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How to Make a Fantasy Sandbox!
Starting in 2009, I wrote a series of 24 posts on the Bat in the Attic Blog covering the different aspects of creating a hexcrawl formatted setting. Now that the blog posts are completed, I have combined and rewritten these posts into a single book. In addition to advice about creating your setting, the posts flesh out the Isle of Pyade into a small setting that... [click here for more] |
Bat in the Attic Games |
$14.99
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Put Your Adventures in the Crucible
In his latest contribution to the KRAKEN Chapbook Series, award-winning game designer Robin D. Laws shows the key structures underlying tabletop roleplaying scenarios. Sharpen your adventures in any game by learning the big five adventure types and how they tick.
The Dungeon: Whether you use it regularly or remember it from gaming... [click here for more] |
Tentacles Press |
$8.00
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Howls in the night. Ravaged farms. A dark power stirs.
In the Northern Hills, the peaceful life of herders is shattered by a series of brutal nocturnal attacks. The signs are clear: claws, blood, and something no one dares to name. The orcs—once a constant threat—have vanished... and in their place, a new terror is rising.
An investigative and narrative-driven adventure that... [click here for more] |
Bigio Forge |
Pay What You Want
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 A Comprehensive Guide to Creating Dynamic Fantasy Cities
Transform your fantasy cities from simple backdrops into living, breathing campaign centerpieces that respond to player actions and drive memorable storytelling. Urban Foundations provides Game Masters with the tools to create authentic urban environments without overwhelming complexity.
In this 52-page guide, you'll... [click here for more] |
OnixUA |
$4.90
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 CHARACTER CRUCIBLES: Designing Meaningful Character Development A Guide to RPG Character Development for Game Masters and Players
Transform your campaigns from simple adventures into profound journeys of growth and discovery. Character Crucibles teaches you to create the moments that players remember forever — not because of what their characters accomplished,... [click here for more] |
OnixUA |
$10.90 $8.90
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 Easier Adventure Writing (...and how to sell them)
There are plenty of books about making adventures. They are often filled with tables for random names, places, monsters, NPCs, and storyline elements. This is not one of those books.
This is about writing adventures that are good enough to sell. It discusses different adventure formats, from one-page adventures to mega-dungeons, and the different... [click here for more] |
Parts Per Million |
$7.99 $4.99
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I'm Chris Davidson, one of the writers for Daggerheart!
I wrote the Custom Adversary section of the Core book and I'm here to help you making even more adversaries for Darrington Press's Daggerheart!
Looking for concrete numbers when making Adversaries? Want to make sure you're using the right terms when you create them? Want a template that helps you to generate adversaries quickly? You'll find... [click here for more] |
Chris Davidson |
Pay What You Want
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Behind every throne lurks a shadow court...
In the flickering shadows beyond torchlight and behind respectable facades, a second world exists in every fantasy realm — a world with its own unwritten laws, complex hierarchies, and unique economies. The criminal underworld thrives in these spaces, threading through society like dark roots beneath seemingly pristine soil.
Underworld... [click here for more] |
OnixUA |
$4.90
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Create magical systems with depth, coherence, and authenticity that truly belong in your world.
Arcane Foundations provides Game Masters, players and worldbuilders with everything needed to craft magic that feels both wondrous AND logical — magic that enhances your setting and captivates your players.
What You'll Find Inside This 76-Page Guide:
Origins & Sources... [click here for more] |
OnixUA |
$6.90
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Zagalhta’s Exolunar Collection is a larger project we’re currently working on, which will be going live on Kickstarter in March 2025; it features strong science-fantasy elements that blend inspirations from media like Cowboy Bebop, Gurren Lagann, and Nier. The book takes place in our setting, Somnus Domina, 100 years after the previous guide’s timeline, and deals with space travel, cosmic threads,... [click here for more] |
Logan Laidlaw |
Pay What You Want
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 Justice is blind, but in a realm of illusions, invisibility, and polymorph spells, the law must see through many veils.
Ever wondered what happens when a wizard teleports into a bank vault? How dragon territorial claims are legally enforced? Or what penalties apply when your party's familiar is caught stealing spell components?
The Arcane Statutes provides the definitive... [click here for more] |
OnixUA |
$3.90
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Monsters, monsters, monsters!
You can never have enough of 'em! There are a million monsters out there from dozens of fantasy roleplaying games, but how could you possibly use them all in Shadowdark? My zine Creating & Adapting Monsters for use in Shadowdark RPG helps you to Shadowdark-ify any monster you run into!
Adapting monsters can actually be pretty easy, and this zine... [click here for more] |
Night Noon Games |
$5.00
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 What lurks in the shadows between heroic deeds isn't just darkness, but possibility.
