Author Archives: Cat Tobin

View From the Pelgrane’s Nest – December 2023

First up, a shout-out to my Sources of Stability, our estimable Patreon backers! Thanks to Andy, Michael H, Samwise, Ranting John, Andreas, Michael B, Scott, Michael M, P. Troilus, Bryant, Michael K, Phil, Craig, Emma, Jim, Clark, Bryan, and Peter! NEW RELEASE: Black Star Magic, Legions of Carcosa and Fifth Imperative PDFs We’ve just had […]

Pelgrane Press Acquires Gameplaywright

We are thrilled to announce that Pelgrane Press are acquiring publishing company Gameplaywright. The sale will complete on 31 December 2023, and Gameplaywright products will be available from the Pelgrane Press webstore from 1 January 2024. Gameplaywright, founded and run by Jeff Tidball and Will Hindmarch, are the publishers of thoughtful books about tabletop games. […]

The Trail to Trail

by Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan At Gencon 2023, we proudly announced the advent of Trail of Cthulhu 2nd edition. We also, perhaps foolishly, intimated it would be crowdfunding in November. This is, as you have doubtless discerned already, not the case. We’re currently planning a crowdfunding campaign for March of next year. As of this writing, we’ve […]

Playtesting: the fungal Drowned (Non-Human Heroes) in Swords of the Serpentine

By Kevin Kulp This is the sixth in our series on non-human heroes which has so far covered the spider-like Arakene, the Considerata (humans whose souls are contractually linked to gods), Constructs, Intelligent Animals, and Unsleeping Advisors (secret undead). This month’s Ancestry is inspired by the cordyceps fungus, The Last of Us, and terrifying hiveminds. Be sure to read […]

View From the Pelgrane’s Nest – November 2023

First up, a shout-out to our estimable Patreon backers – Andy, Michael H, Samwise, Ranting John, Andreas, Michael B, Scott, Michael M, P. Troilus, Bryant, Michael K, Craig, Emma, Jim, Clark, Bryan, and Peter! We had a Real Talk a few weeks ago, which has helped to firm up in my head how I want […]

Playtesting: the spider-like Arakene (Non-Human Heroes) in Swords of the Serpentine

By Kevin Kulp This is the fifth in our series on non-human heroes which has so far covered Constructs, Intelligent Animals, Unsleeping Advisors (secret undead), and the Considerata (humans whose souls are contractually linked to gods). This month’s Ancestry is inspired by drow elves, deep ones, embedded spies, and any creatures who try to hide within […]

Free RPG Day 2023

We’re happy to announce we were once again part of Free RPG Day 2023 on Saturday, June 24th, 2023, and this year’s free Pelgrane giveaway was an adventure for Swords of the Serpentine, which you can find with all previous years’ Free RPG Day adventures. Swords of the Serpentine is a game of daring heroism, […]

Pelgrane Press seeks Project Editor

Pelgrane Press, one of the UK’s leading publishers of RPGs, are currently recruiting for a Project Editor to work remotely on their RPG production. The successful candidate will work with Pelgrane management on the key books on Pelgrane’s growing list of core titles and supplements from conception to delivery. They will be responsible for managing […]

First Edition

Intense drama. Hilarious comedy. And you are the sole protagonist. First Edition is the game of personal storytelling for one player and one GM. Incorporating new rules by GUMSHOE One-2-One and DramaSystem designer Robin D. Laws, First Edition features an accessible framework for creating compelling solo protagonist narratives. This core rulebook also includes eleven innovative […]

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