“They Sue Regularly” The Many Lawsuits Of TSR – Prime
Back in the 80s and 90s, people joked that TSR stood for “They Sue Regularly” and when you look at…
WizKids Will Release Two ‘Magic: The Gathering’ Single-Count Monster Packs
WizKids will release two single-count Magic: The Gathering Unpainted Miniatures packs, with their wave 15 offerings, which will be coming…
Who We Are And What We Do
Author: Ray Winninger Welcome to our new Studio Blog! We created this space to give you a glimpse behind the…
$100,000 earned by Auroboros: Coils of the Serpent in the 5e setting’s opening minutes
Warchief Gaming has done it. Already. Within moments. Chris Metzen, ex-worldbuilder of Blizzard and a robust social ads campaign has…
D&D: Take A Look Behind The Scenes Of Dark Alliance
Come and take a behind the scenes look at the making of Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance, the upcoming D&D…
12–19 April 2021: Pandemic; Free League; Future
This week, a few articles again reflect on the pandemic, and what the future will mean for our industry —…
Disability representation in tabletop gaming matters – here are the games doing it right
Over the past decade there has been a surge of disability representation in pop culture, from movies and TV shows…
Can you help prevent suicide by playing TTRPGs?
TTRPGs and Mental Health Tabletop Roleplaying Games (TTRPGs) and mental health go hand-in-hand in today’s world. TTRPGs have become a…
Tabletop Gallery: The Doctor Will See You Now
In the right circumstances, Fabius Bile does house calls. Enjoy. If You Have An Awesome Tabletop or RPG Shot You…
400 grimdark monsters for 5e’s Grim Hollow
Ghostfire Gaming has always done well with their Grim Hollow Kickstarter campaign targets. I’ve not backed, but people keep coming…
D&D: Jeff Grubb’s Long-Lost Mystara Setting Book Is Coming This Year
While there are still three official setting books still coming soon from WotC, it seems like veteran designer Jeff Grubb…
Ads of the Serpent: How Warchief Gaming promoted Auroboros’ Kickstarter ahead of launch
In just a few days, Auroboros: Coils of the Serpent opens on Kickstarter. In a world of 5e campaign settings…
Snail wizards lead Monkstone Miniatures impressive debut
Monkstone Miniatures made their debut this week, and social media likes what they see. The new British fantasy miniature maker’s…
Looking for a Roll20 Developer
EN Publishing is looking for an in-house Roll20 developer to work with us on a freelance basis to bring our…
D&D: An Adventurer’s Guide To The City Of Spiders – Menzoberranzan
Welcome to the Underdark. Don’t mind the spiders. Today we visit the only fantasy city to provide free web access…
Let’s Look At The Level Up Character Sheet
A character sheet is your portal into the game world. As a player, it’s your primary interface, and it’s important…
How to Support Jasper’s Game Day in Their Mission of Suicide Prevention
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Routinely Itemised: RPGs #96
April 16, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a CommentLinks may earn commission Howdy, geeks. Once again, we find ourselves at…
RPG: TaleSpire Brings Beautiful 3d Terrain To Your Virtual Tabletop
A new program combines the aesthetics of 3d miniatures and terrain with the expansive creativity of a virtual tabletop. Check…
D&D: Matt Colville’s New Class – The Illrigger – Is The Hellknight Of Your Dreams
The Illrigger is a brand new full class for 5th Edition from MCDM productions–powered by infernal magic, it’s the Hellknight…
The quickest growing RPG in Roll20 last quarter wasn’t D&D; it was The Burning Wheel
Luke Crane, the designer of The Burning Wheel, has been in the news of late. The dramatically cancelled The Perfect…
Wizards of the Coast taking direct control of some D&D translations
When D&D 5e was young, fans became so frustrated that Wizards of the Coast were so slow to translate the…
D&D: Five Perfect Warlocks, Their Weapons And Supplies
Warlocks are a fairly new concept to D&D, introduced by Wizards of the Coast–but there’s still a ton of famous…
