Wyrd Science returns for another exploration of the strange worlds and new horizons of tabletop games. In this issue our main features include...

Dolmenwood - John Power braves the magical, mythical forest of Dolmenwood to speak to its creator Gavin Norman.
Blades In The Dark - Jim Rossignol talks to Blades in the Dark creator John Harper about the new Deep Cuts expansion and doing the work
The Old King's Crown - Dan Thurot speaks to Pablo Clark about his stunning debut board game, The Old King's Crown.
Kamping Kitbash - Ben Sledge heads to Leuven in Belgium, for Kamping Kitbash, a hobbying weekend like no other.
Bunnies & Burrows - Stu Horvath goes in pursuit of Bunnies & Burrows creator Scott Robinson as the game celebrates 50 years.
Doomsong - Jim Rossignol (again) catches up with Tamsin Caesar, co-creator of the award winning Doomsong RPG.
A Brief History Of Roleplaying Game Apas, 'Zines And Magazines - Shannon Appelcline looks back over the history of RPG zines and their fancier cousins
The Legacy Of Lee Gold! - Kristin Vermilya meets the legend Lee Gold, as she calls time on Alarums & Excursions after nearly 50 years

Plus in our new SideQuests section we take a look at all the art, film, music, culture stuff, any self respecting word should know about...

We speak to Graham Reynolds about his new dungeon synth inspired LP and check out the NeoAncients festival.
Will Salmon looks at the high point of 1970s British culture, the wonderfully aggro weekly kids comic Action! 
Things get strange as we investigate the British Library's Tales of the Weird series and speak to author and editor Johnny Mains!
Matthew Monagle checks in with Matthew Robinson, screenwriter of Gore Verbinski's new film Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die
plus more fantasy metal! Alan Moore vs the music industry, a scholarly history of fairies, Guillermo del Toro at the Southbank and lots more...

And of course we have reviews! From the unholy violence of Trench Crusade through to the more serene shenanigans of RiverBank and the surreally mundane world of Croydon Spaceport Mission Control. we run the rule over the latest RPGs, wargames and boardgames. 

And there's still lots, lots more to discover...

Fantasy Furniture Tokens III for FoundryVTT

Hammering out an adventure map for your players, and want to fill in the dungeon rooms with props and interesting objects? The Fantasy Furniture III token pack is just what you're looking for. These tokens can help flesh out virtual tabletop maps, such as adding a bed and a cabinet to an NPC’s bedroom. Or a chest of treasure to the chamber at the end of a dungeon.

Purchase of this product will unlock access to the content on the following virtual tabletop roleplaying platform:

Don't want this content on the FoundryVTT platform. Why not grab it on the Roll20 platform instead?

Package Contents

Contained within this package are 896 .png image files in 90 Folders. Below is a list of each Prop Set folder. Prop Folders are like character sets and contain the Object/Prop from a range of different views.

Token Sets: Each of the following is a set of tokens displaying the object. Each token turned 45 degrees from the last.

• Barrel Keg Bucket
• Barrels and Sacks of Potatoes
• Bed - 0001
• Bed - 0002
• Bed - 0003
• Bench - 0000
• Bench - 0001
• Bottle in Crate
• Bucket
• Bucket (Piggin)
• Butter Churn
• Cabinet
• Candlesticks
• Cannon
• Chair - 0000
• Chair - 0001
• Coal Skuttle
• Commode
• Crate
• Cupboard
• Desk - 0001
• Desk - 0002
• Desk - 0003
• Desk Clock
• Desk Lamp
• Dresser - 0000
• Dresser - 0001
• Drinking Cask
• Fancy Cabinet - 0001
• Fancy Cabinet - 0002
• Fancy Chair - 0001
• Fancy Chair - 0002
• Fancy Chair - 0003
• Fancy Chair - 0004
• Fancy Chair - 0005
• Fire Place
• Food Sack - 0000
• Food Sack - 0001
• Grammerphone
• Grandfather Clock
• Handcart
• Keg
• Kitchen Washing Cabinet
• Lantern
• Large Chest - 0000
• Large Chest - 0001
• Large Chest - 0002
• Large Table - 0001
• Large Table - 0002
• Large Table Set
• Long Table
• Metal Security Box
• Open Book
• Oval Table
• Pet Basket
• Picnic Basket
• Rowing Boat
• Scroll
• Shelves - 0000
• Shelves - 0001
• Shelves - 0002
• Shelves - 0003
• Shelves - 0004
• Silver Pitcher
• Silver Tankard
• Small Chest
• Small Table
• Small Treasure Chest
• Stack of Crates - 0000
• Stack of Crates - 0001
• Step Ladder
• Stool
• Table Set - 0000
• Table Set - 0001
• Table Set - 0002
• Tavern Barrel Rack
• Telescope
• Telescope on a Tripod
• Tent
• Treasure Chest - 0001
• Treasure Chest - 0002
• Wagon - 0001
• Wagon - 0002
• Wardrobe - 0000
• Wardrobe - 0001
• Weapons Rack
• Wood Pile
• World Globe - 0001
• World Globe - 0002

