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Never Mind the Dice Rolls Magazine @nmtdrzine.bsky.social · 12d

As the season turns into autumn and cosy nights with hot chocolate we bring you issue 49.

On the cover is Crucible, a new world building solo TTRPG read our review to see what it is about.

We also have lots of stuff from articles, reviews, and games!

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Never Mind the Dice Rolls issue 049 - NMtDRzine | DriveThruRPG

Welcome to issue 49 of Never Mind the Dice Rolls zine, your friendly monthly TTRPG magazine. Each issue contains reviews, scenarios, advice, and other things TTRPG! Never Mind the Dice Rolls Issue 49 ...

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Never Mind the Dice Rolls Magazine @nmtdrzine.bsky.social · 8h

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ALT: a cartoon bear is standing next to a picnic basket on a table .

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Never Mind the Dice Rolls Magazine @nmtdrzine.bsky.social · 13h

You were more lethal than the average bear!

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Never Mind the Dice Rolls Magazine @nmtdrzine.bsky.social · 19h

Running it, @k000.bsky.social for being the best shield maiden, @thegrognardfiles.bsky.social for our wannabee leader, @lintillaz.bsky.social for his angst and fighting skills, and @fenrisgames.com for ripping apart most enemies.

Special mention to Ember, my shadow cat who will eat a red bat 1 day

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Never Mind the Dice Rolls Magazine @nmtdrzine.bsky.social · 19h

Bittersweet ending to our 6 Seasons in Sartar campaign, our chief holding back our turncoat king and army whilst the last of the Haraborn escape the vale, whilst we sunder the oak to release the Black Stag and fight a red priestess and her guard.

Epic with thanks to @chunkyduff.bsky.social for

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Never Mind the Dice Rolls Magazine @nmtdrzine.bsky.social · 1d

Loved it when we reviewed it so really looking forward to stepping back into the Vaesen world again.

Never Mind the Dice Rolls Magazine @nmtdrzine.bsky.social · 1d

A general and his flock!

Never Mind the Dice Rolls Magazine @nmtdrzine.bsky.social · 1d

As it is a Thursday!

There are really wonderful folks here, many are amazing creators!

A skircle showing all the wonderful folks who interact with us!

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Johan Nohr @nohr.se · 1d

This wizard is having a bad time

Chris Bissette 🐻🌈 @loottheroom.bsky.social · 1d

#MÖRKTOBER DAY 8: WIZARD

"His distended body bulges with swallowed starlight. He has not spoken in over a year. When he opens his mouth it is blinding. He could leave if he wanted to. He doesn’t want to."

Words by me. Art by @nohr.se

WIZARD
Album: Troye Sivan - Something To Give Each Other (2023)

MELVUNG THE STARVED has been bound to the monolith for three years. The runes carved into the stone mirror the scars he carved into his own flesh in younger, more lucid days.

Every night the stars fall. He catches them in his mouth, swallows them, lets them burn channels through his organs. Each contains a fragment of something vast that would force its way into the world. Each one he consumes is one less breach in the fragile flesh of reality.

His distended body bulges with swallowed starlight. He has not spoken in over a year. When he opens his mouth it is blinding.

He could leave if he wanted to. He doesn’t want to.

If freed against his will he screams silently, and the stars begin to fall faster.

MELVUNG THE STARVED
HP 14 No Armour
Defence DR 16 (reality bends around him)
Cannot attack while his hands are bound.
Once per day: Vomit starlight in a 20’ cone (ignores armour, d10 damage, Test Presence DR14 or become obsessed with the voices behind the falling stars)

Art shows an illustration of a wizard bound to a monolith as stars fall around him.

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Black Cats Gaming @blackcatsgaming.bsky.social · 2d

Coming soon to Kickstarter, The Spy Game: Spymaster's Toolkit expands your options for espionage with new character archetypes, feats, gadgets, npcs, and the tools to make your own supervillain lairs!

See you back out there, agents...

Coming soon: The Spy Game: Spymaster's Toolkit Supplement

An RPG expansion for spies of all levels, powered by 5e.

kickstarter.com

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Never Mind the Dice Rolls Magazine @nmtdrzine.bsky.social · 1d

Dr Vilhelmina Lindermann, known physician to both the wealthy and poor with her charity work. Gained the sight when a corpse came back to life on her autopsy table, half his brains had been blown out by a gun accident so this wasn't expected.

Looking forward to seeing how this goes! Yay new game!

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Never Mind the Dice Rolls Magazine @nmtdrzine.bsky.social · 2d

First session for Vaesen tonight, got 3 archetypes I'm tempted to try out. Going to see what the others go for then make my decision.

Excited to be playing this one again :)

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🖤🐦‍⬛⚫𝑭𝒆𝒅𝒆⚫🐦‍⬛🖤 @fsohns.bsky.social · 2d

If you wanna see indie creators succeed, remember you can always write reviews, talk about your play experience, do shoutouts, plenty of stuff that helps so much since there's only so many places that offer us outreach, especially if we are outside of the D&D/OSR space

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Black Cats Gaming @blackcatsgaming.bsky.social · 3d

Not only did you get 100 sign ups, you absolutely crushed it!

As promised, here's a sneak peek at some upcoming gadgets in the Spymaster's Toolkit.

How would you utilise these gadgets on your missions?
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www.kickstarter.com/projects/287...
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#TheSpyGame #ttrpg #tabletop #5e

Anti-Coagulant Box Cutter
Caliber-XX weapon (knife)

Designed for assassination missions, this weapon is an easy infiltration knife. Looking like a standard box cutter, it does not raise suspicion when entering a facility by goods entrances or if the agent is dressed as a delivery person. The box cutter itself is a knife, but when retracted in a certain way the anti-coagulant in the handle is spread on the blade, making even small cuts potentially fatal. The wound fails to stop bleeding, leading to exsanguination without treatment.

