D&D: Roll20 Presents Rime of the Frostmaiden – Episode 0
Join these intrepid adventurers as they attempt to survive and thwart Auril’s endless winter! Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden…
AoS: Get Your Hands On The Soulbound Starter Set Today
The Mortal Realms are beckoning–and today you can pre-order the Soulbound Starter Set. Find out what awaits you in the…
Terrain Review – Monster Scenery Trees and Mat
Monster Fight Club is killing it on Kickstarter with their campaign, Monster Scenery: Ice Wilds. Recently I got my hands…
New Releases Coming October 2020
Halloween may be hampered by this year, but we will help keep your imagination alive with a plethora of tricks…
Starfinder Playtest Wrap-Up!
Now that the dust has settled from our months-long public playtest of Starfinder’s upcoming nanocyte class and mech system, we’d…
RPG Spotlight: Horror Movie World
Don’t just watch a scarry movie this Halloween season, write the horror movie of your dreams and bring it to…
Tools for Survival
Equipped for the Worst Judge Cal’s reign over Mega-City One was certainly a torturous one for its citizens during the…
Warhammer 40K: Physical Codex With Digital Rules
The new codexes are on the way and that means your Physical Codex will have a code to the digital…
Origins Awards 2020 Winners Unveiled
The Academy of Adventure Game Arts & Design announced the winners of the 46th annual Origins Awards. The winners are…
Midgard Ley Magic: Ley Transportation and Shadow Roads
Welcome back to this blog series where we dive into ley lines, the magical lifeblood of Midgard, and the casters…
Escape the Dark Castle, relive Groundhog Day and roleplay with the Wu-Tang Clan, Kate Bush and BTS on this week’s Dicebreaker Podcast
A busy week for team Dicebreaker means it’s just Matt and Meehan in the virtual booth this week, but there’s…
Power Rangers RPG In The Works, G.I. Joe/Transformers/MLP To Follow
It’s morphin’ time folks, according to a recent announcement, Renegade games is working on a Power Rangers RPG, with more…
Outside the Box – October 2nd
Here we go again, this week with news from Para Bellum Wargames, Artel W Miniatures, Mantic Games, Raging Heroes, Mierce…
Finder’s Archives – Halloween Special Part 1 (of 5)
Hi everyone, and welcome back to the Finder’s Archives.Today we start a small mini-series for Halloween, where we take a…
Wizards of Coast Pushes Back Entire Launch Schedule For 'Magic the Gathering Commander Legends'
Wizards of the Coast announced that they have pushed back the entire launch schedule for Magic: The Gathering Commander Legends…
Leaked new Descent game Legends of the Dark will be officially revealed later this month
The next board game in the Descent series, Legends of the Dark, will be fully unveiled later this month, publisher…
Playtest Document #3: Rogue
What this is This is a playtest document. We’d love you to try out the rules presented here, and then…
How to update PFS characters to Year 2 format
Last week, we updated the Guide to Organized Play: Pathfinder Society. While we understand the timing of the update was…
Season 10 Goodies Giveaway Winners
Community Manager at Adventurers League Ma’at (ma ought) Crook serves as an Adventurers League Community Manager. She’s a writer and…
Sage Advice Update | October 2020
Community Manager at D&D Adventurers League Amy is an obsessive baker and avid gamer who thrives when herding cats and…
October Update – New Boons, Guides, Stars and Conventions
OPM Musings A little over six months ago, I joined the Paizo team as the new (and first!) Organized Play…
Patreon Homebrew Preview: The Pleasure Cleric
This is the first of the new patron content incentives that will be offered every month. The incentives will range…
Sage Advice Compendium
The Sage Advice Compendium is the official D&D rules FAQ (download the PDF here), gathering some of the most frequent…
Kobold Dispatch: October Edition
Straight from the Editorial Director’s snout, this monthly blog series provides a peek at current publications and projects headed from…