Individual Prop Tokens: Each item listed below consists of a single token image.

• Axe - 0000
• Barrel - 0000
• Basket - 0000
• Basket - 0001
• Basket - 0002
• Beer Mug - 0000
• Beer Mug - 0001
• Bird Cage - 0000
• Bottle - 0000
• Bottle - 0001
• Bottle in a Cage - 0000
• Bottle in a Cage - 0001
• Bowl - 0000
• Bowl - 0001
• Bowl - 0002
• Bowl of Food - 0000
• Bowl of Food - 0001
• Bowl of Food - 0002
• Bowl of Food - 0003
• Bread - 0000
• Bread - 0001
• Broken Barrel - 0000
• Butter Churn - 0000
• Candelabra - 0000
• Candle - 0000
• Candle - 0001
• Candle - 0002
• Cauldron - 0000
• Coal Pincers - 0000
• Coal Shovel - 0000
• Drinking Keg - 0000
• Drinking Keg - 0001
• Jug - 0000
• Lantern - 0000
• Lantern - 0001
• Lantern - 0002
• Lantern - 0003
• Large Basket - 0000
• Metal Bucket - 0000
• Metal Tub - 0000
• Pottery - 0000
• Pottery - 0001
• Shield - 0000
• Shield - 0001
• Shield - 0002
• Small Table - 0000
• Small Table - 0001
• Spear - 0000
• Spoon - 0000
• Stool - 0000
• Stool - 0001
• Stool - 0002
• Tankard - 0000
• Tankard - 0001

Scale

Each of the object tokens is rendered at a scale that depicts each real-world inch as three on-screen pixels. This provides us with a 5ft map grid square that measures 180 pixels in size. This provides us with enough detail while not resulting in gigantic image file sizes that may tax slower systems and network bandwidth.

Hello there! This is the third pack of fantasy-themed props and objects I have put together for adventure map creation. The images (PNGs) inside this pack can be used as art assets in programs such as Photoshop or Gimp for populating your empty dungeon map rooms, or as virtual tabletop tokens so you can move objects around your adventure maps during a game. The pack holds a variety of object props, beds, chairs, barrels, tables, treasure chests, and so much more!

~ Tailz from Studio WyldFurr

Sample Token Set: Open Treasure Chest

Fantasy Furniture Tokens III for Roll20

Hammering out an adventure map for your players, and want to fill in the dungeon rooms with props and interesting objects? The Fantasy Furniture III token pack is just what you're looking for. These tokens can help flesh out virtual tabletop maps, such as adding a bed and a cabinet to an NPC’s bedroom. Or a chest of treasure to the chamber at the end of a dungeon.

Purchase of this product will unlock access to the content on the following virtual tabletop roleplaying platform:

Don't want this content on the Roll20 platform. Why not grab it on the FoundryVTT platform instead?

Package Contents

Contained within this package are 896 .png image files in 90 Folders. Below is a list of each Prop Set folder. Prop Folders are like character sets and contain the Object/Prop from a range of different views.

Token Sets: Each of the following is a set of tokens displaying the object. Each token turned 45 degrees from the last.

