Samurai dragons and blood: Iron Maiden’s new music video is pure metal fantasy
I’m reminded of Heavy Metal. That’s to say, the French fantasy series which helped inspire a generation of fantasy authors…
All new offers in this 3e Mutants & Masterminds superhero RPG offer
Green Ronin’s Mutants & Masterminds is back in the Bundle of Holding. With 21 days still on the clock, the…
Scrying on Subscriptions: Starfinder Adventure Paths
Never miss a product release again with subscriptions that suit your playstyle. From rulebooks, world guides, adventures and accessories to…
Design degistif: Apothecaria creator Anna Blackwell discusses creating a commentary for her solo RPG
I spent my first weeks as the town’s fledgling hedge witch curing a lumberjack cursed with hamster lycanthropy. After that,…
D&D Monster Spotlight: Gray Ooze
There is a good chance that your party may not even notice the Gray Ooze until it’s already eating through…
JustBard goes to Kickstarter: Replace battle maps with JstTerrain modules
JstTerrain (pronounced “Just terrain”) just launched on Kickstarter, and there’s a “back within 48 hours” offer to add an extra…
Well Hydrated Yellow? Tim's Magical Green? We fix miniatures paint names on the Dicebreaker Podcast!
Matt, Lolies and Meehan talk about what they’ve been up to this week! Which, er, doesn’t include that many board…
Kobold Press and Foundry Partnership for Tome of Beasts
What started out as a fan asking in a tweet when Kobold Press was going to bring products to Foundry…
D&D: New Witchlight Minis Reveal Hags And Hare-Folk
Two new batches of minis from Wild Beyond the Witchlight have been revealed from Gale Force Nine. Check out the…
Art Video – The Making of Mirror of Ourselves
You voted. I listened. Here’s a fresh new video detailing the inspiration and creation of my painting ‘Mirror of Ourselves.’…
Murmurs From the Q Continuum: Tell a Story About Me!
If you want to have a session where everything’s taken to the extreme, then look no forward than your narrator,…
D&D: Alignment Is Back In Wild Beyond The Witchlight
After being conspicuously absent from the last two adventure books, it seems that alignment is returning to the monster stat…
Make weapons from beast parts in this Monster Hunter-like supplement for D&D 5E and Pathfinder 2E
Defeat a collection of over 100 deadly creatures and create equipment from their parts in Battlezoo Bestiary, a roleplaying game…
Blades in the Dark’s TV series could blow away the D&D film
Move over Dungeons & Dragons and your new attempt at a movie adaptation! As good as we all want the…
Xena Cosplay, D&D’s New Races, Star Wars KotOR Remake, 40K’s Bad Units
This weekend we covered some awesome Xena cosplay, looked at D&D’s new races, a remake of Star Wars: Knights of…
Game Wizards: The Epic Battle for Dungeons & Dragons on pre-order
Jon Peterson usually writes histories of game design. His latest book, Game Wizards: The Epic Battle for Dungeons & Dragons…
Game Wizards: My New Book
I have a new book coming out next month called Game Wizards. Unlike my previous books, which are histories of game…
D&D Accessories To Get Your Kids Into D&D
Convince your kids (or your friends kids or your nieces and nephews) that D&D is fun and forever be the…
Show off your dice addiction: The Dice Frame
I’ve been wondering what to do with a set of mosquitos trapped in amber dice I have. It looks like…
Competition: Peculiar Discoveries magic item and companion cards
The collection of magical items and companions Peculiar Discoveries is doing well on Kickstarter, hitting its funding goal several times…
D&D: An Adventurer’s Guide to Corellon Larethian
The game might be called Dungeons & Dragons, but it’s full of elves. And today we’re talking about their creator…
Neverwinter: Jewel Of The North To Receive First Battle Pass
Perfect World Entertainment and Cryptic Studios have announced that Neverwinter: Jewel Of The North will be getting its first battle…
D&D: An Adventurer’s Guide To Titania
Wild Beyond the Witchlight is inviting players to the realms of the Feywild, so today we’re taking a look at…
D&D Adventure Hook: Night of the Wraith
Need an idea for an adventure? Then give the Night of the Wraith a try. When a spectre of a…
Apex Legends Evolution Collection Event Details Revealed
Respawn Entertainment has revealed new details for their upcoming Evolution Collection event set to hit Apex Legends next week. This…
D&D: Witchlight Leaks Reveal Action Figure Stat Blocks
Wild Beyond the Witchlight brings some of the classic cartoon characters and action figure’s of D&D’s past to the present.…
The BURST System Kickstarters with a commercial license and as a pay-what-you-want download
Zäta Doe has the humble goal of €50 to Kickstart The BURST System for roleplaying games. However, to get a…
RPG creators versus Hurricane Ida: $282 for $20
In the United States, due to climate change, Hurricane Ida has been catastrophic and hit Louisiana hard. A group of…
Campestris: Sing a Song With a Swarm of Shrooms From The Wild Beyond the Witchlight!
