Classic MMO RuneScape is getting a board game and tabletop RPG
Long-running PC MMORPG RuneScape is being adapted into a board game and tabletop RPG. The popular online multiplayer game, which…
Portal Games Licenses 'Batman' Characters from Warner Bros. Consumer Products
Portal Games has landed a license from Warner Bros. Consumer Products to use Batman characters in their tabletop games set…
How to make an RPG character you won't get bored of
Carrying on with a video format we started last week on the subject of the problem with combat in RPGs,…
D&D: Tal’Dorei Blood Magic– A Wizard So Creepy Everyone Will Think You’re A Warlock
Tal’Dorei Blood Magic is a new Wizard Subclass all about using your life force to deplete the life force of…
Astral Projections – Dog-Bears and Bear-Dogs! Oh my! (Genesys)
The Bear-Dog A. ingens Your friendly neighborhood Xenobiologist just got back from a jaunt to the Miocene epoch, with The…
7 best Forged in the Dark RPGs to play after Blades in the Dark
Blades in the Dark is the gritty, atmospheric RPG by John Harper that can be summarised as a Victorian heist…
Resist Cthulhu in punk rock inspired RPG, No Future, available at 50% off next month
Fight against Cthulhu and the state in the punk rock inspired RPG No Future, which will be available at a…
Rolling for Initiative — Wizards of the Coast's Supply Chain Delay and 'D&D' Release Plan
Rolling for Initiative is a weekly column by Scott Thorne, PhD, owner of Castle Perilous Games & Books in Carbondale,…
40K Chapter Approved, D&D Does Emo, Jean Grey Cosplay, Imperial TIE/SF, LotR Worries
Check out 40K’s new Chapter Approved rules shakeups, D&D’s new College of Tragedy, Jean Grey Cosplay, the TIE/SF, and some…
D&D Accessories: Let’s Critically Fail With These Nat One Accessories
We’ve all encountered the dreaded nat one, but these D&D accessories will help us all laugh about our critical failures…
Warhammer 40K Next Week – Here Come The T’au
The T’au Empire is here for the Greater Good. And they’ve brought a new codex and tons of minis with…
In The Now
Modern Times If you’ve been following our blog in recent weeks, you should be well aware of the imminent release…
Townbuilder App finds thousands of backers organising 3d-printed tabletop terrain
Are we in a 3d-printing boom? The scale of ambition from some tabletop gamers is clear as a desktop app…
D&D: An Adventurer’s Guide To Strahd
Strahd von Zarovich is the brooding Darklord of Barovia. But who is he, really? And why does this well-dressed dracula…
D&D: An Adventurer’s Guide To Baldur’s Gate
In the shadow of Amn, you’ll find the largest metropolis on the Sword Coast. Home to gods and heroes, welcome…
D&D Beyond Announces ‘Monsters Of The Multiverse’ Won’t Overwrite Existing Content
In a dev update earlier this week, D&D Beyond clarified how they’ll be approaching Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse.…
MTG: Two More Kamigawa Leaks – Dragons AND Ninjas
Two new leaks for Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty have surfaced, and they’ll have you wondering: dragons? AND ninjas? In THIS economy?…
Join Us Today for Moons and Magic in Paizo LIVE!
