Level Up Playtest Document #4: Druid
What this is This is a playtest document. We’d love you to try out the rules presented here, and then…
Case Files Under Curfew
Mega-City One is placed under a tight curfew by Chief Judge Cal during his reign but there is still plenty…
The Art of Skirmishing: Bailing Out
Selim’s dagger came free, the high priest’s corpse slumping over the altar. “That’s it then,” he said. “Let’s see what…
Starfinder: A Look Ahead At Alien Archive 4
An all new alien archive is arriving soon for Starfinder. Come take a look at an allotment of aliens and…
We flirt with board game romance novels and resist the tastiest tabletop pieces on the Dicebreaker Podcast
On this week’s Dicebreaker Podcast, Matt, Johnny and Lolies run through what we’ve been playing and discuss the latest headlines…
Finder’s Archives – Halloween Special Part 3 (of 5)
Hi everyone, and welcome back to the Finder’s Archives.Today we continue the Halloween Mini-series. Like last time, we’ll be looking…
Small World of Warcraft board game review – MMO crossover brings flavour and complexity to fantasy conquest classic
Blizzard recently delayed the release of World of Warcraft: Shadowlands to give the MMORPG’s latest expansion some more polish -…
Ancient Tech of Vodari
Many settings, from Vodari to Breath of the Wild, include Ancients whose technology are indistinguishable from magic. In some, it’s…
Explore SolSpace’s Murky World of Organized Crime!
WOIN's SolSpace setting expands with Jacob Rodgers' Code of Honor trilogy!More
Mörk Borg’s Putrescence Regnant is a grim ‘bog crawl’ adventure releasing as a vinyl music album
Bleak tabletop RPG Mörk Borg is getting a new adventure releasing as a vinyl album, complete with a built-in GM…
The Undiscovered Vault/Fallout Fridays
By Jon Webb There’s something big coming to Fallout Fridays, as part of our efforts to ignite the Fallout Wasteland…
GAMA Plans to Expand Role of Non-Manufacturer Members
The GAMA (Game Manufacturers Association) board of directors updated members on its work on a revised set of bylaws at…
Lost Omens: Pathfinder Society Guide Sanctioning Update
The newest Pathfinder release, Lost Omens Pathfinder Society Guide, is hot off the presses, and the character options from this…
Getting to Know You: Venture-Captain Sigvard Tornkvist
Zarta looks at her desk, where a small note sits atop a larger sheaf of papers. She picks up the…
D&D: Collect A Drizzt From Gamestop Today
Proof that there’s no pre-order exclusive too strange for GameStop, check out the Game Stop Drizz’t and other D&D collectibles.…
Wizards of the Coast Extends Suspension of 'Magic: The Gathering' In-Store Play
Wizards of the Coast has extended its suspension of Magic: The Gathering in-store play in U.S. and Latin American stores…
Terrors and Tommyguns: An Interview with Nick Porter (Drinking Horn Games)
Looking for 1920s action noir and cosmic horror, but not Lovecraft’s take? Then Terrors and Tommyguns might be the RPG…
Flirt and fight in queer tabletop RPG Thirsty Sword Lesbians
Fall in love and face off against various foes in Thirsty Sword Lesbians, an upcoming tabletop roleplaying game about exploring…
R.Talsorian Games Increases Cover Price On Massive 456-Page 'Cyberpunk RED' RPG Book
R.Talsorian Games announced a price increase on Cyberpunk RED, a roleplaying game set in the Cyberpunk 2077 world. It also…
RPG: Ubersreik Adventures II – This Time It’s Personal
Ubersreik Adventures II (This time it’s personal) is a new sourcebook that will contain five new adventures set in world…
Tales from the Drift: The Missing Notes
25 Lamashan I’ve visited observational posts on asteroids less lonely than the Citadel on Aucturn. As I crossed the courtyard…
Marieke Nijkamp, Sage Advice on Customized Origins
Greg and Shelly open the show as always with all the latest D&D news! Afterwards, Jeremy Crawford calls in to…
D&D: Be The Elephant In The Room – Play A Loxodon
Loxodon are a hidden gem of D&D–their trunks and powerful build give them a unique advantage. Here’s what you can…
Your Social Club for Life-long Adventure!