The Wild Beyond the Witchlight marks the return of campestris to Dungeons & Dragons. These loveable mushroom-like creatures find joy…
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…
D&D: Five Spells For Getting Out Of Trouble
Sometimes you get caught, red-handed, and you’ve got to figure out how you’re going to escape actually facing a consequence…
Outside the Box – September 10th
Welcome back to another issue of Outside the Box. This week we have news from Corvus Belli, Otherworld Miniatures, Anvil…
Routinely Itemised: RPGs #117
That was the week that was. Now it’s time for an RPG news summary, and a bullet-point speed headline look…
Into the Wilderness: Maps
Maps are a classic of the fantasy genre, painting an entire world in broad strokes that your imagination might fill…
RPG: Life is Strange – ‘Critical Role’ Is In Video Games Now
In the upcoming Wavelengths DLC for Life Is Strange: True Colors, one of the main characters is a Critter, proving…
Finder’s Archives – “Why?” and “When is Enough, Enough?”
Hi everyone, and welcome back to the Finder’s Archives. Today we’re taking a break from Magic and asking ourselves an…
D&D: Co-Creators Of Dragonlance, Tracy And Laura Hickman, Announce A New Campaign World
Tracy and Laura Hickman, best known for Dragonlance and Ravenloft in the old TSR days, have announced a new 5th Edition setting. A new…
Cyberrats: Become a genetically engineered rat in this Lumen-powered RPG
Alex Rinehart uses the fashionable indie Lumen to power a tabletop RPG in which characters are genetically engineered rats addicted…
Gamers warned of scammers as Christmas tree dice attract unwelcome attention
Christmas tree dice really are a thing. There’s a successful campaign on Kickstarter with a few days left to run.…
Vanquish the Supernatural Horrors of the American Revolution
Andrews McMeel Publishing (AMP) will release Flames of Freedom: Grim & Perilous RPG, a new American Gothic horror tabletop roleplaying…
Star Wars: Knights Of The Old Republic Remake Is Real – Trailer Here
The Knights of the Old Republic Remake rumors are confirmed. A new trailer reveals a remade Revan ready to roll–check…
Beware the Jabberwock! The Burbling Dragon Arrives in The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
With the September 21 release of The Wild Beyond the Witchlight, the jabberwock makes its return to Dungeons & Dragons.…
Skyraiders of Abarax: Tracy & Laura Hickman announce a new campaign world
Skyraiders of Abarax is the first new adventure world from Tracy and Laura Hickman since Dragonlance. The 5e setting as…
D&D: Five Spells To Show The True Darkness In Your Soul
Is your soul made of the stuff of shadows? Do you prefer the rain, and hanging around cemeteries wearing black…
Dragonlance author announces new D&D 5E campaign setting full of sky pirates and airships
Prolific authors and game designers Tracy and Laura Hickman have announced they are working on Skyraiders of Abarax, a new…
Die Hard with 2d6: A review of the Mclain RPG
Mclain is a name your own price one-page RPG from AP Shanka intended to emulate movies like Die Hard and…
D&D Animated Series NPC Miniatures Revealed From Gale Force 9
Some of the heroes and villains (but not the main kids–at least not yet) from the D&D Animated Series are…
Wizards of the Coast Reveals Contents of 'Commander Collection: Black'
Wizards of the Coast revealed the contents of Commander Collection: Black, set of black-themed cards for Magic: The Gathering's Commander…
D&D: Fairies And Rabbitfolk Preview – New Races In Beyond The Witchlight
Come and take a look at two of the new races coming in The Wild Beyond The Witchlight: A Feywild…
The Devil of the Deep Blue Sea
One of the exciting things about writing an aquatic setting is that there are whole creature types that don’t have…
Down We Go | Infinite Edition – Another Interview With Tony Vasinda (Plus One Exp)
Tony Vasinda of Plus One Exp has a new RPG crowdfunding, this one on GameFound. Entitled Down We Go, this…
Unofficial D&D supplement adds mousefolk and gunslingers to the RPG
Play as a stuffed teddy bear or a mouse warrior in Valda’s Spire of Secrets, a new supplement designed for…
The Spill is a “reverse tower defense” board game about saving sea-life
Prevent an ecological oceanic disaster in a “reverse tower defense” board game with an environmental message called The Spill. In…
'D&D' 'Witchlight's' Heroes and Villains Battle it Out
Gale Force Nine will release Collector's Series: The Wild Beyond the Witchlight - League of Malevolence and Collector's Series: The…
'D&D' Witches, Warlocks, and Rabbits, Oh My!
