GM’s Toolbox: Lost In The warrens
GM's Toolbox: Lost In The warrens Wednesday, December 30, 2020 Mazes are sometimes just the thing a story needs, but…
Let’s Talk About Archetypes
We’ve shown you several draft Level Up classes (and we’re busy revising those based on the extensive survey feedback we…
1400 Sneak: A lo-fi heist-fantasy RPG
There’s a free demo of James Lennox-Gordon’s lo-fi heist-fantasy 1400 Sneak RPG on Itch.io. If you like the game, the…
Let’s Play D&D With Grogu
The Mandalorian may be gone until 2021 and Grogu may have flown off to continue his Jedi training, but we…
Midgard Alchemy: More Potion Formulations
There are several things to keep in mind when you are using these formulas for your campaign or for making…
Oath of Justice – Paladin Sacred Oath D&D 5e
Thumbnail art by HyunJoon Kim Oath of Justice The Oath of Justice has paladins settle on being the law, or…
Rogue Review- Haunted Mansion- Call of the Spirits
A year ago, my family went on a big trip to Disney World. The first reports of Coronavirus were coming…
The Monster First in Tabletop RPGs with Lucas Zellers
The host of the Making a Monster podcast Lucas Zellers joins me on the podcast today. We discuss his monster’s…
The New Faces of Design
Creating new rules and expansions for the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game takes a lot of work. Over the past year, the…
Apex Legends Gets A New Stories From The Outlands Video
Respawn Entertainment has released a brand new Stories From The Outlands video for Apex Legends for Season 7. The video…
Free to Download: To the City of Brass
To the City of Brass is a free 21-paged PDF for D&D on DriveThruRPG from Wizards of the Coast. The…
RPG: Celebration Dice For The New Year
Roll initiative on the new year with these dice that will feel like a tiny New Year’s Eve party every…
Using Monsters Beyond Their Stat Blocks: Goblinoid Tactics
I know I promised to discuss Orcs in last week’s article, but I had a realization that I missed something…
The Game Mechanic: G is for GNS Theory
Okay, so I may have cheated a little by using an acronym that’s not, strictly speaking, a game mechanic. But…
The Terminator RPG: Quick Start is now available as a Pay What You Want download
Nightfall Games have released a 44-page Quick Start for their forthcoming The Terminator RPG. You can download it from DriveThruRPG.…
The Last Minis Preview (of 2020)
The Paizo offices (or our home offices, I guess) may be closed for the holidays, but that doesn’t mean we…
Free to Download: Three-Dragon Ante
Wizards of the Coast added Three-Dragon Ante to DriveThruRPG in November. It’s a free download. Three-Dragon Ante is a card…
PEG offers Savage Worlds Foundry upgrade
You can download and install a free Savage Worlds Adventure Edition for Foundry. However, you can also visit PEG’s store…
Titan Effect: Half-price bundle and bio-powered Community Content
Titan Effect is a tactical espionage and science fiction RPG powered by Savage Worlds. Right now, you can grab a…
Free to Download: Arcane Anthems for your RPGs
Arcane Anthems is a Patreon that creates free music for your tabletop RPGs. The sound files here are neither background…
Trapmaster: Chilling Encounters
So far, we’ve looked primarily at simple traps, but often you want an entire set piece to be a deadly…
‘Aliens’ Expansions Add A Ton Of Customization and Replayability
Once you know all the ins and outs of a mission-based game, it can get stale. But with these expansions,…
Astral Projections – “The Mandalorian” Gear: Whistling Birds (SWSE)
In honor of The Mandalorian‘s Clan (of Two) Mudhorn, I have been making stats for some cool gear from Season…
Rolling for Initiative — Notable Events (Besides the Epidemic) of 2020
Rolling for Initiative is a weekly column by Scott Thorne, PhD, owner of Castle Perilous Games & Books in Carbondale,…
A 'State of Level Up' Address!
We're hard at work on the rest of the game. Here's some quick-fix insights! These are quotes from the text.…
Which pets make the most popular dungeon companions?
