetic implants keep the masses of Great Britain on their feet and working 16 hours a day, dead to the world around them. You play someone with a glitched chip in their head that lets you hijack work streams and tug the reins of power for yourself; superhuman feats of strength, perfect recall, mind control. All you gotta do is keep taking the drugs, and try to forget the nightmares you saw through a thousand pairs of hopeless eyes. Find out more as we speak to Zachary Elliott-Hatton, if you're sure you wanna be awake for this… https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/517253/i-could-do-this-in-my-sleep 

Take on xenophobic separatists, cut throat criminals, lethal machines, and otherworldly predators as you strive for a better future together on the Frontier.   Changed Stars is a sci-fi roleplaying game set in a bright-yet-perilous future. Inspired by utopian feminist science fiction and contemporary gritty speculative futures, Changed Stars presents a modern-take on a post-patriarchal society for the players to navigate.   The game features a unique d6 system. On a test only a single 6 is necessary to achieve Success, but multiple 6s may be used to Twist. There is also the Edge pool, a push-your-luck mechanic that helps you succeed will adding additional complications to the heat of the moment.   Buy the game: https://dieselshot.itch.io/changedstars   Social: https://bsky.app/profile/dieselshot.bsky.social   Discord: https://discord.gg/GSc4swY9wk   Crowdfunder: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dieselshot/changedstars

Frostpunk, the Tabletop Roleplaying Game based on the award-winning Frostpunk video games   The cold is unrelenting. It's been ten years since the end of the world. Cities depend on massive generators that provide heat, and machinery that excavates resources and grows food. Humans scramble to survive, relying on the pillars of Faith and Order to build societies that can keep residents alive despite the odds. You have skills to contribute to the city—but can you make the difficult choices needed for survival?   Frostpunk, the Tabletop Roleplaying Game, based on the award-winning Frostpunk video games, uses Catalyst's new medium-weight roleplaying Dice Core system. Join us this week as Jason M. Hardy tells us all about the project.   Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cgl/frostpunk-the-roleplaying-game Website: catalystgamelabs.com Warm Flesh actual play: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQK9igBQf6w

In May, Not DnD is looking to the future. Some visions are frozen, some dark and dystopian, but others feature a rehabilitated vision of humanity. Join us as we look forward in time. Frostpunk Changed Stars I Could Do This In My Sleep

Join us for a cozy interview of mystery, psychic prediction, community, and tea. This week we're speaking to James Kerr about The Psychic Danger Society.   The unique mechanics of the game give you a pool of “prediction dice” which you roll at the start of the session. The players choose which dice results to use when resolving issues in the game. Each die, when put forward, is spent and gone, leaving players with fewer to use should something go wrong. If you're caught without dice, you can't know the future, and it may mean the end… so make your predictions count!   https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jameskerr/the-psychic-danger-society   https://www.radiojamesgames.com/   ww.igdn.com

Runecaster is a narrative TTRPG about learning magic through spectacular failure. Play as rookie mages who cast unique spells by combining runes. Magic will just as often blow up in your face as it will light your way.   Join as we speak to Wes Zebrowski on this weeks episode of Not DnD.   https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pangurbancollective/runecaster-a-narrative-ttrpg-of-magical-experimentation

What does it take to survive the wilderness? Who does it take? A soldier, a talker, a hunter, a witch? Who lives and who starves? In the wilderness, food is the only thing that matters -- and while your stomachs go empty and wounds begin to ache,one thing remains truly certain... the World will Feast. COLD SUN is a visceral roleplaying game by Robert Cambias about scarcity, survival, and adventure, for 1-8 players. It takes inspiration from John Harper's Blades in the Dark, Patrick Stuart's Veins of the Earth, and the OSR (Old School Renaissance) movement. robert-cambias.itch.io/cold-sun

