BoLS PRIME: How The ‘Ghostbusters’ RPG Shaped ‘The World Of Darkness’– PRIME
The 'Ghostbusters' RPG casts a long shadow. Its influence can be seen everywhere from 'Star Wars' to 'World of Darkness'.…
Digital Tools
The Level Up: Advanced 5E crowdfunding campaign is rolling on and has continued to unlock some amazing stretch goals. With…
Relic is a titan encountering RPG from the makers of Wicked Ones
Bandit Camp’s latest RPG, Relic, is about camaraderie, teamwork and exploring the wilderness. It’s a wilderness in which you might…
Thursday Art Assault – Coils of Catastrophe
‘Coils of Catastrophe’ – 2021 – J Edward Neill Find more dark, surreal art at:
Spooky Adventures for 2021
The night when the veil between this world and the next is thinnest is almost upon us. What better way…
Game Wizards: The Evolution of TSR Contracts
This single piece of paper constitutes the entirety of the understanding between TSR and the authors of the 1975 Greyhawk supplement:…
Dragons in Level Up
Draconic SpellcastersEach dragon has a variant that gives it the ability to cast spells. Each dragon type/age category combination has…
Games Omnivorous’ adventure books show evocative art thrives under weird constraints
Adventure books and zines too often get the short shrift when discussing tabletop RPGs. Sure, they don’t garner the same…
D&D: Five Easter Eggs From 1st Edition, Hidden In Plain Sight
Have you ever wondered where those notes scrawled in the margins of the monster manual come from? Turns out, it’s…
Warhammer 40K: New T’au Codex Coming In 2022
Games Workshop snuck this teaser in. There’s a New T’au Codex Coming in 2022! The T’au are hurting for a…
A trio of witches save the world one person at a time in tender healing RPG The Mending Circle
The Mending Circle believes in the power of rituals. From the beginning of this indie tabletop RPG to its closing…
RPG: How ‘Pathfinder Nexus’ Will Be The ‘D&D Beyond’ That ‘Pathfinder’ Needs
Paizo and Demiplane have recently announced a partnership that will launch Pathfinder Nexus, a new character and campaign app for…
The Wheel of Time, When It Was a TTRPG
With The Wheel of Time debuting on Prime on November 19th, there is bound to be interest in bringing this…
D&D: How ‘Path Of Planebreaker’ Brings Universe-Hopping Adventure To 5E
‘Tis the season for new 5th Edition campaign settings! Today, Monte Cook and Co. bring you a world-shattering, space-faring moon…
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Moana inspired this tabletop RPG
Survive a world populated by enormous mechanical titans in Relic, an upcoming tabletop roleplaying game that takes inspiration from The…
Dragonlance creator’s next fantasy 5e setting heads into augmented reality with the Skyraiders of Abarax
Laura and Tracy Hickman are known for fantasy worlds and D&D settings like Ravenloft and Dragonlance. The couple’s latest project,…
This ‘Lightyear’ Teaser Trailer Takes Adult Audiences to Infinity & Beyond
Superstar actor Chris Evans lends his voice to Disney and Pixar’s new tribute to science fiction in the Lightyear teaser…
ACD Loses Appeal, Must Pay WotC Fees
In a 2-1 decision, a three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled for Wizards of the Coast…
Explore the Chromatic and Gem Dragonborn From Fizban's Treasury of Dragons!
