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Easier RPG Publishing 2024
Hints, Tips, and Thoughts on Publishing on DriveThruRPG
This book was born out of the DriveThruRPG.com Pocketquest game jam. That is an annual game jam intended to bring new people into publishing. I found myself sharing many of the lessons that I have learned the hard way to help people get the best start they can in this industry.
Someone made a joke that I should write... [click here for more] |
Parts Per Million |
$7.99
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"Gnome Stew has hit another home run for the Game Master. Never Unprepared has earned a permanent place in my GM toolbox, right along side the likes of Robin’s Laws of Good Game Mastering, Hamlet’s Hit Points, Play Dirty, Eureka, and Masks. Highly recommended." -- RoleplayDNA review
2013 Origins Award nominee for Best Game-Related Publication - 2013 ENnie Award nominee for Best... [click here for more] |
Encoded Designs |
$9.95
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“Twenty three short essays from twenty three exceptional Game Masters and creators that will invariably aid you in your quest to make your games better because they reflect what happens, rather than what you have planned.” — Sean’s Pick of the Day review
2015 Golden Geek Award nominee for Best Supplement and Best Artwork & Presentation
Improvisation... [click here for more] |
Encoded Designs |
$9.95
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“If you’re planning on running a campaign, you’ll want this book.” — Critical Hits review
2014 ENnie Award nominee for Best Aid/Accessory - 2013 Golden Geek Award nominee for Best Supplement
Do you ever wish you had a guide to help make running ongoing campaigns easier and more fun? Then you need Odyssey: The Complete Game Master's Guide to Campaign Management—to... [click here for more] |
Encoded Designs |
$11.95
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When designing a fantasy setting, the biology of our home world can provide a wonderfully rich resource for generating a new world and the creatures inhabiting it. But a world creator should not forget the fantasy aspect, or feel restricted to using Earth’s biosphere as an unyielding template, and otherwise excellent resources often suffer from just this flaw and apply real-world ecology to fantasy... [click here for more] |
Skirmisher Publishing |
$2.99
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The Book of Worlds is a comprehensive guide to building fantasy worlds.
Starting from scratch, this book will show you how to map continents, design cities, build adventuring regions, and more. You may also generate characters, civilizations, religions, magical systems, dungeons, creatures, natural wonders, dynamic plots, and other elements to create your own lore and adventure-filled world.... [click here for more] |
Sam Smith |
Pay What You Want
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Written by a veteran game store owner, the Game Retailer Guide is a how-to industry manual that contains everything you need to know in order to start and run a successful game-selling business.
Topics the Game Retailer Guide covers include:
* Administration & Planning
* Building and Equipping the Store
* Competitive Analysis
* Products and Services
* Marketing & Advertising... [click here for more] |
Skirmisher Publishing |
$9.99
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Easier Encounters
Encounters are fundamental to great game sessions and campaigns. This book contains my ideas on combining player goals, character choices, stakes, and consequences for building encounters that build into adventures and into satisfying campaigns.
... [click here for more] |
Parts Per Million |
$7.99 $4.99
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This is the full version of Your Best Game Ever. Check out the free preview.
Unlock the secrets of consistently awesome RPG experiences—for players and GMs!
We’ve all had them: games where the party clicked perfectly. Climactic moments when everything came together amazingly. Favorite characters everyone loved. Sessions and campaigns that became the stuff of legends—moments that were... [click here for more] |
Monte Cook Games |
$18.99
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The Sticky GM
This book is all about making running your role-playing sessions more dynamic, responsive and simply more enjoyable for you, the Game Master/Dungeon Master/Keeper of Secrets or whatever your favourite game calls it. The game makes little or no difference.
You are just as much a player as those on the other side of the screen, it is just your role that is different. You deserve to have... [click here for more] |
Parts Per Million |
$7.99 $4.99
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Do you want to write better role playing game story plots? Don't have much time but would like to have engaging storylines for your players to explore?
Key highlights:
Harness your full personal capability using keyword association
Write fast - as quickly as in 10-15 minutes from scratch to gaming table
Be more varied than ever - avoid cliched anti-climatic story arcs
How to run... [click here for more] |
ThinkDifferent |
Pay What You Want
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Buy all three volumes of Best of Fenix to a considerably better price. Why choose one when you can have them all? Volume 1 In this our first anthology you will find myths and legends of different kinds, some true to classic source material and others warped through a brand new filter. During the crowdfunding it was decided that the following will be included: Once Upon a... [click here for more] |
Askfageln |
$34.95 $24.99
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This guide covers the very basics of the USA's intellectual property law, as applied to roleplaying games. The guide covers copyrights, trademarks, patents, and how they apply in the RPG world. The guide then goes over a few types of pre-existing material that creators can leverage in their own creations without incurring legal liability, such as stock characters and publicly-licensed content.
