Homebrew Horrors: Three New Hydras
Want new monsters? Come and get ‘em! Let Theros and Icewind Dale combine with the frigid cryohydra—plus two other many-headed…
Subclasses, Part 4
Two spooky subclasses manifest in today’s Unearthed Arcana: the College of Spirits for bards and the Undead patron for warlocks.…
Now You Can Play Starfinder With Nathan Fillion, Laura Bailey, And Alexa
Starfinder has an interactive audio adventure out featuring the voices of Nathan Fillion, Laura Bailey, and more–available now on…Alexa? RPGs…
Monthly Encounter #12: An Abominable Cavern (lvls 5-10)
Thumbnail art from Grady Frederick Here at Tribality, we’ve decided to provide our readers with Encounters ready to be added…
Wanderhome is a relaxing animal RPG inspired by Redwall, Studio Ghibli and the Moomins
Step into a world of swaying grass and shaded creeks in Wanderhome, an upcoming roleplaying game that turns players into…
D&D: Baldur’s Gate 3 Delayed, But A Release Date Is Coming Soon
Baldur’s Gate 3 will be missing their August deadline for their Early Access release–but it looks like the game is…
Summer Star Wars Updates
Last week saw a lot of updates coming out of Fantasy Flight Games. First the points update on Tuesday and…
Running Tabletop RPGs with Patrick Kanouse
Patrick Kanouse is a longtime gamemaster and novelist. He joins me on the podcast to discuss running tabletop role-playing games.…
Starfinder RPG’s episodic Amazon Alexa game is out now, stars Critical Role’s Laura Bailey
The first three episodes of sci-fi RPG Starfinder’s interactive game for smart home speaker Amazon Alexa have launched, starring Laura…
Rich Thomas founder of Onyx Path Publishing responds to allegations of racist blacklisting
A thread on Onyx Path’s forums brings together public allegations based by RPG designer Khaldoun Khelil against Matt McElroy and…
Dungeon Tables: Trinkets and Treasures
A GM’s work is never done, so to make things easier on you, we’re providing a series of tables to…
Roll20 reports 2020 Q2 boom in RPGs; D&D reigns supreme
It will come as little surprise, but playing tabletop RPGs online using the virtual tabletop Roll20 has never been more…
Amazon and Paizo launch Starfinder audio game
If you have an Alexa or the Amazon Alexa app on your Android or Apple iOS device you can now…
FFG announces two more books for the Legend of the Five Rings RPG
Fields of Victory is a sourcebook for Legend of the Five Rings and Blood of the Lioness is an adventure.…
Arcadia: Matt Colville announces a new monthly Dungeons & Dragons magazine
Matt Colville’s company, MCDM, is working on a new D&D magazine. James Introcaso, who was a co-author on Critical Role’s…
40K: New Edition Points and the T’au Empire
Let’s talk T’au, 9th Edition points changes, and a few key units you want to pay attention to. Let’s begin…
“Alexa, open the Starfinder game!”
Announcing Starfinder, a new interactive Alexa game, featuring voice talent Laura Bailey, Nathan Fillion, and many more! Your browser does…
Space: 1889 resurrected by The Bundle of Holding (twice)
Space: 1889 is a steampunk-themed RPG in which some of the pop-science that the Victorians believed in turns out to…
Great Dalmuti: Dungeons & Dragons Card Game
The Great Dalmuti is a card game that was published way back in 1995 by Wizards of the Coast. It…
RPG Accessoires: Animal Dice
Fish and duckies and bears, oh my! These dice will feel like your bringing your character’s familiar or your favorite…
A News Media Guide for RPG Publishers
When I sought to create a blog that featured news about tabletop role-playing games, I discovered some things that have…
Building a Pantheon: How to Choose Your Gods
Today we start a new series in worldbuilding focusing on a heavenly subject: creating pantheons for your tabletop roleplaying game.…
Dungeons & Dragons 5E modder creates combat wheelchair for disabled RPG characters
An RPG designer has created a combat wheelchair for Dungeons & Dragons 5E, allowing characters with disabilities to more comfortably…
RPG: Hellboy The RPG, Coming Soon To A Kickstarter Near You
A new roleplaying game set in the Hellboy universe is in the works–soon you’ll be able to join the BPRD…
28 July–3 August 2020: The Diana Jones Award; The ENnie Awards; the Indie Groundbreaker Awards
It’s awards season in gaming and oh boy do we have a lot to go through: the Diana Jones Award…
That’s How I Roll – The Skinny on Red Mists
