Critical Role sourcebook Tal’Dorei Reborn re-introduces players to the D&D setting
Revisit the world of Vox Machina with the new Critical Role sourcebook for Dungeons & Dragons, Tal’Dorei Campaign Setting Reborn.…
Both RPG publishers once known as TSR divest themselves of the name, but questions remain
Two roleplaying game publishers, both claiming some right to call their company TSR, have since changed names. Solarian Games and…
Will You Attend A Gaming Convention In 2021? PART TWO
In the first part of this three-part series, I looked at the pandemic induced rescheduling of a number of tabletop…
Battle meme demons and possessed smartphones in modern horror RPG Sigil & Shadow
Tabletop RPG Sigil & Shadow sounds like a combination of World of Darkness’ modern-day horror and the old-school dice-rolling of…
Kickstarter Round-Up: Diverse RPG Adventures, Dwarf Minis, & a Roman Strategy Game
Come check out this week’s batch of Kickstarter and crowdfunding highlights! Black Mountain Clan Resin & Digital The Black Mountain…
Magus goes BOOM! Catch up on the Secrets of Magic Liveplay!
Last week, four “Enigmas,” esteemed graduates from the College of Mysteries in the metropolis of Absalom, traveled to a tiny…
3 Powerful Dragon Group Patrons to Use in Your D&D Campaign
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3 Dragon Group Patrons to Use in Your Campaign
With the impending release of Fizban’s Treasury of Dragons on October 19, there’s no better time to brainstorm new ways…
ZEITGEIST Returns, Plus Mephits & Shakespearian Figures
Our weekly news roundup here at EN Publishing includes a return to our critically-acclaimed ZEITGEIST world with a new adventure,…
Tiny Library swaps your regular pack of playing cards for a deck of 50 micro RPGs
Upcoming RPG collection Tiny Library looks to offer dozens of indie roleplaying games in a deck no bigger than a…
Ratatosk: New Squirrel-Folk Variants (Part One)
“Consider, even the untrained ratatosk can hold their own in a conflict. Now, I want you to imagine a squirrel-folk…
Warhammer 40,000: Eternal Crusade writer launches a dark fantasy supplement for D&D
Explore folk horror traditions by playing Dungeons & Dragons with Wickerpunk, a supplementary RPG book created by the lead writer…
World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King introduces quests, mounts and miniatures to the Pandemic spin-off
Pandemic’s upcoming World of Warcraft spin-off Wrath of the Lich King will add new gameplay mechanics, including the ability to…
Redwall-esque RPG Mausritter is squeaking onto Kickstarter with a new box set and adventure collection
Indie RPG Mausritter is launching a Kickstarter next month with a revamped starter set and a new collection of adventures…
Rogue Champions- Aggression Events
Marvel’s Champions has grown over the years since its initial release. Each aspect now has a large pool of upgrades…
D&D: Hey I’m Sorry, But 4th Edition Was Great
4th Edition is one of the better versions of D&D we’ve seen over the years, and you may disagree all…
What Not to Do When GMing with Ryan McHargue
Ryan McHargue, co-host of the Geezers of the Game podcast, joins me today on the show. We discuss what not…
The Green Knight RPG turns the standout fantasy film into a familiar adventure lifted by clever gameplay
Imitating the look and feel of a classic Dungeons & Dragons boxed campaign, The Green Knight: A Fantasy Roleplaying Game…
A Blades in the Dark style heist RPG is coming from the co-designer of D&D 3E
Pull off the perfect heist with Stealing Stories for the Devil, an upcoming roleplaying game designed by the co-designer of…
Hover Over ‘D&D’ Landscapes in a ‘Swamp Gas Balloon’
'D&D Icons of the Realms Miniatures: The Wild Beyond the Witchlight-Swamp Gas Balloon' WizKids will release D&D Icons of the…
Is It Enough?
When is enough, enough? I’m in the process of doing an edit on my current novel: S.O.U.L. Mate and am…
Bob Watts Announces New Company
Games industry vet Bob Watts has announced the formation of Trans Atlantis Games, a new game and accessory company. The…
Meet the Iconics: Veerkea
Veerkea’s life began at sea. Literally, of course: like almost all ijtikris, she hatched from a free-floating egg, grew as…
When the Developer Plays: Let Me Tell You About My Character!
