How to: Time traveling in RPGs – Do Over: The Loop
Thumbnail Image from the Groundhog Day movie Welcome to my time-traveling series in RPGs. Today we will be covering how…
Rogue Review- V-19 Torrent
Welcome to Rogue Squadron, pilot! In this series, we will be looking at the ships you can fly in Fantasy…
D&D: New Racial Ability Score Rules Revealed In Online Guide
The latest Adventurer’s League Guide contains new rules for customizing your PC, including custom racial ability score rules introduced in…
TV Writing, Heroes, and Andromeda with Ethlie Ann Vare
Ethlie Ann Vare was a writer on Gene Roddenberry’s Andromeda Author, journalist and television writer Ethlie Ann Vare joins me…
Down in the Underground: Underworld Lairs and the Underworld Player’s Guide
Empire of the Ghouls is certainly a monumental achievement from the kobolds as the first hardcover-length adventure that spans 1st…
Elder Scrolls Call to Arms: The Lone Guardian
Wargames developer Charlie Perkins tells the tale of one of his early solo Delves during the development of Elder Scrolls:…
‘Just because some people are successful doesn’t mean we’ve cured inequality and racism in the tabletop industry’
Hear RPG and board game designers discuss the model minority myth and its impact on their work and the tabletop…
The Dark That Follows on Sale for $0.99
In celebration of my upcoming novel release, I thought it was probably past time for a sale on my very…
Warhammer 40K: Wrath And Glory Gets Updated Errata
Roleplaying in the grim darkness of the distant future just got a lot less murkier with the release of updated…
Roll for Combat’s RPG Superstar opens for public voting
In previous years, Paizo used to run a competition called RPG Superstar which had game designers submit entries for monsters,…
RPG Superstar Public Voting Is Open!
After judging hundreds of monster entries by an all-star lineup of professional RPG authors, the RPG Superstar 2020 contest is…
Now On Sale: Feral Hogs for Modern AGE
Release the Hogs! Was there an apocalypse, or is this a fever dream brought on by too many energy drinks?…
RPG Accessories: Get Back To Class With D&D Style
It may be time once again to hit the books, but adding spells to the spell book doesn’t have to…
The Unexpected Shepherd – Solo Roleplaying in the Wasteland
We asked James Sheahan (designer of Fallout: Wasteland Warfare and the Fallout: Wasteland Warfare RPG expansion) to give us some…
Strength of Thousands Adventure Path
The Strength of Thousands Adventure Path is coming in July 2021! This six-part, monthly Adventure Path takes characters from 1st…
Deven Rue’s new website can turn your room into an adventurer’s lair
Deven Rue is a popular tabletop cartographer. How popular? Deven produces maps for Critical Role and Wizards of their Coast.…
A Villain’s Fatal Flaw
So far we have looked at how to create a compelling villain and how to create their organization of evil,…
Pathfinder Heads For The Mwangi Expanse And African-Inspired Adventure
Pathfinder is digging into Afro-fantasy with a newly announced book. Explore a different side of fantasy and, visit the Mwangi…
Twitch-funded and POC-created tabletop RPG Into the Mother Lands is launching next month
Into the Mother Lands, an upcoming tabletop RPG made by POC creators, is being funded by and launched as an…
Living Locations – Hot Spot #1 – Village of Rumbleford
And finally, I can return to the keyboard following the rigors of life and the distractions of vacation!Moving forward, I…
D&D: Rime Of The Frostmaiden – The BoLS Review
Rime of the Frostmaiden wears fantasy horror to hide a magitech treasure race at its core. Is it a wintry…
10 most influential board games since Catan
A list of the most influential board games of all time is about as boring as it is impossible. How…
Scarlet Citadel Wallpapers
It’s September, and everyone’s gaming! So here’s a blood-soaked set of wallpapers for your computer, your smartphone, or whatever electronic…
Paizo, Inc. Unveils 'Starfinder Galaxy Exploration Manual'
Paizo, Inc. unveiled Starfinder Galaxy Exploration Manual, a new rulebook for Starfinder RPG, for release in Q2 2020. The Starfinder…
