D&D: A Combat-Wheelchair-Inspired Subclass For Matt Mercer’s Blood Hunter
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Good Strong Hands: An Interview With Craig Campbell (Nerdburger Games)
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Blood Rage studio’s ambitious board game Trudvang Legends delayed for “possibly” a year
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RPG: Soulbound’s Starter Set Is Coming
The Mortal Realms are beckoning–and soon, with the release of the Soulbound Starter Set, you’ll be able to explore a…
Early Play-by-Post D&D in Britain
Earlier on in our quarantined year, this blog reviewed how some of the earliest adopters played Dungeons & Dragons by…
Tabletop Kickstarter Round-Up: September 23, 2020
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Tales of Lost Omens: The Dying Wish
At least this time, Newt knew the firestorm he was heading toward. It was Johenn’s fault. It was always Johenn’s…
Which 3 Classic D&D Settings are Coming out for 5th Edition?
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The 4th Pillar: Playing by the Rules
It’s possible to play by the encounter design rules but still use the tools we’ve outlined so far in this…
The Wagadu Chronicles is an ambitious Afrofantasy setting for D&D 5E with a tie-in MMO
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Rogue Review – Marvel’s Champions
I first played this game after a friend brought it over. We played through the first scenario and it was…
Swamps, Palace Intrigue, and Dragon Hoards with Tristan Zimmerman
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Star Trek Adventures: Developers’ Blog 001
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HeroQuest RPG publisher confirms Hasbro has acquired trademark, roleplaying series rebranded as Questworlds
The publisher of the HeroQuest roleplaying game has confirmed that Hasbro has acquired the HeroQuest trademark, following yesterday’s surprise announcement…
'Borderland's' 'Bunkers & Badasses' Becomes A Real Tabletop RPG
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I was thinking about what I’m really doing when I’m writing a story. Obviously I’m putting pieces of a larger…
Scarlet Citadel Shirts!
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Season 10 Goodies Giveaway
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High Level Starfinder Play
The Devastation Ark AP is the first adventure Paizo has produced for Starfinder aimed at characters beyond 12th level. High…
High-Level Starfinder Play
The Devastation Ark AP is the first adventure Paizo has produced for Starfinder aimed at characters beyond 12th level. High-level…
RPG Accessories: D&D Wall Art
It’s time to beautify your nerd cave and decorate your adventuring space as we take a look at some interesting,…
D&D: Five Monsters Straight Out Of White Dwarf
Back in the day, White Dwarf got its start as an RPG magazine. And today we’re taking a look back…
Conflict Without Violence
Any good story should have conflict, but not every conflict should be resolved with violence. While Dungeons & Dragons offer…
Race against the clock to stop the apocalypse in real-time tabletop RPG Arc
An upcoming RPG headed to Kickstarter later this year sees players racing - and rolling - against a real-life clock…
Pathfinder: Absalom City Of Lost Omens
Absalom, the City of Lost Omens is one of the centerpieces of Pathfinder, literally, since its at the center of…
Level Up Survey #3: Fighter
Last week we released the playtest candidate for our advanced Fighter class. This is the accompanying survey. As always, it’s…
D&D: Three Classic Settings Coming Next Year
One last big announcement from D&D Celebration 2020 — at least three classic D&D settings are in the works, and…
That’s How I Roll: Orna, a GPS Game Review
The character menu in Orna. This week I’d like to share a recent discovery I made while searching for new…
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'Heroquest' Makes Its Triumphant Return To The Tabletop
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'HeroQuest' Makes Its Triumphant Return to the Tabletop
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Fallout: Wasteland Warfare’s free companion app releases on mobile
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Magic: The Gathering’s ‘Rising’ Stars
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Tabletop Gallery: Faith & Fortitude
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Welcome to Aldea: A Blue Rose Primer
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This Week on Twitch, Sep 21 – Sep 27
Check out what we have in store this week on Twitch! Also if you’re interested in running your own Pathfinder…
Here's a Come Dine With Me-inspired tabletop RPG from Wicked + Divine and Die writer
