Compose Dream Games RPG Marketplace
About
Canadian Roleplaying Games. CDG sells and distributes indie-RPGs in Canada and the UK.
Compose Dream Games sells and distributes nearly 50 publishers' games in Canada. They recently launched a new UK branch. While we carry many UK publishers, the stand at UKGE focusses primarily on their Canadian publishers.
These include: Buried Without Ceremony, Genesis of Legend, Sword's Edge Publishing, Shouting Crow, A Smouldering Lighthouse, Hit Point Press, Pendelhaven Publishing, Compose Dream Games and many others.
Find out more at ComposeDreamGames.com
Games
Auspex (solo)
A solo tarot-based journaling game of divination, change, and shaping the future. 22 possible visitors with over 56 questions. 20 different spreads you can use. 7 days to guide fate. Zine; 42 pages; black n white
More: https://composedreamgames.co.uk/auspex
Bettin' Bullets
Diceless bet your bullets western RPG. Nominated in the “most innovative” at the IDGN awards. Paperback; 60 pages; black n white
Capricious
You are gods who destroyed the world, now create a new one in your image in this GM-less worldbuilding game. Zine; 20 pages; black n white
Cartograph - Atlas Edition (solo)
Explore a new land as a Cartographer, create a map as you travel, worldbuild and manage your resources. Solo or Gmless. Hardcover; 86 pages; black n white
Chasing Adventure
A fantasy action-adventure, powered by the apocalypse. Soft cover; 216pages; color
Chasing Adventure is a refined pbta fantasy game, drawing on many prior games, and includes many useful references to additional resources for the GM. Softcover sales benefit doctors without borders.
More: https://composedreamgames.com/marketplace/chasing-adventure
Constellation (RPG Anthology)
A hardcover collection of 12 unique RPG zines exploring action, horror, intimacy, and surreal storytelling. Hardcover; 277 pages; colour
More: https://composedreamgames.com/marketplace/constellation
Fabrication: A Game that Makes Games
Fabrication is a game design game. It is for those who like to tinker. Those who love weird and wacky mechanics. Those who want to collaboratively innovate.
You play Fabrication with a group across three major phases. In the first you play a game staking claims on aspects of the design that you care about. In the second you brainstorm your own mechanics, with the guidance of the game. And in the third you play(test) them and evaluate the results.
Fabrication Alpha Playkit is:
- 3 double-sided tri-fold brochures used to build your game
- 1 double-sided appendix
- 1 summary play-sheet
- 5 play-sheets that you use with tokens
- A slightly overstuffed letter-sized envelop to contain it.
Learn more: https://composedreamgames.com/pages/fabrication.php
Galatea - Paragon Ed (solo)
Solo journalling game of an artistic masterpiece that has come to life. When will that life run out? Wretched & Alone system. zine
Going for Broke (GMless)
A fast-paced sitcom RPG about roomates scrambling to get enough money together. 12 roommate cards, 5 reference cards, in a sleeve box.
Designed by Avery Alder
More: composedreamgames.co.uk/going-for-broke
Kaiju Kontrol (GMless)
GMless 3 to 6 player game of humans with issues controlling Kaiju and smashing cities and monsters. Paperback; 60 pages; black n white
Lady Dee's Grand Ball (GMless)
A GM-less story game of secrets, songs, and social intrigue. Each scene unfolds in real-time to the length of a song. Zine; 20 pages; colour
More: https://composedreamgames.com/marketplace/Lady-Dee's-Grand-Ball
Nefertiti Overdrive 2.0 (ttRPG)
Ancient Egypt meets kung fu in the 2nd edition of this high-octane action RPG. What's new? Enhanced history section, substantial re-writes and completely new layout.
157-page; paperback; black-n-white Inspired by Cortex Plus
More: https://composedreamgames.com/marketplace/nefertiti-overdrive-2
Reanimated and Join their Ranks
Play as Survivors of a zombie apocalypse, or as the Zombies themselves in it's supplement Join Their Ranks.
2d8 Key Powered System and Zombie apocalypse setting. 2 zine bundle
https://composedreamgames.co.uk/reanimated
Ringmaster
A quick narrative prompt based RPG of circuses and the supernatural under the Big Top. Descended from the Queen. 82 tarot-sized cards; colour
More: https://composedreamgames.com/marketplace/ringmaster
Seven Sealed Spirits (Knave/OSR supplement)
A flexible island setting and adventure module for Knave 2e and other OSR/NSR systems. Zine; 32 packed pages; black n white
This micro-setting contains:
- 29 Monsters
- 7 Spirits with 5 Boons and 1 Curse
- 6 Dungeons with 53 total rooms
- 9 Hexes of island adventure
- 21 Black and white illustrations
- 7 Black and white maps
- Wizard and Pirate loot tables
- All in a 32 page A5 zine
Sock Puppets (GMless)
Make real, actual puppets to ruin a perfectly good puppet show while on the air! GM-less one-shot RPG. Paperback; 39 pages; colour
More: https://composedreamgames.com/marketplace/sock-puppets
Tiny Tome 2
A new book of 50 single-page RPGs from dozens of different creators. Paperback; 105 pages; colour https://composedreamgames.com/marketplace/tiny-tome-2