Welcome to the Bundles, Freebies, and Sales News, the weekly column at EN World that helps make sure you don’t miss out on big tabletop RPG bundles, charity fundraisers, and sales from around the internet.
Freebies and Pay What You Want
Note: While “Pay What You Want” downloads are available for free, please support the creators if you are able!
Aconyte Books and Edge Studio released a novella Grave Rumors for the upcoming Arkham Horror: The Roleplaying Game. The 100-page book from S.A. Sidor and A.P. Klosky is about the Arkham Advertiser reporter Minnie Klein investigating vandalism at a graveyard with a history of strange disturbances.
- Price: Free
Aconyte Books also released a short story for Legend of the Five Rings with the 12-page story Kasami & the Kitsuki Method by Josh Reynolds as part of the Daidoji Shin Mysteries series.
- Price: Free
Shanna Germain and Monte Cook Games released a new supplement for Old Gods of Appalachia called Special Delivery featuring new creates, new character options, adventure ideas, artifacts, and more.
- Price: Free
Handiwork Games released the horror adventure Splinter One as part of their new 5e horror line FiveEvil as a one-shot and preview of the new system.
- Price: Free
Red Boar Games released Vault of the Sapphire Key for a party of four level 1-2 characters in Shadowdark after the long lost vault has been found though none yet have returned from it.
- Price: Pay What You Want (Suggested: $2.00)
Wushin Software released Without Judgement, a new rules system set in a near-future cyberpunk megacity full of murder, mystery, corruption, and vengeance based on the upcoming video game of the same title along with a setting sourcebook Megacities.
- Price: Pay What You Want (Suggested: $1.00 each)
Dark Jewel Games has a high concept new game with Monkey Business! Where you take on the role of a gang of enchanted monkeys trapped in a dangerous location but who have the ability to grant themselves give wishes.
- Price: Pay What You Want (Suggested: $1.00)
Over on Dungeonmasters Guild, it’s time to get ready for spooky season with The Haunting of Vinterburn Hall from David, Sarah, Leon, and Phoenix Dudhill where your 6th level party has been invited to the titular hall by the enigmatic Alistair Vinterburn for a dinner party to die for!
- Price: Pay What You Want (Suggested: $10.00)
The first Lightning Round this week features gamemaster/DM resources like monsters, maps, random generators, one-page adventures, drop-in encounters, and more. All products are Free or pay what you want with the suggested price in parentheses.
The second Lightning Round features player resources like classes, subclasses, backgrounds, feats, races/species, and more. All products are Free or pay what you want with the suggested price in parentheses.
Bundles and Sales
Note: I have included end dates when listed for the following sales, but please be warned that those without published end dates may end suddenly so be sure to plan purchases accordingly.
EN Publishing has a couple of bundles on Bundle of Holding for Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition. These aren’t for charity, they’re just deep discounts on A5e titles starting with the Level Up! Bundle featuring all three core rulebooks – Adventurer’s Guide, Trials & Treasures, and Monstrous Menagerie – plus the introductory adventure Memories of Holdenshire and the Narrator’s Screen.
- Price: $24.95 (74% off)
- End Date: October 1, 2024
The second bundle is the Level Up Adventures Bundle featuring the Level Up Advanced 5th Edition Starter Box and Gate Pass Gazette Annuals 2022-2023 at the base level with the Bonus Collection adding on the Dungeon Delver’s Guide, Adventures in Zeitgeist, and the adventure path To Save a Kingdom.
- Price: $12.95 (75% off) with variable-cost Level Up option (heh)
- End Date: October 1, 2024
Fans of collector’s editions will want to look into Chaosium’s Leatherette Sale with discounts on high-quality faux-leather hardcovers for titles from Call of Cthulhu, RuneQuest, and 7th Sea.
- Price: 50% off
- End Date: November 30 or while stocks last
The September Setting Sale is still going and even expanded over to Dungeonmasters Guild with deals on a variety of D&D titles plus the Roll20 Setting Sale on DriveThruRPG with discounts on VTT-ready adventures, rulebooks, and more.
- Price: 25% off or more
- End Date: September 23, 2024
seroRPG is celebrating her birthday and fans of Monster of the Week are the ones with a present with the Monster of the Week Mysteries bundle with four adventures for one low price.
- Price: $4.99 (38% off)
RPG Forge has a collection of cyberpunk VTT maps including a zeppelin, a bar, two transport vehicles, and a gate for a secure corporate site.
- Price: $3.80 (31% off)
Charity Bundles and Sales
DriveThruRPG put together two charity bundles for Roll20Con. The first bundle features Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, Dreams and Machines, Dragonbane, Patient Zero (the Pandemic RPG), Traveller, Regency Cthulhu and more. The second bundle includes Icons, Monarchies of Mau Core Rulebook, Night’s Black Agent, Doctor Who Adventures in Time and Space: Cat’s Eye, and more. There’s also a “bundle” to donate to charity as well with no products.
- Price: $25.00 each (87-88% off)
- Charity: Doctors Without Borders (all proceeds)
We have good news to report: After a long, hard-fought treatment, game designer Owen K.C. Stephens has confirmed HE IS CANCER-FREE! As you may recall, we’ve featured several charity bundles over the past months helping Owen with his medical bills, and this week is no different with The Beacons Are Lit Bundle from Echelon Game Design featuring over 150 products worth over $1200 with all the proceeds going to help Owen’s medical expenses.
