RPG Spotlight: Earthdawn
Long before the shadowrunners and the cybernetics, the world was full of magic and Horrors. Let’s explore the world before…
Organized Play Table Adjustments
“I can’t do it, Gorm,” Ambrus says, straddling his chair and leaning over his desk to get a better view…
What are the team's most embarrassing board games? Find out in this week's Dicebreaker Podcast!
On this week's Dicebreaker Podcast, Matt, Johnny, Wheels and Meehan gather around for this week’s dose of board game and…
Adventures, Mastery, and Powers: What’s Coming For Modern AGE
It’s been as tricky a time for Modern AGE as it has for other games during the pandemic, but we’ve…
Routinely Itemised: RPGs #62
The UK Games Expo’s Virtually Expo is on right now and stretching into the weekend. It’s free to sign up…
Bardic College of the Sunlit Seas
This week on the Campaign Trail I wanted to share a subclass I am working on. Like Brandes’ College of…
D&D: Rime Of The Frostmaiden Wants To Send You To Prison
A look at one of the upcoming locations reveals a high-security magical prison lurks somewhere in the frozen north–will you…
Outside the Box – August 21st
Here we go again, with news from Corvus Belli, Perry Miniatures, Mantic Games, Artel W Miniatures, Steamforged Games, Mom Miniatures,…
Finder’s Archive – Blinkmoth Nexus
Copyright Wizards of the Coast Hi everyone, and welcome back to the Finder’s Archives.In this column, we take some of…
D&D: WotC Staff Speaks Up, More Combat Wheelchair Minis Roll In
The Combat Wheelchair continues to make waves in the D&D community, prompting a senior WotC staffer to speak up while…
Jump the Shark: A RPG where you play characters in a TV show where the writers are out of ideas
The mini RPG only has two pages, but it has an interesting setup. In the game, your characters are characters,…
Midgard Ley Magic: Secrets of the Ramag
Welcome back to Midgard Ley Magic, a blog series dedicated to the mysterious lives of geomancers and other ley magic…
'Magic: The Gathering: Secret Lair' Series Has Gone to the Dogs
Wizards of the Coast announced the Secret Lair: Every Dog Has Its Day, a direct sale set celebrating International Dog…
Adept Icarus readies the tabletop RPG setting creator Arium
Will Munn of Adept Icarus is expected to launch Arium RPG on Kickstarter soon. Except, Arium is more than just…
Fall Guys invade D&D
Jaron R.M. Johnson, the creator of the parody RPG Monsters of Murka and Action Fiction, has turned the Fall Guys…
August 2020 Starfinder Society Releases
August 2020 Starfinder Society Releases Monday, July 27, 2020 Art by Nicolas Espinoza Kunoris Vex was in trouble. The drow,…
RPG: 5e Hellboy Is Kickstarting Right Now – Join BPRD Today
Hellboy and 5th Edition crash headlong into each other for the RPG of your dreams–as long as your dreams involve…
Thursday Art Assault – Dark Portals
‘Soul Ring’ – J Edward Neill – 2020 * ‘Moonbringer’ – J Edward Neill – 2020 Get a crazy assortment…
Bardic College of the Deep Dreamer
This subclass is intended for our upcoming “Under the Seas of Vodari.” Like most bardic colleges, I’m sure they claim…
Lands of Theia: An Interview with Steven Rasheed James (Samurai Sheepdog)
Many moons ago, I did a simple interview with Kevin Glusing of Samurai Sheepdog on the Tessera Guild. Kevin reached…
D&D: What Is WotC Planning For Their November Release?
