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The Queen’s Dilemma, the sequel to acclaimed narrative legacy game The King’s Dilemma, won’t see a release date next year,…
Rolling for Initiative — Looking Back at Free RPG Day
Rolling for Initiative is a weekly column by Scott Thorne, PhD, owner of Castle Perilous Games & Books in Carbondale,…
Pathfinder and Starfinder RPG production is frozen according to senior developer
Staff at Paizo Publishing, the RPG company behind the sci-fi Starfinder and the fantasy that once outsold D&D, Pathfinder, formed…
D&D Accessories: Treats That Will Elevate Your Halloween Games
Make your next meeting of the D&D society a little spookier this Halloween season with these gaming goodies. Halloween is…
D&D: An Adventurer’s Guide To Sardior, First Of The Gem Dragons
In Fizban’s Treasury of Dragons, new lore tells us about the first dragons, but here’s where those names come from.…
MTG: Check Out The Stranger Things Secret Lair Superdrop
Stranger Things are happening in Magic: the Gathering’s latest Secret Lair. Come and see if you can stand up to…
d20 Radio Supports United Paizo Workers
Recently, it was announced that workers at Paizo formed the first union in the tabletop industry. We here at d20…
Grow the Slayers RPG with the help of indie RPG designers and The Slayers Almanac
Spencer Campbell has put together a collaborative project with 10 authors writing for the Slayers RPG. Slayers, the winner of…
Wizkids – D&D: Dungeon Scrawlers: Heroes of Undermountain
Race your friends through the dungeon mazes of Undermountain, in this lightning-fast and wildly entertaining scrawling adventure for the whole…
D&D: The Original Spelljammer
It’s a setting! It’s a manta ray! It’s a ship! It’s the Spelljammer! “It is the mightiest ship of space…
D&D: A Critical Role Video Game Is In The Works
From an animated series to an adventure book and now a video game (in the earliest stages of conception), there’s…
Free RPG Day is TODAY!
Free RPG Day works with top RPG publishers to create the can’t-miss RPG event of the year at hobby game…
Wooden trackers for D&D character classes
🐙Sponsored Post paid for by Geek Native. We may earn a commission on sales.These trackers from Brokenwood Gifts are gorgeous.…
WWE Wrestler Shayna Baszler Shows Dark Angels Pride in the Ring
Shayna Baszler is a certified badass – her MMA and WWE titles are numerous – and she’s a big Warhammer…
What's new at the world’s biggest board game convention? The Dicebreaker Podcast is at Essen Spiel 2021!
This episode of the Dicebreaker Podcast is sponsored by eBay. To learn more visit ebay.com/scantolist. It’s Essen Spiel 2021! Matt,…
Free D&D Adventure: Fight as Dragons and Explore a Crystal Dragon's Lair!
In "The White Dragons Hunt," the players are young white dragons tasked with retrieving a clutch of stolen dragon eggs from a…
Shoot to survive in the Pathfinder One-Shot: Head-Shot the Rot!
Taking a much-needed relaxing break in between escapades, four gun-toting adventurers post up in a dingy bar in one of…
“Game Wizards” the Game
Game Wizards has “turn results” at the end of the annual chapters to track the big picture, while casting…
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…
For Sale: Awesome Words by Awesome Authors!
