World of Darkness

This past weekend Anne Rice passed away, which has gotten me thinking about Vampires (of course). I was a teenager…

(Cover is not final)It’s been a long haul, but we’re getting close to sending Beyond the Ring to print. This…

This week, a (controversial) new third-party license for the Cortex RPG, the influence of RPGs on video games, and a…

Bundle of Holding’s new Indie Cornucopia 9 is your ticket to incredible games like Ironsworn: Delve and Ultraviolet Grasslands. You…

World Of Darkness announced that they have partnered with Demiplane to create a new online digital toolset for their games.…

It’s a big round-up this week as we return from hols to a load of news: capitalism, unions, digital tools,…

Written by Alison Cybe, Shield Maidens is a Vikings/Cyberpunk TTRPG, and Mongoose Publishing will reveal more about it in the…

So, I was dreading this moment. We’ve finally got to the point of my articles about universal terminology in the…

November 19, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment💶 Links may earn ad money The weekend approaches, and that means…

Grab the tommy guns and hide the hooch because board game publisher Gale Force Nine has announced a new title…

The World of Darkness is coming to a mobile device or screen near you. Get ready for Demiplane’s newly announced…

Vampire: The Masquerade, the tabletop roleplaying game that’s part of the World of Darkness universe, is getting its own online…

Demiplane and WoD have today announced the World of Darkness Nexus. The platform will be the official toolset for Vampire:…

The headline news from Roll20Con 2021 is the launch of the mobile app. It allows; Roll20 users to view character…

Cubicle 7’s Warhammer 4 likes to use the words “grim” and “perilous” to describe the game and accessories. It’s entirely…

As a blogger who writes about tabletop games as a hobby, I’ve noticed a trend in original and inspirational games…

The 2021 Q3 The Orr Report is out. That’s the Roll20 stats on what games are being played on the…

It will be old news to most in the tabletop space that creators from the Global South - Latin America,…

“The Expanse RPG is designed to tell stories in the universe of The Expanse novels, not to be a tactical…

This week, we finally get some news about the fate of Fantasy Flight’s Star Wars RPG: unsurprisingly on its way…

Roll20 took time this week to reveal their plans for Roll20Con 2021, including official dates and some of their special…

World Of Darkness has announced that they have launched the first official Vampire Jam for video game developers and Vampire:…

The 'Ghostbusters' RPG casts a long shadow. Its influence can be seen everywhere from 'Star Wars' to 'World of Darkness'.…

This week: Paizo has recognised United Paizo Workers, a union of its employees that represents the first of its kind…

From Avatar: the Last Airbender to Star Wars, licensed properties have made for some amazing tabletop RPGs... and then there's…

Tribe 8 is a post-apocalyptic RPG from Dream Pod 9 published in 1998. Designed by Phil Boulle, Josh Mosqueira and…

World Of Darkness announced today that they will be bringing two franchises back to TTRPG form updated to 5th Edition.…

Vampire: the Masquerade was many gamers’ first black-eyeliner drenched brush with the world of LARP. Now it’s back with a…

This week: a leak reveals that Critical Role is the highest-grossing channel on Twitch. Meanwhile, Wizards releases a new supplement…

🐙 Disclosure: The post contributor may earn affiliate commission on sales from this page.Warhammer World Building creates campaign settings using Cubicle…

Experience the World of Darkness in a new way with Vampire: The Masquerade - War of Ages, the first LARP…

A new trailer for the upcoming Vampire: the Masquerade video game, Swansong, reveals a jazzy Toreador diva that will warm…

PC gaming giant Steam’s Digital Tabletop Fest is back for a second instalment later this month, with a five-day event…

RPG publisher Onyx Path has another successful Kickstarter for their Werewolf: The Apocalypse line. A deluxe edition for a W20…

Vampire: the Masquerade and theatre kids practically go hand in hand. And back in the 90s, one LARP made its…

It’ll get easier for third party writers to write and sell content for Paizo’s Pathfinder and Starfinder RPGs. At the…

At last, an excuse to play Vampire the Masquerade the way you’ve always wanted to. A new World of Darkness…

Renegade Game Studios has revealed more details about two new sourcebooks coming to the Vampire: The Masquerade TTRPG. Earlier this…

Mark Rein•Hagen created the World of Darkness and Vampire: The Masquerade; now, for the first time, he’s bringing his world-building…

With two new RPGs getting their very own television shows, it's important not to forget the cautionary tale that was…

A live action television series based on the anime and mythology-inspired tabletop RPG Exalted has been announced. The adaptation will…

Not one but two different RPG franchises have announced TV shows in development. Blades in the Dark and Exalted will…

Wyrmworks Publishing has a spooky name, but a kind heart. Perhaps that’s just my Werewolf: The Apocalypse view of the…

Renegade Games recently unveiled a new RPG system that will bring Hasbro’s many worlds, like Transformers, GI Joe, and Power…

In the first part of this two-part series, I reviewed the buildup to the launch of Avatar Legends, the tabletop…

🐙 Disclosure: The post contributor may earn affiliate commission on sales from this page.Warhammer World Building creates campaign settings using Cubicle…

Where are you with monthly subscription offerings such as Loot Crate? The model has had an ebb and flow. Now…

Texas in August Studio will soon launch a Kickstarter for Liches: Dance Macabre. You can win a copy and a…

Many games took the classic D&D formula and streamlined it–but Rolemaster took a look at all that math and said…