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons offers a trove of dragon lore, new dragons and their minions, Dungeon Master tools, and new player…
Arcadia Issue 9 Breakdown
All art belongs to MCDMThe spooky month arrived, and surprisingly, no spooky Arcadia articles came to accompany it. However, what…
Publishers hit by paper shortages as some print runs are halted
The shipping crisis, Brexit and the lockdown have all made logistics a nightmare for publishers. It’s much harder getting physical…
Roll20 curates your Halloween musical playlist for game night
Last week, Roll20 kindly suggested some spooky games to play over the Halloween season. I’ll share those in just a…
Kickstarter Round-Up: Elven Lords STLs, Aegean RPG, Skyraiders of Abarax, and More
Come check out this week’s batch of Kickstarter and crowdfunding highlights! Aegean RPG: Mythic Roleplaying AEGEAN is a tabletop role-playing…
Skyraiders of Abarax lets GMs share secrets and show a changing world via app-assisted Living Tome
Skyraiders of Abarax, the latest project from Dragonlance author Tracy Hickman, launched its Kickstarter on October 26th and is already…
Let’s Play D&D In ‘Dune’
This week we’re going to Arrakis to take on the Sandworm as we figure out how to play D&D in…
D&D: Five Magic Items For Starting Adventurers
Magic items are great treasures for anyone… but these five magic items are perfect for players who are new to…
Dimension 20: Shriek Week Brings Cryptids to College in New Trailer
College can be a horror show, but throw in some cryptids and fantasy elements, and you've got a perfect season…
Kill Team: T’au Pathfinders Get Loads Of New Toys In ‘Chalnath’
Kill Team: Chalnath is adding some more advanced tech to the T’au Pathfinders – come see what’s new! We got…
Terry Pratchett’s Discworld Roleplaying Game now available as a PDF from DriveThruRPG
The complete RPG and 4th edition of the Discworld Roleplaying Game is now available as a PDF and print-on-demand softcover…
Pathfinder Nexus, the rival RPG’s equivalent to D&D Beyond, is coming next year
A digital platform designed for tabletop RPG Pathfinder 2E, called Pathfinder Nexus, is arriving online next year. Pathfinder Nexus is…
Play with Class: Whip-Up a Winning Warlock
Welcome to another installment of the Play with Class series where we will give you solid steps to run each…
Free League Publishing To Launch Kickstarter For CY_BORG
Free League Publishing revealed they will be launching a new Kickstarter for their next TTRPG project CY_BORG. Working with Stockholm…
D&D: Joe Manganiello Joins New ‘Skyraiders Of Abarax’ 5E Setting
Skyraiders of Abarax is a new campaign setting from Tracy and Laura Hickman– with a little help from Joe Manganiello.…
Forbeck's 'Shotguns & Sorcery' Joins '5E'
A new edition of the Shotguns & Sorcery “fantasy noir” setting tooled for 5E will be released next year. Written…
Exquisite Crime is equal parts paranormal whodunnit RPG and goofy group doodling
Grab a group of psychic-sensitive friends and sketch your way to the solution of a grizzly murder in Exquisite Crime,…
Horror board games could be amazing if they took more risks
When it comes to board game themes, horror is undoubtedly a very popular choice for many tabletop gamers. From Dead…
D&D: How The Drakewarden Ranger Fixes Beastmasters
Fizban’s Treasury of Dragons has a new subclass that will give you the animal companion you’ve been dreaming of. The…
Toxic Seas Spew Into 5e
Initially, there was one God who loved His people. Over time the people turned to God and challenged Him, asking…
Wild West Miniature War Gaming with Forrest Harris
Forrest Harris, the owner of Knuckleduster Miniatures, joins me on the podcast today. We discuss his miniature game Gunfighter’s Ball…
Experimental lyric RPGs are pushing the poetic power of roleplaying forward
In the massive ecosystem of tabletop roleplaying games, lyric games occupy a special and unique place. You might not have…
Latest D&D sourcebook Fizban’s Treasury of Dragons is discounted on Roll20
Get the latest sourcebook for Dungeons & Dragons 5E, Fizban’s Treasury of Dragons, for a discounted price on Roll20. Released…
Dungeons & Dragons and Pathfinder designers team-up on RPG book for D&D 5E
A new roleplaying game book for Dungeons & Dragons 5E has been created by a team of D&D and Pathfinder…
New Player’s and Gamemaster’s Guides Hit the Skies
By Jim Johnson, STA Project Manager With the Star Trek Adventures game line celebrating its fourth birthday, the development team…
Games Workshop Reveals New 'Warhammer 40,000 Kill Team'
Games Workshop revealed Warhammer 40,000 Kill Team: Chalnath, a new skirmish boxed set, which is on preorder November 1. Warhammer…
Modiphius Announces 'Star Trek Adventures Gamemaster's Guide'
Modiphius Entertainment announced Star Trek Adventures Gamemaster's Guide, a new rulebook for Star Trek Adventures RPG, which will see print…
WizKids Unveils 'D&D Icons of the Realms: Storm King's Thunder'
WizKids unveiled D&D Icons of the Realms: Storm King's Thunder miniatures series, which comes in three new boxed sets, for…
Movie Review – Midsommar
With a movie like Midsommar, I come at it from two different directions based on what little I knew about…
Magic' Sales Beat 2020 Numbers in Three Quarters
Wizards of the Coast’s sales of Magic: The Gathering topped all of 2020’s in just the first three quarters of…
Grab the complete Shotguns and Sorcery for the Cypher System for $18
Matt Forbeck and the Bundle of Holding launched a single-tier Shotguns and Sorcery offer. It’s a wisely timed deal as…
Pathfinder Nexus Digital Toolset & Game Companion for Pathfinder 2E Coming 2022
This press release arrived earlier today. Demiplane is partnering with Paizo to create Pathfinder Nexus, the official digital toolset and…
Anime: ‘Lupin The Third’ Celebrates Fifty Years with Art Book & RPG
To celebrate the anniversary of Lupin the Third we’re jumping into the world of Lupin with a gorgeous 200+ page art…
Pathfinder Nexus is the new digital toolset from Paizo and Demiplane
Paizo Publishing, fresh with the newly recognised union, has partnered with Demiplane to launch the official digital toolset for Pathfinder.…
Cartography and adventure: Amazing Encounters and Places’ first volume sweeps into Kickstarter
CZRPG’s Amazing Encounters and Places for D&D is now live. It’s a Kickstarter for a cartography enriched D&D 5e supplement.…
Paizo Partners With Demiplane To Launch Pathfinder Nexus
Paizo announced today they have partnered up with Demiplane to launch their own online organization system with Pathfinder Nexus. Much…
D&D: Our Five Favorite Magic Items From Fizban’s Treasury Of Dragons
Fizban’s Treasury of Dragons is packed full of enough treasure to satisfy even the most voracious of dragons. Here are…
D&D: Fizban’s Treasury of Dragons Releases Today!
