Loke BatteMats announce three new product lines in time for UK Games Expo
Loke already announced the starter kit New Box of Adventure – Valley of Peril that contains maps, tokens and other…
A Galaxy of Adventure
Date With Destiny If you are a regular reader of our blog or a fan of Judge Dredd, you’ll likely…
D&D: What Happens In Sigil, Stays In Sigil – The City Of Doors
There’s a city that is full of doors to places you can’t even imagine. Welcome to Sigil. That’s right. It’s…
Twistwood: If job hunting was like an RPG adventure
@ByTwistwood is a Twitter account to follow and to prove it, we’re going to show a strip from a few…
Competition: Liches: Dance Macabre for 5e and Pathfinder
Texas in August Studio will soon launch a Kickstarter for Liches: Dance Macabre. You can win a copy and a…
Teatime Adventures: Former US Department of Education games and education policy lead invents new collaborative D&D magic system
I had a chance to talk to Grace Collins (they/them), CEO of Snowbright Studio, Quill Kolat (They/Them) the Creative Manager…
Why Magic: The Gathering Players Need to Play Dungeons & Dragons
Make room Marvel, there’s a new crossover in town, and it’s bringing two powerhouse fandoms together like never before. The…
Iconic Encounter: Whispers in the Storm
Twice have I been born, and with each birthing, I have gained a lifelong companion. The first companion was pain,…
RPG Spotlight: Zombie World
Powered by the Apocalypse meets the zombie apocalypse for a game that’s just as fun as it is brutal and…
Horizons Fellowship: GAMA find $30,000 to support underrepresented communities in tabletop gaming
The Game Manufacturers Association has launched the Horizons Fellowship. It’s a six-month accelerator to look for newly established creators and…
Outside the Box – July 23rd
Welcome back to Outside the Box, this time featuring Knight Models, Para Bellum Wargames, Creature Caster, Perry Miniatures and more!…
Itch.io’s Creator Day returns to give 100% of revenue to devs and designers on the indie marketplace
Indie marketplace Itch.io is currently running its second Creator Day, giving 100% of revenue to creators on the platform for…
Into the Wilderness: Random Encounters
Random encounter tables are a great tool for wilderness play. Out of character, they allow you to procedurally generate content,…
Now You Can Pre-Order The Homeworld RPG
Homeworld: Revelations captures the magic of the Homeworld series and brings it to your tabletop. Now it’s available for pre-order…
Finder’s Archive – Buried Ruin
Copyright Wizards of the CoastHi everyone, and welcome back to the Finder’s Archives. In this column, we take some of…
D&D: How R.A. Salvatore Wants To Fix The Racist Tropes Of Drizzt And The Drow
A new novel, Starlight Enclave, holds big changes for D&D as R.A. Salvatore moves away from the racist tropes underpinning…
Dixit and roleplaying collide with surreal RPG Dreampunk
Use a set of interpretive illustrated cards to navigate the surreal world of the unconscious in upcoming roleplaying game Dreampunk.…
The Crunchiest RPG This Side Of The 80s, Rolemaster – PRIME
Many games took the classic D&D formula and streamlined it–but Rolemaster took a look at all that math and said…
Modiphius Reveals its ‘Homeworld’
Modiphius Entertainment has revealed the first releases for its Homeworld: Revelations tabletop role playing game, which will launch this winter.…
Pelgrane Press’s 13th Age makes a compelling Humble Bundle
🐙Sponsored Post paid for by Geek Native. We may earn a commission on sales.There’s $383 worth of the highly rated…
Get out from behind the book: VoxStory brings tabletop RPGs to TV screens
Does your RPG have better moments in it than some TV shows? Would it be cool to sit on the…
Become Entangled in the ‘Web of the Spider Tyrant’
Steamforged Games will release Web of the Spider Tyrant, a new Epic Encounters set, into retail stores on September 30.…
GAMA Unveils Horizons Fellowship Program
Includes $30,000 Accelerator Fund for Underrepresented Communities in the Games Industry The Game Manufacturers Association (GAMA) has unveiled the Horizons…
MTG: Brainstorm Gets Suspended From Historic
A new Banned and Restricted Announcement takes effect today, and it looks like Brainstorm is abating, for now. Check it…
Christmas in July: Chainmail, the game which became D&D, is on sale
The DMs Guild and DriveThruRPG’s Christmas in July sale feels a little late this year. It’s nearly August, but sometimes…
New D&D book from Critical Role: What’s in the Tal’Dorei revised edition?
