Steampunk hip hop RPG: Welcome to Professor Elemental’s Garden of Escapades
British “chap hop” performer Professor Elemental has a tabletop RPG full of whimsy and inspired by Lasers & Feelings. If…
Free to Download: Hero Kids – Fantasy RPG
Justin Halliday’s adamantine best-seller Hero Kids is free to download, but only until April 1st. The award-winning RPG is designed…
Level Up Playtest Document #14: Warlock
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Outside the Box – March 26th
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Dark revolutionary RPG Spire announces a new crowdfunded sourcebook
Return to the massive structure on the brink of revolution - or chaos - with Sin, an upcoming sourcebook for…
D&D: Candlekeep Author Requests Name Be Pulled After “Problematic” Changes To Adventure
One of Candlekeep Mysteries’ authors has requested their name be removed from future printings, claiming WotC changed the original work…
Finder’s Archive – Dungeon Creation (Part 3)
Well hello there! Welcome to the third (Part 1, Part 2) installment of the Dungeon Creation series. We’ve now looked…
‘Lizard Wizard’ Coming to Trade
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MTG: Arena Available On Mobile Today
Magic: the Gathering Arena is live now on the Apple App and Google Play stores, now you can bring your…
Thursday Art Assault – The Blood is the Life
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Kickstarter Round-Up: RPG Wanted Ads, Fantasy Minis, & Beautiful Dice
Come check out this week’s batch of Kickstarter and crowdfunding highlights! Architects of the Deep: Notice Boards Every tavern, in…
Ultra Rare ‘Magic: The Gathering’ Splendid Genesis Promo Card Auctioned Off by Heritage
Heritage Auctions dropped the hammer at $21,600 on Splendid Genesis, an ultra rare Magic: The Gathering promo card, at their…
Celebrating Women in our Community
Both in the office and in our works, Paizo honors the presence of women creators and professionals in our spaces.…
March 2021 Organized Play Scenario Previews
Illustration by Sebastian Rodriguez The organized play development team prepared quite a few treats for the community this month. From…
Game Start funds the world’s first interactive miniatures on Kickstarter
Italian model maker Game Start is offering what they call “world’s first interactive miniatures” for tabletop games via a Kickstarter.…
Splitting the Party – GM Tips & Tricks
Thumbnail image from Scooby DooWe’ve all heard about it. The classic “never split the party”. Why is it that people…
D&D 5E book Encyclopedia steps away from fantasy tropes to present orc cultures that aren’t “inherently evil”
Visit worlds featuring diverse orcish cultures removed from harmful fantasy tropes using the Encyclopedia lore and toolbox book for Dungeons…
D&D: The Temple Of Elemental, Reborn For 5E – Pre-Order Today
Can you survive one of the most famous dungeons in D&D? The Temple of Elemental Evil, reimagined for 5th Edition…
For the Love of Cthulhu, Reroll the Dice
The investigators returned to their Cairo suite of rooms after visiting the deranged archaeologist laying low in the squalid storage…
Sci-fi solo wargaming adventure Five Parsecs From Home welcomes both green and veteran crews
Strap your miniatures to a rocket and light the ignition because an updated version of Five Parsecs From Home will…
WizKids Announces Two ‘Warlock Tiles: Game Mats’
WizKids announced Expansive Cave and Magma Chamber, two new Warlock Tiles: Game Mats, for release in August. The two new…
Will Niebling Awarded Rick Loomis Service Award
Will Niebling has been awarded the Rick Loomis Service Award for contributions to the games industry, the Game Manufacturers Association…
ICv2 Interview: Pegasus Spiele U.S. Studio Editor Tim Huckelbery
We recently connected with Pegasus Spiele U.S. Studio Editor Tim Huckelbery for an email interview to get more information on…
Warhammer 40K: Warzone Charadon Campaign Surprises
Warzone Charadon has a full detailed Chaos vs Adeptus Mechanicus campaign. Here’s what caught our eye! Warzone Charadon is hitting…
Let’s Look At Combat Maneuvers
One of our goals with Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition was to create a more tactical combat system. But it…
Survey: Folk of the Feywild
Take our latest Unearthed Arcana survey. Last time, Unearthed Arcana wandered into the magical realm of the Feywild with playtest options…
How to Play Hags Like Terrifying, Tragic Villains
...And I, fortunately, know a little magic It's a talent that I always have possessed And dear lady, please don't…
Star Warriors Combined X-Wing With The Star Wars RPG
What probably began as just the space combat system within the Star Wars RPG became an entirely separate board game.…
After surviving COVID-19, Steve Jackson Games may not release any new games in 2021
Steve Jackson Games made money in 2020, although slightly less than in 2019 and managed to keep all staff employed…
Five Parsecs from Home: Modiphius release solo wargame
Modiphius has steadily been building up their games and today announced Five Parsecs from Home will add to their Adventure…
Starfinder: Scoured Stars Returns Tonight for Episode 2!