Our release dates are accelerating in anticipation of the holidays! Just two weeks ago we posted about the New Releases…
Getting the Kobolds Rolling with Roll20
Before the world turned upside down, I ran a 5th Edition game about once a month. I was hopping between…
WizKids Will Release 'D&D Icons of the Realms: Goblin Warband'
WizKids will release D&D Icons of the Realms: Goblin Warband, a miniatures set for use with Dungeons & Dragons 5E…
How to: Time traveling in RPGs – Timeline Changing
Thumbnail Image from Steins;Gate anime With the whole Do-Over part already out of the way, today is time to dive…
'Mengkare' Descends Upon 'Pathfinder Battles'
WizKids announced Pathfinder Battles: Darklands Rising: Mengkare, Great Wyrm premium figure for release in April 2021. Pathfinder Battles: Darklands Rising:…
Halloween Roundup 2020
Halloween is just around the corner. Here’s an update of previous Halloween round-up articles, now with even more Halloween related…
Rogue Review – HMP Gunship
Welcome to Rogue Squadron, pilot! In this series, we will be looking at the ships you can fly in Fantasy…
Post-Apocalyptic Movie Geek Out with Ty Rucker (Part 1)
Post-Apocalyptic movie geek out! Check your fuel gauge, load your shotgun, put on your leather pants. Game designer and movie…
9 best miniatures games that aren’t Warhammer
Miniature wargaming is far and away one of the most intimidating aspects of the tabletop gaming hobby, especially for newcomers.…
WizKids Reveals 'Pathfinder Battles: Darklands Rising' Miniatures Set
WizKids revealed Pathfinder Battles: Darklands Rising, a miniatures set for use with Pathfinder RPG, which will release into stores in…
Summon Cthulhu With These Eldritch Accessories
Whether you’re playing D&D, Call of Cthulhu, or a generic RPG system there’s always a little room for the great…
NYCC 2020: Yen Press, Vertical Announce New Manga Licenses
The virtual version of New York Comic Con, the New York Comic Con Metaverse, took place last weekend, and the…
Essentials of Character Backstory
Building a character backstory doesn’t have to be a lengthy or labor-intensive affair. And you don’t have to write beautiful…
New Starfinder Alexa Episodes Available Now!
STARFINDER, THE POPULAR INTERACTIVE AUDIO ADVENTURE GAME FOR ALEXA, RETURNS WITH EPISODES FOUR TO SIX, AVAILABLE NOW Nathan Fillion and…
RPG: New Updates In Starfinder Errata
Starfinder’s core book receives a big batch of new errata, clarifying both the 1sts and 2nd printings of the book–come…
D&D: ‘The Fading Embers’ – Adventure in an Ice Age Filled with Forbidden Magic
Winter is nearly here, and this campaign – live on Kickstarter now – is prepared for the cold and the…
Eldritch Horror makes you care about its characters because you’re just as doomed as they are
Lovecraftian horror seems a little old hat to the tabletop world now. There are countless Cthulhu-themed versions of existing games…
That’s How I Roll – Online Gaming Tools, Part 5: Virtual Tabletops (VTTs) for RPGs
I’m continuing my “Online Gaming Tools” series with a segment on virtual tabletops (VTTs) you can use for running RPG…
Amazon Prime Day board game deals 2020: Dungeons & Dragons, Magic: The Gathering, family classics and party games
Amazon Prime Day 2020 kicks off today following its delay from the summer due to coronavirus, and there are a…
WizKids Unveils 'Starfinder Battles: Planets of Peril' Miniatures Set
WizKids unveiled Starfinder Battles: Planets of Peril miniatures set for release in March 2021. The base product for Planets of…
Goatboy’s Warhammer 40K: Marneus Calgar Issue #1 Review
Goatboy here. Marvel sent us a review copy of the Marneus Calgar, Issue #1 comic book. Let’s dive in. This…
AoS: Take A Look At The Age Of Sigmar RPG’s Collector Edition
Where there’s an RPG book, there’s a collector’s edition waiting to followup and look better on your shelves. Take a…
Tabletop Gallery: Dreadnought Stampede
Dreadnought Kill-team getting things done… Enjoy. If You Have An Awesome Tabletop or RPG Shot You Think Would Make A…
Happy Liars Night 2020!
