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Rascal just released an interview with Fred Hicks of Evil Hat Productions about the Fate RPG and where Fate is going next in the future.

It's a very interesting read (you need to sign up for a free account to read it, I think).

As a side note, Fate is what got me into the hobby, and I will say I'm kind of sad to see a page turn like this.

I think there's an appetite for good generic or even aspect-based games, and I feel like if Legends in the Mists made a generic take on their engine, people would probably be super down to check it out. I mean generic/aspect based RPGs aren't for everyone that's for sure. But still.

https://www.rascal.news/with-the-release-of-umdaar-we-might-be-at-the-end-of-fate/

As per title, what is your least favorite thing about your favorite system?

Am Curious.

A list of the brief descriptions and links from the FreeRPG Day website. (I did this last year so I “assume” this is still okay :) ).

https://freerpgday.com

Check your FLGS or the map on the FreeRPG Day site for your closest FLGS:

https://freerpgday.com/gamers

9th Level Games - Level 1 Free RPG Day indie RPG Anthology: An anthology of indie RPGs published each year for Free RPG Day! This year's theme is Stand up!

https://9thlevel.com/pages/level-1

Avantris - The Crooked House Quickstart: The Crooked Moon is a 632-page tome that brings Folk Horror to 5E! Inside, you'll find player options & GM tools drawing inspiration from folklore, legendary horror films, and Halloween aesthetics. With the Crooked Moon, you can brave the dark wood, beware the witching hour, and weave your own dreadful folktale! NOTE: This item has a 2025 event date on it but was not part of the event last year so it is new for 2026.

https://avantris.com/collections/the-crooked-moon

Brotherwise Games - The Cosmere RPG: Law and Obligation: Law and Obligation is a one-shot adventure for 3rd-level characters, designed to introduce players to the Cosmere® Roleplaying Game and Stormlight™ Campaign Setting.

https://www.cosmererpg.com/shop

Catalyst Game Labs - Wizard Riders: Ride a motorcycle at the end of the world with Wizard Riders from Catalyst Game Labs, a dying-earth, magic-infused, engine-revving RPG! Ride broken highways in search of adventure, arcane tech, and a little more of the really good ale you had that one time.

https://www.catalystgamelabs.com/

Chaosium - The Age of Vikings Quickstart: The Age of Vikings Quickstart lets you plunge right into the action, becoming heroes like those of old, with streamlined rules for the Age of Vikings roleplaying game, along with four pregenerated hero characters and a ready-to-play adventure!

https://www.chaosium.com/

Creature Curation - Creature Curation Presents #1 : Creature Curation Presents #1 is a brand new adventure anthology featuring Vast Grimm, Raptor Ruckus, and Neon Bastardz! Each quickstart adventure has links to character generators and additional resources to have a great experience with each of these games.

https://creaturecuration.com/

Darrington Press - Daggerheart: The Dying Spire: The Dying Spire, an exciting level 2 adventure for Daggerheart.

https://darringtonpress.com/shop/

Dispel Dice - 2026 FRPG Day D20

Edge Studio - Zombicide: Plaguebearer RPG: This is not a game about hiding from the dead — in Plaguebearer, you play a tough, sword -wielding, spell-casting, Zombie-killing scoundrel. Can you survive the world's un-deadliest fantasy RPG?

https://gamefound.com/pt/projects/asmodee/dead-men-tales

Edge Studio - Dungeons & Kittens: An Afternoon Outing: Embark on a charming tale with Dungeons & Kittens from DeadCrow and Edge Studio, a TTRPG blending playful feline adventures and medieval fantasy. Perfect for newcomers and younger players, this free Quick Start introduces a quirky story of teamwork, clumsy diplomacy and amusing challenges

https://www.edge-studio.net/

Edge Studio - Arkham Horror RPG: Three Days to the Big Easy quickstart adventure: Immerse yourself in Three Days to the Big Easy, a quickstart adventure for Arkham Horror RPG. As passengers on a luxurious Mississippi paddleboat, filled with speakeasies and casinos, you’ll uncover sinister secrets hidden beneath the glamour. The mafia is pulling strings, but a vengeful curse tied to a lighter threatens everyone aboard. As investigators, it’s up to you to untangle a web of crime, curses, and dark forces before it’s too late!

