Play the Fools, incite Calamity. Dive into a world of tarot & androids, of neon dreams & data divine. Will you deny these jealous gods? A Fool’s Errand is a tarot-fueled science fantasy tabletop roleplaying game set in a vibrant post-calamity world of Androids, Humans, and those in between. Kickstarter Link (now fully funded!): https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/strautmaskreplica/a-fools-errand Website: https://www.planetarcana.com/a-fools-errand Twitter: @strautmask , @marsollier_b...
Nov 12, 2024•39 min•Ep. 122
The Bludgeon TTRPG System is a crunchy, tactical RPG with flexible mechanics. The game is made by a team of Indian designers and artists and is currently in development and being play tested. The games core design centres around power sources the characters have (whether Martial, Chakra, Primal, Arcane or Divine), and a scaling system where power and experience does not mean bigger numbers. Instead, it means that you're a more rounded character with more options via adaptations, class abilities,...
Nov 05, 2024•32 min•Ep. 120
Not DnD is a weekly show discussing tabletop roleplaying games. Each week EN Publishing’s @tabletopjess interviews the creators behind different tabletop roleplaying games that aren’t D&D! You can watch the live recording every Monday at 5pm ET / 10pm BST on YouTube or Twitch , or catch up with the podcast platform of your choice by searching 'Not DnD'. Here's the games we will be looking at in November 2024. Written article on EN World here: https://www.enworld.org/threads/not-dnd-november-...
Nov 04, 2024•4 min•Ep. 121
Paint the Town Red is a game about being dead. You play as a vampire chasing the sensation of feeling alive, to escape the rot they feel in their soul. This game is about depression, partying and falling in love, and explores themes of trauma, vice and loneliness. The game is published by SoulMuppet publishing and is built on the engines of Orbital Blues and Best Left Buried. Zachary Cox will be joining us to share more about the game which will be live on backerkit soon! Paint The Town Red on b...
Nov 04, 2024•31 min•Ep. 103
The Year is 1999. A cataclysmic accident has sent Earth’s moon hurtling into space, leaving behind a broken planet. Life has become a fight for survival for the people of Moonbase Alpha as their journey takes them far deeper into the universe than they ever thought possible! This game has you playing one of the crew of Moonbase Alpha on their search for a new home. You can be an adventurous pilot, a stalwart security guard, a bold commander, an audacious medic, or any one of the 300 Alphans. Thi...
Oct 14, 2024•30 min•Ep. 119
Not DnD is a weekly show discussing tabletop roleplaying games. Each week EN Publishing’s @tabletopjess interviews the creators behind different tabletop roleplaying games that aren’t D&D! You can watch the live recording every Monday at 5pm ET / 10pm BST on YouTube or Twitch , or catch up with the podcast platform of your choice by searching 'Not DnD'. Here's the games we will be looking at in October 2024. Space 1999 - 14th October The Year is 1999. A cataclysmic accident has sent Earth’s...
Oct 08, 2024•3 min•Ep. 118
Our Brilliant Ruin is a tabletop roleplaying game set in the Dramark, a place where the last fragile remains of society live in the shadow of a dying world. The Ruin, a preternatural force befouling everything it touches, has ravaged geography and culture alike, wreaking destructive havoc and loosing monstrous creatures into a previously bucolic region. With the world plunged into rust and ruin, how will you spend the time you have left? The game uses an original system of d6 dice pools driven b...
Oct 01, 2024•44 min•Ep. 117
Due to unforeseen circumstances, this week's episode of Not DnD has been postponed.
Sep 23, 2024•1 min•Ep. 116
Wreck This Deck is a dark urban fantasy game of solo journaling, demon summoning and deck crafting. Summon and bind demons into your Demon Deck, defacing the cards as you go. Demon summoning is dangerous and you’re bound to get into some sticky situations as you play but it’s nothing you can’t handle – right? ----- Buy the Game: https://blackarmada.com/product/wreck-this-deck/ ----- This episode was pre-recorded and released on September 16, 2024. Watch live every week on Twitch at http://twitch...
Sep 16, 2024•29 min•Ep. 115
This solo tabletop role-playing game is a direct sequel to the award-winning Thousand Year Old Vampire! So You’ve Met a Thousand Year Old Vampire is a game about a regular (or not) person meeting an ancient, dangerous, intriguing being. This vampire may be driven by hunger, love, art, anger, despair, fear, the need to fill its years with meaning, or none of the above. That’s where you fit in. But how you fit, exactly, is what can only be learned through play. Are you a friend, a lover, food, or ...
