Activision Blizzard Announces Dates For Diablo II Remastered Beta Dates Amid Sexual Harassment Lawsuit
Activision Blizzard’s Diablo II: Remastered, the remake of the original action RPG classic, is coming to open beta, though the…
Iconic Encounter: Water and Bone
Lini held her palms out, and water encased the skeletons instantly. She winced from the effort of throwing the spell…
Book Mashup: Lost Ilium
So, I was going to talk a little more about my Threefold setting Modern AGE campaign, but, uh, I didn’t…
Using Sentient Magic Items to Further Character Development
Sentient magic items offer a unique way to offer players new opportunities to roleplay their character. Maintaining a relationship with…
D&D: WizKids Shows Off Two New ‘Critical Role’ Prepaints
Critical Role’s massive monsters are where the lore and characterization of Matt Mercer’s Exandria shine through. Now you can get…
The Workshop – So What If The Game Is “Easy” Or “Boring”?
Source image unknown. All rights reserved. If you’ve had an ear to the ground of the video game community over…
Doctor Who RPG sourcebooks discounted across two Bundle of Holding deals
Start having adventures in space and time with two Bundle of Holding deals for the official Doctor Who roleplaying game.…
Cult psychedelic-fantasy board game Dungeon Degenerates is weird, wild and back on Kickstarter
Take the sprawling fantasy adventures of Dungeons & Dragons, combine them with the kaleidoscopic visuals of an acid trip and…
The Witcher TRPG’s newest sourcebook contains six adventures and rules for ice skating
Embark on six new adventures and learn how to ice skate with A Book of Tales, the latest sourcebook released…
PSC Games announces ‘Total War: Rome – The Board Game’
PSC Games announced Total War: Rome - The Board Game, a new tabletop game based on Sega and The Creative…
Achtung! Cthulhu 2d20: The Arms Race
By John Houlihan One of our main aims in developing Achtung! Cthulhu 2d20 was to give players more… more of…
WizKids Launches ‘D&D Frameworks’
WizKids launched D&D Frameworks, a new sprue miniatures line, for release in January 2022. Back in February, WizKids expanded its…
WizKids Unleashes Two New ‘Critical Role’ Monster Miniatures Sets
WizKids unleashed Monsters of Tal'Dorei - Set 1 and Monsters of Tal'Dorei - Set 2, two Critical Role monster miniatures…
An Awfully Cheerful Time, Haunted Keepsakes and a Mournlands Mystery
Greetings all and welcome to the EN Publishing news update! This week, The Awfully Cheerful Engine lands in our store, plus…
Blast off to the Cosmos for the Mox Gauntlet!
I’m excited to share that Paizo will once again be participating in the Mox Gauntlet charity game tournament, and it’s…
3 Sidekicks to Recruit to Your Ragtag Party of Adventurers
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Avatar Legends RPG does justice to The Last Airbender and Korra’s storytelling, but fumbles combat – preview
Both Avatar: The Last Airbender and Legend of Korra demanded the imagination of their audiences, from the elemental bending and…
From the Deck of a Sandship: Of Nemet and a Fine Crew of Pirates
“She captured her little sister a craft, perhaps as much to please her as to get rid of her. But…
We play the Board Game Thesaurus Game, check out the Avatar RPG and flirt with Thanos on the Dicebreaker Podcast
Lolies, Meehan and Matt crack open a thesaurus in this week’s podcast game, as we try to guess board game…
Kickstarter Korner – Avatar Legends RPG
The Kickstarter for Magpie Games’ Avatar Legends RPG went live only August 3, 2021 and by this writing (Aug. 4,…
The Warhammer Fantasy RPG is getting a card game
Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay, the tabletop RPG set in the fantasy world of Warhammer, is spinning out into a new card…
D&D livestream to raise money for Mermaids, a charity supporting trans and non-binary youth
A Dungeons & Dragons actual play livestream is set to raise money for Mermaids, a UK based charity dedicated to…
Wizards of the Coast Updates Timelines for Two Upcoming ‘Magic’ Sets
Wizards of the Coast updated the release and event timelines for two new Magic: The Gathering sets, Midnight Hunt and…
Stranger Things Season 4, GW’s Kill Team, Avatar RPG, Neverwinter
This weekend had it all from Stranger Things new season info, GW’s Kill Team is imminent, D&D Neverwinter, plus Avatar…