Become one of The Cunning Folk with this rules-lite dark comedy ttrpg. Use your Magick and Luck to create a whole heap of Mischief. And seek devilish revenge on mortals on the receiving end of your ire.   The Cunning folks has its own system with a simple D6 dice pool, and interestingly features a levelling DOWN as well as levelling up mechanic. The rules encourage a ‘failing forward' style of storytelling, and the low prep required of the GM makes it ideal for one shots.   The game is launching on Kickstarter today (31st March 2025)! Find out more as we speak to Emily Greymoore on this weeks episode of Not DnD.   Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/emilygreymoore/the-cunning-folk-ttrpg Emily's LinkTree https://linktr.ee/emilygreymoore Art by https://www.patreon.com/c/Rossydoesdrawings/home

Join host Jessica on this week's episode of Not D&D, presented by E.N. World, as she delves into the innovative tabletop RPG 'Mapa Mundi' with creator George Francis Bickers from Three Sail Studios. Mappa Mundi is a TTRPG driven by exploration and ecology.  Players take on the role of Chroniclers, brave souls setting out from hearth and home to travel the wilds and tell the story of this world in flux. Emphasising non-violent gameplay, Chroniclers must work with the peoples, monsters, and creatures of Ecumene to return the world its voice. Explore the Wilds, encounter extraordinary Monsters, and write the chronicle that reconnects the world. Swear an oath to do no harm and illuminate a land shrouded by Fate.   https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/threesailsstudios/mappa-mundi-an-exploration-ecology-rpg   www.mappamundirpg.com

Join us in this week's episode of Not D&D, where Jessica hosts Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan. Fear Itself plunges ordinary people into a disturbing contemporary world of madness and violence —and inexorably draws them into confrontation with creatures of the Outer Dark, a realm of alien menace. Gareth shares insights on the unique Gumshoe system that fuels investigations, ensuring that players seamlessly uncover the game's dark secrets.   Fear Itself - Shattered Veil Edition is live on gamefound this month. https://gamefound.com/en/projects/pelgrane-press/fear-itself-shattered-veil-edition www.pelgranepress.com  

Welcome to this week's episode of Not D&D, where host Jessica is joined by game designer Laurie Blake to discuss their innovative tabletop role-playing game, Why We Fight. Why We Fight is a solo+ narrative TTRPG where you play a crew of eco-punks fighting fascism to build a brighter, greener future. Using a designed-for-purpose, lightweight system (PbtA meets FATE) developed with new school revolution (NSR) attitude and perspective. Your Crew will journey through the remains of a post-civil war country to save lives, reclaim nature, create a community of compassion, and beat back the oppressive forces that threaten the chance for a new start.   https://www.instagram.com/sdrgames.studio  https://bsky.app/profile/sdrgames.bsky.social  https://www.sdrgames.studio/pages/why-we-fight

It's been three years of Not DnD, the weekly podcast discussing tabletop roleplaying games. This month we are looking at Why We Fight, a solo+ narrative TTRPG where you play a crew of eco-punks fighting fascism to build a brighter, greener future. Fear Itself plunges ordinary people into a disturbing contemporary world of madness and violence —and inexorably draws them into confrontation with creatures of the Outer Dark, a realm of alien menace. Mappa Mundi is a TTRPG driven by exploration and ecology.  Players take on the role of Chroniclers, brave souls setting out from hearth and home to travel the wilds and tell the story of this world in flux.

Been watching the second season of Squid Game recently? Despair Dilema is a Death Game that take inspiration from this and other narratives such as DanganRonpa and Zero Escape. Game designer Nora Jean Haynes shares the unique mechanics of "Despair Dilemma," a game that challenges traditional RPG narratives by having players assume the roles of narrative forces instead of characters. And how it navigates player safety and narrative control through structured phases of play. Backerkit: https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/double-summon-games/despair-dilemma-a-death-game-mastermind-ttrpg/launch_party Free Quickstart Demo: https://noorasphere.itch.io/despair-dilemma-playtest   