Paizo LIVE is our near-monthly, 2-hour live Twitch show featuring the Paizo staff and guests talking about upcoming Pathfinder and…
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…
Outside the Box– January 21st
Welcome back to another issue of Outside the Box, this week with news from Knight Models, GCT Studios, Artel W…
5 Amazing DnD Artists and How to Commission Them
Today we have a guest post from The Everhearth Inn profiling some artists available for commissions.The world is brimming with…
Hexcrawl across sand and sea with a pair of bookless RPG settings geared towards exploration
It’s commonplace within tabletop RPGs to assume settings and worlds are contained to books - bound pages full of descriptions…
Fallout Friday January 2022
By Jon Webb Welcome Wastelanders once more to #FalloutFriday. The earth has again completed another rotation around the sun, days…
Deep Magic: Pestilent Magic Style
In the spirit of Deep Magic, your caster can now explore the putrid and primal terror of plague and pestilence:…
Toy Vault Announces New 'Labyrinth' and 'The Dark Crystal' Puzzles
Toy Vault, Inc. announced new Labyrinth and The Dark Crystal puzzles as well as the return of the LabyrinthMini Worm…
The Hundred Kingdoms' Reinforcements Ride Toward 'Conquest: The Last Argument of Kings'
Para Bellum announced the Neophyte, Mounted Squires, and Tactical Retinue miniatures sets, for Conquest: The Last Argument of Kings miniatures…
Tidbits From the Q Continuum Consequences of a Crew
In Star Trek Adventures, when a player attempts a roll, and a d20 comes up a natural 20, bad things…
Dungeons & Dragons’ creative campaigns are making up for its boring sourcebooks
A new sourcebook for Dungeons & Dragons 5E called Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse was revealed earlier this week.…
D&D: The College Of Tragedy Makes Being Emo Intensely Powerful
What if you could wield sorrow itself to make your party better? Here’s why the new College of Tragedy subclass…
Wizards of the Coast Pushes Back 'Magic's' 'Unfinity'
Wizards of the Coast has pushed back the release of the Unfinity set, for Magic: The Gathering, due to ongoing…
Archon Studio Announces New Dragon for 'Dungeons and Lasers'
Archon Studio announced the Dragon of Schmargonrog and Torture Chambers kits, for Dungeons and Lasers, which will release on January…
Stonewall 1969 – A War Story is an RPG about the history of LGBTQIA+ rights
Tell stories in the run-up to the historical riots that made LGBTQIA+ rights heard in Stonewall 1969 - A War…
Battle Royal and PUBG inspired this horror sci-fi tabletop RPG
Fight for survival in a dystopian future world where people are made to hunt one another in the upcoming tabletop…
IDW's G.I. Joe and Transformers Licenses to Conclude at End of Year
Two of IDW Publishing's Hasbro licenses, G.I. Joe and Transformers, will conclude at the end of 2022, the company told…
Venture Village: 9th Level Games ready an RPG for kids with a focus social-emotional learning
9th Level Games have a Kickstarter alert page live for Venture Village. The Polymorph powered RPG is intended therapeutic and…
January Scenario Previews
Hello, Starfinders! It’s January, and that means it’s a new month, a new year, and new… lessons? That’s right! We’re…
Modiphius Will Release Two New 'Dune RPG' Dice Sets
Modiphius Entertainment will release two new Dune RPG Dice Sets and a Fallout RPG GM's Toolkit into retail on February…
'Simon's Cat' Stalks the Tabletop
Polish game publisher MDR is launching a trio of games based on the web cartoon Simon’s Cat. The games will…
The Legend of Vox Machina: Tennant, Payton, Day, Hale & More Join Cast
With Amazon Prime Video & Critical Role's highly-anticipated The Legend of Vox Machina set to hit the streaming service on…
D&D: The Five Best Sorcerer Subclasses
Sorcerers are fonts of power…unlimited power–as long as they’ve got the spell slots. Here are the five best Sorcerer subclasses.…
Wanderhome studio’s next game dumps Kickstarter to crowdfund on Indiegogo
Possum Creek Games, the indie design studio behind Wanderhome, Sleepaway and Wickedness announced it will no longer use Kickstarter due…
'North Africa: Mid-war Forces' Muster for 'Flames of War'
