Modiphius is printing four editions of the Dune RPG
Based on the Frank Herbert original and coordinating with Denis Villeneuve's upcoming Dune movie, Modiphius' Dune: Adventures in the Imperium…
Free to Download: Deadlands Weird West virtual tabletop map
The Weird West Map shows the state of the American union during the era of Deadlands: the Weird West.
WizKids Figure and Terrain Release Calendar for Q1 of 2021
Retailer Tool Tracks Releases of 'D&D', 'Pathfinder', and Other WizKids' Fantasy Figures
Achtung! Cthulhu 2d20 Factional Strife
By John Houlihan Great storytelling is often built on conflict and when it came to the narrative design of the…
Loke Battle Mats Announces 'Battle Mat Board Dungeon and Grassland'
Loke Battle Mats announced Battle Mat Board Dungeon and Grassland, two foldable laminated mats for TTRPGs, for release in December.…
A Love for Every Day – 5
Four years ago, I created a homemade book for my wife with all these quotes about Love from our favorite…
WFRP: Black Friday Begins Early
Cubicle 7 has announced their massive black Friday sale starts early–meaning you can save a ton on RPGs like Warhammer…
Critical Role: The Legend of Vox Machina Offers a Little Animation 101
Hey, critters! If you're a fan of Critical Role — that self-described "bunch of nerdy-ass voice actors who sit around…
RPG Accessories: Thanksgiving Feast Homebrew
Don’t play with your food! Unless you’re fighting it, then good luck! This week we’re having a thanksgiving food fight…
MEDIA ALERT: MODIPHIUS ENTERTAINMENT ANNOUNCES DECEMBER 2020 PRE-ORDER DATE FOR DUNE: ADVENTURES IN THE IMPERIUM ROLEPLAYING GAME
MODIPHIUS ENTERTAINMENT ANNOUNCES DECEMBER 2020 PRE-ORDER DATE FOR DUNE: ADVENTURES IN THE IMPERIUM ROLEPLAYING GAME Cover reveal heralds December pre-order and advance…
Kids on Bikes confront The Snallygaster Situation in new board game spin-off
Kids on Bikes, the popular tabletop RPG about ghastly horror in a sleepy town, will soon be playable as a…
Media Release: Alone Against the Tide – Chaosium releases new solo adventure for Call of Cthulhu
Here’s something new to play if you’re staying in over Thanksgiving – our latest Solo Call of Cthulhu release, Alone Against…
Dungeons & Dragons’ first attempt to address RPG’s race problems disappoints its community
Dungeons & Dragons 5E sourcebook Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything released on November 17th, and the community has been digesting the…
Corvus Belli and Die Hard Dice Ink a Deal
Corvus Belli S.L. and Die Hard Dice have inked a deal to produce metal dice for use with Infinity N4.…
DUNE #1 – What Is Dune?
by Jason DurallThe novel Dune, published in 1965, is an international success whose fame and popularity have won readers across…
Explore Scarred Lands in massive Dungeons & Dragons adventure Dead Man’s Rust
Dead Man’s Rust invites Dungeons & Dragons 5E players to use the Scarred Lands setting from World of Darkness publisher…
The Game Mechanic: C is for Class
Surely, the concept of “Class” needs no prolonged introduction – the concept goes back to the very beginning of the…
The Spice Will Flow in a New 'Dune' RPG
Modiphius Entertainment unveiled Dune: Adventures in the Imperium, a new roleplaying game based in the Dune universe, for release in…
Wizards of the Coast Announces a 'Magic: The Gathering' 'Secretversary' Superdrop
One Year Anniversary 'Secret Lair' Direct Sale Set Features an Artist-Focused Series of Cards Wizards of the Coast announced the…
Warhammer Fantasy: Explore Middenheim, City Of The White Wolf In WFRP
The City of the White Wolf has opened up–Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay has released a new massive city supplement for Power…
Bundle for Trans Day of Remembrance: 22 RPGs for $5