My guilty pleasure is low budget zombie movies. I love running survival horror, and enjoy a rules light system for this sort of storytelling. Reanimated is based on the Key Powered System using 2d8, with an infection mechanic that makes every interaction with the undead a risk. The game offered a huge amount of customisation options to run the stye of survival horror you are looking to create, and is very much a sandbox to craft your own stories within. Jed Doerksen discusses his journey from a Dungeons & Dragons enthusiast to an indie game creator. Discover the unique aspects of 'Reanimated', including its sandbox setting inspired by iconic zombie media like Romero's films and video games such as Left for Dead. Jed also shares insights into game mechanics, character creation, and his goal to offer a concise, accessible system for storytelling. https://composedreamgames.com/marketplace/publisher/trappedchest/reanimated https://www.trappedchest.com https://bsky.app/profile/trappedchest.bsky.social

Today we're speaking to Federico Sohns about their game Zephyr on Not DnD. The world feels dark, moody and almost lonely, but the game also provide elements of colours and connection. This is a really unique game, and I think it will be a really interesting discussion to listen to. You play one of the Windfall who are are born of, and live upon, the back of a colossal sentient content. You travel across it to fulfil sacred obligations. Obligation and Debt are a key theme of the game, and has an Obligation Mechanic as tool used to craft adventures. The game also explores Feeling and Identity. Coloured tokens represent the different emotions of the sentient content you travel upon, and used to build your character as they discover their sense of self.   Buy the game: https://www.araukana.com/store

It's a cold dark month here in the UK, but has fleeting glimpses of spring on the horizon. I think the games I've chosen for February 2025 for Not DnD reflect that mood.   Not DnD is a weekly show discussing tabletop roleplaying games. Each week EN Publishing's @tabletopjess interviews the creators behind different tabletop roleplaying games that aren't D&D!   You can watch the live recording every Monday at 5pm ET / 10pm GMT on YouTube or Twitch.

Mum Chums is a slice-of-life game where each player portrays someone who cares for a young child, nominally set in Britain. Play begins as their kids start primary school. A GMless game exploring the relationships between people who raise children, coming soon to Kickstarter. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/floaker/mum-chums 

Bitter Chalice is a Soulslike fantasy TTRPG about insatiable hunger in a blighted land. It's inspired by video games like Hollow Knight, Bloodborne, Dark Souls, and Elden Ring (but without the repetitive and frustrating deaths). Bitter Chalice is structured to be a different experience to traditional TTRPGs: think of it as one huge, highly curated game campaign that comes with its own rules. Find out more about this upcoming game as we speak to Tommaso De Benetti on this weeks episode of Not DnD.   Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/theworldanvil/bitter-chalice 

Here's a cosy solo TTRPG for those looking to escape the darkness of the season. ION Heart is a Lo-Fi Solo Mech TTRPG. Discover planets, solar systems and cultures of your own making in the peaceful galaxy of the Astral Union. Create a pilot and their mech best friend and sail the stars with. Your job as a pilot is to bond with your mech as you explore together and find a home for you both in the stars wherever your path may take you.   https://ion-heart-a-cozy-solo-mech-ttrpg.backerkit.com/hosted_preorders 

Happy New Year! Here's the games we will be looking at in January 2025: Ion Heart Bitter Chalice Mum Chums More information and links to the live streams can be found here: https://www.enworld.org/threads/new-year-plans-for-not-dnd.709468/ Not DnD is a weekly show discussing tabletop roleplaying games. Each week EN Publishing's @tabletopjess interviews the creators behind different tabletop roleplaying games that aren't D&D! You can watch the live recording every Monday at 5pm ET / 10pm GMT on YouTube or Twitch.