It's... [click here for more] |
Omnichromatic Pirate Unicorn Games |
Pay What You Want
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The RPG Handbook is a system-free guide to playing tabletop roleplaying games (RPGs). The RPG Handbook looks at:
Inviting new players to try out tabletop RPGs.
Getting kids involved in trying out imaginative games.
Emphasizing deeper character development.
Making it easy to run and vary solo and team RPG gameplay.
Turning players into GMs - and GMs into games designers.
Offering GMs the means to rapidly... [click here for more] |
Dragonfly |
Pay What You Want
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The Game Master is a book about roleplaying games. It is intended for game masters from the aspiring novice trying to figure out how to launch their first campaign to the veteran who wants to discover how to consistently produce games that work and avoid train-wreck campaigns. It aims to foster a deeper appreciation of the unique nature of RPGs as both a dynamic literary form and a type of... [click here for more] |
Tobiah Panshin |
Pay What You Want
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This book covers a large range of topics, including but not limited to: depth vs breadth worldbuilding style, the design of natural laws for universes, geographical features, flora and fauna, materials, settings and genres, in-universe art and architecture, relationships between characters and civilizations, cultural traditions, governmental systems, currency and trade, guides on naming various features... [click here for more] |
YuLabs Entertainment |
$3.49 $2.49
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Foreword by Justin Achilli
Edited by Jonathan Jacobs, Kameron Franklin, Berin Kinsmen, Tony Law, Ben McFarland
Inside you will find timeless interviews with Dave Arneson on the roots of roleplaying games, Robin D. Laws on RPG theory and game play, and Jonathan Roberts on his career as a master cartographer. Open Game Table, Volume 2 features in all 65 articles from across the blogosphere... [click here for more] |
Nevermet Press |
$2.50
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Gamemastering. No other task is as unpopular in a roleplaying group. Very often, it is the gamemaster who ends up doing all the work so everyone can enjoy the game. But the job of gamemaster is at least as exciting and unpredictable as taking on the role of a player character.
When comparing gamemasters, it becomes obvious that some are better at their task than others--which is why rumors that one... [click here for more] |
Vagrant Workshop |
$19.95 $14.95
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Open Game Table, The Anthology of Roleplaying Game Blogs aims to bridge the gap between the RPG blogging community and the broader table-top gaming fan base by showcasing the best talent in the RPG blogosphere. Within these pages are nearly fifty blog posts from dozens of top-quality RPG blogs chosen by the fans who read them. An expert panel of RPG bloggers, editors, and game designers judged the... [click here for more] |
Nevermet Press |
$2.50
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2024 STARRY KNIGHT PRESS CATALOG
A Full Color Catalog Featuring the Games of Starry Knight Press
Hello and welcome, Game Masters and adventurers!
Our new 2024 Starry Knight Press Catalog showcases our entire selection of currently available books and supplements, with information on upcoming titles and descriptions... [click here for more] |
Starry Knight Press |
$2.99
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This is a 24 page zine (including covers) of eight (8) templates alongside a small amount of description plus an example or two to help you create and manage role-playing adventures.
Includes-es
One (1) template is a minor variation on the excellent hex flower engine (created by Goblin's Henchman whose hex flowers also appear in the Planar Compass #2 zine).
The other seven (7) are a means of... [click here for more] |
Aether Corp Games |
$3.00
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Lars Christiansen’s Tabletop World Layout And History Generator, or LCTWLHG for short, is a tool that aims to game-ify the process of worldbuilding, letting creators visualize their world as it evolves through its history. ... [click here for more] |
Lars Christiansen |
Pay What You Want
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Have you played a tabletop rolelaying game or an MMORPG?
The odds are that if you’re on this web store, browsing the titles, then you probably have.
Have you heard of the strange world of Live Action Role Playing?
If you’ve been around tabletop games for a while, or been to a convention, then the odds are that you’ve heard of this style of gaming, perhaps even seen it... [click here for more] |
Vulpinoid Studios |
$3.00
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There are a lot of different ways that you can create flesh out a campaign and this is one of my favorite ones. With a Tarot deck and a bit of thought, a GM can churn out a multitude of facets for sessions and campaigns. The GM's Tarot Guide is a collection of spreads for various aspects of GM prep. From one-off NPCs to the entire world and scope of the campaign. The only things that limits you are... [click here for more] |
Mad Pierrot Games |
Pay What You Want
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Are you tired of having to memorize pages and pages of tedious information just to run a small dungeon? Or maybe tired of writing down names for a zillion NPCs just to get your players through a market area? Yeah, me too. I hate memorizing stuff, and I hate prep work that's too long, so in the course of 25 years, I've learned a thing or two on how to prep, what to prep, and what to leave to the... [click here for more] |
Steampop Games |
Pay What You Want
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Some people play roleplaying-games for the challenge; others play them for the story. Award-winning fantasy author and freelance game writer Marie Brennan is unabashedly in the latter camp. In these essays she looks at tabletop and live-action RPGs from a narrative perspective, exploring the ways the framework of a game can generate and support (or undermine) your tale. Whether you are a player or... [click here for more] |
Swan Tower |
$2.99
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Best of Fenix includes some of the best gaming material from the Swedish gaming magazine Fenix – translated to English. In Best of Fenix you will find inspiring material written directly for Fenix’ readers by renown international game designers such as Kenneth Hite and Pete Nash, but also some of the best from the Swedish arena. To top it off, we got our own comic strip Bernard the Barbarian, created... [click here for more] |
Askfageln |
$14.95
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Narrative tools and game prep for an improv GM.