While the writers of our Paizo products are always credited in the front and back of the books, a simple…
Outside the Box – October 15th
Welcome back to another issue of Outside the Box – this week with news from Para Bellum Wargames, Raging Heroes,…
Halloween Season
Smashing Pumpkins The 31st of October is fast approaching. All Hallow’s Eve. A time of spooks, witches, ghouls, and devilish…
Cowboy Bebop RPG will let you play as the anime’s characters, won’t touch the movie or Netflix series
The Cowboy Bebop RPG will let you play as the characters seen in the anime series, including Spike and Faye,…
The Song Undying: Reborn by the Song
By binding himself to the Thrice-Cursed Heart, Salamondre hopes to tap into the Song Undying and use its melody to…
RPG: Paizo Employees Unionize
More than 30 Paizo staff members have formed the United Paizo Workers union– the first union of its kind in…
Finder’s Archives – Cascading Cataracts
Hi everyone, and welcome back to the Finder’s Archives. In this column, we take some of the lands from Magic:…
D&D: Baldur’s Gate 3 Patch 6 Is LIVE– New Class, New Spells, And More
Patch 6 is live for Baldur’s Gate 3, and with it comes a new class, new spells, and a whole…
Welcome Wastelanders to October’s #FalloutFriday
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ATLAS: Hardcover battle map atlas woos 1,000 backers with handcrafted encounter ready locations
Moonlight Maps has a charismatic and funny Kickstarter pitch video and a product that speaks for itself. Now funded, Atlas…
Wizards of the Coast Announces 'Magic: The Gathering' 'October Superdrop'
Wizards of the Coast announced Magic: The Gathering October Superdrop, which includes 15 new Secret Lair Drop Series sets (7…
Paizo Employees Form Union
A group of 31 employees of Paizo, Inc., publisher of the Pathfinder and Starfinder roleplaying games, announced the formation of…
Business 3×3: Bob Seabold at Tower Games
In Business 3x3, a business retailer or executive will share their experience with three things they’ve done right, three things…
World Of Darkness Bringing Back Two TTRPGs Into 5th Edition
World Of Darkness announced today that they will be bringing two franchises back to TTRPG form updated to 5th Edition.…
Thursday Art Assault – World Without Us
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OP Team Updates: Welcome Jessica Catalan
The Starfinder universe is vast and full of adventures just waiting to be discovered. Sometimes, captains of the grand ships…
Workers at Pathfinder publisher Paizo have announced the formation of the United Paizo Workers union
Over 30 Paizo staff members from several departments have signed a letter announcing the formation of the United Paio Workers…
Save the Date: Pathfinder Arena Kickstarter Set for November 23!
Pathfinder Arena is coming to Kickstarter on November 23rd at 10 AM EST. You will take the role of one…
D&D: Five Magical Books That Will Expand Your Mind
Looking to accomplish a little light reading? Why not try one of these magical tomes that are sure to help…
Strahd Must Die Tonight! How to Play Ravenloft in a Single Night
Have you had your annual Halloween playthrough of Ravenloft yet? It's one of my favorite Halloween traditions. If you haven’t ever had…
Heroes of Might and Magic III gets the board game treatment from Wolfenstein studio
Classic strategy video game Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Restoration of Erathia will be adapted into an upcoming…
Free RPG Day is this weekend; here are some of the freebies
Free RPG Day is October the 16th. There are all sorts of freebies available for people who can venture out…
The Fallout RPG: The Vault Opens
War, war never changes–but roleplaying games do. Modiphius opens up their own Vault-Tec brand shelter with the Fallout tabletop RPG.…
Flabbergasted! A comedic tabletop RPG: An Interview With Fleur and Chelsea Sciortino (The Wanderer’s Tome)
A Roaring 1920s tabletop RPG titled Flabbergasted! I’m a fan of what kinds of stories we can pull out of…
D&D: New TV Series Debuting On G4
Not to be confused with the series in development by the creator of John Wick, there’s a new D&D TV…
WotC offers official DM guidance with the release of Ravenloft’s The Amber Dirge
The Adventurers League, the official D&D organised play program, has released the latest Ravenloft: Mist Hunters scenario The Amber Dirge.…
Wizards of the Coast Announces Changes to 'Innistrad: Crimson Vow' Prereleases
Wizards of the Coast announced changes to Innistrad: Crimson Vow prereleases, due to shipping and production delays. After changing the…
Keeping it Classy: Updated Core Classes in Level Up
“I tried as much as possible to make the wild shapes actually useful because being a giant wolf or a…
Meet the Iconics: Droven
It’s strange what the mind will do when faced with a significant trauma. Some people scream or fight, others retreat…
D&D: Five Great Magical Potions
Go beyond simple healing in your next adventure and quaff one of these potions instead. Don’t let …of healing be…
Let’s Play D&D In Hellraiser
If you have a character at your table who can’t not solve every puzzle they see, you have a perfect…
New Releases: Liberation & Lightning Coils
This month’s releases are numerous and innovative! You’ll find over 14 new Pathfinder and Starfinder products, like rulebooks, setting books,…
Interview: Anjali Bhimani Chats About Her New Book