D&D: Dragonborn And Kobolds Revamped In New Unearthed Arcana
A new Unearthed Arcana introduces some powerful new updates for some of D&D’s “weakest” player options–check out new Dragonborn and…
Druids: Secrets of the Primal Circle Part 1: An Interview With Matthew Yarro (Home Brewed Games)
When I heard about Matthew Yarro’s plans to do a deep dive into the druid class for 5e, I was…
Goodman Games Reveals ‘Dungeon Crawl Classics Glow Dice’
Goodman Games revealed Dungeon Crawl Classics Glow Dice, dice sets for use with DCC roleplaying games, which are expected to…
The Illrigger – An MCDM Class for D&D5e – Breakthrough
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Roblox fans will soon have a themed Monopoly board game of their own
The newest edition of classic and ubiquitous property trading board game Monopoly might be a hit for the Roblox fans…
Disability-focused Dungeons & Dragons supplements raise funds for Bristol Children’s Hospital Play Team
Community creator and Bristol Children’s Hospital Play Team member Isaac Cooke Khan has released a pair of Dungeons & Dragons…
How To Play Dragon Turtles Like Unstoppable Terrapin Kaiju
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A bit about Imposter Syndrome and rejection
There comes a time in any content creator’s mind when they look at their body of work and start thinking,…
Ruins of Symbaroum: A Kickstarter to bring Symbaroum to 5e funds in minutes
Free League Publishing have a million-dollar Kickstarter with The One Ring and while I doubt Ruins of Symbaroum will reach…
How to Successfully Handle Player Character Death
AboutAbout UsAbout Our ColumnsSupportersContactAdvertisePublishing ColumnsHow to Successfully Handle Player Character DeathYour Dungeon Needs Chaos GatesBuilding Locations for Open World Campaigns…
D&D: New To The Game? Here’s A “Tutorial” Adventure
New to D&D, and especially RPGs in general? Here’s a great way to introduce new folks to the game! Dungeons…
D&D: With Ravenloft On The Way, Many Are Hoping Planescape Is Next
With more classic D&D settings on the way, there’s one big reason that people hope Planescape is next on the…
30 March–12 April 2021: Wanderhome; Munchkin; Sin
There are some exciting new releases & announcements this week. Kickstarter hit, Wanderhome arrives on retail. Edge Entertainment quietly (almost…
Dungeons & Dragons graphic novels available for a dollar in Humble Bundle deal
Read up on the world of Dungeons & Dragons with the Humble Comics Bundle: New and Classic D&D by IDW…
Your Dungeon Needs Chaos Gates
Supergiant released a little vidja game called Hades, and folks, it is simply incredible. Yes okay it came out in…
Tabletop Gallery: Marneus Calgar’s Close Shave
Drazhar’s shaves are the fastest in the galaxy! Enjoy. If You Have An Awesome Tabletop or RPG Shot You Think…
D&D: Explore Candlekeep In The Upcoming Virtual Play Weekend
Curious about Candlekeep? Just looking for an excuse to get out there and play some Dungeons & Dragons? Either way,…
The actual play D&D stream Venture Maidens Kickstarts 5e campaign setting
The actual play show Venture Maidens run by DM Celeste Conowitch and features Brittany Quintero, Naseem Etemad, Sage Stafford, and…
D&D: Enter The World Of The Venture Maidens
Popular D&D podcast the Venture Maidens invite you to explore their world with a new 5E roleplaying setting with new…
Outside the Box – April 9th
Hello again, this week we have news from Infinity, Wargame Exclusive, Mad Robot Miniatures, Wargames Atlantic, Wyrd Miniatures and more!A…
Routinely Itemised: RPGs #95
Welcome to the weekend, geeks! If you want to keep up with the blog, even without even visiting the blog,…
We talk horror RPGs, gambling and Spongebob memes with the host of Draw Your Dice podcast, Jeremy Gage
This week’s episode of the Dicebreaker podcast is graced by the presence of Jeremy Gage, a game designer and host…
Venture Maidens actual play podcast launches its own RPG sourcebook for D&D 5E
A campaign guide inspired by the Venture Maidens podcast - an actual play D&D 5E show starring an all femme-identifying…
What’s the opposite of dump stat?
