RPG: So That Edgerunners 2 Trailer Made You Think About Cyberpunk Again, Huh?
Everyone’s talking about that amazing Edgerunners 2 trailer from earlier this week. Wanna jump into Night City? Here’s how. This…
Zweihänder opens third-party licence to allow free and commercial creator content
Daniel D. Fox updates the Zweihänder third-party licence to allow fee-free commercial publishing, balancing open access with strict anti-prejudice rules.
Paizo warns Discord users about new looking for game art scams
From Discord LFG scams to AI generated slop, discover how to protect yourself when commissioning art for your next session…
D&D Beyond’s July Drop – New Fighting Styles, Para-Elementals, And More
July’s big bundle o’ rules, aka the July Drop, has arrived on D&D Beyond, bringing the para-elemental planes and new…
‘Shadowfinder’ Adventures, ‘Dracula 1897’, Monster Battles, And More On Kickstarter Now
This week’s Kickstarter roundup lets you battle Dracula, go on Pathfinder 1e adventures, rebuild a nervous system, and much more!…
Independence Day! – July 3, 2026
The Kobold offices are closed July 3rd, but we'll be back Monday with more awesome stuff for your game! The…
D&D: The Undead Patron Warlock Has It All, Especially Necrotic Damage
The new Undead Patron for Warlocks out of the Ravenloft book will let you do better Necrotic Damage and a…
D&D: Five One-Shot Adventures You Can Get – Absolutely Free
Summer is here, and it’s the perfect time to play a one-shot adventure. Especially if it’s a free one-shot adventure,…
Open-source game engine Godot blocks AI agents and vibe coding
The Godot Foundation has updated its contribution policy to ban AI-authored code and automated pull requests, protecting its volunteer maintainers.
Superhero Week: Free League opens pre-orders for Invincible TTRPG
Discover the new Invincible tabletop roleplaying game powered by the Year Zero Engine as Free League launches pre-orders alongside their…
Take Some You Time With These Solo RPGs
Never wonder who in your party is going to mess up the plan and take yourself on an adventure with…
Magical Kitties Save the Day pivots to Creative Commons open license
Atlas Games transitions its award-winning family roleplaying game to Creative Commons terms, matching the platform strategy of its legacy titles.
CGE Brings 'Kingdom Come: Deliverance' to the Tabletop
Licensed Board Game by Tomas Holek and Vlaada Chvatil
Superhero Week: Supergirl review
Our review of James Gunn's Supergirl film explores its brilliant alien worldbuilding, a wonderfully grumpy Kara Zor-El, and why the…
Help independent news: Pick August’s RPG Publisher Spotlight
As we prepare for a busy August festival season in Edinburgh, Geek Native Patrons can vote for the next RPG…
Chaosium Unveils New Steampunk RPG ‘Time Without Tide’
Chaosium, maker of Call of Cthulhu among other great RPGs, has unveiled a new RPG set in a sci-fi Victorian…
D&D: The Shadow Sorcery Sorcerer Is All About Embracing Your Dark Side
Ravenloft: The Horrors Within wants Sorcerers to embrace their inner (and outer) darkness with the Shadow Sorcery subclass. One of…
Giant Dungeons & Dragons London expo pulled from 2026 calendar
Organisers have postponed the O2 Arena Dungeons & Dragons Fan Expo until 2027 amid shifting convention line-ups and growing local…
D&D: Five Low Level Darklords You Should Steal For A Campaign Villain
One of the cool things about Ravenloft: The Horrors Within is that it’s full of monsters that make for great…
Captain’s Log Solo RPG Reprint Preorder
By Jim Johnson, Project ManagerArt by Rodrigo Gonzalez Toledo The Star Trek Adventures team at Modiphius Entertainment is proud…
State of Play: I almost died, but it didn’t dim my love of Gen Con – July 1, 2026
Kobold-in-Chief Wolfgang Baur talks about why conventions are great and that one time. The post State of Play: I almost…
Grab your six-shooter: The Rider RPG bundle brings Cepheus Engine to the Old West
Step into the Wild West with the Rider tabletop RPG bundle. Build your homesteader or outlaw and explore the untamed…
Apparently, We Almost Had ‘Planescape: Torment 2’ – A Sequel To One Of The D&D GOATs
According to a recent interview with a Beamdog boss, there was a time when Planescape: Torment 2 was on the…
D&D: The Phantom Rogue Highlights The Good, Bad, And Ugly About Rogues In 5.5E
Ravenloft: The Horrors Within features an update to one of the more sneakily powerful Rogue subclasses, the Phantom. The Phantom…
Poisons, Potions, A Mysterious Carnival, And More In This Week’s 5E Supplements
This week’s RPG roundup has a grimoire of poisons, a trip to the Dark Carnival, a forest turned to solid…
D&D: Five Schools Of Magic That Are Actual Schools
D&D is well known for its schools of magic, but today we’re talking about the schools of magic that are…
BattleTech Has a New Core Rulebook Arriving September 2026
BattleTech is getting an upgrade this Fall as the TTRPG will receive a new Core Rulebook with multiple updates in…
What is HAYWIRE MODERN?
