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The article discusses various types of tabletop roleplaying game projects that focus on different themes and genres, such as horror fiction with a cyberpunk twist or dark fantasy inspired by HPLJ's ideas about immortality in his works like 'Deathwatch'. The author also mentions several off-brand Lovecraftian games which combine elements from the Cthulhu Mythos mythology. Other examples include an original system called OSHIMAI that involves storytelling and children playing as audience members, a game for single sessions with short stories set to be played by young people inspired by horror webcomic Candle Cove. Finally mentioned are several other projects such as Eternal Lies [working title] powered by Apocalypse...ish --The cycle turned,...
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Operatives & Civilians   - A Burn Notice-inspired L&F hack for everyday spycraft
LOST EONS One Sheet   - solarpunk 24xx/BitD sci-fantasy w/ procedural starter dungeon
The Moment You Were Born   - Your Most Personal Journaling Experience
Princess with a Cursed Sword   - A solo journaling game
Tavern at the End of the World   - A solo journaling game
La Bête: A Solo Game   - You are a monster. Survive.
The Empress and her Seer   - A solo journaling game
Do not read this journal!   - A horror journaling experience.
At The Ace Hotel   - A journaling game of self-discovery for one writer.
cryptkeeper   - the crypt broke again; better go reboot it
Art Exhibit   - A Solo Collecting & Journaling TTRPG
Roommates: I'm Just Not Sure   - A Solo Journaling Game
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In the Shadow of Tower Silveraxe   - Fantasy Roleplaying Adventure Module
Rakehell - Issue One: The Rift of Mar-Milloir   - a KNAVE zine
Down We Go   - A Rules Lite Old School Fantasy RPG
Rogueland   - A 36 page rules-light, tabletop rpg, with player-facing, roll-high, d20 mechanics. Compatible with other OSR games.
The Library Beneath the Sands   - An adventure for the Knave and other Old School RPGs
Errant   - A rules-light, procedure-heavy RPG in the old school tradition.
Knave   - A streamlined, elegant OSR RPG system
A Dragon Game   - A game about dragons and subterranean adventuring
Heroes of Adventure   - Index of Heroes of Adventure releases and community forum
Hideous Daylight   - A pen-and-paper adventure module of sun-soaked horror. Compatible with Old-School Essentials and Cairn..
Why Thieves are Anti-OSR, 3 Thieves That Aren't, & why we Love them Anyways   - Three OSR and D&D Compatible Thief Replacements
Destroy all Dungeons! Death to all Dragons!   - A game about rebellion, resistance, and revolution
If you like The Researcher check out...
The Survivor: a Galactic 2e Playbook   - Haunted by their past, the survivor runs because they're not sure what else to do. For Riley Rethal's Galactic 2E
Weird Little Space Freaks   - A pair of Galactic 2E playbooks
going rogue 2e   - a gm-less ttrpg inspired by rogue one, about war, rebellion, and making the ultimate sacrifice
BREAKNECK   - Galactic 2E playbooks
The Void, the Stars, and the Conflicted: Galactic 2E Pillars and Playbook   - Custom Pillars & Playbook for Galactic 2e by Riley Rethal
galactic: cyberpunk   - an expansion for galactic 2e for cyberpunk stories
The Spirit of Small Gifts   - A solo-journaling (+ writing to friends) RPG meta-game about sending useful items to friends playing other games.
The Rogue Scholar: A Galactic 2E Playbook   - A Galactic 2E playbook for morally ambiguous academics
galactic 2e   - a game of rebellion, relationships, and war among the stars.
Deep Lore: A Galactic 2e Expansion Pack   - Contains the iconoclast playbook, new locations, a new pillar, and path for use with Galactic 2e
Odd Jobs and Outsiders   - A Galactic 2e supplement of corporate conspiracy and existential threats
Galactic 2e: The Droid Expansion   - a droid-focused expansion for Galactic 2e [free copies always available]