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Last week we released the playtest candidate for our Sorcerer class. This is the accompanying survey. As always, it’s OK…

The world of Asunder, a new dark fantasy RPG designed by Adam Lawson (Escape the Night), is dying. More accurately,…

Thumbnail from Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything’s cover With the arrival of Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything, tons of new things have…

Startling news out of the X-wing world Monday with the announcement that Atomic Mass Games, another subsidiary of Asmodee, will…

The Dungeon Coach drops in on the podcast today to dish out dungeon master advice. The Dungeon Coach is a…

Dave Arneson helped make D&D what it is today. From DMs to campaign worlds, Arneson's legacy is clear, despite a…

By Fred Love  Gamemastering demands a lot of creativity, and sometimes even the most imaginative gamemaster struggles to come up…

Games Workshop teased Warhammer 40,000 Battleforce boxes, new miniatures sets, coming to retail in Q4 2020. The six Battleforce sets…

Troubles in Otari Livestream Tuesday, November 17, 2020 A new Pathfinder Second Edition livestream begins on the official Paizo Twitch…

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Between magical swords, ancient plot soaked swords, and run-of-the-mill hunks of metal for level one adventures to swing around, swords…

Hello to everyone in the Paizoverse, Steve here from Hideous Laughter Productions and today I’m thrilled to help announce that…

Originally introduced in the D&D Essentials Kit and Expanded in Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything, sidekick NPCs are a great way…

Fans of Absolute Tabletop’s streamlined take on mecha adventures rejoice, as the publisher is planning a supplement full of one-page…

Here in the final glimpse into my spellbook, we will look at Mending. This versatile and often overlooked cantrip has…

Wizards of the Coast is once again asking for your opinions about Dungeons & Dragons. A new milestone survey is…

Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything has rules that touch on everything from creating characters to running the game. But is it…

Disclaimer: Drew is a friend, and I received this RPG for free with no strings attached.You Son of a Bitch,…

Sometimes it’s a struggle to find a nice present that isn’t just another tabletop addition to place on top of…

This week: Paradox takes back the reins on the World of Darkness; controversy around Matthew Mercer's character on Haunted West;…

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, a fantasy political history game, for release in Q1 2021.…

With in-store gaming and other in-person community-building shut down by COVID, retailers were forced to adapt quickly.  Comics and games…

The premiere episode! Critical Role and Dark Horse comics news, Paradox Interactive brings Vampire in-house, and more! The post Awesomesticks…

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“Sir Yes Sir!” Enjoy. If You Have An Awesome Tabletop or RPG Shot You Think Would Make A Great BoLS…

There’s a lot to love about this book – for D&D fans and cooks alike. I cooked up the Elven…

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Check out what we have in store this week on Twitch! Also if you’re interested in running your own Pathfinder…

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We're launching our own podcast! The Awesomsticks Podcast will compliment the blog and offer information on much more than TTRPG…

This week sees the release of a Quickstart for our Blue Rose AGE roleplaying game. Green Ronin’s Quickstarts have always…

Alternate Traits and Actions The following changes allow GMs to alter a light drake without modifying its challenge rating. Light…

Vampire: the Masquerade and the rest of the World of Darkness have found a new home with Renegade Games, along…

Asmodee USA has announced that oversight of its Star Wars miniatures titles will be moving from Fantasy Flight Games to…

So the interest in Level Up has been fantastic. Thousands of surveys returned, comprising a LOT of data. Thank you! I wanted…

CMON announced that it will team up with Warner Bros. to release three new tabletop games as part of the…

© 2019 Disney/LucasFilm Ltd. In honor of The Mandalorian‘s Clan (of Two) Mudhorn, I have been making stats for some…

Indie RPG marketplace Itch.io will be offering a way to hunt bargains and help creators in the same breath by…

Evil Hat Productions will release Thirsty Sword Lesbians, a tabletop RPG, into trade in mid-2021 after a Kickstarter backer release.…

Epic Encounters: Hall of the Orc King is the turnkey adventure in a box for your next 5th Edition D&D…

On this week’s podcast, Matt, Johnny, Wheels and Meehan crack open a jar of tabletop news and fish out the…

Warhammer Chaosbane is ready to make the Old World next-gen with new characters and content in the definitive Slayer Edition.…

  Dungeons & Dragons required the use of five polyhedral dice when it first came out, and back then in…

Grab your tiara and chose your magical beast companion, this week we’re all becoming cartoon princess of the RPG Kingdom…

In a departure from delving into the Judge Child supplement that we mentioned last week, it’s time to look at…

Bardsung, the classic dungeon delve-turned-board game, has announced another guest writer as part of its Kickstarter stretch goals. Luke Gygax,…

'Pathfinder Spell Cards: Advanced Player's Guide,' 'Pathfinder Magic Armaments Deck,' and 'Pathfinder Potions and Talismans Deck' Paizo, Inc. unveiled Pathfinder…

The Emerald Order is a group steeped in magic. With the Emerald Tablets holding the secrets of the universe, the…

Pathfinder 2nd Edition’s new beginner box has everything you need to dive right into the crunchy world of Golarion. Come…

