Joe Manganiello narrates Blackbirds RPG short audiobooks
On YouTube, Joe Manganiello of Deathstroke / Arkhan the Cruel / Alcide Herveaux fame has been helping promote the Kickstarter…
Free to Download: Birth of a Jackal
Birth of a Jackal is a free 7-page adventure by John-Matthew DeFoggi for Osprey’s RPG Jackals: Bronze Age Fantasy. Geek…
Mothership to bring its Alien-esque, sci-fi horror RPG to a boxed set
Award-winning tabletop RPG Mothership has announced a first edition boxed set to be crowdfunded on Kickstarter beginning November 2nd. It…
September 2021 Sanctioning Status Update
Hello, Pathfinders and Starfinders! I wanted to take a moment here to discuss our current sanctioning status for both programs.…
D&D: Five Ways To Create A Diversion
Because sometimes, you really really need everyone’s attention to be somewhere else. Here are five ways to create a diversion…
D&D: Critical Role Announces Campaign 3 – October 21st
Critical Role has announced the start of their long-awaited Campaign 3 on October 21st. Here’s what we know so far!…
Critical Role Announces Return Date For Campaign 3
This morning during a special "State Of The Role" video, the cast of Critical Role confirmed they will be back…
WizKids Will Release New 'Critical Role Unpainted Miniatures'
WizKids will release Wave 2 of Critical Role Unpainted Miniatures into retail in February 2022. Critical Role Unpainted Miniatures are…
Eat Your Dice: Honey Badger Games
We don’t get Honey Badgers here in Scotland. We get the friendly Wind in the Willows types with black and…
Deadmau5’s When The Summer Dies music video was created by D&D software
The music video for When The Summer Dies, an electronic beat and single from deadmau5 was made using Core. Manticore’s…
Why the Blade Runner RPG will stand apart from the cyberpunk crowd
An official tabletop roleplaying game based on sci-fi masterpiece Blade Runner was announced last week, simultaneously igniting both excitement and…
Origins Game Fair 2021 Is Coming!
Origins Game Fair, GAMA’s tabletop gaming convention, returns September 30th to October 3rd, 2021 in Columbus, Ohio. This gathering is…
D&D 5E Guide: How To Multiclass – Bards
Multiclassing in Dungeons & Dragons adds versatility to any character. But what do you do if you’re playing the already…
Flabbergasted! shows there’s room for comedy tabletop RPGs
The Wanderer’s Tome has funded and did so in hours, a tabletop RPG inspired by stories like Jeeves and Wooster.…
Gen Con 2022 dates confirm return of US board game convention next summer
Gen Con 2022 will return to its traditional summer timing next year, the announcement of the US board game event’s…
Zombie RPG Survival of the Able is about being disabled in an undead apocalypse
Tackle a zombie apocalypse as a party of disabled characters living in 14th century Europe in the upcoming roleplaying game,…
Wizards of the Coast Adds New Deets for 'Magic's' 'Double Feature'
Wizards of the Coast added new details about Double Feature, a new draft set for Magic: The Gathering. The release…
MTG: As Xbox Delists Older Magic Games, Arena Speculation Arises
Over the last few weeks, Magic: the Gathering games have quietly been delisted from the Xbox Store, leading many to…
Exandria Unlimited's Anjali Bhimani on the Magic of Dungeons & Dragons and Creating Fy'ra Rai
Anjali Bhimani — known for portraying fire genasi Fy’ra Rai on Exandria Unlimited and Symmetra in the first-person shooter Overwatch —…
RPGs & Mental Health: A RPG designer on social anxiety
A fortnight back, Rupture’s lead designer, Keeny Francis contributed a piece on using RPGs for self-discovery. I liked the idea…
It's Confirmed: 'Magic' Reserved List is Here to Stay
The Reserved List for Magic: The Gathering, which lists cards that Wizards of the Coast has committed never to reprint, will…
Meet the Iconics: Nhalmika
Nhalmika Ironsight honors dwarven tradition, even as she wanders the surface world far from home. With her wide build, mane…
Game Wizards: TSR Staffing
The above model, drawn from the narrative of Game Wizards, shows roughly how many people TSR had on staff between…
Arcadia Issue 8 Breakdown
All art belongs to MCDMThis month I come to wake you up before September ends (I’m a 90s kid! I…
Kickstarter Round-Up: Adventure in the Roaring 20s, Celebrate ‘Horizon Zero Dawn’, and More
Come check out this week’s batch of Kickstarter and crowdfunding highlights! The Ancestors – Voljaryk Introducing Voljaryk, the First Skoldungar!…
Magic: The Gathering announces three January releases for Commander and limited play
Trending Best board games Expensive Pokémon cards Best two player board games Board games. For everyone. News Reviews Features Videos…
Let’s Play D&D With ‘Y: The Last Man’
Would you not play D&D with this character, even if they were the last man on earth? Let’s fine out…
D&D: Five Ways To Be The Best Artificer
Artificers are the newest class in D&D. Looming large in Tasha’s Cauldron with some changes, here are five tricks to…
The Final Week of Battlezoo Bestiary and the RPG Superstar 2021 Launch!