I knew BIND would be a good fit for Not D&D, as it is an acronym for BIND Is Not D&D! The game uses a 2D6 system at its core, and introduces new rules as needed for the module you are playing. BIND is a community driven grunge-fantasy TTRPG which is based around free and open source software. BIND is a has a ‘Print It Yourself' format instead of traditional publishing. Done this way to make it accessible for gamers all over the world, and encourage you to scribble your own notes in the pages to make it your own. https://bindrpg.gitlab.io/ 

Deepspace RPG, the new card-based sci-fi RPG. The card based combat is inspired by deck building board games.  The game is currently in development by Ethan from Flaming River Studios, and available to download for free. Download the game: https://flamingriverstudios.itch.io/deepspace-rpg  Link Tree:  https://linktr.ee/flamingriver  Playtest: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1d1ALFM2sQo88I6hLQRbVCvBosbU6INbM/view 

Be Seeing You is a roleplaying game about independence, control, freedom and compliance. Influenced by fiction in the vein of The Prisoner, Stalker, and Utopia, and real struggles against mass surveillance, the Hostile Environment, and the alienating effects of capitalism. The game is for three to five players and needs no GM. There are also additional play modes for solo player, and a two player versus mode - which feature new mechanics and change the feel of the game. Creator Tanya Floaker joins us to share more, and walk us through the game rules.   Buy the game at https://floaker.itch.io/be-seeing-you 

Trail of Cthulhu 2nd Edition is built around the GUMSHOE system, which is perfect for a game of investigation and horror. You take on the roles of stalwart investigators - detectives, journalists, scientists, ordinary people - as they uncover clues and unravel cryptic mysteries that lead inexorably towards the terrifying cosmic horrors of the Cthulhu Mythos described in the works of writer H. P. Lovecraft and his disciples. Join us as we speak to Kenneth Hite and Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan on this weeks episode of Not DnD. https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/pelgrane-press/trail-of-cthulhu-2nd-edition 

Not DnD is a weekly show discussing tabletop roleplaying games. Each week EN Publishing's @tabletopjess interviews the creators behind different tabletop roleplaying games that aren't D&D! Here's the games we will be looking at in December 2024. You can read more on EN World at https://www.enworld.org/threads/ttrpgs-that-are-not-dnd-for-december.708253/ 

PSYCHODUNGEON is a fantasy workplace action drama, played using No Dice and No Masters. It's a tabletop roleplaying game set in a world of mobile phones and magic spells, mass transit and malevolent demons, the supernatural intermingled with the everyday. In Glyndain, when a persons trauma hits a breaking point, their troubles manifest physically as a psychodungeon full of monstrous nightmares. Plumbers are called in to clean out the dungeons and close them off. It's difficult work. Dangerous. The kind that follows you home. Part adventurer, part handyman, part therapist. Still, it's a living. You've got bills to pay and rent to make. It's time to go down, down into the PSYCHODUNGEON.   Buy the Book: https://ratwave.square.site/ Buy the PDF: https://ratwavegamehouse.itch.io/psychodungeon

Aegean is a tabletop role-playing game about a group of mythic heroes building a new, free city on the shores of the Aegean Sea. There are neighbouring cities to trade or war with, monsters to kill, gods to appease, deceptions, negotiations and bloody skirmishes. With a core resolution mechanic of a D10 dice pool, the game also balances Risk, Glory and Hubris as game mechanics which impact your character. The pantheon of gods are very present, as you would expect in this setting, and can grant favour and disfavour to impact dice rolls. www.aegeanrpg.com 

Play the Fools, incite Calamity. Dive into a world of tarot & androids, of neon dreams & data divine. Will you deny these jealous gods? A Fool's Errand is a tarot-fueled science fantasy tabletop roleplaying game set in a vibrant post-calamity world of Androids, Humans, and those in between. Kickstarter Link (now fully funded!): https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/strautmaskreplica/a-fools-errand   Website: https://www.planetarcana.com/a-fools-errand   Twitter: @strautmask, @marsollier_b

The Bludgeon TTRPG System is a crunchy, tactical RPG with flexible mechanics. The game is made by a team of Indian designers and artists and is currently in development and being play tested.   The games core design centres around power sources the characters have (whether Martial, Chakra, Primal, Arcane or Divine), and a scaling system where power and experience does not mean bigger numbers. Instead, it means that you're a more rounded character with more options via adaptations, class abilities, and passives skills.   Website: https://tacticsnchai.itch.io/bludgeon-the-ttrpg   Actual Play: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MtpX718L7U&list=PLtCtk4T5Gt15tG7JXYBMjijPQNGXAHGWS   Socials @tacticsnchai.bsky.social @TacticsNChai  

