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Frosthaven promises to be a massive game. The sequel to 2018’s Gloomhaven became the biggest crowdfunded game on Kickstarter and…

Earlier this year, Dead of Winter co-creator Isaac Vega and designer Lindsey Rode announced that they had co-founded their own…

In Star Trek Adventures, the crew rarely acts without amazing assistance. When the Conn Officer navigates asteroids, there are thrusters…

This week: The Last Gameboard, a digital tabletop game board, raises millions in its Seed round; Thirsty Sword Lesbians releases…

Upcoming miniatures game Myth & Goal wants to capture the strategy and challenge of managing a fantasy football team -…

Save Earth from the tyranny of the Decepticons in the officially announced Transformers: Deck-Building Game, a tabletop title based on…

“The mists of Ravenloft are rising. Overcome your dread or forever be its prisoner!”Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft is now…

Spellcasters, beware! Tiny monstrosities are on the loose, and they love snacking on spellcasting components and familiars! But whatever you…

Stormcast Eternals: Crunchy on the outside – chewy on the inside! Everybody loves a good picture of a fully painted-up…

It’s time to recruit a team of Autobots with attitude! Go, Go, Transformers! Renegade Game Studios has been blowing up…

Magic Items are a rewarding part of any adventure. Not these ones though. Here are five magic items that put…

Dragonborn are the only core race in Dungeons & Dragons that allows players to live out their dreams of becoming something that…

Fantasy AGE Trojan War, out now (and at DriveThruRPG) is a condensed guide to running Fantasy AGE adventures in the…

In a previous article we discussed encounter traps (Chilling Encounters). These complex traps turn a simple trap into an entire…

It’s very exciting news for the Dicebreaker team today, as we welcome a new video producer to the crew. Hello…

© 2021 Linda WhitsonOman al-Ishaaq is not your usual ripperdoc, or cybernetic surgeon, as he prefers. (And it’s both polite…

Become immersed in playthroughs of roleplaying games such as Dungeons & Dragons with Dungeon Full Dive, a digital platform that…

Wizards of the Coast teased a new Secret Lair Drop Series set, for Magic: The Gathering, themed around the Phyrexian…

Upcoming roleplaying game Life After Dungeon looks to allow players to integrate characters from any other RPG or franchise -…

Wizards of the Coast announced late last week that the current season of Magic Pro League will be its last,…

May is Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month! In this blog, we wanted to give the members of our community the…

We’re choosing our favorite super powers and tights this week on RPG Spotlight as we join a super team and…

Welcome to another issue of Outside the box! This week with news from Infinity, Mantic Games, TT Combat, Para Bellum…

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Popular indie game platform and storefront Itch.io is running its first ever Creator Day throughout May 14th, funneling 100% of…

And now we’re going to take theory and put it into practice with one of our favorite products from Kobold…

Popular indie platform and purveyor of “unspeakable games” (according to Apple) Itch.io is giving 100% of its revenue to creators…

The last few weeks have been awfully ACE! Quite literally. Last week’s blog took a tour of the stars as…

Hi everyone, and welcome back to the Finder’s Archives. In this column, we take some of the lands from Magic:…

Three new bundles have been launched for Vampire: The Masquerade, saving new players and fans looking to complete their collection…

Welcome to May’s Fallout Friday round up, this might be the one many of you have been waiting for. After…

Catalyst Game Labs will release Shadowrun Power Plays, a new sourcebook for Shadowrun RPG, which will hit retail on June…

Pegasus Spiele will release a new edition of Kitchen Rush, a restaurant management board game, into trade in Q3. In…

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‘Bridge of the Broken Moon’ – J Edward Neill – 2021 Find more vivid, surreal art at…

Last March, when we shifted physical gaming to digital spaces, the Online Region Venture-Officers wrote two guest blogs focused on…

Ancestry Guide Chapter Opener, artist Victor Manuel Leza Moreno With PaizoCon coming up, the OP team is hard at work…

Assassin’s Creed Valhalla fans who loved to squat in longhouses and over tree stumps for matches of the in-universe dice…

Available Now! In the Green Ronin Online Store, and DrivethruRPG!Cross the Wine-Dark Sea and Storm the Walls of Troy Again!Fantasy…

Wizards of the Coast is beginning the transition back to in-person Magic:The Gathering play, and is aiming to bring back…

Tove Lund Jorgensen and Erik Jorgensen of Midnight Tower have a new Kickstarter up for a Dungeons & Dragons Fifth…

The Critical Role founded publisher Darrington Press will be launching its first official board game this May with Uk’otoa. An…

Dead of Winter co-designer Isaac Vega is making a new horror board game to be published by the studio he…

Three seasoned veterans of the European tabletop game industry have formed All About Games, a new consultancy focused on game…

When we think of a typical Dungeons & Dragons adventure, what comes to mind are scenes of might, magic, and —…

Come check out this week’s batch of Kickstarter and crowdfunding highlights! Storm Weavers – Solo RPG This is a single-person…

Trapped on a planet with fanatical Jinsul, the Starfinders fight to survive in a growing storm. Hope comes in the…

Crafting dungeons can be tiring work. We’re here to make things easy and interesting with our Dungeon Tables! Whether a…

Critical Role's tabletop gaming division Darrington Press revealed their first board game on the way with Uk'otoa. The name of…

If, like me, you’ve fallen completely in love with the upcoming Green Knight movie, you’ll want to check out its…

Upcoming tabletop roleplaying game Necrobiotic looks to combine the customisability of deck construction and deckbuilding card games with the storytelling…