Fear Foundation is an essential 142-page toolkit for Game Masters seeking to elevate their fantasy campaigns through the careful application of horror elements. This comprehensive, system-neutral guide bridges psychological theory and practical application, providing everything needed to craft experiences... [click here for more] |
OnixUA |
$14.99 $12.99
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 Transform your games from simple adventures into unforgettable moral journeys
Are your players tired of black-and-white morality? Do you want to create moments they'll discuss for years, not just days? The Moral Compass is your essential guide to crafting ethical dilemmas that challenge both characters and players alike.
What's Inside:
Comprehensive Theory to Practice -... [click here for more] |
OnixUA |
$9.90
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NEED TO GET YOUR GENESYS GAME IN THE ZONE?
Do you struggle tracking movement in the abstract range band rules when playing Genesys?
Are you looking for something a touch more concrete?
Well now you can, all within the pages of The Forge Collection: Encounter Zones!
Encounter Zones are an exciting new rule choice that adds movement rules using an optional hex grid system to... [click here for more] |
EDGE Studio |
$5.00
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Welcome to Fate Plus Skills, where we explore new competencies for Fate Core and Condensed characters.
Hack
With this new skill, characters can use electronic devices that connect to each other and to an online or offline network to program, analyze, hack, change, manipulate, or create digital information.
Explore hacking ideas for overcome, create... [click here for more] |
Rolepress |
$2.00
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 A one page guide with 30 questions aimed at helping players creating a more in-depth character with personalities and dreams. ... [click here for more] |
Soulflu |
Pay What You Want
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 Introduction: The Magic of Solo RPG’ing
Welcome, fellow adventurer, to the wondrous world of solo RPG gaming. Whether you’ve stumbled upon this guide out of curiosity, a longing for adventure, or a deep-seated love for storytelling, know that you are in the right place. Here, you will discover the joy, freedom, and endless possibilities that solo RPG gaming offers.
In a world that often feels... [click here for more] |
Original Frontiers |
$2.99
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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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They are wild ...
... Beasts are natural creatures that belong to the setting's fauna. In the view of our ordinary world, some of these imagined beings may appear to be magical creatures. In worlds of imagination, they can fill nature as it is common for us to have lions, wolves, and eagles.
Will you survive this threat?
In this monster vault, the GM will find tools to create stories... [click here for more] |
Rolepress |
$3.00
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A New, Quarterly, Fan-Produced Zine to Enhance Your Gameplay in the World of the Vaesen Roleplaying Game
Thomas Bailey, Johnell Hipol, and David Wartmann have put together what we hope will be a great resource for fans and players of the Vaesen Nordic Horror Roleplaying game by Free League.
In the inaugural issue we have several articles ready to help you improve... [click here for more] |
Free League Publishing |
$5.00 $3.00
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WRITE STRUCTURED RPG ADVENTURES
Is this your fastest guide on how to create great, structured adventures for any role-playing game, using simple but powerful techniques? It might be! 11,000+ words, 76 pages—a complete guide to develop, write, and creatively mold your adventures and campaigns.
The book consists of these sections (and a few more):
How to Structure an Adventure
What... [click here for more] |
PenguinComics |
$14.95
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Do you ever wish you just had a little something to send to your players new to Vaesen? Something that summarizes the things they need to know to play but not so detailed they don't read any of it? The Vaesen Player's Quickstart is the answer!
This document is designed as a quick primer that GMs can send to new players (or new players can obtain for themselves) before... [click here for more] |
Free League Publishing |
$0.99
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Do you want to write better role playing game story plots? Don't have much time but would like to have engaging storylines for your players to explore?
Key highlights:
Harness your full personal capability using keyword association
Write fast - as quickly as in 10-15 minutes from scratch to gaming table
Be more varied than ever - avoid cliched anti-climatic story arcs
How to run... [click here for more] |
ThinkDifferent |
Pay What You Want
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 Do you ever wish you just had a little something to send to your players new to Forbidden Lands? Something that summarizes the things they need to know to play but not so detailed they don't read any of it? The Forbidden Lands Player's Quickstart is the answer!
This document is designed as a quick primer that GMs can send to new players (or new players can obtain for themselves) before... [click here for more] |
Free League Publishing |
$0.99
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THIS IS NOT A GET RICH QUICK SCHEME
Crowdfunding is a lot of work. It is also how many creators who dream about bringing their projects to life get to do so. It is pretty cool when you think about it. However, for many folks, getting started can be daunting. The good news? It doesn’t have to be.