Friday the 20th of November was Trans Day of Remembrance, I had no idea, and that is the point! Here…
This Week on Twitch, Nov 23 – Nov 29
This Week on Twitch, Nov 23 - Nov 29 Monday, November 23, 2020 Check out what we have in store…
Netflix’s messed up masterpiece: A Witcher Holiday Slay Ride
It's an easy mistake to make, right. Someone says "Sleigh Ride", and the Witcher hears "Slay Ride". Death and festive…
Artificer 101: Armorer (from Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything)
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything is here, and it’s time to get familiar with the dozens of new subclasses found within—starting…
Awesomsticks Podcast Ep. 02
This week's episode tackles the diversity woes of Wizards of the Coast, the Vampire battle royal game, and a little…
A Blue Rose Chronicle, Designing Envoys to the Mount
Here at Green Ronin Publishing, we love us some epic campaigns. Long-term games that involve lots of play time, the…
WizKids Unveils 'Quick-Pick' Units for Retailers
WizKids unveiled its new Quick-Pick units for their Wave 14 releases expected in March 2021. To ease initial launch pressures…
Beyond the Audience: Paint Me a Picture
We’re almost at the end of our little series here, so before we close this book, I wanted to chat…
Pathfinder: Final Week For Beadle And Grimm’s Golarion Expedition
It’s the final days of Beadle and Grimm’s first ever Kickstarter–and one of the best ways to track your Pathfinder…
Snag over 20 roleplaying games on Itch.io while raising funds for Trans Day of Remembrance
A group of roleplaying designers have added their games to an Itch.io bundle raising money for several support organisations as…
The Dark Art Sale of 2020
For the next two weeks… 20% off more than 150 original paintings. It’s a dark holiday season. So pair it…
Level Up: Origins List
As we near our final manuscript for the first three chapters of Level Up, here's a quick look at our…
D&D: Speedrunner Beats Baldur’s Gate 3 In Six Minutes
Baldur’s Gate III’s expansive early access content can be finished in 30ish hours… or six minutes. Watch as the Devs…
Force Wizard – Much To Learn (Consular Career)
“Force Wizard” is my series on the Force & Destiny Careers’ Signature Abilities.Welcome back to Force Wizard. As I mentioned…
Renegade Game Studios Teases a 'Kids on Bikes' Board Game
Renegade Game Studios teased The Snallygaster Situation, a Kids on Bikes board game, coming to retail in 2021. Renegade is…
RPG: The Army Painter’s New GAMEMASTER Terrain Will Level Up Your Tabletop
Make your next dungeon fit exactly what you need–the Army Painter’s new Gamemaster terrain kit will help you custom build…
Free to Download: One Page Solo Engine
Can you play a tabletop RPG by yourself? Yes, in a way, you can. There are some articles on Geek…
The Secret Files of Section D is a Savage Worlds cryptid-espionage on Kickstarter
Mummies are buried deep for a reason.
Mythic Table: Free virtual tabletop launches
You can now access the first playable version of the free forever and not-for-profit virtual tabletop Mythic Table. The URL…
ModCon: Modiphius to launch online convention next month
December 3rd to December 6th are the dates that Modiphius' new online convention will run from.
Rolling for Initiative — Of Cauldrons and Lawsuits
Rolling for Initiative is a weekly column by Scott Thorne, PhD, owner of Castle Perilous Games & Books in Carbondale,…
Genre Police: Combative Behaviour
I love combat. Love it. I think I lot of players in my game assume that I’m a deep RP…
Pimpcron: Faith in Humanity Restored
Pimpcron gets all gushy about fellow gamers. Us nerds and gamers get a bad reputation for being smelly, socially awkward,…
Beadle and Grimm’s Character Chronicles Go Digital!
