📖 The Grimoire of Articles
Deep dives on tabletop RPGs, reviews, advice for game masters and players, nerd culture and video games.
Luminescape
A short story from the Born2bPlayer universe. Coming soon, between light and abyss.
Azzurrina Is Missing - A Delta Green Adventure
On the night of May 9th, 2011, the Agents are urgently summoned by their liaison officer for a briefing in Lincoln, Nebraska. Their new mission: find Azzurrina, Senator Wilson's daughter, who vanished under mysterious circumstances.
Una morbosa eredità - An adventure for fantasy RPGs
A mysterious plague afflicts the County of Zeiselmauer. A band of brave adventurers, heedless of danger, sets out to answer the calls for help sent by the Resistance...
Master Caffè Manifesto - Download
The Master Caffè Manifesto is an initiative for game masters and tabletop RPG enthusiasts, born to create a meeting place for sharing experiences and running ever more gripping adventures.
Lex Arcana - Ancient Rome versus the paranormal
A full 26 years after the first edition, the second edition of Lex Arcana is published — a roleplaying game conceived in 1993 by Leo Colovini, Dario de Toffoli, Marco Maggi and Francesco Nepitello.
Legend of the Five Rings - Journeys in the Far East
Legend of the Five Rings - The Roleplaying Game is an RPG published by Fantasy Flight Games and brought to Italy by Need Games!, letting you roleplay in a setting inspired by the Far East.
Unmasked - Wyrd Edizioni
WITH GREAT POWERS COME GREAT PROBLEMS. Unmasked is a setting book for the Cypher System created by Dennis Detwiller and localised in Italy by Wyrd Edizioni.
Not the End. Roleplaying Game of the Year 2020
The Roleplaying Game of the Year 2020, Not The End, is the all-Italian title produced by the Fumble crew, declared winner of the prestigious award by the Lucca Changes jury.
Evolution Pulse - The new frontiers of human evolution
Pulse is a roleplaying game for strong hearts — so strong their beats can reshape reality. In a distant, dark future, one-of-a-kind characters fight the fury of the Hekath, inter-dimensional monsters that devoured the world.
The Call of Gatthulhu
Here is our presentation of the roleplaying game for cat lovers! How wonderful would it be to be reborn as a happy, well-fed cat in a noble parlour full of cushions and soft beds?
Introduction to 3:16 - Carnage Amongst the Stars
Ready to begin an action-packed adventure in space? Get into the right mood with this introductory guide to the roleplaying game 3:16 - Carnage Amongst the Stars!
“The Prophet” - Part 5, by Kahlil Gibran - Audiobook (Italian)
The Prophet is a collection of poems by Kahlil Gibran published in New York in 1923. Here is the fifth and final part of the audiobook read by Ekidna.
Introduction to Shadow of the Demon Lord
Would you like to venture into a world on the brink of annihilation, torn by war, plague and ancient horrors? Urth, the world of Shadow of the Demon Lord, has everything you need for unforgettable dark fantasy.
Introduction to Delta Green
Deception is a right. Truth is a privilege. Innocence is a luxury. Born from the US government's 1928 raid on the degenerate coastal town of Innsmouth, the secret agency known as Delta Green opposes the forces of darkness.
Introduction to Sine Requie
On June 6th, 1944, the world sank into the darkest of hells: on Judgement Day the Dead began their hunt against humankind. It is now 1957, and the world is a heap of rubble where the few survivors resist the hunger of the Dead.
“The Masque of the Red Death” - Edgar Allan Poe - Audiobook (Italian)
The Masque of the Red Death is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe, published in 1842. A terrible pestilence devastates the land, and Prince Prospero retreats to his palace.
“The Prophet” - Parts 2, 3, 4, by Kahlil Gibran - Audiobook (Italian)
The reading of Kahlil Gibran's “The Prophet” continues with parts two, three and four. Ekidna guides us through the book's weave of images and symbols from every religion and philosophy.
