My Little Pony: Tails of Equestria - The Storytelling Game

My Little Pony: Tails of Equestria - The Storytelling Game:

Publisher: River Horse Games

This book is a manual for a storytelling game, which allows you and your friends to create your very own pony characters to explore the amazing and magical world of Equestria—will you be a dynamic adventurer like Daring Do or a bold treasure hunter like Rarity?

Choose between Unicorn, Pegasus, and Earth Pony, determine your Cutie Mark Talent, and set off on a grand adventure full of friendship and magic!

Price: $25.48

Necrotopia: Handbook to the Apocalypse

Necrotopia: Handbook to the Apocalypse:

Publisher: Keenan Wallace Dunham

     Necrotopia is an Apocalyptic RPG where you and your friends battle through multiple Apocalypses. Faced with invasion of evil forces through portals, travel across worlds after you master use of portals. Original story and art with unique characters and settings.

     Uses a D6 game system with move creation that is simple and highly customizable. Create a character in 5 minutes and play a session within an hour. Fun for veteran RPG players and new players.

     The game itself is meant to be a beginners pen and paper role-playing game that can appeal to anyone.  Here is a sample of the story from book one: "Necrotopia’s story begins with sparks of an invasion of demonic and inter-dimensional forces attacking Earth, initiating a battle for survival and conquest. There is a battle between Heaven and Hell brewing and you and your friends are caught in the middle. What happens depends on you with one person taking the role of Game Maestro and the rest taking the roles of role playing characters." We hope you and your friends have a ton of fun with this game!

Price: $10.00

The Black Hack Booklet Second Edition

The Black Hack Booklet Second Edition:

Publisher: Gold Piece Publications

Black is Back!

All the essential rules you need (excluding monsters) to play The Black Hack Second Edition in a 26 page booklet format. If you're a player then this is all you need to play. If you're a GM then this will give you faster access to the most common rules you need during a game.

If you want the full edition of the rules you can find it here:

https://www.rpgnow.com/product/255088/The-Black-Hack-Second-Edition

The Black Hack is a super-streamlined roleplaying game that uses the Original 1970s Fantasy Roleplaying Game as a base, and could well be the most straightforward modern OSR compatible clone available. If speed of play and character creation, compatibility, and simple - yet elegant rules are what you yearn for. Look no further!

The Black Hack is a fast playing game and the rules can be picked up in minutes.

Print copies of The Black Hack Second Edition may be ordered from the Squarehex website and will ship directly after the Kickstarter copies have been sent to backers.

Price: $2.00

Tall Tales BX Wild West RPG

Tall Tales BX Wild West RPG:

Publisher: Mark Hunt

TALL TALES is a wild west-themed retro-clone intended to be compatible with the original fantasy RPG. The rules presented can be used as a complete game or a companion to fantasy games using the same overall system. This book is a resource for Referees to pick and choose from!

 A Complete Roleplaying Game!

 Create courageous gunslingers, low-down desperadoes, singing cowboys or snake oil salesmen and test your mettle out on the trail.

Price: $7.99

Get Funky (Free Edition)

Get Funky (Free Edition):

Publisher: Chaosmeister Games

The below description is from the expanded edition of the game. This here is the free edition that has less content, different layout and only a few B&W art pieces. It is still a full minimald6 game and meant as a preview for Get Funky. If you like what you see you can get the expaned edition here. Whats expanded? It has gone through some further refining, more explanations and rules clarifications, layout changes and full color art! Plus a bunch more tables, a 70s lingo dictionary and an extra city sheet. The page count almost doubled! So swing by and get even funkier!



THE LOWDOWN

It’s the hot and steamy, larger than life 70s in a big city somewhere in crime riddled America. You are not quite heroes and not quite bad guys, connected by blood or neighborhood. You have a calling or a job to do, something to make right against all odds and at all costs. The Man is out to get you and your enemies are numerous, ruthless and got Kung Fu. All you got is your wits, skill and the friends by your side. Failure is not an option. It is time to get funky or get dead!

What do you need to play?

A few friends to play with, one of you will be a player that takes the mantle of Funk Master and runs the game for you, the others are players and will create some cats to cruise around in the city. Every one of you needs a few six sided dice (d6), best are three. A piece of paper to write up your character (or one of the character sheets from the back) and of course a pen to take down notes. Funky music is a must have, afro and bell-bottomed trousers are optional. And this PDF.

