Not DnD

Not DnD  is a weekly show discussing tabletop roleplaying games. Each week EN Publishing’s  @tabletopjess  interviews the creators behind different tabletop roleplaying games that aren’t D&D! You can watch the live recording every Monday at 5pm ET / 10pm BST on  YouTube  or  Twitch , or catch up with the podcast platform of your choice by searching 'Not DnD'. Here's the games we will be lookin...

Paint the Town Red is a game about being dead. You play as a vampire chasing the sensation of feeling alive, to escape the rot they feel in their soul.   This game is about depression, partying and falling in love, and explores themes of trauma, vice and loneliness.    The game is published by SoulMuppet publishing and is built on the engines of Orbital Blues and Best Left Buried. Zachary Cox will...

The Year is 1999. A cataclysmic accident has sent Earth’s moon hurtling into space, leaving behind a broken planet. Life has become a fight for survival for the people of Moonbase Alpha as their journey takes them far deeper into the universe than they ever thought possible! This game has you playing one of the crew of Moonbase Alpha on their search for a new home. You can be an adventurous pilot,...

Not DnD is a weekly show discussing tabletop roleplaying games. Each week EN Publishing’s @tabletopjess interviews the creators behind different tabletop roleplaying games that aren’t D&D! You can watch the live recording every Monday at 5pm ET / 10pm BST on YouTube or Twitch , or catch up with the podcast platform of your choice by searching 'Not DnD'. Here's the games we will be looking at i...

Our Brilliant Ruin is a tabletop roleplaying game set in the Dramark, a place where the last fragile remains of society live in the shadow of a dying world. The Ruin, a preternatural force befouling everything it touches, has ravaged geography and culture alike, wreaking destructive havoc and loosing monstrous creatures into a previously bucolic region. With the world plunged into rust and ruin, h...

Due to unforeseen circumstances, this week's episode of Not DnD has been postponed.

Wreck This Deck is a dark urban fantasy game of solo journaling, demon summoning and deck crafting. Summon and bind demons into your Demon Deck, defacing the cards as you go. Demon summoning is dangerous and you’re bound to get into some sticky situations as you play but it’s nothing you can’t handle – right? ----- Buy the Game: https://blackarmada.com/product/wreck-this-deck/ ----- This episode w...

This solo tabletop role-playing game is a direct sequel to the award-winning Thousand Year Old Vampire! So You’ve Met a Thousand Year Old Vampire is a game about a regular (or not) person meeting an ancient, dangerous, intriguing being. This vampire may be driven by hunger, love, art, anger, despair, fear, the need to fill its years with meaning, or none of the above. That’s where you fit in. But...

Here are the games I'll be looking at in September 2024, and interviewing their creators to find out more on Not DnD. I've created a list of solo games to consider for your October spooky season! So You've Met a Thousand Year Old Vampire? Wreck This Deck ION Heart Our Brilliant Ruin More information about this month's episodes https://www.enworld.org/threads/not-dnd-trpgs-to-consider-for-halloween...

The Era d10 Rule Set is a core ruleset which powers over fourteen games in different settings across the Era Universe. Each of the games has unique rules which affect the balance of that game. As the title outlines, the game uses a D10 dice pool. The Era d10 Rule Set has been created to make the process of playing the game as simple as possible, while remaining representative. It is designed to be...

Horse and Rider is a 2-player game about a horse rider taming, and forming a bond with, their horse. One person plays the horse, the other the rider and each work together to form a bond over the course of six stages. Each stage draws from the techniques used to tame horses and are mechanically represented through a six-sided dice and three pieces of string or ribbon that are braided together. Thi...

The upcoming crowdfunding release by Button Kin Games, Jude's World is a solo, tarot-based journaling game in which a plucky preteen protagonist works to reunite their warring parents. The game both pays homage to and critiques "Parent Trap"-style narratives while reveling in a 90s sitcom aesthetic inspired by the likes of Boy Meets World, The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, and Clarissa Explains it All....