Boy Problems creator’s beginner-friendly RPG Tales’ End sparks memory and conversation
Reminisce on past journeys in Tales’ End, a new roleplaying game from the creator of Carly Rae Jepsen RPG Boy…
Book of Creatures (5e): An Interview With Iris (Studio Agate)
With the Kickstarter for Creatures: Complete Monster Compendium for 5E from Studio Agate (Fateforge, Shadows of Esteren) nearing its end,…
'D&D meets Jumanji' comic book Die is under £1 on Humble Bundle
Pick up the first volume of Dungeons & Dragons-inspired comic book Die for under a pound in a new Humble…
PC giant Steam’s Digital Tabletop Festival features Warhammer, Wingspan, Call of Cthulhu and Munchkin creators
PC game marketplace Steam has announced a new online event showcasing digital tabletop games set to take place at the…
Tabletop Kickstarter Round-Up: September 30, 2020
Come check out this week’s batch of crowdfunding highlights! Creatures: Complete Compendium for 5e Designed by the creators of Shadows…
Looking To Get Into The Star Trek RPG? Now’s Your Chance
Now is the perfect opportunity to explore the final frontier–the Star Trek Adventures core set is part of a special…
10 Encounters for your Tundra Adventures
Thumbnail art by Artur Mósca Now that Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden has come out, you may want more encounters…
Power Rangers is morphin’ into a new RPG and deckbuilding game
A new Power Rangers tabletop RPG is on the way from the studio behind mighty morphin’ board game Heroes of…
D&D: Baldur’s Gate 3 Heats Up With Romance And Sex
Baldur’s Gate 3 might be delayed, but the early access details are heating up with their latest look at love,…
Rogue Review – Stuffed Fables
While searching for some kind of gateway RPG for my son we came across Stuff Fables from Plaid Hat Games.…
Gene Roddenberry’s Andromeda with Ethan Maestri and Ryan Mazzocco
The hosts of the Drive Back the Night podcast Ethan Maestri and Ryan Mazzocco join me on the Dicegeeks.com podcast…
Survey Results: Fighter
Thank you to the many, many people who provided survey feedback for our proposed advanced fighter class. Here’s a quick…
Abrams Books Will Release A New 'Magic: The Gathering' Art Book
'Magic: The Gathering: Legends: A Visual History' by Jay Annelli and Wizards of the Coast Abrams Books will release Magic:…
Renegade Game Studios Licenses More Hasbro Brands For Games
Adds 'G.I. Joe', 'Transformers', and 'My Little Pony'; Announces New 'Power Rangers' Games Renegade Game Studios announced that it has…
Goatboy Interviews Kieron Gillen – Marvel’s Marneus Calgar Comic Writer
Today I sit down and talk to the Marvel writer behind the new Marneus Calgar comic – Kieran Gillen. Some…
Thunder Rift Setting for D&D 5e
There has been lots of talk about old settings lately. This week, we have a guest post from Mark Compton…
Gaming for the One Percenters
What do you get the person with way too much money and everything but the basic board game collection? Not…
Improvising and Adjusting to Character Decisions
In any campaign that I have DM’d the players came up with some solution or go off toward some blank…
The Batman RPG Cooks Up New Art
Holy Rogues Gallery, Batman! The new Batman RPG has a veritable treasure trove of new bat-artwork on dispaly for the…
Para Bellum Wargames Announces New Retailer Promotion
Para Bellum Wargames announced a new retailer promotion for Path of Conquest: The Last Argument of Kings. The new promotion…
Book Club: Aching God (Iconoclasts #1)
I love dungeon crawls. I find the idea of a party of adventurers delving into deep, dark places and searching…
D&D: Make Friends And Influence Social Encounters With These Tricks
Roleplaying should be an important part of any D&D game, but it can be hard to stick the landing. Here are…
Magic the Gathering: WotC To Release A Walking Dead Set
If you saw WotC trending earlier today, it’s because they announced a Walking Dead crossover Secret Lair set, just in…
