Netflix’s latest hit series Squid Game is bloody, brutal – and perfect viewing for board game fans
What board game would you play if your life depended on it - literally? That’s the question I started asking…
Dungeons & Dragons supplement, Just Dessert, has gumdrop mountains and pastry bears
Embark on a delicious adventure into a world of sweets and treats in Just Dessert, a supplement for Dungeons &…
X-Wing September Points Update- Hot Takes
Last week AMG updated the points in preparation for the release of three new ships. If you were expecting something…
D&D: Everything We Know About Fizban’s Treasury Of Dragons
Fizban’s Treasury of Dragons is coming in three weeks, and with it a host of dragons the likes of which…
Writing, Editing, and Publishing with Jonathan Oliver
Writer and editor, Jonathan Oliver, joins me on the podcast today. The conversation spans writing, editing, publishing, and Jon’s love…
Heart and Spire creators to help bring TRPG based on Kieron Gillen’s comic DIE into reality
A tabletop RPG adaptation of Kieron Gillen’s award-winning comic DIE comes to Kickstarter in November, courtesy of Rowan, Rook and…
Descent: Legends of the Dark board game review – is the £175 dungeon-crawler worth it after finishing its 35-hour campaign?
In every sense of the word, Descent: Legends of the Dark is the biggest board game release of the summer.…
A Goonies escape room game is coming from the creators of Junk Art
Become the members of The Goonies squad in an escape room game inspired by the original film created by the…
Gritty d20: Fires of Athelen
Athelen Publishing is running a Kickstarter for a new d20 RPG. Described as a dark and gritty tabletop roleplaying game,…
Fandom sells advertising to Kickstarter campaigns and RPG studios
Fandom owns D&D Beyond, Fanatical and hundreds of fan wikis. It’s a company that reach a vast number of geeks…
Tales of Lost Omens: Wheels Aflame
Dust settled, leaving two figures behind in the carnage. One a looming mass of hulking muscle and teeth. The other…
Old Games Never Die: True20 Revised Rulebook available for Print On Demand
I’m certainly dating myself, but long ago, I loved to haunt the aisles of the games auction at Gen Con…
How to Use Side Quests to Up the Stakes
Welcome back to this series on side quests. Today we’re going to take a look at how to up the…
D&D: An Adventurer’s Guide To The Zhentarim
The Zhentarim are one among the most infamous mercenary companies and “mercantile organizations” in Faerun. But who are these nefarious…
Dungeons & Dragons’ “next evolution” will release in 2024
The next major iteration of Dungeons & Dragons is planned to launch in 2024, publisher Wizards of the Coast has…
Brazilian TRPG designer calls attention to the relative invisibility of games from the Global South
Brazilian tabletop RPG designer Cezar Capacle works within a system that he believes weighs creators on a faulty scale and…
The Workshop – For the Love of Goodberry, Give it a Rest
Photographer unknown In a move that shows that sections of the fandom will argue about anything, the latest rumbling within…
D&D: WotC Confirms Two All-New Settings In Development
Wizards of the Coast announced that two all-new settings were in development at this year’s D&D Celebration. Here’s what we…
There’s never been a better time for a Mass Effect tabletop RPG
The Mass Effect universe is a masterclass in world-building. The video game series might be an amalgamation of many science-fiction…
Memories of Holdenshire: A Starter Adventure
In the next image, you can see how initiative is introduced. While you probably know how initiative works in 5E,…
An AI-enhanced look at the War Priest from Mordenkainen Presents Monsters of the Multiverse
At D&D Celebration on the weekend, Wizards of the Coast lit up the tabletop community by announcing the 50th-anniversary D&D…
Clever Girl is an RPG about surviving the fallout of a failed dinosaur theme park
Chronicle your attempts to escape a dinosaur theme park or your ambitions for raptor-based revenge in Clever Girl, a roleplaying…
It’s not about looting; it’s about eating: The Guts & Glory RPG
Guts & Glory is a tabletop RPG mashup of the raid dynamics of games like Monster Hunter with OSR hexcrawl…
Zombicide publisher acquires RPG studio behind Broken Compass series
The publisher behind the Zombicide franchise, Cmon, has acquired the studio known for releasing roleplaying games such as the Broken…
CMON Snags Two Little Mice
CMON acquired Two Little Mice, an Italian tabletop roleplaying game studio. Two Little Mice was founded by Riccardo "Rico" Sirignano…
Sales by Diamond, Alliance Up Strongly vs. 2019
Geppi Family Enterprises released sales comparisons to 2019 for its two distribution companies, Diamond Comic Distributors and Alliance Game Distributors,…
Wizards of the Coast Announces 'D&D Rules Expansion Gift Set'
Wizards of the Coast will release the D&D Rules Expansion Gift Set in January. The D&D Rules Expansion Gift Set…
Let’s Talk Art – Episode 5!