Friends, We're very excited to announce that all unlocked Character Chronicles are now available for purchase as PDFs! The PDFs…
Dune: Adventures in the Imperium RPG gets its first art reveal
Modiphius has shared the first teaser from their highly anticipated Dune RPG. Dune: Adventures in the Imperium will use Modiphius’…
RPG Spotlight: Invisible Sun
It’s time to awaken from your boring fake life and join the world of magic and the weird as we…
Find the Path Presents Hell’s Rebels
Find the Path Presents Hell’s Rebels Friday, November 20, 2020 Find the Path, a Paizo official partner, is excited to…
Galactic Misadventures
On the Trail of the Judge Child We took a short interlude with last week’s blog to take a look…
D&D: Duel of the Red Dragons
Looking to add some Dragons to your next Dungeons & Dragons game? Specifically Red Dragons? Two Dragons enter the arena…
Routinely Itemised: RPGs #75
November 20, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment💶 Ads: Links may earn us money Hello and welcome to another…
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything Breakdown, Part One
This is the beginning of what will surely (barring catastrophe in the next couple of months) be an extended series…
We create the Love Letter expanded universe and pick our real-life RPG classes on the latest Dicebreaker Podcast
On this week's Dicebreaker Podcast, Matt plays mahjong with cat people, Wheels sinks his fangs into Fury of Dracula and…
One-on-One Roleplaying: Supporting Co-Creation in Your One-on-One Game
We’ve written previously in this series about the importance of approaching a one-on-one 5E game as a co-creative storytelling process.…
Why are Gale Force 9 suing Wizards of the Coast for $950,000?
Last night, Geek Native carried the news that model maker Gale Force 9 was suing Wizards of the Coast for…
Outside the Box – November 20th
Hello again, this week we have news about Frostgrave, Infinity, Conquest, Star Wars Armada, Bolt Action, Dropfleet Commander and more!A…
RPG monsters: Grab yourself a Gift Golem for Christmas
RPG designer, animator and storyboard artist Skull Dixon has created some excellent horror for Tuesday Knight Games’ Mothership and plenty…
D&D BREAKING: Gale Force 9 Sue WotC Over Breach of Contract
Legal troubles for WotC this week, as miniature & game manufacturer Gale Force Nine has filed suit against Wizards of…
Finder’s Archive – Blooming Marsh
Hi everyone, and welcome back to the Finder’s Archives.In this column, we take some of the lands from Magic: The…
D&D miniatures maker Gale Force Nine sues RPG publisher Wizards of the Coast
Disputes over licensing and distribution have led to back and forth litigation.
Sail the treetops in Wildsea, a futuristic RPG inspired by Bastion and Blades in the Dark
Become part of a crew of sailors in a world where ships travel on top of trees in Wildsea, a…
#FalloutFriday Feedback
By Jon Webb Our first #FalloutFriday has come and gone and it was great to see players, painters and hobbyists…
November Roundup
This week has been beyond busy. Multiple long days for the day job and a reminder that working from home…
Gale Force Nine Sues Wizards of the Coast
Gale Force Nine filed suit against Wizards of the Coast in Washington on Tuesday, as a dispute over GF9’s licenses…
WoTC Raised $4,400 For Children’s Hospitals With D&D Cover Art Auction
Wizards of the Coast earned over $4,400 for Extra Life 4 Kids and the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals with five…
Pathfinder Beginner Box Sanctioning
Art by Ksenia Kozhevnikova As promised in our monthly update blog, we’ve been working hard on sanctioning playable content for…
Cool People Play Dungeons & Dragons Now
Between celebrity dungeon masters, high profile games for charity, and million dollar campaigns, Dungeons and Dragons has become a game…
Social Media Platform Changes
On December 1st the D&D Adventurers League Facebook group and DM Discussion group will be archived. Starting today, no new…
The 5e biopunk GeneFunk 2090 heads into the Shadows of Korea
Shadows of Korea expands GeneFunk 2090 with 8 new class archetypes, 5 new engineered genomes (races), new equipment, new feats…
Dagger of Spiragos: Onyx Path publishes first linked “Astral Module” at DriveThruRPG
The linking of the large DriveThruRPG marketplace and Astral is an important step for both companies.
Fight Item Run melds retro video games and a modern approach to tabletop roleplaying
Don’t hoard those phoenix downs!