“The Prophet” - Part 1, by Kahlil Gibran - Audiobook (Italian)
Published in New York in 1923, “The Prophet” was immediately embraced by readers — especially the young, who saw in Gibran a master of wisdom. Ekidna reads the first part.
‘La Porta Nera’ by Michele Facco - Audiobook (Italian)
“La Porta Nera” (“The Black Door”) is an unpublished short story written by Michele Facco, who now reads it for us: an original tribute to tales of horror and the supernatural.
“Il Dottor Divago” from ‘Teatro 3’ by Stefano Benni - Audiobook (Italian)
“Il Dottor Divago” is a theatre piece by Stefano Benni, one of the sharpest and most ironic voices on the contradictions of our time.
‘Threshold’ by Caitlín R. Kiernan - Prologue (Italian audiobook)
Threshold is a horror novel by Caitlín R. Kiernan, published in Italy by Gargoyle Books. Ekidna introduces the prologue.
“The Thing in the Cellar” by David H. Keller - Audiobook (Italian)
David H. Keller, one of the most interesting authors of the 1930s, anticipated the science fiction of the '40s. Ekidna reads his 1932 short story “The Thing in the Cellar”.
“The Englishman” from ‘Pantera’ by Stefano Benni - Audiobook (Italian)
Ekidna narrates “L'Inglese”, an excerpt from “Pantera” by Stefano Benni, published by Feltrinelli in 2014: billiard tables, legendary players, and the arrival of the Panther.
‘The Sphinx’ by E. A. Poe - Audiobook (Italian)
Our “Audiobooks” series continues! Ekidna narrates Edgar Allan Poe's short story ‘The Sphinx’, published in 1846 — a tale for lovers of the shiver.
The Game Master's tools (part 2)
In this second article we show more of the tools available to a Game Master, novice or veteran: after the 'physical' tools, here are the narrative techniques that help run the game at its best.
Ombre su Yuggoth: an adventure for the Cthulhu Mythos
Today we present a new, complete and free adventure by #Born2BPlayer!
The Game Master's tools (part 1)
In this article, the first of two, we show some of the tools available to a Game Master, novice or veteran. This first part covers a series of 'physical' tools.
The Master Caffè
In this article we present a new format we strongly believe in: a contribution to improving tabletop RPG culture. We hope the idea excites you as much as it excited us.
The 3 roles of the Game Master
The name given to the “Master” varies from game to game, as do the duties: Narrator, Keeper, Dungeon Master, Facilitator, Game Master, Referee, Moderator, Storyteller and many more. The choice of terms is no accident.
How to handle clues in roleplaying games?
For our game-master column, we tackle the topic of handling clues in roleplaying games: what a clue is, what it's for, and how to time it well.
Abissi di Deimos: a fanmade adventure for Augusta Universalis
Our recent tabletop campaign of Augusta Universalis, the RPG published by AcchiappaSogni with the Destino Oscuro system, gave us the chance to write a brand-new adventure of our own: “Abissi di Deimos”.
Why do game masters roll dice behind the screen?
Remember that time when, as a player, you attempted a gamble or a ruinous action in play, and the game master had to roll a die to judge the consequences?
What is Rule Zero?
Do you know rule zero?
Rikki-Tikki-Tavi by Rudyard Kipling - audiobook
To inaugurate our “Audiobooks” series, we bring you an audiobook read by Ekidna: the tale “Rikki-Tikki-Tavi” from Rudyard Kipling's Jungle Book (in Italian).
LOTR: Journeys in Middle-earth – The board game
Journeys in Middle-earth is a cooperative board game published by Fantasy Flight Games and distributed in Italy by Asmodee, where you play one of the six characters in the core box.
How to start a tabletop RPG campaign?
Hello everyone and welcome to Born2bPlayer's new RPG advice column! Starting a campaign as a beginner? Or is it your hundredth campaign and you want to try something different? Here we analyse the most important part: the beginning!