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Coming in Hot | Kiwi Designed RPG

2024-10-17T16:29:58+13:00

Vendor: Imaginary Empire Games
Type: Other Role Playing Games
Price: 25.00

Coming in Hot is a game of audacious robberies and daring heists. Will you get away with the perfect crime, or have to put the pedal to the metal in a high-speed pursuit? Will you go all-in for the team, or plan a brutal betrayal to claim a greater share of the prize for yourself?

Gameplay

In Coming in Hot players create a shared history based on previous crimes and build their characters from these experiences, assigning strengths and weaknesses. Players also collaborate to decide the target of their robbery and what stands in their way.

Next, the characters plunge straight into the action, carrying out the robbery and overcoming challenges using their key traits. The game uses two decks of regular playing cards to resolve the action, with every card revealed building the tension and advancing the story.

Players must decide whether to spend their resources to improve the group's chance of success, or save them to increase their prospects of escaping the police. If they gamble wisely, they improve their chances of getting away with their prize, and increase their share of the loot. If not, they increase the chance of the police catching them red-handed.

Coming in Hot encourages creative collaboration and shared story telling for those who enjoy it, while also providing a clear card-based process for task and scene resolution, to ensure that those who prefer that, can participate equally.

This is a complete game for 3-6 players (there is no GM), completed within a single session of play.

Also included:

Suggestions to assist the collaborative process and to ensure that everyone feels safe, comfortable and has a great time at the table.
Advice for adding a facilitator to the game, to support increased interaction between the characters.
An option to run the game as Coming in Cold, a spy thriller by making some minor changes to the game content and rules.
An option for the characters to Make Bank, by stringing several robberies together though an audacious coordinated plan, enabling the players to play a longer game.
A full suite of tabletop resources to support running the game with very minimal preparation.

Instruments of the Chrysanthemum Throne

2024-07-28T15:41:40+12:00

Vendor: Imaginary Empire Games
Type: Other Role Playing Games
Price: 60.00

Explore a world of myth and magic where you must balance the terrible evil of the sentient object you carry, with the enormous power it grants.

Japan is in turmoil. The balance between the natural elements has been shattered; natural disasters ravage the land and monsters from legend terrorise the people.

The greatest heroes of the age have tried and failed to overcome this supernatural catastrophe. Now, in desperation, the Emperor reluctantly unleashes the most potent magical force at his disposal.

The Instruments of the Chrysanthemum Throne are a collection of powerful Tsukumogami, sentient objects that possess remarkable magical powers. They have been locked away for generations because of their abiding malice and hatred of people.

Who will be brave, or desperate, enough to risk their life and sanity by taking up an Instrument and using its power in the service of the Chrysanthemum Throne?

Reviews:

"Instruments is an exciting fantasy game of heroes forced to use evil powers for good. Loads of flavour in the rules mechanisms and setting, and the included adventures mean you can get straight to playing" - Mike Sands, author of Monster of the Week.

"All Elvy's game designs have a relentless focus on actual play, and Instruments combines insights from all of them into an exciting new form that just begs to be played!" - Morgan Davie, alstate second edition developer.

Gameplay

The players ease into character creation, starting with a short prologue using suggested prompts. As the game progresses they develop more detail about their characters and the reasons that they’re willing to risk everything in the service of the Emperor.

Players may also take the role of Instruments from time-to-time, whispering suggestions to the characters that bear them, and providing a constant reminder that the Instruments are living things with their own agenda.

To support a focus in character-driven roleplaying, the game system is light touch. It draws from Japanese culture, incorporating a traditional dice gambling game, with the use of lucky and unlucky numbers, to resolve outcomes.

On a deeper level, players are continuously incentivised to draw ever more power from their Instruments in order to achieve greater success, and in doing so, risk losing control of their characters.

Instruments of the Chrysanthemum Throne is intended to be played as eight linked scenarios that tell a complete story. However, there are also options for groups who cannot make such a time commitment, including running a five episode series, or running the game as a single session game.

Contents

This is a complete tabletop roleplaying game intended for 3-6 players and a Game Master who facilitates the game. Included are:

A detailed setting based on mythical Heian-era Japan.
A light-touch dice-based system that focuses the action on the characters and the decisions they must make about drawing on the power of their Instruments.
Advice on how to facilitate the game including historical themes and suggestions of how to incorporate these details to breathe life into the game-world.
Suggestions to help ensure that everyone has a great time.
Eight linked scenarios that can be run as a campaign, short series or one-off game session.
Tabletop materials to help make the game easy to run, including one-page summaries of the key rules and summaries of each scenario.