- Price $29.99 (98% off)
- Charity: Owen K.C. Stephens Medical Expenses (all proceeds)
Itch.io has a huge bundle with the TTRPGs for Accessible Gaming Charity Bundle hosted by jesthehuman. This bundle features over $900 worth of TTRPG products and over 300 titles from 135 creators including Glitter Hearts, Five Year Mission, The Mystery Business, and so many other titles covering pretty much anything you could want in a TTRPG product.
- Price: $10.00 (98% off)
- Charity: DOTS RPG Project (all proceeds)
- End Date: October 20, 2024
Over on Bundle of Holding, the Root Collection has everything you need to roleplay in the world of woodland warfare based on the popular board game. The bundle includes Root: The Roleplaying Game core rules, the sourcebook Travelers & Outsiders, the setting expansion Clearing Booklet, and four quickstart sets.
- Price: $14.95 (73% off)
- Charity: Direct Relief (10%
- End Date: September 26, 2024
Over on Humble Bundle, Paizo has the Bundle of the Dead with a collection of Pathfinder 2nd Edition books. The base level includes the Pathfinder Core Rulebook, Bestiary, GM Screen, Beginner Box, and the first adventure of the Blood Lords adventure path while the second tier adds on twenty more items including the Gamemastery Guide, the next three entries of the Blood Lords adventure path, the Lost Omens World Guide, and more. The third tier is a full library of 53 titles including all the ones from prior levels plus the Book of the Dead, the last of the Blood Feast adventure path (including VTT files for Foundary for all six adventures), Secrets of Magic, and a lot more. The top tier adds on the physical hardcover of Book of the Dead (shipping extra).
- Price: $5/$15/$35/$50 (94% off at top tier)
- Charity: Take This (user-defined, default 5%)
- End Date: October 10, 2024
Cubicle 7 has a huge bundle of RPGs from the Warhammer 40K universe including Deathwatch and Rogue Trader. The base tier has two introductory adventures for each RPG – Final Sanction and Know No Fear for Deathwatch and Dark Frontier and Forsaken Bounty for Rogue Trader. The second tier adds on more adventures and sourcebooks for each system including The Nemesis Incident, Shedding Light, The Emperor Protects, Hostile Acquisitions, and the Game Mastery Kit for each plus more. The top tier is a full 41 title library including the core rulebooks for Rogue Trader and Deathwatch plus a lot more sourcebooks and adventures to expand your games in the Imperium.
- Price: $1/$15/$25 (96% off at top tier)
- Charity: Children’s Health Ireland (user-defined, default 5%)
- End Date: October 12, 2024
The Black Library is back with more Warhammer 40,000 novels just in time for the highly anticipated release of the video game Space Marines 2. This bundle features three levels up to a total of 24 titles with tales from all across the Imperium including Deathwatch by Steve Parker, Blood of Asaheim by Chris Wraight, the compilation Ultramarines, and many others.
- Price: $1/$10/$18 (94% off at top tier)
- Charity: EveryLibrary Institute (user-defined, default 5%)
- End Date: October 5, 2024
Renegade Game Studio and Humble have created the Transformers More than Meets the Eye Roleplaying Game Bundle which is a rare physical item bundle! The base tier features the introductory adventure A Beacon of Hope and a collection of bonus content, while the second tier adds on From Yesterday to Today, Catch a Falling Starscream, and Winner’s Cup adventures. The third tier is for you digital-only gamers who want to dive in as it has the Transforms RPG Core Rulebook, Field Guide to Action and Adventure sourcebook, and the adventures Deception Directive, Enigma of Combination, and The Time is Now. The top tier is where we get the physical rewards with the Decepticon dice set and dice bag, another official dice set, the Character Journal hardcover, and the Beacon of Hope GM screen. Note that shipping is not included and physical items can only be shipped to US, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.
- Price: $1/$10/$18/$40
- Charity: Woldbuilders Inc (user-defined, default 5%)
- End Date: September 28, 2024
The Lost Worlds of Gygax Bundle features a bunch of products from Troll Lord Games, Frog God Games, Necromancer Games, and more featuring the works of Gary Gygax, original co-creator of Dungeons & Dragons for a wide variety of systems including Castles & Crusades, D&D 3.5, 5e, and more. Some of these are by Gary himself, while others draw on his worlds, creators, and characters in one tribute to one of RPG’s biggest icons.
- Price: $5/$15/$25 (98% off at top tier)
- Charity: Navy Marine Corps Relief Society (user-defined, default 5%)
- End Date: October 3, 2024
While technically not RPG bundles, if you want to get caught up before the recently-announced Kickstarter for the RPG comes, we have a bundle from the master of satirical fantasy himself, Sir Terry Pratchett and Discworld. The bundle features 39 of the 41 books of the series giving you the only major issue of deciding where to start. Note: This bundles require redeeming the books via a Kobo account, which some have reported issues with the DRM on some ereaders. Also, the Discworld bundle is only available in the United States. No other country. No, VPNs won’t work. Trust me, people have tried.
- $1/$10/$18
- Charity: Room to Read (user-defined, default 5%)
- End Date: September 30, 2024 (Discworld)
That’s all for this week! If you know of any bundles or sales starting soon, please contact me on the EN World Discord, tag me on Mastodon, or send me a message here on EN World. Discount percentages have been rounded to the nearest whole number and are based on the standard retail price provided by the site. Note: Links to Amazon, Humble Store, Humble Bundle, Fantasy Grounds, and/or DriveThruRPG may contain affiliate links with the proceeds going to the author of this column.
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