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Sword & Sorcery magazine featuring short fiction, non-fiction, and gorgeous art. Made with love for the classics, and an inclusive, boundary-pushing approach to storytelling! Luxurious hardcover, classic softcover, and accessible digital formats.
ENDING SOON! The wondrous science-fantasy RPG Numenera returns in a new edition filled with new art, creatures, lore, numenera items, and adventures. Step into the amazing Ninth World—a critically acclaimed, fan-loved RPG setting like no other!
An old-school style dungeon Zine for OSE (B/X, AD&D), D&D 5e and DCC TTRPGs, inspired by ancient Rome, The Mouth of Mentius is like Caverns of Thracia crossed with Barsoom: a 73-room tabletop roleplaying mini-campaign of classic myth and weird fantasy
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Triple-O is a tool for solo RPG players who want to invert roles and play as the GM instead of a character. Originally launched as a one-page solution, this new zine version brings more random tables, examples, and new use cases!
First chapter in the Castle Whiterock tie-in campaign, Descent of the Ancient Fane, When the Stars Cried Despair is an unforgettable funnel/1st-level adventure with all-new mechanics for rich backstory and bonds between PCs.
Xcrawl is the RPG where Xtreme Dungeon Crawling is a professional sport. This expansion to Xcrawl take the action on the road! Road Trip presents 20 locale-themed events across the North American Empire, as well as various cryptids to fight on the drive.
The award-winning TTRPG perfect for forging the stories YOU want to play. Lightning-quick character generation. Super easy to GM. Unique and imaginative campaigns. And all the flexibility, story focus, and fast-paced play Cypher is famous for!
Four Sword & Sorcery novellas by NESS magazine authors: "What Rough Beast?" by Bryn Hammond, "The Barbarian at Dream's End" by Steve Hugh Westenra, "Suplex & Sorcery" by June Orchid Parker, and "The Hunt of a Thousand Leagues" by Dariel R.A. Quiogue
Folklore Americana is a folk horror TTRPG set in the shadows of the Great Depression, where dead crops whisper secrets, folk heroes fade into myth, and the Devil himself rides the rails. Powered by a custom take on the Year Zero Engine.
A Sword & Sorcery novel by a veteran of the genre.
An independent magazine of dark fantasy and sword and sorcery, illuminated in the style of a Renaissance woodcut, featuring grim tales inspired by Robert E. Howard, Tanith Lee, and Arthurian myth.
Tremendous and inspirational resources for gamemasters! Dungeon Denizens 2 is a huge hardcover with 350+ monsters, How to Write Even Better Adventures has advice from experienced game designers, and there's even more!