Gale Force Nine announced three new fey magic-themed D&D Collector's Series miniatures sets for release in Q4 2021. Collector’s Series:…
Warhammer 40K: The Game’s Ten Year Old Dice Rolling Secret
Over the last ten or so years it’s clear that GW has been pushing one aspect of their game that…
'D&D: The Wild Beyond Witchlight' Accessories Detailed
Gale Force 9 will release the D&D: The Wild Beyond the Witchlight Dungeon Master’s Screen and Map Set late this…
Warhammer 40K: 1997 Metal Thunderhawk Sells for £25,600.00!
One of the rare 40K Metal Thunderhawks has sold for a sky-high price on eBay! Take a look. The classic…
Tales From The Drift: Breaking Ground
The earth shook. To Iphra, the rumbling sounded like a passing heavy transport. She realized she wouldn’t maintain her footing.…
Kickstarter Round-Up: Versatile Gaming Tiles, The Witcher Manga, Beastrider Minis, More
Come check out this week’s batch of Kickstarter and crowdfunding highlights! Delta Greet 25th Anniversary Edition Welcome to America at the end…
D&D: Five Things To Do With All That Loot
What’s the point of going on quests and hoarding gold if you’re not going to spend it on something awesome–here…
Join in the Fun, Mystery, and Action of the Secrets of Magic Liveplay!
Ding, they’ve all leveled up to 7! And they have new loot! Join a halfling summoner, dwarf wizard, half-elf magus,…
August 2021 NPD BookScan – Top 20 Author, Manga, Superhero Graphic Novels
With a Star Wars adaptation on the Superhero chart and Devil’s Candy on the Author chart, VIZ Media has a…
'Avatar Legends: RPG' Kickstarter Campaign Rakes in Over $9.5 Million
Magpie Games' Avatar Legends: The Roleplaying Game core book wrapped up its Kickstarter run on September 1, raising at total…
Free RPG Day Promises Pathfinder, Root, Dune, And More
This year’s Free RPG day promises to bring out the big guns, with quickstart rules, campaigns, and more from some…
SideQuest: Don’t wait for ZineQuest argues the Zine Creators Workshop
ZineQuest is a season, a time, on the crowdfunding platform Kickstarter, during which RPG creators are encouraged to launch small…
Indie initiative SideQuest bookends the year with a second zine-focused TRPG event
A designer collective has announced plans to host SideQuest 2021, an event similar to February’s Zinequest, in November of this…
Rogue Champions- Justice Supports, Upgrades, and Allies
Marvel’s Champions has grown over the years since its initial release. Each aspect now has a large pool of upgrades…
D&D: Matt Colville On 5th Edition’s Rulings, Not Rules
Are you a joyless pedant who can no longer feel joy but has settled for feeling “correct” instead? Well Matt…
Three Rules to Be a Great Dungeon Master with Joel “The Major” Burt
Long-time gamer, retired Air Force pilot, and game designer, Joel “The Major” Burt, visits the podcast today. Our conversation spans…
Avatar Legends RPG designers were prepared for success, but nearly $10m on Kickstarter changed things
Hardly anyone was surprised when Avatar Legends, the tabletop RPG adaptation of American animated series Avatar: The Last Airbender and…
Prices for Arkham Horror, Cosmic Encounter and Mansions of Madness all set to increase due to rising costs
The retail prices for titles such as Arkham Horror: Third Edition, Cosmic Encounter and Mansions of Madness: Second Edition will…
The Curse of BloodStone Isle: The vile D&D 5e setting from the creator of Vampire: The Masquerade
Mark Rein•Hagen created the World of Darkness and Vampire: The Masquerade; now, for the first time, he’s bringing his world-building…
What You’re Looking Forward To
The Full ListHere’s the rest of the list. Of course, there were folks excited about everything on this list, and…
Climb the 'Tower of the Lich Empress'
Steamforged Games unleashed Epic Encounters: Tower of the Lich Empress, a new miniatures boxed set, which is currently on preorder.…
Repel Undead Hordes in New 'Pathfinder Lost Omens' Book
Paizo, Inc. revealed Pathfinder Lost Omens: Knights of Lastwall, a new campaign setting book, which will hit stores in Q3…