https://store.asmodee.com/collections/edge-studio

Evil Genius Games - Everyday Heroes: All Bets Are Off!: All Bets Are Off is a Free RPG Day starter adventure for Everyday Heroes. A perfect casino heist collapses when the getaway van disappears, forcing the crew into a high-pressure escape across the city using quick thinking, sharp skills, and improvised solutions as everything closes in.

https://evilgeniusgames.com/

Exalted Funeral - Dolmenwood Quick-Start: Venture into the perilous fairy-tale woods with this Dolmenwood RPG Quick-Start, featuring basic rules, six ready-to-play characters, and a short adventure, The Weaver & the Redcaps.

https://www.exaltedfuneral.com/pages/dolmenwood

Free League - Vaesen: Nordic Horror Roleplaying Quickstart: Try out the award-winning Vaesen – Nordic Horror Roleplaying from Free League Publishing with this Quickstart including rules, pre-generated characters, and the thrilling adventure The Archivist’s Curse, playable in just two hours!

https://freeleaguepublishing.com/

FreeRPG Day - Free RPG Day 20th Anniversary Pencil : Each Free RPG Day 2026 kit will include 12 branded mini pencils.

Goodman Games - Pretenders to the Rat King's Throne After a band of heroes defeated Lawrence Gannu and his minions, a new menace lurks in the abandoned mineshafts of Silverton. Whether the Rat King or some pretender stalks the land, adventurers must now take up arms, discover the truth, and put an end to this new — or old — evil

https://goodman-games.com/

Knight Vision Creative - Creed Shadow Stalker : Eberron meets Dark Sun in this 5E supplement introducing new player and GM options. Creed Shadow Stalker is an all inclusive adventure from Knight Vision Creative. It includes everything you need for an epic game night. You don't even need to prep

https://shop.knightvisioncreative.com/collections/shop-our-wares-1

Kobold Press - Runes of the World Tree Quickstart: Answer the call of Yggdrasil in Runes of the World Tree, a thrilling Free RPG Day quest of cursed axes, ruthless mercenaries, and epic heroism—fully compatible with Tales of the Valiant. Gather your party and defend the sacred World-Tree!

ONLY IN USA KITS DUE TO LATE ARRIVAL

https://koboldpress.com/kpstore/

Limithron - Pirate Borg: Terror in Tortuga : Terror in Tortuga is an introductory, sandbox-style adventure for the Pirate Borg TTRPG. It has a rules reference, previews from the forthcoming Dark Caribbean Campaign Setting Book, and everything you need to run a session or two in the Dark Caribbean!

https://www.limithron.com/

Loke Battle Mats - Dungeon Beneath the Brightspire: Delve beneath a mystic beacon tower in this 5E-compatible adventure from Loke Battle Mats. This all-in-one module features four pre-generated characters, two detailed battle maps, and a set of cut-out tokens, providing everything you need to delve into the dark depths for a thrilling game night.

https://www.lokebattlemats.us/

Magpie Games - Quickstart Adventure Bundle: Dive into a six-pack of quickstart adventures for Avatar and Root! Each booklet is a self-contained story. Explore different eras across the Four Nations or carve your path through the war-torn Woodland’s unique clearings. Perfect for jumping into unforgettable RPG action, fast.

https://magpiegames.com/

Marvel - The Secret Wars Expansion Preview: The Secret Wars Expansion preview features a Battleworld adventure with an exciting 16-page story and an original map. It also includes a free PDF download of ready-to-play character sheets and a quickstart guide to get you and your friends straight into the action

https://www.marvel.com/rpg

Mythworks - KAGUYA PROTOCOL: Harness the power of the ONIGAMI in KAGUYA PROTOCOL, a two-part scenario designed for CBR+PNK. Play as descendants of ancient Shinobi guardians in the year 20XX. Infiltrate the mansion of a Trillionaire and escort Kaguya back to the Moon. Wield Artifacts given to seal your ancient pact..

https://www.myth.works/pages/cbr-pnk

Paizo - Pathfinder Free RPG Day Adventure: Things Go to Hell: When the wizard Yrdris made a deal with a devil to take possession of an infernal tower spun from shadow in exchange for his eternal soul, he expected to find a way around the contract before his demise. He was wrong. Upon his death, the tower was whisked away to Hell along with everything inside. The problem: there were four beings still within who were, for various reasons, considered the wizard’s property, and thus now Hell’s. However, if they can help find the wizard’s soul, which is somewhere in the tower, they can return home!

