Oh Halflings, have we got some catching up to do! Join Jeremy and Candace The Magnificent as they cover the last few truly WILD weeks - from an update on the Kickstarter and running our one-shot in collaboration with Darrington Press, to celebrating Juneteenth in the face of the ongoing situation...
2025-06-18 16:00:19 +0000 UTC View Post
EXTRA EXTRA! READ ALL ABOUT IT!
It's time to run a post mortem on this case - join the party that brought Daggerheart to Mavros as their players discuss the motivations behind the characters, and Jeremy reveals a little more about what was going on behind the scenes...
Starring:
It's not looking good... it's not looking good at all ... using the brand new Daggerheart system from Critical Role's Darrington Press, we dive into part 2 of our City of the Black Rose one-shot, with our party at the mercy of the Boogeyman, Synapse. Will they be able to overcome the sit...
2025-06-11 16:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post
Welcome back to Mavros, citizens! Using the brand new Daggerheart system from Critical Role's Darrington Press, we dive into a one-shot set in the Lowers of Mavros. The owner of the storied Carnelian Casino, a decaying monument to vice and excess, is carrying out murders and doing something deepl...
2025-06-04 16:00:16 +0000 UTC View Post
HALFLINGS! OH BOY DO WE HAVE NEWS FOR YOU!!
Dropping today at 5pm GMT, Part 1 of our brand new One Shot set in none other than the City of the Black Rose, using the one and only DAGGERHEART system made by our pals over at ...
2025-06-04 11:47:44 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey folks, Jasper here!
I am going to be at UKGE with Roll & Play Press tomorrow!
PLUS I will be selling some very limited edition COTBR dice! Come by and grab yours!
2025-05-29 12:54:51 +0000 UTC View PostKICKSTARTER GOES LIVE 3 PM TODAY!!! - Jasper, Jeremy, Liv & Candace fling open the detective’s briefcase to reveal Three Black Halflings’ debut Kickstarter for City of the Black Rose in collaboration with Roll & Play Press. Expect chaotic conversations, reward reveals, and Je...
2025-05-28 11:42:23 +0000 UTC View PostThis week, Jeremy, Liv & Candace are joined by Christian Navarro & Luis Carazo to talk all about their incredib...
2025-05-21 10:40:02 +0000 UTC View PostThis week, Jeremy, Liv & Candace are joined by the co-founders of Smiling Mythos Games, Jacob Mooney and 2025-05-14 16:00:16 +0000 UTC View Post
Jeremy and Liv are joined once again by Candace the Magnificent, and this week we're discussing our favourite tabletop RPGS that don't involve dungeons and/or dragons, along with some of the truly wild storie...
2025-05-07 17:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostTrigger Warning: non-explicit discussion of sexual assault.
This week, Jeremy & Liv are joined by by fellow City of the Black Rose: Herald of Shadows player Candace the Magnificent to talk ...
2025-05-01 17:00:26 +0000 UTC View PostJeremy and Candace are joined in the hobbit hole this week by content creators Ginny Di and Pointy Hat, to talk about DragonWeek '25! A recurri...
2025-04-25 08:48:10 +0000 UTC View Post
EXTRA EXTRA! READ ALL ABOUT IT! This week, we wrap up our Herald of Shadows city watches, with last addition to the party - but by no means the least. Ozrik 'Rik' Johnson, as played by the incredible Caldwell Tanner. 2025-04-24 09:20:35 +0000 UTC View Post
EXTRA EXTRA! READ ALL ABOUT IT! This week, we wrap up with Mavros's mortician in residence, Hecatae Hopewell, as played by the incredible Candace the Magnificent. In this City Watch, we dive into one of the ...
2025-04-18 15:00:14 +0000 UTC View PostStrap in folks! This week, Jeremy, Jasper and Candace the Magnificent address the effect that the US's tariff hike now has on the TTRPG industry, and then - on a lighter note - ho...
2025-04-18 09:00:28 +0000 UTC View Post
EXTRA EXTRA! READ ALL ABOUT IT! Come take a listen to the wrap up of the character who triggered it all, Johnny Charles aka Bilwop Wunkle is in the City Watch seat with Jeremy this week, to catch up on how Bilwop has changed this season... and not necessarily in the good way. From country bumpkin...