By Martin Krasemann HAYWIRE MODERN: Speed, surprise, and action Modern warfare is fast, brutal, and rarely goes according…
The One Ring: Hands of the White Wizard
Free League gives GMs the ultimate Middle-earth campaign choice in Hands of the White Wizard. Discover how your players can…
The One Ring: Hands of the White River
Free League gives GMs the ultimate Middle-earth campaign choice in Hands of the White Wizard. Discover how your players can…
Genre Police: You have chosen…Poorly
When players deliberately trigger traps or make terrible choices, is it sabotage or storytelling? Discover how to handle chaotic risks…
Intergalactic mating rituals and generative AI with Alicia Queen
Alicia Queen discusses her late-night Edinburgh Fringe comedy spectacle, exploring bouffon clowning traditions and using generative AI in live sci-fi…
How publishers are reimagining Free RPG Day for a hybrid world
Free RPG Day 2026 reveals a hybrid future for tabletop gaming, blending brick-and-mortar store support with direct digital downloads and…
RPG: Pendragon’s ‘Noble’s Handbook’ Is Out Now On DriveThruRPG
Now is the time to play at nobility, with festivals and coats of arms and all, thanks to the Pendragon…
D&D: Ravenloft’s Hollow Warden Is Your New Favorite Ranger Subclass
Ravenloft: The Horrors Within introduces two new subclasses, and the Hollow Warden Ranger is one of the standouts. Rangers have…
Wizards of the Coast Unveils New 'Magic: The Gathering' 'Festival in a Box'
For MagicCon: Amsterdam 2026
D&D: Five Tips For Anyone Wanting To Run A ‘Sandbox Campaign’
Running a Sandbox-style campaign, where the players head out into the world with naught but a sense of adventure? Here…
Wizards of the Coast Designers Ban Eight 'Magic: The Gathering' Cards
One from the Legacy Format, One from the Pauper Format, and Six from the Brawl Format
Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan trades cosmic dread for cosy village crime in Merryshire Detective Club
Pelgrane Press drops a free GUMSHOE preview for Merryshire Detective Club, a cosy fantasy murder mystery roleplaying game by Gareth…
Inside Strange Stories: How Chris Lackey is swapping dense manuals for audio prep
The co-host of The H.P. Lovecraft Literary Podcast drops a new standalone horror TTRPG designed for fast, single-session gameplay and…
Run your best actual play | The Usual Suspects – June 29, 2026
Get the two solid strategies to build fascinating NPCs for your actual play game! The post Run your best actual…
Rolling for Initiative — Free RPG Day and 'Chaos Origins,' a Few Thoughts
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Tacitus Publishing opens public playtest for crunchy high fantasy game The Red Wyvern RPG
Tacitus Publishing launches an open playtest for its upcoming high-crunch tactical system, The Red Wyvern RPG, featuring a hybrid percentile…
D&D’s ‘Dragon Quest’ Came So Close to Beating ‘HeroQuest’ – If Not For One Mistake
It’s always such a shame when a really great game like Dragon Quest fades away because of one simple omission.…
You Can Pre-Order The D&D/Vampire The Masquerade Crossover Now
Bound by Blood, the D&D/Vampire the Madquerade crossover adventure from Ghostfire Gaming is out for preorder! Check it out. That’s…
D&D: In Ravenloft, Even The Dream Realm Has A Darklord – Tsien Chiang
The Darklord of a realm of labyrinths and deadly dreamlike sleep, Tsien Chiang has turned a dream life into an…
The Ocean Is Full Of Terrors With These Sea Monster D&D Accessories
If your party is going to sea, beware, the ocean is full of monsters. Your table can be just as…
Five RPGs To Play If You Want To Get Better At Worldbuilding
If you want to dig deep into worldbuilding for your RPG (or anything else, really) these games are sure to…