Arcane Crimes Division

2024-07-28T15:36:13+12:00

Vendor: Imaginary Empire Games
Type: Other Role Playing Games
Price: 85.00

Arcane Crimes Division brings light-hearted buddy-cop style action to a fantasy city bursting with magic and thick with scheming villains and ruthless scoundrels. The focus of the game is the relationship between detectives, as they crack cases, engage in thrilling chases, and confront criminal masterminds.

Gameplay

The players take the role of detectives in the Arcane Crimes Division. They work together in pairs to investigate magic and supernatural cases and bring criminals to justice. Each character has a background which allows them special abilities to boost their successes in different phases of the game. These abilities are powered by Verve points, which are generated through the interaction between partners, local knowledge, or by rolling well during the game.

During each shift (or game session), teams of detectives battle the clock, pursuing leads across the city to unravel crimes, and bring the guilty to justice, before it’s too late. While the detectives always crack the case eventually, should time run out, the villains receive an advantage in the final confrontation. At every juncture, detectives must decide whether to trigger their special abilities to boost their success, potentially risk causing collateral damage, that could see them both consigned to paperwork hell.

Each case is intended to be resolved within a single session of play. However, rules are included for experience and promotion, allowing the same characters to gain new special abilities as they solve multiple Cases, allowing the game to be run as a series of linked scenarios.

Contents

Arcane Crimes Division is a complete tabletop roleplaying game. Within you will find:

Sixteen-character backgrounds that each offer a unique high-fantasy concept and special abilities, allowing for a very light-touch character creation process so you can get to the action right away.
A streamlined rules system for Cases, Chases and Conflicts that allows action resolution with a single dice roll, but which also allows players to boost their outcomes in unique and interesting ways
A detailed setting, including detailed district maps of Polarity, so you can track chases across the city, and Polarity's Most Wanted, profiling the most infamous of criminals.
Advice on how to facilitate the game including suggestions to help ensure that everyone has a great time.
Six detailed scenarios, each presenting a case that can be resolved in a single session and suitable for up to three different partner-pairings to work simultaneously.
Tabletop materials to help make the game easy to run, including one-page summaries of the key rules
Beautiful, evocative, full colour art from Thomas Boatwright and Karina Moreno.

Reviewers say:

"An easy recommend, featuring well thought out mechanics, a great setting, and gorgeous art work." - Martin B.

"The game mechanics are as smooth as a fresh jar of peanut butter, and not the crunchy kind... you won't regret adding this to your RPG collection" - CritStarter

"It almost feels like taking on roles of Danny Glover and Mel Gibson in Lethal Weapon, or playing a game of good cop / bad cop , having great potential for a night of humor and laughs" - Everything Boardgames.

Awards:

Winner: NZ Game Awards 2024 - Excellence in Representation
Finalist: NZ Game Awards 2024 - The ‘Slice of Heaven’ Grand Prize
Finalist: NZ Game Awards 2024 - Excellence in Physical Games
Finalist: NZ Game Awards 2024 - Excellence in Visual Art
Finalist: Freeplay Awards 2024 - Across the Ditch

Soaring Lions

2024-07-28T15:29:56+12:00

Vendor: Imaginary Empire Games
Type: Other Role Playing Games
Price: 25.00

Soaring Lions brings the drama, theatre and pageantry of professional wrestling to tabletop roleplaying. Players take the role of amazing heroes and despicable villains in a fast-paced, winner-takes-all, competition.

This game is about getting to the action quickly and building your wrestler’s story through a mix of matches and backstage drama. Character creation is simple; wrestlers are built from basic elements which you can create yourself, or roll randomly using the Legend Machine.

In a single session (or Big Show), you’ll build your character’s acclaim as you compete in matches, form alliances with other wrestlers and grab the mic to call others out. You can cash in your acclaim to generate extra effort in a match, book special matches and claim titles to seize glory.

Do you crave more action, more glory and an even bigger stage? If so, playing a Big Series allows you to build a character’s storyline over a longer period, linking several Big Shows. Between shows you spend glory points to upgrade your character to do things like developing a devastating special move, attaining celebrity status or adding devoted followers to your retinue.

The Big Series concludes with a winner-takes-all Battle Royale match that features all of the characters competing for the ultimate prize.

This is a complete game for 2 or more players - there’s no need for anyone to take the role of facilitator or Game Master (GM), but if you’d rather have an offstage role, off-stage options are included to amplify the drama and help bring the characters to life.

Also included:

Suggestions to assist the collaborative process and to ensure that everyone feels safe, comfortable and has a great time at the table.
Advice for adding a facilitator to the game, to support increased interaction between the characters and add a little razzle-dazzle.
The Legend Machine: a series of random tables to generate characters.
A full suite of tabletop resources to support running the game with very minimal preparation.