(No wait! Come back!)As many people know, telling random folks about your character is simultaneously the greatest temptation in RPG…
Using Monsters Beyond Their Stat Block: Oozes
The evil shampoos of the Dungeons and Dragons multiverse, oozes are classic monsters that no dungeon worth its treasure would…
TV Shows And Movies That Feel Almost Like D&D – But Aren’t
Sometimes a TV show or movie feels like a D&D adventure, whether it’s the group, or the random DM tormenting…
Get Fate Core, Fate of Cthulhu and more RPGs for less in Bundle of Holding deal
Create your own adventures or become immersed in one of many different settings at a discount with the Fate Worlds…
The One-Page RPG Jam 2021 invites creators to stretch their brevity for a second consecutive year
Tabletop designers can once again test their mettle against one blank paper during the One-Page RPG Jam 2021, which runs…
D&D: What You Need to Know About Gem Dragons Before Fizban’s
Gem Dragons are coming back to Dungeons and Dragons Fifth Edition in Fizban’s upcoming book, but what are they, exactly,…
Heroes on Demand – Elthana, Half-Elf Monk
Lyse from FF14. Copyright Square EnixBorn to a traveling troupe of entertainers, Elthana was raised surrounded by a variety of…
Mörk Borg-inspired miniatures game Forbidden Psalm returns with an expansion
Explore a dark fantasy world with a warband at your command with In the Footsteps of the Mad Wizard, a…
6–19 July 2021: The Good, The Bad, & the Baffling
This week, the TSR controversy continues on its bewildering path. Meanwhile, it’s awards season, as we get the nominations for…
WizKids’ ‘D&D’, ‘Pathfinder’, and Fantasy Figure Calendar for Q4 2021
This ICv2 calendar tracks WizKids' figure releases for their licensed fantasy lines as well as their own fantasy lines. It…
‘Dungeons & Dragons’ Tours ‘Magic: The Gathering’s’ ‘Strixhaven’ Campus
Wizards of the Coast will release D&D Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos, a new sourcebook for D&D 5E, into retail…
WizKids Reveals New Deets on Two ‘D&D The Wild Beyond the Witchlight Starter Sets’
WizKids revealed new details on the new D&D Icons of the Realms Miniatures: The Wild Beyond the Witchlight Starter Sets…
Top 5 Roleplaying Games – Spring 2021
This chart of the Top 5 Roleplaying Games (hobby channel) reflects sales in Spring 2021 (January-April). The charts are based…
Top 10 Hobby Channel Card/Dice Games – Spring 2021
This chart of the Top 10 Card/Dice Games (hobby channel) reflects sales in Spring 2021 (January-April). The charts are based…
Top 5 Non-Collectible Miniature Lines – Spring 2021
This chart of the Top 5 Non-Collectible Miniature Lines (hobby channel) reflects sales in Spring 2021 (January-April). The charts are…
Top 10 Hobby Channel Board Games – Spring 2021
This chart of the Top 10 Board Games (hobby channel) reflects sales in Spring 2021 (January - April). The charts…
Top Collectible Games – Spring 2021
These charts of the Top 10 Hobby Channel Collectible Games, Top 3 Mass Market Channel Collectible Games and Top 5…
Hobby Game Sales Sprout in Spring 2021
Hobby game sales were up strongly overall in the Spring (January through April) season of 2021, although there were substantial…
I’m offering background commissions! (But it might not be what you’re thinking…)
Hey everyone. How’s it going? So… At last, I’ve decided to offer something resembling commissioned artwork. But it might not…
The Commoner’s Guide to Surviving Dragon Attacks
Greetings, commoner! Have you found yourself buried in rubble as a red dragon burns your village to the ground? Have…
New Starfinder Playtest
Some say the only constant is change—and Starfinder’s newest playtest is all about it! Indeed, it’s time to shake up…
Tabletop Gallery: All Hail the Omnissiah!
The Skitarii Legions march upon the galaxy without fear (thanks to that codex). Everybody loves a good picture of a…
Tales of Lost Omens: On The Move
Nkayah yawned from her post in the tall tree. The job of scouting and protecting wanderers was always more exciting…
Rod Lamberti of Rodman Comics on Returning to Normal and Changing
Comic Distribution Changes, on 'Modern Horizons 2' Prerelease, Free Comic Book Day, More Rod Lamberti of Rodman Comics in Ankeny,…
How well do you know your D&D monsters? Test for knowledge on this week’s Dicebreaker Podcast!