This week, it’s all about big paintings… …and big ideas. How big? Smack the picture below and find out!
Dungeons & Dragons Announces Rules Expansion Gift Set
Over the weekend during the Fall version of D&D Celebration 2021, Dungeons & Dragons announced the Rules Expansion Gift Set.…
5e Platinum: Some of the best selling D&D 3rd party supplements are in this bundle
The Bundle of Holding has a rare and significant deal on, launched just tonight is the 5e Platinum Showcase. The…
Fanatical’s Savage bundle: Three computer games for less than a quid
🐙Sponsored Post paid for by Geek Native. We may earn a commission on sales.Fanatical is running Killer Bundle 19 for…
Pathfinder Battles: Bestiary Unleashed Again
We have a new release date from WizKids for their Pathfinder Battles: Bestiary Unleashed pre-painted plastic miniatures—October 6. You can…
Monster Spotlight: Hags, The Wicked Witches Of D&D
That withered old crone may have your next adventure, may be a normal townsperson, or may just be a Hag,…
D&D Accessories To Get Your October Off To A Spooky Start
If you’re looking for a way to add the Halloween spirit to your next D&D session these treats will have…
Return of the stompy robots: Mecha & Monsters evolve on Kickstarter
Gallant Knight Games’ TinyD6 RPG Mecha & Monsters was the publishers second game. It’s back on Kickstarter with Mecha &…
D&D book Monsters of the Multiverse will miss its holiday launch due to shipping delays
Tabletop RPG giant Dungeons & Dragons announced - and then promptly delayed - a new rulebook during a recent livestream.…
We write the greatest Dungeons & Dragons musical you've never heard on the Dicebreaker Podcast!
On this week's Dicebreaker Podcast, it's time to sit down with Wheels, Meehan and Liv to discuss the latest and…
Tome Unbound: Brain Hood
Alternate Traits and Actions The following changes allow GMs to alter a brain hood without modifying its challenge rating. Improved…
The clever Minecraft advent calendar cube is full of gifts
🐙Sponsored Post paid for by Geek Native. We may earn a commission on sales.Readers will know that I’ve been lamenting…
D&D: An Adventurer’s Guide To Astilabor
Even the dragons have gods in Faerun, and Astilabor is an illusive one indeed. Revered by all, but worshipped by…
Dungeons & Dragons Rules Expansion Gift Set Coming in 2022
This press release (see below) just arrived in my inbox. A new book called Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse,…
Over 500 Magic Items!
With all the old favorites you know and love, plus over 200 new items, Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition is…
D&D: WotC Unveils New Book ‘Mordenkainen’s Monsters Of The Multiverse’
WotC announced a new book yesterday that will rewrite the rules for monsters. Releasing in January, check out Mordenkainen’s Monsters…
Try Before You Buy – Star Trek Adventures: Briefs 002 – Disasters
“Try Before You Buy” is an occasional segment of Astral Projections. It spotlights free (or nearly free) supplements, quick-start rules,…
Anime Free and cult classic film Bring it On inspired this sports drama RPG
An upcoming roleplaying game inspired by the likes of the anime Free and cult classic film Bring it On is…
Kingdom Come: Deliverance is getting a campaign-driven board game
Explore Central Europe in the 15th century in the upcoming tabletop adaptation of the video game Kingdom Come: Deliverance. Announced…
Warhammer 40K : The Grimdark’s Very First Minis
Today Warhammer 40K fans, we are going way, way back to the mid-1980s to look at the Games Worshop minis…
New D&D, Underworld Cosplay, Stranger Things Trailer & 40K’s Bad Marines
Check out everything from WotC talking D&D’s upcoming “evolution”, Stranger Things latest trailer, Underworld’s Selene Cosplay, 40K Marines we should…
Gen Con 2021 Photos – Part 2
As Gen Con 2021 began its second day on Friday, ICv2 went on a search for the hidden gems of…
WotC Announces ‘New Evolution’ Of D&D Coming In 2024
In a panel on the Future of D&D, WotC announced that they’ve been working on a “New Evolution” of the…
Rolling for Initiative — The Most Popular 'D&D' Character Class Is?