Buried in the Quagmire - A Strange Squad Adventure

2024-06-04T00:00:03+12:00

Vendor: S. Murphy Games
Type: Other Role Playing Games
Price: 20.00

Something foul is going on in the tiny Iowan town of Fertile.

The tap water has turned into a thick, black slime. Bloody, severed fish heads have been found on the doorsteps of the local residents. And Strange sounds have been heard from the swamp directly adjacent to the town.

Can the Agent's figure out the cause of the towns woes? Or have the sins of it's people condemned it to a terrible fate?

Buried in the Quagmire is an introductory standalone adventure for Strange Squad, perfect to drop into any starting or ongoing campaign. It's designed to be relatively easy to run, and forgiving enough to present to a group of new players.

About the Creator:

Hailing from Aotearoa, Sean is the creator, designer, and main writer for Strange Squad. They've created a number of adventures, supplements, and games including Alone in the Deep & In Carmine for Mothership, as well as the Gaspunk game system.

It All Started In A Tavern - The Big Book - The PDF | Bea DnD Games

2023-11-23T21:46:19+13:00

Vendor: Bea DnD Games
Type: Dungeons & Dragons
Price: 30.00

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So, the party is at the Tavern… sure they are spending their gold and having fun, but adventure lies just at the table next to them…

We know that sometimes you just need a few adventure hooks and some handy NPC’s to send the party off on some side quests, so you have some time to figure out what to do to get your campaign back on track after they have turned a crucial NPC into a butterfly….

So here is ‘It all started in the Tavern’ - The Big Book.

Inside the Big Book is;

It All Started In A Tavern
It All Started On The Road
It All Started With A Wizard
It All Started In The Woods
It All Started In A Dungeon
It All Started While Exploring
It All Started With The Gods
It All Started With An Encounter
Trinkets & Treasures
Captain Salt's Guide To Taverns

A captivating tome brimming with thrilling story hooks, engaging characters, captivating treasures, and enchanted artifacts, all designed to give you that all important breathing space to figure out where a wizard can fit in to turn the Vampire Lord back from a butterfly….

All these adventure hooks and NPC's were created for ease of use and can be seamlessly inserted into any campaign or RPG game night to provide fun, new and easy opportunities for storytelling and adventure!

This is a digital download PDF version.

Captain Salt's Guide To Taverns - The PDF | Bea DnD Games

2023-11-23T21:35:43+13:00

Vendor: Bea DnD Games
Type: Dungeons & Dragons
Price: 10.00

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Is your local tavern worth its salt?

From dockside dives to high class restaurants, Captain Salt has you covered.

10 Taverns with descriptions and maps of the taverns, a brief on the Proprietor, details of their main menu, and a signature drink, all to help add that atmosphere you want to your games.

This is a digital download PDF version.

Trinkets & Treasures - Loot & Magic Items For Your Games - The PDF | Bea DnD Games

2023-11-23T21:31:36+13:00

Vendor: Bea DnD Games
Type: Dungeons & Dragons
Price: 5.00

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You know how every goblin is carrying a bunch of gold… well not anymore!

Random loot, from last week’s lunch to gold inlaid plate armour and some magic items thrown in for that little extra jazz!

300 items of ‘treasure’, 20 unique magic items all collected to make your party’s looting experience that little bit different.

Use these loot tables and have fun with the magic items with any campaign or RPG game night to provide fun, new, and easy opportunities for storytelling, adventure and loot!

This is a digital download PDF version.

It All Started With An Encounter - 300 Encounters For Your Games - The PDF | Bea DnD Games

2023-11-23T21:24:56+13:00

Vendor: Bea DnD Games
Type: Dungeons & Dragons
Price: 5.00

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Sometimes you just need to flesh out that moment in the castle or buy some time in the woods….

And for that you can just roll a dice and insert a handy encounter.

300 Encounters, endless opportunities for adventure!

These encounters were created for ease of use and can be seamlessly inserted into any campaign or RPG game night to provide fun, new, and easy opportunities for storytelling and adventure!

This is a digital download PDF version.

It All Started On The Road - Adventure Hooks & NPC's For Your Games - The PDF | Bea DnD Games

2023-11-23T21:21:35+13:00

Vendor: Bea DnD Games
Type: Dungeons & Dragons
Price: 5.00

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So, the party are on the road, travelling from dungeon to dungeon, town to town, adventure to adventure, and it’s time to teach them that the road well-travelled is full of surprises and adventure!

We know that sometimes you just need a few adventure hooks to send the party off on some side quests, so you have some time to figure out what to do to get your campaign back on track after they have turned a crucial NPC into a butterfly….