• Barrel Keg Bucket
• Barrels and Sacks of Potatoes
• Bed - 0001
• Bed - 0002
• Bed - 0003
• Bench - 0000
• Bench - 0001
• Bottle in Crate
• Bucket
• Bucket (Piggin)
• Butter Churn
• Cabinet
• Candlesticks
• Cannon
• Chair - 0000
• Chair - 0001
• Coal Skuttle
• Commode
• Crate
• Cupboard
• Desk - 0001
• Desk - 0002
• Desk - 0003
• Desk Clock
• Desk Lamp
• Dresser - 0000
• Dresser - 0001
• Drinking Cask
• Fancy Cabinet - 0001
• Fancy Cabinet - 0002
• Fancy Chair - 0001
• Fancy Chair - 0002
• Fancy Chair - 0003
• Fancy Chair - 0004
• Fancy Chair - 0005
• Fire Place
• Food Sack - 0000
• Food Sack - 0001
• Grammerphone
• Grandfather Clock
• Handcart
• Keg
• Kitchen Washing Cabinet
• Lantern
• Large Chest - 0000
• Large Chest - 0001
• Large Chest - 0002
• Large Table - 0001
• Large Table - 0002
• Large Table Set
• Long Table
• Metal Security Box
• Open Book
• Oval Table
• Pet Basket
• Picnic Basket
• Rowing Boat
• Scroll
• Shelves - 0000
• Shelves - 0001
• Shelves - 0002
• Shelves - 0003
• Shelves - 0004
• Silver Pitcher
• Silver Tankard
• Small Chest
• Small Table
• Small Treasure Chest
• Stack of Crates - 0000
• Stack of Crates - 0001
• Step Ladder
• Stool
• Table Set - 0000
• Table Set - 0001
• Table Set - 0002
• Tavern Barrel Rack
• Telescope
• Telescope on a Tripod
• Tent
• Treasure Chest - 0001
• Treasure Chest - 0002
• Wagon - 0001
• Wagon - 0002
• Wardrobe - 0000
• Wardrobe - 0001
• Weapons Rack
• Wood Pile
• World Globe - 0001
• World Globe - 0002

Individual Prop Tokens: Each item listed below consists of a single token image.

• Axe - 0000
• Barrel - 0000
• Basket - 0000
• Basket - 0001
• Basket - 0002
• Beer Mug - 0000
• Beer Mug - 0001
• Bird Cage - 0000
• Bottle - 0000
• Bottle - 0001
• Bottle in a Cage - 0000
• Bottle in a Cage - 0001
• Bowl - 0000
• Bowl - 0001
• Bowl - 0002
• Bowl of Food - 0000
• Bowl of Food - 0001
• Bowl of Food - 0002
• Bowl of Food - 0003
• Bread - 0000
• Bread - 0001
• Broken Barrel - 0000
• Butter Churn - 0000
• Candelabra - 0000
• Candle - 0000
• Candle - 0001
• Candle - 0002
• Cauldron - 0000
• Coal Pincers - 0000
• Coal Shovel - 0000
• Drinking Keg - 0000
• Drinking Keg - 0001
• Jug - 0000
• Lantern - 0000
• Lantern - 0001
• Lantern - 0002
• Lantern - 0003
• Large Basket - 0000
• Metal Bucket - 0000
• Metal Tub - 0000
• Pottery - 0000
• Pottery - 0001
• Shield - 0000
• Shield - 0001
• Shield - 0002
• Small Table - 0000
• Small Table - 0001
• Spear - 0000
• Spoon - 0000
• Stool - 0000
• Stool - 0001
• Stool - 0002
• Tankard - 0000
• Tankard - 0001

Scale

Each of the object tokens is rendered at a scale that depicts each real-world inch as three on-screen pixels. This provides us with a 5ft map grid square that measures 180 pixels in size. This provides us with enough detail while not resulting in gigantic image file sizes that may tax slower systems and network bandwidth.

Hello there! This is the third pack of fantasy-themed props and objects I have put together for adventure map creation. The images (PNGs) inside this pack can be used as art assets in programs such as Photoshop or Gimp for populating your empty dungeon map rooms, or as virtual tabletop tokens so you can move objects around your adventure maps during a game. The pack holds a variety of object props, beds, chairs, barrels, tables, treasure chests, and so much more!

~ Tailz from Studio WyldFurr

Sample Token Set: Open Treasure Chest

Secure the system!

Built to hunt smugglers and pirates, the Type 3 Security Cutter changes the rules of enforcement forever.  For years, smugglers and illegal traders relied on a simple truth: if a customs cutter got too close, a quick in-system Zimm transit could break contact and make escape almost certain. The old Type 2 cutters could not follow.

Criminals knew it. Customs officers knew it. Everyone knew the game.  The Type 3 changes that.

