The first OSR News Roundup was December 20th, 2021, and for three years I've been able to maintain a regular posting schedule, with a break here and there. I started doing this as a way to create a blogging "habit" and have kept going for about 150 of these. I hope y'all have found some fun and new games through the Roundup; I know that I have.
It's been awhile since I posted what I think of as the Roundup ground rules, and figure I might as well do it again going into the fourth year.
I only post about products that have been released in the past week or have launched a crowdfunding project in the past week. When I started I would post links to pre-launch pages, as well, but I've switched over to only promoting active projects. It helps me keep track of what I've promoted, and I think you (the creator) get a bigger bang for the buck.
What started out as just OSR releases has morphed to include indie titles, as well.
All of the Drivethru links I post are affiliate links, which means that I get a small percent of any sales. This does not take anything away from the publisher's profit, and if given a choice between promoting a product on itch or another similar platform or Drivethru I always try and promote a non-Drivethru link.
This list is curated! I purposefully do not include products from alt-right publishers, and where possible I give priority to works by BIPOC, women, and other minority groups. Also, I under no circumstances will promote products that use AI.
I don't promote blog or substack posts; there are other places that do a good job collating these.
Other than affiliate links, I'm not paid (in either cash or product) to promote these products.
If you've got something you would like to see promoted please send me a message (via socials or my email at thirdkingdomgames at gmail dot com) and I'll see what I can do; sometimes I miss stuff!
I admit to using the Roundup to promote my own work, but I do try and put it at the bottom of the list so that others get higher priority.
That's about it. Thanks for reading, and here's to another three years! This is a bit of a short roundup; I'm guessing most folks are busy with holiday stuff.
The Sepulchre of Dust is currently crowdfunding on Kickstarter. This is a revised edition of the introductory Shadowdark adventure, and includes updated VTT maps for both players and GMs.
The Great Lakes Game Library has released Tales from the Northwoods, a collection of beasts, maps, and adventures written for Cairn and inspired by the myths and legends of Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Michigan.
MeatCastle GameWare has released the Light in the Fridge, a Honey Heist inspired game where you play leftovers in the fridge trying to reach the top shelf to replace a light before it burns out forever.
The other Todd (Hexed Press) has released Simple Hex Map Icons to itch. Pursuant to my interests, they include a selection of icons for use to create hex maps; right now they're just available for use in GIMP-based maps, but Todd is hoping to expand the collection to be usable by other programs, as well.
Fanterland has released Feathertail Falls, a collection of adventures and setting for Mausritter, featuring mice that can fly. The art in this release is pretty stunning.
In The Court of the Crypto King is a delightfully named adventure for CY-Borg, where the characters must delve into a facility dedicated to an ancient horror: blockchain technology.
Many of you may be aware that the fourth issue of Carcass Crawler, the official OSE zine, dropped a couple of days ago. This issue has new classes, spells, new potions and rules for potions, and an adventure featuring a shadowmancer's lair.
Joel Hines has released the Shrike, an adventure and setting by Leo Hunt that crowdfunded at the beginning of the year. It's a gorgeous, weird, sandbox style-adventure set in an abandoned corner of Hell. Right now it is only available in pdf, but I believe the print versions should be out soon.
Written using Mork Borg as a starting point, GRUSS VOM KRAMPUS is both a holiday-themed adventure and a cold weather adventuring sourcebook
I'm raising funds for Issue 41 of Populated Hexes Monthly. This issue dives straight into the Shadowlands, the land of the dead in the Absalom setting, and includes a bunch of monsters that have either been tweaked for the setting (ghouls, shadows, vampires) or adapted from other editions (barghests and bodaks). It also includes new spells and clerical abilities.
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