Force Wizard – Much To Learn (Consular Career)
“Force Wizard” is my series on the Force & Destiny Careers’ Signature Abilities.Welcome back to Force Wizard. As I mentioned…
Renegade Game Studios Teases a 'Kids on Bikes' Board Game
Renegade Game Studios teased The Snallygaster Situation, a Kids on Bikes board game, coming to retail in 2021. Renegade is…
RPG: The Army Painter’s New GAMEMASTER Terrain Will Level Up Your Tabletop
Make your next dungeon fit exactly what you need–the Army Painter’s new Gamemaster terrain kit will help you custom build…
Free to Download: One Page Solo Engine
Can you play a tabletop RPG by yourself? Yes, in a way, you can. There are some articles on Geek…
The Secret Files of Section D is a Savage Worlds cryptid-espionage on Kickstarter
Mummies are buried deep for a reason.
Mythic Table: Free virtual tabletop launches
You can now access the first playable version of the free forever and not-for-profit virtual tabletop Mythic Table. The URL…
ModCon: Modiphius to launch online convention next month
December 3rd to December 6th are the dates that Modiphius' new online convention will run from.
Rolling for Initiative — Of Cauldrons and Lawsuits
Rolling for Initiative is a weekly column by Scott Thorne, PhD, owner of Castle Perilous Games & Books in Carbondale,…
Genre Police: Combative Behaviour
I love combat. Love it. I think I lot of players in my game assume that I’m a deep RP…
Pimpcron: Faith in Humanity Restored
Pimpcron gets all gushy about fellow gamers. Us nerds and gamers get a bad reputation for being smelly, socially awkward,…
Beadle and Grimm’s Character Chronicles Go Digital!
Friends, We're very excited to announce that all unlocked Character Chronicles are now available for purchase as PDFs! The PDFs…
Dune: Adventures in the Imperium RPG gets its first art reveal
Modiphius has shared the first teaser from their highly anticipated Dune RPG. Dune: Adventures in the Imperium will use Modiphius’…
RPG Spotlight: Invisible Sun
It’s time to awaken from your boring fake life and join the world of magic and the weird as we…
Find the Path Presents Hell’s Rebels
Find the Path Presents Hell’s Rebels Friday, November 20, 2020 Find the Path, a Paizo official partner, is excited to…
Galactic Misadventures
On the Trail of the Judge Child We took a short interlude with last week’s blog to take a look…
D&D: Duel of the Red Dragons
Looking to add some Dragons to your next Dungeons & Dragons game? Specifically Red Dragons? Two Dragons enter the arena…
Routinely Itemised: RPGs #75
November 20, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment💶 Ads: Links may earn us money Hello and welcome to another…
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything Breakdown, Part One
This is the beginning of what will surely (barring catastrophe in the next couple of months) be an extended series…
We create the Love Letter expanded universe and pick our real-life RPG classes on the latest Dicebreaker Podcast
On this week's Dicebreaker Podcast, Matt plays mahjong with cat people, Wheels sinks his fangs into Fury of Dracula and…
One-on-One Roleplaying: Supporting Co-Creation in Your One-on-One Game
We’ve written previously in this series about the importance of approaching a one-on-one 5E game as a co-creative storytelling process.…
Why are Gale Force 9 suing Wizards of the Coast for $950,000?
Last night, Geek Native carried the news that model maker Gale Force 9 was suing Wizards of the Coast for…
Outside the Box – November 20th
Hello again, this week we have news about Frostgrave, Infinity, Conquest, Star Wars Armada, Bolt Action, Dropfleet Commander and more!A…
RPG monsters: Grab yourself a Gift Golem for Christmas
RPG designer, animator and storyboard artist Skull Dixon has created some excellent horror for Tuesday Knight Games’ Mothership and plenty…
D&D BREAKING: Gale Force 9 Sue WotC Over Breach of Contract
Legal troubles for WotC this week, as miniature & game manufacturer Gale Force Nine has filed suit against Wizards of…
Finder’s Archive – Blooming Marsh
Hi everyone, and welcome back to the Finder’s Archives.In this column, we take some of the lands from Magic: The…
D&D miniatures maker Gale Force Nine sues RPG publisher Wizards of the Coast
Disputes over licensing and distribution have led to back and forth litigation.
