Merry Xmas and happy New Year!

I hope you’ve got some time off to spend with friends and family.

It being festive season, we’ve got some pressies for you!

d12 Monthly #31

Champion Zineographer and fellow Aussie Yum DM’s latest issue of d12 Monthly is all about Tales of Argosa! Yum DM produces absolutely amazing work every month, with 20+ pages of new lore, mechanics, classes, locations, NPCs, articles – you name it d12’s got it!!

Issue 31 includes:

• The ToA public playtest PDF (v3) is bundled with Issue 31!
• Tales of Argosa: An Introduction – an easy to disgust overview of Tales of Argosa and what you can expect. Plus a few handy links for more information.
• A Half-Dozen Gems – Six great things about Tales of Argosa.
• One Gamer’s Review – A review of ToA from a fan and indie content producer (of Low Fantasy Gaming: Class Toolkit Compendium). This article is by Brad from Goblin Scribe Gaming.
• Bag of Holding – Another article by Brad from Goblin Scribe Gaming. This contains a bunch of magic items, class toolkits, and unique features.
• A Natural Classic – This is a new class for Tales of Argosa: the Healer. The healer is built to be a support character with a lot of options.
• What Do I Do, Drink It? – This article has a list of curative brews and other compounds useable by the Healer (see above) and anyone else with the Apothecary skill.
• Behind The Scenes – A short Q&A with yours truly! 😀
• The Last Roll – This is a new feature for d12 Monthly: a short story. This one is by Scout Prior.

And that’s just the FREE version! The FULL version has even more goodies:

• The Bigger They Are… The Harder They Smash – A new race: the Half-Giant.
• No Rest for the Wicked – Some new downtime activities to keep your characters active between adventures.
• It’s Magic, But Not As You Know It – Low-Magic magical weapons for a low fantasy game.
• Where Did You Come From? – More backgrounds for your character. After all, we all came from somewhere.
• On Location – 16 Unique locales for low-fantasy adventures.
• The Bonelight Cavern – An introductory adventure location that features some bandits with a twist.
• Indie Spotlight – Yum GM spotlights two indie TTRPG products that really made an impact with him.

There’s also a Patreon where you can get early access to the zine, and a printed copy if you would like one. You can’t go wrong here peeps, go download some back issues right now! Yes, yes, you can thank me later 😉

Tales of Argosa Pubic Playtest PDF

The public playtest PDF for ToA is now available! In fact it’s bundled with the free version of d12 Monthly #31 if you’d like to grab them both together (and why wouldn’t you??).

ToA has been in closed playtesting since September; those with Low Fantasy Gaming Deluxe in their DTRPG library got early access, but this document is available to everyone. This PDF is the latest version (ver 3), which we’ll continue to tweak in the months ahead.

As always, any feedback is greatly appreciated. Many of the latest revisions arose from playtesting discussions on the LFG Discord – a big thank you to everyone for your contributions – your comments and suggestions have been a terrific help!

Kickstarter Pre Launch Page is Live

The ToA pre launch page is now live! Be sure to sign up if you’d like to receive a reminder email when the campaign kicks off in late Feb 😀

Pregens

You want pregens, we’ve got pregens!!

Nine 1st level pregens for ToA: Artificer, Barbarian, Bard, Cultist, Fighter, Magic User, Monk, Ranger, Rogue.

There are actually 18 files, nine white backgrounds and nine with parchment colour. Both are form fillable so you can change the details as you please. Each also comes with a Player Cheat Sheet on the back.  

If you have any feedback we’d love the hear it!

Hobbs’ Argosa #3

Doc Hobbs’ at it again with Robert, Stu & Peter for Argosa sessions #4 & #5! Vicente and Norcil are joined by Rynerd, a strange Argosan found in a blocked cavern. As they begin their retreat back to the Aldean Summit, they happen upon Igget, the horrific disease priestess… Who lives, who dies!?? Let’s find out!!

Example Solo Session Part 1

Solo gaming has really grown on me in the last eighteen months, so I decided to record an example session using the ToA rules, Dragonbane map, and some dice & card oracles.

This Part 1 is a little hexcrawl on the way to the dungeon site (being Riddermound, a Dragonbane adventure, which will be Part 2). If you’re wondering how solo RPG play works by all means take a peek – it’s just how I do it of course – but you have to start somewhere, right? 😀

Fates Ransom – Low Fantasy Gaming Supplement

Psiocrat Press has released Fates Random on DTRPG!

This nine page supplement for Low Fantasy Gaming is centred around Janus, the Roman God of Transitions. It includes:

• A Playable Patron: Available for any Cultist Character, featuring a comprehensive list of tenets and patron benefits for Janus!
• Full Adventure Framework: Embark on a thrilling journey related to the kidnapping of a Pilgrim of Janus.
• Colossal Artifacts: The Twin Gates are a colossal set of magic items that can either serve as a backdrop for a campaign or be the central focus of one.

I took the adventure for a spin a few weeks back and it was a very fun little mystery scenario. Fates Ransom is currently PWYW, so why not take a look?

SOCIAL PILLAR INTERVIEW

In early December I had the pleasure of speaking with my old friend Ian, and fellow co-hosts Thea & Jarrod from The Social Pillar about indie RPGs! We chatted about all things gaming but particularly the process around creating LFG & ToA! Thank you Ian, Jarrod & Thea for the opportunity to come on, looking forward to seeing what you guys do next in 2024!

STU OLIVER’S SOLO TABLETOP RPG SITE

Just wanted to give Stu Oliver’s Solo Tabletop RPG Site a shout out – he’s been playing a bunch of games over there including Tales of Argosa, Beyond the Wall, Lowlife 2090, Through Sunken Lands, and D100 Ruins – his session reports are a great read!

Stu also does reviews – so if you have some spare time this holidays – you might like to peruse his wares 🙂

COMMUNITY CONTENT

It’s a happy hexad this month my friends with gaming gear from Billy Gowen, Linus, Soap, and more! Thank you kindly gamer dudes for sharing – greatly appreciated!!

• The Pit of Agony (draft short story set in Argosa by William Gowen): Link
• Alternate Backgrounds d66 table by Linus: Link
• Elf Race as Class for ToA by Linus: Link 
• Midlands Map with 6 Mile hexes (hexes added by Soap): Link
• Card Deck extension for Owlbear Rodeo by Pulpscape (this is a free extension made by Pulpscape on his Patreon for Initiative cards etc): Link
• Dwarf (Race as Class) for ToA by Linus: Link

And that’s it for now dice warriors – enjoy your holidays and I wish you a happy 2024!