Looks like this week’s bundle is Hillfolk & the other is Lamentations of the Flame Princess

Looks like this week’s bundle is Hillfolk & the other is Lamentations of the Flame Princess

Looks like this week’s bundle is Hillfolk & the other is Lamentations of the Flame Princess

https://bundleofholding.com/presents/Hillfolk2016

Indie and OSR peeps: play each other’s games!

Indie and OSR peeps: play each other’s games!

Originally shared by Eric Nieudan

Indie and OSR peeps: play each other’s games!

I’ve said it before: the indie/storygamer/post-Forge and the old school/DIY/OSR ‘communities’ have a lot in common. Maybe not in their design philosophy (though we see new hybrid games all the time), but in the way they create, share, and build upon each other’s work. I’m convinced everyone would gain something by looking at what is being made and discussed on the other side of the minefield.

So I’m going to recommend my two favourite games of the last few years.

Story gamers, have you read Into the Odd?

It’s a short book about survivors, explorers and entrepreneurs in a 19th century gone mad. Cthulhu-is-back-and-the-aliens-have-been-here-all-along mad. The smog makes you sick, three wars have been declared since you left the pub, and the street urchins have eaten your dog. But you believe you can make it. If you could just find a relic from another world that doesn’t turn you into sentient pudding like it happened to poor Whelma.

That’s my Odd World. Yours will emerge from your choices, your referee’s tastes, and a bunch of random tables. The game is a traditional, GM+players affair, but it manages to distill the old school angle that makes the genre so appealing to me. You may not create a complete story in three hours, but you’ll get to flex those problem solving muscles and work as a team to (maybe) beat overwhelming odds.

Free and commercial versions in the sidebar of Chris McDowall​’s blog: http://soogagames.blogspot.ie/ Also peruse the site, as Chris tends to develop his version of Bastionland with ideas no human mind should be allowed to have.

Old school crowd, you’re into the sword & sorcery of Leiber and Howard, right?

Try Swords Without Master. It’ll take you places no other S&S RPG can. It builds on everyone’s ideas to create a tale of magic and mayhem that has the feel of the short stories we love. Now it’s a different type of game that what you may be used to, but trust me, it’s worth it. You’ll get to play larger than life rogues who laugh in the face of their enemies and topple kingdoms with steel and wizardry.

This one is not free, but  you can grab the sort-of-tutorial here, https://dig1000holes.wordpress.com/2012/06/24/the-city-of-fire-coin/, or spend the whole of four bucks on the mag it was published in (with bonus sword & sorcery fiction and comics): http://www.worldswithoutmaster.com/swords-without-master/

Also, Epidiah Ravachol​ has started a tradition of playing most Sunday mornings (or afternoons, if you’re in Europe) for a couple of hours. Dead easy way to learn the game.

So there you are, my recommendations to get out of your comfort zone and learn about elf games. Come on, I dare ya.

(Hopefully this’ll count as my #awesomegamerday contribution, cause I have a 5E game to go to 😉

EDIT Afterthought: why don’t you share your favourite indie and old school games in the comments?

Getting hard to be smart with my money this month. Now Lulu has a 30% off coupon! LULU30

Getting hard to be smart with my money this month. Now Lulu has a 30% off coupon! LULU30

Getting hard to be smart with my money this month. Now Lulu has a 30% off coupon! LULU30

Other than the Story Games Name Project, what is a must have from Lulu?

http://www.lulu.com/us/en/shop/jason-morningstar/story-games-name-project/paperback/product-3594462.html

Looks like DriveThru is having it’s Christmas in July sale! link goes to PbtA style games!

Looks like DriveThru is having it’s Christmas in July sale! link goes to PbtA style games!

Looks like DriveThru is having it’s Christmas in July sale! link goes to PbtA style games!

http://www.drivethrurpg.com/summersale.php?filters=0_0_44825_0_0_31815

Houston gauntleteers, Alex Camacho is apparently making dice bags! Show your d6 some love!

Houston gauntleteers, Alex Camacho is apparently making dice bags! Show your d6 some love!

Houston gauntleteers, Alex Camacho is apparently making dice bags! Show your d6 some love!

Alex also has a coupon code you can use: GAUNTLET.

For newer members around here, Alex created the Gauntlet logo way back. All hail the maestro!

Originally shared by Alex Camacho

I finally broke down and made an Etsy shop after my son convinced me. I currently have two dice bags up there, a great looking Legend of Zelda bag and a Walking Dead.

Take a look and share with anyone who might be interested in sporting a super cool flat bottomed super cool dice bag.

https://www.etsy.com/shop/AlexMakingStuff?ref=hdr_shop_menu

B&N is having their quarterly red dot 50% off sale.

B&N is having their quarterly red dot 50% off sale.

B&N is having their quarterly red dot 50% off sale.

Alibi

Among the Stars

Arkham Horror

Armadora

Ascension Apprentice Edition

Belfort

Bora Bora

Bring Out Yer Dead

Car Wars Classic

Car Wars the Card Game

Catan 5/6 Player Expansion (4th ed. only)

Catan Cities & Knights (4th ed. only)

Catan Explorers and Pirates (4th ed. only)

Catan Seafarers (4th ed. only)

Catan Traders and Barbarians (4th ed. only)

Cheaty Mages

Colt Express

D&D Attack Wing Frost Giant

D&D Attack Wing Green Dragon

D&D Attack Wing Wraith

Diamonsters

Doomtown Reloaded

Downfall of Pompeii

Elder Sign

Fairy Tale

Flashlights and Fireflies

Golem Arcana

Harbour

Homeland

Istanbul

Jamaica

Jarl: The Vikings Tile Laying Game

Kahuna

Kingsport Festival

La Isla

Legendary Dark City

Legendary Encounters Alien

Lost Cities

Machi Koro Harbor Expansion

Mars Attacks the Dice Game

Mars Attacks Ten Minute Takedown

Masquerade

Munchkin 2 Unnatural Axe

Munchkin Zombies

Mythic Battles

One Night Ultimate Werewolf Daybreak

Pandemic the Cure

Pathfinder Rise of the Runelords Card Game

Pints of Blood

Qin

Redacted

Rumble in the Dungeon

Samurai Spirit

San Juan

Sanssouci

Small World Be Not Afraid

Smash Up Awesome Level 9000

Steam Torpedo

Takenoko

Targi

Terra Mystica

The Duke

Ticket to Ride Asia

Ticket to Ride Nordic Countries

Tiny Epic Defenders

Tokaido

XCOM

Yahtzee Legend of Zelda Edition

Yashima Legend of the Kami Masters

Zombicide

Zombicide Prison Break

http://boardgamegeek.com/thread/1593855/barnes-noble-summer-2016-red-dot-clearance-starts/page/1