Battlefront Miniatures and Gale Force Nine will release the North Africa: Mid-war Forces book for the Flames of War tabletop…
Green Ronin’s new RPG Cthulhu Awakens will attempt to transcend cosmic horror’s baked-in bigotry
Seattle-based outfit Green Ronin Publishing announced Jan 19th that it is developing a tabletop RPG steeped in the cosmic horror…
Japanime Games Places 'Tokyo Sidekick' on Preorder
Japanime Games has placed Tokyo Sidekick, a cooperative card game inspired by comics and Japanese pop culture, on preorder. This…
D&D: Another Dragon Book Spotted On The Horizon ‘The Game Master’s Book Of Legendary Dragons’
Spotted on Amazon, The Game Master’s Book of Legendary Dragons promises epic encounters from some interesting names. A new 5th…
MACE 25 – MORE Attendee Reactions To North Carolina’s Legendary Tabletop Gaming Convention
At d20 Radio, I talked about my experience as a publisher attending MACE 25, November 12 to 14, 2021 at…
Survive a brutal campaign for Mörk Borg inspired miniatures game
Attempt to survive the brutality of Forbidden Psalm: Regicide, a campaign for the miniatures game inspired by tabletop RPG Mörk…
Play as adorable goblin bakers and hamster wranglers in this storytelling game
Play an upcoming board game featuring adorable goblin characters that fits entirely inside a mint tin box. A storytelling game…
We Played A Total War: Warhammer 3 Demo And It’s Daemonically Delicious
We got our hands on the Chaos Undivided/Cathay demo and played around with the build-a-daemon prince. Plus we talked to…
Kickstarter Round-Up: Fantasy Warrior STLs, Sci-Fi RPG Adventures, and More
Come check out this week’s batch of Kickstarter and crowdfunding highlights! The Willing Sleepers: Betrayal – STL Welcome to our…
Let’s Play D&D With Moon Knight
Before he gets too recognizable, let’s figure out how to sneak Moon Knight into your next Dungeons and Dragons adventure.…
Cosplay: Terra and Kefka’s Epic Final Fantasy VI Dance Battle
In the epic dance to save humanity, who will win? We’re solving the mystery with these Terra and Kefka Cosplays.…
Business 3×3: David Wheeler at Dragon's Lair
Winning with a Diverse Product Line, Being Proud of What you Sell, Firing Toxic Customers, and MoreIn Business 3x3, a…
D&D: Five Reasons Spears Are Better Than Swords
Choosing a weapon isn’t always easy. But if you’re playing D&D and it’s spears vs. swords, the superior choice is…
Wizards of the Coast Will Release 'D&D Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse'
Wizards of the Coast will release D&D Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse into retail, as a solo rulebook offering,…
Protected: Green Ronin Publishing Announces Cthulhu Awakens RPG Kickstarter
Troy Hewitt lives in Seattle, WA, and is a 20-year veteran of online community management and digital communications in the…
‘The Quiet Year’ is the RPG Your One Friend Won’t Shut Up About– Back In Stock!
Hi, it’s me. I’m that friend. The Quiet Year is back in stock, and you don’t want to miss it. Here’s…
Dungeon Tables: Random Encounters in the Forests
Dark forests have filled fairy tales and folk stories for generations—and for good reason. The trees hide all sorts of…
'Vampire the Masquerade Blood Feud – The Mega Board Game' Heads to Retail
Everything Epic Games will release Vampire the Masquerade Blood Feud - The Mega Board Game into retail on February 1,…
CMON Launches 'Marvel Zombies' Board Game and Expansions on Kickstarter
CMON launched its Marvel Zombies miniatures board games and expansion on Kickstarter. The campaign is already fully-funded at $3.48 million…
Rogue Review – BTA-NR2 Y-Wing
Welcome to Rogue Squadron, pilot! In this series, we will be looking at the ships you can fly in Fantasy…
D&D: Tal’dorei Campaign Setting Reborn – First Impressions
Tal’dorei Campaign Setting Reborn reimagines and updates the world of Exandria with new subclasses and more. Here’s our first impressions.…
RPG Game Design, GMing, Steampunk with Jake Paul
RPG game designer, Jake Paul, joins me on the podcast today. We dive into the story of how Jake came…
Twelve Angry Men or Maybe It’s Jury Time Again
One of my co-workers mentioned that he was going to have to report for Jury Duty this week, and that…
After Critical Role's Vox Machina, what other RPGs deserve an animated series? It's the Dicebreaker Podcast!