Rolling for Initiative — The Fall of ‘Innistrad’ and the Future of Flying Buffalo
Rolling for Initiative is a weekly column by Scott Thorne, PhD, owner of Castle Perilous Games & Books in Carbondale,…
Modiphius Entertainment Releases Fallout 2D20 RPG PDF Books
Modiphius Entertainment, a tabletop game design company known for various licensed games of all manner, including SPECTRE: The Board Game, Fallout: Wasteland…
D&D: An Adventurer’s Guide To Neverwinter
Come visit the city where it is always either that only has three seasons a year – Spring, Summer, and…
How To Deal With Hobby Burnout
We’ve all been there – But what exactly is Hobby Burnout and how can you deal with it? I’m not…
D&D: Beadle & Grimm’s Sets Its Sights On Tal’Dorei
Beadle & Grimm’s, purveyors of only the finest in tabletop boxed sets, have set their sights on the world of…
Monster Tools
The encounter building section also has information on modifying the encounters for low level parties, using elite and legendary monsters,…
Tales From The Drift: Only Nice People Come Here
The skittermander at the counter flexed his fingers and grinned. “What’ll it be, nufriend?” “Nufriend?” Tono smirked. “Every night I…
Modiphius Announces Several Additions To Star Trek Adventures RPG
Modiphius Entertainment has released new content for the tabletop RPG Star Trek Adventures with the Shackleton Expanse. Those who are…
RPG Spotlight: FFG’s Genesys
Genesys is Fantasy Flight Games’ take on the generic and open-ended roleplaying system, combining a universal system with a user-friendly…
On the Next Paizo LIVE: Magic, Tech, or Junk?
Paizo LIVE is our almost-monthly, 2-hour live Twitch show featuring the Paizo staff and occasional guests talking about all things…
Saints of Midgard: Stone-Saint Elharee
The Midgard Worldbook already details a score of saints dedicated to the war god Mavros, but the other deities have…
Nathon Fillion and cast of The Suicide Squad play as a band of rowdy goblins in Nerdist’s latest CelebriD&D
The folks over at Nerdist somehow wrangled Nathan Fillion, Flula Borg and Michael Rooker into roleplaying as a band of…
‘Avatar Legends’ Is Now The Biggest RPG On Kickstarter
Not even three days into its campaign, Avatar Legends: The RPG has surpassed all other tabletop RPGs on Kickstarter, and…
Cubicle 7 Unleashes ‘Warhammer Age of Sigmar Soulbound: Steam and Steel’
Cubicle 7 unleashed Warhammer Age of Sigmar Soulbound: Steam and Steel, a new weapons and war machines RPG sourcebook, for…
Arcadia Issue 6 Breakdown
All art belongs to MCDMBetter late than never, right?This month’s issue of Arcadia is primarily focused for GMs. You DMs…
Seven (New Products) to Beam Up — Modiphius Entertainment Announces New Star Trek Adventures Releases
The First Wearable Role-playing Game Arrives with the Tricorder Collector’s Edition Boxed Set along with three new Division dice sets,…
Finder’s Archive – Cabal Coffers
Hi everyone, and welcome back to the Finder’s Archives. In this column, we take some of the lands from Magic:…
Aquatic Hazards
I was so happy to have Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything expand the collection of hazards in 5e that I jumped…
TSR’s First Game Was All About Cavaliers And Roundheads – PRIME
TSR was created with the express purpose of publishing Dungeons & Dragons, the industry-defining RPG. Naturally, their first game was…
Among Sus is a free larping version of the video game
Turn your house into a space station and attempt to finish imaginary tasks in Among Sus, a free live action…
Dinosaurs invade Dungeons & Dragons in this supplementary campaign
Encounter prehistoric creatures and people whilst playing Dungeons & Dragons in the supplementary campaign, Planegea. Inspired by primordial history and…
WizKids Reveals Two ‘Critical Role’ Premium Figures
WizKids revealed Critical Role Premium Figure - Dieter and Monsters of Tal'Dorei - Ember Roc, for release into retail in…
The Complete Skelly & Girl Art Series
‘Skelly & Girl Series’ – 2019-2021 – J Edward Neill Find more haunting art at…
Beadle & Grimm’s Announces Critical Role Tal’Dorei Campaign Box
Beadle & Grimm's revealed today that they will be making a special boxed version of Critical Role's Tal'Dorei Campaign Setting…