Tal’Dorei Reborn is the second edition of the D&D 5e-powered campaign setting created by Critical Role. The original book was…
Homeworld: Revelations By Modiphius Entertainment Now On Preorder
Modiphius Entertainment, a tabletop game design company known well for their licensed games such as Fallout: Wasteland Warfare and The Elder Scrolls:…
Trans Atlantis Games: Ex-Wizards of the Coast VP Rob Watts sets up a new tabletop games company
Trans Atlantis Games is a new company from Bob Watts, the games industry veteran and ex-Privateer Press CEO, Steve Herbert…
July Scenario Previews
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Organized Play: Pathfinder & Starfinder Interactive Preview
It all started when Starfinder launched and John Compton (lead of Organized Play development at the time) kept threatening me…
Critical Role Announces Tal’Dorei Campaign Setting Reborn
Critical Role has announced their latest book from Darrington Press as they will be releasing Tal'Dorei Campaign Setting Reborn. As…
Critical Role sourcebook Tal’Dorei Reborn re-introduces players to the D&D setting
Revisit the world of Vox Machina with the new Critical Role sourcebook for Dungeons & Dragons, Tal’Dorei Campaign Setting Reborn.…
Facedown the dreadful maw of the sandworm: Dune’s all-star trailer
Months of delays haunt Denis Villeneuve’s Dune, but, finally, Dune is coming to the cinema screens. October and the wait…
Both RPG publishers once known as TSR divest themselves of the name, but questions remain
Two roleplaying game publishers, both claiming some right to call their company TSR, have since changed names. Solarian Games and…
A spoonful of jam: Itch’s One-Page RPG Jam picks up speed
The one-page RPG jam on Itch launched a few days ago. It was empty, of course. The goal was to…
Will You Attend A Gaming Convention In 2021? PART TWO
In the first part of this three-part series, I looked at the pandemic induced rescheduling of a number of tabletop…
Battle meme demons and possessed smartphones in modern horror RPG Sigil & Shadow
Tabletop RPG Sigil & Shadow sounds like a combination of World of Darkness’ modern-day horror and the old-school dice-rolling of…
Best selling RPGs in Spring 2021: Cyberpunk RED RPG climbs the charts
Cyberpunk 2077 had a rocky ride, didn’t it? It’s based on a tabletop RPG series from Mike Pondsmith and R.…
Kickstarter Round-Up: Diverse RPG Adventures, Dwarf Minis, & a Roman Strategy Game
Come check out this week’s batch of Kickstarter and crowdfunding highlights! Black Mountain Clan Resin & Digital The Black Mountain…
Magus goes BOOM! Catch up on the Secrets of Magic Liveplay!
Last week, four “Enigmas,” esteemed graduates from the College of Mysteries in the metropolis of Absalom, traveled to a tiny…
Nightfall Games and Handiwork Games announce the Harrowvale 5e setting
Handiwork Games (Beowulf, a|state) and Nightfall Games (SLA Industries, The Terminator) have announced a collaboration for a 5e setting called…
3 Powerful Dragon Group Patrons to Use in Your D&D Campaign
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With the impending release of Fizban’s Treasury of Dragons on October 19, there’s no better time to brainstorm new ways…
Geek Native Patron gift: Good Strong Hands RPG
Did you miss out on the Good Strong Hands in lovely hardback? Geek Native has just wrapped a competition to…
ZEITGEIST Returns, Plus Mephits & Shakespearian Figures
Our weekly news roundup here at EN Publishing includes a return to our critically-acclaimed ZEITGEIST world with a new adventure,…
Tiny Library swaps your regular pack of playing cards for a deck of 50 micro RPGs
Upcoming RPG collection Tiny Library looks to offer dozens of indie roleplaying games in a deck no bigger than a…
Ratatosk: New Squirrel-Folk Variants (Part One)
“Consider, even the untrained ratatosk can hold their own in a conflict. Now, I want you to imagine a squirrel-folk…
Warhammer 40,000: Eternal Crusade writer launches a dark fantasy supplement for D&D
Explore folk horror traditions by playing Dungeons & Dragons with Wickerpunk, a supplementary RPG book created by the lead writer…
World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King introduces quests, mounts and miniatures to the Pandemic spin-off
Pandemic’s upcoming World of Warcraft spin-off Wrath of the Lich King will add new gameplay mechanics, including the ability to…
Redwall-esque RPG Mausritter is squeaking onto Kickstarter with a new box set and adventure collection
Indie RPG Mausritter is launching a Kickstarter next month with a revamped starter set and a new collection of adventures…
Gold-plated mythos models among the rewards for Cthulhu Rises
In time for Call of Cthulhu’s 40th birthday, Polyglot Studios have a range of Cthulhu and mythos models as rewards…
Rogue Champions- Aggression Events
Marvel’s Champions has grown over the years since its initial release. Each aspect now has a large pool of upgrades…
D&D: Hey I’m Sorry, But 4th Edition Was Great
4th Edition is one of the better versions of D&D we’ve seen over the years, and you may disagree all…
What Not to Do When GMing with Ryan McHargue
Ryan McHargue, co-host of the Geezers of the Game podcast, joins me today on the show. We discuss what not…
The Green Knight RPG turns the standout fantasy film into a familiar adventure lifted by clever gameplay
Imitating the look and feel of a classic Dungeons & Dragons boxed campaign, The Green Knight: A Fantasy Roleplaying Game…
A Blades in the Dark style heist RPG is coming from the co-designer of D&D 3E
Pull off the perfect heist with Stealing Stories for the Devil, an upcoming roleplaying game designed by the co-designer of…
Hover Over ‘D&D’ Landscapes in a ‘Swamp Gas Balloon’
'D&D Icons of the Realms Miniatures: The Wild Beyond the Witchlight-Swamp Gas Balloon' WizKids will release D&D Icons of the…
Is It Enough?