Cover Art by Eric Lofgren© 2016 Bill Edmunds. All rights reserved.As you may have read in previous articles of mine,…
D&D: Midnight Comes To 5th Edition
Midnight, the popular 3rd edition D&D setting where the Dark Lord won the great war and conquered the world, is…
Hellboy is being turned into an RPG, Kickstarter this summer
Comic book series Hellboy is being turned into a tabletop RPG with a Kickstarter campaign launching later this summer. Hellboy:…
Magic: The Gathering creator’s classic card game The Great Dalmuti gets a Dungeons & Dragons do-over
Compete in a game of wits and luck with a fantastical twist in The Great Dalmuti: Dungeons & Dragons, a…
Games Workshop Teases 'Blood Bowl: Second Season Edition'
Games Workshop has unveiled Blood Bowl: Second Season Edition for release during the Holiday Season. COVID-19 may have cast doubts…
Wizards of the Coast Shakes Up 'Magic: The Gathering' With Surprise Bannings
Cleaning Up the Standard and Pioneer Formats Before the Release 'Zendikar Rising' Wizards of the Coast issued a surprise update…
Tempt Fate with 'The Great Dalmuti: Dungeons & Dragons'
Wizards of the Coast has announced The Great Dalmuti: Dungeons & Dragons, ahead of the original The Great Dalmuti’s 25th…
Dark Horse announces a new Hellboy RPG
Mantic Games, who make the Hellboy board game and Dark Horse Comics today announced a new Hellboy RPG. The RPG…
Wizards of the Coast announce a D&D themed Dalmuti
A D&D product that didn’t leak in advance? Not quite. The Great Dalmuti is a 25-year old card game from…
EN Publishing releases Strontium Dog for the Judge Dredd RPG
Judge Dredd & The Worlds of 2000 AD use EN Publishing's WOIN system (What's Old is New), and Strontium Dog…
The inaugural Gen Con Online draws 40,000 gamers
Gen Con was cancelled this year due to public safety concerns over a rampaging virus. At short notice, the convention…
Histories of War and Loyalty Come to the Rokugan in ‘Legends of the Five Rings’
New RPG Source Book, Adventure Book, and LCG Card Cycle or 'L5R'
Sword Chronicle: Introducing the Shattered Era
A funny thing happened on the way to making Sword Chronicle. Sword Chronicle was based on the simplest of ideas:…
Encounter of the Week: Chaos in Kelvin’s Cairn
Prepare for Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden with part seven of this ongoing mini-series. The characters have journeyed through…
D&D: A Crossover With The Great Dalmuti Is In The Cards
Richard Garfield’s other other card game, The Great Dalmuti, is back with a Dungeons and Dragons twist for its 25th…
The Great Dalmuti: Dungeons & Dragons
A Face-Paced Card Game of One-Upsmanship Sometimes you roll a 1... … and sometimes you roll a 20 and crush…
Basic World Building: Design a Stronghold
🐙 Disclosure: The post contributor may earn affiliate commission on sales from this page. In last month’s column, I provided…
FFG Adds Clone Wars Factions to 'Star Wars: Armada'
Ships of the Galactic Republic and the Separatist Alliance will be joining Fantasy Flight Games’ Star Wars: Armada tabletop miniatures…
RPG: The Gen Con RPG Roundup
Gen Con was this past weekend–and though the convention was totally virtual, the games are all real. Today we’re looking…
The real-life tragedy and sensationalised fantasy behind D&D-inspired movie Mazes and Monsters
For Tom Hanks, it was hardly the most auspicious start to a movie career. Before Forrest Gump, before Turner &…
Astral Projections – Doran’enok for Star Wars Saga Edition
©2014 & TM Lucasfilm Ltd. Millennia ago, the doran’enoks evolved on Arda I, a desert world which had once been…
Reasons A Site Might Be Abandoned P4
(Author’s note: I’m picking up where I left off numerically) One of the classic D&D tropes is a party entering…
D&D: Exploring Eberron Adds New Subclasses, New Races, Opens The World
Exploring Eberron, a new book by creator Keith Baker, expands the world and adds seven new subclasses, seven “Eberronified” races,…
Swedish doom metal RPG Mörk Borg triumphs at 2020 ENnie Awards as Alien RPG named Best Game
This year’s ENnie Awards winners have been announced, naming the best tabletop RPGs of the last 12 months as voted…
Welcome to Midgard: Theocracy of Kammae Straboli
The inquisitors of Kammae know how to strike at their foes’ weakest spots. The priests of the Moon Goddess know…
Diana Jones Award celebrates “Black excellence in gaming” on its 20th anniversary
This year’s Diana Jones Award, an annual prize that recognises “excellence” in the tabletop gaming industry, has been given to…
