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With the ‘Summer of Drizzt’ looming over us all, WotC has unveiled three new types of drow: Udadrow, Aevendrow, and…

CMON announced Army of the Dead: A Zombicide Game, a new board based on Netflix's hit movie. Army of the…

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

CrowD Games will release Winter Queen, a new abstract board game, which will hit stores on June 16. In Winter…

Paizo will release two new sets of Starfinder RPG cards in the second half of 2021. Alien Archive 1 &…

A raft of geek animation news broke in the last few days and we round it up here.Dwayne Johnson is…

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

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The real power fantasy of D&D is that you can reliably get a good night’s rest, and wake up feeling…

Early episodes of Doctor Who may be lost to space and time, but you can still jump in your police…

Hello again Paizo-verse friends and family alike! It’s Steve from Hideous Laughter Productions, and I’m so thrilled to present to…

It’s Alive! The kickstarter campaign for the Awfully Cheerful Engine is live, fully funded, and through it’s first stretch goal!…

Imagine a bard reaching for their instrument, seemingly about to buff a party member. Suddenly, an unnatural, dissonant melody echoes…

by Gavin Dady This week I’m going to give a general update on the status of the release schedule, and…

Kareem pulled himself over the ridge, rolling to his feet to take in the valley. Waterfalls crashed over cliff faces…

Everyone’s favourite drow snagged the spotlight during a May 20th livestream on Dungeons & Dragons’ YouTube channel, where publisher Wizards…

In another Legend of Vox Machina update, the cast and crew behind Critical Role’s upcoming animated series get down to…

It was with great sadness that the world learned of the death of Kentaro Miura, at 54. The mangaka was…

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

The second edition of Pathfinder can be grabbed for under a fiver in the latest Humble RPG Bundle, along with…

Wizards of the Coast revealed new spoilers for their upcoming Modern Horizons 2 set. This set is scheduled to be…

WizKids revealed D&D Icons of the Realms: Orc Warband, a new miniatures set, in August. One of the most iconic…

Asmodee USA, Asmodee NA studios, and Ultra PRO Entertainment will not be physically present at Gen Con Indy 2021. The…

Where Have the Days Gone Find more vivid, surreal art at…

Greetings, Starfinders! With the launch of Year 4 just a week away, we wanted to provide our final update on…

Today, we’re launching the Pathfinder Second Edition Bestiary Humble Bundle to support Stop AAPI Hate. The bundle’s tiers include PDFs…

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The choose-your-own-adventure style of storytelling is finding itself in an increasing number of new board games. Games such as Gloomhaven…

Upcoming tabletop RPG Into the Mother Lands officially launched its Kickstarter campaign in an effort to crowdfund a sourcebook for…

Russ Morrissey, the owner of EN Publishing and EN World (where I freelance), has a new project on Kickstarter, the…

Dungeons & Dragons publisher Wizards of the Coast recently touted some figures compiled over the last year that showed the…

Trap and ensnare foolhardy adventures inside your gates in You Are the Dungeon, an upcoming roleplaying game that switches the…

Chip Theory Games, the publisher responsible for releasing the dice-building board game Too Many Bones, has teased a potential Elder…

The rising number of older players looking for a non-digital alternative to video games helped the tabletop gaming industry reach…

Wizards of the Coast updated their event policies in anticipation of starting up in-store play on May 28. There were…

We’ve written about the hundreds of Paizo Organized Play games occurring at PaizoCon Online, and the Paizo Events Discord is…

Come check out this week’s batch of Kickstarter and crowdfunding highlights! Hoplomachus: Victorum Hoplomachus: Victorum is a brand-new, standalone arena combat…

While exploring the vasts of space, the Starfinders come across distress signals from their allies. Where others are in trouble,…

Hey there adventurers! Pinnacle Entertainment Group has announced a crowdfunding campaign for a new booster box for The Flash Gordon…

“Spies? What do you mean, spies? Yes, yes, I know what the word means! I was just unaware you needed…

Global sales reach all-time high, strong figures boosted by play-at-home community initiatives in 2020Renton, WA – May 19, 2021 –…

Thumbnail image from Pirates of the CaribbeanWhile doing some worldbuilding of my own I found a note my past self…

Marvel’s Champions has grown over the years since its initial release. Each aspect now has a large pool of upgrades…

Satine Phoenix and Jamison Stone join me on the podcast to discuss Sirens: Battle of the Bards. The new D&D…

When you ask most fans about a roleplaying game involving the Marvel universe, they think of TSR’s Marvel Super Heroes,…

Paizo, Inc. announced that they will not have a physical presence at Gen Con Indy 2021. A few days before…

The last concert I physically attended was a 10 Years concert on New Year’s Eve, 2019. We were able to…

Taliesin Jaffe joined D&D Beyond's Amy Dallen on stream to celebrate the release of Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft! Together,…

Good news for dedicated souls out there trying to deciper the Phyrexian language, MTG: Arena will soon have all five…

On the Art of Paizo panel at PaizoCon (12 Noon Pacific on Sunday, May 30), artist Kent Hamilton will design…

Paizo will not have a physical presence at this year’s Gen Con Indy. Instead, like last year, we will focus…

Whether you’re playing an ocean themed game or just love a good day on the beach, there are RPG accessories…

Mech roleplaying game BattleTech: A Time of War is the star of the latest Bundle of Holding deal, stomping down…

The surge of popularity in tabletop RPGs resulted in a plethora of D&D podcasts. D&D podcasts such as The Adventure…

Welcome to Chapter 2: Group Patrons! You know what, I’m not even going to guess how far I’ll get in…

Aberrations are a monster class that does not lack for iconic and terrifying baddies to throw against your party. From…

Come take a look at the whole first act of Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance, as well as exciting game…

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…