We Are Delighted to Announce…
We raise our kazoos high in song to celebrate our very own Streaming & Video Producer, Dot, as she makes…
D&D: Five Ways To Find A Secret Door
Secret doors are a longstanding tradition in Dungeons & Dragons, and just as longstanding a tradition: inventive ways to convince…
September 2021 Organized Play Update
OPC Musings Those of you with high Perception modifiers will notice that this section has a new title. As of…
The GI Joe, Power Rangers, And Transformers RPGs Are Officially Announced
The Transformers, GI Joe and Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers RPGs are unveiled at last. Come take a look at the…
Talent-studded D&D 5E setting Tanares earns over $1m in first day of crowdfunding
Tanares is a new tabletop RPG setting compatible with Dungeons & Dragons 5E that raised seven figures on its first…
Thursday Art Assault – Window to a New Soul
‘Window to a New Soul’ – J Edward Neill – 2021 Find more dark, surreal art at…
For the Love of Cthulhu Try Folk Horror
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D&D Celebration 2021 – Registration Open For Wild Beyond The Witchlight
Come and take part in the virtual weekend of adventure, live games, and a preview of the Wild Beyond the…
10 board games to look for at Gen Con 2021 – preview
Gen Con is back for 2021, with a slew of exciting upcoming board games for players to experience at the…
Cyberpunk Red RPG studio R. Talsorian becomes latest publisher to exit Gen Con 2021 over COVID-19 concerns
R. Talsorian Games, the RPG publisher behind Cyberpunk 2020 and Cyberpunk Red, has become the latest publisher to withdraw from…
Players Roll Out and Transform in 'Transformers Roleplaying Game'
Renegade Game Studios will release the Transformers Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook and themed accessories in March. In the Transformers Roleplaying…
Watch Secrets of Magic Liveplay on Thursday!
While the Pathfinder: Secrets of Magic liveplay is usually on Wednesdays at 6 pm Pacific, we are taking the night…
Kickstarter Round-Up: Black Rose Wars, Picaresque Roman, Flatline City, and More
Come check out this week’s batch of Kickstarter and crowdfunding highlights! Blurgh A party game of bad language, crazy drawings,…
The Avatar Legends RPG Surpasses $8 Million Heading – Last Chance To Back
Avatar Legends, the RPG of elemental bending and cabbages has broken many Kickstarter records, surpassing $8 million heading into the…
New Releases: Secrets Revealed
In every adventure, the heroes face adversity to win the day. Likewise, these thrilling new tools and tales have overcome…
Magic: The Gathering's Terrifying Innistrad ARG Story Experience
Wizards of the Coast, creators of the premier trading card game Magic: The Gathering, have always been quite detail-oriented in their…
High-powered, high fantasy RPG Exalted will receive a live action television adaptation
A live action television series based on the anime and mythology-inspired tabletop RPG Exalted has been announced. The adaptation will…
The G.I. Joe Roleplaying Game has been officially revealed
The G.I. Joe Roleplaying Game, based on the line of toy soldiers, has been officially unveiled by publisher Renegade Game…
Dungeon Tables: Random Encounters in Deserts and Wastes
Deserts and wastelands present a particular kind of challenge for adventurers. Though the landscape may look arid and vacant, there…
28 tabletop games have made $1m on Kickstarter in 2021 so far
Tabletop games have already raised $146 million on Kickstarter in 2021, with more than two dozen projects individually breaking the…
Are RPGs TV’s Next Goldmine? – ‘Blades In The Dark’ And ‘Exalted’ In Development
Not one but two different RPG franchises have announced TV shows in development. Blades in the Dark and Exalted will…
D&D: WotC Lead Designer Talks Bard Class Origins
It’s the 90s all over again, because D&D’s lead rules designer takes us all Behind the Music with Bards, celebrating…
Rogue Squadron- Black Flight
Welcome to Rogue Squadron, pilot! In this series, we will be looking at different squadrons you can fly in Fantasy…
Publishing RPGs on DriveThruRPG Do’s and Don’ts with Adriel Wilson
DriveThruRPG’s Indie Publisher Representative Adriel Wilson joins me on the podcast today. We talk about the do’s and don’t of…
17–31 August 2021: Blades in the Dark on TV
This week, John Harper’s hit RPG, Blades in the Dark, will get a TV adaptation; Virtual Tabletop platform, Role, raises…
Wanderhome studio’s next RPG is a game about ghost families called Our Haunt
Our Haunt, an upcoming roleplaying game about being a household of ghosts, is the next RPG from the publishing company…
Blades in the Dark RPG is being adapted into a television series
Blades in the Dark, the dark fantasy roleplaying game about pulling off heists, is being adapted into a television series.…
Sequioa Games Announces 'Flex NBA'