‘Roll Big Or Roll Home 2’ Might Just Be The Perfect Pride TTRPG Bundle
All your favorite RPGs are gay now. At least the ones in the Roll Big or Roll Home 2 Bundle…
RPG: Add Some Magic To Your Games With These Dragon Dice Sets
Is the dragon about to take your entire party out or impart some helpful wisdom on you? Maybe these dragon…
Beadle & Grimm's Drops Special Edition D&D's New Ravenloft Title
Beadle & Grimm's has released their new Dungeons & Dragons offering with Ravenloft: The Horrors Within - Strahd's Silver Edition
D&D: Death Is Your Friend When You’re A Grave Domain Cleric
Ravenloft: The Horrors Within updates the Grave Domain Cleric to 5.5E, albeit with some sizable differences from its 5E incarnation.…
Fallout Friday June 26
By Georgie Georgie here, back again for June’s edition of #FalloutFriday! I’m getting scattered reports about new developments in…
Celebrate Free RPG Day with Kobold Press! – June 26, 2026
Kobold Press invites you to travel to the furthest reaches of the Northlands and answer the call of Yggdrasil in…
Free League Places Two 'Outgunned RPG' Books onto Preorder
'Superheroes' and 'Action Flicks Vol. 3'
Adventure design and statistical precision: A chat With Dice Average RPG
Dice Average RPG talks to Geek Native about ditching the D&D 5e market, moving into system-neutral OSR design, and their…
RPG: Traveller’s ‘Singularity’ Campaign Breaks The Setting Wide Open
Mongoose Publishing just put its epic Traveller sci-fi campaign Singularity, out for pre-order. Find out why Charted Space is about…
D&D: Dead Men DO Tell Tales – Ravenloft’s ‘College of Spirits Bard’ Proves It
The College of Spirits Bard might be the sleeper hit of Bard Subclasses with its ghostly tales and channeled spirits.…
D&D: Five Tips For Being A Better Player
If you want to be a more engaged and immersed D&D player, here are some helpful tips that might give…
RPG: Live Forever With ‘Vampire The Masquerade’ Adventures & Accessories
Fill your fanciest goblet with something red, get some fitted costume fangs, and explore the world of Vampire the Masquerade.…
Free RPG Day 2026 is on June 27
Celebrate Tabletop Adventure at Your Local Game Store Mark your calendar: Free RPG Day returns on June 27, 2026, bringing…
D&D: The Reanimator Artificer Out Of Ravenloft Will Bring You To Life
Ravenloft: The Horrors Within breaks new ground with the Reanimator Artificer subclass. Then it digs up whatever it can and…
D&D: Five New Ravenloft Bastion Options – Including The Backrooms?
Did you know that among the spooky new Ravenloft Bastion facilities, you can find the Backrooms? And other cool stuff…
This Year’s Free RPG Day Is Gonna Be Huge
This coming Saturday, June 27th, is Free RPG Day; and what a feast it’s going to be, with everything from…
Creating and Using Worthy Adversaries
By Jim Johnson, Project ManagerArt by Jens Lindfors Khan Noonien Singh. Gul Dukat. The Borg Queen. Harcourt Fenton Mudd.…
The Long Voyage of Seggotan’s Song Pearls – June 24, 2026
Read the ocean-going design diary of an adventure that almost wasn't—and then suddenly, it's upon us! The post The Long…
Why the ASA ruling against Microsoft and Argos matters for virtual tabletops
The ASA has ruled against Argos and Microsoft for omitting in-game purchase details, signaling a compliance warning that virtual tabletops…
Candlelight Inquisition review: gothic noir and collaborative mystery
An early look at Candlelight Inquisition, an independent horror RPG from Will Fish that swaps tactical combat simulation for collaborative,…
BackerKit and DriveThruRPG link systems for instant digital delivery
BackerKit and DriveThruRPG launch a new API integration connecting crowdfunding campaigns directly to backer digital libraries for instant reward delivery.
