Month: December 2020

Reindeer games.

“Force Wizard” is my series on the Force & Destiny Careers’ Signature Abilities.The Unmatched Negotiation (UN) Signature Ability’s Base effect…

A bug’s life.

The new rules for Paragon usage put Agon at the heart of the ecosystem as third-party games cannot quote from…

This article is about one of D&D three pillars. The previous articles in the series are an introduction and thoughts…

Janet Forbes, the co-founder of World Anvil and professional D&D player for Wizards of the Coast had to set the…

This week's installment takes you to the deadly battlefields of Nu-Earth within the Rogue Trooper setting.More

Rolling for Initiative is a weekly column by Scott Thorne, PhD, owner of Castle Perilous Games & Books in Carbondale,…

RPG Research is a 501(c)3 non-profit research charitable organisation that does good through roleplaying games. With roots reaching back to…

‘Tis the season for holiday specials, and this year even livestreams have gotten in on the act. Check out the…

Dungeons & Dragons is a game of imagination, storytelling and atmosphere we can surely expect some impressive character backgrounds, concepts…

The Game Awards this week felt like a big moment with lots of big news. Hats off to Geoff Keighley,…

Cubicle 7 has released new errata for their newest city book, Middenheim: City of the White Wolf. Check out what’s…

While 2020 has certainly had its challenges for everyone, the holidays are a time for celebration and reflection. We’ve produced…

Equipped for Travel After last week’s blog took a look at careers, origins and species, we continue our tour of…

Hello again, this week we have news from TT Combat, Artel W Miniatures, Wargame Exclusive, Fantasy Flight Games, Klukva Miniatures…

Avengers Assemble! This week we’re learning to wield our great power and hopefully developing some of that great responsibility with…

Today we start a series sampling the Starfinder Alien Archive 4! If you are new to Starfinder, one of the…

This week D&D hired a new senior game designer, an army of monsters appeared on Humble Bundle, publishers backed New…

The Complete Collection Bundle, which contains a GMs screen, dice and other goodies came in at nearly £250? Expensive? Well,…

It's cyberpunk week with the release of Cyberpunk 2077, the computer game from CD Projekt Red which expands Mike Pondsmith's…

Monte Cook Games is bringing the superhero genre to their Cypher System with a new Kickstarter. Heroes of the Cypher…

Goodman Games’ The Dungeon Alphabet is now on Fantasy Grounds. Dungeon Alphabet is a system-neutral supplement for GMS that help…

If you want to rule Arrakis, you’ll need desert power. And probably also the new Dune RPG coming out soon…

Sàlve, my friends! It is I, Lucano Volpe. A patrician of the city of Moredo and an explorer of modest…

Hi everyone, and welcome back to the Finder’s Archives. Last week we started week two (or days 8 – 14)…

Solasta, Crown of the Magister, built on 5th Edition in the finest traditions, is adding a ton of new content…

Those facing financial insecurity can pick up the same games for a fractional cost.

The 30th anniversary re-release of the 1987 Star Wars roleplaying game is currently close to half price on Amazon US.…

Prepare to lose yourself in some of the most exciting RPGs arriving in the next 12 months.

Claim what’s left of the world humanity once ruled as one of two cosmic horrors in Cthulhu Wars: Duel, a…

Toy Vault has signed a multi-year licensing agreement to produce toys and collectibles based on properties created by polymath creator…

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A teenage human clears red and yellow leaves from the roof before he collapses down with an exaggerated groan next…

My collection of FFG Star Wars Character sheets! Let me be clear. I love Fantasy Flight Games Star Wars RPG.…

Celita was busy, as usual, but her colleagues had requested—begged, more accurately—that she attend their holiday gathering. She would never…

Happy holidays from all of us at Green Ronin! I don’t think 2020 was the year any of us hoped…

Wood Project is a small company based in New York that's come up with an organiser for tabletop games that…

Outland Entertainment has revealed that they will soon launch a Kickstarter for the Tombpunk RPG.

Those who missed their chance to back collaborative storytelling RPG Jiangshi: Blood in the Banquet Hall can now purchase a…

Known for work on Star Wars games and Legends of the Five Rings RPGs.

Star Trek Discovery and Picard have added bold new takes on life in the Federation, and now they’re bringing their…

Welcome to the comprehensive beginner’s guide to Dungeons & Dragons! D&D is basically a roleplaying game. You’ve probably seen it…

A journey into journaling.

