Rolling for Initiative — Three Predictions for 2021
Rolling for Initiative is a weekly column by Scott Thorne, PhD, owner of Castle Perilous Games & Books in Carbondale,…
D&D: Psionics of Dark Sun
One of Dark Sun’s most defining characteristics is the power of the mind unleashed. The burning wastes of Athas are…
City of Mist is for people who are afraid of D&D
The roleplaying game City of Mist is perhaps closer to a TV show than an old school roleplaying game.
Svalbard introduces player respawning to tabletop RPGs
Svalbard is an RPG and adventure from the Norweigan publisher Two Starving Gnolls. The game uses a simplified system focusing…
Now Playing: Fly Free or Die
A crew of scoundrels, rogues, and misfits finds it hard to survive in a galaxy where everyone has a price.…
Introducing Cosmic Crit Podcasts
Greetings gamers and non-binary beings, and hello to the extended Paizo family and community. This is Patrick, the GM and…
RPG Spotlight: The Warren
This week we’re turning into bunnies and exploring a world heavily inspired by works like Watership Down as we take…
On Krysler’s Trail
An Epic Journey Welcome to our first blog post of the New Year, which sees us return to the insightful…
Routinely Itemised: RPGs #82
January 8, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment💰 Ads: Links may earn us money Our first full week of…
We talk Slay the Spire, traditional board games and whether the d6 is overrated in the first Dicebreaker Podcast of 2021!
The Dicebreaker Podcast is back for a brand new year, but with the same ol’ tangents as Matt, Wheels and…
Pathfinder: The Bestiary 2 Goes Pocketsized
Pathfinder 2nd Edition has a new pocket sized Bestiary 2 out, as long as your pockets are capable of holding…
Secrets of the Emerald Order: Agents and Operatives
THE APPROPRIATOR An appropriator is sent by the Emerald Order to obtain important information and items by any means necessary.…
Outside the Box – January 8th
Happy New Year – and we start it with news from Corvus Belli, Para Bellum Wargames, Atomic Mass Games, Artel…
Dungeons & Dragons 5E sourcebook and adventure bundles are on sale at D&D Beyond
Grab a collection of digital sourcebooks and adventure books for Dungeons & Dragons 5E at a discounted price with the…
Finder’s Archive – Bog Wreckage
Hi everyone, and welcome back to the Finder’s Archives.In this column, we take some of the lands from Magic: The…
D&D: New Book Spotted – Announcement Next Week
It looks like 2020 started a trend: a new D&D book is on the horizon, with details coming next week,…
World of Darkness and D&D RPG writer and designer Jackie Cassada dies of COVID-19
Veteran roleplaying game designer and author Jackie Cassada has passed away as the result of COVID-19, with her surviving collaborator…
Wizards of the Coast Releases New Information on 'Magic: The Gathering' 'Kaldheim' Packs
Wizards of the Coast released new information on the rarity configuration of Magic: The Gathering packs for the upcoming Kaldheim…
MtG: Kaldheim Livestream Spoilers
Do you hear that icy wind blowing? Kaldheim is coming, and spoilers from the new Livestream preview are at hand.…
Thursday Art Assault – The Moon Unknown
‘The Moon Unknown’ – J Edward Neill – 2020 Find more out of this world art at:
Pathfinder Encounter: Heaving Kobolds
This week in The Shroud of Four Silences, the adventurers find themselves in pitched battle in the heart of the…
D&D: Five Things We Miss About Fourth Edition
Say what you will about 4E, but its innovations are sorely missed at the tabletop even to this day. Here…
DriveThruRPG adds Brexit warning to checkout
The UK left the EU Single Market at the end of 2020 due to Brexit the year before. As a…
D&D’s Most Underrated Races And Why You Should Play Them
Next time you sit down to make a D&D character, consider one of these fun, versatile, and sometimes absolutely bonkers…
Let’s Look At Exploration
One of our primary goals with Level Up is to expand and fully flesh out the game’s exploration pillar. There…
Create the D&D Characters of your Dreams with the D&D Beyond Player Bundle!