Today, Dungeons & Dragons brings dragons to life with a new quintessential reference guide – Fizban’s Treasury of Dragons!Meet Fizban…
Announcing Pathfinder Nexus – Unleash Your Hero Digitally!
We’re pleased to announce Paizo’s new partnership with Demiplane to create Pathfinder Nexus, the official digital toolset for Pathfinder Second…
The dark art of the Tomb of the Colossus Gods
Tomb of the Colossus Gods is a Kickstarter slated for February 2022 and a dark campaign setting for 5e. The…
IT CAME FROM THE INTERNET! VTT material on Roll20!
Today we have a special guest post by none other than Ahpook from the Green Ronin VTT Team!Lightning flashes and…
D&D: Surveying The Multiverse– Unearthed Arcana Feedback Is Live
Do you have an opinion about the new Travelers of the Multiverse? WotC wants your feedback with a new survey…
12–25 October 2021: United Paizo Workers
This week: Paizo has recognised United Paizo Workers, a union of its employees that represents the first of its kind…
D&D: ‘Fizban’s Treasury Of Dragons’– The BoLS Review
Fizban’s Treasury of Dragons promises to deliver you tons of new dragons and dragon accessories. But is it worth hoarding?…
The Workshop: MtG to D&D – The Pentad Prism
Pentad Prism. Art by David Martin Welcome back to another installment of “MtG to D&D,” the semi-regular segment were we…
Rage Against a Dystopic Future in 'CY_BORG'
Free League Publishing has partnered with Stockholm Kartell to produce CY_BORG, a dystopia-based science fiction role playing game built on…
Heavy metal RPG Mörk Borg gets industrial cyberpunk spin-off Cy_Borg
Mörk Borg, a heavy metal inspired fantasy roleplaying game, is set to receive a cyberpunk themed spin-off title called Cy_Borg.…
When, why and what you roll in tabletop RPGs are just as important to storytelling and theme as a game’s world
Do me a favour - grab a 20-sided die (d20), pick a number between 1 and 4 to add to…
Wizards of the Coast Forms 'Magic: The Gathering' Casual Play Design Team
Wizards of the Coast has formed a Magic: The Gathering Casual Play Design team, naming Melissa DeTora as its lead.…
Chatting With James Wyatt About D&D's Fizban's Treasury Of Dragons
This week, Wizards of the Coast will be releasing their latest D&D book as players will have a chance to…
Cthulhu Mythos horror in dangerous RPG lore: Tentacles 6 in a bundle
The Bundle of Holding has a collection of horror RPGs in its sixth deal on standalone RPGs and scenarios for…
Channel the Might of Dragons With 3 New Feats From Fizban's Treasury of Dragons!
Fizban’s Treasury of Dragons releases October 26 and offers players a variety of ways to emulate the might of dragons. Chief…
DIE RPG designers delay Kickstarter until 2022 to avoid shipping and material shortages
The upcoming tabletop RPG adaptation of popular comic, DIE, has delayed its Kickstarter campaign until spring 2022, according to Rowan,…
Survey: Travelers of the Multiverse
Take our latest Unearthed Arcana survey. Last time, Unearthed Arcana presented six races for Dungeons & Dragons: astral elf, autognome,…
Wu-Tang Clan Action RPG In the Works, According To Insiders
The in-development fantasy action RPG will be similar to Minecraft Dungeons, use “Wu-Tang Clan lore”, and feature a soundtrack by…
Guns and Gears Authors!