WizKids unveiled Dungeons & Dragons: Full-Sized Drizzt Foam Statue for release in September. WizKids is releasing another new offering as…

Thumbnail art by David HarringtonWe are not even close to Halloween (172 days away in fact) but WotC decided to…

Former editor in chief of Worldbuilding Magazine and lead game designer for Smunchy Games, Adam Bassett, joins me on the…

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

' Talisman Adventures Game Master’s Kit' and 'Talisman Adventures RPG Accessory Pack' Pegasus Spiele announced Talisman Adventures Game Master’s Kit…

If you enjoy this sample chapter, you can get the full Season here. What once had been two living, breathing…

Covid-related delays on international shipping, which have been tied to erratic release dates, rising costs, and general supply chain mayhem,…

The latest Historic Anthology set on Magic: the Gathering Arena have been bringing back classic cards like Ojutai’s Command, Stifle,…

The PATHFINDER: FUMBUS! Kickstarter campaign, featuring Pathfinder’s iconic goblin alchemist in his first comic book adventure, has been fully funded!…

Carrionettes make a terrifying return to Dungeons & Dragons in Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft. These toy-like creatures are born out…

You don’t need to be playing Big Eyes Small Mouths to add a little anime to your next RPG game,…

Want to add some spice to your roleplaying? What about five NPCs that lean villainous, but might make unlikely foils/allies…

Welcome back to this series where I explore different monster types, showcasing monsters that can be used as monsters of…

One-Shot adventures are a great space to try new things that you wouldn’t if you were worried about things like…

Artist unknown. All rights reserved.Sigurd was born in a small, sleepy fishing village and he learned from an early age…

This week: the rise of LARPing in China; D&D’s big plans for Summer releases; and the conflicting stories about who…

New Spell Deck by Paizo, Inc. Paizo, Inc. will release Pathfinder Spell Cards: Secrets of Magic, a new spell deck…

You’ve seen Tiamat, you’ve seen the Vorpal Sword, but these aren’t the only previews from Adventures in the Forgotten Realms.…

Scouring through the polyhedral the dice available to early gamers, you can sometimes stumble across a peculiar looking ten-sided die…

I’m putting my money on the Custodes on this one. Everybody loves a good picture of a fully painted-up tabletop…

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For a game known for its dungeons and its dragons, it sure is filled with some astoundingly good dogs. Here…

We want to know what you think of D&D—and if you play D&D we want to hear what you have…

TCGplayer unveiled their April data for sealed product prices which showed some of the trends developing in the TCG collectibles…

Straight from the Editorial Director’s snout, the Dispatch provides a sneak peek at upcoming publications and projects headed from the…

Some of Alex’s first freelance work for Green Ronin was in this very book!Hello heroes! My name is Alex Thomas…

 By Tilly & Susan Bridges, STA Contributing Writers We’re so excited we get to play in The Next Generation era a…

Over the weekend WotC debuted a new look for one of Ravenloft’s oldest dark lords–the evil bard/shapeshifter, Harkon Lukas. Meistersinger…

“Force Wizard” is my series on the Force & Destiny Careers’ Signature Abilities. Both Signature Abilities (SAs) for the Seeker…

By Andrew Peregrine In Dune: Adventures in the Imperium there are several character types that offer special powers and abilities.…

This weekend was crazy with Age of Sigmar’s next edition and battletome, new 40K minis, D&D 5-foot squares and good…

Rolling for Initiative is a weekly column by Scott Thorne, PhD, owner of Castle Perilous Games & Books in Carbondale,…

If you’re wondering how D&D measures up in real life, you’re not alone. Presenting the unsung hero of RPGs, the…

Special guest Professor Meg joins Lolies, Meehan and Matt to chat Gloomhaven, Oath, Unmatched, Keyforge and Lolies’ newfound love of…

Owlcat Games, the video game developer behind Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous, has announced that the game's finalized iteration will launch…

Stopping at a tavern is an iconic part of any adventure–here are some great dishes that you can serve up…

Have you seen Cyberpunk Red: Combat Zone by Monster Fight Club yet? It’s taking over Kickstarter. This 35mm Cyberpunk miniatures…

Civilization has collapsed and the Frost Shepherds are coming, but you have fifty two weeks to prepare when you play…

PaizoCon is nearly here! On the Organized Play front, we’ll have nearly 1000 tables of Pathfinder Society, Starfinder Society and…

The tavern is an iconic location to kick-start an adventure and get player characters to meet one another. As a…

Hello again! Last week’ s issue apparently got lost in the Warp, so let’s get straight in and catch up!Wargame…

The Midgard Worldbook already details a score of saints dedicated to the war god Mavros, but the other deities have…

Wizards of the Coast revealed new spoilers for Modern Horizons 2, which included Counterspell, as well as more product details…

Odd as it is that publisher Wizards of the Coast waited nearly three decades to smash its two biggest games…

Welcome to the Finder’s Archive and a review is what we have in store for you this week. 😊 We…

Beam Me Up! If you’ve been following our blog closely, you’ll know that we’re really excited about our all-new tabletop…

Investigate malicious mysteries in a modern manner with Crimes & Capers, an upcoming tabletop series based on the classic murder…

Announced earlier this year, ambitious roleplaying app One More Multiverse wants to combine the versatile toolset of virtual RPG tabletops…

We sat down with Fallout: Wasteland Warfare’s designer, James Sheahan, to talk about the Caesar’s Legion Units to understand why…