Paizo Teams Up With Beadle & Grimm's To Bring Premium Campaign Support Products To 'Pathfinder RPG'
Gen Con Online News: Paizo, Inc. announced that it will teams up with Beadle & Grimm's, makers of premium D&D…
40K’s New Sets, Eberron Guide, Star Wars ARMADA Teasers, Paizo & FFG’s Fallout
40K is getting new start sets next week, Star Wars ARMADA has Clone Wars teasers, we talk about Eberron, Pathfinder…
RPG: Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay Gen Con Starter Bundles
Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay is having a flash sale as Gen Con closes–come look at these WFRP starter sets while you…
Mage Hand Press’ blasts off with D&D in space and the Dark Matter Starter Set
Mage Hand Press has a success on their hands with the Starter Set for their D&D in space game Dark…
D&D designer to write The Dragon’s Eye for RuneQuest
Chaosium has announced that a new sourcebook for RuneQuest: Roleplaying in Glorantha is in development. It’s called The Dragon’s Eye,…
Relics: Tin Star Games’ RPG of abandoned angels gets a print edition
Steve Dee and Tin Star Games ran a successful Kickstarter for Relics in 2019. At Gen Con Online, the company…
Crafty Games launch preorders on new Mistborn products including The Siege of Luthadel and $200 metal dice
At Gen Con Online, Crafty Games opened preorders on a new range of Mistborn products. Mistborn is a series of…
RPG: Paizo’s Big Batch Of Gen Con Releases
Paizo released a ton of new books in physical form to celebrate this year’s Gen Con. Everything from Lost Omen:…
Righteous Blood, Ruthless Blades: Wuxia Roleplaying to be published by Osprey Games
In the RPG, players will take on the roles of eccentric heroes who do demonstrate a profound mastery of martial…
Kevin Siemieda confirms Savage Rifts for Fantasy Grounds
Sean Owen Roberson of The Roberson Rebellion has a mammoth two and a half-hour interview with Palladium Books boss Kevin…
D&D: An Adventurer’s Guide To Eberron
Magic robots, robot magic, and a whole lot of swashbuckling, spying, and scheming abound in the world of Eberron. That’s…
Press Release: Free League Wins Six ENNIE Awards, Including Best Game and Fan Favorite Publisher
Free League Publishing – Aug 01, 2020 15:09 BST It was quite a night for Free League Publishing at the ENNIE…
Astral Tabletop added over 1,400 media assets this week
Astral Tabletop, the browser-based virtual tabletop and DriveThruRPG partner, has been aggressively expanding its marketplace of assets. Astral offers tiers…
Publisher Spotlight: September poll opens for Patrons
It’s a new month, and that means a new RPG Publisher Spotlight vote. Geek Native’s Patrons get to vote on…
D&D: Beadle & Grimms Makes The Curse Of Strahd Legendary
Wizards of the Coast aren’t the only ones putting out an updated Curse of Strahd. Beadle & Grimms has confirmed…
The ENnies 2020 winners have been announced, and a doom metal art RPG won Best Product of the Year
The ENnies were held online this year as the lockdown as forced Gen Con to go virtual. Hosts Misha Bushyager,…
Tales of Lost Omens: Connections
Tales of Lost Omens: Connections Friday, July 31, 2020 Toulon flipped through the pages of the report, keeping one…
Midnight: Legacy of Darkness confirmed for D&D 5e
What if the bad guys won? Take a Lord of the Rings-style setting and imagine the dark lord and his…
Edge Studios likely to publish a new Twilight Imperium RPG
At a Gen Con Online 2020 discussion hosted by Fantasy Flight Games, Sam Stewart the Roleplaying Games Manager for Edge…
Enemies on All Sides
We’ve covered character creation, equipment, campaigns, and more. Now that you’re fully prepared and ready for battle, you need to…
Paizo at Gen Con Online 2020
Watch the Gen Con Online 2020 recording of “Paizo 2020 and Beyond.” Erik Mona’s presentation starts 30 minutes into the…
Storm Edge Campaign Setting 9: Henge
Welcome back to the world of STORM EDGE: THE ADVENTURES IN EIGHT ISLES! This week, we are introducing a new…
Press Release: GAME-CHANGERS FROM PAIZO
PRESS RELEASE The Pathfinder Advanced Player’s Guide, Starfinder Starship Operations Manual, and Pathfinder Lost Omens: Legends lead 15 new July…
Paizo offer 20% off for Gen Con as they wrap July with 15 new releases
It’s been a busy month for Paizo Publishing. They’ve announced a partnership with Beadle & Grimm, launched a playtest for…
Press Release: Does Love Forgive? – a special surprise release from Chaosium for Gen Con 2020!