A fan-created overhaul of 5th Edition rules brings the space magic and wizard-filled world of Destiny to the regular magic…

Alphinius Goo is over the top nice! He sends me in-character emails that are a delight even as they demonstrate…

Rivers of London is a popular urban fantasy series from Ben Aaronovitch about cops that do magic. Geek Native was…

Snag a host of Pathfinder 1E sourcebooks and donate to Comic Books for Kids by purchasing the Pathfinder Monster Lore…

White Wolf emerged from the shadows of an RPG crash with a game that would slake the thirst of many…

Let’s face it, sometimes you can’t get together a whole group of people for a board game. Sometimes you want…

ODCON our first virtual gaming convention was live all last weekend and a massive thanks to everyone who tuned into…

Modiphius Entertainment announced Fallout 2d20 RPG, based on the popular video game line, for release in Q2 2021. After releasing…

Wizards of the Coast expanded its suspension of in-store play by adding Canada to the list of countries under this…

A new novel combines space opera and intrigue. The Cauldron is a galaxy. It might be ours far in the…

Greg & Shelly get you up to speed with the D&D Holiday Specials, Heroes' Feast, D&D news, and the announcement…

See You In Hell is an RPG inspired by games like Doom from Silver Hoof Games. It costs US$9.99 and…

​ 12 Golem Goodies—New Releases for December 2020 Wednesday, December 09, 2020 Here it is, our last product launch day…

Come check out this week’s batch of crowdfunding highlights! ULUS We plan to create a game—a game with great artwork,…

​ Get your Pathfinder Monster Lore Humble Bundle today! Wednesday, December 09, 2020 Our newest Humble Bundle is here to…

Need a game for your gaming tools proficiency? The next time your characters sit down between Dungeons and/or Dragons, here…

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An Itch.io analogue game jam wants to push back on harmful Western cyberpunk tropes by showcasing tabletop games from Asian…

A new standalone adventure from Pathfinder wants you to step beyond the beginning town. Come check out the Troubles in…

And we’re back! Last time, we started a campaign arc that saw our PCs starting out in the village of…

Thumbnail image by Alena Aenami We’ve all been there. A friend approaches you after finishing The Witcher 3 or Assassins…

In a cruel yet thematically appropriate manoeuvre of fate, Dicebreaker learned about the existence of a Seinfeld-themed zine for RPG…

When Ant-Man came out, I toyed with some ideas on how to make use of the new Team-Building Exercise (TBE)…

Chris O’Neill from 9th Level Games joins me on the podcast today. We discuss Chris’ history playing tabletop RPGs and…

Pinnacle Entertainment Group have revealed a deal with the virtual tabletop Foundry. The SWADE pack is free for the platform.…

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GameStop has upped the number of stores it expects to close this year from 450 to 700, as it pivots…

Redpitch Alchemy Tuesday, November 25, 2020 A distinctively sharp and somewhat minty smell alerts travelers to the presence of redpitch…

Buy It at the Green Ronin Online Store In The Lost Citadel Roleplaying, seven decades ago, there were cities upon…

The pitch for Tall Tales is that too many other "creative games" lacked the constraints that make a game. These…

Doikayt is a new anthology of tabletop RPGs on Itch.io by a collection of Jewish creators that centre experiences, memories…

By Andrew Peregrine In Dune: Adventures in the Imperium, your characters are all elite agents of a noble House. But…

There's a Savage Worlds version of Rifts that uses the latest SWADE edition, and the Bundle of Holding is currently…

Welcome back to the Character Spotlight series. We’ll take a look at another character build, this time centered around healing.…

There is no more iconic a location for an adventure than inside or atop a tower, and Wizkids’ new Icon…

Alternate Traits and Actions The following changes allow GMs to alter an apaxrusl without modifying its challenge rating. Abrasive Grab.…

Ah, dice pools. Nothing feels better than throwing a handful of different dice onto the table and seeing how you…

Every class has something to look forward to in Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything, but Bards are in the usual position…

One day in 1990, a phone rang at the offices of TSR. On the other end of the line was…

TCG Sealed Product Prices Retain or Go Higher Their Value After Record Holiday Weekend TCGplayer recently released its November data…

Today we look back across the decades to look at the best deployment tricksters of the grimdark ever. These units…

Cut down gamemaster prep time with D100 random tables. Use these random tables to enhance your RPG campaigns and have…

The Forsaken System Player’s Guide opens up all-new options for Wrath & Glory characters. Come catch a glimpse of the…

Come on lucky overwatch rolls… Enjoy. If You Have An Awesome Tabletop or RPG Shot You Think Would Make A…

What’s Better Than One Large Mini in a Booster? Monday, December 07, 2020 It’s been a while since I last…

And we’re back with all the news that we missed over the past three weeks! Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything disappoints…

In a previous Ronin Roundtable, we mentioned a little bit about the Character Hooks mechanic we developed for Envoys to…

Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything is here, and it’s time to get familiar with the dozens of new subclasses found within—starting…

Check out what we have in store this week on Twitch! Also if you’re interested in running your own Pathfinder…

Is 2021 the year you become a gamemaster and run tabletop RPGs for friends and family? Publishers like Evil Hat,…

One of the big survey results was related to more granularity with skills. With that in mind, we are currently…

Do you struggle to run a scenario when the PCs decide they need to travel 100 miles across country? Or…

Starfinder’s newest Alien Archive is the weirdest one yet. Full of alien creatures from the banal to the bizarre, you’ll…

By Andrew Peregrine  Dune is one of the greatest works of Science Fiction, one easily compared to Lord of the…

By Andrew Peregrine  Dune is one of the greatest works of Science Fiction, one easily compared to Lord of the…

Kazoos both jubilant and sad are sounding from the warrens today because I have some rather sizable news. Starting today,…