Sail the treetops in Wildsea, a futuristic RPG inspired by Bastion and Blades in the Dark
Become part of a crew of sailors in a world where ships travel on top of trees in Wildsea, a…
#FalloutFriday Feedback
By Jon Webb Our first #FalloutFriday has come and gone and it was great to see players, painters and hobbyists…
November Roundup
This week has been beyond busy. Multiple long days for the day job and a reminder that working from home…
Gale Force Nine Sues Wizards of the Coast
Gale Force Nine filed suit against Wizards of the Coast in Washington on Tuesday, as a dispute over GF9’s licenses…
WoTC Raised $4,400 For Children’s Hospitals With D&D Cover Art Auction
Wizards of the Coast earned over $4,400 for Extra Life 4 Kids and the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals with five…
Pathfinder Beginner Box Sanctioning
Art by Ksenia Kozhevnikova As promised in our monthly update blog, we’ve been working hard on sanctioning playable content for…
Cool People Play Dungeons & Dragons Now
Between celebrity dungeon masters, high profile games for charity, and million dollar campaigns, Dungeons and Dragons has become a game…
Social Media Platform Changes
On December 1st the D&D Adventurers League Facebook group and DM Discussion group will be archived. Starting today, no new…
The 5e biopunk GeneFunk 2090 heads into the Shadows of Korea
Shadows of Korea expands GeneFunk 2090 with 8 new class archetypes, 5 new engineered genomes (races), new equipment, new feats…
Dagger of Spiragos: Onyx Path publishes first linked “Astral Module” at DriveThruRPG
The linking of the large DriveThruRPG marketplace and Astral is an important step for both companies.
Fight Item Run melds retro video games and a modern approach to tabletop roleplaying
Don’t hoard those phoenix downs!
Humble Bundle: Cyberpunk 2020 goodies and Cyberpunk Red jumpstart discounted
Mike Pondsmith and R. Talsorian Games’ full Cyberpunk Red is now out. The tabletop RPG is the sequel to Cyberpunk…
Perilous RPG swaps a GM for story cards written by Kids on Brooms co-creator
Venture into the depth of a dungeon in search of adventure in Perilous, an upcoming RPG that features story-prompting cards…
Sally Phillips and James Acaster are among the comedians playing more Dungeons & Dragons for Comic Relief
Comic Relief is bringing another set of popular UK comedians to the gaming table in order to fundraise aid for…
Episode 2: Comic Relief plays D&D again
Last May, British comedians such as Nish Kumar and Sue Perkins played D&D for Comic Relief. The session of tabletop…
D&D fans reporting binding problems with Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything as pages come loose
A thread on EN World, a D&D and RPG news site mentioned in Wizards of the Coast’s latest survey, has…
Before the Stroke of Midnight (Edgar Allan Poe and 5e): An Interview With Tove Lund Jorgensen & Erik Jorgensen
When I saw Midnight Tower’s latest Kickstarter, A Mystery Adventure Inspired by Edgar Allan Poe for 5e, I knew I…
Cyberpunk Red’s starter set and Cyberpunk 2020 are just £6 in the latest RPG Humble Bundle
Pick up the starter set for Cyberpunk Red - the latest edition of the tabletop RPG that inspired this year’s…
Wizards of the Coast Raises $1.4 Million for Children's Miracle Network Hospitals
Extra Life 2020 Campaign Results in Sizeable Donations From WotC Gaming Communities Wizards of the Coast announced that it has…
D&D Holiday Specials
4 December: Comic Relief Plays D&D Episode 2 After our first stream with Comic Relief earlier this year raised an…
Downtime Activities at the Dawnflower Library
Adventurers don’t spend every waking moment in moldering crypts or dangerous fens. When heroes need a break, they can take…
Tabletop Kickstarter Round-Up: November 18, 2020
Come check out this week’s batch of crowdfunding highlights! Perilous RPG Perilous is a dungeon crawling RPG about braving the…
EYES ON THE WASTELAND
Surveys are always tricky - the way you ask a question can lead people to answer a certain way, the…