Icewind Dale is around the corner, but a bigger book lurks in November. Here’s everything we know about the as-yet-unannounced…
Lovecraft’s 130th birthday: 25% off The Cthulhu Hack RPG
H.P. Lovecraft, the racist grandfather of cosmic horror, has his 130th birthday today. He was born on the 20th of…
'Hellboy: The Roleplaying Game' Fully-Funded On Kickstarter
Mantic Games revealed that its Hellboy: The Roleplaying Game is now fully-funded on Kickstarter, and is offering a Retailer Pledge…
Survey: Subclasses Part 4
Take our latest Unearthed Arcana survey. Last time, Unearthed Arcana presented two spooky subclasses: the College of Spirits for bards…
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden Dice & Miscellany Product Delay
Due to shipping complications related to COVID-19, the North America release date of the D&D accessory product Icewind Dale: Rime…
D&D powered Hellboy RPG springs to life on Kickstarter
Mantic Games have a success on their hands with a solid launch day for their Dungeons & Dragons 5e powered…
Wizards of the Coast want to hire a new Vice President of Dungeons & Dragons
Think you know a lot about D&D? A job post on Wizards of the Coast’s corporate site is looking for…
Tales from the Drift: Unconventional Weaponry
Tales from the Drift: Unconventional Weaponry Wednesday, August 19, 2020 The floor lurches again, heaving back and forth. The…
Behold their Majesty! Three Brand-New Dragons from WizKids!
Once the pandemic is over and we’re able to play D&D in-person again, you’ll want to have your first game…
Starfinder: The Devastation Ark Is Coming Online
The first entry in Starfinder’s new Adventure Path is here. Find out what happens if you ‘Wake the Worldseed’–I’m told…
Brief description of Theros’ Races & Subraces (Ideal to Show to your Players)
Thumbnail art by Wizards of the Coast With the release of Mythic Odysseys of Theros we got both new races…
Rogue Review- Special Forces TIE
Welcome to Rogue Squadron, pilot! In this series, we will be looking at the ships you can fly in Fantasy…
Writing for TV and More with Robert Hewitt Wolfe (Star Trek DS9, Andromeda, The Dresden Files)
Robert Hewitt Wolfe developed Gene Roddenberry’s Andromeda for TV TV writer and novelist Robert Hewitt Wolfe joins me on the…
What Baldur’s Gate III Gets Oh So Right About D&D
Baldur’s Gate 3 had its big hellish release date reveal extravaganza yesterday–and we got a look at how it wants…
The Need for More Magic
Deep Magic: Feeding the Need for More Magic Gamers are always eager for new materials in their RPGs. As a…
Savage Worlds Kaiju will invade Roll20
Pinnacle’s Dawn of the Daikaiju is coming to the virtual tabletop Roll20. A blog post today from Scott Woodward confirms…
Pathfinder: Kingmaker Definitive Edition Available Now!
Once again, the Stolen Lands await adventures and rulers! Owlcat Games and Deep Silver have released the critically acclaimed Pathfinder:…
Goodman Games put their D&D 5e books into the Bundle of Holding
Goodman Games has been busy. This month the Dungeon Crawl Classics publisher has put The Gongfather Almanac 2020 on DriveThruRPG…
D&D: Five Accessories To Keep You Thinking Of Summer All Year
Summer is almost over which means a start to cool weather. But before fall gets here, these accessories keep you…
Building a Pantheon: Personal vs Impersonal Gods
Last week we explored how to adapt the initial pantheon we created into pantheons for other races and cultures. Today…
The Super Secret Dark Art Coupon
Hi everyone. If you’re here, it’s likely you’re a friend on social media. Which means…I love ya. So… Through August…
Pathfinder: Kingmaker Definitive Edition Drops For Consoles Today
Pathfinder Kingmaker is the first Pathfinder video game, and today it’s coming to a console near you. Find out more,…
Sword Chronicle launches as the Game of Thrones RPG system evolves
You can now buy Sword Chronicle from DriveThruRPG as a digital download. Due to the pandemic, Sword Chronicle is a…
Mantic: Hellboy The RPG – Using Doom and Ingenuity in Your Games
The new RPG brings in the feeling of the comics to the table with two important elements. B.P. The post…
11–17 August 2020: Combat Wheelchair; Twilight: 2000
This week: a supplement featuring a combat wheelchair for 5e ignites arguments and inspires miniatures; the Dragon Awards nominate three…
That’s How I Roll: A Brief Guide to “–Punk”
If you’re anything like me (I’m so, so sorry), you’ll have noticed an explosion in “–Punk” genres of fiction and…
Tabletop Gallery: Now Who’s the Tough Marines?
