So You (Still) Want to Play in Midgard? Part Two
And we’re back! Last time, we started a campaign arc that saw our PCs starting out in the village of…
The Game Mechanic: D is for Dice Pool
Ah, dice pools. Nothing feels better than throwing a handful of different dice onto the table and seeing how you…
The Dungeons & Dragons movie at 20: How the RPG’s first big-screen blockbuster suffered a critical fail
One day in 1990, a phone rang at the offices of TSR. On the other end of the line was…
The Book of Random Tables
Cut down gamemaster prep time with D100 random tables. Use these random tables to enhance your RPG campaigns and have…
Astral Projections – Bionic Dog for Genesys
Nearly everyone would love a pupper as a present, including cybernetically enhanced superspies. Some years ago, I created Mutants &…
7 best skirmish games for small-scale wargaming
What are the best skirmish games, and why should you care? Would you like to play a fun game where…
Edge Studio share some early Midnight D&D 5e concept art
Midnight is an RPG setting based on the concept "What if the baddies won?" in a Tolkien-style fantasy world. What…
Tabletop Gallery: Vampyres of Baal
“The Monster vs the Witch” Enjoy. If You Have An Awesome Tabletop or RPG Shot You Think Would Make A…
In Memorium – David “Darth Vader” Prowse
It is with heavy heart that I write these words. David Prowse, aka Darth Vader, aka The Green Cross Man,…
Rolling for Initiative — A Case for the Possible Sale of Wizards of the Coast Being on the Horizon
Rolling for Initiative is a weekly column by Scott Thorne, PhD, owner of Castle Perilous Games & Books in Carbondale,…
Tabletop Gallery: Crown of Slaanesh
“Choose the form of the Destructor” Enjoy. If You Have An Awesome Tabletop or RPG Shot You Think Would Make…
d20 Radio 2020 Gift Guide
Another year nears its conclusion. Time to buy people presents! And after the year we’ve had, everyone could use a…
Outside the Box – November 27th
Welcome back to Outside the Box, this week with news from Mantic Games, Corvus Belli, Atomic Mass Games, Artel W…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Tabletop Gallery: Guilliman’s Big Command
“Sir Yes Sir!” Enjoy. If You Have An Awesome Tabletop or RPG Shot You Think Would Make A Great BoLS…
Fantasy Flight loses Star Wars to sister studio Atomic Mass Games
Asmodee has today announced a “strategic reorganisation” which results in Star Wars: X-Wing, Star Wars: Armada, and Star Wars: Legion…
'Star Wars' Miniatures Games Development Moves From Fantasy Flight Games to Atomic Mass Games!
Asmodee USA has announced that oversight of its Star Wars miniatures titles will be moving from Fantasy Flight Games to…
Astral Projections – “The Mandalorian” Gear: Whistling Birds
© 2019 Disney/LucasFilm Ltd. In honor of The Mandalorian‘s Clan (of Two) Mudhorn, I have been making stats for some…
Outside the Box – November 13th
We are back with another issue of Outside the Box, this time with news from Corvus Belli, Fantasy Flight Games,…
Upzone’s 3D terrain is like a pop-up book for your Warhammer and D&D battles
Everything Epic, creator of the Rambo and Big Trouble in Little China board games, has expanded into gaming periphery with…
The Game Mechanic: B is for Bonus Dice
This is the second entry into my series on game mechanics, and I haven’t had to cheat yet – so…
Shake Things Up – Adding Complications to Encounter Designs
Whether you are a veteran GM who crafts every campaign world and adventure from scratch, a newcomer to running games…
Astral Projections – Ranida (Mutants & Masterminds 3e)
Backstory: Rhonda was one of the many then elementary school-aged children who were affected by the Silver Storm, but the…
Green Child o’ Mine
Fan of Sweet Child o’ Mine? The 1989 Guns N’ Roses came out barely closer to Return of the Jedi…
Tabletop Gallery: Grimdark Death vs Disease
An unstoppable force meets an immovable object. Place your bets. Enjoy. If You Have An Awesome Tabletop or RPG Shot…
Astral Projections Review: Superteam Handbook (Mutants & Masterminds 3e)
Green Ronin recently released its latest full-size supplement for Mutants & Masterminds 3e, the Superteam Handbook. Even if your group…
Big Gains in Hasbro Gaming in Q3
'Magic', 'D&D', 'Monopoly' et. al. Sales in Hasbro’s total gaming category, including both its Hasbro Gaming brand portfolio and the…
Limited Edition 'Luke Skywalker' for 'Star Wars: Legion'
Fantasy Flight Games is offering the Limited Edition Luke Skywalker Commander Expansion for its Star Wars: Legion tabletop miniatures game,…
Tabletop Gallery: Astartes, Alone, Unafraid
Shhhhh… Enjoy. If You Have An Awesome Tabletop or RPG Shot You Think Would Make A Great BoLS Pic Of…
Kickstarter Korner – An Interview with Ed Jowett on Era: The Forbidden RPG
A few days ago, I had the pleasure of chatting with Ed Jowett, the lead creator and writer of “Era:…
Astral Projections – Golgotham Familiars (Mutants & Masterminds 3e)
Astral Projections presents A Literary Halloween! For October, I am providing stats inspired by tales from some of my favorite…
Next 40K Codexes, Necromunda, Warcry, D&D Virtual Weekends, and a Working Lightsaber
Two 40K codexes are imminent. Necromunda & Warcry arrive, then we see WotC’s new way to play D&D, who is…
Outside the Box – October 23rd
Hello again, this week we have news from Fantasy Flight Games, Osprey Publishing, Artel W Miniatures, Victrix, Archon Studio, Mierce…
Ninja Disney Princess: Raya and the Last Dragon
Disney’s next animation brings us a warrior princess, and the setting is inspired by Southeast Asia. There are kabuki masked…
Plenty of Demons: Two Shadows of the Demon Lord deals in The Bundle of Holding
Has Robert Schwalb’s horror RPG Shadow of the Demon Lord been on your radar? There’s now a chance to plunge…
Tabletop Gallery: Grimdark Fury Road
Who really rules the Wasteland? Enjoy. If You Have An Awesome Tabletop or RPG Shot You Think Would Make A…