Not DnD is a weekly show discussing tabletop roleplaying games. Each week EN Publishing's @tabletopjess interviews the creators behind different tabletop roleplaying games that aren't D&D! You can watch the live recording every Monday at 5pm ET / 10pm BST on YouTube or Twitch, or catch up with the podcast platform of your choice by searching 'Not DnD'. Here's the games we will be looking at in November 2024. Written article on EN World here: https://www.enworld.org/threads/not-dnd-november-2024.707751/ 

Paint the Town Red is a game about being dead. You play as a vampire chasing the sensation of feeling alive, to escape the rot they feel in their soul.   This game is about depression, partying and falling in love, and explores themes of trauma, vice and loneliness.    The game is published by SoulMuppet publishing and is built on the engines of Orbital Blues and Best Left Buried. Zachary Cox will be joining us to share more about the game which will be live on backerkit soon!   Paint The Town Red on backerkit: https://www.backerkit.com/call_to_action/550c2e1e-d2fd-476a-9e12-bebd2272c123/landing

The Year is 1999. A cataclysmic accident has sent Earth's moon hurtling into space, leaving behind a broken planet. Life has become a fight for survival for the people of Moonbase Alpha as their journey takes them far deeper into the universe than they ever thought possible! This game has you playing one of the crew of Moonbase Alpha on their search for a new home. You can be an adventurous pilot, a stalwart security guard, a bold commander, an audacious medic, or any one of the 300 Alphans. This game by Modiphius uses their 2D20 system. The game is now available to pre-order, and Andrew Peregrine will be on the show to tell us about what to expect in the frontiers of space! ----- Pre-order: https://modiphius.net/pages/space-1999 ----- This episode was pre-recorded and streamed on October 14, 2024. Watch live every week on Twitch at http://twitch.tv/enpublishing

Not DnD is a weekly show discussing tabletop roleplaying games. Each week EN Publishing's @tabletopjess interviews the creators behind different tabletop roleplaying games that aren't D&D! You can watch the live recording every Monday at 5pm ET / 10pm BST on YouTube or Twitch, or catch up with the podcast platform of your choice by searching 'Not DnD'. Here's the games we will be looking at in October 2024. Space 1999 - 14th October​ The Year is 1999. A cataclysmic accident has sent Earth's moon hurtling into space, leaving behind a broken planet. Life has become a fight for survival for the people of Moonbase Alpha as their journey takes them far deeper into the universe than they ever thought possible! This game has you playing one of the crew of Moonbase Alpha on their search for a new home. You can be an adventurous pilot, a stalwart security guard, a bold commander, an audacious medic, or any one of the 300 Alphans. This game by Modiphius uses their 2D20 system. The game is now available to pre-order, and Andrew Peregrine will be on the show to tell us about what to expect in the frontiers of space! Paint The Town Red - 21st October​ Paint the Town Red is a game about being dead. You play as a vampire chasing the sensation of feeling alive, to escape the rot they feel in their soul. This game is about depression, partying and falling in love, and explores themes of trauma, vice and loneliness. The game is published by SoulMuppet publishing and is built on the engines of Orbital Blues and Best Left Buried. Zachary Cox will be joining us to share more about the game which will be live on backerkit soon! Bludgeon TTRPG System - 28th October​ The Bludgeon TTRPG System is a crunchy, tactical RPG with flexible mechanics. The game is made by a team of Indian designers and artists and is currently in development and being play tested. The games core design centres around power sources the characters have (whether Martial, Chakra, Primal, Arcane or Divine), and a scaling system where power and experience does not mean bigger numbers. Instead, it means that you're a more rounded character with more options via adaptations, class abilities, and passives skills. Designer Tejas Oza will be on Not DnD to share more about the game, and how you can get involved.