Crowdfund Your F#@king Life was written by a former traveling blender salesman with... [click here for more] |
Ham and Egg Publishing |
Pay What You Want
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Have you ever wanted to create your own art?
Do you want it be amazing and beautiful?
This step-by-step beginner’s guidebook has been written to bring you into the AI art generation revolution, as led by Midjourney and other Artificial Intelligence design suites.
This book details everything you need to know, from login information, the interface, effective commands, art styles,... [click here for more] |
Kent David Kelly |
$12.99 $4.99
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Have you ever wanted to create your own art?
Do you want it be amazing and beautiful?
This step-by-step beginner’s guidebook has been written to bring you into the AI art generation revolution, as led by Midjourney and other Artificial Intelligence design suites.
This book details everything you need to know, from login information, the interface, effective commands, art styles,... [click here for more] |
Kent David Kelly |
$9.99 $4.99
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They feed on the rotting flesh of humans!
If they are part of a fantasy universe, they devour the dead of sentient humanoid species. They may do this to please their hunger or fill the inner void that torments them. It is not about eating carcasses, but there is something sinister about seeking out the remains of rational beings.
Will they devour you?
In this monster vault, the GM... [click here for more] |
Rolepress |
$3.00 $2.10
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 Have you ever wanted to create your own art?
Do you want it be amazing and beautiful?
This step-by-step guidebook – a sequel to the author’s acclaimed Beginning with Midjourney book, in the AI Empowerment series – has been written to bring you into the AI art generation revolution, as led by Midjourney and other Artificial Intelligence design suites.
This book details... [click here for more] |
Kent David Kelly |
$12.99 $4.99
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 Have you ever looked at a battle map and thought “This looks great, but how do I use it”? As a novice game master, I found myself asking this question often. Battle maps that are designed to look as detailed as possible are often difficult to use in practice.
If that problem sounds relatable, then this guide is for you! Follow the instructions to quickly create maps that will engage your players... [click here for more] |
Elcathiar Studio |
$12.00
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 Hello There Adventurers and Grand Wizards!
You've heard that before...
"I open the door. What’s in it?"
"I peek through the window. What do I see?"
"What does this room look like?"
"What’s inside this room?"
This project gives you quick answers to those questions — and more. Whether you’re running D&D, Pathfinder, or any other TTRPG (simple or crunchy), you can drop these in anywhere.
As... [click here for more] |
Pheoxin |
$2.34
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A single spark can ignite a universe.
Are you tired of staring at a blank page? Are you searching for a truly original idea to kickstart your next fantasy novel or RPG campaign?
The Loremaster's Spark offers you a free taste of inspiration. This collection isn't filled with the generic, recycled prompts you've seen a hundred times. Inside, you'll find 25 high-concept, carefully... [click here for more] |
Kevin Potter |
Pay What You Want
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They are watching from the shadows...
... waiting for the right moment to take their prey. Vampires are between us since old times, when they ruled the human kind with power and superstition.
You better watch out for the long nights.
In this monster vault, the GM will find tools to create stories about vampires as PCs or NPCs as part of human society. What are these creatures... [click here for more] |
Rolepress |
$3.00
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Hard S.F. Worldbuilding Cookbook #4.1: The Candle Flame : A star system with a flame yellow sun
A how-to guide for writers and roleplayers
Start with your story. Choose locations, find situations, and inspire novel prompts as you need them. Have the science behind them at your fingertips, when you want it.
Inspiration first, then worldbuilding.
Hard... [click here for more] |
John Freeman |
Pay What You Want
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 In this journal, award winning board game designer Adam Porter provides a multitude of reflective tools to help you develop as a tabletop game designer. This is not a playtesting journal. That is to say, the journal is not focused on one specific game or project. It is focused on you. You are the project.
The journal is broken down into regular logs, with prompts to guide your reflections. You will... [click here for more] |
Adam in Wales |
$9.99
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 Ever dreamed of creating your own tabletop RPG but didn't know where to start? Your journey begins here!
Transform your creative vision into a fully playable game with this comprehensive, project-based guide designed specifically for beginners. Unlike theoretical textbooks, Craft Your Adventure walks you through the entire design process with practical exercises, decision-making... [click here for more] |
Sean Benoit |
$17.99
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 2024 ENNIE GOLD WINNER Best Monster/Adversary Designed and drawn by hardcore monster enthusiasts, MONSTROUS is a system-agnostic tool, the Game Manager’s go-to reference for telling better stories through monsters. In it, Kyle "Map Crow" Latino’s lavish illustrations bring to life dozens of classic monsters from myth, legend, and high-fantasy RPGs. The bad guys in this book have been remixed... [click here for more] |
Cloud Curio |
$25.00
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The Practical Guide to becoming a Great GM is the book that brings all the areas you need to know as a Game Master into a single space and shows you how to do all of it better, faster, clearer, and with confidence to know your game will be awesome.
