On June 25 (or July 23 outside of America), developers of tabletop RPGs like Pathfinder or Dungeons & Dragons will celebrate Free RPG Day by publishing and promoting free roleplaying content. Said content includes Quickstart rules, game modules, and storytelling resources that can help novice gamers get into the roleplaying hobby and introduce veteran role-players to new settings and systems. Here are a few tabletop game companies worth checking out on Free RPG Day by virtue of the excellent and enticing freebie game products they've released in years past.
The first Free RPG Day in 2007 was heavily inspired by the Free Comic Book Day used by North American comic publishers like DC, Marvel, and Image to promote their publications. Comic book publishers generally offer free copies of classic comics or the first issues of long-running series, encouraging prospective customers to purchase subsequent issues or trade paperbacks. Tabletop game publishers like Dungeons & Dragons' Wizards Of The Coast, Paizo, and Modiphius Entertainment take a similar approach on Free RPG Day, frequently publishing free Quickstart game modules with a compact campaign premise, a basic explanation of the RPG's rules, and pre-written characters players can use to hop straight into the roleplaying action. These freebies also entice players to buy the core rulebooks and game master guides needed to run more elaborate, detailed RPG campaigns.
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The following tabletop game companies are all official participants in the 2022 Free RPG Day event, partnering with the Gaming Days organization to supply game stores across the world with free booklets, campaign modules, accessories, and other
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