YouTube, Late-Night & More: In Praise of Lo-Fi Television
With COVID-19 still raging in many areas of the United States, and especially in Los Angeles and Georgia as major…
D&D: AI Dungeons Get A Dragon – Updated Adventures By Artificial Intelligence
A while back, an AI was learning to be a dungeonmaster. Since then, it’s levelled up its adventures. What happens…
Underwater Magic
As you may know, we’re working on “Under the Seas of Vodari,” a Kickstarter stretch goal supplement for Seas of…
Usagi Yojimbo and IRONCLAW: An Interview With Jason Holmgren (Sanguine Games)
From the BOOK OF CORALS for the IRONCLAW RPG On June 1, 2020, Sanguine Games followed up their successful Kickstarter…
D&D: Realms Beyond – Ashes Of The Fallen Will Take You Back To 3rd Edition
In a world of 5th Edition games, one developer is charging back to 3.5 with a new cRPG out later…
Vampire: The Masquerade card game Rivals is bursting with scheming and strategy to sink your teeth into – Kickstarter preview
The return of Vampire: The Masquerade to the forefront of the gaming landscape might best be described as a frenzy.…
$4.99 – A Price Point Too Far? The Daily LITG, 30th July 2020
The world can seem like a terrible and strange place sometimes, but at Bleeding Cool you can still read all…
Thursday Art Assault – Cry for the Night
‘Cry for the Night’ – J Edward Neill – 2020 See more dark & surreal paintings at Share this: Like…
Tabletop Gallery: The Long War Wages On
I am the Alpha and the Omega. Enjoy. If You Have An Awesome Tabletop or RPG Shot You Think Would…
RPG Publisher Spotlight: Tomas Herbertson
Geek Native’s patrons voted for Tomas Herbertson in July’s RPG Publisher Spotlight. That means, the illumination of the Spotlight lands…
GenCon 1971 and the Castle Sewer Game
On the eve of virtual 2020 Gen Con, let’s turn back the clock a half century and look at one…
Star Trek Adventures RPG live on Humble Bundle
The busy team at Modiphius have a host of Star Trek Adventures RPG material up on Humble Bundle. In addition…
The entire Dying Earth RPG series is in the Bundle of Holding
The sun is almost out of power, the moon is gone, and magic is dominant.
Tabletop Kickstarter Round-Up: July 29, 2020
Come check out this week’s batch of crowdfunding highlights! Steven Universe: Beach-a-Palooza At this year’s Beach-a-Palooza, Steven has a surefire…
Critical Role Cast Debates Dice on Exclusive The Great Debate Clip
The cast of Critical Role will be debating a topic near and dear to their hearts during this week's episode…
The brutal Viking 5e Svilland RPG has expansion plans: Frejya’s Tears comes to Kickstarter
Dream Realm Storytellers have kicked off their expansion plans for their successful Svilland campaign setting with a grim adventure called…
ComicBook Nation Episode 02×53: Umbrella Academy Season 2 and Transformers War For Cybertron Review
In this episode we discuss big 2020 Emmy nominations for Comic Book TV; review Netflix’s Umbrella Academy Season 2 and…
RPG: Tales Of Xadia: Dragon Prince Gets A Roleplaying Game
The world of Dragon Prince is coming to a tabletop near you, in a newly announced roleplaying game. Come see…
More Faction Ranks’ benefits for your players
In my previous article, I tried to create something that would make the players care about their faction. If you…
D&D: Devil In The Details – How To Tell A Better Story With Your Monsters
Combat doesn’t have to be all about making the numbers go down–here’s how you can use details to tell a…
Rogue Review – Lord of the Rings
One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all, and in the…
Turning History into RPG Encounters with Tristan Zimmerman
The eternal war between the pygmies and the cranes told by Sir John Mandeville Tabletop RPG writer and blogger Tristan…
Deep Magic Now Available on Fantasy Grounds
MAGIC! You know all those new spells from Deep Magic? They’re all available for use on Fantasy Grounds now: available…
How FASA Came Crashing Down – Prime