There’s nothing unusual about mixing the life as an adventurer and as a pet owner. D&D rangers have animal companions,…
What are the best board games and RPGs of 2020? The team decides in a special GOTY Dicebreaker Podcast!
In a special episode of the Dicebreaker Podcast to finish up 2020, the whole team - Matt, Johnny, Lolies, Wheels…
Warlock’s Apprentice: Bearfolk Honey Axes
The bearfolk of the Northlands, the Rothenian Plains, and Dornig are renowned for their love of honey. No other race…
Finder’s Archive – Blossoming Sands
Copyright Wizards of the Coast. Hi everyone, and welcome back to the Finder’s Archives.In this column, we take some of…
Curated Christmas offers on DriveThruRPG
🐙Sponsored Post paid for by Geek Native. We may earn a commission on sales. At this time of year, sales…
Games of the Year 2020: Junk Art co-designer Sen-Foong Lim
Sen-Foong Lim is the co-designer behind beloved party games Junk Art and Rock, Paper, Wizard, as well as fantasy village…
RPG: Happy Christmas Adventuring!
It’s Christmas, so mix it up with some holiday themed adventures: Dungeons & Dragons 5e D&D 5e Holiday Adventure –…
AoS: Walk The Streets Of Brightspear
Come and walk the streets of Brightspear with a new sourcebook for Soulbound, the Age of Sigmar Roleplaying Game. Brightspear…
Happy Holidays from the Organized Play Team
We decked the halls, lit the candles, hung the holly, and partook of so many sugarplums! But before we settle…
D&D: Take A Look At The Original Map Of The Forgotten Realms
The Forgotten Realms are a well-explored piece of D&D lore… but here’s where it all began, the original Faerun, as…
Tome of Mystical Tattoos for 5e makes its mark
Karl Nicolas’ Kickstarter to publish a compendium of over 100 unique and fully-illustrated magical tattoo for 5e is doing well.…
Little Feet: The Legend of Gimcrack Jack (5e), a Review
Little Feet: The Legend of Gimcrack Jack is an all-ages adventure designed for the Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition ruleset.…
Games of the Year 2020: Alice is Missing and Icarus creator Spenser Starke
Spenser Starke is the designer behind mutiple roleplaying games such as the unique civilisation building RPG Icarus and this year's…
Mean Streets to Hostile Environments
Judging the Galaxy After last week’s Grand Galactic Tour, the final Judge Dredd & the Worlds of 2000 AD blog…
We Review The Critical Role Funko POP Collection
In the fall of 2020, the cast of Critical Role made what, at the time to them, was a geek…
GM’s Toolbox: Gravehall
The restless dead sometimes wander the world as skeletons or zombies, but necromancers are as innovative as they are evil.…
AGAINST THE GODS THEMSELVES
By Chris Birch It was 2012 when we first set out with members of Section M to confront the forces…
Aliens Among Us–Alien Archive 4 Unveiled, Part 3
The Starfinder Roleplaying Game is both weird and wonderful. So, even though the Holiday season is upon us—or perhaps because…
D&D: Dark Alliance Is Coming In 2021 For PC And ‘Consoles’
It was around this time last year that we got our first glimpse of the new D&D Dark Alliance. It’s…
Games of the Year 2020: Delve creator Anna Blackwell on the solo roleplaying of Thousand Year Old Vampire and Ironsworn
Anna Blackwell is a writer, journalist and game designer. She is the creator of storytelling RPG Those Who Play and…
Assassin’s Creed artist creates the Ultimate RPG Battle Map Creation Kit for VTTs
Xavier Deschenes has created environments in computer games for companies like EA and Ubisoft. Now they’re on Kickstarter with Ultimate…
Preview: ‘Pathfinder Battles: Darklands Rising’ Miniatures
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Expanding Codex Collection
Dear readers, we’ve collected our much-loved Expanding Codex series from designer Mike Welham! It’s now available in PDF. At a…
Fix a Broken Timeline as All-Powerful Hags in Mundane Magic TTRPG