Things Go to Hell is a short adventure for 7th-level Pathfinder characters where they take on the role of forgotten “property” of a deceased wizard caught up in the red tape of an infernal contract. The four pregenerated characters included in this adventure let you jump right into this single-session adventure!

https://store.paizo.com/pathfinder/

Paizo - Starfinder Free RPG Day Adventure: Rescue on Raxil: When a greedy biotech corporation threatens to destroy a planet’s ecosystems and harm an endangered species, a squad of protectors known as Xenowardens deploys to stop them in Rescue on Raxil!

This short adventure for 3rd-level characters puts players in the role of five guardians of nature: Stitchvine RS the mystic, Kahalara the envoy, Takkar the operative, Raluraz the witchwarper, and Xyzexius the solarian! Each character comes with complete pregenerated stats and roleplaying tips for the adventure—and they’ll need to unleash their combined powers to save the planet and the adorable endangered aliens from a sinister corporate scheme!

https://paizo.com/starfinder

Qrawl - QRAWL: QRAWL is back for FREE RPG DAY 2026. Thanks to the fine folks at Paizo for sponsoring this interactive adventure at your friendly local game stores.

R Talsorian Games - Fossilized Violence: A PREHISTORIC ROLEPLAYING GAME In Fossilized Violence, early humanity risks everything to fight back against evolving dinosaurs on primeval Pangeon. As you hunt, you’ll unlock 140+ pieces of equipment to give your cavemen a chance of surviving long enough to become an elder.

https://rtalsoriangames.com/fossilized-violence/

Renegade Game Studios - Tradition of Destruction: From Renegade Game Studios, Tradition of Destruction is a complete, stand-alone story for Vampire: The Masquerade 5th Edition Roleplaying Game about murder, revenge, and how, even in a world of beautiful, deathless monsters, paying someone back is more complicated than it seems.

https://renegadegamestudios.com/

Roll and Play Press - No Place Like Homebrew sampler: The No Place Like Homebrew sampler gives you ready to use settlements, factions, NPCs and more for your fantasy TTRPG games. Designed to slot seamlessly into your campaigns, it makes building a living breathing fantasy world easier than ever!

https://rollandplaypress.com/products/no-place-like-homebrew

Sirius Dice - End of Session note pad.

Son of Oak - Legend in the Mist: Spin a fireside tale of villagers and other unlikely heroes setting out on a quest into a greater unknown world, rife with peril and mystery.

https://sonofoak.com/pages/legend-in-the-mist

Story Engine Deck - The Story Engine: Lore Master’s Deck: Weave a web of intrigue with this 35-card demo of The Story Engine: Lore Master’s Deck! The double-sided cards elevate any RPG campaign with powerful factions, notable figures, legendary objects, must-see locations, and mythical creatures.

https://storyenginedeck.com/products/lore-masters-deck-prompts-for-worldbuilding-writing-dnd

Third Kingdom Games - From Here to There: From Here to There is a mini-hexcrawl through brigand infested, mysterious words

https://www.sabregamesandcards.com/products?Category=Third%2520Kingdom%2520Games

Wet Ink Games - Home: House of Broken Promises: A haunted house game - for just two players! Draw a map room by room as you explore a mansion abandoned by a cult. Which will be worse: the secrets you uncover, or the discord the two of you brought into the house with you?

ONLY IN USA & CANADIAN KITS DUE TO LATE ARRIVAL

https://www.wetinkgames.com/

WizKids - D&D Exclusive Miniatures: Bring excitement to your D&D games with exclusive miniatures from WizKids. Enjoy the Nolzur’s Marvelous Miniatures Kuo-toa Monitor and Scarecrow, along with an Icons of the Realms: Nothic with a DungeonGlo™ eye!

https://wizkids.io/localstore

I find that most of the time the question is asked here "how do you write a campaign", most people respond with some version of "I don't, I just create a world with plot hooks and let players loose in the sandbox".

