Free TTRPG from Obsidian Entertainment (Pillars of Eternity)

I picked up this console RPG this weekend for $7, liked it enough to get another copy for my PC, and I noticed there was a sequel that so far I won't be picking up. Not saying I will never get it, but undoubtedly the price will come down after I have a few hundred hours playing the first game.

Anyway, I was on the sequels website and discovered they wrote a TTRPG, which is...you guessed it..FREE!

Like always click on the lead-in graphic or use this link.

Free GM Resource: Dungeon X

I came across this on Facebook and while it is a Free GM Resource, it's also an ad (of sorts) for a Kickstarter than ends in a bit more than a week.

Dungeon X is an interesting concept, and one I think I can get behind. Unfortunately I'm not in a position to test this out before the end of the Kickstarter, but the whole idea is basically you spend a little bit of time 3d printing corner supports and you just print off the floors and walls.....

...this just seems rather resourceful in that you don't have to use nearly so many resources to make a complete dungeon. 3D printing would take a LOT of time for a complete dungeon....and printing is relatively cheap & easy.

I'm wondering if you could make foam insulation corners or even wooden corners that you just slice or saw up......

Free GM Resource: Castles & Crusades 7th Edition

I was thinking this particular Free GM Resource was a recycle, and in some ways it kind of is.....but it technically isn't because Castles & Crusades is now on it's 7th printing/edition and the previous 2020 C&C Freebie was for the 6th printing/edition.

I'm not that familiar with Castles & Crusades, at least not through 1st hand play, and if you're in the same situation, I'd recommend the Wikipedia account for Castles & Crusades.

Free GM Resource: Two Free Higher Level Adventures from Dark Wizard Games

This particular Free GM Resource is a bit of a twofer, or possibly a threefor from Dark Wizard Games. By signing up for a Mailchimp email list you can get two free higher level OSR adventures: Hanging Coffins of the Vampire Queen (levels 10-14) and Palace of the Dragon's Princess (levels 8-12).

Both of these are "old-style" 40ish page complete adventures with stereotypical blue grid map, new monsters and magic items, and even half-page sized pregens. Some of the monsters don't seem very new to me, but they are probably just edition-appropriate conversions.

Now I personally don't get a ton of usage out of higher level adventures, and if you don't either you might feel like passing on this freebie. Thing is adventures can be scaled down or stripped for ideas.....just saying.

Oh, and that other download that makes for a twofer/threefor...evidently Dark Wizard Games writes their adventures for OSRIC and they have a landing page for getting your hands on that system.

2023.12.09 Edit: Updated the email link as it is no longer a Mailchimp service.

Free GM Resource: Open Broadcaster Software

Been a few weeks....had a convention to prep for and attend and then I'm off doing stuff. Not an excuse, just a fact.

Like normal, I have a few RPG projects underway. Some will undoubtedly never see the light of day and others, well they probably won't go further than my own personal gaming table....like my long-standing Work In Progress (WIP) digital game table.

I'm not documenting that table, but if I make a portable version I probably will. Anyway, as part of that project I'm needing some video(s). I've been checking things out here and there, but on some level I'd rather just have the ability to...I don't know....just play a fricken video background! Now I like to use VLC Media Player (bit of an unintended twofer!) and that works great....but....

...what if you need to edit your video?

That's where Open Broadcaster Software (OBS) comes in to play. It's a great, simple video editor that does a great job. Easy to use, easy to integrate audio, just easy.......and free!

OBS is used by a metric.....er, a lot of podcasters. I tend to use it for capturing my audio, even though I already have another audio capture/editing software that is part of a larger AV suite. OBS...just works. Highly recommended.

Free GM Resource: Rae'chel Does Some... Stuff

 

I recently discovered a cool YouTube video making small terrain squares that were really, really good (well, I thought so). The production quality was great as well and I immediately saved the video and subscribed.

Imagine my surprise when Rae'chel Does Some... Stuff had a total of five (5) videos over the last two months and the one I liked was only a week old.

Not used to getting in on the relative ground floor of a content creator.....but if she can keep the videos top-notch I look forward to seeing more.

Free Fat Dragon Games Dragonlock Files.....Once a Month

I know I've brought this particular Free GM Resource before....and no, I'm not going to bother to look it up....BUT some new info came to light that needs to shared, so technically this isn't a recycled share.

That's my story and I'm sticking to it!

If you haven't signed up for Fat Dragon Games' newsletter you need to do so like yesterday (from Facebook, links are mine):

"PLEASE READ! Starting later this month, FREE expansion tiles for the 'DRAGONLOCK Lost Dungeons' set will be included in at least one Fat Dragon Games newsletter each month for the next year (we usually send 2-3 newsletters a month, and at least one of them will have free expansion models.) The models will not be available to download indefinitely, so make sure you watch for our newsletters! You can sign up for the FDG newsletter on our website under the 'Resources' menu."

These will be limited-time freebie offers for expansion files that will eventually go up for sale. Jump on this opportunity while you can.....

....come on, you know you want to!

Free GM Resource: Free STL File from Asguard Rising Kickstarter

This week's Free GM Resource is a bit of an odd one because it is Kickstarter.....adjacent.

One of the Patreon campaigns I support (I do really need to update my links) is from Asguard Rising and they currently have a Kickstarter that is worth checking out (IMNSHO).

Kickstarter aside.....'cause that's obviously not a free resource, if you browse the offerings you'll see this particular graphic, which...when clicked, will take you to MyMiniFactory where you can download a sample:

Of course this is just a sample, but if you look at the other mini figs in the campaign you'll notice that they are missing the arms, which is a feature, not a bug.

The way Asguard Rising works the models is that you can mix and match the (usually) arms so you can use the same base model in different ways. I have some of their models of horsemen that let you change up the riders and horse, and arms so a small number of base files can create a larger number of finished models.

Definitely worth checking out.....even if all you do is nab the freebie