A new freeform tabletop roleplaying game gives players the chance to right some cosmic wrongs while dealing with escalating consequences…
Blades in the Dark get a Bundle of Holding
Forged in the Dark RPGs are going in number and they’re powered by Blades in the Dark by One Seven.…
Give a meaning to your open-world quests
Thumbnail art by Anato Finnstark How to create an open world campaign || How to create quests for open world…
Watching Tabletop RPGs Online the Future of the Gaming Industry with Cat Tobin
Cat Tobin, co-owner and CEO of Pelgrane Press, returns to the podcast. We discuss the future of tabletop role-playing games…
Rogue Squadron- Revenge of the Sith
Welcome to Rogue Squadron, pilot! In this series, we will be looking at different squadrons you can fly in Fantasy…
WizKids Unveils Another Figure for Their 'Dungeons and Dragons' Chromatic Dragon Series
WizKids unveiled D&D Icons of the Realms: Adult Blue Dragon Premium Figure for release in April. The blue dragon is…
BattleMechs And Cyberpunks: A History Of FASA
From the Final Frontier to the Inner Sphere, with a stop in the Shadows along the way, here's a look…
Tabletop Kickstarter Round-Up: December 23, 2020
Come check out this week’s batch of crowdfunding highlights! Calo’s Book of Monsters Calo’s Book of Monsters is designed as…
A Love For Everyday – 6
Four years ago, I created a homemade book for my wife with all these quotes about Love from our……
AoS: Trouble Is Brewing In The Mortal Realms
When trouble brews in the Mortal Realms, and year-end festivities come to Brightspear, it’s all fun and games–until someone steels…
The Day The Law Died
Released today is the latest Judge Dredd & The Worlds of 2000 AD adventure and sourcebook.More
Worlds Collide: Pathfinder® for Savage Worlds
Hello Pathfinders! You may have heard Pinnacle Entertainment Group is converting some of Paizo’s legendary Adventure Paths to the Savage…
The Oni that ruined Jinglemas: A Tier 2 Christmas one-shot adventure
If you have been reading my Monthly Encounters for some time, you may recall Encounter #4: The Oni that Ruined…
Welcome To Fly Free or Die
Fly Free or Die is the newest Adventure Path for the Starfinder RPG. It’s a story about working class heroes.…
RPG Accessories: D&D Christmas
Christmas is right around the corner and now is your last chance to get extra festive for your last few…
D&D: The Perfect Gifts For Your 1st-Level Adventurers
What do you get the adventurer who has everything? Why not try one of these common magic items–items so plain…
Using Monsters Beyond the Statblock: Goblinoids
Recently, I’ve been feeling a little stuck in my encounter building. So, I decided to take a big picture look…
RPG: Pathfinder And Savage Worlds Coming Q4 Of 2021
That’s right, soon you’ll be able to adventure across Golarion using Savage World’s rules–your favorite adventure path is getting a…
D&D: Playtest The “Advanced” Barbarian Today
Come check out the new Barbarian, renamed the Berserker. All the rage, none of the baggage. Check out the latest…
The Game Mechanic: F is for Fumble
No, not that type of fumble...Fumbles, AKA Crit Fails and – in some cases – Nat 1s, are a game…
Asmodee USA Will Release 'Cantaloop Book 1: Breaking into Prison' into U.S. Trade
Asmodee USA will release Cantaloop Book 1: Breaking into Prison, story game by Lookout Games, into U.S. trade on January…
Wizards of the Coast Reveals Two 'Magic: The Gathering' 'Kaldheim Commander Decks'
Wizards of the Coast revealed Elven Empire and Phantom Premonition, two new Kaldheim Commander Decks for Magic: The Gathering, which…
Warhammer 40K: Last Call For The Only War Humble Bundle
Today’s the last day to grab all the Only War books under one single humble bundle. Join the Imperial Guard…
Tabletop Gallery: Tabletop Winter Wonderland
This time of year, everyone gets along. Enjoy. If You Have An Awesome Tabletop or RPG Shot You Think Would…
Support ComicBooks For Kids!