The DC to stabilize an agent that has suffered damage from an anti-coagulant box cutter is increased by 10 if the total damage inflicted from it is under half their hit points, or raised by 20 if the total damage inflicted by the knife is more than half their hit points.

Trick cards – Fingerprint Stealer, Keycard Imprint, Lockpick, Glow Light

Trick cards can be excellent tools for infiltration and espionage, especially in covert situations. Some options include fingerprint stealers, keycards imprints, lockpick, and glow lights.

- Fingerprint stealers scan the finger or thumb prints of the holder, allowing the dealer or magician to covertly copy the fingerprints of the player without arousing suspicion.

- Keycard imprint cards will copy and become a clone of the magnetic strip information of any keycard or credit card they are pressed against, but are one use only due to the size of the cards themselves.

- Lockpick cards break in two when pushed, folding out into two types of lockpick. These can then be folded back together when needed to seem like innocuous cards again.

- Glow light cards snap in the middle, and when shaken emit a chemical glow for low-light situations, but can only be used once.

Explosive Rats

Explosive rats and mice were an idea used in the Second World War for sabotaging facilities and factories. Small, innocuous and often found in areas with heavy machinery, they draw little attention meaning they are perfect for time delayed bombs. They can be sewn out of scraps of material, if basic, or even made from taxidermized animals themselves.

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Never Mind the Dice Rolls Magazine @nmtdrzine.bsky.social · 3d

For science! The theory must be tested!

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Never Mind the Dice Rolls Magazine @nmtdrzine.bsky.social · 3d

Issue 49 is out now on DriveThru or via our Patreon, have you got your copy?

Featuring Crucible, a great world building solo TTRPG where you uncover more about the strange place you were thrown into with each run. And with it yourself.

Covers for issue 49 fanned out on a black background

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Mat Pringle @matpringle.bsky.social · 5d

And the process video.

Check out @wyrdscience.bsky.social if you enjoy RPGs and tabletop gaming.

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Asa Donald | Backwards Tabletop @backwardsttrpg.bsky.social · 5d

The free beta for SPINE releases on the 14th. Although digital copies will be available, this game is designed for physical play, so you can also download a printable booklet. In total, it takes only 36 pieces of paper to print.

A print-on-demand beta will go on sale at the end of October.

Asa Donald | Backwards Tabletop @backwardsttrpg.bsky.social · 10d

SPINE is in beta, and it will be free for a limited time on @itch.io

The beta will be released on itch on October 14th and will include digital versions as well as a printable booklet. A physical beta will go on sale at the end of October.

backwards-tabletop.itch.io/spine

A dark solo ttrpg about losing yourself in a book. Free for a limited time. Art: Cover preview of SPINE, featuring a spine in the shape of a vortext.

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Never Mind the Dice Rolls Magazine @nmtdrzine.bsky.social · 6d

Isn't that a Forbidden Lands supplement?

Never Mind the Dice Rolls Magazine @nmtdrzine.bsky.social · 6d

We liked the feel of this game when we looked at the beta, one to keep an eye on!

Joe Jones-Vermillion @jblovecrafty.bsky.social · 6d

Currently editing my TTRPG “The Wine Dark Sea” which will be available on Kickstarter in March of 2026

www.abyssalravengames.com

Never Mind the Dice Rolls Magazine @nmtdrzine.bsky.social · 6d

It is quite nice to see that someone was celebrating on our train earlier.

Champagne Cork on a train carpet.

Viva la celebration

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Never Mind the Dice Rolls Magazine @nmtdrzine.bsky.social · 7d

If you are looking for an artist then do check out their portfolio, the art in Crucible is amazing.

Old Scouse Roleplayer @oldscouserp.bsky.social · 7d

Checkout the latest issue of #NMtDRzine, it has a great review of Crucible by @potatocubed.bsky.social. The fantastic art is by @fl3shdog.bsky.social, you can check out their portfolio at fl3shdog.com and I know they're open to work (because they're my daughter) if you have an upcoming project.

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Never Mind the Dice Rolls Magazine @nmtdrzine.bsky.social · 7d

Running the Crucible is a feat for any character, and for the player a chance to build a strange world where each run adds more to the world.

Check out our review in issue 49!

#ttrpg #tabletopgaming #NMtDRzine #solottrpg #reviews

Two preview pages of the review for Crucible on a white and green patterned background

Never Mind the Dice Rolls Magazine @nmtdrzine.bsky.social · 7d

At nearly 50 issues I have realised that a paper record of all games reviewed isn't cutting it anymore. Just spent an hour making an excel spreadsheet... time well spent.

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Spooky Docrimbo 🔜 PAXU @docrimbo.bsky.social · 8d

Hey, I made a game for @gshowitt.bsky.social's game jam on itch! I've already submitted it, but I would love to get feedback from folks here too! It's pay-what-you-can: ampersandwich.itch.io/witchcar

Special shoutout to @cyberelladraws.bsky.social for doodles!

The Witch is Dead (But We Have Her Car Keys) by Docrimbo

A mash-hack of

ampersandwich.itch.io

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Never Mind the Dice Rolls Magazine @nmtdrzine.bsky.social · 9d

Bread last week, this week milk. The one outside the BP garage was getting a running commentary from the builders, apparently previous to bread there were sandwiches being left.

We think it might be bizarre way of handing food to homeless. Rather the food bank that actually does this without bins

A bottle of milk standing on a bin, no idea why... last week it was a loaf of bread