Create your character based on the five core attributes Buff, Foxy, Groove, Soul and Wit. Select a Career to get a starting trait from a dozen available, including:

• BAD MOFO Always being the meanest cat in your hood has advantages.
• COP You protect and serve your community with passion and integrity.
• HOT STUFF You always breezed by on your looks and demeanour alone.
• MARTIAL ARTS MASTER You train in the finest and deadliest of martial arts.
• PREACHER You are the inspiring voice of the Lord for your flock.
• WAR VETERAN They turned you into a killing machine and now you are home.
• and more...

Select the Thing, an acrchetype defining what you are really good at for an additional trait. For example: 

• AVENGER – Delivering swift and harsh justice where the law does not reach.
• HUSTLER– Sweet talking cat, charmer and dealer, being “friendly” with everyone.
• SLEUTH– Obsessed with a crime or story, won’t stop until the truth is uncovered.
• and more...

And finally the Event that got you on your path. A hook to get the game started and give the Funk Master something to latch unto as well as giving your character a final trait.

The core mechanic is simple: Roll 2d6 modified by Advantages and Disadvantages from traits and situational circumstances. Every 5+6 you roll is a success. Thats it. There is a bit more to it but not much. Easy and fast for groovy action!

This PDF contains all you need to begin play immedietly. There are a variety of random generators, from street names to clothing styles, names and of course adventure seeds and locations to quickstart your imagination. 

You dig?

Price: $0.00

Strictly Barnum

Strictly Barnum:

Publisher: Jon Paget Roleplay

The hit musical Barnum has been touring the UK for two months, and whilst browsing the internet you notice an opening for new performers to join the show.  This is an opportunity not to be missed!

In this adventure your character will be tested as she strives for the best outcome possible, whether that’s fame, riches, happiness, or a combination of the three!

All you need to play is this book, a pencil and two d6.

Stage stardom awaits!

Price: $2.99

Behind the Magic, Available for Sale!

Behind the Magic, Available for Sale!:

I'm excited to share the release of Behind the Magic, a fantasy mockumentary game. In it you'll play incompetent adventurers who are trying to save the world. Check out the product page for more info and to buy a copy of the PDF – let me know if you have a chance to play!

12Core

12Core:

Publisher: Chaosmeister Games

This is an early draft of my genre neutral d12 RPG rules that can be adapted and easily expanded to emulate your preferred genre. This is the first playtest release and will grow and expand the more I work on it. This early edition does not contain an example setting yet so there is a lot left to do. However an experienced, enterprising and adventurous GM can probably run with it already.

Price: $0.00

25% Of The Time, They Work Every Time

25% Of The Time, They Work Every Time:

Publisher: Ursidice

25% Of The Time, They Work Every Time is a one-page RPG where you play a bunch of malfunctioning robots, trying to make your own launch event go as smoothly as possible.

Price: $1.00

Uncanny Echo: Supernatural Urban Fiction Roleplaying

Uncanny Echo: Supernatural Urban Fiction Roleplaying:

Publisher: Samjoko Publishing

 204 pages, full-color, 39 pieces of art (B/W on #50 paper; standard and premium editions on #70)

Uncanny Echo is a tabletop roleplaying game that uses the Powered by the Apocalypse engine to play out stories of supernatural and uncanny urban fiction.

It is comprised of 10 full, Powered by the Apocalypse games called issues. Each utilizes a stripped down ruleset that gets you to the table with little to no prep time inspired by mechanics like keys from Lady Blackbird and utilizing clocks from The Sprawl and Blades in the Dark.

Each game is a focused experience that connects each session with the next despite each being fictionally disparate from the last within the genre; creating a meta-narrative via the connective tissue between each issue with a choose-your-own-adventure quality.

The text teaches you how to play a Powered by the Apocalypse game and has uniform practices outlined for each game that overlap, as well as variations from this approach to fit each game; facilitating an easy grasp on the system despite each game being distinct.