Tabletop Gallery: Vampiric Temptations
“Aim for the crotch Brother!” Enjoy. If You Have An Awesome Tabletop or RPG Shot You Think Would Make A…
D&D Forgotten Realms Drizzt & Guenhwyvar
Fans and collectors can finally add one of the most popular and recognizable Dungeons & Dragons characters to their action…
This Week on Twitch, Sep 28 – Oct 4
Check out what we have in store this week on Twitch! Also if you’re interested in running your own Pathfinder…
Monk 101: Way of Shadows
Let’s take it from the top! Become a master of every subclass in D&D with Class 101. This week’s entry…
Trapmaster: Enough Rope to Hang Themselves
What is the philosophy of traps in your game? Answering this question helps you design the types of traps that…
WizKids Bares 'Fangs and Talons' for 'Icons of the Realms'
D&D Icons of the Realms: Fangs and Talons will be the fifteenth set in the popular series of pre-painted miniatures…
RPG: Getting Metal With Mork Borg
Are you in the mood for some doom metal fantasy? How about apocalyptic tales of lost souls in a dying…
Abomination: Heir of Frankenstein’s free companion app is given life, stars Borderlands 2 and DBZ actor
Get immersed in the world of Abomination: Heir of Frankenstein with a new companion app featuring voiceover for the horror…
Reasons a site might be abandoned P6
(Author’s note, I’ll be picking up where I left off numerically) One of the classic D&D tropes is a party…
Astral Projections – “The Mandalorian” Gear: Clan Signet
© 2019 Disney/LucasFilm Ltd. The Mandalorian Season 2 is just over a month away! In honor of Clan Mudhorn, I…
Wizards of the Coast Unveils 'Secret Lair X The Walking Dead'
Wizards of the Coast unveiled Secret Lair X The Walking Dead, a direct sale drop set featuring AMC's The Walking…
Wizards of the Coast Bans A Card Only A Few Days After A Major 'Magic: The Gathering' Set Release
Wizards of the Coast updated its Magic: The Gathering Banned and Restricted Lists on September 28 by banning Uro, Titan…
Rolling for Initiative — Package design for Fun and Profit (Mostly Profit)
Rolling for Initiative is a weekly column by Scott Thorne, PhD, owner of Castle Perilous Games & Books in Carbondale,…
Site Update: New Patreon things and a content schedule
Good day, Awesomsticks readers! 2020 has been an utter dumpster fire for pretty much everyone, including yours truly. I wanted…
D&D: Check Out This Fully Articulated Drizzt Action Figure
Hasbro unveiled a new Drizzt action figure earlier this week as a part of the ongoing Hasbro Pulse virtual event.…
Storm Edge Campaign Setting 16: Gods of Eight Isles ‐ Part 2
Welcome back to the world of STORM EDGE: THE ADVENTURES IN EIGHT ISLES! This week, we are continuing to learn…
Band of Bravos Podcast!
Paizo’s official Pathfinder Second Edition live-play show, Band of Bravos, is coming to your ears as an audio podcast! Listen…
RPG Spotlight: Friends Of Wildstone Town
What happens when you combine the unique and character driven mechanics of Savage Worlds with a kid centered setting? You…
Three Made One – BROKEN TOYS
When children are playing alone on the green,In comes the playmate that never was seen.When children are happy and lonely…
Life Under a Tyrant
Living With Cal In last week’s blog, we covered the new careers and species available to players within our forthcoming…
Hear about the return of HeroQuest, exciting new RPGs and our unfortunate D&D moments on the latest Dicebreaker Podcast
This week’s episode of the Dicebreaker Podcast is sponsored by Voodoo Ranger. On this week's Dicebreaker Podcast, Matt, Johnny, Lolies…
Twilight Imperium and Android are being turned into graphic novels
Epic sci-fi board game Twilight Imperium and cyberpunk series Android - best known as the setting of living card game…
Art of Skirmishing: Objectives
To make a skirmish a skirmish, you will need an objective as well as a condition for ending combat. In…
Ancient Undead Spider Wizard is a vinyl EP sleeved in a playable tabletop RPG adventure