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Pathfinder: Playtest Two New Classes – Gunslinger & Inventor
Pathfinder has opened up a playtest that features two new classes: an old familiar face and a new star: check…
John Carter of Mars RPG bundle lets you explore the galaxy for under $10
Fly through space in a Martian planetary romance with John Carter of Mars, the science-fiction roleplaying game that’s currently on…
Tales From The Magician’s Skull: An Interview With Howard Andrew Jones (Goodman Games)
Tabletop RPG publisher, Goodman Games, is home to a prose sword-and-sorcery magazine, Tales From The Magician’s Skull. Since they’re expanding…
D&D: How To Make Your Encounters More Dynamic
Tired of encounters that turn into four-mini pileups? Wanna spice up a slugfest? Here are a few ways to make…
Discover the next D&D book on Tuesday 12th
Wizards of the Coast will announce a new D&D book on the 12th of January and publish it on the…
Free to Download: Edge of the Sun preview
Monte Cook Games’ Cypher System Edge of the Sun is due out in February, but a free to download preview…
DMs Guild Review: The Deck of Multitudinous Things
Art by Amber Litke Written by Amber Litke, Sadie LowryIllustrated by Amber Litke, Tihi Luadthong DM Experience: ExpertPlayer Experience: Novice …
Dragon Talk: Tony Diterlizzi
It’s 2021 and we’re back in action! Greg & Shelly get us up to date one the latest D&D news!…
Tabletop Kickstarter Round-Up: January 6, 2021
Come check out this week’s batch of crowdfunding highlights! Cuticorium – RPG You are a bug. There is little time…
We Be Life-Size!
Happy New Year, Pathfinders! While it’s been nice to have a few weeks to spend with our families, we’re all…
Druid 101: Circle of Stars (from Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything)
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Free to Download: Name generation tables for Righteous Blood, Ruthless Blades: Wuxia Roleplaying
Osprey Publishing have shared name generation tables for their Wuxia RPG Righteous Blood, Ruthless Blades. [Download Generator] The RPG by…
Bard – College of Mixology (5e)
This week on the Campaign Trail, I thought I’d share a subclass I created for one of my players who…
DUNE #6 – Illustrating Dune
By Katya Thomas Dune has been an inspiration to artists for years, but in some ways that makes it harder…
Dungeon Tables: Mildly Magical Curios
1d100 Mildly Magical Curios 1–2 A thin silver ring with a round center stone that you can change the color…
Media Release: New Gamemaster Month 2021 has commenced, and RuneQuest is one of the featured games
MEDIA RELEASE – for immediate release This month is New Gamemaster Month, and we’ve joined our friends at Monte Cook Games,……
Monthly Encounter #17: A Whitefang in the sewers (lvls 1-4)
Here at Tribality, we’ve decided to provide our readers with Encounters ready to be added to your table. I’ll be…
Writing Star Trek Novels with Keith R. A. DeCandido
Keith R. A. DeCandido is the author of more than 50 novels. He has written for series like Star Trek,…
Rogue Squadron- TIE Specialists
Welcome to Rogue Squadron, pilot! In this series, we will be looking at different squadrons you can fly in Fantasy…
Shadowrun RPG gets Collapsing Now as a Q1 release
Catalyst Game Labs will publish the Runner Resource Book “Shadowrun: Collapsing Now” for the 6th edition of their fantasy cyberpunk…
The World Of Darkness – From 90’s Kings To The End Of White Wolf – Prime
The World of Darkness carved a dark, edgy niche in the RPG empire, but the brooding 90s led to a…
Apex Legends Launches A New Fight Night Collection Event
Respawn Entertainment looks to be closing out Season 7 of Apex Legends with some banger events as we have a…
Paizo Has Launched The Pathfinder Guns & Gears Playtest
Paizo has launched a brand new playtest for content in Second Edition as you can now try out the new…
You Haven’t Seen It – Karate Kid Part III
As Cobra Kai fever grips my house (I think my wife has watched the first 2 seasons around 4 times…
Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay: Behind The Throne – Collector’s Edition
Do you like the Enemy Within but want to get your hands on a swanky new version? Check out the…
Pathfinder Society Playtest Rules: Gunslinger and Inventor