Posted on Oct 12, 2020 | The nights grow longer, and the chill in the air, more biting. Settlements increase…
Secrets of Magic Final Week
Wayne’s new look for the iconic magus, and the brand-new iconic summoner and her dragon eidolon The Pathfinder Secrets of…
Aldean Classes – Blue Rose Adventurer’s Guide
Last week we took a look at Ancestries in Aldea, so this week we thought we’d focus on Aldean Classes.…
This Week on Twitch, Oct 12 – Oct 18
Check out what we have in store this week on Twitch! Also if you’re interested in running your own Pathfinder…
Beyond the Audience: Punch It Up!
A few installments back, I mentioned that I could write an entire article on pacing’s importance. So here I am,…
Pathfinder: Go Beyond The Beginner’s Box With The Trouble In Otari
A new standalone adventure from Pathfinder wants you to step beyond the beginning town. Come check out the Troubles in…
Advanced Character Backgrounds
Not all games start at level one. When this happens, the characters are leveled, and maybe, if the GM/ DM…
Astral Projections – Characters from “Rappaccini’s Daughter” for Genesys
Astral Projections presents A Literary Halloween! For October, I am providing stats inspired by tales from my favorite fantasy authors.“Rappaccini’s…
Kids’ RPG book series Questlings is getting a companion game co-created by Jiangshi co-designer
Questlings, a children’s book series about roleplaying fantasy characters, is releasing with an upcoming tabletop RPG co-created by Banana Chan,…
Awfully Cheery Engine is a fast, flexible, beginner-friendly RPG releasing in comic book issues
A new tabletop RPG coming to Kickstarter next year is borrowing from the world of comic books for a quick,…
Wizards of the Coast Bans a Valuable Mythic Rare From 'Zendikar Rising'
Wizards of the Coast updated its Magic: The Gathering Banned and Restricted Lists on October 12. Zendikar Rising "ban fatigue"…
Magic: the Gathering – Behind The Newest, Weirdest Commander
With Commander Legends, WotC is set to introduce all new Commanders meant to play well with others. Take a look.…
RPG: Cyberpunk Red Gets A Release Date
Cyberpunk Red, after hitting delays earlier this year, is finally set with a release date–it looks like it’ll be right…
D&D: Adventurer’s Guide To Zariel, Archdevil of Avernus
Appearing in Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes the Zariel the ruler of Avernus gets a shout out in Baldur’s Gate 3…
AoS: The Mortal Realms Call, Soulbound Pre-Order
The Mortal Realms are beckoning–and today you can pre-order the Soulbound Starter Set. Find out what awaits you in the…
d6s to Roll for Wandering Monsters in 1980
It doesn't get more old school than rolling a d6 to check for wandering monsters in a dungeon. In the…
Starfinder Core Rulebook Errata
For those who missed it earlier this week, we have updated the Starfinder FAQ and Errata with errata for the…
RPG Spotlight: Vampire the Masquerade
Find your fanciest goblet and your fitted costume fangs this week as we explore the city after dark with Vampire…
On the Threshold of Apocalypse: Five and Infinity Chapter 5 Available NOW!
The Epic Finale of the Five and Infinity Adventure Series Earth is slain; the ruins of London have fallen on…
This week’s Dicebreaker Podcast explores Dinosaur World, plays A Game of Cat & Mouth and deals with RPG rules sticklers
On this week’s Dicebreaker Podcast, Matt, Lolies and Meehan escape being eaten at Dinosaur World to talk about their time…
Escape from Old New York
Fuelling the Resistance You’ve chosen your side, prepared yourself for the new changes Cal has ushered in, and grabbed yourself…
Cyberpunk Red RPG has a release date and price, launching alongside Cyberpunk 2077
Cyberpunk Red, the latest edition of the seminal tabletop RPG, is releasing next month alongside its hotly-anticipated video game adaptation…
One-on-One Roleplaying: How to Craft a Single-PC Campaign Arc
One of the biggest shifts you’ll need to make for your one-on-one game is from campaign arcs built to include…
RPG: Take A Look Inside Pathfinder’s Megadungeon
Do you like your dungeons big enough that you could spend an entire character’s lifetime exploring them? You’ll love the…
Basecamp Competition Winners
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Outside the Box – October 9th
Welcome back to a new issue of Outside the Box, this week with news from Wargames Atlantic, North Star Military…