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Fantasy AGE Core Rulebook Cover Reveal
As Fantasy AGE fans know, we’ve been working on a Core Rulebook for the game for a while now. We…
Ratatosk: Three Adventure Paths
“And so the time came to return to Midgard. The squirrel-folk, having grown fond of my presence, lavished me with…
UA 2021: Travelers of the Multiverse Breakdown
Hey, ICYMI, the miniature giant space hamster special cover they teased in the Future of D&D panel? It’s Spelljimmy. Spelljamster…
Slayers expands its monster-infested city with a new setting book for the asymmetric RPG
Indie RPG designer Spencer Campbell, known online as GilaRPGs, has launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund a new sourcebook for…
WotC Confirms ‘Critical Role’ Is Not A ‘New’ Or ‘Classic’ D&D Setting
Ray Winninger, Head of D&D, spoke out about where the new Critical Role adventure Call of the Netherdeep fits with…
Brian Goldner, CEO of Monopoly, Magic: The Gathering and Dungeons & Dragons maker Hasbro, has passed away
The CEO of Hasbro - the toy and games giant that publishes Monopoly and Jenga, as well as Magic: The…
Rogue Squadron- Just One Lonely Tri-Fighter All By Itself
Welcome to Rogue Squadron, pilot! In this series, we will be looking at different squadrons you can fly in Fantasy…
D&D: With Races Changing, Will Backgrounds Follow?
Wizards of the Coast is changing the way that race works in D&D, leaving the door wide open for backgrounds…
Bizarre Court Martial, African Ruins, Emissary to the Mongols with Tristan Zimmerman
Writer, game designer, and blogger, Tristan Zimmerman, returns the podcast today. As always, we examine several historical topics to learn…
How to run a Dungeons & Dragons 5E horror campaign for Halloween
Whilst there are plenty of explicitly horror-themed tabletop RPGs out there, there’s no denying the undying appeal of Dungeons &…
Don't Panic Games Announces 'Cowboy Bebop RPG'
Don't Panic Games, in partnership with Mana Project Studio, announced Cowboy Bebop RPG, which will be coming soon to Kickstarter…
Name Your Own Price: MINIMAL BORG is an alternative take on the entire MORK BORG
Sticking within the licensing rules for MORK BORG third-party content, I believe, and thus meaning you need a copy of…
UBOOT creators’ Purple Haze is a co-op board game set during the Vietnam War with a branching story campaign
The studio behind app-powered submarine sim UBOOT has announced its next release, a co-op story-driven game set in the midst…
High-End Sealed Booster Boxes Will Hit the Block at Heritage Auctions
Imaged by HAHeritage Auctions announced that several high-end, sealed TCG booster boxes will be auctioned off at their Trading Card…
Origins 2021 Recap – Part Two
You can find Part One here. Day 2 We continued on with another quick stop at the Exhibit Hall and…
R.I.P. Hasbro CEO Brian Goldner
Hasbro CEO Brian Goldner has passed away just two days after beginning a medical leave of absence, the company announced…
Tales of Lost Omens: Threading The Needle
Arvin Utner knew his next words would save him or doom him. His head started to perspire beneath his powdered…
Units of Value and the Tactical Studies Rules Partnership
From September 1973 to September 1975, Tactical Studies Rules was a partnership of hobbyists, not a corporation. Under Wisconsin…
Critical Role announces its first Dungeons & Dragons campaign book with Call of the Netherdeep
Critical Role, the most popular name in tabletop actual play, is expanding further into official Dungeons & Dragons publications with…
D&D BREAKING – WotC Announces Critical Role: Call Of The Netherdeep
A new book from Wizards of the Coast invites players further into the world of Critical Role in the newly…
Call of the Netherdeep: D&D’s sly hardcover is a Critical Role campaign
The listing that slyly appeared for an untitled D&D hardcover has been revealed as Critical Role: Call of the Netherdeep.…
Dungeons & Dragons Unveils Critical Role: Call of the Netherdeep
Just received this interesting press release in my inbox. Great to see Critical Role having a product release to coincide…
Jamila R. Nedjadi takes Our Haunt 2e to Kickstarter, with Jay Dragon’s help, offering a “genuine” haunted doll to backers
Jamila R. Nedjadi’s Our Haunt isn’t currently available from Itch.io. However, the second edition is up on Kickstarter, with a…
Dungeons & Dragons Announce Second Critical Role Book
Wizards of the Coast will be releasing a second Dungeons & Dragons book with Critical Role in 2022, this time…
Wizards Plans 'Critical Role' Campaign
Wizards of the Coast will release D&D Critical Role: Call of the Netherdeep on March 15, allowing players to adventure…
RPG: By Night Studios Relaunches ‘Vampire LARP’ On Kickstarter
Vampire: the Masquerade was many gamers’ first black-eyeliner drenched brush with the world of LARP. Now it’s back with a…
The Workshop: MtG to D&D – Altar of the Brood
We’re back with another installment of MtG to D&D, a semi-regular series where we bring cards from Magic the Gathering…
‘Fizban’s Treasury Of Dragons’ Changes The History Of D&D
Fizban’s Treasury of Dragons will change the history of the many worlds of Dungeons & Dragons. Come and hear an…
5–11 October 2021: Critical Role’s $10 million
This week: a leak reveals that Critical Role is the highest-grossing channel on Twitch. Meanwhile, Wizards releases a new supplement…
Feats, Feats, & More Feats!