Welcome to 2021! How about a playtest to start off with a bang? After not participating in the Pathfinder Secrets…
Shooting Toward a New Horizon
Over the past couple months, there’s been a lot of speculation about what our next book might be, and what…
D&D Hit Point Trackers – RPG Accessories
Keep your hit points, spells and sometimes even class specific abilities organized with these beautiful and easy to use HP…
Enchanted Trinkets II Has More Enchanted Trinkets For Your 5th Edition Game
More enchanted trinkets for your 5th Edition game in a new softcover compilation!More
Using Monsters Beyond their Stat Block: Orcs
Today let’s take a look at the most fearsome of foes, Orcs, and how to use them beyond their stat…
RPG: Check Out The Merchants Of The Void
Come take a look at the next installment in Starfinder’s adventure path for roguish scoundrels who aim to misbehave. Would…
Tabletop Alliance Non-Profit Organization Created to Enhance Educational and Community Programs
NFP Web Site Features a List of Scholarly Articles for Use with Games in Education Bruce Brown, Joshua Isringhausen, and…
Goodman Games Announces a New 'Dungeon Crawl Classic' Based on a Fred Saberhagen Novel Series
Goodman Games announced DCC: The Empire of the East, a fantasy RPG sourcebook, for release in January. DCC: The Empire…
D&D: Three New Settings Coming Soon – But Which Ones And When?
With 2021 looming and at least three classic D&D settings in the works, the question remains, which ones, and when?…
That’s How I Roll: Top 5 Generic RPGs
It’s time for another Top 5 list! This time, I’m laying out my Top 5 favorite generic RPGs. Please note:…
John Carter of Mars 2d20 RPG in the Bundle of Holding
I recommend the John Carter of Mars RPG from Modiphius. Geek Native’s review says; I’m glad I made time for…
Embryo Machine brings the mecha battles of Gundam and Evangelion to the tabletop
Japanese robot-battling board game Embryo Machine is to be released in English for the first time, with a Kickstarter for…
Catalyst Game Labs Will Release ‘Shadowrun: Collapsing Now’ in Q1
A New Runner Resource Book for 'Shadowrun RPG'
Catalyst Labs Will Release 'Shadowrun: Collapsing Now' in Q1
Catalyst Labs will release Shadowrun: Collapsing Now, a new Runner Resource Book for Shadowrun RPG, in Q1. Shadowrun: Collapsing Now…
2021 Warhammer Resolutions
The new year has begun and I’m throwing down a set of Warhammer resolutions to challenge myself and all my…
Toy Gallery: For the Emperor
The only question is… which Emperor? Ahsoka would wipe em all out. Enjoy. If You Have An Awesome Tabletop or…
Join Paizo and Level Up Dice
Hello Adventures! [embedded content] We have some very exciting news! Paizo and Level Up Dice are partnering up to launch…
D&D: Five Adventures To Start Off Your New Year’s Campaign
It’s the start of a new year and it’s time to kick off your next campaign. But where to begin?…
Name Your Own Price: Agents of BAMF
Fainting Goat Games have released the RPG Agents of BAMF on Itch.io. The OSR style tabletop game is a Name…
Basic World Building: OSE and Neverland
🐙 Disclosure: The post contributor may earn affiliate commission on sales from this page. Basic World Building uses the tools from…
RPG Research charity helps over 30,000 people
RPG Research is a charity that uses roleplaying games to make life better for people. Last month, Geek Native shared…
Get RPG characters inked up with the Tome of Tattoos supplement for D&D 5E
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Pathfinder: The Pocket Gamemastery Guide – Big Advice, Little Book
Pathfinder 2nd Edition will soon have a pocket sized Gamemastery Guide out, as long as your pockets are from the…
City of Cats Wallpapers
It’s a brand-new year, and everyone’s gaming! So here’s a purrr-fect set of wallpapers for your computer, your smartphone, or…
A Dark Crystal RPG is coming from the creators behind the Labyrinth Adventure Game
Explore the planet of Thra and discover the mysteries behind the Crystal of Truth in The Dark Crystal Adventure Game,…
D&D: Diversity Troubles Loom For WotC Heading Into 2021
The rocky journey towards inclusivity and diversity continues for D&D, but according to a recent report from Wired, there’s trouble…
Astral Projections – It’s 2021 At Last!