The Battlezoo Bestiary Kickstarter has been a massive success to date, including three huge books not only fully compatible with…
Dungeon Tables: Random Encounters in the Underworld
So much more than bats, rats, and spiders lurks beneath the surface of the world. Present your players with a…
New D&D: A possible timeline of the 50th-anniversary Dungeons & Dragons release schedule
As a quick catch up, Wizards of the Coast have announced a new edition of Dungeons & Dragons for 2024.…
D&D: WotC Unveils New Witchlight Dice & Miscellany
A new set of dice, cards, and yet another opportunity to have a Witchlight Carnival Map has appeared. Check out…
Netflix’s latest hit series Squid Game is bloody, brutal – and perfect viewing for board game fans
What board game would you play if your life depended on it - literally? That’s the question I started asking…
Dungeons & Dragons supplement, Just Dessert, has gumdrop mountains and pastry bears
Embark on a delicious adventure into a world of sweets and treats in Just Dessert, a supplement for Dungeons &…
X-Wing September Points Update- Hot Takes
Last week AMG updated the points in preparation for the release of three new ships. If you were expecting something…
D&D: Everything We Know About Fizban’s Treasury Of Dragons
Fizban’s Treasury of Dragons is coming in three weeks, and with it a host of dragons the likes of which…
Writing, Editing, and Publishing with Jonathan Oliver
Writer and editor, Jonathan Oliver, joins me on the podcast today. The conversation spans writing, editing, publishing, and Jon’s love…
Heart and Spire creators to help bring TRPG based on Kieron Gillen’s comic DIE into reality
A tabletop RPG adaptation of Kieron Gillen’s award-winning comic DIE comes to Kickstarter in November, courtesy of Rowan, Rook and…
Descent: Legends of the Dark board game review – is the £175 dungeon-crawler worth it after finishing its 35-hour campaign?
In every sense of the word, Descent: Legends of the Dark is the biggest board game release of the summer.…
A Goonies escape room game is coming from the creators of Junk Art
Become the members of The Goonies squad in an escape room game inspired by the original film created by the…
Gritty d20: Fires of Athelen
Athelen Publishing is running a Kickstarter for a new d20 RPG. Described as a dark and gritty tabletop roleplaying game,…
Fandom sells advertising to Kickstarter campaigns and RPG studios
Fandom owns D&D Beyond, Fanatical and hundreds of fan wikis. It’s a company that reach a vast number of geeks…
Tales of Lost Omens: Wheels Aflame
Dust settled, leaving two figures behind in the carnage. One a looming mass of hulking muscle and teeth. The other…
Old Games Never Die: True20 Revised Rulebook available for Print On Demand
I’m certainly dating myself, but long ago, I loved to haunt the aisles of the games auction at Gen Con…
How to Use Side Quests to Up the Stakes
Welcome back to this series on side quests. Today we’re going to take a look at how to up the…
D&D: An Adventurer’s Guide To The Zhentarim
The Zhentarim are one among the most infamous mercenary companies and “mercantile organizations” in Faerun. But who are these nefarious…
Dungeons & Dragons’ “next evolution” will release in 2024
The next major iteration of Dungeons & Dragons is planned to launch in 2024, publisher Wizards of the Coast has…
Brazilian TRPG designer calls attention to the relative invisibility of games from the Global South
Brazilian tabletop RPG designer Cezar Capacle works within a system that he believes weighs creators on a faulty scale and…
The Workshop – For the Love of Goodberry, Give it a Rest
Photographer unknown In a move that shows that sections of the fandom will argue about anything, the latest rumbling within…
D&D: WotC Confirms Two All-New Settings In Development
Wizards of the Coast announced that two all-new settings were in development at this year’s D&D Celebration. Here’s what we…
There’s never been a better time for a Mass Effect tabletop RPG
The Mass Effect universe is a masterclass in world-building. The video game series might be an amalgamation of many science-fiction…
