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#100 Wreck This Deck with Becky Annison

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?
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Buy the Game: https://blackarmada.com/product/wreck-this-deck/
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This episode was pre-recorded and released on September 16, 2024. Watch live every week on Twitch at http://twitch.tv/enpublishing

#99 So You've Met a Thousand Year Old Vampire with Tim Hutchings

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 something else? 
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So You've Met a Thousand Year Old Vampire on Backerkit https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/tim-hutchings/so-you-ve-met-a-thousand-year-old-vampire
 
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This episode was pre-recorded and released on September 9, 2024. Watch live every week on Twitch at http://twitch.tv/enpublishing

September 2024 Preview

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/
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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'.

#98 The Era d20 Rule Set with Ed Jowett

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 spent referring to the rulebook and increase the time spent having fun while playing!
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Website: https://www.era-games.com/
Free Starter Guide: https://www.era-games.com/product/era-d10-fundamentals/
Discord: https://discord.gg/W6KdjtXvZw
Socials: https://www.facebook.com/shadesofvengeance/  https://x.com/Shades_of_Venge  https://www.instagram.com/shadesofvengeance  https://www.youtube.com/shadesofvengeance
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This episode was pre-recorded and released August 26, 2024. Watch live every week on Twitch at http://twitch.tv/enpublishing

#97 Horse and Rider with Robin Small

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 of horse riders braiding horse hair. The crowdfunding campaign for the book print run was fulfilled in 2023, and is now available in PDF format on itch.
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Buy the PDF: https://smallredrobin13.itch.io/horse-and-rider
Buy the book: https://www.indiepressrevolution.com/xcart/Horse-and-Rider.html
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This episode was live streamed on August 19, 2024. Watch live every week Mondays 10pm GMT at http://twitch.tv/enpublishing

#96 Jude's World with Yvris Burke

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.
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Crowdfunding: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/buttonkin/judes-world
Website: www.buttonkin.com
Twitter: https://x.com/button_kin
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This episode was pre-recorded and streamed on August 12, 2024. Watch live every week Mondays 10pm GMT at http://twitch.tv/enpublishing

#95 Against the Odds with Helena Real

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.
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Buy: https://helenareal.itch.io/ato
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This episode was live streamed on July 22, 2024. Watch live every week Mondays 10pm GMT at http://twitch.tv/enpublishing

#94 Quintessence with Charlotte & Juan

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 that can be customised any setting of your choice.
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Website: https://www.quintessencettrpg.com/
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This episode was live streamed on July 22, 2024. Watch live every week Mondays 10pm GMT at http://twitch.tv/enpublishing

#93 Runecarin with Colin le Sueur

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 Cairn by Yochai Gal, with streamlined rules, fast character creation, and gameplay based on exploration and player choice. Designed for two players, one Warden and one Adventurer.
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Buy: https://shop.byodinsbeardrpg.com/products/runecairn-wardensaga-remastered
More from By Odin's Beard: https://shop.byodinsbeardrpg.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/byodinsbeardrpg
Instagram: https://instagram.com/byodinsbeardrpg
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This episode was pre-recorded and released on July 15, 2024. Watch live every week Mondays 10pm GMT at http://twitch.tv/enpublishing

#92 Chasing Adventure with Spencer Moore

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.
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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
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This episode was streamed live on July 8, 2024. Watch live every week Mondays 10pm GMT at http://twitch.tv/enpublishing