Win and enjoy the money or ruin someone’s night - completely - in a free tabletop RPG inspired by dinner…
NCR & Caser’s Legion Lead 2020 Expansions for Fallout: Wasteland Warfare
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Corvus Belli Offers 'Infinity' 'STAKEOUT Event Pack'
On October 23, Corvus Belli will release the STAKEOUT: Season 11 Event Tournament Pack for the Infinity tabletop miniatures game.…
Grab Your Bat-Twenty-Sided Die, There’s A Batman RPG In The Works
Holy platonic solids, Batman! There’s an RPG in the works that aims to put you in the shoes of a…
Lancer: Inside the cockpit of the mech RPG looking to a positive future for roleplaying – and the universe
13,000 years from now, in a universe where the death knells of an anthrochauvinistic human empire have shepherded the human…
D&D Centers Diversity, Inclusivity, Accessibility For Final Day Of Celebration
Wizards of the Coast put its most diverse, inclusive foot forward with yesterday’s Celebration, using inclusive panels to showcase where…
Try Before You Buy: Danger Zones – Parade Route (Mutants & Masterminds 3e)
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Giving Meaning to my Art
Hi there, everyone. It’s been one hell of a year so far. I’m not talking about the ‘Rona, the fires,…
Here are some of the best tabletop sessions from PAX Online x EGX Digital 2020
PAX Online x EGX Digital has seen some excellent tabletop gaming panels take place this week, covering everything from living…
More 'Pathfinder' 'Lost Omens' Appear
Paizo, Inc.'s Lost Omens series for its Pathfinder RPG continues with the announcement of two additional titles: the Absalom, City of…
Expanding Codex: Devil Shark
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Planet Apocalypse RPG supplement for D&D 5E hits Kickstarter today
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Batman tabletop RPG revealed by Gotham City Chronicles studio
A new Batman tabletop RPG is headed to Kickstarter, courtesy of the studio behind board game Gotham City Chronicles. Batman:…
'HeroQuest's' Return Teased By Hasbro
Hasbro teased the return of Heroquest, a popular dungeon-crawling game first published in 1990, with a reveal countdown clock that…
Magic the Gathering: Commander Play Has Tripled
Forget Zendikar. The real thing on the rise right now in Magic: the Gathering is everyone’s favourite mode of play–Commander…
Scarlet Citadel Kickstarter Update
Periodically, the kobold crew will be sharing sneak peeks of some of the fantastic art set to appear in the…
A Plague of Ancients: Welcome to the North
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Rolling For Initiative — Exploring The Possibilities After Avalon Hill's Move to Hasbro
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Bardsung is a new dungeon-crawling roguelike board game from Dark Souls: TBG studio – exclusive
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Storm Edge Campaign Setting 15: Gods of Eight Isles ‐ Part 1
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Under a Black Flag: Tales of Freeport
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D&D Celebration Is Happening Now! – Watch Live
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Roll For Combat Launches the Agents of Edgewatch Actual-Play Podcast
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Fugitives, Loyalists and Rebels
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Creating Terror without Being a Jerk
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden is all about horror and eerie encounters in the snowy wastes—with a few lighthearted…
RPG Spotlight: Cortex
Cortex lets you jump into any story in any universe, including some of your favorite TV shows, with an intuitive…
Order of the Amber Die: Beyond the Veiled Past
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Blue Rose Blooms Again
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This week’s Dicebreaker Podcast sees us fix almost great board games, deal with sore losers and push our luck
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D&D: The Scarlet Citadel Is The 5E Megadungeon Of Your Dreams
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Outside the Box – September 18th
Here we go again, with great news from Mantic Games, Wargames Atlantic, Artel W Miniatures, Infinity, Knight Models, Atomic Mass…
RPG Review – The City of the Steam Sun
Reviews represent the opinion of the reviewer only and are intended to reflect upon the specific material reviewed. The reviewer…
Borderlands 2’s D&D Spoof Bunkers & Badasses Is Going To Be An Actual RPG
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Secrets of the Emerald Order: Disciple of the Emerald Esoterica
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Fallout: Wasteland Warfare – Now on your Phone!