On the latest Dicebreaker Podcast, Matt and Meehan are joined by roving news reporter Chase Carter to discuss the recent…
Free League Launches 'Urban Operations'
Free League Publishing has announced Urban Operations, the first expansion set for its Twilight: 2000 roleplaying game. This boxed expansion…
D&D BREAKING – Mordenkainen’s Monsters Of The Multiverse Standalone Release Date, New Monster, And More
WotC previewed Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse today, including a look at the standalone release. Wizards of the Coast…
Device vs Equipment
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From ‘Blade Runner’ To ‘Bebop’, 2022 Is Full Of Licensed RPGs
With games like Avatar Legends and a Blade Runner RPG in the works, 2022 is going to be full of…
Dungeons & Dragons: Monsters Of The Multiverse Announced
Wizards of the Coast has announced a new rule book coming to Dungeons & Dragons as we're getting Monsters Of…
D&D 5E expansion bundle provides DMs with a next step from Starter Set
Dungeon masters can take the next step from the Dungeons & Dragons 5E Starter Set with a new expansion bundle…
New Metallic Dragon Descends Upon 'D&D Icons of the Realm'
WizKids revealed D&D Icons of the Realms: Adult Bronze Dragon, a new metallic dragon miniature, for release into retail in…
Monsters of the Multiverse compiles 33 playable D&D 5E species into a single sourcebook
A brand new sourcebook for Dungeons & Dragons 5E, one that compiles 33 playable species, is coming this spring. Mordenkainen…
Paranoia RPG stayed hilarious by changing satirical targets
Have you ever died laughing? I have. Multiple times. Once it was because I talked back to a giant AI-powered…
The Workshop: Heroes on Demand – Darius, Paladin of Desna (Pathfinder for Savage Worlds)
Art by Miguel Regodón Harkness When I started talking about Pathfinder for Savage Worlds I had a couple of inquiries…
Jaws and Deep Blue Sea inspirations for new aquatic horror RPG Dive
Explore the depths of fear in an upcoming roleplaying game set underwater, called Dive. A horror TRPG, Dive was inspired…
'Moon Knight' Trailer, Date; Weekend Box Office News; 'Black Panther' Production Resumes; New Animation Head at Skybound; 'Predator' Litigation Settled; 'Batgirl' Casting
We round up geek showbiz news here, getting you up to date after the long weekend. Disney+ has released the…
The Wizards and the Wastes’ second edition opens an endless sea of magic – at a cost
What’s an acceptable price for power? If one could stop an oncoming flood, ward a toddler from death or summon…
D&D: Monster Spotlight – Kobolds
We know they’re only a threat in groups, but kobolds think of themselves as dragons, and that’s sort of sweet.…
D&D: Five Hidden Gems Worth Uncovering
D&D is all about finding treasure and magic items. Sometimes the treasure itself is magic! Here are five D&D hidden…
Warhammer’s hilarious fantasy football game Blood Bowl makes failure half the fun
The quarterback has sprinted three-quarters of the way across the pitch. They reach the touchdown line, only to slip and…
Controversial Goblin Slayer TTRPG is now on pre-order on Amazon
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D&D: Pre-Order Unpainted Tiamat ‘Miniature’ That’s Actually Gargantuan
Want another massive Tiamat “mini” on your tabletop? WizKids has unveiled an unpainted Tiamat miniature, and she’s an absolute unit.…
Introducing Players to Roleplaying Games: Creative Character Creation
There are so many options when making a character that it can be overwhelming, and this can lead to frustration…
Astral Projections – Force Wizard’s Got Talents
So, as I’ve promised, (threatened?) in the past, this year the Force Wizard is sharing their wisdom (and strong opinions)…
D&D: ‘Tal’dorei Reborn’s Moon Domain Cleric Decoded
From a few screenshots on the Darrington Press website, a team of Redditors has decoded a brand new subclass: the…
Dungeons & Dragons 5E combat has a lot of problems – here’s how to fix them
With such a long and storied past, it's innevitable that some of the systems in Dungeons & Dragons have become…
Rolling for Initiative — Three Practices Publishers Should Adopt
Rolling for Initiative is a weekly column by Scott Thorne, PhD, owner of Castle Perilous Games & Books in Carbondale,…
Wheel of Time, 40K’s New Rules, MTG Spoilers, D&D Level Up for FREE!
Can Wheel of Time be saved by Season 2? Check out 40K’s upcoming new rules, MTG’s Kamigawa spoilers, and D&D’s…
Taking Up The Battle
Esoteric Orders In this week’s blog, we continue or delve into the terrifying secrets hidden within the covers of The…
D&D Accessories: Tropical Accessories To Distract You From The Cold
It may be cold outside, but we can make our D&D sessions into a paradise with these tropical D&D accessories.…
D&D: Adventurer’s Guide To Zariel, Archdevil of Avernus
Zariel, the ruler of Avernus is an angel who would rather reign in hell than serve in heaven. So let’s…
Games Workshop Pre-Orders: ‘Pricing & Links’ – Fury of the Deep Weekend
Fyreslayers vs Idoneth Deepkin? It’s time for Fury of the Deep! Plus some more Blood Bowl goodies from Games Workshop.…
D&D: An Adventurer’s Guide To Drizzt Do’Urden
In all of Dungeons & Dragons, one name has come to represent two swords and a pocketful of memes: the…
D&D: Five Mounts For Adventurers Who Are Smol But Mighty
Their size might be small, but their hearts are medium–and so are their mounts. Here are five special mounts for…
Nominees Announced For 25th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards
This week, the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) revealed their complete list of nominees for the 25th Annual…
What Is the Far Realm? A Timeless Land of Writhing Flesh and Elder Evils
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