The 10 issues included are:

• The Heist: Bank robbers who break into a bank that holds something uncanny inside.
• Suburbia: Neighbors in a cul-de-sac uncover something strange and band together to get to the bottom of it.
• Takers: Individuals with unique gifts that let them erase and consume all evidence of the uncanny.
• Restless: Strange events in an old folk home lead to residents investigating a disappearance of one of their own.
• Present: Ambulance drivers witness the uncanny as they experience the longest night of their lives.
• Faith: The last of a secret order of priests that deal with ghosts, demons, and all manner of entities have their faith challenged while solving a mystery.
• Bargains: Musicians who struck a bargain with the devil now pool their collective knowledge to get their souls back.
• Fractured: People who were ripped from their place in time and history after experiencing an uncanny event struggle to reverse their fate.
• Fabrication: Part Imagineers, part couriers—Fabricators are tasked with altering the environment of a location at the behest of their employers.
• Lies: A modern noir scenario that has the players inhabit one high school kid whose friend has gone missing, causing them to re-enter a dangerous underworld.

Price: $14.99

Can't Anyone Save The World? 2nd Edition

Can't Anyone Save The World? 2nd Edition:

Publisher: KR Game Studios

I saw the smoke first – it filled the sky, and blotted out the sun. Then, as I crested the last hill, I saw it’s source – The Phell Woods, my home, engulfed in fire. I saw the culprits – soldiers – fighting my Woodfolk brethren as they made their way from the scene of the crime. This was the last straw, these soldiers – these monsters! – would pay by my blade.

As would their king.

Can’t Anyone Save The World? 2nd Edition is a traditional 3d6 rollplaying game, inspired by popular RPGs who shall not be named here. To play, you’ll need 3 six-sided dice (referred to as d6), paper, a pencil, and imagination. This game is designed for 3 to 7 players, and a game master (or GM for short).

Price: $2.49

Facing the Titan

Facing the Titan: http://www.gulix.fr/blog/2019/01/02/facing-the-titan-the-first-draft/



Hi all !



I'm a french game-creator, and I'm putting in the public my first draft in english of the game I'm working on : Facing the Titan.



It's a story-game about Companions who will face a Titan, and possibly slay it. It's not about finding a way to kill it, it's about discovering who are the Companions, who is the Titan, why do the world need saving and how it will end.



Godzilla and Shadow of the Colossus are the main sources of inspiration.



The mechanics are based on Swords Without Master / Sorceress Bloody Sorceress, with dice rolls setting the Tone for the scene.



It's GM-Less, with zero-prep, for 2-3 hours of play.



Thanks !

Geriatric Wars

Geriatric Wars:

Publisher: Tri Tac Games LLC

This is one of the shorter but funnier Microgames in Richard's collection. Here now on its own for your playing pleasure.

Price: $1.95

Vanuses - Protectors of Time. A tabletop roleplay game!

Vanuses - Protectors of Time. A tabletop roleplay game!:

Vanuses is a tabletop and roleplay game based on various ages of our history. Join the Protectors of Time and save your era! - [currently €1 (0%) of €10,000 goal]

The Tribe: Humanity's Last Hope

The Tribe: Humanity's Last Hope:

Publisher: Unfortunate Words Publishing

Imagine that everything you know about your world is a lie, that the people in your government aren’t working for you, or for themselves, or even for the rich businessmen you think have control.

Imagine that the world is getting worse, not because we polluted the planet beyond repair, or because climate change and overpopulation have strained the supply of food and clean water.

Imagine that the person you love and trust, that you share your secrets with, that you share your life with, the center of your hopes and dreams, imagine they might not actually be who they said they were.

Imagine that there is one central force behind it all, behind the evil and the poison and the lies. Imagine that no one but you and a few other unfortunate souls is even aware that anything is wrong.

And imagine that, there in the shadows, as you search for answers, something wicked is looking back at you, with hunger in its’ eyes. And all it needs is to find a nice warm spot deep inside your flesh...

The Tribe: Humanity’s Last Hope is a roleplaying game of conspiracy, body horror, and urban revolution, run with the Apocalypse World system. Play the men and women who have dropped out of everyday life and American culture to fight an illegal uprising against the body-stealing horrors who are secretly taking over, one victim at a time. If you’ve lost your country, your rights, your voice, and your love, what else have you got to lose, Troop?