Do you struggle to improvise at the table?
Are you tired of working through a punishing prep routine for every session?
Do you simply need faster game prep?
Would you like to adopt a lighter GM schedule which still gave you a fun story?
I have the answer for you: Fast... [click here for more] |
Phil Nicholls |
$4.99
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Best of Fenix includes some of the best gaming material from the Swedish gaming magazine Fenix – translated to English. In Best of Fenix you will find inspiring material written directly for Fenix’ readers by renown international game designers such as Kenneth Hite and Pete Nash, but also some of the best from the Swedish arena. To top it off, we got our own comic strip Bernard the Barbarian, created... [click here for more] |
Askfageln |
$14.95
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2022 STARRY KNIGHT PRESS CATALOG
A Full Color Catalog Featuring the Gaming Supplements of Starry Knight Press
Hello and welcome, Game Masters and adventurers!
The 2022 Starry Knight Press Catalog showcases our entire selection of currently available books and supplements, with information on upcoming titles and brief descriptions... [click here for more] |
Starry Knight Press |
$1.00
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Best of Fenix includes some of the best gaming material from the Swedish gaming magazine Fenix – translated to English. In Best of Fenix you will find inspiring material written directly for Fenix’ readers by renown international game designers such as Kenneth Hite and Pete Nash, but also some of the best from the Swedish arena. To top it off, we got our own comic strip Bernard the Barbarian, created... [click here for more] |
Askfageln |
$14.95
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STARRY KNIGHT PRESS 2020 CATALOG
A Full Color Catalog Featuring the Gaming Supplements of Starry Knight Press
Hello and welcome, gamers!
The 2020 Starry Knight Press Catalog features our entire selection of currently available books and supplements, information on upcoming titles, an adventure compatibility chart... [click here for more] |
Starry Knight Press |
$1.00
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New gaming goodness in this issue along with over $5.00 in free games and discounts.
Musing of the Avalon Stogie
Behind the Game
Coral Throne, Chapter XXIV
Heroes Wear Masks
Dicing With Life
Today’s Promise Excerpt
Avalon Pathfinder
Sorceress Issue #6
BedRock Interview
Artist Spotlight.... [click here for more] |
Avalon Game Company |
$0.56
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If you're a GM writing your own adventures, this guide is for you. This is an entirely new method to write and GM adventures. It will help you do two things: Write an amazing adventure reminiscent of a movie or a novel, and relieve you of the usual burdens of GMing, so you can concentrate on what's really important: presenting the adventure to your party.
If you're a beginner GM and maybe you're not... [click here for more] |
algi |
$7.99
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Most likely, if you’re reading this, you’re a gamer. And I hope a dictionary of every term in gaming interests, and even helps you. But it isn’t really for you, it’s for your friend. That one who is a little interested in playing, and has tried a few sessions but has never been able to get into it. It’s written for your partner, who you always ask to join you in that next game you’re starting... [click here for more] |
Straight Path Games |
Pay What You Want
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In the second issue of Tsunami Quarterly Review, you will find the following great features:
RPG Crucible: Friendships On The Fly: How to use the "yes, and..." philosophy to build PC backgrounds and relationships during the game.
Be An Interesting Player: Phil Vecchione offers tips to enrich your gaming experience by being more interesting at... [click here for more] |
PT Publishing |
$1.95
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In the third issue of Tsunami Quarterly Review, you will find the following great features:
RPG Crucible: Previous Lives: Another look at character backstory development with people who have lived another life before becoming adventurers.
Five GMing Mistakes: Happy Jacks' Stu Venable discusses a group of common pitfalls that every GM should be aware of.
Tsunami... [click here for more] |
PT Publishing |
$1.95
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2023 STARRY KNIGHT PRESS CATALOG
A Full Color Catalog Featuring the Gaming Supplements of Starry Knight Press
Hello and welcome, Game Masters and adventurers!
