role-playing
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Darrington Press Unveils New Board Games And Tabletop Systems
Darrington Press, in it’s first-ever State of the Press, announced multiple new projects and plans to attend GenCon 2023 via a YouTube video released today. Matthew Mercer, the longtime DM of Critical Role and chief creative officer, hosted the event alongside Mica Burton, an actress and actual play performer who has previously appeared on Critical…
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Critical Role’s Mighty Nein Heads To Prime Video
1Critical Role, the popular Dungeons & Dragons actual play that raised $US11 ($15) million dollars a few years ago to bring its first campaign to life, will probably never need to resort to fan fundraising again. Amazon Studios announced a multi-year “exclusive overall television and first look deal” with Critical Role, according to a press…
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Digital RPG Chrome Rides The Bleeding Edge Of Cyber-Noir Gameplay
It’s fitting that one of the first large-scale tabletop role-playing games built to be played exclusively within a digital environment is described as “cyber-noir.” Chrome is an original TTRPG based off Mothership’s D100-based Panic Engine, coded and created entirely within its native online application, Role. With excellent art, a slick presentation, and a compact package,…
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Disco Elysium’s Dialogue System Is As Addictive As Any Shooter
The other day, I tried to recommend Disco Elysium to Kotaku traitor and noted single-player game hater Cecilia D’Anastasio. Spinning an ode to the game’s masterful mixture of character writing and subtle world-building would, I knew, accomplish nothing. Instead, I decided to appeal directly to my target demographic, who tends to prefer competitive multiplayer games…