So here is ‘It all started on the Road', 100 adventure hooks to give you that all important breathing space to figure out where a wizard can fit in to turn the Vampire Lord back from a butterfly….

This is a digital download PDF version.

It All Started While Exploring - Adventure Hooks & NPC's For Your Games - The PDF | Bea DnD Games

2023-11-23T21:18:37+13:00

Vendor: Bea DnD Games
Type: Dungeons & Dragons
Price: 5.00

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Does exploring ancient ruins and uncovering lost treasures take your fancy? Or perhaps you are traveling to far off lands? Either way, adventure awaits!

So here is ‘It All Started While Exploring’, 100 adventure hooks to give you that all important breathing space to figure out where a wizard can fit in to turn the Vampire Lord back from a butterfly….

This is a digital download PDF version.

It All Started At Sea - Adventure Hooks & NPC's For Your Games - The PDF | Bea DnD Games

2023-11-23T21:13:39+13:00

Vendor: Bea DnD Games
Type: Dungeons & Dragons
Price: 5.00

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Stranger things could happen at sea….

So, the party is just sailing around, doing some fishing, looting an abandoned boat or two, then suddenly it happens… ADVENTURE!

So here is ‘It all started at Sea', 100 adventure hooks to give you that all important breathing space to figure out where a wizard can fit in to turn the Vampire Lord back from a butterfly….

This is a digital download PDF version.

It All Started In The Woods - Adventure Hooks & NPC's For Your Games - The PDF | Bea DnD Games

2023-11-23T21:10:08+13:00

Vendor: Bea DnD Games
Type: Dungeons & Dragons
Price: 5.00

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Will you go down to the woods today?

If you do, you are sure to find adventure! From wolves, to talking trees, to kidnapped princes, it a busy day in the woods….

So here is ‘It All Started In The Woods’, 100 adventure hooks to give you that all important breathing space to figure out where a wizard can fit in to turn the Vampire Lord back from a butterfly….

This is a digital download PDF version.

It All Started With A Wizard - Adventure Hooks & NPC's For Your Games - The PDF | Bea DnD Games

2023-11-23T20:33:08+13:00

Vendor: Bea DnD Games
Type: Dungeons & Dragons
Price: 5.00

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Meddle not in the affairs of wizards, or they may just send you off on adventures… whether you want to go or not…

From rescuing lost familiars, delving into the deepest dungeons, to tossing rings into active olcanoes, these wizards have a job for you!

So here is ‘It All Started With A Wizard’, 100 adventure hooks to give you that all important breathing space to figure out where a wizard can fit in to turn the Vampire Lord back from a butterfly….

This is a digital download PDF version.

It All Started In A Dungeon - Adventure Hooks & NPC's For Your Games - The PDF | Bea DnD Games

2023-11-23T20:22:24+13:00

Vendor: Bea DnD Games
Type: Dungeons & Dragons
Price: 5.00

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Looking for adventure? Then head into the nearest dungeon, there’s always something happening there…

So here is ‘It All Started In A Dungeon’, 100 adventure hooks to give you that all important breathing space to figure out where a wizard can fit in to turn the Vampire Lord back from a butterfly….

This is a digital download PDF version.

It All Started With The Gods - Adventure Hooks & NPC's For Your Games - The PDF | Bea DnD Games

2023-11-23T20:13:05+13:00

Vendor: Bea DnD Games
Type: Dungeons & Dragons
Price: 5.00

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Whether you are blessed or cursed by the Gods, adventure awaits at every temple. Roll those dice and discover what divine adventure hook awaits!

So here is ‘It All Started With The Gods’, 100 adventure hooks to give you that all important breathing space to figure out where a wizard can fit in to turn the Vampire Lord back from a butterfly….

This is a digital download PDF version.

It All Started In A Tavern - 100 Adventure Hooks & 100 NPC's For Your Games- The PDF | Bea DnD Games

2023-11-23T19:39:40+13:00

Vendor: Bea DnD Games
Type: Dungeons & Dragons
Price: 10.00

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So, the party is at the Tavern… sure they are spending their gold and having fun, but adventure lies just at the table next to them…

We know that sometimes you just need a few adventure hooks and some handy NPC's to send the party off on some side quests, so you have some time to figure out what to do to get your campaign back on track after they have turned a crucial NPC into a butterfly….

So here is ‘It all started in the Tavern -100 adventure hooks, 100 quick NPC's and 10 detailed & illustrated NPC's, to give you that all important breathing space to figure out where a wizard can fit in to turn the Vampire Lord back from a butterfly….

This is a digital download PDF version.