A tabletop RPG supplement that combines a seven-inch vinyl soundtrack with a fully playable dungeon-crawl adventure is launching on Kickstarter…
CMON Announces 'The Last of Us: The Board Game'
CMON has reached a licensing deal with Sony Interactive Entertainment to produce The Last of Us: The Board Game, based…
RPG: Brinkwood Blood Of Tyrants Wants You To Drink The Rich
Mask up. Spill Blood. Drink the Rich. Brinkwood is a tabletop roleplaying game about overthrowing vampires, what more could you…
Outside the Box – September 25th
Welcome back to Outside the Box, this week with news from Raging Heroes, Mantic Games, Ninja Division, Fireforge Games, Knight…
HeroQuest 2.0
Hasbro has been teasing us with a countdown for HeroQuest for a while now. So the news was released, and…
Finder’s Archive – Bloodstained Mire
Hi everyone, and welcome back to the Finder’s Archives.In this column, we take some of the lands from Magic: The…
D&D series Critical Role has launched a fundraising foundation
Dungeons & Dragons actual play party Critical Role has launched its own non-for-profit organisation designed to raise money and awareness…
'Holler RPG' To Join the 'Savage Worlds'
PEG Announces Plans To Develop the Indie Appalachian Horror RPG as a New 'Savage Worlds' Setting Pinnacle Entertainment Group announced…
Warhammer 40K: Space Wolf Bundle Comes To PlayStation Store
Looking to get your hands on some turn-based tactical action? Warhammer 40K Space Wolf has a new bundle on the…
September 2020 Pathfinder Society Releases
Eando Kline, faction leader of the Vigilant Seal, looks up at the orange-streaked faces of two of his junior Pathfinders.…
Rime of the Frostmaiden Review
The new hardback adventure from Wizards of the Coast is here, sending PCs where the sun don’t shine. No, really,…
Scarlet Citadel Wednesdays on Kobold Press’s Twitch channel!
Here in the warrens, there has been much chattering and buzzing about all things Scarlet Citadel. We figured, why not…
September 2020 Starfinder Society Releases
Exiting Sleep Mode. -Scannow engaged.... ... …Scannow complete. No errors detected. -Perplexity Check... ... …Perplexity Subroutine at 96%. Estimated 16…
D&D Celebration and Extra Life Raise $240,000 For Charity
Nothing is better than getting together a bunch of nerds for a weekend of good times and games. Except for…
RPG: Devil’s Run Promises Wasteland Wild Times
Devil’s Run is a new post-apocalyptic RPG from Modphius that is more Mad Max than Fallout. Get ready for high-octane…
Get dozens of D&D books, including R.A. Salvatore’s Legend of Drizzt series, for under £12
Complete your set of Dungeons & Dragons novels or gain an instant collection for a song by picking up dozens…
How to: Time traveling in RPGs – Do Over: The Reset
Thumbnail image from Looper movie Last article we talked about how Do Over Time Traveling works, and how it branches…
Dungeons & Dragons 5E druid class explained
If you’ve ever read an Animorphs book and thought “I wish I could turn into a hamster at will”, druid…
Good Strong Hands: An Interview With Craig Campbell (Nerdburger Games)
Craig Campbell has a new RPG Kickstarter. We’ve attended AndoCon, Conapalooza, Gen Con, and Multiverse Con (and talked about his…
D&D: A Combat-Wheelchair-Inspired Subclass For Matt Mercer’s Blood Hunter
If you liked the Combat Wheelchair, you’re sure to love Sara Thompson’s take on Matt Mercer’s Blood Hunter, inspired by…
Blood Rage studio’s ambitious board game Trudvang Legends delayed for “possibly” a year
CMON has delayed the release of its ambitious Nordic and Celtic-inspired adventure board game Trudvang Legends into 2021. According to…
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
Come check out this week’s batch of crowdfunding highlights! Stat Trackers Friends & Foes Stat Trackers are a simple, but…
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?
Wizards of the Coast revealed some interesting news at D&D Celebration this past weekend. During Inside the D&D Studio with…