Tabletop RPG Sigil & Shadow sounds like a combination of World of Darkness’ modern-day horror and the old-school dice-rolling of…

Fading Suns is a dystopian sci-fi RPG set in the sixth millennium after humanity’s greatest civilization has fallen, and a…

The winner of the Geek Native’s Patrons RPG Publisher Spotlight this month is Grognardia Games. Every month this group of…

Sigil & Shadow, out today, joins Osprey Games’ flock of d00Lite (with Jackals, for example) and I like it now…

D&D Live is going to be packed with famous faces ready to play some Dungeons & Dragons, including Patton Oswalt,…

The act of creation is often described as an exercise of catharsis, giving the artist an avenue for exploring -…

The past two weeks have been dominated by one subject: the new TSR and all the controversies surrounding it. In…

Vault Comics will publish a new series, World of Darkness: Crimson Thaw, based on the World of DarknessRPG and spinning off their previous World…

Vampire: The Masquerade’s spin-off comic book series is crossing over with fellow World of Darkness RPG Werewolf: The Apocalypse in…

Hi everyone! This is the latest news from EN Publishing, including superhero and sci-fi antics, a brand new Kickstarter, and…

Honestly you’re probably not prepared for V:tM Swansong either, but Leysha the Malkavian blew us all away at E3. Have…

Renegade Game Studios will release a Vampire: The Masquerade 5E Storyteller Screen and Dice Set in Q3. The Vampire: The…

Renegade Game Studios will publish the Second Inquisition Sourcebook, for Vampire: The Masquerade 5E, which will hit stores in October.…

This week: Critical Role announces a brand new campaign set in Exandria, with a new Dungeon Master taking the helm.…

Ships of the Expanse is so close we won’t even experience any time delay on this transmission. Ty has signed…

Two new books for the horror roleplaying game Vampire: The Masquerade 5E are set to be released later this year.…

Renegade Game Studios announced The Book of Nod, a sourcebook for Vampire: The Masquerade RPG, which will hit retail in…

Renegade Game Studios revealed today that Vampire: The Masquerade Fifth Edition will be getting four new additions this year. The…

Renegade Game Studios will release Sabbat: The Black Hand, sourcebook for Vampire: The Masquerade RPG, in August or September. This…

Crack open the rules for your favourite roleplaying game and you’ll invariably find a paragraph or two, perhaps in a…

If you’re looking for a way to explore the world of Skyrim on the tabletop without coughing up quite as…

Although they come in the final chapter, the deck plans are very much the centerpiece in Ships of the Expanse.…

Wield both the ideological and literal weapons of WWII--era communism against the forces of Count Dracula in The Hammer and…

Ships of the Expanse is coming to a spaceport near you soon! In my last transmission, I presented overview of…

Horror roleplaying game Vampire: The Masquerade expands its roster of fearsome antagonists with the addition of the dark and fanatical…

Jason Andrew and JN Childs of Mighty Narwhal Productions have a new tabletop RPG system campaigning on Kickstarter. Jason and…

This is the book you’ve all been waiting for! The first major supplement for The Expanse RPG is all about…

Could a video game about Cthulhu driving a taxi with incredible hair physics win an award? Game of the Year,…

This week: The Last Gameboard, a digital tabletop game board, raises millions in its Seed round; Thirsty Sword Lesbians releases…

Save Earth from the tyranny of the Decepticons in the officially announced Transformers: Deck-Building Game, a tabletop title based on…

Authors and game designers like Kenneth Hite, James Lowder, Matthew Dawkins and Eddy Webb are working together on Ghost Show…

Three new bundles have been launched for Vampire: The Masquerade, saving new players and fans looking to complete their collection…

System designer, Leland Andercheck, and setting creator and artist, Patrice Gehman, have a Kickstarter for their scifi RPG, ChangedStars. In…

It usually starts as a passing fancy – a look at an interesting art piece or hearing someone talk about…

It’s not unusual to read tabletop roleplaying games suggest that you think of a game as a cooperative writing project…

April 30, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment💰 Links may earn ad money Hello, hello, and welcome to the…

TV news continues to ramp up as the summer approaches, and it's time for another round-up.Netflix has released a trailer…

A credit that I’ve started to see in new RPGs is “sensitivity reader”. I think it’s fair enough to wonder…

This week big news on the media front as we learn of a World of Darkness TV universe in the…

Renegade Game Studios is offering a Kickstarter retailer pledge level for their My Father's Work, a new mad scientist board…

The World of Darkness universe, the home of several roleplaying games including Vampire: The Masquerade, is receiving its very own…

Paizo is pleased to announce that Pathfinder One-Shot: Dinner at Lionlodge, a new liveplay adventure, will air at PaizoCon 2021…

By Night Studios run, with permission, the World of Darkness Mind’s Eye Theatre LARP experience. Mind’s Eye Theatre has been…

This week’s episode of the Dicebreaker podcast is graced by the presence of Jeremy Gage, a game designer and host…

Grab a coffee, see a basement show and slay a demon in the same afternoon with We Die Young, an…

The World of Darkness team at Paradox published the first development blog since taking the RPG properties in house. And…

Dice. You use them in a lot of tabletop games. To the naked eye, they may appear to be nothing…

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…

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This week: the GAMA expo brings interesting insights into the RPG industry; an ill-thought-out Asian-themed sourcebook is pulled from production;…