Ready for more science-fantasy adventure?! Watch the premiere on YouTube or listen to the podcast on Amazon Music, iHeart Radio,…
Arcadia Issue 3 Breakdown
All art belongs to MCDMRight before March finishes James Introcaso surprised me with another early copy of Arcadia. This is…
D&D: Five Places To Hide When You Have To Make That Stealth Check
We’ve all been there–you’re exploring a dank, supposedly empty dungeon, when suddenly your DM starts rolling dice. Time to hide…
HC SVNT DRACONES expands as the 2nd edition gets a companion book
Pierce Fraser’s Kickstarter for HC SVNT DRACONES 2.0: Mastered as met and exceeded the goal of $20,000. There’s still three…
PRESS RELEASE: Modiphius Entertainment Launches Brand New Sci-fi Solo Adventure — Five Parsecs from Home
With all the chaos of the last year, it’s more important than ever for people to set aside their differences…
Inferno is a sourcebook for D&D 5E based on the works of Dante
Dante’s Inferno, the first part of the Divine Comedy, is the inspiration for an upcoming roleplaying game supplement for Dungeons…
If Blizzard did D&D: Auroborus – Coils of the Serpent
If Blizzard was to design a tabletop RPG setting for D&D’s 5e edition, it would probably be built by Chris…
Play with Class: Craft a Cool Cleric
Welcome to another installment of the Play with Class series where we will give you solid steps to run each…
Ares Games Announces ‘Brancalonia RPG Setting Book’
Ares Games announced Brancalonia RPG Setting Book, a Medieval Italian fantasy setting that is compatible with 5E rules, for release…
D&D From The Creators Of Warcraft And Starcraft – Auroboros, Coils of the Serpent
Chris Metzen, co-creator of Warcraft, Starcraft, and founder of the new Warchief Gaming studio is currently working on an epic…
Unconventional Warfare
A lot of things came out of AMG about X-wing this past week. First, the first new releases of products…
Rose Realm, Lion Men, Elephants vs Dragons with Tristan Zimmerman
Ferdinand Leeke Zwergenkönig Laurin am Hof des Dietrich von BernTristian Zimmerman returns to the podcast to discuss the rose-realm of…
Google+ Was Surprisingly Important To Your Favorite RPGs – Prime
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Warhammer 40K: Birth of the T’au – 20 Years Ago
Twenty years ago, GW launched the Tau, and the game has never been the same. Take a look at their…
New Interview Up At MS Wordsmith!