Memories of Holdenshire: A Starter Adventure
In the next image, you can see how initiative is introduced. While you probably know how initiative works in 5E,…
An AI-enhanced look at the War Priest from Mordenkainen Presents Monsters of the Multiverse
At D&D Celebration on the weekend, Wizards of the Coast lit up the tabletop community by announcing the 50th-anniversary D&D…
Clever Girl is an RPG about surviving the fallout of a failed dinosaur theme park
Chronicle your attempts to escape a dinosaur theme park or your ambitions for raptor-based revenge in Clever Girl, a roleplaying…
It’s not about looting; it’s about eating: The Guts & Glory RPG
Guts & Glory is a tabletop RPG mashup of the raid dynamics of games like Monster Hunter with OSR hexcrawl…
Zombicide publisher acquires RPG studio behind Broken Compass series
The publisher behind the Zombicide franchise, Cmon, has acquired the studio known for releasing roleplaying games such as the Broken…
CMON Snags Two Little Mice
CMON acquired Two Little Mice, an Italian tabletop roleplaying game studio. Two Little Mice was founded by Riccardo "Rico" Sirignano…
Sales by Diamond, Alliance Up Strongly vs. 2019
Geppi Family Enterprises released sales comparisons to 2019 for its two distribution companies, Diamond Comic Distributors and Alliance Game Distributors,…
Wizards of the Coast Announces 'D&D Rules Expansion Gift Set'
Wizards of the Coast will release the D&D Rules Expansion Gift Set in January. The D&D Rules Expansion Gift Set…
Let’s Talk Art – Episode 5!
This week, it’s all about big paintings… …and big ideas. How big? Smack the picture below and find out!
Dungeons & Dragons Announces Rules Expansion Gift Set
Over the weekend during the Fall version of D&D Celebration 2021, Dungeons & Dragons announced the Rules Expansion Gift Set.…
5e Platinum: Some of the best selling D&D 3rd party supplements are in this bundle
The Bundle of Holding has a rare and significant deal on, launched just tonight is the 5e Platinum Showcase. The…
Fanatical’s Savage bundle: Three computer games for less than a quid
🐙Sponsored Post paid for by Geek Native. We may earn a commission on sales.Fanatical is running Killer Bundle 19 for…
Pathfinder Battles: Bestiary Unleashed Again
We have a new release date from WizKids for their Pathfinder Battles: Bestiary Unleashed pre-painted plastic miniatures—October 6. You can…
Monster Spotlight: Hags, The Wicked Witches Of D&D
That withered old crone may have your next adventure, may be a normal townsperson, or may just be a Hag,…
D&D Accessories To Get Your October Off To A Spooky Start
If you’re looking for a way to add the Halloween spirit to your next D&D session these treats will have…
Return of the stompy robots: Mecha & Monsters evolve on Kickstarter
Gallant Knight Games’ TinyD6 RPG Mecha & Monsters was the publishers second game. It’s back on Kickstarter with Mecha &…
D&D book Monsters of the Multiverse will miss its holiday launch due to shipping delays
Tabletop RPG giant Dungeons & Dragons announced - and then promptly delayed - a new rulebook during a recent livestream.…
We write the greatest Dungeons & Dragons musical you've never heard on the Dicebreaker Podcast!
On this week's Dicebreaker Podcast, it's time to sit down with Wheels, Meehan and Liv to discuss the latest and…
Tome Unbound: Brain Hood
Alternate Traits and Actions The following changes allow GMs to alter a brain hood without modifying its challenge rating. Improved…
The clever Minecraft advent calendar cube is full of gifts
🐙Sponsored Post paid for by Geek Native. We may earn a commission on sales.Readers will know that I’ve been lamenting…
D&D: An Adventurer’s Guide To Astilabor
Even the dragons have gods in Faerun, and Astilabor is an illusive one indeed. Revered by all, but worshipped by…
Dungeons & Dragons Rules Expansion Gift Set Coming in 2022
This press release (see below) just arrived in my inbox. A new book called Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse,…
Over 500 Magic Items!
