Advantage on Arcana

Overview

ADVANTAGE ON ARCANA is the blog of Christian Hendriks, focused on ttrpgs including but not limited to
D&D 5e https://groupfinder.gg/library/dungeons-dragons-5e-2014
, Fate Core, Chronicles of Darkness, and other people's
OSR https://groupfinder.gg/library/old-school-renaissance-osr-2000
or rules-light homebrews. Current topics often involve the Planegea setting. Recurring topics include emergent narrative. Former topics included the creation of made-up literary works or scenes for your games.  ADVANTAGE ON ARCANA frequently participates in the RPG Blog Carnival. A fundamental principle behind this blog is that bringing our knowledge and expertise from other areas of our life to the gaming table improves the hobby for everyone.

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Kult: Divinity Lost
Tabletop Roleplaying Games

Kult: Divinity Lost

Horror
Rules-medium
Modern
Kult: Divinity Lost is the fourth edition of Kult, a contemporary horror RPG originally created by Gunilla Jonsson and Michael Petersén and first published in Sweden by Äventyrsspel (later Target Games) in 1991 - a game notorious enough in its day that its Italian release was reportedly banned by the Vatican.  This edition, designed by Robin Liljenberg and Petter Nallo and published by Helmgast in 2018 following a successful Kickstarter, is a ground-up reboot: entirely new rules built on a modified version of the Powered by the Apocalypse engine, and a setting updated from the 1990s to the present day. It won two ENNIE Awards in 2019 and is distributed internationally by Modiphius Entertainment.

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When Sky and Sea Were Not Named
Tabletop Roleplaying Games

When Sky and Sea Were Not Named

High-Fantasy
English
Heroic
When Sky and Sea Were Not Named (WSSWNN for short) is a fantasy tabletop roleplaying game. To play, you'll need a set of gaming dice, your imagination, and a few friends. One player, the Guide, narrates the story and sets up challenges for the rest of the group. The other players take on the roles of heroes who set forth upon doomed floating islands, rescue people from their fates, and rebuild civilization. A game of When Sky and Sea Were Not Named might be limited to a single island that players explore in a few hours. Or it can be a sprawling adventure spread out over months of play, with heroes steadily gaining more powerful abilities and technology. Beyond action scenes and combat, WSSWNN is about your heroic characters and their journeys together. You can learn new lore from other characters—perhaps allies you've rescued, or even foes you've graced with mercy. You can invoke your hero's ideals in dramatic moments, potentially turning failure or struggle into success.

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The Labyrinth RPG
Tabletop Roleplaying Games

The Labyrinth RPG

High-Fantasy
English
Rules-light
Jim Henson's Labyrinth: The Adventure Game (commonly referred to as The Labyrinth RPG) is a whimsical, rules-light tabletop role-playing game designed by Ben Milton and Jack Caesar, and published by River Horse Games in 2020. Officially licensed and based on the 1986 cult classic musical fantasy film Labyrinth, the system is explicitly engineered to accommodate both veteran role-players and complete beginners. It trades complex simulationist mechanics for streamlined puzzle-solving, theater-of-the-mind exploration, and improvisational narrative problem-solving. Description The Labyrinth RPG drops players directly into the shifting, surreal dreamscape of Jareth the Goblin King’s maze. The overarching premise mirrors the movie: players must navigate the treacherous, puzzle-filled environment to reach the Goblin City and rescue someone or something of immense personal value before the clock strikes thirteen. The game is fundamentally non-violent; conflicts are structured around riddles, social manipulation, environmental obstacles, and trickery rather than traditional weapon combat or health point attrition. The physical book itself functions as a luxury artifact, famously incorporating a hollowed-out spine that contains a set of custom six-sided dice and ribbon bookmarks to facilitate instant play. Links riverhorse.eu - Official website

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