So You (Still) Want to Play in Midgard? Part One
Back in the summer of 2019, I wrote an article entitled “So You Want to Play in Midgard? (But You…
D&D book Dark Places & Demogorgons bares a striking resemblance to Stranger Things
Travel back in time to the 1980s to investigate urban legends in Dark Places & Demogorgons, a new supplement for…
Level Up Survey: Sorcerer
Last week we released the playtest candidate for our Sorcerer class. This is the accompanying survey. As always, it’s OK…
Save a dying world without metal in dark fantasy RPG Asunder
The world of Asunder, a new dark fantasy RPG designed by Adam Lawson (Escape the Night), is dying. More accurately,…
Brief Description of 5e Classes and Subclasses (Ideal to Show to your Players), Part 6
Thumbnail from Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything’s cover With the arrival of Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything, tons of new things have…
Rogue Reorganization- Atomic Mass Games
Startling news out of the X-wing world Monday with the announcement that Atomic Mass Games, another subsidiary of Asmodee, will…
Running D&D with The Dungeon Coach
The Dungeon Coach drops in on the podcast today to dish out dungeon master advice. The Dungeon Coach is a…
Dave Arneson: The Soul Of D&D – PRIME
Dave Arneson helped make D&D what it is today. From DMs to campaign worlds, Arneson's legacy is clear, despite a…
How Star Trek Canon inspired Back to Reality
By Fred Love Gamemastering demands a lot of creativity, and sometimes even the most imaginative gamemaster struggles to come up…
Games Workshop Teases 'Warhammer 40,000 Battleforce' Boxes
Games Workshop teased Warhammer 40,000 Battleforce boxes, new miniatures sets, coming to retail in Q4 2020. The six Battleforce sets…
Indie Press Revolution’s job ad for an assistant manager reads like an adventure!
Are you confident in your ability to drive through snow or a dust storm to get to a gaming convention…
Troubles in Otari Livestream
Troubles in Otari Livestream Tuesday, November 17, 2020 A new Pathfinder Second Edition livestream begins on the official Paizo Twitch…
RPG Accessories: Swords!
Between magical swords, ancient plot soaked swords, and run-of-the-mill hunks of metal for level one adventures to swing around, swords…
Introducing Hideous Laughter Productions
Hello to everyone in the Paizoverse, Steve here from Hideous Laughter Productions and today I’m thrilled to help announce that…
How to Play Sidekicks Like Heroes in Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
Originally introduced in the D&D Essentials Kit and Expanded in Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything, sidekick NPCs are a great way…
Lightweight mecha RPG The Mecha Hack is releasing a new book of missions
Fans of Absolute Tabletop’s streamlined take on mecha adventures rejoice, as the publisher is planning a supplement full of one-page…
Kevin’s Spellbook: Mending
Here in the final glimpse into my spellbook, we will look at Mending. This versatile and often overlooked cantrip has…
D&D: Help Shape The Future Of Dungeons And Dragons With A Quick Survey
Wizards of the Coast is once again asking for your opinions about Dungeons & Dragons. A new milestone survey is…
D&D: Tasha’s Cauldron Of Everything – The BoLS Review
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything has rules that touch on everything from creating characters to running the game. But is it…
You Son of a Bitch, I’m In!: A Review
Disclaimer: Drew is a friend, and I received this RPG for free with no strings attached.You Son of a Bitch,…
10 best Christmas gifts for board game lovers
Sometimes it’s a struggle to find a nice present that isn’t just another tabletop addition to place on top of…
10–16 November 2020: World of Darkness; Haunted West; QAnon as LARP
This week: Paradox takes back the reins on the World of Darkness; controversy around Matthew Mercer's character on Haunted West;…
Gloomhaven is currently the cheapest it’s ever been on Amazon US
