Thursday, September 17, 2020

WE HAVE MOVED!


I am happy to announce a new website that will be replacing the one here on blogger.com. This site will include all the new newsletter updates from now on. It also provides a clearer look at the complete Micro Chapbook RPG system and makes a way for newcomers to more easily get into the game.

Check out the new website here: https://microrpg.weebly.com/

Thursday, September 10, 2020

Embrace Your Evil Side

 Hello, Gamers,

It is time for the weekly update from Micro RPG. This week's theme is EVIL. Many gamers enjoy indulging in playing evil characters in games. Well, now that option is available in Micro Chapbook RPG. This week I'm thrilled to bring you the official 2nd deluxe core rulebook for the systems dark fantasy setting. Micro Chapbook RPG EVIL EDITION is sure to fulfill all your wicked wishes. Additionally, to give you a taste of darkness, I'm also including a FREE evil 2-page adventure scenario. 


EMBRACE EVIL!

Brutal, dark, and unforgiving, a villain’s life is never an easy one. 

The Micro Chapbook RPG system is an ultra-simple roleplaying game that can be played solo or with a traditional GM if you so wish. The EVIL EDITION is the second Deluxe Core Rulebook for the dark fantasy version of the system. The main game focuses on solitaire gameplay, starring a single power-hungry villain. It uses randomly generated dungeon scenarios to make each game session a little different. The universe for this game is brutal, unforgiving, and dark. It takes notes from such classics as Dungeon Quest and Deathtrap Dungeon. Expect to die and die often.

What is the difference between this book and the previous Deluxe Core Rulebook? This book focuses on playing evil and villainous characters. These characters will tend to be more powerful than your normal goodhearted hero. However, being evil has its drawbacks. Personal corruption can make you rot inside and out, not to mention make you an outcast of society. This core rulebook features all-new EVIL classes and races. This includes Death Knights, Warlocks, Orcs, Goblins, Dire Elves, Demons, and more. These characters have special dark powers to ensure their evil reign goes on and on. Of course, there is nothing saying that any other race from other gamebooks in the system cannot also be evil. OR that the races included here might work for a normal heroic character. This book also includes new rules for Corruption, Theft, Being Arrested, Escaping Jail, Intimidation, and much more.

Get your copy for only $2.99 on DriveThru RPG! Look for the print edition in the coming week.

Evil Edition Cover


WEEKLY FREEBIE!

You have heard tell of the riches held at Mordock Manor. Lord Mordock is known for stealing from the peasants in his region, insisting it is "taxes." He even pries gold from the hands of travelers simply moving through his land. Anyone who doesn't comply is met at the end of the sword of one of his brutal guardsmen. Well, those guardsmen don't scare you. Not to mention, it is about time Mordock is relieved of some of his wealth. "I'll help him lighten his load," you tell the other criminals at the Blackwater Inn. 

Siege at Mordock Manor is a Micro Chapbook RPG--an ultra-light roleplaying game that fits in a single folded chapbook. Simply print off the two rules pages back-to-back, fold in half, and you have a completely playable Micro Chapbook RPG. These rules are specially designed for solo play on a grid map or graph paper but may also be used as quick and simple rules for a traditional GM run RPG game. Combine with other Micro Chapbook RPGs for extra options! This file includes both the full-color and printer-friendly versions. Get it for FREE at Drivethru RPG.

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NEW IN PRINT!

For those of you who enjoy physical media, The Horror at Briar Academy adventure book is now in print through Amazon. 

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That is all for this week. Happy gaming!


Thursday, September 3, 2020

Something Evil Walks the Halls at Night

 Hello Gamers,

It's time for the weekly update from Micro RPG! This week I'm bringing you a new spooky adventure for Micro Chapbook RPG, as well as the announcement of a new physical edition of a Halloween favorite. 


Something Evil Walks the Halls at Night

Something walks the halls of Briar Academy at night. The students all believe the school is haunted. The sounds of footsteps, clanking chains, and the cry of a girl can be heard in the darkness. The Headmistress is at her wits end trying to solve the mystery. However, when one of the girls from the school vanishes in the night, they all begin to fear there is something far more sinister at work.

Horror at Briar Academy is the newest stand-alone short adventure module for the Micro Chapbook Roleplaying game system set in the seaside city of Trabor Bay in the region of Hellick Water. (Check out the map and locations of Hellick Water in the Micro Chapbook RPG Board Game). 

This adventure can be played on its own or as part of the larger campaign game in conjunction with other Micro Chapbook products. This book includes the basics of the rules AND can be combined with any Micro Chapbook RPG system book or genre.

Get it for only 99 cents and look for a print edition coming to amazon. 


Return to Sleepy Hollow

One last year's absolute favorite games of the Halloween season was the print and play board game Sleepy Hollow: Hunt for the Headless Horseman. This solo game sees the player take on the role of Ichabod Crane. Well, I'm happy to announce that a physical edition is now available for $29.99 from the Game CrafterYou can still download the print and play version for FREE on drivethru

Mild-mannered school teacher Ichabod Crane loves ghost stories and occult tales. So much so that he reads them to his classroom each morning during the witching autumn months. Upon receiving a mysterious package one day, Ichabod finds a book inside. Its pages contain frightening yarns about Horseman Hollow just outside of town, and he can’t resist the urge to read it out loud to his students. Unfortunately for Ichabod, this is no mere book and the words--read aloud--awaken the devilish specter known as The Headless Horseman from his slumber. Now, every night of October, the Horseman rides from the hollow and into town, terrorizing the residents. Unhappy with this stupid mistake, but also unwilling to face the problem themselves, the town council assigns Ichabod the duty of tracking down the Horseman’s secret lair and putting a stop to the horrors once and for all. However, Ichabod isn’t as foolish as he appears. He knows that one of the council members is the person who unearthed the book and sent it to Ichabod. Someone is working with the Horseman to bring doom on Sleepy Hollow.

Sleepy Hollow: The Hunt for the Headless Horseman is a game of mystery and horror set in 1700s New England. It uses a “point-to-point” map system as its primary form of gameplay. You also have a list of 6 statistics that measure your abilities and equipment as Ichabod Crane. The map and player sheet include useful tables for tracking damage, weather, terror levels, and more. The game can be played as a board game or as a roll+write. Before playing the first time, print off the Map, Player Sheet, and Tokens (unless playing roll+write style) and mount them on cardboard or cardstock.

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That is all for this week. I hope you are all enjoying this transition into fall! There will be many more seasonal games to come these next two months!

-Noah