Into the Mother Lands: Twitch funds a new Cortex Prime RPG
The much-delayed Cortex Prime is out and making a splash. It’s powering the Dragon Prince RPG, Masters of the Universe…
Paizo, Inc. Announces 'Lost Omens Mwangi Expanse'
Paizo, Inc. announced Lost Omens Mwangi Expanse, a new book for Pathfinder RPG, for release in June 2021. Lost Omens…
The D&D 5e powered Stargate RPG gets a Kickstarter date
A year ago, MGM and Wyvern Gaming announced a D&D 5e-powered Stargate RPG. The game has been open for beta…
Wizards of the Coast Reveals That 'Magic: The Gathering's' Commander Audience Has Tripled Between 2018 and 2020
Wizards of the Coast revealed that the Magic: The Gathering's Commander audience has tripled between 2018 and 2020. WotC released…
PRESS RELEASE: WYVERN GAMING TO LAUNCH KICKSTARTER FOR STARGATE ROLEPLAYING GAME INSPIRED BY HIT TELEVISION SERIES, SG-1 TM
WYVERN GAMING TO LAUNCH KICKSTARTER FOR STARGATE ROLEPLAYING GAME INSPIRED BY HIT TELEVISION SERIES, SG-1TM Kickstarter to Launch, with Product…
Warhammer 40K: Rain Of Mercy Free To All Now
Rain of Mercy takes players into the world of the 41st Millennium, gives them simple rules, and says “fix bayonets.”…
Atma: A roleplaying game is an RPG with cards and a cool demo
Atma is a sci-fi RPG that uses cards and pre-genned characters so you can get playing quickly and get a…
Tabletop Gallery: It’s a Grimdark Bug Planet
“Brother Drake – WE ARE LEAVING!” Enjoy. If You Have An Awesome Tabletop or RPG Shot You Think Would Make…
Epic Isometric Maps for your virtual tabletop in the Bundle of Holding
Virutal tabletops have become the mainstay of many RPG groups during the lockdown. In particular, virtual tabletops are especially useful…
Lost Omens Mwangi Expanse: coming June 2021!
Hey, there! Luis, here! Eleanor and I have been hard at work getting the next book in the Lost Omens…
This Week on Twitch, Sep 14 – Sep 20
Check out what we have in store this week on Twitch! Also if you’re interested in running your own Pathfinder…
How can tabletop gaming impact and aid mental health? Find out in this panel from PAX Online x EGX Digital
Learn how tabletop games can affect your mental health and how playing board games and RPGs can contribute to your…
Feral Hogs and Memes in Modern AGE
Not every Modern AGE adventure has to be deadly serious, and last year I was charmed when the streamers of…
“There’s something about cosplaying a character that draws you closer to them”: How D&D cosplay provides another way to roleplay
Tabletop roleplaying is not limited to the tabletop. Players are always finding new ways to experience roleplaying games, whether online…
Wizards of the Coast Celebrates Another Return To Zendikar With A New 'Secret Lair
Wizards of the Coast announced Secret Lair: Showcase Zendikar Revisited, a new direct sale Secret Lair set, available on September…
Expanding the trinkets table
The trinkets table is used by a variety of backgrounds to give characters something interesting to have in their possession,…
Force Wizard – Farther Into a Much Larger Galaxy
As I write this, it’s shortly after two ongoing Force & Destiny journeys I undertook came to their ends. As…
The Great Big Homemade Dark Art Tour
Hi everyone. Want to explore my art-filled walls? Want to see what paintings I’m cooking up lately? Want to see…
D&D: Baldur’s Gate 3 Levels Up Multiplayer Dialogue
Larian Studios wants you to play Baldur’s Gate 3 with your friends. In their latest video, they break down multiplayer…
A mysterious HeroQuest announcement is being teased for next week
A website showing the HeroQuest logo with a countdown set for just over eight days has mysteriously appeared, attached to…
Level Up Surveys #2.7 & #2.8 – Orc & Tiefling
These are the final two heritage surveys in the Level Up playtest process. A couple of days ago we sent…
Pathfinder 2E announces first Mwangi Expanse Lost Omens sourcebook and next Adventure Path for RPG
The next Lost Omens sourcebook and Adventure Path campaign for fantasy RPG Pathfinder have been revealed by publisher Paizo at…
New Kickstarter—Presenting the Scarlet Citadel!