My friends and supporters, I first want to first thank you for reading this, for supporting Paizo, and most of…
Kobold Press T-Shirt Giveaway
We’re giving away one of our amazing T-shirts from TeePublic and you could win it! All you have to do…
A Few Nightmares Before Christmas
We’re just a few days from the most magical day of the year, but for Pathfinder players, every day is…
What’s Up with Modern AGE? Winter 2020 Edition
I haven’t blogged about Modern AGE in a while. As we’ve mentioned before, COVID prompted us to change how and…
RPG: Pathfinder’s Pocket Bestiary Packs Many Enemies In A Tiny Book
Pathfinder 2nd Edition has a new pocket sized Bestiary out, as long as your pockets can hang with holding more…
Beyond the Audience: Stay Cool
This is the final article in our series all about improving your games in a way that both your players…
Dark Art Prints Galore – Unbreaking of the Earth
‘Unbreaking of the Earth’ – J Edward Neill – 2020 * * For tons more surreal, dark art, please visit:
How To Be A Great Game Master host brings Epic Battlemaps to Kickstarter
Guy Sclanders, the host of YouTuBe series How To Be A Great Game Master, has teamed up with Dungeon Fog…
Handiwork offers a sneak peek at the A|State 2e layout
A|State is a chilling dystopian sci-fi RPG set in a city you can never leave. Handiwork Games picked up the…
Astral Projections – The Miser Brothers for Toon
(Rankin-Bass, ABC) We in the Northern Hemisphere tend to forget this Fun Fact – Christmas and the rest of the…
D&D: Dragonlance Lawsuit Against WotC Dismissed – Is Krynn In The Cards?
Two months later and the Dragonlance lawsuit has been “dismissed without prejudice.” Here’s what that means for WotC, Dragonlance, and…
Games of the Year 2020: Jiangshi: Blood in the Banquet Hall co-creator Banana Chan
Banana Chan has written for RPGs such as Kids on Bikes and multiple releases of The Golden Cobra Anthology, as…
Dominate the High-Seas with a New 'Dystopian Wars' Two-Player Starter Set
Warcradle Studios announced Hunt for the Promentheus, a two-player starter set for Dystopian Wars 3E steampunk-themed naval battle game, for…
Warhammer 40K: Dirty Deployment Tricksters Throughout The Ages
Deployment can win or lose a battle. And with so many shenanigans around deployment, we’re looking back at 40K’s greatest…
Humble Bundle Is Offering Up Pathfinder Monster Lore By Paizo
This month, Humble Bundle is offering up a special Pathfinder book from Paizo as you can snag Monster Lore. This…
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything Breakdown, Part Three
It’s been a few very busy weeks of not getting to explore Tasha’s Cauldron (not a euphemism or metaphor), but…
Modiphius land Star Trek Discovery RPG rights
Modiphius has had the license from CBS to make Star Trek miniatures and the Star Trek Adventures RPG since 2016.
Rolling for Initiative — Another Look at the 'Dragonlance' Lawsuit
Rolling for Initiative is a weekly column by Scott Thorne, PhD, owner of Castle Perilous Games & Books in Carbondale,…
Rollling for Initiative — Another Look at the 'Dragonlance' Lawsuit
Rolling for Initiative is a weekly column by Scott Thorne, PhD, owner of Castle Perilous Games & Books in Carbondale,…
Sideshow Collectibles Announces Two Upcoming Critical Role Statues
As the second campaign for Critical Role begins, Sideshow Collectibles announces that some characters from The Mighty Nein are getting…
Southlands Kickstarter
The Southlands Kickstarter campaign is speeding along, already funded and picking up stretch goals! Southlands features high adventure in a…
Critical Role and Sideshow Kick Off Second Campaign With Art Print
Sideshow Collectibles announces a very special collectible art print just in time for the second campaign of Critical Role. Fans…
The best selling family RPGs of 2020
Geek Native and DriveThruRPG have been looking at games published in 2020 and which sold well. Today we’re looking at…
Exalted Funeral hits 20,000 orders
I think Geek Native’s first mention of Exalted Funeral was around Halloween last year in the Seekers Beyond The Shroud…
D&D: The Stranger Things Dungeons & Dragons Holiday Special
Can the cast of Stranger Things save Christmas by playing D&D? Catch the D&D holiday special you never knew you…