Don’t cry brother, soon we’ll all have 2 wounds! Enjoy. If You Have An Awesome Tabletop or RPG Shot You…
The Mighty Nein Deluxe Edition Art Book: The Chronicles of Exandria opens for pre-order
The Mighty Nein Deluxe Edition Art Book: The Chronicles of Exandria opens for pre-order time to read: 1 min Tabletop…
Savage Worlds’ The City of the Steam Sun has been found
A year after raising the money to finish the game with a crowdfunding campaign, Steam Sun Games has released The…
Modern gothic: The Great American Witch RPG
The Great American Witch RPG is a Kickstarter project by Christopher Grey which puts players in the role of witches…
Now Available: Sword Chronicle, the Feudal Fantasy Roleplaying Game
You belong to a noble house, and its fortunes rise and fall with your actions. You’re a lord, a knight,…
Encounter of the Week: Vanifer’s Repentance
Are you prepared to journey to Icewind Dale, the frozen north of Faerûn? Times are strange, and countless rumors swirl…
D&D: WotC And Goodman Games Team Up For A Return To Castle Amber
Castle Amber is one of the great D&D adventure modules, noted for its gothic horror (before Ravenloft), intricate puzzles, and…
10 best RPG board games
Tabletop RPGs provide some of the most memorable experiences you can have at the table, whether it's cheering at a…
Post-Apocalyptic Setting The After Released for Savage Worlds
The After is a setting of savage frontier action (think The Revenant or Jeremiah Johnson) in a sci-fi post-apocalyptic world…
Oath of the Prepared
The “Oath of the Prepared” is a paladin class for characters who always want to have the right tools for…
Astral Projections – Augusta Universalis RPG
Augusta Universalis (AU) is a new military science fiction roleplaying game from Italian independent publisher Acchiappasogni (pronounced “Ah cap a…
D&D: Haters Can Hate, But That Combat Wheelchair Has Minis Now
Last week, a combat-ready wheelchair took the D&D community by storm. This week, there are four new minis, charging into…
Tome of Beasts: Firegeist
Made of fiery smoke coalescing into a vaguely humanoid shape, a firegeist is little more than wisps of black smoke…
Dungeons & Dragons 5E’s combat wheelchair now has some fantastic miniatures
Miniatures based on the fan-made combat wheelchair rules for Dungeons & Dragons 5E have been announced, with a portion of…
WizKids Reveals New Wave of ‘Pathfinder Battles Deep Cuts’
New Two-Count Miniature Packs and Huge Elemental Large Figures
Warhammer 40K Starter Surprises, New Necrons, ENWorld Advanced 5e, D&D Thay & Pelinore
There are surprises in the new 40K Starter sets, new Necromunda & Underworlds releases, then we head to D&D’s Thay…
Rolling for Initiative — WOTC Drops ACD and What It Means to You. Oh, and April Fools.
Rolling for Initiative is a weekly column by Scott Thorne, PhD, owner of Castle Perilous Games & Books in Carbondale,…
Emberwind RPG to launch the Nexus content suite
Nomnivore Games was hit hard by the COVID-19 lockdown, the Canadian publisher got their RPG development budget mainly from convention…
Wyrmwood: Gaming table Kickstarter smashes $6m and keeps going
Wyrmwood Gaming is a small company that has built up a big reputation among tabletop gamers.
Goodman Games announces Talking TSR Twitch stream
The hosts will are Chris Doyle and Rick Maffei, designers who have been playing D&D since the 80s, and who…
Curse of Hearts: Controversial horny vampire D&D goes back on sale
The D&D vampire adventure that sparked a debate about inconsistent standards in fantasy art goes back on sale.