Do you like classic-style dungeons? How about adventures from the creators of Empire of the Ghouls and the darkly fantastical…
Root digital is releasing on mobile later this month
The digital version of Root, the beloved board game about woodland warfare, is getting a mobile release later this month.…
Legendary RPG designer Mike Pondsmith talks about the origins of Cyberpunk at PAX Online x EGX Digital
PAX Online x EGX Digital is fully underway, with the nine-day, 24-hour online convention hosted by Dicebreaker’s parent company ReedPop…
Monsters of Murka returns satirical RPG commentary on Restaurants and Retail
Monsters of Murka was a Kickstarter hit last year with a satirical take on the politics of the United States…
More than 10% of readers think Mind Flayers are too scary for D&D
In the 80s, the rise of the religious right and the conservative branch of Christianity began to entrench itself in…
Warhammer 40K: Necromunda Underhive Wars The Game – The Review
Necromunda: Underhive Wars is out on Steam, bringing all the futuristic gang warfare of the 41st millennium to your PC.…
Sex play: A perspective on Honey & Hot Wax
Honey & Hot Wax is an anthology of erotic art games edited by Sharang Biswas and Lucian Kahn, the designer…
The Symbiote: Re-imagining Venom as a Patron for D&D Warlocks
If an alien entity from beyond the stars offered you a deal… would you take it? In D&D, Warlocks are…
The Borderlands RPG Bunkers & Badasses opens for pre-orders
Nerdvana Games have their official Gearbox approved Bunkers & Badasses open for pre-order. [embedded content] There are two versions of…
Rolling For Initiative — The Week At Wizards That Was
Rolling for Initiative is a weekly column by Scott Thorne, PhD, owner of Castle Perilous Games & Books in Carbondale,…
Diamond Throne moves to the Cypher System
Monte Cook’s Cypher System has had some recent wins, I’d argue, with the likes of Pandemonium Noir picking it, Shotguns…
Level Up Surveys #2.5 & #2.6 – Halfling & Human
Today we have two more short surveys - Halfling and Human. A couple of days ago we sent out the…
Storm Edge Campaign Setting 14: Monsters of Eight Isles ‐ Kappa and other water creatures
Welcome back to the world of STORM EDGE: THE ADVENTURES IN EIGHT ISLES! This week, we are introducing some of…
RPG Spotlight: Blades In The Dark
Blades in the Dark is a rough and tumble urban fantasy game of scoundrels, skirmishes, and specters. Are you bold…
Fantasy AGE Freeport
Last month, in “Return to Freeport,” we talked a bit about the classic adventure Death in Freeport, which helped to…
Routinely Itemised: RPGs #65
September 11, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment💰 Links may earn ad money Subscribers of the daily digest email…
Judging the Judges
Silver Skulls In last week’s blog, we began taking our long-awaited look at exactly what The Day the Law Died…
Doom metal OSR RPG MORK BORG launches 0% cut license
Want to create material for MORK BORG the book that one Product of the Year at the 2020 ENnies? You…
Skullkickers get a new story and a D&D adventure RPG companion
Ah man, the subtitles in this pitch video alone make the Kickstarter worth watching. The Skullkickers, those tough fantasy mercenaries,…
Pathfinder’s New Bestiary Is Big, Bad, And Bountiful
When Paizo adds more monsters to a game, they go big–as we see in this preview of a beastly new…
We brave terrifying aliens, vengeful Greek gods and flying poo on this week’s Dicebreaker Podcast
This week’s episode of the Dicebreaker Podcast is sponsored by Voodoo Ranger and My Journey to Catan. Matt, Meehan and…
D&D-inspired comic series Skullkickers gets 10th anniversary book and RPG campaign
Join a magical school and become part of the Skullkickers world in a hardcover book celebrating the 10th anniversary of…
D&D Costumes Are At Spirit Halloween, And Boy Are They Something
Spooky season is here folks, and D&D has some iconic and questionable costumes coming to an abandoned store in a…
Finder’s Archive – Blood Crypts
Copyright Wizards of the Coast. Hi everyone, and welcome back to the Finder’s Archives.In this column, we take some of…
Midnight Mask Roguish Archetype
Here’s another thing I’m working on for Under the Seas of Vodari. It’s inspired by the same ideas as a…
Midgard Ley Magic: Circle of the Living World
Welcome back to this series where we dive into the world of Midgard and the magical currents of ley lines…
Wizards of the Coast Releases More 'Magic: The Gathering' 'Zendikar Rising' Product Info
Wizards of the Coasts dropped some additional product information about the upcoming Zendikar Rising set for Magic: The Gathering including…