From Akiton to Magaambya: New Releases from Paizo
Paizo’s new Pathfinder and Starfinder releases feature locations to let your imagination run wild! Adventure in a magic school like…
August 2021 Organized Play Update
OPA Musings The news last week about reduced scenario production is, of course, disappointing. We’re saddened that we won’t be…
Wizards of the Coast Teases ‘Magic: The Gathering’ ‘Innistrad: Midnight Hunt’ Products
First Glimpses of Card and Product Images; 'Crimson Vow' Packaging Images Included! Wizards of the Coast teased Innistrad: Midnight Hunt,…
Avatar Legends becomes the highest funded TRPG on Kickstarter within its first week
Avatar Legends: The RPG has claimed the record for most money raised on Kickstarter for a tabletop RPG less than…
You Find Yourself in a Haunted House: The Beginning
Some locations—the wizard’s tower, the sunken temple, the haunted house—appear repeatedly in stories and adventures. In this series, we’ll explore…
D&D: Check Out The Newest NPCs From Exandria – New ‘Critical Role’ Minis Announced
Get ready to venture once more to the world of Exandria and the continent of Tal’Dorei, WizKids has announced a…
Paizo, Inc. Unveils a New Standalone ‘Pathfinder Adventure’ for 2E
Paizo, Inc. unveiled Night of the Gray Death, a new standalone Pathfinder 2E Adventure, for release in Q4. Night of…
Adults buying board games as “stress relief” during lockdown has boosted tabletop sales – report
Adult board gamers picking up tabletop titles as a form of “stress relief” during the uncertain last year has reportedly…
Ex Libris is a digital Mörk Borg bibliography, and its creators hope they start a new trend
A team of web developers and designers have donned the mantle of archivists to collect Mörk Borg content - both…
D&D: Is Joe Manganiello Working On A Secret Dungeons & Dragons Project
Joe Manganiello doesn’t seem content to rest on the fact that his D&D character became “canon”–the powerhouse performer has a…
For the Love of Cthulhu Open the Magnificent Box
There are two modes of Call of Cthulhu: Classic and Pulp. In Classic, you play everyday people, called Investigators, who…
Iconic Encounter: Fighting Fire
“We can take it.” “But we don’t have to take it.” Coiling an arm around the vesk’s shoulder, Veerkea gently…
Kickstarter Round-Up: Rat Hordes, Bite Sized Adventures, and a Dog Called Murder
Come check out this week’s batch of Kickstarter and crowdfunding highlights! Ravenous Hordes – STL Six Factions are part of…
Webbed Sphere, Inc. Acquires Flying Buffalo, Inc.
Webbed Sphere, Inc. announced that they have acquired Flying Buffalo, Inc. in a deal that was finalized on July 31.…
Field Guide to Memory co-creator Jeeyon Shim wins 2021 Diana Jones Emerging Designer Program
Designer and artist Jeeyon Shim has won the Diana Jones Emerging Designer Program for 2021, the first year this specific…
Community Spotlight: 10 Homebrew Magic Items We Love
Plate armor made of tableware. A mask carved from a hag's face. These are the kinds of homebrew magic items that inspire…
Catch up on the Secrets of Magic Liveplay!
In Episode 01 | A Lively Welcome: Four scholars are sent to a small desert town to investigate a wild…
‘Avatar Legends’ Is Kickstarting Now – Get In On The Avatar The Last Airbender RPG
The world of Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra comes to your tabletop in an brand-new RPG…
Add Unique Miniatures from ‘Critical Role’s’ Exandria to RPG Sessions
WizKids will release Critical Role: NPCs of Exandria - Set 1, a new miniatures set, into retail stores in November…
Adventure Zone DM Griffin McElroy and Bureau of Balance co-designers chat about their new board game
The Adventure Zone: Bureau of Balance is the very first tabletop adaptation of the beloved Dungeons & Dragons actual play…
Rogue Squadron – The Eternals
Welcome to Rogue Squadron, pilot! In this series, we will be looking at different squadrons you can fly in Fantasy…
RPG Treasure Hunting, Looting with Archeologist Scott Smallwood
Archeologist Scott Smallwood returns to the podcast to discuss treasure hunting and looting in real life and in role-playing games.…
Dragon Riders of Literature and Film – PRIME
People riding dragons has a long history in media and literature. Let’s take a look. In Games Workshop’s Age of…
Dredd, Xenomorphs, 5E… Oh My!