Designed by Anderson and Felix Shipbuilders for the Hub Federation Customs and Excise, this fast, heavily protected 200-tonne enforcement vessel
introduces one terrifying new reality for smugglers: now the cutters can follow you through the Zimm Point.

Inside this book, you’ll find a complete technical and operational breakdown of the Type 3 Security Cutter, including detailed specifications, deck plans, crew organization, weapons systems, and auxiliary craft. Explore the ship’s development history, and its impact on trade enforcement. The volume also includes fiction showcasing the cutter in action as customs crews pursue desperate smugglers across the stars.

Whether you are a Referee looking for a formidable patrol vessel, a player seeking adventure on the frontier of law and order, or a fan of Clement Sector starship design, the Type 3 Security Cutter is ready to enter service in your campaign.

Because now, when the smugglers run, the law runs with them. 

STRANGE FREQUENCIES

Episode 14 – “…please stop calling.”

Strange Frequencies is an in-universe late-night radio podcast that reports on unexplained events, strange people, and unsettling urban legends—without ever naming the supernatural.

The host doesn’t know about vampire clans, mage Traditions, or the hidden war for reality.
Your players do...they might.

In this closing episode Luna realises, that the soundproof walls won't save you from things, that you assume only other people meet with.

How to use these recordings:

• Atmospheric Openers
  Play or read an episode transcript at the start of a session to establish tone, foreshadow threats, or hint at faction activity in the city.

• In-World Clues
  Episodes can reference locations, NPCs, or events the characters will encounter later—serving as indirect intel without breaking immersion.

• Masquerade-Safe Exposition
  Deliver lore, faction behavior, and supernatural consequences through human misunderstanding, keeping mystery intact.

• Player Engagement Hooks
  Characters might recognize themselves, their allies, or their enemies in an episode—and wonder who else was listening.

Time: 5:16
Format: mp3
Language: English (with slight Eastern European accent from a voice actor)

My profile page: https://www.storytellersvault.com/browse.php?keywords=szerepjatekosok.hu

Controversial or Cute?

This NUELOW Games release is all about chainmail bikinis. It presents seven different examples of this long-standing mainstay of fantasy art and gaming--each with a backstory, unique magical effects, and adventure hooks--along with a brief chart to generate random magical effects for armors. Finally, it contains a short story from the writing team of Miller & Hundal, "The Custom Armor".

Neonopolis is the last great city: rain-soaked, neon-drenched, and ruled by Omega Corp, where memory can be rewritten, broadcasts shape the mind, and even reality may be under corporate control. Beneath the towers, slums, propaganda, and surveillance, stranger forces move. The Archons watch from above. NEX bends space, time, and perception. Syns dream of lives they never lived. Seekers follow cryptic transmissions from something vast, impossible, and perhaps liberating.

In a world where your thoughts may not be your own, freedom begins with a dangerous question:

What if reality is the prison?


A complete tabletop RPG.

DM Essentials #129: 10 Rogue Forger Encounters

In most games, the forger is just a skill check. You need a fake document, you roll a die, you get it. The person behind the paper is invisible.

But a forger is not a skill check. They are the underworld's ghost. They do not steal. They do not fight. They create – identities, seals, letters of credit. They live in the margins, hiding behind false names and rented rooms. They have not used their real name in years – some have forgotten it. Their work is quiet, precise, and paranoid. One mistake could mean prison, or death. They sell lies to fugitives, spies, and anyone who needs to disappear. They know that every identity they create is a lie, and that lies have a way of catching up.

DM Essentials #129 gives you ten ways to make forgers feel isolated, meticulous, and morally trapped. They are not villains – they are survivors. But they have helped people disappear, and they have helped criminals escape justice.

What's Inside?

The Forger's World (Short Essay): Who they are, how they work, and why they never use their real name.

10 Encounters with the Paper Ghost: Each one gives you a situation, the truth behind it, and a way for the players to respond.

- The New Face – "I can make you anyone. Disappear. Start over." The offer is genuine – but the forger keeps records.
- The Commission – A shadowy client wants papers for a fugitive. The forger is terrified. "If I refuse, they kill me. If I accept, the Watch hangs me."
- The Blackmail – Documents that could ruin a noble. The forger wants protection, not money.
- The Mistaken Identity – Arrested for a crime they did not commit. Their workshop contains illegal forgeries. Help them hide the evidence, or expose them?
- The Confession – "I have not used my real name in twenty years. I am not sure I remember who I was."
- The Rival – Two forgers compete for the same client. Sabotage could ruin a life.
- The Heirloom – A forged document from the party's own family history. "Your grandmother was not who you think she was."
- The Apprentice – A harsh master teaching a young forger. "One mistake could kill you."
- The Legacy – An old forger dying, offering their tools. Valuable – and dangerous.
- The Trap – A false identity for a dangerous infiltration. "If you are caught, I will not know you."