A game inspired by fantasy fiction and hopes to offer an alternative to D&D and other fantasy RPGs for players more interested in telling dramatic stories than killing, "looting", and counting torches. Against the Odds uses the PbtA framework and follows along the example of the most modern incarnations of that philosophy, such as Masks: A New Generation, Avatar Legends, and Urban Shadows. ---...

Quintessence is a setting-agnostic tabletop roleplaying system by Charlotte & Juan that centres player agency & rewards creativity! Players can create unique characters and custom skills in any setting using the intuitive & robust rules framework. The game uses a dice pool framework, life path character creation system, and encourages a cinematic action style of play. Characters have n...

Strap on your bearded axe and linden wood shield, delve into the forsaken barrow and cleanse the draugr within. They will overhwhelm you at first so prepare to die. But when you wake up at the bonfire, you'll know what to expect for your next attempt. Parry their attacks, disarm them, and hack them to pieces. Defeat the mad jotunn within and claim the soul remnant they protect. A Norse fantasy set...

Chasing Adventure is a fast-paced tabletop roleplaying game about daring adventurers in a dangerous fantasy world. Chasing Adventure began several years ago as an effort to make Dungeon World play smoother and faster, and has now become it's own TTRPG. The game is Powered by the Apocalypse. ----- Get the Free Version: https://chasingadventuregame.com/free Get the Full Version: https://chasingadven...

Not DnD is a weekly show discussing tabletop roleplaying games. Each week EN Publishing’s @tabletopjess interviews the creators behind different tabletop roleplaying games that aren’t D&D! You can watch the live recording every Monday at 5pm ET / 10pm BST on YouTube or Twitch, or catch up with the podcast platform of your choice by searching 'Not DnD'. Here's what we have planned for the first...

SAKE (Sorcerers, Adventures, Kings, and Economics) is perfect for players who want to experience the thrill of adventure while managing their own domains, trading, engaging in large-scale battles, and playing with magic and gods, all in one game. SAKE is a point-buy system where EXP, which is used to buy skill ranks, abilities, HP, spells etc., is gained through gameplay events and the personality...

Eureka: Investigative Urban Fantasy is an original rules-medium 2D6 system for investigation-oriented adventures in any time period between about 1850 and the present day, with a bit of a supernatural twist. The game features investigation mechanics that let players take initiative, use their characters' unique strengths to find clues, and deduce conclusions themselves. ----- Kickstarter: https://...

At The Gates is the core rulebook for a high fantasy tabletop roleplaying game inspired by Japanese RPG video games. The game uses Storypath Ultra, which is is an update to the existing Storypath system by Onyx Path. The system uses D10s, and seeks keeps the focus on narrative, story-built play, and action-adventure. Danielle Lauzon will be joining us on Not DnD today to share more about the game!...

In this solo TTRPG, you play as a character who attempts to gain control over their story, despite the wishes of the Author. Players use a deck of tarot cards to draw Scenes prompts, then modify these prompts to change the course of your story. At the end, no matter the story, the Character will confront their Author. Samantha Leigh from Blinking Birch games will be talking to us today on Not DnD...

Last Fleet is a PBTA tabletop roleplaying game where you play brave pilots, officers, engineers, politicians and journalists struggling to hold the human race – and themselves – together under unbelievable pressure. The game focuses on action, intrigue and drama in this high-stakes situation. The game provides support to create your own evocative setting, or you can play out of the box as the surv...

A preview of what's coming later this month from Not DnD ----- Watch live every week Mondays 10pm GMT at http://twitch.tv/enpublishing

Action-Heroes is a cinematic toolkit role-playing game with a D6 dice pool system. The game encourages collaborative play in a group that give players the tools to play characters that are larger than life doing explosive action that roots them as the center of their world. There are no classes in the Action-Heroes RPG, and characters are built using pools of points that allow players to customize...

Lethe is a TTRPG that uses a unique mechanic for collaborative storytelling; rather than players building their character in advance, the GM builds each player character. Players start with a blank character sheet that they fill in as they perform certain actions. Eventually the player’s abilities become better known and they start to uncover their missing memories. As the game progresses, players...