Routinely Itemised: RPGs #164
It’s August, it’s ZineQuest, it’s GenCon, it’s the Edinburgh Festivals, and this is your summary of RPG news! Welcome! This…
Warhammer 40K: Chaos Daemons Get Two Different Saves
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Outside the Box – August 5th
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Hex-based miniatures battler Heroscape just rose from the grave after nearly 12 years
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Big Changes Coming for DC and HBOMax – They’re Not Great
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D&D’s The Yawning Portal inn becomes the setting of a Diner Dash-esque board game
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D&D: Exposing Your Enemy’s Schemes (With Magic) for Fun & Profit
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Magical Wastelands: Planar Intrusions
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‘Final Fantasy’s Yellow, Angrier Ostrich – The Chocobo Breakdown
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Go Down the Yellow Brick Road with 'OZ: A Fantasy Role-Playing Game'
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Five Reasons You Should Be Excited About ‘Star Wars: Andor’
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Betrayal 3rd Edition’s Werewolves expansion introduces a new character and five fresh haunts
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D&D: Shape the Future of ‘Uneartherd Arcana’s Glitchlings & Other Wonders of the Multiverse in This New Survey
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Finder’s Archives – Coastal Tower
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‘GoT: House of Dragons’: Three Questions We Need Answered
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Is Netflix’s ‘Sandman’ Premiere a Dream Come True for Comic Book Fans?
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Here’s the Table of Contents from the Dungeon Delver’s Guide!
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Warhammer 40K: The Hungriest, Hungriest C’tan – The Nightbringer
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RPGs the 'Story of the Year'
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How to Play Chaos Space Marines in Warhammer 40K 9th Edition
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Free League Publishing Announces New Edition Of Dragonbane
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Goatboy’s Warhammer 40K: CSM New Codex – First Red Corsairs List
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Pay what you want for mythic adventures and old-school RPGs
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Preview the Swashbuckling Vampirates From Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
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Fira X Wear Lets You Cosplay In Your Swimsuit
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OZ: A Fantasy Role-Playing Game Announced For September
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Free League Announces Dragonbane RPG at Gen Con
At Gen Con, Free League Publishing today announced the Dragonbane RPG, a brand new edition of Sweden’s first and biggest tabletop…
Unleash Your Mystic Powers to Do Mundane Errands in the ‘Wizards’ Game
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Fira X Wear Cosplay Swimsuits are Cool For The Summer
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Kill Team: ‘Into The Dark’ Has Us Hyped For A New Season
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D&D: The Best Monsters to Be Weird Little Guys
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Warcry: Chaos & Death Grand Alliance Updates Now Available
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Horus Heresy: Space Wolves Get Their Own Upgrade Packs
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Warhammer 40K: Top List Of The Week – Ynnari Win One For The Craftworlds
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Upcoming Releases for Avalon Hill Announced at Gen Con 2022
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‘Devotion’ Trailer – Meet the Ones Who Made History in America’s Forgotten War
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Watch Egyptian gods battle it out in unofficial sequel to Blood Rage
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Level Up’s ‘Dungeon Delver’s Guide’ Brings Better Dungeons (& Possibly Dragons) to 5E
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Free League is reincarnating Sweden’s first TRPG as “mirth and mayhem roleplaying” game Dragonbane
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This Terrible ‘Star Trek: TNG’ Episode is Suddenly Annoyingly Relevant
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'D&D' Author Ajit George Wins The Diana Jones Award
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A Blair Witch and Paranormal Activity inspired found footage RPG is coming
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With Han Solo’s Original ‘Star Wars’ Blaster Heading to Auction, You Can Shoot First
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2022 Diana Jones Award
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D&D’s ‘Dragons of Stormwreck Isle’ First Impressions
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Marvel’s Team of Rough Anti-Heroes are Coming to the MCU – Thunderbolts Explained
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‘Moon Knight’ Season 2 Confirmed by Oscar Isaac… Maybe
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Warhammer 40K: Chaos Daemons Rumors – Psychic Disciplines Edition
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New Hotness, Supply Drives Board Games
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Warhammer 40K: Six Of The Grimdark’s Biggest Retcons
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Warhammer 40K Meta Hotness: Abaddon the Despoiler!
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Hooked On You, The DBD Dating Sim Will Leave You Dead By Date Night
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Asmodee USA Enters Non-Exclusive Agreement with Funko Games
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Gen Con 2022, Day 0
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Dungeons & Dragons Releases New Starter Set At Target
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An interview with James D’Amato: The Ultimate RPG Character Backstory Guide
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Dogs with jobs: Were-Woofs! is a ZineQuest success for Leyline Press
Mew-Tants is an indie RPG from 2020 by Aled Lawlor. Lawlor has since co-founded Leyline Press and taken the long-promised…
We'll See You Tomorrow At Gen Con 2022
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Crossover Event: What’s Coming In Marvel’s Next Saga?
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‘Mortuary Assistant’ is the Horror Game To Buy Your Weird, Spooky Friend
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The One Ring – Free League Publishing – Review
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For the Inquisition: Sister of Battle Cosplays Fight Heresy
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Let’s Play D&D With ‘Sandman’s Dream
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D&D: Five Snakes… Why Did it Have to Be Snakes
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New D&D Starter Set Aims at Target Release, Easier On-ramp for New Players
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Warhammer: August Collectible Coin Reveal
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Warhammer 40K: 5 Methods of Space Travel In The Grimdark
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Explore the Multiverse With Subscriber-Exclusive Backdrops!
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Gen Con says harassers targeting marginalised attendees are not staff or volunteers
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Warcry: Free Grand Alliance Death Rules Updates
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Warhammer 40K: Tyranid Combat Patrol Point Breakdown and Next Steps
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D&D: Look, It’s the Chris-Pine-Stuck-in-a-Gelatinous-Cube Toy You Never Knew You Needed
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Deep Magic: Pestilent Arcane Spells
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NFTs & Blockchain are Coming for Your Tabletop RPGs
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Paizo Will Release 'Pathfinder Adventure Path: Fists of the Ruby Phoenix'
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D&D: Killer Clowns From Wildspace – Spelljammer Previews New Monsters
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HUMAN… ALMOST: Making A Free RPG Pamphlet
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The Future of Roll20 with Emily Floyd
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Kickstarter Highlights: Get Trapped in a Mörk Borg Prison & More
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San Diego Comic-Con 2022 Recap in Photos, Part 4
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San Diego Comic-Con 2022 Recap in Photos, Part 3
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D&D’s beholders star in RPG supplement Big Eye Chungus
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‘Batgirl’ Becomes Another Victim of the Warner Bros. Ax
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Remember the Game of Life? Dicebreaker dives back into a classic
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Miniatures Continue to Get Bigger
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Warhammer 40K: Creation of a Space Marine
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Warmachine – Mark IV Rules Are Amazing!
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The Reason Why – Piece By Piece
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Warhammer 40K Hot Mess – Drukhari Reavers
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Total War: Warhammer 3 – Vilitch The Curseling, A Twisted Twin Empowered By Tzeentch
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A Magical City!
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Lo! Thy Dread Empire goes grimdark and anti-capitalist as a ZineQuest wargame
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Cyberpunk: Edgerunners with guns, hacking and street action
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Warhammer 40K: Genestealer Cults – Mastering the Hivecult
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‘Cyberpunk: Edgerunners’ Anime Releases Full Trailer
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D&D’s Five Best Defensive Buff Spells
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Modiphius Reveals 'Masters of Dune' Campaign Book
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Warhammer 40K: Organized Play Kits And Participating Stores
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Warcry: Free Grand Alliance Rules Updates
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