Rolling for Initiative is a weekly column by Scott Thorne, PhD, owner of Castle Perilous Games & Books in Carbondale,…
New D&D books confirmed: 50th-anniversary editions in 2024 and Mordenkainen Presents Monsters of the Multiverse in 2022
At Wizard of the Coast’s D&D Celebration tonight, during The Future of D&D, a panel issues with Ray Winninger, Liz…
NECA Reveals Dungeons & Dragons Warduke and Grimsword Figures
I never played Dungeons & Dragons, but I have always appreciated the foundation is laid down and the imagination it…
The Purging of Segedwyn is a D&D adventure written entirely by AI, and you can inflict it on your players today
Are you planning to run some scary D&D this Halloween? What about a Pay What You Want adventure that the…
D&D: Check Out Sage Advice Live And The Future Of Dungeons & Dragons Later Today
Want to get your questions about D&D rules answered live? Check out Ask The Sage or get a glimpse at…
Love it: Campaigns & Companions – The Complete Role-Playing Guide for Pets
Campaigns & Companions: The Complete Role-Playing Guide for Pets is 100-pages long, but is so good it feels like only…
Christmas crisis: Toys British shoppers should buy first
🐙Sponsored Post paid for by Geek Native. We may earn a commission on sales.British parents might be wise to be…
D&D: Take A Look At The Moonstone Dragon
Moonstone Dragons are a shiny new dragon type coming in Fizban’s Treasury of Dragons. Come and take a look at…
Exclusive Preview: Demiverse is a fractured reality of a 5e/Those Who Wander setting
Gnome Made Games’ Demiverse funded on Kickstarter in less than two days. It’s a campaign setting of up to 50…
D&D’s $170 project leaks on Amazon
It’s D&D Celebration this weekend, and an Amazon listing suggests we’ll be getting a prominent announcement as part of the…
Arcane: League Of Legends Netflix Series Gets A Trailer & A Date
Arcane, Riot's first TV series, will premiere on Saturday, November 6 at 7 PM PT. The show will premiere on…
D&D: Fizban Spoilers – Metallic Dragonborn And Drakewarden Ranger Confirmed
A new race and a new subclass revealed, and we’re only on Day 2 of D&D Celebration! Check out the…
Preview: Rackham Vale – The OSE setting inspired by and featuring art by Arthur Rackham
By Brian Saliba and Craig Schaffer, Rackham Vale is an OSR setting zine based on the artwork of Arthur Rackham.…
D&D Celebration Day 2 – Strixhaven & Fizban Previews
D&D Celebration Day 2 is underway. Coming this afternoon: previews of the new Strixhaven and Fizban’s Treasury of Dragons books.…
Gloomhaven On PC Gets A Release Date And It’s Next Month
Gloomhaven, the popular board-game-turned-tactical-RPG is getting ready to leave early access–it’s headed to a PC near you coming next month!…
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…
Even Bathtubs Are Magic Items In D&D
The next time your campaign calls for a hot bath/springs scene, why not use one of these five magical tubs,…
Prepare for Free RPG Day: October 16, 2021
Roleplaying Game fans get ready! Free RPG Day works with top RPG publishers to create the can’t-miss RPG event of…
Outside the Box – September 24th
Welcome to another issue of Outside the Box – this week with news from Knight Models , Wargames Atlantic, Mierce…
Call of Cthulhu
Conventions
Cypher System
Dungeons & Dragons
Kickstarter
Pathfinder & Starfinder
Shadowrun
Star Wars
Warhammer
Routinely Itemised: RPGs #119
It’s the week after Gen Con, and so, as predicted, there’s no shortage of RPG news and new tabletop releases…
Launch in 3… 2… 1…
Armageddon has Arrived! If you have been following our blog, you will be well aware that we have been teasing…
The Song Undying: Salamondre’s Second-In-Command
In the first part, you were introduced to Salamondre, the virtuoso lich, and the cursed relic that he uses for…
Cryptozoic's 'Dark Knight Returns' Details
Cryptozoic has released details about the launch of Batman: The Dark Knight Returns – The Game and the DC Deck-Building…
D&D: ‘Critical Role’ Will Announce ‘Campaign 3’ Next Thursday
It’s happening folks. Next week Critical Role will make their big announcement on Campaign 3 as a part of their…
D&D’s limited AR pins are available in the UK as Zavvi boost fashion range