In RPGs like Dungeons & Dragons, it is often possible to create characters by assigning points or values to attributes.…
WizKids Unveils ‘D&D Icons of the Realms: Adult Green Dragon Premium Figure’
WizKids unveiled a D&D Icons of the Realms: Adult Green Dragon Premium Figure for release in July. Although not quite…
Legendary Adventures: An Interview With Mike Myler (Legendary Games)
Mike Myler, a fellow columnist at EN World and an amazing designer, has a new Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition…
D&D 3.5 Ed Board Game Is Very Simple, But That’s A Good Thing
Tabletop RPGs are complicated and diving right in can be too much, too fast. But what if… I’ve been playing…
Free to Download: 6 monsters
Handimonsters is a Patreon-powered subscription service from Handiwork Games that delivers monsters. The contributors’ credits reads like a hall of…
Level Up Playtest Document #16: Combat Maneuvers
Welcome to the 16th Level Up playtest document. Last year we released the first half of the combat maneuvers as…
Feeling Nostalgic For Spycraft? The Spy Game Blends Espionage And D&D 5E
The Spy Game brings superspy espionage action to the d20-fueled rules of 5th Edition D&D–a modern adaptation with more guns,…
We Die Young takes supernatural RPGs back to the counterculture Seattle of the 1990s
Grab a coffee, see a basement show and slay a demon in the same afternoon with We Die Young, an…
The Lazy Dungeon Master, Fantastic Lairs with Mike Shea
Podcast host, writer, and RPG designer, Mike Shea visits the Dicegeeks.com podcast today. Mike is the author behind The Lazy…
With Strange Aeons – How The Call Of Cthulhu Changed The Face Of Roleplaying Games – PRIME
Your favorite adventures and livestreams owe more to Sandy Petersen’s Call of Cthulhu than Gary Gygax’ Dungeons & Dragons. Here’s…
The All New D&D Beyond App is Coming!
D&D Beyond is excited to announce the upcoming release of the all-new, consolidated D&D Beyond App! Gone are the days…
Download the All-New D&D Beyond App!
D&D Beyond is excited to announce the release of the all-new, consolidated D&D Beyond App! Gone are the days of…
D&D Accessories: Let Your Characters Fly High With These Battle Risers
Battle risers are an often forgotten RPG tool, but when the closest monster takes flight, you’ll want to know exactly…
Vaesen: Mythic Britain announced as Free League brings nordic horror to 19th century British Isles
Vaesen is a horror RPG from the award-winning Free League Publishing. The game is based on the gothic art of…
The latest Chivalry and Sorcery RPG on offer at the Bundle of Holding
Chivalry and Sorcery is one of the oldest fantasy RPGs still being published, and the 5th edition (that’s the C&S…
Tabletop Gallery: Grimdark Extraction
Classic Stealth Suits get the job done! Enjoy. If You Have An Awesome Tabletop or RPG Shot You Think Would…
Wizards of the Coast Unveils Early Deets on the ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ ‘Magic: The Gathering’ Set
Wizards of the Coast unveiled early product details for the upcoming Dungeons & Dragons Adventures in the Forgotten Realms set…
Goodman Games Obtains ‘Dark Tower’ Rights From Judges Guild
Goodman Games announced that they will publish a new edition of the Dark Tower module for 5E. Dark Tower is…
D&D: Mythos Monsters Brings Cosmic Horror To Dungeons & Dragons
The monsters of the Cthulhu Mythos are crashing headlong into the world of Dungeons & Dragons. Will they survive? Probably…
Apocalypse 5E by Blue Phoenix Games picks up 700 years after the fall
Apocalypse 5e is an adaptable setting in which characters explore the world 700 years after humanity’s fall. How did the…
D&D: Pre-Order Dark Alliance Today And Unlock A Beholder-Eye Axe
The new Dark Alliance game is up for pre-order right now, along with an exclusive Beholder-based weapon set. Check it…
Level Up Playtest Document #15: Herald
What this isThis is a playtest document. We’d love you to try out the rules presented here, and then answer…
WizKids announce the largest D&D “mini” they’ve ever made
The five-headed dragon goddess from D&D lore, Tiamat, is coming to tabletops. Due to ship in September, WizKids has announced…
Beyond the Mountains of Madness campaign for Call of Cthulhu RPG has been reprinted after over 20 years
Two “classic” campaign books for Call of Cthulhu, Beyond the Mountains of Madness and Horror on the Orient Express, have…
NeverEnding: An Interview With Jamie VanDoren
With their new Kickstarter campaign for NeverEnding II, it felt like a good time to talk with Jamie VanDoren about…
World of Darkness: Learn the 5e Vampire clans [infographic]