2025-04-11 15:00:15 +0000 UTC View PostTHE KICKSTARTER IS NIGH! With our big release coming soon, so soon, today Jeremy, Liv and Candace are chatting to our pals and partners from Roll & Play Press: Chief Creative Officer Sam Bartlett & Editorial Manager Beth Davies who're elbow deep ...
2025-04-11 08:59:38 +0000 UTC View PostWE ARE BACK BABY! After a 6 month actual play run, Jasper & Jeremy sit down for the first time to catch up on what's happened outside of Mavros - from their birthdays, to Black History Month, to Kendrick Lamar's legendary Superbowl performance (ignore EVERYTHING Jasper says about Ricky Gervai...
2025-04-04 10:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post
EXTRA! EXTRA! READ ALL ABOUT IT! It's the final instalment of Duncan's story - that's right, Mavros' favourite problematic-sphinx-Tabaxi-trauma-boy finally gets to rest. Catch up with Jasper and Jeremy as they chat about how Duncan's story might have ended, at what point redemption no longer beca...
2025-04-03 19:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostHeeeeelllllllllloooooooooooooooooooo Halflings!
We’ve got a bit more plotting to do to make sure everything is absolutely perfect for the big COTBR launch, so we're going to be moving our Kickstarter Launch date for 2025-04-02 19:00:13 +0000 UTC View Post
EXTRA EXTRA! READ ALL ABOUT IT! As the final episode wraps, Jeremy catches up with our very own angelic artificer, Liv Kennedy! Get ready for a full season wrap on one Angela Crawford/Mia Hildebrandt, including a deep dive into their family connections, Mona's influence, the emergent love triangl...
2025-03-27 16:00:11 +0000 UTC View Post
It began with an oath.... but it ends with blood.
The party faces the final adversary. Will they be able to overcome the prophecy? Or will the City of the Black Rose claim what rightfully belongs to it?
Who lives?
Who dies?
And who pays the ultimate price?
... 2025-03-22 18:25:43 +0000 UTC View PostApologies folks! Our editor is working overtime to get City of the Black Rose: Herald of Shadows Episode 10 - Part 2 up as soon as possible, but tying everything together is taking a little longer than anticipated, because that lore is THICK.
We'll endeavour to get this big epic finale up t...
2025-03-21 16:23:56 +0000 UTC View Post
It's here! The Prophecy has come full circle! And it's not looking good for the party. After enduring an utterly gruelling battle with the Whip-Poor-Will, leaving some characters more dead than they realised, our heroes now face their final challenge. They have their answers, they've pooled all t...
2025-03-16 09:45:55 +0000 UTC View Post
IT'S HERE! The first proofs of our very first campaign setting have hit the desks of Roll & Play Press! DOESN'T IT LOOK INCREDIBLE?!
We can now also reveal that the Kickstarter for the City of the Black Rose camp...
2025-03-07 12:36:41 +0000 UTC View Post
EXTRA EXTRA! READ ALL ABOUT IT! The party that gets thoroughly mulched together, chats together. Following the horrors that occurred in episode 9, Jasper, Liv, Candace and Jeremy catch up about the implications that episode 9 has on their characters. A few particularly choice lines from this City...
2025-03-06 18:00:14 +0000 UTC View Post
Beaten and bloodied, our heroes regroup at the Wunkle residence. It's time to go through all the clues, recall every scrap of information they can remember, and come to their final conclusion. The question is, will it be the right one?
Starring:
The penultimate episode.
The second to last chapter.
We're in the end game now.
And all our story hangs by a thread on The Magician, played by one Josephine McAdam
Unifier protect...
2025-02-28 12:49:21 +0000 UTC View Post
EXTRA EXTRA! READ ALL ABOUT IT! Mrs Jenkins ain't what she seems, the shadow merge has had several unintended consequences, and the leads from Dr Harold Jennings are beginning to make sense. Oh, and you fight fire with gators... gotta tell you folks, this City Watch takes a couple of...
2025-02-20 18:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
It's about to get real gritty. While hunting for answers linked to Mavros' ultimate prophecy, the team faces down against what might be their toughest battle yet - with no guarantees that anyone survives... will Hecatae learn the true origins of their past? Will Bilwop realise what Happy is reall...
2025-02-16 12:59:02 +0000 UTC View Post