We are back with another issue of Outside the Box, this time with news from Corvus Belli, Fantasy Flight Games,…

DISCLAIMER: I wrote a story for Bloat Games’ superhero anthology, Tales from Vigilante City (which I and the other authors discuss here).When…

Do you remember being young and skipping school with your friends to travel to a dimension made of purple sand?…

Mice and Mystics, Mouse Guard, Redwall: there’s something about seeing some of the world’s smallest creatures go up against some…

By Jon Webb Fallout Friday Our first #FalloutFriday has arrived and we are looking forward to seeing the results of…

We’re on the verge of Black Friday, with millions around the globe getting ready for all the best bargains and…

Editorial Coverage of Esports in the U.S. Suffers a Major Blow ESPN, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, has…

What this is This is a playtest document. We’d love you to try out the rules presented here, and then…

River Horse announced Labyrinth: Ready, Steady, Worm!, a fantasy racing game, for release in 2021. This new fantasy racing game,…

‘Summoner of Seasons’ – J Edward Neill – 2020 Find more autumn and winter art at:

Marcus Farabellus strides into the common room, looks around at the handful of agents lounging on the benches, then points…

About Larian Studios Larian Studios is an independent RPG developer founded in 1996 in Ghent, Belgium. Over 200 people work…

“You have sixty seconds to eject your stolen cargo before my gunners blast you out of the sky,” Brigadier Tassada…

Wizards of the Coast and Extra Life for Kids have joined forces to bring you one of a kind D&D…

Also World of Darkness IP Development Will Be Led In-House by White Wolf Veteran Justin Achilli Renegade Game Studios has…

Begin an adventure in an age undreamed of by getting the Player’s Guide and character sheets for the Conan RPG…

Here’s a guest post by Wyatt Billingsley looking at how to use XP for Gold in your game. In the…

Renegade, the studio behind games including Kids on Bikes, Overlight and Clank!, has been named as the new publisher for…

Vampire: The Masquerade is expanding with the release of a new companion supplement in December that brings new playable clans,…

We’re on the verge of Black Friday, with millions around the globe getting ready for all the best bargains and…

It is a time for new beginnings all around the country, so let’s talk about how you can make your…

Jordan (For the Dungeon!, Arcana Academy) Palmer has a new project on Kickstarter, Perilous Roleplaying Game. This GM-optional dungeon crawler…

Wizards of the Coast unveiled its 2020 Magic: The Gathering holiday promo card which will exclusively be given to their…

Prepare to save the world or conquer Earth in the Power Rangers: Deck-Building Game, with new gameplay details revealing the…

Paizo, Inc. will release Pathfinder Adventure: Troubles in Otari, an adventure anthology designed for use with Pathfinder Beginner Box rules,…

Paizo has revealed a brand new product for the holidays as players can snag a new Pathfinder Beginner Box to…

Cubicle 7 has released a new PDF ahead of the new Shadows in the Mist campaign… come find out what’s…

What are the things that make you play D&D? Maybe it's the open world, the opportunities to optimize or customize…

Today we’re proud to debut the first of a dozen blogs by Developer Ron Lundeen featuring content for your game…

Come check out this week’s batch of crowdfunding highlights! Kabuto Sumo Take on the role of a tough beetle with…

This month starts a new chapter with the launch of the Pathfinder Beginner Box and we are excited to share…

Any fledgling game master knows one of the more difficult aspects of running the table is describing with your mouth…

A GM’s work is never done, so to make things easier on you, we’re providing a series of tables to…

It must be RPG errata day, because in honor of Pathfinder 2nd Edition’s 2nd Printing, comes a new batch of…

Thumbnail image from Netflix show Dark With all other time-traveling methods out of the way, we end up with my…

Everything Epic, creator of the Rambo and Big Trouble in Little China board games, has expanded into gaming periphery with…

A brand new batch of errata has landed for D&D, bringing with it new changes for Eberron and the Storm…

Welcome to Rogue Squadron, pilot! In this series, we will be looking at different squadrons you can fly in Fantasy…

Jesse Covner and Patrick Chandler from the Sons of Singularity join me on the podcast to discuss the Journal d’Indochine,…

Heroes of the Cypher System, the newest project from Numenera designer Monte Cook Games, provides players with two books featuring…

The biggest tabletop RPG in the world - Dungeons & Dragons - is finally colliding with the world’s best-known board…

I never know what it is I’m doing in this whole marketing of oneself. It is a labyrinth of trying…

The Old World continues to expand online, premiering now on Foundry Virtual Tabletop. Come check out all the news. In…

The Beginner Box for Pathfinder Second Edition has arrived, and it’s ready for action! This hefty box contains everything a…

Where do you roll your rolls of the dice? Do you ever worry about losing a die under the tables…

Teleport by smell, or beat a striga to death with your prosthetic.

The latest Bundle of Holding is offering a set of supplements and sourcebooks to get you started with sci-fi tabletop…

Archery contests, battlefield events, herbalism, chases, and hirelings! Expanded rules for your 5th Edition game in a softcover book, now…

*poof* Welcome back, ye seekers of the mysteries of the universe!  This week we are going to take a look…