Sunday Zine Club #5 (Guest: James V. West)

Aside from the actual PLAYING of games, my favorite things about this wonderful hobby are those two bastions of DIY creativity, zines and blogs. I tackle blogs every week on Humpday Blog-O-Rama...and now on Sundays I bring you Sunday Zine Club! Pocketmods, pamphlets, digest-sized, PDFs...I love them all! Expect cool features, news, reviews, interviews, and more! All of the links mentioned on the podcasts will be listed here on the blog, much like the Humpday show.

You can "join the club" and make the show better. Are you working on a zine? Do you have zine-related news to share? Would you like to send me a review copy or to be considered for an interview on the show? I want to hear from you! Email me at frothsof at gmail or use the contact form on my blog (visible in desktop mode in the right-hand column).

CLICK HERE for listening options, or use the player below!




ZINEQUEST

https://www.kickstarter.com/discover/advanced?tag_id=346

https://boneboxchant.wordpress.com/2020/02/12/zinequest-master-list/

https://cannibalhalflinggaming.com/2020/02/19/kickstarter-wonk-redux-zinequest-wonk/

https://dungeonspossums.blogspot.com/2020/02/zine-quest-2020-week-three.html

https://cog5games.com/2020/02/15/zine-quest-2/

https://sorcererundermountain.d101games.com/2020/02/20/skyraiders-of-the-floating-realm-on-zinequest-2-now/

http://heropresstwo.blogspot.com/2020/02/rpg-three-more-zines-to-inspire-you.html

http://bernietheflumph.blogspot.com/2020/02/support-my-friends-zines.html

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/Highmoon/the-ioun-codex-zine-of-wondrous-power-03

Zine of Wondrous Power #1

Zine of Wondrous Power #2

http://www.tabletopgamingnews.com/The-Gaslight-Club-RPG-Zine-Up-On-Kickstarter

https://goblinshenchman.wordpress.com/2020/02/19/face-folio-for-zine-quest2-is-live/

https://superheronecromancer.blogspot.com/2020/02/a-visitors-guide-to-rainy-city.html

http://natetreme.com/blog/2020/2/17/kozmik-objects-amp-entities-kickstarter



FINAL BACKING LIST?







WATCH LIST





GRAB BAG

http://www.msjx.org/2020/02/zines-lapsus-calumni-issue-1.html

http://punverse.blogspot.com/2020/02/hobbs-friends-of-osr-zine-3-review.html

http://thecampaign20xx.blogspot.com/2020/02/dragon-issue-27.html

https://thecampaign20xx.blogspot.com/2020/02/dragon-issue-28.html

https://thecampaign20xx.blogspot.com/2020/02/dragon-issue-29.html

https://monstermagazineworld.blogspot.com/2020/02/in-memoriam-famous-monsters-of-filmland.html?zx=a0b122d7b10b643e



NEW RELEASES

http://bearded-devil.com/2020/02/17/genial-jack-is-now-available-from-exalted-funeral/

https://28-mag.com/2020/02/16/volume-2-of-28-is-here/

http://wargamingmiscellany.blogspot.com/2020/02/soldiers-of-queen-sotq-issue-176.html

https://barebonesez.blogspot.com/2020/02/bare-bones-1-is-now-shipping.html

CREATOR INTERVIEW: JAMES V. WEST OF THE BLACK PUDDING ZINE

http://doomslakers.blogspot.com/

JAMES' STUFF ON DRIVETHRU!

One of James' amazing character sheets

JAMES' PICKS

THREAT N INK (APPARENTLY UNAVAILABLE)

http://www.jethrobot.com/


METAL GODS OF UR-HADAD

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CRAWL!

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FREE ZINE OF THE WEEK: & MAGAZINE

https://www.and-mag.com/category/download/and-magazine-download/

If you enjoy my free zine, podcast, and/or blog, please consider supporting my work for only $1 per month.

Free and Pay-What-You-Want 5e DMs Guild Highlights: Week Ending 2.8.20

Every week, talented creators upload Dungeons and Dragons products to the DMs Guild, pricing them as free or pay-what-you-want in order to reach customers. Dozens of new free and pwyw products are added each week alone. It is a lot to sort through. My hope is that highlighting a few of each week's best supplements will help the designers get the attention they deserve.

You can find previous posts in this series HERE.

Magic Mirrors from Petr Joura

This was a really original idea for a supplement. You get ten magical mirrors, complete with hooks and encounter ideas to use in your games. Any of these would make for a cool basis of an adventure. I really loved the artwork as well.

Heroes and Foes-Waman from Eric J. Leybourne

Heroes and Foes is a cool series introducing new NPCs and adventure hooks, with stats presented for a variety of challenge levels. Here we have Waman, a dread pirate of a sort of monkey-like lineage. Includes several new magic items tied to Waman and some great art. Very useful for a Saltmarsh/nautical game. 

A Character Study from Brendan Quinn-Larsen

If you enjoy creating detailed backstories for your characters, you might want to check this out. There are two different documents, one to note your PCs appearance, and another for their background. Form-fillable and print-friendly options are included.