In the core book, you'll get 15 basic playbooks, over 25 advanced playbooks, 20 different starting scenarios, 20 different types of Tribal Families, rules for 13 different powerful spirits to interact with, and over 30 different types of enemies, including both supernatural and alien menaces. Not to mention over 200 various moves. All of this content is compatible with other Apocalypse Engine games with a little work.

THERE'S SOMETHING MOVING IN THE SHADOWS...HELP US KILL IT.

Price: $19.95

Journeying

Journeying:

Publisher: Gaia Sicolo

A little solo game about journeying, the things you can encounter and how they change you, if they do.

Price: $2.00

Journey Away: A non-challenge-based fantasy RPG

Journey Away: A non-challenge-based fantasy RPG:

Publisher: Purple Aether Games LLC

A World of Magic Awaits!

All your life you’ve lived in your village and listened to stories: stories from your grandparents about when magic first emerged in the world during their childhood, and stories from merchants and travelers about the wonders they’ve seen around the world.

Now the time has come for you to see this enchanted world for yourself. You and your friends will embark on a journey, leaving your village and venturing out to discover whatever is beyond the horizon. What will you encounter? What will you do along the way? It’s all up to you!

This book contains all the instructions you need for you and your friends to bring a vivid set of adventurers to life and guide them on their journey away from home to discover a magical world that’s limited only by your own imagination. All you need is this book, some gaming dice, a pencil and paper, and your imagination.

So what are you waiting for? Grab some friends, grab some dice, and begin your journey!

Price: $14.99

Riverhouse Games Volume 1

Riverhouse Games Volume 1:

Publisher: Riverhouse Games

Riverhouse Games is located in the Twin Cities, Minnesota. Catch us making micro games, talking about queer & LGBT+ tabletop gaming, or curating small games collections like the one you're reading now at RiverhouseGames.com. Please find these small story games & social fictions & enjoy!

Games can do so much, from ridiculous stories & cute fun with friends, to emotional outputs & acting through issues that we can't say with words. These games are the first to come from the Riverhouse Games brand. These are my first creations & I've learned so much about art, design, friends, stories, & myself while writing them. I hope you enjoy reading them & I hope you even play one or two of them.

Collected in this book are the first generation of story games to come out of Riverhouse Games. Included in this book are:

• And I Saw Him On The Train - A game about recognizing the toxic yet mundane people in our everyday lives 
• Breaking The 4th Wall In The 5th Dimension - A game about a fading star orbiting a fading star 
• Cliche - A game about tropes, genre, and falling in love with the overplayed 
• Date Mates - a cute game to tell around candles with cute friends** 
• Five Alarm Apromcalypse - It's here, the end of the world, and it's interrupting Prom. 
• Goalposts & Gridirons - Two teams battle it out on the field at the Big Game 
• Now Crumple This Paper Feel Free To Crumple This Paper At Any Time - An abstract game to play while waiting at a Gaming Convention 
• Out Of The Crucible, A Fire - A debrief to play around a campfire**
• Solve Et Coagula - An alchemical game of journey, self discovery, and pieces of a whole 
• Thank You For Sharing - A game about enthusiastic support & why we need it**
• The Kiss Of Walt Whitman Still On My Lips - Queer lovers discover a terrible artifact during The American Reconstruction 
• With Fire Thy Affections Hold A Wing - An emotional game of dragons & their riders at the end of the world

**This game is exclusive to this collection and is not in print as an individual title

Layout of this document was done in LucidPress. Photography was sourced from the wonderful community at Unsplash.com under creative commons. The Riverhouse Games logo was created by Jason Baesel All text in this collection is copyright 2018 by Riverhouse Games & should not be used or distributed without permission.

Price: $9.99

Make It Snow

Make It Snow:

Publisher: Hardy Roach Games

Make It Snow is a one-page tabletop RPG about corporate Santa-imitating robots attempting to spread the Christmas message (and marketing opportunities) to new frontiers.

Price: $2.00

Story-Noir

Story-Noir:

Publisher: Jon Paget Roleplay

Welcome to Story-Noir, a roleplay system that is story-focussed with rules that allow for a character’s skills and strengths to flourish while remaining simple to play.  The system can work with any theme by using the Core Stats and tailoring the Skills to medieval, modern or futuristic.

This Rulebook provides the rules along with guidance for Games Masters (GMs) and players as well as lots of ready-to-play Non-Player Character templates.

Price: $2.00