Magic: The Gathering – New Sets Delayed
Zendikar might be Rising, but it’s rising slower than expected, according to the latest news from WotC. Shipping delays abound…
Gamestop Sales Down 27%
Gamestop sales declined 26.7% to $942 million in its Q2 ended August 1, compared to $1.286 million in the same…
185 Paintings in Just 3 Minutes…
Hi art lovers.So…I made a video featuring 185 of my paintings…in just 3 minutes.I picked at random 185 pieces from…
Roll20Con 2020 announce charity partner
Roll20’s virtual conference is back and slated for October 23rd to October 25th. Code2040, Roll20’s charity partner, will be the…
Starfinder Society Guide Update: Year 3
Good morning, RADASZAM! Here is your meeting schedule for FIRSTDAY, 27 ARODUS, 320: 0900: Acquisitives Leadership, Lorespire North 322, TOPIC:…
The Seeds of Characters
Before you sit down to play a tabletop RPG like Pathfinder or Starfinder, you need a character. I mean, sure,…
D&D: Take A Closer Look At Critical Role’s Funko Figs
Critical Role has a new wave of vinyl Funko Pop! figures coming this fall–and we’ve got a closer look at…
D&D party game Dungeon Mayhem: Monster Madness is just £13 on Amazon UK right now
Assume the forms of some classic D&D creatures in Dungeon Mayhem: Monster Madness, currently available for 35% off its usual…
Pathfinder: Take Two New Classes For A Test-Drive – Magus And Summoner
Pathfinder will be introducing new classes next year in their Secrets of Magic book, and you can play two of…
PSi To Distribute Skybound Entertainment's Tabletop Games
Publisher Services, Inc. announced that they will distribute Skybound Entertainment's tabletop game line to all channels, including the hobby market,…
PSi To Represent Skybound Entertainment's Tabletop Games Into Hobby Retail Market
Publisher Services, Inc. announced that they will represent Skybound Entertainment's tabletop game line in the hobby market starting September 8.…
PSi To Distribute Skybound Entertainment's Tabletop Games Into Hobby Retail Market
Publisher Services, Inc. announced that they will represent Skybound Entertainment's tabletop game line in the hobby market starting September 8.…
65 Enchanted Trinkets and Level Up (D&D 5e): An Interview With Morrus (EN Publishing)
Morrus, publisher of EN Publishing, EN World, and more, has a new Kickstarter, 65 Enchanted Trinkets for D&D 5th Edition.…
D&D: Five Ways Sidekicks Make Your Game Better
With Tasha’s Cauldron introducing new Sidekick rules, here are five reasons having an apprentice makes your game leave a lasting…
Level Up Surveys #2.3 & #2.4 – Elf & Gnome
A couple of days ago we sent out the survey on the playtest document for our Origins system for Level…
Learn where to start with board games and play a Shakespeare CYOA book with us at EGX Digital!
Gaming mega-event Pax Online x EGX Digital kicks off this weekend! We’ve already announced where you’ll be able to watch…
Explore Peter Pan's Enchanted Isle In 'Neverland: A Fantasy Role-Playing Game Setting'
Andrews McMeel Publishing announced Neverland: A Fantasy Role-Playing Game Setting, designed by Andrew Kolb, for release on October 6. Take…
Steamforged Games Unleashes 'Animal Adventures RPG Starter Set'
Steamforged Games announced Animal Adventures RPG Starter Set, a new roleplaying game beginner set, for release on November 9. Following…
DriveThruRPG offers a glimpse at its new design
DriveThruRPG is one of the biggest forces in the tabletop gaming world. It’s a huge eCommerce site where people can…
Cyberpunk RED: The TTRPG prequel to Cyberpunk 2077 is finished
An update today from Mike Pondsmith’s R. Talsorian Games urges us to stay safe in the streets and confirms that…
Scion: Demigod – Become a god or die trying
Onyx Path have their latest Scion RPG up on Kickstarter. The series of RPGs is set at different power levels…
Board Games RETRO: Celebrating Mario’s 35th Anniversary With His Worst Board Game
Mario is no stranger to non-video game media, but he should probably still stick to digital entertainment. In case you…
Tabletop Kickstarter Round-Up: September 9, 2020
Come check out this week’s batch of crowdfunding highlights! Galaxy Hunters An unimpeded period of progress; that was the promise…
Paizo opens up a magics playtest for Pathfinder
Paizo Publishing are planning to bring out Pathfinder Secrets of Magic in July 21st. The supplement will add new spells,…
Delays on Upcoming 'Magic: The Gathering' Releases
Wizards of the Coast has announced additional delays on upcoming Magic: The Gathering releases due to "production issues."Shipments of Zendikar…