Humble Bundle: Cyberpunk 2020 goodies and Cyberpunk Red jumpstart discounted
Mike Pondsmith and R. Talsorian Games’ full Cyberpunk Red is now out. The tabletop RPG is the sequel to Cyberpunk…
Perilous RPG swaps a GM for story cards written by Kids on Brooms co-creator
Venture into the depth of a dungeon in search of adventure in Perilous, an upcoming RPG that features story-prompting cards…
Sally Phillips and James Acaster are among the comedians playing more Dungeons & Dragons for Comic Relief
Comic Relief is bringing another set of popular UK comedians to the gaming table in order to fundraise aid for…
Episode 2: Comic Relief plays D&D again
Last May, British comedians such as Nish Kumar and Sue Perkins played D&D for Comic Relief. The session of tabletop…
D&D fans reporting binding problems with Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything as pages come loose
A thread on EN World, a D&D and RPG news site mentioned in Wizards of the Coast’s latest survey, has…
Before the Stroke of Midnight (Edgar Allan Poe and 5e): An Interview With Tove Lund Jorgensen & Erik Jorgensen
When I saw Midnight Tower’s latest Kickstarter, A Mystery Adventure Inspired by Edgar Allan Poe for 5e, I knew I…
Cyberpunk Red’s starter set and Cyberpunk 2020 are just £6 in the latest RPG Humble Bundle
Pick up the starter set for Cyberpunk Red - the latest edition of the tabletop RPG that inspired this year’s…
Wizards of the Coast Raises $1.4 Million for Children's Miracle Network Hospitals
Extra Life 2020 Campaign Results in Sizeable Donations From WotC Gaming Communities Wizards of the Coast announced that it has…
D&D Holiday Specials
4 December: Comic Relief Plays D&D Episode 2 After our first stream with Comic Relief earlier this year raised an…
Downtime Activities at the Dawnflower Library
Adventurers don’t spend every waking moment in moldering crypts or dangerous fens. When heroes need a break, they can take…
Tabletop Kickstarter Round-Up: November 18, 2020
Come check out this week’s batch of crowdfunding highlights! Perilous RPG Perilous is a dungeon crawling RPG about braving the…
EYES ON THE WASTELAND
Surveys are always tricky - the way you ask a question can lead people to answer a certain way, the…
So You (Still) Want to Play in Midgard? Part One
Back in the summer of 2019, I wrote an article entitled “So You Want to Play in Midgard? (But You…
D&D book Dark Places & Demogorgons bares a striking resemblance to Stranger Things
Travel back in time to the 1980s to investigate urban legends in Dark Places & Demogorgons, a new supplement for…
Level Up Survey: Sorcerer
Last week we released the playtest candidate for our Sorcerer class. This is the accompanying survey. As always, it’s OK…
Save a dying world without metal in dark fantasy RPG Asunder
The world of Asunder, a new dark fantasy RPG designed by Adam Lawson (Escape the Night), is dying. More accurately,…
Brief Description of 5e Classes and Subclasses (Ideal to Show to your Players), Part 6
Thumbnail from Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything’s cover With the arrival of Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything, tons of new things have…
Rogue Reorganization- Atomic Mass Games
Startling news out of the X-wing world Monday with the announcement that Atomic Mass Games, another subsidiary of Asmodee, will…
Running D&D with The Dungeon Coach
The Dungeon Coach drops in on the podcast today to dish out dungeon master advice. The Dungeon Coach is a…
Dave Arneson: The Soul Of D&D – PRIME
Dave Arneson helped make D&D what it is today. From DMs to campaign worlds, Arneson's legacy is clear, despite a…
How Star Trek Canon inspired Back to Reality
By Fred Love Gamemastering demands a lot of creativity, and sometimes even the most imaginative gamemaster struggles to come up…
Games Workshop Teases 'Warhammer 40,000 Battleforce' Boxes
Games Workshop teased Warhammer 40,000 Battleforce boxes, new miniatures sets, coming to retail in Q4 2020. The six Battleforce sets…
Indie Press Revolution’s job ad for an assistant manager reads like an adventure!
Are you confident in your ability to drive through snow or a dust storm to get to a gaming convention…
Troubles in Otari Livestream
Troubles in Otari Livestream Tuesday, November 17, 2020 A new Pathfinder Second Edition livestream begins on the official Paizo Twitch…
RPG Accessories: Swords!
Between magical swords, ancient plot soaked swords, and run-of-the-mill hunks of metal for level one adventures to swing around, swords…
Introducing Hideous Laughter Productions
Hello to everyone in the Paizoverse, Steve here from Hideous Laughter Productions and today I’m thrilled to help announce that…
How to Play Sidekicks Like Heroes in Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
Originally introduced in the D&D Essentials Kit and Expanded in Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything, sidekick NPCs are a great way…