I’ve obviously done my fair share of interviews on this site, but it’s always a bit crazy to find myself…
MTG: Legends Is Now In Open Beta
The brand new Magic: the Gathering action RPG is in open beta as of today. Will you have your combo…
Roll20 lets all Pro Users beta test the mobile companion app
After three months of beta testing with a select group, Roll20 has now opened the beta test of the mobile…
The second teaser for I’m Standing on a Million Lives trailer is sung by a virtual idol
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Former Overwatch, Warcraft and Diablo devs on their debut D&D 5E book Auroboros: Coils of the Serpent
After launching Warchief Gaming last year, Chris Metzen - the former vice-president for Blizzard and worldbuilder for titles such as…
Solemn Vale is a spooky RPG about folk horror in isolated England
In Southwest England, in the 70s, as Thatcher is taking on the trade unions and the miners, you can find…
Auroboros: Coils of the Serpent is the first RPG from former Blizzard execs’ new tabletop studio
Warchief Gaming, the tabletop publishing company co-founded by two ex-VPs of Blizzard, has announced its debut roleplaying game. Auroboros: Coils…
Use bants and your noggin to survive an apocalyptic London in “post-Brexit RPG” Shadow of Mogg
They say confronting one’s worst fears can strip them of their potency. Whether or not that’s true, players can explore…
‘Symbaroum’ Heads to ‘The Haunted Waste’
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Free League details The Haunted Waste of Alberetor in a new Symbaroum adventure
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Staying Connected to Your Character
I have what seems like hundreds of characters ready-made, eager to throw them into the next campaign I get to…
D&D’s Damage Types – Best To Worst
There are lots of ways to deal dungeons and damage in Dungeons & Dragons, but with so many options, which…
R. Talsorian Games Announces More ‘Cyberpunk RED RPG’ Products
'Cyberpunk RED Data Screen', 'Cyberpunk RED Data Pack', and 'Black Chrome' Sourcebook R. Talsorian Games announced three new products for…
Mythopoetic RPG Agon brings all its resources online in a new Roll20 compendium
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16–22 March 2021: Warframe & Witchcraft
This week: the GAMA expo brings interesting insights into the RPG industry; an ill-thought-out Asian-themed sourcebook is pulled from production;…
As Of 2021 WotC Will Have Owned D&D Longer Than TSR
In 1997 Wizards of the Coast bought Dungeons & Dragons from TSR, keeping the game in print. Now they’ve owned…
The Workshop – Primal Stones (D&D 5e)
Image from The Dragon Prince, copyright WonderstormIn preparation for the upcoming Tales of Xadia release for the Cortex Prime system…
Tabletop RPG Emet captures the powerful shared experience of being Jewish with humour and tragedy
The thing about gathering a couple Jewish folks together to play two or three tabletop roleplaying games is that it’s…
ShadowArtFinds Presents – Mounted Canvas Giclees
Hi there, art lovers. Do you love art prints, but not so much framing? Do you prefer art that arrives…
Tabletop Gallery: Grimdark Brawn versus Brawn
Place your bets on this one. I’m stumped. Enjoy. If You Have An Awesome Tabletop or RPG Shot You Think…
Forgotten Waters review – swashbuckling blend of co-op adventure and Mad Libs is one of 2020’s best board games
There’s a certain school of design that’s all about more; more sub-systems, more mechanisms, more chrome. The only thing these…
D&D: Five Spells For Sliding Into Someone’s DMs
The world of D&D is just as awful as ours. Don’t believe me? Here’s five ways someone can slide right…
Modiphius confirms Super Mutants and Mister Handy as PC options for the new Fallout 2d20 RPG
Modiphius already makes Fallout Wasteland Warfare a skirmish game with an RPG spin-off accessory, but a 2d20 game is coming.…
Don’t Touch That Dial! Into the Idiot Box is available now!
This week sees the release of Into the Idiot Box for Mutants & Masterminds, and Jason Keeley’s entry into the…
Fallout #2 – It Builds Character
The protagonists of the classic Fallout games are similar in a few regards: they’re all human, and most of them…
Welcome to the Apocalypse: DarkEnergy Tabletop RPG
DarkEnergy from Entanglement Interactive is an RPG set during the apocalypse. The game happens as events unfold and as the…
Trapmaster: Hidden Distractions
There gets to be a point where traps are expected. It’s inevitable for meta-gaming to creep in, even unintentionally, particularly…
Pleasure-not-Business Card RPG Jam prioritises pocket-sized play
Tabletop RPG jams are known for pushing creative constraints on applicants, tasking them to conjure art unders specific circumstances or…