Dragon Con 2021 – Review
It was, as they say, a game-time decision. After the cancelation last year, our 2020 passes were rolled over to…
Tabletop Games Up 22% on Kickstarter in First Half 2021
Tabletop game projects funded and money raised were both up 22% on Kickstarter in the first half of 2021, behind…
Tinkered Tower is a 4-in-1 modular dice tower
🐙Sponsored Post paid for by Geek Native. We may earn a commission on sales.Florida based Tinker makes LARP, cosplay and…
Warlock 101: Fathomless Patron From Tasha's Cauldron of Everything
The ocean is a realm of both beauty and terror. Gentle giants like whales can inspire awe in a swimmer,…
Warhammer 40K Kill Team: A Casual Review – The Compendium
Today, let’s go through my initial thoughts on the new Kill Team Compendium. Hey everyone, Danny from TFG Radio here, What’s this…
Help Geek Grind Coffee Grow K-Cup Coffee Offerings!
Hello again from Geek Grind Coffee! We are passionate gamers and lovers of all things that celebrate art and imagination!…
D&D: Five Things You Can Do With A Dagger Besides Stabbing Someone
The single most popular item in 5th Edition D&D is the humble dagger. Everyone from rogues to wizards to fighters…
Stellagama Publishing releases OSR sci-fi Cepheus Deluxe
Starships riding fire across the sky. Heroes and villains exchanging laser fire. Desperate spacers struggling against an alien monstrosity. Vast…
A whole web of Women of the Spider-Verse [infographic]
Spider-Man: No Way Home is due before the end of the year. Fandango says 17th December for the US and…
Book Mashup: Vaporwave Rose, Part 2
Last time around I started this mashup between Modern AGE and Blue Rose without knowing how much I’d get into…
Old-school inspired RPG Down We Go wants to make deadly dungeon delving approachable for all
Dying in a decrepit tomb or some twisted mage’s bastion is one of the most time-honoured traditions of the tabletop…
RPG: ‘Critical Role’ Goes To Space This Week
That’s right folks, strap in your grav-harnesses, and make sure you’ve got plenty of ammo. A new one-shot is here…
What Makes a Good Side Quest
When planning a campaign, a lot of energy and preparation time is spent on the main throughline or the main…
Let’s Talk Art – Part Deux!
Five more questions. Five fresh answers. A new red shirt! Have fun! Click my face to watch!!
1–6 September 2021: Exalted on TV
This week there’s yet another RPG to TV announcement, with a show based on the Exalted RPG headed to the…
'SolForge Fusion' Hits Kickstarter, Retailer Tier Available
Stone Blade Entertainment announced the Kickstarter launch of SolForge Fusion, a new hybrid deck game, which is scheduled to deliver…
D&D: Wild Beyond The Witchlight Spoilers Spotted
Come and take a look at some more art spoilers from the upcoming adventure The Wild Beyond the Witchlight. Mr.…
The Workshop – MtG to D&D: The Null Brooch
Art by Tony DiTerlizzi Art by Tony DiTerlizzi This week we’re going to take another card from Magic the Gathering and figure…
Pathfinder, Warhammer: Soulbound, Root RPG and more feature in this year’s Free RPG Day
Get a collection of roleplaying game content for nothing with this year’s Free RPG Day, including the likes of Pathfinder,…
Numenera Discovery Bundle opens up a discounted gateway into the sci-fi RPG
Explore the Ninth World for less with the Numenera Discovery Bundle currently featured on the Bundle of Holding website. Focused…
Rolling for Initiative — Supply Chain Shifts, a Conundrum for the Channel
Rolling for Initiative is a weekly column by Scott Thorne, PhD, owner of Castle Perilous Games & Books in Carbondale,…
A billion years in the future and for the first time: Numenera Discovery in a Bundle of Holding
Monte Cook Games’ RPG Numenera is set a billion years in the future, and it’s never been in the Bundle…
The Dark Crystal RPG opens for pre-orders
We’re one step, and perhaps a flutter, from roleplaying adventures in the magical world of Thra. River Horse has opened…