Sep 09, 2024•46 min•Ep. 114
Here are the games I'll be looking at in September 2024, and interviewing their creators to find out more on Not DnD. I've created a list of solo games to consider for your October spooky season! So You've Met a Thousand Year Old Vampire? Wreck This Deck ION Heart Our Brilliant Ruin More information about this month's episodes https://www.enworld.org/threads/not-dnd-trpgs-to-consider-for-halloween.706462/ ----- Not DnD is a weekly show discussing tabletop roleplaying games. Each week EN Publishi...
Sep 02, 2024•3 min•Ep. 113
The Era d10 Rule Set is a core ruleset which powers over fourteen games in different settings across the Era Universe. Each of the games has unique rules which affect the balance of that game. As the title outlines, the game uses a D10 dice pool. The Era d10 Rule Set has been created to make the process of playing the game as simple as possible, while remaining representative. It is designed to be intuitive and to leave the choices in the hands of the Game Master. The goal is to reduce the time ...
Aug 26, 2024•49 min•Ep. 112
Horse and Rider is a 2-player game about a horse rider taming, and forming a bond with, their horse. One person plays the horse, the other the rider and each work together to form a bond over the course of six stages. Each stage draws from the techniques used to tame horses and are mechanically represented through a six-sided dice and three pieces of string or ribbon that are braided together. This mechanic was chosen as a way to represent trust between the two parties and draws from the history...
Aug 20, 2024•22 min•Ep. 111
The upcoming crowdfunding release by Button Kin Games, Jude's World is a solo, tarot-based journaling game in which a plucky preteen protagonist works to reunite their warring parents. The game both pays homage to and critiques "Parent Trap"-style narratives while reveling in a 90s sitcom aesthetic inspired by the likes of Boy Meets World, The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, and Clarissa Explains it All. ----- Crowdfunding: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/buttonkin/judes-world Website: www.buttonk...
Aug 13, 2024•34 min•Ep. 110
A game inspired by fantasy fiction and hopes to offer an alternative to D&D and other fantasy RPGs for players more interested in telling dramatic stories than killing, "looting", and counting torches. Against the Odds uses the PbtA framework and follows along the example of the most modern incarnations of that philosophy, such as Masks: A New Generation, Avatar Legends, and Urban Shadows. ----- Buy: https://helenareal.itch.io/ato ----- This episode was live streamed on July 22, 2024. Watch ...
Jul 29, 2024•42 min•Ep. 109
Quintessence is a setting-agnostic tabletop roleplaying system by Charlotte & Juan that centres player agency & rewards creativity! Players can create unique characters and custom skills in any setting using the intuitive & robust rules framework. The game uses a dice pool framework, life path character creation system, and encourages a cinematic action style of play. Characters have no rigid class or levels, with customisable perks and quirks to encourage unique character creation t...
Jul 23, 2024•1 hr•Ep. 108
Strap on your bearded axe and linden wood shield, delve into the forsaken barrow and cleanse the draugr within. They will overhwhelm you at first so prepare to die. But when you wake up at the bonfire, you'll know what to expect for your next attempt. Parry their attacks, disarm them, and hack them to pieces. Defeat the mad jotunn within and claim the soul remnant they protect. A Norse fantasy setting set after Ragnarok destroyed most of the Nine Realms of Norse mythology. Runecairn is based on ...
Jul 15, 2024•29 min•Ep. 107
Chasing Adventure is a fast-paced tabletop roleplaying game about daring adventurers in a dangerous fantasy world. Chasing Adventure began several years ago as an effort to make Dungeon World play smoother and faster, and has now become it's own TTRPG. The game is Powered by the Apocalypse. ----- Get the Free Version: https://chasingadventuregame.com/free Get the Full Version: https://chasingadventuregame.com/game Join the CA Discord Server: https://discord.gg/w7eAnj6 ----- This episode was stre...
Jul 08, 2024•40 min•Ep. 106
Not DnD is a weekly show discussing tabletop roleplaying games. Each week EN Publishing’s @tabletopjess interviews the creators behind different tabletop roleplaying games that aren’t D&D! You can watch the live recording every Monday at 5pm ET / 10pm BST on YouTube or Twitch, or catch up with the podcast platform of your choice by searching 'Not DnD'. Here's what we have planned for the first few weeks of July! Chasing Adventure - 8th July Runecairn - 15th July Quintessence - 22nd July Agai...