Sequioa Games announced Flex NBA Trading Tile Board Game Starter Set and Series 1 booster set, which will hit stores…
Wizards of the Coast Sponsors English Soccer Team
Wizards of the Coast announced that it will sponsor the Leyton Orient FC, an EFL League 2 soccer team, for…
Repost: He’ll See Me On The Flipside
I’m 7-years old. The kid across from me has issued a challenge to me. We’re both to submit to the…
Nerds Gummy Clusters Reveals New Dungeons & Dragons Packaging
Today Nerds candy along with Dungeons & Dragons revealed the packaging for the new Nerds Gummy Clusters with a D&D…
Players Become a Real American Hero in the 'G.I. JOE Roleplaying Game'
Renegade Game Studios will release the G.I. JOE Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook and accessories later this year. In the G.I.…
Strength of Thousands: Magaambya Staff
The first chapter of the Strength of Thousands Adventure Path, Kindled Magic, is now available and contains an article describing…
Mortal Kombat Legend's Joel McHale Compares Cage to Winger & More
Mortal Combat Legends, Battle of the Realms releases today, and comedy superstar Joel McHale (Community, Stargirl) has once again been…
Lancer designers suspend work on planned sourcebooks, citing life changes and pandemic stressors
The creative duo behind popular mecha tabletop RPG Lancer has suspended development on three books originally crowdfunded through its Kickstarter…
Monsters and Dragons and Pirates, Oh My!
Monsters and Dragons and Pirates, Oh My! Tuesday, August 31, 2021 After over a year and a half of…
D&D: Five Worlds Your Characters Should Adventure In
D&D has countless worlds, as long as you can’t count very high. There are more than you’d think though! Everyone…
Book Mashup: Vaporwave Rose, Part 1
I really enjoyed writing Lost Ilium the other week. I didn’t know if the mashups were going to be a…
How to Easily Incorporate Side Quests
Side quests don’t have to be distracting fetch quests or the infamous escort quests so often present in MMORPG games.…
WotC Files Netrunner Trademark – Is A Rebirth In The Cards?
After Wizards of the Coast filed a new trademark for Netrunner, could a rebirth of the classic cyberpunk card game…
WizKids Launches 'D&D Prismatic Paint'
WizKids launched its D&D Prismatic Paint line of products, which are expected to hit stores in January 2022. This new…
Beat the superpowered streets of neo-noir RPG City of Mist on the cheap with latest Bundle of Holding
The latest Bundle of Holding offers both sourcebooks for the detective-meets-urban myth RPG City of Mist, plus a collection of…
RPG character backgrounds are rubbish – here’s how to make a good one
Creating a character for a roleplaying game is a labour of love. Coming up with a cool concept, poking and…
D&D: How To Multiclass In 5th Edition
Multiclassing in Dungeons & Dragons can be a great way to add some flexibility, depth, and power to your character.…
The Workshop – Other Fantasy RPGs
The other week I posted an article about one of the current “conversations” around 5th Edition Dungeons and Dragons, specifically…
Power Rangers RPG drops D&D 5E gameplay, will debut new Essence20 system
The Power Rangers Roleplaying Game will no longer be based on Dungeons & Dragons 5E, publisher Renegade Game Studios has…
Preview: 'D&D Frameworks' Character Packs
WizKids released preview images of their first wave D&D Frameworks character packs (see "WizKids Launches 'D&D Frameworks'"). These miniatures will…
D&D 101: Choosing a Race for Your Dungeons & Dragons Character
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Renegade Game Studios Announces Power Rangers Roleplaying Game
Renegade Game Studios is morphin' into action as they will be releasing the Power Rangers Roleplaying Game later this year.…
Coming Soon: Tech & Teachers
The September 2021 product release date is scheduled for the 22nd, less than a month away. So, lets preview what…
D&D Monster Spotlight: Phase Spiders, Set Phasers To Nope
What happens when you mix the worst aspects of a Giant Spider with the teleportation of a Blinkdog? Nightmare fuel…
D&D: Five Spells To Beat The Heat
It’s the height of summer and your adventuring party is wearing leather and metal–here are five spells to help beat…
Rogue’s Gallery: Hjalmar Dåkassen
Hjalmar Dåkassen carries an air of superiority whether he is in a jarl’s council chambers or having a drink with…
Renegade Game Studios Unveils 'Power Rangers RPG'
Renegade Game Studios unveiled the Power Rangers Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook, which is currently on preorder. Roleplayers can now assume…
Check Out Essence 20 – Hasbro’s New RPG Engine For Transformers, GI Joe, And More
Renegade Games recently unveiled a new RPG system that will bring Hasbro’s many worlds, like Transformers, GI Joe, and Power…
We talk intriguing indie RPGs, MTG's latest reveals and Netrunner's (possible) return on the Dicebreaker Podcast!