This is all well and good and something I have done for a long time myself... but now, me and my players want something more focused. We want something that will only take 2-4 months to complete and will have a story with a conclusion... a story that is preferably initiated from the start, rather than spending X number of sessions wandering a sandbox until an emergent narrative presents itself.

does anyone have tips and tricks for writing this kind of campaign and not having it feel too linear and railroady?

edit: i dont have any problem with sandboxes, as i said, ive run many, but I find they usually have a tendency to just roll on for an indefinite period of time with no good place to have the credits roll! and tbh, there are so many systems we want to play... we want to start running games in a more succinct way where we have a definite location to have the screen fade to black, if that makes sense.

Lots or little?

Single rolls directly affect things a long ways down, or quickly drowned out in the noise of what happens after?

Even spreads or weighted distributions?

Anymuch else?

Personally, I'm not a fan of "upfront long-term" RNG such as rolling for stats, but tons of mid-adventure stat rolls is good by me is.

I'm also a fan, conceptually, of *weirder* kinds of rolls, like multiplying dice together and exploding coin flips and so such on, but can't say I've experienced them well enough to say if they hold up at the table.

My table does not like crunch. They enjoyed 5e, but I'm not a fan of running it. We also tried pf2e but something just isn't clicking with us. We've really enjoyed City of Mist and other PBTA games, and so I think at the end of the day my table is best going to enjoy a game with some decently mechanical combat but a low emphasis on inventory, battlemaps, and modifiers.

We also like being able to do a lot of the math by hand, which we felt was getting out of control a little fast in pf2e remembering which things to add and take account for.

So, I'm looking for any kind of recommendation people have for a system that would be good for a low-fantasy, story-driven campaign. Setting doesn't matter either, as my players like everything from cowboys to skeletons to spaceships. I *would* like for it to be able handle the kitchen sink kind of stuff my players come up with. Guns, magic, vampires, aliens etc. We run a pretty laissez faire table theme-wise.

I realize this is pretty broad, but many of my players have *only* played 5e, so I really am taking any recommendations that fit this description!

Hey folks!

I'm planning to run an RPG campaign using the Tormenta20 system (a Brazilian high-fantasy TTRPG, somewhat similar to D&D), but heavily focused on investigation. I'm thinking of scenarios like the players arriving to investigate a murder, a "supposed" seer, a medium who channels deceased relatives, or a snake-oil salesman peddling miracle cures that caused an epidemic, etc.

My problem is: I know next to nothing about the mystery genre, let alone investigation novels. So, I have no idea where to start, and I really want to read something to learn the ropes. Because of this, I'm asking for recommendations of good books to inspire me and help me pick up tricks and methods for crafting an interesting story. *(Tips on how to GM this are great too, but my main focus right now is books).*

Here is what I'm looking for (books that check more than one of these boxes are very welcome!):

* **A Brazilian book:** I’d love at least one recommendation from my home country, if anyone happens to know one. * **A "genre staple" book:** That classic must-read to understand the basics of the genre. Something you'd call absolutely essential. * **A Fantasy-focused book:** Something great that helps me specifically with creating within the quirks of a high-fantasy universe. A book that helps me (even indirectly) figure out how to deal with things like divination magic breaking the mystery, investigations that still feature epic battles, or something along those lines.

Does anyone have any good recommendations that hit at least one of these points to save my life?

Thanks in advance! 🤝

So I plan on running a swn campaign where my players have a ship that's run by 100s of people onboard during a galactic war, possibly as mercenaries. Anyway I'm thinking during adventures they could be random soldiers or whatever (like xcom) but on the ship, they would be playing as the ships leaders.

My question is, is there a game or system that I could run during this portion? Like politics or diplomacy focused? I know there's a powered by apocalypse game with a similar idea but since that's medieval fantasy themed, I was hoping for something setting agnostic.

Thanks for any help. I know this is hella niche.

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Have never run a game. Only played 2-3 DnD sessions and a few one-offs. Recently my wife and her sister and a possible other friend are thinking about doing a Brindlewood Bay campaign. I'm going to do a one-off first to see if we like it. I've read the book and mostly understand how it works - and we are not super serious players. Her sister plays with very serious DnD players and would like something more loose/light and doesn't like combat at all. My wife has done some one-offs where she works with kids. I'm hoping between the three of us we can crib together enough knowledge and energy to make something productive. Any tips/advice for running this game?

This is the link:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sinenomineinc/the-book-of-unnumbered-worlds/

It's already 100% funded. (It's a Sin Nomine book, so duh.)