Explore brave new frontiers with the Chivalry & Sorcery New Lands bundle
Journey to post-Roman Britain and heavily taxed fantasy frontiers in the Chivalry & Sorcery New Lands Bundle. Claim DRM-free sourcebooks…
Add A Villainous Mastermind, A Horde Of NPCs, And More With These 5E Supplements
Our 5E compatible RPGs this week have NPCs for every occasion, a radioactive monster from the mines, a heist, and…
Pre-Orders Open For The Invincible RPG
Still reeling from just how hard Invincible went in season 4? Don’t worry, now you can pre-order the Invincible RPG.…
D&D: Five Magic Items For A Season Of Horrors
Lean into the horror of D&D’s Season of Horrors with these five magic items that are sure to play well…
D&D: Demonic Sorcery Gets A Potent Update In The Latest UA
The Demonic Sorcery origin for Sorcerers gets a much-needed upgrade in the Villainous Options Updated Unearthed Arcana. In the latest…
Invincible – Superhero Roleplaying Game Officially Hits Pre-Order
Multiple items have been put up for pre-order for the Invincible – Superhero Roleplaying game, set to be released on…
New 'LotR RPG: Loremaster's Screen' Announced
Comes with 'Peoples of Wilderland' Rules Booklet
Worldbuilding – Coriolis: The Great Dark
Free League delivers a masterclass in sci-fi worldbuilding with Coriolis: The Great Dark. Discover how this game provides superb GM…
HeroQuest and First Light drop prices in Amazon UK Prime Day sale
Amazon UK cuts prices on HeroQuest and First Light for Prime Day. Our analysis examines whether Stephen Baker's new quests…
Pirate Borg gets its first long-form sandbox campaign with Ravaged by Storms
Golem Productions brings long-form OSR sandbox campaign play to Pirate Borg with the physical retail launch of Ravaged by Storms.
RPG: Pathfinder Feybound Brings The First World To Golarion This Fall
Get ready to understand why faerie tales are a warning and a delight in Pathfinder: Feybound, an upcoming sourcebook for…
D&D: The Revised Hell Knight Is Looking Hella Good
The revised Hell Knight, from the Villainous Options Update UA, is looking powerful, even if they did remove the most…
D&D: Five Of The Best Monsters From ‘Ravenloft – The Horrors Within’
The Darklords are cool and all, but there are some absolute killer monsters lurking in the appendices of Ravenloft: The…
Run your best actual play | Float like a social butterfly – June 22, 2026
Becoming a successful creator requires learning the language of social sharing. Here's a quick and dirty rundown on doing that…
New Zealand TTRPGs celebrated in fifth annual KiwiRPG online convention
KiwiRPG week 2026 brings independent tabletop design from New Zealand to a global digital audience with live actual plays and…
‘Swords and Spells’, D&D’s Official Diceless Wargame That is Too Much For Too Little
Granted, Swords and Spells might be official, but that does not necessarily mean that it’s all that good. When Dungeons…
D&D: The Most Infamous Man In Ravenloft – Rudolph Van Richten, Monster Hunter
Dr. Rudolph Van Richten might just be the greatest monster hunter that has ever lived. Unfortunately for him, he lived…
Accessories That Put the Dragon In Dungeons & Dragons
It’s called Dungeons and Dragons, but dragons are one of the monsters we encounter the least. So, let’s all give…
Dungeons & Dragons introduces Drizzt’s daughter in The Finest Edge of Twilight signed bookplate edition
Author R. A. Salvatore returns to the Forgotten Realms with a new series following Drizzt's daughter, available in a signed…
Score US$215 of Top Cow sci-fi and Mesoamerican fantasy albums on Bundle of Holding
Discover lethal solar futures, alien trade ports, and Mesoamerican fantasy settings perfect for tabletop campaign inspiration in this Top Cow…
D&D: Five Ways To Build Your Bastion
Bastions can make player characters feel like they really have a home in the gaming world. But what exactly can…
Visit Vampire Counts In The ‘Sylvania Setting Guide’ For Warhammer Fantasy RPG
The Sylvania Setting Guide for Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay will take you deep into the heart of the land of the…
Slavic Horror Adventures, Chaotic Cats, Space Maps, And More On Kickstarter
This week’s Kickstarter roundup includes swarms of dragons, cats with mixed-up identities, game-agnostic space maps, and much more. The Adventure…
D&D: The Updated Circle Of The Titan Druid Feels Bigger And Better
The Circle of the Titan Druid, newly updated in the Villainous Options Unearthed Arcana, feels a lot more like a…
Blades of Power: Neon synth and retro roleplaying collide on Kickstarter
Retro B/X mechanics meet 1980s Saturday morning cartoons in Blades of Power, a new roleplaying game from veteran designer James…