Media Release: for immediate release Does Love Forgive? – a special surprise release from Chaosium for Gen Con 2020! Does…
Press Release: “Crypt of the Mellified Mage” Module For Award-Winning Forbidden Lands RPG Launched Today
Free League Publishing “Crypt of the Mellified Mage” Module For Award-Winning Forbidden Lands RPG Launched Today Free League Publishing –……
RPG Spotlight: Alien, At The Gaming Table Everyone Can Hear You Scream
Prepare your spacesuit and find Jonesy, on this week’s RPG spotlight we’re fighting xenomorphs with the Alien Roleplaying Game. A…
Press Release: Destroyer of Worlds For The ALIEN RPG Launching September 8 Alongside Starter Set
Free League Publishing Destroyer of Worlds For The ALIEN RPG Launching September 8 Alongside Starter Set Free League Publishing –……
Routinely Itemised: RPGs #59
It’s Gen Con Online weekend and even as I write this over 5,000 people are watching an actual play of…
Shadowrun Murder Hornet Shaman art
Artist Echo Chernik has a Gen Con exclusive with this limited edition Swarm print. Shaman is a magic-using class in…
Press Release: Vaesen – Nordic Horror Roleplaying Launched
Free League Publishing Vaesen – Nordic Horror Roleplaying Launched Free League Publishing – Jul 28, 2020 13:00 BST Vaesen –……
Press Release: Twilight: 2000 By Free League Coming to Kickstarter on August 12
Free League Publishing Twilight: 2000 By Free League Coming to Kickstarter on August 12 Free League Publishing – Jul 31,……
The Soul Trade, Five and Infinity Ch. 3 – Now Available
In the Soul Trade, on an alternate Earth warped and twisted into a cruel imperial state, the conspiracy called Aethon…
Dungeons & Dragons: Building Exploration Roles For Your Campaign
: Gains insight on the area that the party is exploring. Learns lore-based information of the DM's choosing on a…
Pathfinder: Beadle And Grimms Comes To Golarion
Beadle & Grimms, the company that makes luxury D&D boxes full of props, maps, handouts, and more has announced a…Pathfinder…
The 4th edition of Twilight: 2000 gets a Kickstarter date
There's an upcoming project page already in place, with nearly 50 followers who have hit that "Notify me on launch"…
A slightly shorter Dicebreaker Podcast crams the same bevy of board game and RPG chatter into just one hour
In a slightly truncated episode of the Dicebreaker Podcast, Matt, Lolies, Johnny and Meehan gather to discuss the bevy of…
Pathfinder 2E Announces Secrets of Magic Rulebook, Will Add Magus and Summoner Classes Next Year
(Photo: Paizo) Pathfinder 2E's next major expansion will be Secrets of Magic, a new rulebook containing two new classes. Yesterday,…
Finder’s Archives – The Origins of Cyberpunk
Hi everyone, and welcome back to the Finder’s Archives.Today, I return to an old favorite of mine: Genres. I’ve previously…
D&D: In Baldur’s Gate 3, Running Water Will Kill Vampires
In a new reveal that shows just how far Baldur’s Gate 3 will go with the lore of the game,…
The Amber Bazaar: Double-Edged Magic IV
Everything must go! Prices slashed 100%! Please just take these items. I don’t want them anymore. Free me! Bancho’s Fleet…
Pinnacle Entertainment Group Will Release 'Rifts for Savage Worlds Adventure Boxed Set' Into Trade
Pinnacle Entertainment Group will release Rifts For Savage Worlds Adventure Boxed Set, a roleplaying game boxed set, into trade on…
Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay Wants You To Get In Double Trouble
Find yourself in Double Trouble tonight with the newest adventure for Ubersreik Adventures II. Grab yours today when you pre-order…
Beadle & Grimm: Paizo lean into WotC’s secret weapon
Wizards of the Coast have made clever use of a company called Beadle & Grimm to make and sell luxury…
Paizo Brings The Heat With Multiple New GenCon Releases
Today kicks off GenCon, the proclaimed "Best Four Days in Gaming". Even though COVID-19 delegates GenCon to be online and…
Beadle & Grimm’s Comes To Pathfinder — Chaos Ensues
Beadle & Grimm's Comes To Pathfinder — Chaos Ensues Thursday, July 30, 2020 Today, during Paizo Publisher and Chief…
Twitch Reveals Free Games With Prime For August 2020
Twitch revealed today all of the games that will be available and participating in Free Games With Prime for August…
FFG: In-Flight Report – Tons of New Product Reveals
Fantasy Flight Games held their In-Flight Report and showcased a TON of new products coming very soon. Come see all…