FASA went from publishing Traveller games to dominating the Mech market--but what happened to them? Here's a look at their…
WizKids Will Release Two 'D&D Icons of the Realms: Curse of Strahd ' Premium Box Sets
WizKids will release two D&D Icons of the Realms: Curse of Strahd Premium Box Sets, Covens & Covenants and Legends…
Character Archetypes for Quick NPCs
You are halfway through a carefully planned session. The players will travel down the Kingsroad and come across a town…
Amazon Drops a Huge One-Day Board Game and Trading Card Sale
If you're a fan of board games and trading card games like Magic the Gathering, Christmas in July has just…
RPG Accessories: Grid Maps And Battle Mats
Grid maps and battle mats are a staple of tabletop gaming. Let’s figure out which kind would be best for…
That’s How I Roll: Failure Should Be Fun
"Roleplaying Failure" from The Id DMI generally don’t like to lose. In fact, I can be pretty competitive when it…
D&D’s New Adventure Holds Answers For A Hidden Storyline
Rime of the Frostmaiden will hold some answers to the hidden storyline that ties all the D&D modules together. Here’s…
20–27 July 2020: Free RPG Day; Expo Awards; Dragon Prince
Free RPG Day has come and gone — a strange one in the middle of lockdown, but we still came away…
Return to Castle Ravenloft in Curse of Strahd Revamped, a new edition of the classic D&D adventure
The invitations from Castle Ravenloft have arrived and the Count awaits his guests once more in Curse of Strahd Revamped,…
Amazon’s one-day tabletop sale discounts board games from D&D, Exploding Kittens and Pandemic creators
Grab classic board games and modern tabletop hits for up to half price in Amazon’s board game and trading card…
Games Workshop Unveils Three New Starter Sets For ‘Warhammer 40,000’
Features Scaled Buy-In With a 'Recruit Edition,' an 'Elite Edition,' and a 'Command Edition'
Tabletop Gallery: On Wings and a Prayer
Don’t worry, she has plenty of Miracle Dice. Enjoy. If You Have An Awesome Tabletop or RPG Shot You Think…
Worth your money: An Elf and an Orc Had a Little Baby: Parentage and Upbringing in D&D
The best-selling supplement at DriveThruRPG is Ancestry & Culture: An Alternative to Race in 5e and it has been that…
Is there HeroQuest board game relaunch coming?
There are two popular HeroQuests in the tabletop gaming world; Chaosium’s HeroQuest RPG set in Glorantha and the older board…
Curse of Strahd Revamped into a coffin-shaped box
Points for puns in the title? Wizards of the Coast have announced a boxed adventure for levels 1 through 10…
D&D BREAKING: Curse Of Strahd Gets Revamped With New Collector’s Edition
Strahd’s back–a new collector’s edition is set to revamp the Curse of Strahd with a coffin-shaped box, a creature companion,…
WotC Plans 'Curse of Strahd Revamped'
Wizards of the Coast will release Curse of Strahd Revamped, a boxed collector’s edition of the famed Dungeons & Dragons…
What’s Different About Sword Chronicle?
Our recently announced Sword Chronicle roleplaying game varies from classic fantasy RPGs in several respects. In many games, you play…
Curse of Strahd Revamped
Bury Yourself in Gothic Horror Unearth the terror of Ravenloft in this boxed adventure for the world’s greatest roleplaying game.…
HeroQuest Legacies trademark filing hints at possible return for beloved ‘80s dungeon-crawler
A recent trademark filing has hinted at a possible return for highly influential dungeon-crawling board game HeroQuest. The HeroQuest Legacies…
Hasbro's Total Gaming Sales Down 19% in Q2
Sales in Hasbro’s total gaming category were down 19% in Q2, the company said in its second quarter earnings report,…
Hasbro Games Announces ‘Dungeons & Dragons Adventure Begins’
Entry Level Cooperative Fantasy Board Game
Adam Koebel quits the Dune RPG Adventures in the Imperium
In June, Adam Koebel announced he would quit RPG streaming in the wake of a controversial sexual abuse scene and…
How to play tabletop RPGs by yourself: A beginner’s guide to solo roleplaying
What do you mean, ‘solo roleplaying’?