On the latest Dicebreaker Podcast, Matt, Wheels and Chase get together to talk interesting indie RPGs, take a trip through…
D&D: Kobold Press’ New Book Will Add 50 New Subclasses
A new 5th Edition sourcebook from longtime 3rd-party publisher Kobold Press, Tome of Heroes, will add more than 50 new…
Astral Projections – Of Posergangs, Bodysculpting, and Elflines (Cyberpunk RED)
Art © 2021 by CD Projekt S.A. The Elflines Online (ELO) free Cyberpunk RED (CPR) supplements from R. Talsorian Games…
Pushing the Button
War is on the horizon. In fact, it’s so close we can see the contrails of the Total Annihilation Devices…
Six New 'Pathfinder Battles: Premium Painted Figures' Incoming
WizKids revealed six new Pathfinder Battles: Premium Painted Figures that will hit retail stores in November. Pathfinder Battles Premium Painted…
D&D’s Unknown Rules, Arby’s Dice, DUNE’s House Harkonnen, League of Legends Cosplay, Critical Role Statues
Take a look at D&D’s unknown rules, Arby’s new D20s, House Harkonnen speaks, along with League of Legends Cosplay, and…
Rolling for Initiative — Whither the Entry Level Promo Deck?
Rolling for Initiative is a weekly column by Scott Thorne, PhD, owner of Castle Perilous Games & Books in Carbondale,…
RPG Accessories: D&D Swag For Autumn Druids
Crunchy leaves and crisp air means it’s time to find the RPG accessories perfect for an autumn druid or just…
D&D: Mordenkainen, Master Of Neutrality
Dedicated to maintaining “the balance”, this Wizard is basically D&D’s sorcerer supreme. Come join us as we visit the Man,…
D&D: Icewind Dale – An Adventurer’s Guide
Grab your winter cloak, your ring of warmth, and make sure to stock up on rations, because we’re going to…
D&D: ‘Critical Role’s Vex And Vax Vox Machina Statues
A new series of collectible statues was unveiled earlier this week from the team at Critical Cole and Sideshow Collectibles.…
Karokans – a Crabfolk Race for D&D 5e
This week on the Campaign Trail, I thought I would share a new undersea racial option I am working on…
Road Trip! 3 Steps to Making Travel Fun in Dungeons & Dragons
Your party sets out to the Mire of Haunted Dreams. Eighteen days of thick Feywild jungle lie ahead of them. But as each…
Pledge to the NIOBE & DURA: Wrath of the Ancient Kickstarter and Get the Pathfinder: Niobe Adventure!