Quick Reference Table: Roll d10 and get a full encounter hook in seconds.

Who This Is For:

- DMs who want identity theft and forgery to feel like a dangerous craft, not a simple roll
- Players who think a forger is just a contact until they realise the forger knows their real name
- Anyone who understands that a lie on paper can be more permanent than the truth

ENTER THE ARCVERSE

More DM Essentials, adventures, and settings at the link below.

The ink is dry. The seal is set. The name is false. Will you become the person on the paper, or will you burn it before anyone sees?

Sci-fi Props & Gadgets II for FoundryVTT

This token package complements our first science fiction token collection by adding more props and gadgets. This art pack can be used as a collection of tokens on the Virtual Tabletop during a game or as art assets for creating adventure maps. This collection of token art assets gives the Game Master a collection of science fiction objects such as computer units, control panels, weapon “treasure” piles, auto-guns, etc. Combine these art assets with our Sci-fi Map Tiles, and you have a complete cartography system for creating adventure maps for role-playing systems such as GURPS, Starfinder, Shadowrun, Paranoia, or any other science fiction-based role-playing game.

Purchase of this product will unlock access to the content on the following virtual tabletop roleplaying platform:

Don't want this content on the FoundryVTT platform. Why not grab it on the Roll20 platform instead?

3D-Rendered Objects

Each prop in this art pack is a 3D-rendered object, presented as if on a turntable, allowing rotations for a 360-degree view from a top-down perspective. Plus, all of the objects have been rendered to a scale that depicts each real-world inch as three on-screen pixels. This provides us with a 5ft map grid square that measures 180 pixels in size.

There are 89 Token Sets in this package, each depicting one object from multiple orientations. There are Computer Units, Control Panels, Holo Tables, Chairs, Tables, etc. Plus a small range of static “scatter” objects.

Hello there! I am Tailz from Studio WyldFurr. As an independent content creator, your support means the world to me. I am happy to bring you the second pack of science fiction props and objects image assets that can be employed in map building or during an adventure, giving your players the ability to move objects about on the adventure map! This pack has many objects, from biological 3D-Printers to computer workstations and the ubiquitous sci-fi storage container.

~ Tailz from Studio WyldFurr

Sci-fi Props & Gadgets II for Roll20

This token package complements our first science fiction token collection by adding more props and gadgets. This art pack can be used as a collection of tokens on the Virtual Tabletop during a game or as art assets for creating adventure maps. This collection of token art assets gives the Game Master a collection of science fiction objects such as computer units, control panels, weapon “treasure” piles, auto-guns, etc. Combine these art assets with our Sci-fi Map Tiles, and you have a complete cartography system for creating adventure maps for role-playing systems such as GURPS, Starfinder, Shadowrun, Paranoia, or any other science fiction-based role-playing game.

Purchase of this product will unlock access to the content on the following virtual tabletop roleplaying platform:

Don't want this content on the Roll20 platform. Why not grab it on the FoundryVTT platform instead?

3D-Rendered Objects

Each prop in this art pack is a 3D-rendered object, presented as if on a turntable, allowing rotations for a 360-degree view from a top-down perspective. Plus, all of the objects have been rendered to a scale that depicts each real-world inch as three on-screen pixels. This provides us with a 5ft map grid square that measures 180 pixels in size.

There are 89 Token Sets in this package, each depicting one object from multiple orientations. There are Computer Units, Control Panels, Holo Tables, Chairs, Tables, etc. Plus a small range of static “scatter” objects.

Hello there! I am Tailz from Studio WyldFurr. As an independent content creator, your support means the world to me. I am happy to bring you the second pack of science fiction props and objects image assets that can be employed in map building or during an adventure, giving your players the ability to move objects about on the adventure map! This pack has many objects, from biological 3D-Printers to computer workstations and the ubiquitous sci-fi storage container.

~ Tailz from Studio WyldFurr