This episode of the Dicebreaker Podcast is sponsored by Wild Bill's. Use promo code CHEERS15 for 15% off your first…
Tome Unbound: Graveyard Dragon
Alternate Traits and Actions The following changes allow GMs to alter a graveyard dragon without modifying its challenge rating. Elemental…
Adventures in the Forgotten Realms’ best gameplay mechanic isn’t new to Magic: The Gathering
Magic: The Gathering’s latest set Adventures in the Forgotten Realms is a love letter to Dungeons & Dragons and everything…
Explore the ‘D&D’ Witchlight Carnival’s Games of Chance with New Boxed Set
Wizards of the Coast will release D&DThe Witchlight Carnival Dice & Miscellany, dice and map boxed set, on September 21.…
Call of Cthulhu expansions and Carbon Grey RPG coming from newly formed publisher
Magnetic Press Play, a brand new tabletop studio, is set to release expansions for the Call of Cthulhu series and…
D&D Live Told Us More About The Next Three Very Different 5E Books
This weekend D&D Live boasted charitable contributions, star-studded panels, and games, and gave us a look at the next three…
Astral Projections – Baby Rancor for SWSE
Last month, the xenobiologist was busy studying the Brezak. (FFGSW and SWSE) This month they turn their scholarly attentions to…
Critical Role and Dungeons & Dragons contributors collaborate on Animal Adventures: The Faraway Sea RPG
Contributors for Critical Role and Dungeons & Dragons will collaborate together on the upcoming RPG setting Animal Adventures: The Faraway…
The Elder Scrolls Call to Arms Summer Update
Hello friends Over the last weeks we’ve been reading the discussion in the community. We’re just over 18 months into…
Wizards of the Coast Unveils ‘D&D Fizban’s Treasury of Dragons’
Wizards of the Coast unveiled D&D Fizban's Treasury of Dragons, a new guide to dragonkind for D&D 5E, for release…
The Carnival Comes to ‘D&D Icons of the Realms’
WizKids revealed D&D Icons of the Realms Miniatures: The Wild Beyond the Witchlight-Witchlight Carnival Premium Set for release into retail…
Magnetic Press Announces a New TTRPG Imprint
Magnetic Press Play To Bring Back West End Games' D6 System for 'Carbon Grey RPG' Magnetic Press announced that it…
Rolling for Initiative — The Crossover I Never Expected to See
Rolling for Initiative is a weekly column by Scott Thorne, PhD, owner of Castle Perilous Games & Books in Carbondale,…
Anjali Bhimani Talks Appearing On Critical Role’s Exandria Unlimited
This week on Critical Role, the amazing Anjali Bhimani made an appearance on Exandria Unlimited as the fire genasi Fy'ra…
Gem Dragons return to Dungeons & Dragons 5E courtesy of new sourcebook
Dungeons & Dragons 5E’s next published book doubles down on the second part of its name and stretches across multiple…
Gazing into the Void
Beyond the Solar System Having been rather busy with kickstarters and an adventure compendium for Rogue Trooper recently, news from…
RPG Spotlight: Glitter Hearts
We’re using the powers of love and friendship to take on the forces of evil this week with magical team…
Gods of the Expanse
The Mwangi Expanse is a vast and diverse place. The region’s people hold a variety of beliefs that include gods…
Outside the Box – July 16th
Here we go again, this week with news from Atomic Mass Games, Para Bellum Wargames, Mierce Miniatures, Creature Caster and…
Mothership and Old School Essentials among indie RPGs discounted in Exalted Funeral sale
Exalted Funeral has discounted a number of RPGs as part of the roleplaying retailer’s Free RPG Weekend sale, with discounts…
Saints of Midgard: St. Castillius of the Iron Rod
The Midgard Worldbook already details a score of saints dedicated to the war god Mavros, but the other deities have…
What We Know About Gem Dragons Before Fizban’s Treasury of Dragons Releases
Fizban’s Treasury of Dragons arrives October 19 and will be chock-full of our favorite scaled monsters and their minions. The book…
Ocean exploration RPG What Waits Beneath, inspired by 20,000 Leagues and Life Aquatic, is getting a ‘redux’ edition
An indie journalling RPG about exploring the ocean depths is seeing a visual overhaul and re-release in an upcoming 'redux'…
Finder’s Archive – Using SyrinScape in Your Games
Copyright SyrinscapeHello everyone, Today we’re going to take a slight detour into something else for games other than the locations.…
D&D: Fizban’s Treasury And Wild Beyond The Witchlight Product Descriptions Leaked
Curious about what awaits you in Wild Beyond the Witchlight or the newly unveiled Fizban’s Treasury of Dragons? Well, come…
Anjali Bhimani, Exandria Unlimited’s Fy’ra Rai, talks D&D, roleplaying versus acting roles, and joining the Critical Role series
Critical Role’s latest series Exandria Unlimited has introduced a brand new character, the enigmatic fire genasi monk Fy’ra Rai. While…
Nibcraft, Elizabeth Hargrave, Session Zero among finalists for the 2021 Diana Jones Award