With all the old favorites you know and love, plus over 200 new items, Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition is…
D&D: WotC Unveils New Book ‘Mordenkainen’s Monsters Of The Multiverse’
WotC announced a new book yesterday that will rewrite the rules for monsters. Releasing in January, check out Mordenkainen’s Monsters…
Try Before You Buy – Star Trek Adventures: Briefs 002 – Disasters
“Try Before You Buy” is an occasional segment of Astral Projections. It spotlights free (or nearly free) supplements, quick-start rules,…
Anime Free and cult classic film Bring it On inspired this sports drama RPG
An upcoming roleplaying game inspired by the likes of the anime Free and cult classic film Bring it On is…
Kingdom Come: Deliverance is getting a campaign-driven board game
Explore Central Europe in the 15th century in the upcoming tabletop adaptation of the video game Kingdom Come: Deliverance. Announced…
Warhammer 40K : The Grimdark’s Very First Minis
Today Warhammer 40K fans, we are going way, way back to the mid-1980s to look at the Games Worshop minis…
New D&D, Underworld Cosplay, Stranger Things Trailer & 40K’s Bad Marines
Check out everything from WotC talking D&D’s upcoming “evolution”, Stranger Things latest trailer, Underworld’s Selene Cosplay, 40K Marines we should…
Gen Con 2021 Photos – Part 2
As Gen Con 2021 began its second day on Friday, ICv2 went on a search for the hidden gems of…
WotC Announces ‘New Evolution’ Of D&D Coming In 2024
In a panel on the Future of D&D, WotC announced that they’ve been working on a “New Evolution” of the…
Rolling for Initiative — The Most Popular 'D&D' Character Class Is?
Rolling for Initiative is a weekly column by Scott Thorne, PhD, owner of Castle Perilous Games & Books in Carbondale,…
New D&D books confirmed: 50th-anniversary editions in 2024 and Mordenkainen Presents Monsters of the Multiverse in 2022
At Wizard of the Coast’s D&D Celebration tonight, during The Future of D&D, a panel issues with Ray Winninger, Liz…
NECA Reveals Dungeons & Dragons Warduke and Grimsword Figures
I never played Dungeons & Dragons, but I have always appreciated the foundation is laid down and the imagination it…
The Purging of Segedwyn is a D&D adventure written entirely by AI, and you can inflict it on your players today
Are you planning to run some scary D&D this Halloween? What about a Pay What You Want adventure that the…
D&D: Check Out Sage Advice Live And The Future Of Dungeons & Dragons Later Today
Want to get your questions about D&D rules answered live? Check out Ask The Sage or get a glimpse at…
Love it: Campaigns & Companions – The Complete Role-Playing Guide for Pets
Campaigns & Companions: The Complete Role-Playing Guide for Pets is 100-pages long, but is so good it feels like only…
Christmas crisis: Toys British shoppers should buy first
🐙Sponsored Post paid for by Geek Native. We may earn a commission on sales.British parents might be wise to be…
D&D: Take A Look At The Moonstone Dragon
Moonstone Dragons are a shiny new dragon type coming in Fizban’s Treasury of Dragons. Come and take a look at…
Exclusive Preview: Demiverse is a fractured reality of a 5e/Those Who Wander setting
Gnome Made Games’ Demiverse funded on Kickstarter in less than two days. It’s a campaign setting of up to 50…
D&D’s $170 project leaks on Amazon
It’s D&D Celebration this weekend, and an Amazon listing suggests we’ll be getting a prominent announcement as part of the…
Arcane: League Of Legends Netflix Series Gets A Trailer & A Date
Arcane, Riot's first TV series, will premiere on Saturday, November 6 at 7 PM PT. The show will premiere on…
D&D: Fizban Spoilers – Metallic Dragonborn And Drakewarden Ranger Confirmed
A new race and a new subclass revealed, and we’re only on Day 2 of D&D Celebration! Check out the…
Preview: Rackham Vale – The OSE setting inspired by and featuring art by Arthur Rackham
By Brian Saliba and Craig Schaffer, Rackham Vale is an OSR setting zine based on the artwork of Arthur Rackham.…
D&D Celebration Day 2 – Strixhaven & Fizban Previews
D&D Celebration Day 2 is underway. Coming this afternoon: previews of the new Strixhaven and Fizban’s Treasury of Dragons books.…
Gloomhaven On PC Gets A Release Date And It’s Next Month
Gloomhaven, the popular board-game-turned-tactical-RPG is getting ready to leave early access–it’s headed to a PC near you coming next month!…
GW, Warhammer, 40K & Fantasy Minis Trivia Challenge
It’s Friday! Kick-off your weekend with this retro challenge for the old-schoolers out there. What ancient Games Workshop, 40K, and…
Even Bathtubs Are Magic Items In D&D
The next time your campaign calls for a hot bath/springs scene, why not use one of these five magical tubs,…
Prepare for Free RPG Day: October 16, 2021
Roleplaying Game fans get ready! Free RPG Day works with top RPG publishers to create the can’t-miss RPG event of…