Our Brilliant Ruin is a tabletop roleplaying game set in the Dramark, a place where the last fragile remains of society live in the shadow of a dying world. The Ruin, a preternatural force befouling everything it touches, has ravaged geography and culture alike, wreaking destructive havoc and loosing monstrous creatures into a previously bucolic region. With the world plunged into rust and ruin, how will you spend the time you have left? The game uses an original system of d6 dice pools driven by a character's emotions and motivations. Come find out more with creators Justin Achilli and Rachel J Wilkinson! ----- Free Copy of the Game: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/476564/Our-Brilliant-Ruin-Roleplaying-Game?affiliate_id=36142 Website: http://ourbrilliantruin.com Twitter: http://twitter.com/brilliantruinIP Audio drama: https://ourbrilliantruin.com/clawmoorheights One sheet rules summary: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/13GyRw0NnmED87SmgssEprcwWid2mDGAf ----- This episode was aired live on September 30, 2024. Watch live every week on Twitch at http://twitch.tv/enpublishing

Due to unforeseen circumstances, this week's episode of Not DnD has been postponed.

Wreck This Deck is a dark urban fantasy game of solo journaling, demon summoning and deck crafting. Summon and bind demons into your Demon Deck, defacing the cards as you go. Demon summoning is dangerous and you're bound to get into some sticky situations as you play but it's nothing you can't handle – right? ----- Buy the Game: https://blackarmada.com/product/wreck-this-deck/ ----- This episode was pre-recorded and released on September 16, 2024. Watch live every week on Twitch at http://twitch.tv/enpublishing

This solo tabletop role-playing game is a direct sequel to the award-winning Thousand Year Old Vampire! So You've Met a Thousand Year Old Vampire is a game about a regular (or not) person meeting an ancient, dangerous, intriguing being. This vampire may be driven by hunger, love, art, anger, despair, fear, the need to fill its years with meaning, or none of the above. That's where you fit in. But how you fit, exactly, is what can only be learned through play.  Are you a friend, a lover, food, or something else?  ----- So You've Met a Thousand Year Old Vampire on Backerkit https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/tim-hutchings/so-you-ve-met-a-thousand-year-old-vampire   ----- This episode was pre-recorded and released on September 9, 2024. Watch live every week on Twitch at http://twitch.tv/enpublishing

Here are the games I'll be looking at in September 2024, and interviewing their creators to find out more on Not DnD. I've created a list of solo games to consider for your October spooky season! So You've Met a Thousand Year Old Vampire? Wreck This Deck ION Heart Our Brilliant Ruin More information about this month's episodes https://www.enworld.org/threads/not-dnd-trpgs-to-consider-for-halloween.706462/ ----- Not DnD is a weekly show discussing tabletop roleplaying games. Each week EN Publishing's @tabletopjess interviews the creators behind different tabletop roleplaying games that aren't D&D! You can watch the live recording every Monday at 5pm ET / 10pm BST on YouTube or Twitch, or catch up with the podcast platform of your choice by searching 'Not DnD'.

The Era d10 Rule Set is a core ruleset which powers over fourteen games in different settings across the Era Universe. Each of the games has unique rules which affect the balance of that game. As the title outlines, the game uses a D10 dice pool. The Era d10 Rule Set has been created to make the process of playing the game as simple as possible, while remaining representative. It is designed to be intuitive and to leave the choices in the hands of the Game Master. The goal is to reduce the time spent referring to the rulebook and increase the time spent having fun while playing! ----- Website: https://www.era-games.com/ Free Starter Guide: https://www.era-games.com/product/era-d10-fundamentals/ Discord: https://discord.gg/W6KdjtXvZw Socials: https://www.facebook.com/shadesofvengeance/  https://x.com/Shades_of_Venge  https://www.instagram.com/shadesofvengeance  https://www.youtube.com/shadesofvengeance ----- This episode was pre-recorded and released August 26, 2024. Watch live every week on Twitch at http://twitch.tv/enpublishing