The Diana Jones Award committee have named their finalists for 2021’s annual award for “excellence in gaming” across the tabletop…
The Birth Of Magic: The Gathering – PRIME
Magic: the Gathering saved roleplaying games, and that’s not even hyperbole. If not for Richard Garfield’s game, we wouldn’t have…
Fallout Friday July 2021
By Jon Webb The time has come once again to roll back the Vault Door and peer into the radioactive…
Hobby Game Sales Over $2 Billion in 2020
Despite the many challenges of doing business during a global pandemic, hobby game sales in the U.S. and Canada grew…
The Growing Pathfinder Society
During Year 3: Year of Shattered Sanctuaries, the Pathfinder Society finds itself under attack as dangerous threats loom over lodges…
RPG: Sit Astride The Jeweled Throne Of Aquilonia In Conan The King
Whether you have gigantic mirths or melancholies, whether you consider yourself , a thief, a reaver, or a slayer, it’s…
D&D: New Book Leaked! – The October Book Is ‘Fizban’s Treasury Of Dragons’
An intrepid YouTuber has datamined D&D Beyond and uncovered the October Book which was to be announced at D&D Live–Fizban’s…
Cloudsea: A Primer to Living Atop the Clouds: Another Interview With Miguel Colon (Beyond the Horizon)
At EN World, I interviewed Miguel Colon about his new project on Kickstarter, Cloudsea: A Primer to Living Atop the…
Magic: The Gathering’s D&D set Adventures in the Forgotten Realms is the best of both fantasy worlds
Adventures in the Forgotten Realms feels like the first time Samwise Gamgee takes his first step out of the Shire.…
Cubicle 7 Announces ‘Doctor Who: The Roleplaying Game 2E’
Cubicle 7 announced DoctorWho: The Roleplaying Game 2E, which will be coming soon to preorder. The announcement of Doctor Who…
5 YA-Novel Inspired Side Plots for Your D&D Campaign Set in Strixhaven
Your typical Dungeons & Dragons adventurer is hardened by the dangers of the world and toils endlessly to snuff out…
Paizo Announces New Adventure Path Modules For Starfinder RPG
It seems that between new releases for their fantasy role-playing game Pathfinder and their science fiction game Starfinder, RPG design company Paizo has…
Horizons of the Vast: A Weydana Welcome
That morning, several survey teams landed on the planet—which scientists back in the Pact Worlds had named Weydana-4—and began taking…
Kickstarter Round-Up: Potions, Crooks, Battle Fish, & Extreme Nachos
Come check out this week’s batch of Kickstarter and crowdfunding highlights! BattleFish After thousands of years of submitting to a…
Paizo Announces New Pathfinder Hardcover Book & Adventure
Role-playing game designer Paizo has announced two new releases for their RPG Pathfinder! One is an Adventure document for 3rd-level characters…
Mass Effect Cosplay: Garrus and Tali are the Best Team – Fight Me
We’re knee deep in Mass Effect Legendary Edition, and Garrus/Tali is the dream team. Here are some stellar Mass Effect…
Let’s Play D&D With ‘Blade’
This week we’re staying up all night to crawl through dungeons and fight vampites as we figure out how to…
Secrets of Magic Liveplay Premieres Tonight
Join a halfling summoner, a dwarven wizard, a half-elf magus, and a kitsune witch to get a first look at…
Play with Class: Play a Perfect Paladin
Welcome to another installment of the Play with Class series where we will give you solid steps to run each…
Want To Try Out Avatar The Last Airbender’s Upcoming RPG? Quickstart Rules Available Now
Everything changed when the Fire Nation attacked, and now you can find out how by playing the official Avatar: the…
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything Breakdown, Part Nine
It’s the beginning of the end now for the Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything breakdown series, though in total page count…
D&D: Baldur’s Gate 3 Patch Delayed, Dark Alliance Releases New Patch
Dungeons & Dragons digital developments abound as Baldur’s Gate 3 runs into unexpected difficulties with their new patch, and Dark…
Writing Sword and Sorcery Fiction with Howard Andrew Jones
Tales from the Magician’s Skull magazine editor and author Howard Andrew Jones returns to the podcast. In the discussion, we…
Rogue Review- Fugitives and Collaborators
Welcome to Rogue Squadron, pilot! In this series, we will be looking at the ships you can fly in Fantasy…
Wizards of the Coast Bans a ‘D&D: Adventures in the Forgotten Realms’ ‘Magic’ Card
Wizards of the Coast announced that they have banned The Book of Exalted Deeds, a card from the upcoming D&D:…
Neon Genesis Evangelion-inspired tabletop RPG The Tears of a Machine SC makes ‘mecha-drama’ accessible
An indie tabletop RPG inspired by the robot fights and teen drama of anime series such as Neon Genesis Evangelion…
Free Short Story by John McGuire – The Secrets of Storytelling Part 2
A few years back I had the opportunity to write a short story for an anthology collection Beyond the Gate…