The new 2023 Starry Knight Press Catalog showcases our entire selection of currently available books and supplements, with information on upcoming titles and brief... [click here for more] |
Starry Knight Press |
$1.99
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STARRY KNIGHT PRESS 2021 CATALOG
A Full Color Catalog Featuring the Gaming Supplements of Starry Knight Press
Hello and welcome, Game Masters and adventurers!
The Starry Knight Press 2021 Catalog showcases our entire selection of currently available books and supplements, information on upcoming titles, an adventure... [click here for more] |
Starry Knight Press |
$1.00
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In the fourth issue of Tsunami Quarterly Review, you will find the following great features:
RPG Crucible: Devils in the Details: Tips for adding roleplaying flavor by fashioning behavioral routines unique to your PC.
Creating the Mood: JiB from Happy Jacks suggests ways to enhance your horror gaming experience by engaging the senses of your players.
Tsunami... [click here for more] |
PT Publishing |
$1.95
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Inside you'll find all projects included in the zinequest event on Kickstarter.
Even better, all projects are categorised and sorted to group similar things together and help you to get a clearer overview.
Each listing includes all the main project details, the smaller images are in high resolution so you can zoom in for a better look.
If you see something you like, just click the project image to... [click here for more] |
Modelling Miniatures |
$3.16
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How to Run a Game
In this little book I present a way to develop the skills to run a game. Or ones I think are useful to running a game. I don't find much of this in most GMing books. Most of it is on preparing, and that is essential. You can't cook if you don't have a recipe, ingredients, pots, pans and a stove. But cooking is another skill alltogether.
No this isn't a cook book. I was hungry when... [click here for more] |
DM Studios |
$0.50
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In the first issue of Tsunami Quarterly Review, you will find the following great features:
RPG Crucible: Told by the Victor: Advice on building backstory that leaves room for suprises!
Are Gamemasters Playing Too?: A philosophical look at the GM's role in the game.
Tsunami City Project: Fourteen fantastic city locations discussed on Metagamers... [click here for more] |
PT Publishing |
FREE
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In the fifrth issue of Tsunami Quarterly Review, you will find the following great features:
RPG Crucible: Eye on the Prize: Tips for adding roleplaying flavor by exploring your character's personal ambitions, no matter how unrealistic.
Freshening Up Your Game: George from RPG Circus suggests six ways to freshen up a stale gaming experience.
Tsunami... [click here for more] |
PT Publishing |
$1.95
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¿Cansado de tener que memorizar páginas y páginas de información tediosa solo para dirigir una pequeña mazmorra? ¿O tal vez estás cansado de escribir nombres para un trillón de NPC solo para que tus jugadores pasen por un área de mercado? Sí, yo también.
Odio memorizar cosas, y odio el trabajo de preparación que se torna demasiado largo, así que en el transcurso de 25 años, he aprendido... [click here for more] |
Steampop Games |
Pay What You Want
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In the sixth issue of Tsunami Quarterly Review, you will find the following great features:
RPG Crucible: Be Ashamed of Yourself: Tips for adding roleplaying flavor by exploring potentially comlpex regrets that can inform character development.
Exploring Character - A Qualified Rant: George from RPG Circus discusses the fundamental difference between... [click here for more] |
PT Publishing |
$1.95
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In the seventh issue of Tsunami Quarterly Review, you will find the following great features:
RPG Crucible: Be Part of That World: Tips for adding roleplaying depth by engaging details of your character's setting while designing a backstory.
Tools, Companions, and Gods - Using Computers in your SciFi Game: Writer/designer Phil Vecchione explores the use... [click here for more] |
PT Publishing |
$1.95
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Gute Ideen gibt es überall. In Filmen, Serien, Büchern, Videospielen - kein anderes Medium lässt sich nicht doch irgendwie für die heimische Runde ausschlachten. Aber in dieser Vielfalt steckt schon die erste Hürde: Wo setzt man überhaupt an?
Was gilt es zu beachten, wenn man Videospiele für die eigene Runde adaptiert? Was können wir von Hollywood oder von unserer liebsten TV-Serie für die... [click here for more] |
Ulisses Spiele |
$5.40
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The Tabletop Games Kickstarter Report compiles all projects which were successfully funded during Spring 2020 in the Tabletop Games category on Kickstarter.
Better yet, everything is sorted into categories to make it easier for you to browse and find the stuff that interests you.
Listings include all the main details of the... [click here for more] |
Modelling Miniatures |
$6.32
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Another great issues, packed full of gaming goodness.
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Musing of the Avalon Stogie
Behind the Game, SFCF
Coral Thrown, Chapter X I
Raging Swan Gaming
Dept 13 Comic, Issue #3
Free Paper Model..
Junkyard Wars, Strip #18
Avalon Pathfinder, Unseelie Rings
Multi-Verse,
Cancrian Mercenariy...
Geek Profile
Battle Axe, More Figures
Reviews... [click here for more] |
Avalon Classic |
$1.00
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