Horse and Rider is a 2-player game about a horse rider taming, and forming a bond with, their horse. One person plays the horse, the other the rider and each work together to form a bond over the course of six stages. Each stage draws from the techniques used to tame horses and are mechanically represented through a six-sided dice and three pieces of string or ribbon that are braided together. This mechanic was chosen as a way to represent trust between the two parties and draws from the history of horse riders braiding horse hair. The crowdfunding campaign for the book print run was fulfilled in 2023, and is now available in PDF format on itch. ----- Buy the PDF: https://smallredrobin13.itch.io/horse-and-rider Buy the book: https://www.indiepressrevolution.com/xcart/Horse-and-Rider.html ----- This episode was live streamed on August 19, 2024. Watch live every week Mondays 10pm GMT at http://twitch.tv/enpublishing

The upcoming crowdfunding release by Button Kin Games, Jude's World is a solo, tarot-based journaling game in which a plucky preteen protagonist works to reunite their warring parents. The game both pays homage to and critiques "Parent Trap"-style narratives while reveling in a 90s sitcom aesthetic inspired by the likes of Boy Meets World, The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, and Clarissa Explains it All. ----- Crowdfunding: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/buttonkin/judes-world Website: www.buttonkin.com Twitter: https://x.com/button_kin ----- This episode was pre-recorded and streamed on August 12, 2024. Watch live every week Mondays 10pm GMT at http://twitch.tv/enpublishing

A game inspired by fantasy fiction and hopes to offer an alternative to D&D and other fantasy RPGs for players more interested in telling dramatic stories than killing, "looting", and counting torches. Against the Odds uses the PbtA framework and follows along the example of the most modern incarnations of that philosophy, such as Masks: A New Generation, Avatar Legends, and Urban Shadows. ----- Buy: https://helenareal.itch.io/ato ----- This episode was live streamed on July 22, 2024. Watch live every week Mondays 10pm GMT at http://twitch.tv/enpublishing

Quintessence is a setting-agnostic tabletop roleplaying system by Charlotte & Juan that centres player agency & rewards creativity! Players can create unique characters and custom skills in any setting using the intuitive & robust rules framework. The game uses a dice pool framework, life path character creation system, and encourages a cinematic action style of play. Characters have no rigid class or levels, with customisable perks and quirks to encourage unique character creation that can be customised any setting of your choice. ----- Website: https://www.quintessencettrpg.com/ ----- This episode was live streamed on July 22, 2024. Watch live every week Mondays 10pm GMT at http://twitch.tv/enpublishing

Strap on your bearded axe and linden wood shield, delve into the forsaken barrow and cleanse the draugr within. They will overhwhelm you at first so prepare to die. But when you wake up at the bonfire, you'll know what to expect for your next attempt. Parry their attacks, disarm them, and hack them to pieces. Defeat the mad jotunn within and claim the soul remnant they protect. A Norse fantasy setting set after Ragnarok destroyed most of the Nine Realms of Norse mythology. Runecairn is based on Cairn by Yochai Gal, with streamlined rules, fast character creation, and gameplay based on exploration and player choice. Designed for two players, one Warden and one Adventurer. ----- Buy: https://shop.byodinsbeardrpg.com/products/runecairn-wardensaga-remastered More from By Odin's Beard: https://shop.byodinsbeardrpg.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/byodinsbeardrpg Instagram: https://instagram.com/byodinsbeardrpg ----- This episode was pre-recorded and released on July 15, 2024. Watch live every week Mondays 10pm GMT at http://twitch.tv/enpublishing

Chasing Adventure is a fast-paced tabletop roleplaying game about daring adventurers in a dangerous fantasy world. Chasing Adventure began several years ago as an effort to make Dungeon World play smoother and faster, and has now become it's own TTRPG. The game is Powered by the Apocalypse. ----- Get the Free Version: https://chasingadventuregame.com/free Get the Full Version: https://chasingadventuregame.com/game Join the CA Discord Server: https://discord.gg/w7eAnj6 ----- This episode was streamed live on July 8, 2024. Watch live every week Mondays 10pm GMT at http://twitch.tv/enpublishing