When is enough, enough? I’m in the process of doing an edit on my current novel: S.O.U.L. Mate and am…
Bob Watts Announces New Company
Games industry vet Bob Watts has announced the formation of Trans Atlantis Games, a new game and accessory company. The…
The Doctor Who RPG Collector’s Edition is revealed to be a TARDIS
Cubicle 7 has revealed the stunning covers for the new edition of the Doctor Who Roleplaying Game. The long time…
UK Government sends studios reeling as the Tradeshow Access Programme is scrapped
For the last 30+ years, small to medium British businesses received financial support to attend international trade shows. It wasn’t…
Fena: Pirate Princess gets launch date as Crunchyroll and Adult Swim set sail together
The swashbuckling fantasy Fena: Pirate Princess now has a confirmed release date. Crunchyroll and Adult Swim will run the adventure,…
Meet the Iconics: Veerkea
Veerkea’s life began at sea. Literally, of course: like almost all ijtikris, she hatched from a free-floating egg, grew as…
Space hulks and Genestealers invade Wrath & Glory: Redacted Records for the Warhammer 40K RPG
Polygon has the exclusive on Cubicle 7’s Wrath & Glory supplement Redacted Records. The Warhammer 40K RPG focuses on the…
D&D combat done better: A project to enhance 5e with Injuries and Vile Deeds comes to Kickstarter
Today, Lone Colossus Games launched a Kickstarter for “Injuries and Vile Deeds”, a 5e supplement that introduces nearly 200 new…
When the Developer Plays: Let Me Tell You About My Character!
(No wait! Come back!)As many people know, telling random folks about your character is simultaneously the greatest temptation in RPG…
Using Monsters Beyond Their Stat Block: Oozes
The evil shampoos of the Dungeons and Dragons multiverse, oozes are classic monsters that no dungeon worth its treasure would…
TV Shows And Movies That Feel Almost Like D&D – But Aren’t
Sometimes a TV show or movie feels like a D&D adventure, whether it’s the group, or the random DM tormenting…
Get Fate Core, Fate of Cthulhu and more RPGs for less in Bundle of Holding deal
Create your own adventures or become immersed in one of many different settings at a discount with the Fate Worlds…
The One-Page RPG Jam 2021 invites creators to stretch their brevity for a second consecutive year
Tabletop designers can once again test their mettle against one blank paper during the One-Page RPG Jam 2021, which runs…
D&D: What You Need to Know About Gem Dragons Before Fizban’s
Gem Dragons are coming back to Dungeons and Dragons Fifth Edition in Fizban’s upcoming book, but what are they, exactly,…
Heroes on Demand – Elthana, Half-Elf Monk
Lyse from FF14. Copyright Square EnixBorn to a traveling troupe of entertainers, Elthana was raised surrounded by a variety of…
Mörk Borg-inspired miniatures game Forbidden Psalm returns with an expansion
Explore a dark fantasy world with a warband at your command with In the Footsteps of the Mad Wizard, a…
6–19 July 2021: The Good, The Bad, & the Baffling
This week, the TSR controversy continues on its bewildering path. Meanwhile, it’s awards season, as we get the nominations for…
WizKids’ ‘D&D’, ‘Pathfinder’, and Fantasy Figure Calendar for Q4 2021
This ICv2 calendar tracks WizKids' figure releases for their licensed fantasy lines as well as their own fantasy lines. It…
‘Dungeons & Dragons’ Tours ‘Magic: The Gathering’s’ ‘Strixhaven’ Campus
Wizards of the Coast will release D&D Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos, a new sourcebook for D&D 5E, into retail…
WizKids Reveals New Deets on Two ‘D&D The Wild Beyond the Witchlight Starter Sets’
WizKids revealed new details on the new D&D Icons of the Realms Miniatures: The Wild Beyond the Witchlight Starter Sets…
Top 5 Roleplaying Games – Spring 2021
This chart of the Top 5 Roleplaying Games (hobby channel) reflects sales in Spring 2021 (January-April). The charts are based…
Top 10 Hobby Channel Card/Dice Games – Spring 2021