Massive RPG-in-a-box Gloomhaven - one of the most widely acclaimed board game releases of recent years - is currently the…
Leder Games Will Release 'Oath: Chronicles of Empire and Exile' Into U.S. Trade
Leder Games will release Oath: Chronicles of Empire and Exile, a fantasy political history game, for release in Q1 2021.…
Retailer Strategies for Building Community During COVID
With in-store gaming and other in-person community-building shut down by COVID, retailers were forced to adapt quickly. Comics and games…
Awesomesticks Podcast Ep. 01
The premiere episode! Critical Role and Dark Horse comics news, Paradox Interactive brings Vampire in-house, and more! The post Awesomesticks…
Tabletop Gallery: Guilliman’s Big Command
“Sir Yes Sir!” Enjoy. If You Have An Awesome Tabletop or RPG Shot You Think Would Make A Great BoLS…
Free to Download: Blue Rose Quickstart
Green Ronin have made a 50+ page quickstart for their romantic fantasy game Blue Rose available as a free download.…
Fantasy Flight loses Star Wars to sister studio Atomic Mass Games
Asmodee has today announced a “strategic reorganisation” which results in Star Wars: X-Wing, Star Wars: Armada, and Star Wars: Legion…
The dark Symbaroum RPG has two different offers in the Bundle of Holding
Free League Publishing’s dark fantasy RPG Symbaroum is available in two different Bundle of Holding deals. One is all-new, with…
D&D: Cooking Up ‘Heroes’ Feast’ – Elven Chopforest
There’s a lot to love about this book – for D&D fans and cooks alike. I cooked up the Elven…
Free to Download: Chasing Adventure
Chasing Adventure is new Powered by the Apocalypse game from Smore Productions. The project began as a refinement of Dungeon…
Mongoose to launch the Fifth Frontier War and Traveller Mercenary
Matthew Sprange, the managing director of Mongoose Publishing, has shared the company’s State of Mongoose 2020. As you can imagine,…
This Week on Twitch, Nov 16 – Nov 22
Check out what we have in store this week on Twitch! Also if you’re interested in running your own Pathfinder…
Artificer 101: Alchemist (from Tasha's Cauldron of Everything)
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The Awesomsticks Podcast is here!
We're launching our own podcast! The Awesomsticks Podcast will compliment the blog and offer information on much more than TTRPG…
Blue Rose Quickstart available NOW!
This week sees the release of a Quickstart for our Blue Rose AGE roleplaying game. Green Ronin’s Quickstarts have always…
Tome Unbound: Light Drake
Alternate Traits and Actions The following changes allow GMs to alter a light drake without modifying its challenge rating. Light…
RPG: Renegade Games Assumes Control Of Vampire And The World Of Darkness
Vampire: the Masquerade and the rest of the World of Darkness have found a new home with Renegade Games, along…
'Star Wars' Miniatures Games Development Moves From Fantasy Flight Games to Atomic Mass Games!
Asmodee USA has announced that oversight of its Star Wars miniatures titles will be moving from Fantasy Flight Games to…
What We're Doing With Your Survey Feedback
So the interest in Level Up has been fantastic. Thousands of surveys returned, comprising a LOT of data. Thank you! I wanted…
CMON Teams Up With Warner Bros. for a Multi-game Kickstarter Campaign
CMON announced that it will team up with Warner Bros. to release three new tabletop games as part of the…
Astral Projections – “The Mandalorian” Gear: Whistling Birds
© 2019 Disney/LucasFilm Ltd. In honor of The Mandalorian‘s Clan (of Two) Mudhorn, I have been making stats for some…
Indie RPG seller Itch.io is waiving its cut of game sales for Black Friday
Indie RPG marketplace Itch.io will be offering a way to hunt bargains and help creators in the same breath by…
Evil Hat's 'Thirsty Sword Lesbians RPG' is Headed to Trade
Evil Hat Productions will release Thirsty Sword Lesbians, a tabletop RPG, into trade in mid-2021 after a Kickstarter backer release.…
Genre Police: Benji Vs The D
When I talk about RPGs in this column, I usually try to make sure I’m not tying my advice to…