Tales from the Loop creator’s next ‘narrative art book’ The Labyrinth envisions a dystopian future
Flick through the pages of a dystopian future in The Labyrinth, the latest “narrative art book” by Simon Stålenhag -…
Finder’s Archives – Halloween Special Part 2 (of 5)
Hi everyone, and welcome back to the Finder’s Archives.Today we continue our small mini-series for Halloween, where we take a…
This year’s PAX Unplugged has been cancelled
PAX Unplugged 2020, the US board game and tabletop convention due to take place next month, has been cancelled. PAX…
RPG: Death On The Reik Companion – Errata Released
Those of you who pre-ordered your copy of Death on the Reik’s companion guide will notice that the latest file…
Interview with Venture-Captain Narsen
Ambrus Valsin sits down and opens his copy of Absalom’s Anon and Afar broadsheet, scanning it for news of Pathfinder…
D&D Retro Gamer: Icewind Dale
The recent release of Icewind Dale has added a new location and adventure to 5E, but for some 2020’s module…
D&D: Five Things To Do When You’ve Got To *Dun* *Dun* Get Away
Everyone needs a little getaway now and then. Here’s how you can help your players (or villains) bravely run away.…
Bardsung: How Critical Role, Final Fantasy and a piece of potato peel inspired this year’s most ambitious dungeon-crawler
First revealed last month, Bardsung is the next big release from Steamforged, the British publisher behind miniatures games Guild Ball…
Monthly Encounters List by Tier and Environment
Thumbnail art by Chris Rahn If you’ve been following my articles you may have seen many of the monthly encounters…
RPG: Critical Role Munchkin Is Coming Soon
The world of Exandria is coming to Munchkin, because it would be weird the other way ’round. Come check out…
D&D: The Fix Is In For Curse Of Strahd Revamped
The Mists of Ravenloft part to reveal an updated errata list for Curse of Strahd, out just in time for…
Arcana Academy – Channeling Harry Potter and The Worst Witch w/ Steven Cummings and John McGuire
Astro Jones, Steven Cummings Arcana Academy character. Sketch by Steven Cummings COVID-19 and quarantine changed my tastes in roleplaying games.…
CMON Unveils Another Wave of House Baratheon Miniatures For 'A Song of Ice & Fire: Tabletop Miniatures Game'
CMON unveiled Baratheon Sentinels, Stag Knights, and Champions of the Stag, new miniatures expansion sets for A Song of Ice…
Vampire: The Masquerade series’ latest sourcebook Ghost Hunters lets you search for the paranormal as a mortal
Grab a flashlight, a EMF reader and a camera for World of Darkness: Ghost Hunters, an upcoming companion sourcebook set…
Countdown To Christmas With The Gift of Random Metal Dice
Q-Workshop announced that its Advent Dice Calendar, an advent calendar featuring random metal dice, will be headed to retail stores…
RPG: Warhammer Fantasy Shows Us The Power Behind The Throne
Now that Death on the Reik is ready to release, it’s time to take a peek at the Power Behind…
Tales from the Drift: Pay Day
Shifts change every eight hours in Lim City. During the hour or two linking shifts, the cavern city’s lights seemingly…
Tabletop Kickstarter Round-Up: October 7, 2020
Come check out this week’s batch of crowdfunding highlights! Fray: Champions of the Every-Verse Fray – Champions of the Every-Verse…
Let’s Play D&D In A Slasher Film
This October I thought it would be fun to take a closer look at of our favorite horror movies and…
How to Play Icewind Dale's Mid-Game Boss like a Magical Superweapon
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How to Play the Chardalyn Dragon like a Magical Superweapon
Chapter 4: Devastation’s Light, is one of the coolest and most challenging chapters to run in Icewind Dale: Rime of…
The 4th Pillar: 5 Things to Avoid in an Imbalanced Campaign
We’ve discussed a lot about imbalance and taking your games off the rails, but before we jump into putting together…
Monthly Encounter #14: Amani Baba and the ten thieves (lvls 1-4)
Here at Tribality, we’ve decided to provide our readers with Encounters ready to be added to your table. I’ll be…
Stargate SG-1 RPG lets you create your own season of the beloved sci-fi TV series
Step through a portal to another planet in Stargate SG-1: Roleplaying Game, an RPG based on the ‘90s science-fiction television…
D&D First Impressions: Hours In And Baldur’s Gate 3 Grabs Hold
Baldur’s Gate 3 launched in Early Access yesterday, and we’re already hooked by the massive world that Larian invites you…