🐙Sponsored Post paid for by Geek Native. We may earn a commission on sales.Yesterday, D&D’s official social media promoted limited…
Star Wars ‘Visions’ Is The Best Thing To Come Out Of The Disney Era
Let’s take a look at why Star Wars Visions is so dang good. The Disney Era of Star Wars has…
Tales from the Loop publisher releasing remaster of industrial RPG Into the Odd
Return to the world of Into the Odd with a remastered version of the tabletop roleplaying game coming from the…
Finder’s Archives – Canopy Vista
Hi everyone, and welcome back to the Finder’s Archives. In this column, we take some of the lands from Magic:…
D&D: Strixhaven Will Let You Play An Owl, Get A Job
The latest previews from Strixhaven: Curriculum of Chaos reveal you can look forward to going to magic school, being an…
D&D’s Original Setting ‘Outdoor Survival’ – PRIME
Back in the earliest days of D&D, before modules, before campaign settings, D&D relied on two other games, the wargame…
Onyx Path to give Werewolf: The Apocalypse 20th anniversary edition an Apocalyptic Record
RPG publisher Onyx Path has another successful Kickstarter for their Werewolf: The Apocalypse line. A deluxe edition for a W20…
WizKids Reveals Two 'D&D' 'Paint Night Kits'
WizKids revealed two Dungeons & Dragons Nolzur's Marvelous Miniatures: Paint Night Kits for release in January 2022. Paint Night Kit…
Asmodee Is Up For Sale Again – This Time For Billions
Asmodee, one of the largest board game publishers in the world, seems to be back on the market. According to…
Gen Con Attendance Down 50%
Gen Con, the largest U.S. tabletop game show, drew 35,000 attendees, around half the nearly 70,000 that attended the last…
Build A Stronghold
One of Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition’s new features is the availability of simple-to-use stronghold rules. A stronghold is —…
Preview: EIDOL – the weird-fantasy setting for 5e with endless dungeon generation rules
Compass Publishing House will launch EIDOL: the Endless Dungeon on Kickstarter on the first of October. The project alert page…
September Scenario Previews
Hiya, Starfinders! I have something special for you this month. A while back, I was discussing real-world current events that…
Call of Cthulhu grows again as Roll20 re-designs its market share report
Perhaps the biggest surprise in the 2021 Q2 Roll20 report is the re-design. D&D is still the most popular game…
Call of Cthulhu grows again as Rol20 re-designs its market share report
Perhaps the biggest surprise in the 2021 Q2 Roll20 report is the re-design. D&D is still the most popular game…
Critical Care simulates the stressors and collaboration of the hospital ICU in a board game
It’s hard to think of two more diametrically opposed jobs than a pulmonary physician and a board game designer, yet…
D&D: Our Five Fey-vorite Monsters From Wild Beyond The Witchlight
Wild Beyond the Witchlight is full of creatures both whimsical and dangerous. With plenty of new monsters to pick from,…
Gotham City Chronicles – The Batman RPG’s Sneak Previews Reveal A Gorgeous Gotham Awaiting Adventure
Gotham City Chronicles, the upcoming Batman RPG from Monolith Studios, is looking better and better after a sneak preview shows…
The hero zombies and long dark: Nightfell for Tombpunk comes to Kickstarter
Outland have their next RPG project for Alan Bahr’s Tombpunk up on Kickstarter. Having created the fo-fi fantasy rule system,…
DAYDREAMING TABLETOP MECHANICS: CHASE SYSTEMS IN RPGS
On social media, one of the TTRPG designers I deeply respect asked her network of creators for their preferred RPG…
Here’s The Official Lineup For D&D Celebration 2021
Tomorrow D&D Celebration kicks off a weekend of gaming, including an official D&D Musical. And you thought people who heard…
Satanic Panic 2021: Chinese media worries about “script killing” RPGs and LARPS
Pandaily, a site not yet reviewed by Newsguard for accuracy, is reporting official Chinese media raising concerns about some forms…
Paizo Announces 'Starfinder: Drift Crisis'
Paizo, Inc. announced Starfinder: Drift Crisis, a new sourcebook of Starfinder RPG, which is scheduled to come out in spring…
'Pokemon TCG' Rules Again, the Trend is Not Standard 'Magic's' Friend
TCGplayer released their August data for sealed product sales and price changes. This data set shed light on some new…