Singer Shots for the Students from I Havelaar

Great adventures start with great hooks, and I love the hook for this Ravnica-based module. The students at Prism University are abusing a new drug. Can the PCs discover the source? Part one of a new series. A lot of modules can be set anywhere, but I liked that this one is pretty inextricable from Ravnica. 

Wild Magic Warlock from Robert Baldino

I would really love to play this one. I like the idea of being able to recover a warlock spell slot, but it being risky to do so. Wild magic somehow feels more at home with the warlock as opposed to the sorcerer for me. 

Madam Ensil's Roguish Accessories from the Royal City Society and Braeden Mills

This is a really fun collection of rogue-specific items, along with the speakeasy where you can find them. Very inventive. Explosive tripwire. Hemophilic arrows tipped with venom that prevent blood from clotting. All kinds of cool stuff along with maps and NPC notes.

If you enjoy my free zine, podcast, and/or blog, please consider supporting my work for only $1 per month.

Humpday Blog-O-Rama 2.5.20

Blogs are an integral, vital part of the RPG hobby. They serve as incubators for new games, sounding boards for fresh ideas, and platforms for up-and-coming talent. They keep "forgotten" games alive, foster discussions, and build communities.

Every Wednesday on the Thought Eater podcast and blog, I take a look at what is going on in the vibrant RPG blog scene. Check out previous Humpday Blog-O-Rama posts HERE.

Click HERE to listen or use the player below!

INTRO

http://roleplayrescue.com/

https://theroaringfantasist.blogspot.com/

https://makeanewculteveryday.blogspot.com/2020/02/runaway-princesses-v01-need-another.html



MAPS

https://captainahabsleg.blogspot.com/2020/01/monster-map-and-mini-dungeon-2-bone-key.html

http://www.msjx.org/2020/01/map-and-map-symbols.html

https://goblinshenchman.wordpress.com/2020/02/02/dmg-map-drawn-in-my-simple-excel-mapper/

http://www.tabletopgamingnews.com/Monday-Terrain-Corner-243805

REVIEWS AND RETROSPECTIVES

https://merricb.com/2020/02/03/5e-adventure-review-in-the-garden-of-evil/

https://vintagerpg.tumblr.com/post/190545292414/this-is-the-morrow-project-second-edition-1981

https://vintagerpg.tumblr.com/post/190527143641/heres-stones-of-the-selt-1981-a-third-party-1e

http://adventuresingaming2.blogspot.com/2020/01/games-i-wish-i-had-written.html

http://rlyehreviews.blogspot.com/2020/02/danger-down-under.html

http://knighterrantjr.blogspot.com/2020/02/what-do-i-know-about-reviews-monsters.html

https://awesomeliesblog.wordpress.com/2020/02/04/more-more-more/



RANDOM TABLES AND GENERATORS

http://themansegaming.blogspot.com/2020/02/the-big-mutation-table.html

https://www.ratcatcher.org/2020/01/1d12-other-forms-potions-can-take.html

http://elfmaidsandoctopi.blogspot.com/2020/02/your-dungeon-needs-cave-clams.html



FREE STUFF

https://blog.d4caltrops.com/2020/01/ose-encounter-activities-ape-white-d100.html
https://blog.d4caltrops.com/2020/01/ose-encounter-activities-lizard-man-d100.html
https://blog.d4caltrops.com/2020/01/ose-encounter-activities-bandits-d100.html
https://blog.d4caltrops.com/2020/02/ose-encounter-activities-basilisk-d100.html
https://blog.d4caltrops.com/2020/02/ose-encounter-activities-bats-3d30.html
https://blog.d4caltrops.com/2020/02/ose-encounter-activities-beetles-3d30.html

https://dnd.dragonmag.com/

http://wondrousadventure.com/generic-campaign-hex-map

https://hishgraphics.com/star-wars-rpg-d6-gm-screen/

https://dumpstatadventures.com/a-players-perspective/spellcasting-cheat-sheet

https://diceinthenorth.blogspot.com/2020/01/crowfoot.html

https://awesomeliesblog.wordpress.com/2020/02/03/cthulhu-within-omnibus/

https://dreamingdragonslayer.wordpress.com/2020/02/02/dread-scenario-horror-on-the-siberian-express/



MISCELLANY

https://uncaringcosmos.com/voices-of-the-british-old-school/

http://dmmagazine.blogspot.com/2020/02/what-could-have-been-gary-gygaxs.html

https://www.polygon.com/2020/1/30/21115752/wizards-of-the-coast-archetype-entertainment-bioware-new-studio

https://www.geeknative.com/70923/a-giant-family-tree-of-tabletop-rpgs

https://arrogantwizard.blogspot.com/2020/01/it-takes-village-to-raise-adventuring.html



ZINEQUEST 2

https://www.kickstarter.com/discover/advanced?tag_id=346

https://teylen.blog/2020/02/02/crowdfunding-collection-132-part-2-of-2-zine-quest/

If you enjoy my free zine, podcast, and/or blog, please consider supporting my work for only $1 per month.