Free to Download: Acheron RPG beta
Pop over to Dark World Studios and you can download the alpha/beta of their gritty 1930s RPG Acheron. Check your…
RPG: Pathfinder Unveils A Fearsome New Bestiary
When Paizo adds more monsters to a game, they go big–as we see in this preview of a beastly new…
Free to Download: RPG & Wargame Supply Sourcebook
The RPG & Wargame Supply Sourcebook is a new and free monthly digital magazine that collates commercial messages from tabletop…
RPG Publisher Spotlight: Trollhalla Press
Trollhalla Press' founder, Ken St Andre, wrote the second traditional tabletop RPG. Tunnels & Trolls came out a year after…
D&D: An Adventurer’s Guide To Pelinore
This week we’re shaking the dust off of a classic flat world from the other side of the pond… But it’s…
D&D designer Kate Welch leaves Wizards of the Coast
Wizards of the Coast hired game designer Kate Welch in 2018 to work on Dungeons & Dragons. Welch’s credits include…
EN World Announces ‘Advanced’ Take On 5th Edition D&D Rules
Earlier this week, EN World announced that they’d be developing an “Advanced” take on the 5th Edition rules we all…
D&D: Girls, Guts, & Glory Afterlife – Episodes 1-3
The party finds themselves in a strange new place with some memory loss, a small new friend, and more questions…
Survey Results #1: Broad Outlines
We received thousands of votes on our first survey, which addressed the broader outlines of Level Up. Thank you to…
Frostgrave Second Edition Pre-Orders are Now Open – Free Mini & Awesome Bundles
Frostgrave Pre-Orders are up and Frostgrave Second Edition sets to release for August 20th, 2020. Osprey Games shared a few…
Storm Edge Campaign Setting 11: Way of Thunder and Sumo wrestling in The Eight Isles
Welcome back to the world of STORM EDGE: THE ADVENTURES IN EIGHT ISLES! This week, we are introducing a new…
End of the Campaign
The Return of Rogue Heading back to our eagerly anticipated Rogue Trooper supplement for Judge Dredd & the Worlds of…
D&D Beyond hands out discount coupons for its birthday
Fandom’s D&D Beyond has turned three. To mark the anniversary, the digital marketplace and growing toolset have tweeted out some…
The Ark Is Coming
The Ark Is Coming Friday, August 14, 2020 From the vast reaches of space comes an unusual sight: the…
RPG Spotlight: Rifts
In the post-post apocalypse there are gargoyles in Germany, techno-wizardry can make anything possible and if you don’t like it,…
Critical Role Vox Machina Gets Their Own Funko Pop Wave
The hit Dungeons & Dragons web series Critical Role is getting their own wave of collectibles from Funko. Vox Machina…
Routinely Itemised: RPGs #61
August 14, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment💶 Links may earn ad money Phew, what a busy week; another…
The Dicebreaker Podcast heats up with beach-ready board games, chaotic camel racing and tabletop football
In an especially summery (in other words, we’re all boiling in the heat), Matt, Lolies, Johnny and Meehan take refuge…
D&D: Critical Role’s New Book, New Funko Pops! Are Up For Pre-Order While They Last
With a new book on the way, and eight new Funko Pop! figurines recently unveiled, Critical Role is serving up…
Outside the Box – August 14th
Welcome back to Outside the Box – this week with news from Atomic Mass Games, Wargames Atlantic, Fantasy Flight Games,…
Finder’s Archive – Blighted Woodlands
Hi everyone, and welcome back to the Finder’s Archives. In this column, we take some of the lands from Magic:…
D&D Takes On The Thing In New Rime Of The Frostmaiden Preview
There’s some Thing familiar about a recently revealed crashed Netherese city in the frozen reaches of Icewind Dale… somebody better…
Epic Encounters include everything you need to run a D&D 5E adventure in one box
Jump straight into two different roleplaying adventures with Epic Encounters, a new series of all-in-one boxed scenarios designed for Dungeons…
Classic ‘80s Dungeons & Dragons adventure Castle Amber is being revised for 5E
Escape a haunted manor occupied by tortured ghosts in Original Adventures Reincarnated #5: Castle Amber, a revised version of a…
The Art of Skirmishing: To the Death
You could not call such bloodshed a victory. Dwarven pike had met draconic spear wall, neither buckling until lines were…
Free to Download: 2020 Gongfarmer’s Almanac – Nearly 800 pages of Dungeon Crawl Classics adventures
16 full volumes of RPG material and adventures make up the giant download.
Shadow of the Weird Wizard introduced
Robert J Schwalb’s Shadow of the Demon Lord is a dark and dangerous RPG. It’s not family-friendly. This week, Schwalb…
Organized Play Online Convention Updates
Organized Play Online Convention Updates Thursday, August 13, 2020 Janira shuffles the papers in front of her, smiling as…
D&D: Five Accessories to Make the Game More Accessible
This week, let’s take a look at how Faerûn and the adventurers who visit are making it a world anyone…