This chart of the Top 10 Card/Dice Games (hobby channel) reflects sales in Spring 2021 (January-April). The charts are based…
Top 5 Non-Collectible Miniature Lines – Spring 2021
This chart of the Top 5 Non-Collectible Miniature Lines (hobby channel) reflects sales in Spring 2021 (January-April). The charts are…
Top 10 Hobby Channel Board Games – Spring 2021
This chart of the Top 10 Board Games (hobby channel) reflects sales in Spring 2021 (January - April). The charts…
Top Collectible Games – Spring 2021
These charts of the Top 10 Hobby Channel Collectible Games, Top 3 Mass Market Channel Collectible Games and Top 5…
Hobby Game Sales Sprout in Spring 2021
Hobby game sales were up strongly overall in the Spring (January through April) season of 2021, although there were substantial…
I’m offering background commissions! (But it might not be what you’re thinking…)
Hey everyone. How’s it going? So… At last, I’ve decided to offer something resembling commissioned artwork. But it might not…
The Commoner’s Guide to Surviving Dragon Attacks
Greetings, commoner! Have you found yourself buried in rubble as a red dragon burns your village to the ground? Have…
A world of machines: A review of Horizon Zero Dawn – Liberation #1
I know Horizon Zero Dawn, of course. The game looked gorgeous, the trailer compelled my internet, and Aloy is a…
Evil Hat brings $335 worth of FATE to the Bundle of Holding
The Fate rules shaped like Core, Accelerated and Condensed, and tokens make up the toolkit and a host of worlds…
New Starfinder Playtest
Some say the only constant is change—and Starfinder’s newest playtest is all about it! Indeed, it’s time to shake up…
Tabletop Gallery: All Hail the Omnissiah!
The Skitarii Legions march upon the galaxy without fear (thanks to that codex). Everybody loves a good picture of a…
D&D transformed: A review of Matthew Colville’s Kingdoms & Warfare
Kingdoms & Warfare made over $1.3m on Kickstarter, and very few RPGs have crossed the six-figure line. Is it any…
Tales of Lost Omens: On The Move
Nkayah yawned from her post in the tall tree. The job of scouting and protecting wanderers was always more exciting…
Reject authority and dream: The surreal Dreampunk RPG finds its wings
Xavid, a software engineer and award-winning LARP designer, has taken a tabletop RPG called Dreampunk to Kickstarter. Played with surreal…
Rod Lamberti of Rodman Comics on Returning to Normal and Changing
Comic Distribution Changes, on 'Modern Horizons 2' Prerelease, Free Comic Book Day, More Rod Lamberti of Rodman Comics in Ankeny,…
How well do you know your D&D monsters? Test for knowledge on this week’s Dicebreaker Podcast!
This episode of the Dicebreaker Podcast is sponsored by Wild Bill's. Use promo code CHEERS15 for 15% off your first…
Blackmoor: The world’s first D&D campaign setting is DriveThruRPG’s deal of the day
Dave Arneson and Gary Gygax created D&D to play Blackmoor. The setting is the first campaign world we had for…
Tome Unbound: Graveyard Dragon
Alternate Traits and Actions The following changes allow GMs to alter a graveyard dragon without modifying its challenge rating. Elemental…
Adventures in the Forgotten Realms’ best gameplay mechanic isn’t new to Magic: The Gathering
Magic: The Gathering’s latest set Adventures in the Forgotten Realms is a love letter to Dungeons & Dragons and everything…
Explore the ‘D&D’ Witchlight Carnival’s Games of Chance with New Boxed Set
Wizards of the Coast will release D&DThe Witchlight Carnival Dice & Miscellany, dice and map boxed set, on September 21.…
Call of Cthulhu expansions and Carbon Grey RPG coming from newly formed publisher
Magnetic Press Play, a brand new tabletop studio, is set to release expansions for the Call of Cthulhu series and…
D&D Live Told Us More About The Next Three Very Different 5E Books
This weekend D&D Live boasted charitable contributions, star-studded panels, and games, and gave us a look at the next three…