Let’s talk about feats in Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition!Feats work in the same way you’re used to — when…
Cowboy Bebop RPG studio’s Knights of the Round: Academy blends My Hero Academia, Gundam and King Arthur
The design studio behind the upcoming Cowboy Bebop tabletop RPG has launched another roleplaying game inspired by popular anime series…
New to Warhammer? Now’s the best time to get into Age of Sigmar's fantasy universe
With its long and storied history and wide range of products, Warhammer can seem impenetrably complex to new players. The…
Upgrade Dice-Rolling Experiences with the 'Crystal Twister'
Gamegenic revealed Crystal Twister Dice Tower for release into retail on November 5. This new clear dice tower has a…
Rolling for Initiative — Celebrating 'Pokemon' and a 'Crimson Vow' Change
Rolling for Initiative is a weekly column by Scott Thorne, PhD, owner of Castle Perilous Games & Books in Carbondale,…
Interview: Spacestation Gaming Co-Owner Mari Takahashi
Last month, Spacestation Gaming announced that they had a new co-owner in the company as Mari "AtomicMari" Takahashi joined on.…
D&D Monster Spotlight: Mummies
Somebody call Brendan Fraser; this week we’re taking on D&D’s version of the monster movie classic: mummies. Mummies are classic…
RPG: One-Shot Modules To Run On Halloween Night
Is your gaming group is getting together for a Halloween one-shot, but you don’t have time to write an entire…
Cowboy Bebop RPG Announced – Coming Next Year
A newly announced tabletop RPG will soon be coming to Kickstarter. The rpg, which becomes a new genre itself, will…
Critical Role: Call of the Netherdeep
An epic Critical Role campaign for the world’s greatest roleplaying game.The greed of mortals has awakened a powerful entity long…
Folk Magic: Items of Everyday Wonder
In a world suffused with magic, what kind of magic do the “common folk” use in their day-to-day lives? What…
What are the board games we’re most excited to play at Essen Spiel 2021? It’s the Dicebreaker Podcast!
This episode of the Dicebreaker Podcast is sponsored by eBay. To learn more visit ebay.com/scantolist. It’s Pre-GX time on the…
D&D: Check Out ‘Fizban’s Treasury of Dragons’ Table Of Contents
Though shipping delays seem to have plagued the release of Fizban’s Treasury of Dragons, you can still see what lies…
Indie RPGs are telling some of the greatest mystery stories on – and off – the tabletop
In his introduction to The Best Detective Stories of 1928-29, author Ronald Knox famously presented his “Ten Commandments” of writing…
Official Cowboy Bebop tabletop RPG drops out of hyperspace and onto Kickstarter in 2022
An officially licensed tabletop RPG adaptation of the Cowboy Bebop anime has been announced ahead of a Kickstarter campaign in…
D&D: WotC Unveils New Book For March 2022 – Title Coming This Week
Wizards of the Coast revealed their first (planned) 2022 release is coming March 15th, with a title coming later this…