The World of Darkness team at Paradox published the first development blog since taking the RPG properties in house. And…
Kickstarter Round-Up: Terminator RPG, Gorgeous Gothic Busts, and Stellaris on the Tabletop
Come check out this week’s batch of Kickstarter and crowdfunding highlights! Encyclopedia: Lore Book & Toolbox Encyclopedia is a 360-page…
How To Play Vampires Like Apex Predators of the Night
“‘Vampyr’ is my new name. I still lust for life and youth, and I curse the living that took them…
Ruins of Symbaroum: Free League announce Symbaroum 5e
In the wake of their million Dollar Kickstarter for Lord of the Rings, Free League Publishing have announced their next…
Dice: The ultimate ranking, from d4 to d20
Dice. You use them in a lot of tabletop games. To the naked eye, they may appear to be nothing…
23–30 March 2021: Candlekeep Controversy
This week, the release of Dungeons & Dragons’ latest adventure anthology brings controversy, with one contributor raising concerns around how…
D&D: The Birth Of Dark Sun, A World Of Apocalypse – PRIME
Dark Sun is a world unlike any other in the D&D cosmology–full of blazing hear, apocalyptic furor, and debilitating magic,…
PRESS RELEASE: Symbaroum for 5E on Kickstarter April 13
The acclaimed world of Symbaroum has enticed and fascinated fans of tabletop roleplaying games since the launch in 2016. Now this dark…
D&D Accessories: Starter Sets To Get Your First Dungeon Crawling Adventure Going
Whether you’re the only first-time adventurer at the table, or in a completely fresh-faced party, these starter sets will make…
Five New D&D Streams That Aren’t Critical Role That You Should Watch Anyway
There’s a whole wide world of D&D streams out there, and though they’re too new to have animated specials for…
Champion’s Spotlight #3 – Celeste
This week we’re going to take a look at the second of the “Core 12” Champions – Celeste, a cleric…
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything Breakdown, Part Six
It’s the sixth article in this series and we’re sixty-five pages into this book! this-is-fine-dog.gif. Anyway, this time I’ll be…
Terrain Options for Miniatures and TTRPG Customers
Miniatures terrain and TTRPG terrain tiles have been a growing category of products in game stores, and the task of…
Warhammer 40K Tabletop Gallery: Cadia Stands (maybe…) Lelith Hesperax vs Astra Militarum
This one might be more a case of a “dead man standing”? Just in time for the new Drukhari codex!…
Fanatical launches computer game and tabletop RPG crossover sale
🐙Sponsored Post paid for by Geek Native. We may earn a commission on sales.For the next 15 or so hours…
Dangerous: BigBad Tabletop introduce the Karen D&D monster
The Guardian called 2020 “the year of the Karen”, recognising the debate around the name, which has become a pejorative.…
D&D Tops The Charts, But Alien & Fate Aren’t Far Behind
The numbers are in for the Fall, and while Dungeons & Dragons rules the roost, it looks like the Alien…
Kickstarter Korner – The Deck of Many Quests
© 2021 Lunch Break HeroesThis just in! Lunch Break Heroes has less than a week left on its Kickstarter for…
Spiritual successor to espionage RPG Spycraft gets a full retail release
After a successful Kickstarter campaign in 2019, The Spy Game, an upcoming roleplaying game inspired by Spycraft, is seeing a…
Open source and free VTT Mythic Table announce partnerships and a Kickstarter
Mythic Table’s Kickstarter promises to help integrate the open source virtual tabletop. Partnerships with The Open Gaming Network and World…
Tabletop Roundup: Candlekeep Controversy, Warhammer Lumineth Rules, Rebel CR90, & Red Sonja Cosplay
We’ve got everything from D&D’s latest controversy, to Star Wars’ CR90 and what to do with Cara Dune. Age of…
Rolling for Initiative — A Matter of Miniatures
Rolling for Initiative is a weekly column by Scott Thorne, PhD, owner of Castle Perilous Games & Books in Carbondale,…
D&D: Shape The Future Of Feywild Folk With New Survey
The Folk of the Feywild introduced some new player options and new lore for hobgoblins. Tell WotC what you really…
Welcome to Candlekeep: A Beginner’s Guide to the Realm’s Greatest Library
A majestic, many-spired fortress towering over the Sea of Swords, packed with hundreds of thousands of ancient books. This is…
DriveThruRPG offers 33% off at classic digital to TTRPG sales event
🐙Sponsored Post paid for by Geek Native. We may earn a commission on sales.DriveThruRPG is holding a new sale and…
Routinely Itemised: RPGs #93
We’re nearly one-quarter of the way through 2021. Gulp! Let’s mark the occasion with some RPG news. First up, the…