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'Zendikar Rising' Release Status Impacted Further By 'Magic: The Gathering' Production Delays
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Playtest Document #1: Fighter
What this is This is a playtest document. We’d love you to try out the rules presented here, and then…
RPG: Get Your Companion To WFRP’s Death On The Reik Today
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Organized Play Initiative: Digitization
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Organized Play Team Update
In his offices in Skyreach, Ambrus leans on his desk, reading a parchment laying before him, then looks over at…
Starfinder’s Devastation Ark Prepares For An Explosive Finale
Starfinder’s latest adventure path is a high level romp through the Pact Worlds, but all that comes to a head…
Thursday Art Assault – Shadowsail
‘Shadowsail’ – J Edward Neill – 2020 Ensnare more original dark art at: Share this: Like this: Like Loading...
Parselings (Deck-Building TTRPG): An Interview with Smunchy Games
Smunchy Games has a deck-building tabletop RPG Kickstarter coming titled Parselings. Because the combination of cards and RPGs interests me,…
D&D: New Barbarian And Warlock Subclasses Revealed In Celebration Prep Kit
The D&D Celebration has a bonus preview of two of the new subclasses from Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything. Check out…
Brian Snoddy's Depictions of Lovecraft's Old Gods Featured In Next 'Kamigami Battles' Game
Japanime Games announced Kamigami Battles: Rise of the Old Ones board game to launch on Kickstarter in October 2020. This…
Monster Tabletop Game Property Comes to Comics
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'Pathfinder' Continues to Explore 'Lost Omens'
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Iconic Encounter: The Drawings On The Wall
Propped on his black toenails, Fumbus craned to see the bearings on the pretty brass compass. He swiveled an expectant…
Tabletop Kickstarter Round-Up: September 16, 2020
Come check out this week’s batch of crowdfunding highlights! Lucid Dream Enter the world of Lucid Dream created by the…
This Month from Paizo, September 2020
This month features Pathfinder premium figures, an undercover infiltration Pathfinder adventure, a fast-approaching threat from beyond the stars in Starfinder,…
Gather Your Party for a Quest to Icewind Dale
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden is here! This huge new adventure book is filled with opportunities for characters to…
Pathfinder’s Announces ‘Non-Western’ Magic School Adventure
Pathfinder continues to roll out the new announcements with a new adventure path headed for the Mwangi Expanse. Two books…
7 board games to check out at PAX Online x EGX Digital
PAX Online x EGX Digital is here, one of the biggest virtual conventions taking place this year. We’ve dearly missed…
How to: Time traveling in RPGs – Do Over: The Loop
Thumbnail Image from the Groundhog Day movie Welcome to my time-traveling series in RPGs. Today we will be covering how…
Rogue Review- V-19 Torrent
Welcome to Rogue Squadron, pilot! In this series, we will be looking at the ships you can fly in Fantasy…
D&D: New Racial Ability Score Rules Revealed In Online Guide
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TV Writing, Heroes, and Andromeda with Ethlie Ann Vare
Ethlie Ann Vare was a writer on Gene Roddenberry’s Andromeda Author, journalist and television writer Ethlie Ann Vare joins me…
Down in the Underground: Underworld Lairs and the Underworld Player’s Guide
Empire of the Ghouls is certainly a monumental achievement from the kobolds as the first hardcover-length adventure that spans 1st…
Elder Scrolls Call to Arms: The Lone Guardian
Wargames developer Charlie Perkins tells the tale of one of his early solo Delves during the development of Elder Scrolls:…
‘Just because some people are successful doesn’t mean we’ve cured inequality and racism in the tabletop industry’
Hear RPG and board game designers discuss the model minority myth and its impact on their work and the tabletop…
The Dark That Follows on Sale for $0.99
In celebration of my upcoming novel release, I thought it was probably past time for a sale on my very…
Warhammer 40K: Wrath And Glory Gets Updated Errata
Roleplaying in the grim darkness of the distant future just got a lot less murkier with the release of updated…
RPG Superstar Public Voting Is Open!
After judging hundreds of monster entries by an all-star lineup of professional RPG authors, the RPG Superstar 2020 contest is…