As I write this, 2020 is almost over, and 2021 will be a few days old when you read it.…
Paizo Announces a Brand-New 'Starfinder RPG' Technology Rulebook
Paizo, Inc. announced Tech Revolution, a brand-new technology rulebook for Starfinder RPG, for release in Q3. In this new rulebook,…
Wizards of the Coast Unveils a Buy-a-Box Promo and a Release Date for 'Time Spiral: Remastered'
Wizards of the Coast unveiled the Lotus Bloom Buy-a-Box promo as well as the March 19, 2021 release date for…
WFRP: Volume 3 Of Enemy Within Is Here – Pre-Order Power Behind The Throne Today
The next stage of the Enemy Within campaign is up for pre-order from Cubicle 7. Come take a look at…
Level Up’s Monsters: The Stat Block
Hi! I’m Paul Hughes, a lead developer on Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition. At blogofholding.com, I’ve done statistical analysis on…
For the third year in a row, Dune is the most anticipated RPG of the year
EN World has compiled thousands of votes and produced the The 10 Most Anticipated Tabletop RPGs of 2021. This year…
Rolling for Initiative — January 2020 Predictions and RIP Jackie Cassada
Rolling for Initiative is a weekly column by Scott Thorne, PhD, owner of Castle Perilous Games & Books in Carbondale,…
Ringing in the New
Happy New Year! We hope you had a fantastic Christmas and suitably mellow New Year. This week, we’re taking a…
RPGs We Loved In 2020
Boy 2020 sure was a year wasn’t it? But for all that, there were some pretty amazing games released this…
The Monsters Are Our Heroes pushes for a print edition
The Monsters Are Our Heroes is an RPG set in a modern-day America powered by gas and lightning. It’s modern…
D&D: Mordenkainen’s Tome Of Foes Brings The Monsters
Planning out some encounters for your next D&D session? Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes makes building challenging encounters exciting–but that’s only…
Why Critical Role and Binging with Babish Were the Best TV of 2020
With 2020 in the books and all the retrospectives done, it's time to face some cold, hard facts: broadcast network…
A Caroling Horse (Of Course. Of Course.)
Happy holidays, one and all! Whether you're celebrating the season, stuck working, or enjoying business mandated days off, I don't…
Routinely Itemised: RPGs #81
Happy Hogmanay! ’tis the season for RPG blogs to write lists and predictions. Geek Native will try and keep those…
Awesomsticks 2020 Year in Review
It's been an up and down year for Awesomsticks, but there are good things coming in 2021. The post Awesomsticks…
One-on-One Roleplaying: Problems to Plan for and Avoid in Your One-on-One Game
One of the reasons we started writing about playing 5th Edition with just two people was that it brought us…
RPG Review – Monsters of the City
Welcome to the Finder’s Archive and a review is what we have in store for you this week. 😊We take…
HAPPY NEW YEAR 2021!
Goodbye 2020, and let’s ring in the new year! I think we have all been waiting for this one a…
Leomund’s Tiny Problem
Today I want to talk about Leomund’s tiny hut, which for brevity I’ll be calling LTH for the rest of…
Warhammer 40K: Litanies Of The Lost’s First Adventure – Duty Beyond Death
With Litany of the Lost on the way Cubicle 7 has released a pdf of the first adventure in the…