“We all have a Niobe inside ourselves, and it’s time to let her roar.” That’s an excerpt from the foreword…
GW, Warhammer, 40K & Fantasy Minis Trivia Challenge
It’s Friday! Kick-off your weekend with this retro challenge for the old-schoolers out there. What ancient Games Workshop, 40K, and…
Outside the Box – August 27th
Ahoi-hoi and welcome back to Outside the Box! This week with news from North Star Military Figures, Mierce Miniatures, Creature…
More Stream Overlays for Pathfinder & Starfinder
Months ago, as we were preparing for the Jasper’s Game Week 2021 charity fundraiser, we received an email from Anne…
The Song Undying: A New Cult, Its Leader, and a Terrible Relic
A rapidly growing cult in Zobeck, the Song Undying has driven the clergy of certain temples in the city, including…
'Horizon Zero Dawn' Details Revealed
Steamforged has shared release information for the first four titles in its new Horizon Zero Dawn game series, including the…
D&D: So About Those Arby’s Dice…
For one shining, glorious minute, Arby’s was selling an entire set of tabletop dice. They’re gone now, but you can…
Netrunner trademark filing sends players speculating on the cyberpunk card game’s future
Someone in the Android: Netrunner community discovered that Wizards of the Coast is filing legal paperwork for a trademark over…
Finder’s Archive – Cabal Stronghold
Hi everyone, and welcome back to the Finder’s Archives. In this column, we take some of the lands from Magic:…
D&D – Rules You Didn’t Know Were In The Game
Do you ever need to do something weird that you don’t think D&D has a rule for? Check the Dungeon…
RPGs & The Feds: That Time The Secret Service Raided Steve Jackson Games – PRIME
Have you ever written a game so good that the Secret Service raids your offices, seizes your computers... even your…
MTG: New Secret Lairs Are Timeless Reimaginings Of Classic Cards
In their latest batch of Secret Lair drops, WotC reveals that Magic is getting all Timey-Wimey with their art, and…
Warhammer 40K: Chaos Gate Daemonunters – New Cinematic Trailer!
There’s a new trailer just out for Chaos Gate: Daemonhunters and the Grey Knights have never looked better! [embedded content]…
We’re removing the playtest documents!
We will soon be removing the playtest documents from this website. If you want to keep them for any reason,…
Level Up: Feature List
Below is a list of just some of the many innovations and new features to be found in Level Up:…
D&D: Five Spells Perfect For Sneaking
Stealth in Dungeons & Dragons isn’t always just the purview of rogues. With these five spells, even the clumsiest caster…
The Herbalist’s Primer gives roleplaying groups a crash course in practical and magical botany
Flex both green thumbs during the next tabletop session with the Herbalist’s Primer, a system-agnostic supplement describing 100 different plants…
'Persuader-Class Tank Droid' Reinforces 'Star Wars: Legion'
Atomic Mass Games has announced the NR-N99 Persuader-Class Tank Droid Unit Expansion for the Star Wars: Legion tabletop miniatures Game,…
D&D: Take A Look At WizKids’ New Framework Minis
WizKids has unveiled a preview of their new Framework series of miniatures–new sprue-based D&D minis that will let you custom…
Steamforged to Send 'Resident Evil 3' to Retail
Steamforged Games has shared details for the upcoming retail launch of Resident Evil 3: The Board Game, based on the…
Why does everyone hate Monopoly? The secret history behind the world’s biggest board game
Tabletop games have come a long way since the 1930s when the Parker Brothers first unleashed the game of Monopoly…
Thursday Art Assault – Seeds of the Shadow Queen
‘Seeds of the Shadow Queen’ – J Edward Neill – 2021 Find more dark, surreal art at…
Will Avatar Legends Change Tabletop RPG Forever? PART TWO
In the first part of this two-part series, I reviewed the buildup to the launch of Avatar Legends, the tabletop…
D&D: How A World Of Warcraft Composer Scores Critical Role’s ‘Legend Of Vox Machina’
The Legend of the Legend of Vox Machina continues as the Critical Role team unveils the composer of the show’s…
The Price of Coal weaves a historical story of labour rights in West Virginia’s coal country
Live through a period of rising tensions just before the US government sent federal troops to quash a workers’ uprising…
Pandemic, Mysterium and Legend of the Five Rings are being turned into comics
The worlds of board games Pandemic and Mysterium, along with RPG and card game Legend of the Five Rings, are…
Parleying With Monsters: Sweet-Talk These 3 Creatures Out of Combat
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Kickstarter Round-Up: Hizuru, Not Enough Mana, Uncharted Lands, and More
Come check out this week’s batch of Kickstarter and crowdfunding highlights! Hizuru This is the true neverending story. The looping…
New Spells from the Pathfinder: Secrets of Magic Liveplay!
In the Pathfinder: Secrets of Magic liveplay, you can have a great time learning the Pathfinder Second Edition game and…
D&D: Five Magic Items Perfect For Beginners
Magic items are great treasures for anyone… but these five magic items are perfect for players who are new to…