Inside you'll find practical, applicable knowledge to improve your game, training modules to entrench the learning, plus a step by step guide for you to... [click here for more] |
Geekstable |
$24.99
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 Do you ever wish you just had a little something to send to your players new to Coriolis – The Third Horizon (Coriolis)? Something that summarizes the things they need to know to play but not so detailed they don't read any of it? The Coriolis Player's Quickstart is the answer!
This document is designed as a quick primer that GMs can send to new players (or new players... [click here for more] |
Free League Publishing |
$0.99
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In the dark corners of the world...
... monsters watch over humanity with hunger for flesh and thirst for blood — others wish to devour their spirits. You have to be active, or the they will get you, and your loved ones. Be brave, or you won't get very far, be smart about who you can really trust, and hope... [click here for more] |
Rolepress |
$14.50
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 BRAND NEW ITEM!!!
Want a great tool to create random campaign or one-shot ideas?
Roll on this table as many times or as few as you want. Skip some categories or roll twice on some.
Categories Include:
Main Plot (Roll D8)
Story Themes (Roll D20 1-2x)
Setting (Roll D20)
Plot Twist (Roll D10)
Support Character (Roll D10)
Common Items (Roll D100/2 1-2x)
Magic Item (Roll D8)
Minor... [click here for more] |
MediaStream Press |
$5.00 $1.00
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 What you have before you is a collection of over 400 tricks of the GM’s Trade. These are GMing tips that Stephen Chenault has accumulated since he took up the mantel of Game Master back in 1980. They cover getting started at the table, absent players, creating tension, running encounters, meta-gaming, using settings, staying on track, how best to roll initiative, and so very much more. They are... [click here for more] |
Troll Lord Games |
$9.99
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Hard SF Worldbuilding Cookbook #3: Rogue Planets
A how-to guide for writers and roleplayers
Start with your story. Choose locations, find situations, and inspire novel prompts as you need them. Have the science behind them at your fingertips, when you want it.
Inspiration first, then worldbuilding.
The Hard SF Worldbuilding Cookbooks:
Written... [click here for more] |
John Freeman |
Pay What You Want
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 Do you ever wish you just had a quick update for an older Year Zero Engine (YZE) game? You’ve played the newer ones and have them down pat, but the rules in some older games are just different enough to mess you up? Coriolis Conversion to Modern Year Zero Engine (YZE) is the answer!
This document is designed as a quick reference that GMs can use when playing Coriolis – The... [click here for more] |
Free League Publishing |
$1.25
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 Quest for Story! Quest for Adventure!
Learn to build sharper, more rewarding Gloranthan scenarios.
Robin D. Laws returns from the other side with tips, tricks and structures to make your adventures as open and wild as the world of Glorantha itself.
Master the power of the Core Activity, the underlying action that propels your heroes into mystery and danger.
Heighten the excitement with... [click here for more] |
Tentacles Press |
$8.00
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They will fulfill their assignments ...
... whatever it takes! Celestials live on the ethereal plane, but their designations are often linked to the material plane. Many of them are in an internal conflict to resist not breaking one of the six prescriptions, the heavenly laws, so as not to become an infernal.
Be careful if you cross paths with one of them.
In this monster vault,... [click here for more] |
Rolepress |
$3.00
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 Using this guide you can convert your favorite TTRPG or OSR game to a Mork Borg style system utilizing a Solitary Defilement type solo system. The guide comes with many added systems that are derived by games like Mothership, Mausritter, Cairn, Sandbox Generator and others.
Introversion is an independent production by Ryan Stewart and is not affiliated with Ockult Örtmästare... [click here for more] |
Linedog |
$1.00
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 Unleash your tabletop RPG adventures with the Roleplayer's Guide to ChatGPT! This manual is your key to transforming game nights. It gives you practical advice and tools to boost your storytelling. Whether you're a seasoned dungeon master or new to roleplaying, this guide helps you make the most of ChatGPT. Dive into the world of AI, unlock new narratives, and elevate your storytelling. Get ready for... [click here for more] |
Christian Amauger |
$4.95
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Beings who have died ...
... and that have a strong connection with the material world can remain Earthbound until they fulfill their purpose and are called into the afterlife — the final destination. They are made of some insubstantial matter and may be able to see and hear, and even walk through the material plane in places where the membrane between the two worlds is thin.
The afterlife may not... [click here for more] |
Rolepress |
$3.00 $2.10
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