Free to Download: Wrath of the Bramble King
Kobold Press has another free to download offering from their Warlock Lair archive with Wrath of the Bramble King. To…
INSPIRISLES is an innovative RPG for teens and adults that teaches you sign language
INSPIRISLES is a Kickstarter for a fantasy RPG from Bristol-based Hatchinglings, and it’s a little different. Traditional RPG mechanics have…
RPG: Starfinder Employs Advanced Miniaturization Tech
The folks at Paizo have clearly unlocked some kind of advanced miniaturization technology, as the Core Rulebook of Starfinder is…
A statement about Adam Koebel
After a discussion with Adam Koebel, all parties involved have decided that it is best he resign his ongoing projects…
D&D: Warlocks Are The Most Popular Casters – Here Are The Most Popular Magics
Warlocks have overthrown Wizards as the top caster. With that in mind, here’s a look at some of the top…
Try Before You Buy – Ruins of Symbaroum: The Promised Land (For D&D 5e)
© Fria Ligan Swedish RPG publisher Fria Ligan’s Symbaroum is one of today’s most popular dark fantasy RPGs, and they…
Why a Site Might be Abandoned P3
(Author’s note: I’m picking up where I left off numerically) One of the classic D&D tropes is a party entering…
Safer at Home Freebies: Wrath of the Bramble King
Have You Gone on an Adventure Today? Because we’ve got a treat for you. Step this way—watch your head—for our…
Pegasus Spiele Unveils 'Talisman Adventure Fantasy Roleplaying Game' For U.S. Retail
Pegasus Spiele unveiled the Talisman Adventure Fantasy Roleplaying Game, a tabletop roleplaying game book based on the Talisman: The Magical…
Crunchyroll and Adult Swim partner for the kickass Fena: Pirate Princess
Announced at the first-ever Adult Swim Con, Fena: Pirate Princess is a kickass anime made in partnership with Crunchyroll. [embedded…
Warhammer 40,000 app launches on mobile, includes 9E rules for free
Warhammer 40,000’s long-awaited app has arrived on mobile, bringing the miniatures game’s latest core rules to phones and tablets for…
Hit Point Sales Will Release '6 Castles' Into U.S. Trade
Hit Point Sales will release 6 Castles, a tile placement board game, into U.S. trade in Q4. In the 6…
Add Two More Classic 'Bond' Films to Games of 'Legendary 007'
Upper Deck will release Legendary: James Bond Expansion, for the Legendary 007, on July 29. This first expansion to Legendary…
'Magic: The Gathering' 'Zendikar Rising' Product Line Revealed!
Wizards of the Coast revealed product line details for Zendikar Rising which will hit stores on September 25, 2020. Zendikar…
Hobby Game Sales Hit $1.675 Billion in 2019
Hobby game sales in the U.S. and Canada totaled $1.675 billion in 2019, up 12% from $1.495 billion in 2018,…
Warhammer 40K: Wrath And Glory, The Errata
Roleplaying in the grim darkness of the distant future just got a lot less murkier with the release of official…
Rolling for Initiative — Well, Unfortunately, I Called It, and Yet Another Pack Format from WotC
Rolling for Initiative is a weekly column by Scott Thorne, PhD, owner of Castle Perilous Games & Books in Carbondale,…
The Dragon Prince is getting a Cortex Prime powered RPG
At [email protected] it was announced that Netflix’s The Dragon Prince was getting an art book, a graphic novel that follows…
Monster Care Squad A Ghibli-inspired tabletop RPG
A strange poison known as “The False Gold” gets into the veins of creatures in the peaceful world of Al-Amura…
Storm Edge Campaign Setting 8: Giants of The Eight Isles
Welcome back to the world of STORM EDGE: THE ADVENTURES IN EIGHT ISLES! Last week we have introduced KIJIN, the descendants…
The Dungeoneer Background (D&D 5e) Available on DMsGuild
Tribality Publishing’s latest release, The Dungeoneer Background, is now available on DMsGuild. A background for Dungeon of the Mad Mage,…
Routinely Itemised: RPGs #58
Tomorrow is July 25th and that means it’s Free RPG Day. I know, that’s not the usual date for Free…
The leaked “Cutie Marks & Dragons” D&D My Little Pony mashup officially launches
Back in May, Geek Native reported on a UK site called In Demand Toys sharing D&D themed My Little Ponies…
