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Tab Creations @tabcreations.com · Apr 3

Not only are tariffs bad for business, they could be a death blow to many small publishers. Here's an apt description of their effect from the folks at @stevejacksongames.bsky.social.

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Daily Illuminator: Tariffs Are Driving Up Game Prices Now

On April 5th, a 54% tariff goes into effect on a wide range of goods imported from China. For those of us who create boardgames, this is not just a policy change . . .

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Planar Compass @planarcompass.bsky.social · Apr 4

a man with a beard and long blonde hair is holding a sword in a forest .

ALT: a man with a beard and long blonde hair is holding a sword in a forest .

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Todd @thirdkingdom.bsky.social · Apr 3

With the sad news that Planar Compass is taking a hiatus from their work, now's a great time to pick up the print versions of their books! Right now we have just the regular cover of Issue #3 in stock. www.sabregamesandcards.com/product-page... #ttrpg

Planar Compass #3 | Sabre Games

The third issue in our interplanar odyssey welcomes you to Ordo, the plane of Law and Time! Discover the home of the mysterious chanicoids and find out what is at the heart of their theocratic empire...

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Planar Compass @planarcompass.bsky.social · Apr 3

Greetings brave travellers,

Bad News: We are calling it quits on the Planar Compass project.

As such, are no current plans for future issues or print runs of existing issues.

GOOD NEWS: We are making PDFs of all existing issues free!

Happy adventuring!

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DriveThruRPG - Planar Compass

Your one-stop online shop for new and vintage RPG products from the top publishers, delivered fresh to your desktop in electronic format.

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Planar Compass @planarcompass.bsky.social · Apr 3

Thanks to all of you who supported us and sent us on a wild and wonderful journey and to all the wonderful artists, writers, editors, and everyone else we got to collaborate with.

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Planar Compass @planarcompass.bsky.social · Apr 3

Greetings brave travellers,

Bad News: We are calling it quits on the Planar Compass project.

As such, are no current plans for future issues or print runs of existing issues.

GOOD NEWS: We are making PDFs of all existing issues free!

Happy adventuring!

www.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher...

DriveThruRPG - Planar Compass

Your one-stop online shop for new and vintage RPG products from the top publishers, delivered fresh to your desktop in electronic format.

www.drivethrurpg.com

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Richard @ R. Rook @rrookstudio.bsky.social · Apr 2

"Wait!" I hear you say, "What is Silver Age?"

Lucky for you, I'm taking late pledges for this forthcomin' game about werewolves in a small, nowhere town in West Texas.

www.kickstarter.com/projects/r-r...

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Wyrd Science Magazine @wyrdscience.bsky.social · Apr 1

Jealous of our success there's a good chance the UK's world beating tabletop game magazine industry will get SLAMMED with tariffs tomorrow but you can BEAT THE BASTARDS & buy Wyrd Science today!

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The Merry Mushmen @themerrymushmen.bsky.social · Mar 31

Available now! On www.themerrymushmen.com/shop-tmm/

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Todd @thirdkingdom.bsky.social · Mar 24

OSR News Roundup is live. Check it out for an overview of last week's OSR and indie #ttrpg releases: www.sabregamesandcards.com/post/osr-new...

OSR News Roundup for March 24th, 2025

It's the penultimate News Roundup for March, and before we start I'd like to apologize to Old School Epics. They had reached out to me on Reddit a month or so back asking me to mention their new audio...

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Richard @ R. Rook @rrookstudio.bsky.social · Mar 24

Moonlit Mondays Start Tonight!

Come join a FREE drop-in campaign for Moonlight on Roseville Beach with a new mystery in development: Those Sea-Green Eyes.

One player may need to drop out tonight, so I've added an extra spot for this evening.

doodle.com/sign-up-shee...

Moonlight on Roseville Beach from R. Rook Studio

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Fernando Salvaterra @salvaterra.bsky.social · Mar 17

Old School Illustrated Character Sheet II

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#adnd #osr #ttrpg

an RPG character sheet with an illustrated border with monsters and treasure.

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Ben L @benlaurence.bsky.social · Mar 17

The Oneironaut is here at long last, my Patreon exlusive mini-zine! Travel in issue 1 with titular Oneironaut to revisit the Ruins of the Inquisitor's Theater from Through Ultan's Door 1 for new lore, better faction play, and an Appendix N!