Welcome to this week’s EN Publishing news update! This week we have new 5E content, a look at two upcoming…
WizKids Reveals Two New ‘Critical Role’ Character Sets
WizKids revealed Characters of Tal'Dorei - Set 1 and NPCs of Tal'Dorei - Set 1, two Critical Role character sets,…
Conan: Waves Stained Crimson Part 2
DESIGNER’S NOTES – Part 2. By Kevin Ross Hi all, here is second part of my overview to the upcoming…
The Map of Tiny Perfect Things – A Review
This past weekend I conned my wife into watching a Time Loop movie. Now, I normally have to qualify this…
Steamforged Games’ “Web Of The Spider Tyrant” Is Hair-Raising Fun
Steamforged Games, a well-known tabletop game design company whose games include Godtear, Guild Ball, and many licensed options, has announced the upcoming…
Avatar Legends: The Roleplaying Game’s Kickstarter campaign is now live
Avatar Legends: The Roleplaying Game launched its crowdfunding campaign on August 3rd, supporting an official adaptation of the widely popular…
Iconic Encounter: Swimming Lessons
“Alright Tuku. Today you’re going to teach me about water spirits!” Ija turned toward her companion and gave a fierce…
Keeping the Creative Panic at Bay (A Ronin Roundtable Guest Post by Nathan Burgoine)
One thing about being a writer with one foot in queer romance and the other in queer spec fic is…
Free League Revisits ‘Forbidden Lands RPG’ with Two New Books
Free League Publishing is offering The Bloodmarch and Book of Beasts, for Forbidden Lands RPG, through a Retailer Pledge reward…
Using Rumors to Create a Living World
As a DM it’s my goal to create a believable world for my players to explore, interact with, and change.…
The Workshop – MtG to D&D: The Poet’s Quill
Art by Anna Fehr, copyright Wizards of the CoastWe’re back this week with another magic item for Dungeons and Dragons 5e…
D&D: Five Ways To Build A Campaign Without Killing A God
Starting a new campaign and want a break from the same old “kill a being powerful enough to be a…
28 July–3 August 2021: Horizons & Hats
This week, a quick update from a quiet week: GAMA announces an accelerator programme for tabletop industry organisations from underrepresented…
The Game of Life: Super Mario Edition contains more Bowser and fewer bills
Travel along the path through the Mushroom Kingdom to defeat the dreaded Bowser in The Game of Life: Super Mario…
Lancer co-creator’s new post-apocalyptic RPG Icon has a free playtest version that’s worth a look
The next generation of heroes were born at the beginning of the Churning Age, a time when peace in Arden…
Adventure Zone: Bureau of Balance board game expansion “in the works”
The Adventure Zone: Bureau of Balance, a board game based on the Dungeons & Dragons actual play series, is getting…
The Dead Rise in ‘Pathfinder 2E’
Paizo, Inc. unveiled Pathfinder Book of the Dead, a new rulebook for Pathfinder 2E, which will hit retail in spring…
Wizard 101: Bladesinging From Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
Bladesinging is the subclass for wizards who want swordplay to supplement their spells. Alongside the Eldritch Knight — which fulfills the…
Scrying on Subscriptions: Starfinder Rulebooks
Let’s take a closer look at Paizo Subscriptions, what you can subscribe to right now, and what is coming next.…
Starfinder Evolutionist Playtest Launches Today!
The evolutionist is a new class for Starfinder that brings to bear the power of transformation over time. As an…
We give our first impressions of the new Descent, Fort’s first expansion and Avatar Legends on the Dicebreaker Podcast
In a particularly Nice episode of the Dicebreaker Podcast, Matt, Wheels and Meehan reimagine some of our favourite board games…
Rogue’s Gallery: Namazzi Akullo
With her toned physique and straight-backed gait, Namazzi appears to be a much younger woman than she is. Her wise,…
D&D: WizKids Announces Frameworks – Custom Sprue-Based Miniatures For Your Campaign
WizKids has announced ‘Frameworks’ a new line of customizable, sprue-based miniatures for Dungeons & Dragons and other roleplaying games. WizKids…
Etiquette & Protocol – TTRPG Safety Toolkit
Etiquette & Protocol (E&P for short) is an occasional feature where I venture into the sometimes thorny OOC arena of…
D&D: WotC Declares That Novels Aren’t ‘Canon’ For 5th Edition And Vice Versa
With a new Drizzt novel out this week, and Dragonlance novels not far behind, WotC sets the record straight on…
‘No, Mr. Bond, I expect you to die’ in ‘Spectre’
Modiphius Entertainment revealed SPECTRE: The Board Game, a new James Bond tabletop game, which will release in spring of 2022.…
D&D Price Increase & Artificer Guide, 40K Grey Knight Stat Updates, Star Wars Mistakes
Check out news of an upcoming Hasbro price increase & our 5e Artificer Guide, 40K Grey Knight Stat Updates &…
Rolling For Initiative — Three More Effective Promotions
Rolling for Initiative is a weekly column by Scott Thorne, PhD, owner of Castle Perilous Games & Books in Carbondale,…
Game Devs Of Color Expo Announces Starting Set of Panels & Speakers
The 2021 Game Devs Of Color Expo revealed their first set of speakers coming tot he online event, along with…