Jul 02, 2024•3 min•Ep. 105
SAKE (Sorcerers, Adventures, Kings, and Economics) is perfect for players who want to experience the thrill of adventure while managing their own domains, trading, engaging in large-scale battles, and playing with magic and gods, all in one game. SAKE is a point-buy system where EXP, which is used to buy skill ranks, abilities, HP, spells etc., is gained through gameplay events and the personality traits of a Player Character. Find out more on this weeks episode of Not DnD with creator Rainer Ka...
Jun 25, 2024•35 min•Ep. 104
Eureka: Investigative Urban Fantasy is an original rules-medium 2D6 system for investigation-oriented adventures in any time period between about 1850 and the present day, with a bit of a supernatural twist. The game features investigation mechanics that let players take initiative, use their characters' unique strengths to find clues, and deduce conclusions themselves. ----- Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/anim/eureka-investigative-urban-fantasy Patreon: https://www.patreon.co...
Jun 17, 2024•53 min•Ep. 103
At The Gates is the core rulebook for a high fantasy tabletop roleplaying game inspired by Japanese RPG video games. The game uses Storypath Ultra, which is is an update to the existing Storypath system by Onyx Path. The system uses D10s, and seeks keeps the focus on narrative, story-built play, and action-adventure. Danielle Lauzon will be joining us on Not DnD today to share more about the game! ----- Link: https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/onyx-path/at-the-gates ----- This episode was prev...
May 27, 2024•42 min•Ep. 102
In this solo TTRPG, you play as a character who attempts to gain control over their story, despite the wishes of the Author. Players use a deck of tarot cards to draw Scenes prompts, then modify these prompts to change the course of your story. At the end, no matter the story, the Character will confront their Author. Samantha Leigh from Blinking Birch games will be talking to us today on Not DnD about Death of the Author. ----- Death of the Author on Backerkit https://www.backerkit.com/c/projec...
May 21, 2024•30 min•Ep. 101
Last Fleet is a PBTA tabletop roleplaying game where you play brave pilots, officers, engineers, politicians and journalists struggling to hold the human race – and themselves – together under unbelievable pressure. The game focuses on action, intrigue and drama in this high-stakes situation. The game provides support to create your own evocative setting, or you can play out of the box as the survivors of the Interplanetary Commonwealth. Find our more in this weeks episode of Not DnD as we speak...
May 21, 2024•27 min•Ep. 100
A preview of what's coming later this month from Not DnD ----- Watch live every week Mondays 10pm GMT at http://twitch.tv/enpublishing
May 06, 2024•2 min•Ep. 99
Action-Heroes is a cinematic toolkit role-playing game with a D6 dice pool system. The game encourages collaborative play in a group that give players the tools to play characters that are larger than life doing explosive action that roots them as the center of their world. There are no classes in the Action-Heroes RPG, and characters are built using pools of points that allow players to customize their characters to the ideas that they have in their heads. Join Jessica as she speaks with Christ...
Apr 23, 2024•41 min•Ep. 98
Lethe is a TTRPG that uses a unique mechanic for collaborative storytelling; rather than players building their character in advance, the GM builds each player character. Players start with a blank character sheet that they fill in as they perform certain actions. Eventually the player’s abilities become better known and they start to uncover their missing memories. As the game progresses, players will have to decide if their memories line up with who they want to be. ----- Get Lethe https://cro...
Apr 16, 2024•38 min•Ep. 97
Daniel Kwan (Asians Represent Podcast, Candlekeep Mysteries, Motherlands RPG, Candela Obscura) joins Jessica this week on Not DnD to talk about Wandering Blades. Wandering Blades is a rules light, low fantasy tabletop role playing game inspired by Chinese wuxia and xuanhuan media, and old-school renaissance (OSR) games. Violent melodrama in an old school tabletop RPG package! Wandering Blades is currently in development, but you can download the current Quickstart guide on itch.io ----- Wanderin...
Apr 09, 2024•42 min•Ep. 96
A preview of what's coming later this month from Not DnD ----- Watch live every week Mondays 10pm GMT at http://twitch.tv/enpublishing
Apr 02, 2024•1 min•Ep. 95
H.O.N.K. is a rules-lite, chaos-heavy system that will be very comfortable for those familiar with D&D Fifth Edition, or with 2d6 systems such as Monster of the Week and Apocalypse World. This game is perfectly suited to the brand of chaos that only a true goose can invoke. Find out more on from creator Jack Dixon on this week's episode of Not DnD. ----- Pre-order the game: https://thepocketworkshop.co.uk/product/one-honk-before-midnight-adventure-wiro-bound-copy/ Twitter https://twitter.com...
Mar 26, 2024•28 min•Ep. 94
