by Jessica

Explore a strange and imaginative RPG world of ecological science fantasy with the memorable characters of Cloud Empress.

Gameward Bound Update

Most of this post was already typed up a few days ago. I’ll be on a short break for 1-3 weeks due to another break… I tripped, fell, and fractured my elbow over the weekend. No worries: I’m on the mend and doing OK! But typing one-handed with my non-dominant hand is a little tricky. I shall return, though, with lots more posts and my usual terrible jokes! Take care!

Spoiler Alert

As a hexcrawl adventure, the descriptions of what each hex contains are included. Although the interpretation and what happens can vastly differ, note that this post includes spoilers for hexes B12, B18, and the surrounding areas. That may be too specific to care, yet if you’re planning to play and know you’ll be headed there shortly, feel free to skip over this post!



I first learned of The Bonsai Diary from its designer, and I was intrigued from the start! Solo journaling RPGs can be excellent, yet this promises a more unique experience. Tracing through the pages with brush strokes, which can simply come from a pen or marker, follows the life of a bonsai, complete with writing prompts! Onto a new, quiet sort of journey.

The Solo Protocol

What makes this one stand out for the solo experience is the way characters are created. It’s less about playing someone to survive or do well, and more about following a party.

I originally envisioned a duo, but a fun roll during creation added on a third character. Welcome back Moody Bubble, Sapphire the Moldy, and Duke Spoon! Can’t forget them!

The strength is in these mood wheels, though. These help determine how a character acts in an unknown situation.

Absolutely fantastic! I didn’t have programmed behaviors, but feelings to apply to each situation per character.



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by Bruce McG

This was the look on my face when I saw that it was a Small Press week at Leisure Games.



Thanks, spectacled bear!

New releases at your FLGS (sourced by Leisure Games)

4-dimensional
⭐ 4-dimensional — a 4-sided System for Temporal Adventures - All Rolled Up

Alone On A Journey
⭐ Alone On A Journey - No Road Home Studio

Better Strangers
⭐ Better Strangers - Possible Worlds Games

Call of Cthulhu (7th Edition)
⭐ Call of Cthulhu: Chaosium 50th Anniversary Slipcase Set - Chaosium

Doodle Land
⭐ Doodle Land - All Rolled Up

Dungeons & Dragons
⭐ Dungeons & Dragons Museum - Bonnier Books Ltd
⭐ Fifty Years of Dungeons & Dragons - MIT Press

Generic / Universal
⭐ The Ultimate RPG Villain Backstory Guide - Adams Media

Glatisant
⭐ Glatisant - Graftbound Press

Home: The Haunted House Map Building RPG
⭐ HOME: Expansions 1-12 - Wet Ink Games

Mazes
⭐ Mazes: A Handbook for the Player - 9th Level Games
⭐ Beyond the City of Skull - 9th Level Games
⭐ City Of Skull - 9th Level Games

Miru: An Analog Adventure Game
⭐ Miru II: An Analog Horror Game - Mimic Publishing

Monumental Consequence
⭐ Monumental Consequence - Central Michigan University Press

Mothership
⭐ Omendrome - Alewood Games, LLC

Old-School Essentials Retro Adventure Game
⭐ Into the Wild Omnibus Edition - Third Kingdom Games

Perils & Princesses
⭐ Perils & Princesses: A Fairy Tale Adventure RPG - Outrider Creative

Sanction
⭐ For A Rainy Day - All Rolled Up
⭐ In the Midst of Shades - All Rolled Up
⭐ Lost in The Fold - All Rolled Up
⭐ Ship of Fools - All Rolled Up
⭐ With Guile Incantation and Faith - All Rolled Up

Shadows of Summer
⭐ Shadows of Summer - Eerie Games

Slugblaster
⭐ Slugblaster: Game of the Year - Mythworks

Starlee Davidson
⭐ Starlee Davidson - 9th Level Games

Survivor Sorority
⭐ Survivor Sorority: Traditional Edition - Eerie Games

Tacklebox
⭐ Tacklebox - Possible Worlds Games

Thieves of the Tome
⭐ Thieves of the Tome - First Pancake Studios

Threadcutters
⭐ Threadcutters - Certain Death

Underneath
⭐ Underneath - Good Luck Press

New PDF releases @ DriveThru

5e Game System Product (D&D 5th Edition Compatible)
⭐ Hellboy: Punch Nazis and Other Strangeness - Nightfall Games
⭐ Northlands Worldbook - Kobold Press

Basic Roleplaying
⭐ 4D Mixtape - SpaceRoadie

Bludgeon TTRPG
⭐ Bludgeon TTRPG - Tactics N Chai

Kids on Bikes: Second Edition
⭐ Kids on Bikes 2nd Edition: Adventure Zines - Hunters Entertainment

Old-School Essentials Retro Adventure Game
⭐ Empire of Bones - Agamemnon Press

RuneQuest: Roleplaying in Glorantha
⭐ Three Doors to Your Heart - Community Content
⭐ Uleria Loves You - Community Content

Sleepy Hollow
⭐ Sleepy Hollow: The Return of the Headless Horseman - Kids in the Attic

Star Trek Adventures
⭐ Star Trek Adventures Second Edition Species Sourcebook - Modiphius Entertainment

Savage Worlds Adventure Edition (SWADE)
⭐ Accursed (SWADE) - Harmless Forest Creature Games
⭐ World of Morden (SWADE) - Harmless Forest Creature Games

Tales of the Valiant
⭐ Northlands Worldbook - Kobold Press