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Free Playtest RPGs

I think we’ve stumbled across RPG rules before that we really wished worked differently. And everyone loves free stuff, right? Playtesting RPGs is a great way to get a nearly complete game or supplement for free. It also allows you to provide feedback directly to the creators of the game so that they can consider the problems you find.

That’s the great thing too, it’s not just typos and calculation errors you can report on, it’s how powers and abilities work, how a certain rule plays out in game, how things are balanced, and so on. Right now there are some great free playtest PDFs you can get your hands on, letting you try things out early and help shape the way the final products work. Let’s take a look.

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Dresden Files RPG Instant Content Preorder

Get excited, people! Evil Hat is now allowing preorders of the Dresden Files RPG. Best part about this is that it is an “instant content” preorder, which means that as soon as you preorder, you get access to the nearly-complete PDFs (I’m downloading them as I type) rather than waiting for the physical books which go on sale on June 23rd. So get your preorders in for what is sure to be a fantastic game. I’ll post my thoughts after I have a good read of these long-awaited tomes.

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Diaspora: PDF Release

Diaspora is a hard science-fiction roleplaying game (using the FATE system). I’ve never run or played any science-fiction roleplaying games, but I’ve heard that Diaspora is well worth a look. It’s now available in PDF form for less than $15, so there’s no excuse not to check it out. You can grab Diaspora from RPGNow or Lulu (where you can also get it in print).

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Pyres of Vam is run by Mockingbard and his alter-ego(maniac) Vam. It focuses on tabletop roleplaying but you'll find other things here too.

Mockingbard loves roleplaying, worldbuilding and stories. He posts setting ideas, session recaps, gamemastery tips and the like for fun, for himself and to get his creativity on.

Vam posts from the villain's point of view: debunking monster myths, providing adventure ideas for villains, and helping fellow villains and dastardly GMs deck out their lairs and complicate the lives of filthy adventurers.

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