Hello everyone! Wow, as of the time I’m writing this the last couple weeks have been eventful, to say the…
D&D Monster Spotlight: Five Spooky Familiars That Will Do Your Character’s Bidding
When you say ‘familiars’, people think of cats or owls– but your D&D character can pick from some spooky, scary,…
D&D: Five Ways To Take Wing (And Only One Involves Being Dead)
Flight in Dungeons & Dragons can be a significant tactical advantage. But does one simply fly? Here are five ways…
RPG Tips: 5 ways to hook players into a dark murder mystery
Rob Leigh is the writer and game designer behind projects like the dieselpunk action setting Age of Steel and the…
Fizban’s Treasury of Dragons Breakdown, Part One
So there I was, raiding a wizard’s library as one does, and I found this book labeled For Review. Someone…
Arcane Adventures: City Life
Most spells are focused on combat applications or have short durations. Those few with longer durations are often focused on…
‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ New Photos and Exclusive Interviews
Tom Holland and the Spider-Man: No Way Home crew give us new film photos and some thoughts on the end…
RPG: ‘Warhammer Fantasy’ Roleplay Humble Bundle Lets You Get Grim & Perilous
Explore the grim and perilous world of Warhammer Fantasy with a new humble bundle that gathers together everything you could…
Spellcasting Monsters in Level Up
In Level Up, if a monster or NPC's spell is likely to see use in combat, we include it as…
Short film: The Desert
Set in a post-human Earth, The Desert is a short animation in which only our creations are left to navigate…
Astral Projections – Halloween Adventure Seeds
Photo ©2021 Linda Whitson I’ve taken a good friend’s suggestion (challenge?) for Astral Projections: Come up with ideas for Halloween…
D&D 5E Guide: How To Multiclass a Cleric
Multiclassing in D&D is a great way to add depth to your character. Customize your cleric with this D&D 5E…
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – The Board Game is launching on Gamefound November 2nd
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - The Board Game will launch on fundraising platform Gamefound on November 2nd. In an…
Defeat Plastic Space Fascists in 'Rebel Scum RPG'
9th Level Games will release Rebel Scum RPG, a new sci-fi action figure RPG, which will hit stores on November…
New Risk Legacy game announced 10 years after the original release
Ten years after the release of the original Risk Legacy - the first legacy board game published - an upcoming…
Munsters Reboot, MTG Goes Casual, D&D Spelljamming & the Batmobile
Check out the Munsters Reboot, MTG goes after casual gamers, D&D Spelljamming Guide, the Batmobile, and more. ‘The Munsters’– Rob…
Rolling for Initiative — Gifts for Roleplayers
Rolling for Initiative is a weekly column by Scott Thorne, PhD, owner of Castle Perilous Games & Books in Carbondale,…
Relic’s impressive titans transformed into animated virtual tabletop tokens [exclusive]
Relic is a soon to launch Kickstarter from Bandit Camp, that’s the indie RPG publisher behind the innovative Wicked Ones.…
Warhammer 40K Next Week: Warhammer Day, Kill Team And Titans
An utter avalanche of new pre-order releases are lining up for Warhammer Day, Oct. 30th, with new exclusive minis, kill…
D&D Accessories: Let’s Cosplay Our Characters At The Table
If you’re have been thinking about cosplay as your own character, now is the time and these shops are here…
D&D: An Adventurer’s Guide To Spelljamming
The multiverse of D&D is broad and varied. And with folks thinking about travelers of the multiverse it’s time to…
Jenny Owen Youngs: Gorgeous wooden dice and D&D music
Musician Jenny Owen Youngs discovered D&D during the lockdown and now her latest EP, Echo Mountain, as a musical homage…
12 Masks of Halloween: #6 Call of Cthulhu 1e
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Inspired by the myths and cultures of Africa: Kalymba RPG from Craftando Games
Craftando Games has been publishing RPGs in Brazil for five years, and now with this English-language version of the Kalymba…
RPG: Paizo Voluntarily Recognizes New Union
One week after the workers at Paizo formed a union, the Pathfinder publisher has voluntarily recognized it, leading to the…
Warhammer 40K: Top 5 Dirtiest Deployment Tricks Of All Time
We’re getting Retro with this one – hop in to take a ride back into the past with some of…