Wizard 101: Order of Scribes (from Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything)
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RPG: Gen Con Is On This Year – Slated For September
Gen Con, one of the biggest tabletop gaming conventions out there has announced that they are back on–coming this September.…
Shadow of Mogg – A Post Brexit RPG comes with rules for group anxiety
Shadow of Mogg is an RPG that explores post-Brexit London. It’s written by Panayiotis Lines as is the result of…
D&D meets Cards Against Humanity in Deck of Many Quests’ fill-the-blank adventures
Brainstorm campaigns for roleplaying games such as Dungeons & Dragons 5E with The Deck of Many Quests, a collection of…
Astral Projections – Antonna, Cyberpunk RED Solo
Antonna and Deanna, AKA “The Twins,” are a package deal. They prefer to work as bodyguards but also handle other…
Star Trek Adventures: Meet the Klingon Quickstart Commandos
By Fred Love, STA Contributing Writer Last year, Star Trek Adventures project manager Jim Johnson presented me with the exciting…
Achtung! Cthulhu 2d20: Nachtwolfe Trooper
By John Houlihan Achtung! Cthulhu 2d20 has had a wonderfully successful launch and we’re really glad so many of you…
Free RPG Day Set for Fall
Free RPG day will be held on October 16, 2021, organizers Gaming Days LLC announced, with a return to the…
Need or want? A review of Legendary Adventures Epic 5e
Legendary Adventures Epic 5e is a supplement to take characters and help DMs deal with beyond level 20. At a…
Rolling for Initiative — Farewell, Brian Dalrymple
Rolling for Initiative is a weekly column by Scott Thorne, PhD, owner of Castle Perilous Games & Books in Carbondale,…
Free to Download: Star Trek Adventures: Klingon Quickstart
Last year, Modiphius released Star Trek Adventures: Klingon Core Rulebook. The publisher had been selling Star Trek Adventures: Core Rulebook…
Pandora: Total Destruction – overpowered supers wrestle to save the world
Pandora: Total Destruction is described as X-Men meets Akira. Characters are untrained supers (the world no longer uses the phrase…
How Physician Assistant School Helped Me Craft an RPG: Sparking creativity for game players and designers
Helping people with coughs and lacerations pays my bills. I love working as a PA, and don’t plan to leave…
Awesome Dice fund gorgeous hieroglyphic tabletop RPG dice
The retailer Awesome Dice are on Kickstarter to fund some gorgeous hieroglyphic dice sets. Furthermore, the campaign has been launched…
Happy 15th, Kobold Press!
Celebrate 15 years of trapsmithing, RPGs, and artisanal kazoo manufacturing with us! Yes, Kobold Press hits the big “one-five.” Enjoy…
Genre Police: The Resource That Talks
Last week, I was running a DND game over Discord, and one of the players was late by a couple…
Level Up Survey: Cleric
Yesterday we released the playtest candidate for our Cleric class. This is the accompanying survey.As always, it’s OK if you…
Cryptids Inc is a modern-day D&D 5e setting (we’ve got their Tinder profiles)
Cryptids Inc is set in modern-day the United States of America, where most people don’t believe in monsters, yet they…
Level Up Playtest Document #13: Cleric
What this isThis is a playtest document. We’d love you to try out the rules presented here, and then answer…
Setting Sail
The Black Atlantic After a short break for a new serial taking a look at the system that drives the…
Fallout Wasteland Warfare: RPG Spotlight
Grab your Pip Boy and as many Nuka Cola caps as you can carry, this week we’re jumping into the…
Pathfinder Bestiary 3 Bonus Monster
The release of the Pathfinder Bestiary 3 is just over the horizon, and as a preview of the content you'll…
Routinely Itemised: RPGs #92
March 19, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment💸 Ads: Links may earn commission Welcome to the tail end of…
The bacon bites back in Forged in the Dark RPG one-shot Teeth: Night of the Hogmen
Grab a pitchfork and light the torches when sitting down to play Teeth: Night of the Hogmen, a new one-session…
Cancelled Warframe-inspired RPG highlights the destructive toxicity of online fandom
Indie designer Spencer Campbell launched the Kickstarter campaign for Frame, a tabletop RPG “love letter” to Warframe on March 13th.…
What are the best parts of bad board games? We discuss in the 50th Dicebreaker Podcast!
On this week’s podcast, Matt’s been sailing Forgotten Waters, Meehan’s been seeing what we do in the shadows in indie…
One-on-One Roleplaying: Turning the Tables
A deeper, vested interest in the campaign, combined with the parity of responsibility for driving the story, often lead duet…
ICv2’s retail chart puts Pathfinder behind D&D as best selling RPG of the winter
D&D, as you would expect, tops the ICv2 bestseller RPG chart autumn 2020 composed of data taken from retailers, distributors…