Entering a Contest? Here Are Some Helpful Tips
Gaming companies, especially Kobold Press, often hold design contests, asking contestants to submit a creature, encounter, or spell. These can…
'Legendary' Reaches 'Into the Cosmos'
Upper Deck will release Into the Cosmos for Legendary: A Marvel Deck Building Game later this summer.Into the Cosmos brings…
Gamegenic, CMON, Tie Up on Accessories
Asmodee-based game accessories studio Gamegenic and game publisher CMON Limited have entered into a strategic partnership, the companies announced. The…
Achievement Points (AcP) and Free RPG Day
Free RPG Day Sanctioning This year’s delightful Free RPG adventures, Pathfinder Adventure: Big Trouble in Little Absalom and Starfinder Adventure:…
Dark Horse Comics and Studio71 Games Reveal New 'The Umbrella Academy Card Game' Deets
Dark Horse Comics and Studio71 Games revealed new details about their The Umbrella Academy Card Game which was announced last…
Magic: The Gathering’s hugely entertaining new format Jumpstart is the perfect introduction to the TCG
Supplementary Magic: The Gathering products - as in, the ones that aren’t designed entirely for people who already play the…
DUNGEONS & DISINTEGRATORS: Netherwar part 3 – Broken Strings
The newest installment of the Astonishing Adventures NetherWar series, Broken Strings, releases this week, taking your heroes across Freedom City…
Renegade Calls 'Tea Dragon Society' for 'Autumn Harvest'
Autumn Harvest: A Tea Dragon Society Game will be a fully-compatible standalone sequel to the award-winning Tea Dragon Society Card Game. …
Viking video game Northgard heads to Uncharted Lands in board game spin-off
Hit PC strategy game Northgard has become the latest video game to be turned into a board game. Northgard: Uncharted…
Get Root: The RPG’s quickstart rules and a new adventure for free this weekend
Become a band of roaming vagabonds in Root: The Roleplaying Game with a new quickstart book and adventure available as…
Point Salad creators’ next game is like Patchwork but with doughnuts
Match tiles to create piles of sugary perfection in Dollars to Donuts, the next board game from Flatout Games, the…
Have something interesting to say about games? Submit your talk and panel ideas for EGX Digital and PAX Online
Talk, panel and workshop submissions for this year’s EGX Digital and PAX Online mega celebration of games are open! EGX…
Thursday Art Assault – Forever into the Night
‘Forever into the Night’ – J Edward Neill – 2020 See more doomed ship paintings at Share this: Like this:…
Free RPG Day 2020 Is Almost Here!
Free RPG Day 2020 Is Almost Here! Wednesday, June 22, 2020 The new and improved Free RPG Day is Saturday…
Starfinder Battles Launch Today!
Starfinder Battles Launch Today! Wednesday, June 22, 2020 Now available, Starfinder Battles: Galactic Villains and Starfinder Battles: Galactic Heroes prepainted…
Cutie Marks & Dragons
My Little Pony x Dungeons & Dragons Crossover Collection Fandoms collide with the My Little Pony Crossover Collection—the first expanded…
D&D Adventure Begins
Your Fast, Fun Entry into the World of D&D Step into the exciting world of D&D with the Dungeons &…
First Thoughts: Neverland – The Impossible Island
Thumbnail Art from concept art of the Neverland Theme Park Last week I’ve got the pleasure of being gifted Neverland…
“We're not trying to make fun games. We're trying to make good games”: Root, Pax Pamir and Oath designer Cole Wehrle argues on (and off) the tabletop
Cole Wehrle feels like the tabletop designer of the moment. Still riding high on the acclaim that followed the release…
Wavelength and Monikers creators’ next game is a fuzzy spin on Jenga
Fashion a tower of finicky fluffballs in The Fuzzies, a dexterity game from the creators of party hits Wavelength and…
Rogue Review- 9th Level Games Hosted Online Play
Thanks to the connections of d20 Radio’s very own Egg Embry, I played in 9th Level’s Game very first hosted…
West End Games Star Wars to D&D to Elder Scrolls Online with Bill Slavicsek
RPG designer and writer, Bill Slavicsek, joins me on the podcast today. Bill is the Lead Writer on the Elder…