Not DnD is a weekly show discussing tabletop roleplaying games. Each week EN Publishing's @tabletopjess interviews the creators behind different tabletop roleplaying games that aren't D&D! You can watch the live recording every Monday at 5pm ET / 10pm BST on YouTube or Twitch, or catch up with the podcast platform of your choice by searching 'Not DnD'. Here's what we have planned for the first few weeks of July! Chasing Adventure - 8th July Runecairn - 15th July Quintessence - 22nd July Against the Odds - 29th July

SAKE (Sorcerers, Adventures, Kings, and Economics) is perfect for players who want to experience the thrill of adventure while managing their own domains, trading, engaging in large-scale battles, and playing with magic and gods, all in one game. SAKE is a point-buy system where EXP, which is used to buy skill ranks, abilities, HP, spells etc., is gained through gameplay events and the personality traits of a Player Character. Find out more on this weeks episode of Not DnD with creator Rainer Kaasik-Aaslav. ----- Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1710384861/sake-sorcerers-adventures-kings-and-economics   Webpage: https://sake.ee/ Basic Rules in DriveThru RPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher/26322/seventh-son-publishing-llc Basic Rules in Itch.io: https://rainer-kaasik-aaslav.itch.io/ ----- This episode was streamed live on June 24, 2024. Watch live every week Mondays 10pm GMT at http://twitch.tv/enpublishing

Eureka: Investigative Urban Fantasy is an original rules-medium 2D6 system for investigation-oriented adventures in any time period between about 1850 and the present day, with a bit of a supernatural twist. The game features investigation mechanics that let players take initiative, use their characters' unique strengths to find clues, and deduce conclusions themselves. ----- Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/anim/eureka-investigative-urban-fantasy Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheAgencyofNarrativeIntrigueandMysteryPatreon Free demo: https://animttrpgs.neocities.org/ Tumblr: https://www.tumblr.com/anim-ttrpgs Discord: https://discord.gg/T6RQRs4dkN. ----- This episode was previously recorded and aired on June 16, 2024. Watch live every week Mondays 10pm GMT at http://twitch.tv/enpublishing

At The Gates is the core rulebook for a high fantasy tabletop roleplaying game inspired by Japanese RPG video games. The game uses Storypath Ultra, which is is an update to the existing Storypath system by Onyx Path. The system uses D10s, and seeks keeps the focus on narrative, story-built play, and action-adventure. Danielle Lauzon will be joining us on Not DnD today to share more about the game! ----- Link: https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/onyx-path/at-the-gates ----- This episode was previously recorded and aired on May 27, 2024. Watch live every week Mondays 10pm GMT at http://twitch.tv/enpublishing

In this solo TTRPG, you play as a character who attempts to gain control over their story, despite the wishes of the Author. Players use a deck of tarot cards to draw Scenes prompts, then modify these prompts to change the course of your story. At the end, no matter the story, the Character will confront their Author. Samantha Leigh from Blinking Birch games will be talking to us today on Not DnD about Death of the Author. ----- Death of the Author on Backerkit https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/blinking-birch-games/death-of-the-author ----- This episode was previously recorded and aired on May 13, 2024. Watch live every week Mondays 10pm GMT at http://twitch.tv/enpublishing

Last Fleet is a PBTA tabletop roleplaying game where you play brave pilots, officers, engineers, politicians and journalists struggling to hold the human race – and themselves – together under unbelievable pressure. The game focuses on action, intrigue and drama in this high-stakes situation. The game provides support to create your own evocative setting, or you can play out of the box as the survivors of the Interplanetary Commonwealth.  Find our more in this weeks episode of Not DnD as we speak to creator Joshua Fox. ----- Link: https://blackarmada.com/product/last-fleet/ ----- This episode was previously recorded and aired on May 13, 2024. Watch live every week Mondays 10pm GMT at http://twitch.tv/enpublishing