An image of the cover of The Oneironaut #1, featuring an illustration by Huargo of whispering white swine, holding up a theater mask.

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Todd @thirdkingdom.bsky.social · Mar 17

The OSR News Roundup for March 17th, 2025 is now live. Check it out for an overview of last week's releases and crowdfunding projects in the OSR and indie ttrpg sphere. www.sabregamesandcards.com/post/osr-new... #ttrpg #indiegame #osr

OSR News Roundup for March 17th, 2025

Welcome to the third OSR News Roundup of March. This is the week that GaryCon kicks off, so people are plenty busy getting ready for that. The big news this week is the currently funding Shadowdark Ki...

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The Merry Mushmen @themerrymushmen.bsky.social · Mar 17

Printing this week!

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Night of the Living Comus @riseupcomus.bsky.social · Mar 14

THE MEANING OF THE BLOOD WORM MOON ECLIPSE IS FORFEIT ALL TREASURES TO HIS MAJESTY THE WORM

the Meaning of March's Blood Worm Moon, Explained

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The Merry Mushmen @themerrymushmen.bsky.social · Mar 12

Printing on next week, available on our website super soon!
60 pages, packed with cool stuff.

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Marcia B. @traversefantasy.itch.io · Mar 12

ms publisher dies next year so will put out one last revision of FMC and FMC basic to say one last goodbye to them

if you’re a pedantic freak with issues in the text as-is, please let me know; already aware of an issue w the treasure table

traversefantasy.itch.io/fmc

Fantastic Medieval Campaigns by Traverse Fantasy

A new version of the original role-playing game

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Scott Murderhouse @voxparlour.bsky.social · Mar 9

I only went and did it trollish-delver-games.itch.io/dinoswords-k...

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Evey 💀 Swamp Hag Trainee 🐸|🏳️‍⚧️ @violentmedia.itch.io · Mar 3

I have written 1 (one) Utopia in my time as a writer/game-designer, & it was directly influenced by my very favorite fossil. A Thrinaxodon (a weasel-ish mammal ancestor) & Broomistega (amphibian) were found fossilized together in the Thrinaxodon's burrow. Obviously they were besties...
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Very Pretty Paleozoic Pals: Permian Nations

101 pages, hardcover, A5. Full color. New. "Before even the Dinosaurs, fabulous Dimetrodons defined wetland fashion. Behorned Xenacanthus sharks deftly negotiated sacred treaties. Neutiloids and Ammon...

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The Merry Mushmen @themerrymushmen.bsky.social · Mar 1

Chaos Crier #1, 60 pages. Coming soon!

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Brian Yaksha (He/They) @brianyaksha.bsky.social · Feb 27

Hello folks, today is my 34th birthday. I have to fly on down south to attend to family matters tomorrow, and thus today must be spent on labor.

If you'd like to throw money at me, I am appreciative. I am also appreciative of kind words or remembrance of interactions had.

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Leo @infrabeige.bsky.social · Feb 27

A public preview of Vaults of Vaarn 2E: settlement creation procedures vaultsofvaarn.com/2025/02/27/v...

VAARNISH SETTLEMENTS: 2E PREVIEW

It’s been quiet on the blog recently. The reason is that I’m busy beavering away on Vaults of Vaarn: Second Edition, which I’m hoping to bring to crowdfunding this year. To give y…

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Todd @thirdkingdom.bsky.social · Feb 24

OSR News Roundup for Februrary 24th, 2025 is now live: www.sabregamesandcards.com/post/osr-new... #dnd #ttrpg #zinemonth2025

OSR News Roundup for February 24th, 2025

Welcome to the last news Roundup in February. While the month is almost over, ZineMonth is not, as many of the projects that are launched during this time extend into March.Sabre has added a "Daily De...

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Wyrd Science Magazine @wyrdscience.bsky.social · Feb 22

What’s this? All six issues of Wyrd Science available to download to a device of your choice for around the same price as, let’s say, 4 Gregg’s Sausage Rolls. Remarkable really.

Tabletop game enjoyers, what’s stopping you?

Oh it’s because you are a person of culture & prefer print media, well…

Wyrd Science Vol. 1 / Issues #1-6 Bundle [BUNDLE] - Wyrd Science | DriveThruRPG

This special bundle product contains the following titles. Wyrd Science - Expert Rules (Vol.1 / Issue 2)Regular price: $3.25Bundle price: $1.14Format: PDF Wyrd Science returns with an even bigger a...

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