It’s the end of a busy week. I hope you get the chance to relax and catch up on all this RPG news.
This is a week in which;
- WotC confirmed Dragonlance and Spelljammer for 5e
- Hasbro announced a $100m hit and price rises
- Investors accused Wizards of the Coast’s new boss of being connected to a shady company
- After a backlash, the Dark Souls RPG is to be re-printed, errors fixed.
- Scammers targeted Steve Jackson Games’ Ukraine charity t-shirt sale
- The first new Steve Jackson Fighting Fantasy book in 30 years was confirmed
- These are not the same Steve Jackson
How’s that as an approach to the introduction to Routinely Itemised? It’s the second time the RPG news column has opened with a bullet-point summary of the bullet point main meal, and I rather like it.
That said, it feels like there are fewer bullet points this week. In that, that’s my new day job eating time, but also, I’m not listing all the third-party D&D Direct news coverage as that would take years.
Okay! Time to follow those bullets with even more bullet points and the promised RPG news.
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RPG news from Geek Native
- D&D Direct announced;
- Spelljammer
- Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
- Dragonlance
- D&D Onslaught
- D&D Campaign Case (Creatures & Terrain)
- Baldur’s Gate 3 news
- Neverwinter – Dragonslayer
- Legends of the Multiverse
- The D&D movie is called: Dungeons & Dragons – Honour Among Thieves
- Ahead of D&D Direct, the eagle-eyed community of fans noticed this Amazon D&D holding page.
- Investors took a shot at WotC’s boss Cynthia Williams.
- Hasbro will take a $100m hit due to pulling out of Russia, is still suffering COVID-19 delays, and so will raise prices.
- The iconic Fighting Fantasy solo RPG books turn 40 years, and both Sir Ian and Steve Jackson will write one.
- Art thieves knock off and therefore steal charity money the Ukraine Munchkin t-shirt.
- Modiphius will release a version of Dice Legions that supports Roll vs Evil.
- Edge Studios will publish Midnight: Legacy of Darkness in May and shared this teaser video.
- 404 Inklings will publish They Came To Slay: The Queer Culture of DnD.
- In time for Easter, but suitable all year round is Penny Blake’s Pay-What-You-Want D&D Bassy & Marl’s Most Excellent Eggstravaganza.
- Alan Tucker, ahead of a Kickstarter, launched the free preview of The Eye of Everywhere.
- Knight Vision Creative supported their live Kickstarter with a preview of Creed’s Codex: Arcane Secrets of the Summoners.
- Knight Errant Media released a free SWADE and sci-fi Titan Effect: Declassified Edition jumpstart.
- In the Bundle of Holding, there’s Zozer Games’ Cepheus Engine-powered Hostile.
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RPG news from around the web
- Here’s Wizards.com official on:
- Fans noticed on Amazon’s picture spread (click to enlarge) of Spelljammer the phrase The World’s Greatest Roleplaying Game is now a claimed copyright. Previously, designers were encouraged to use it to describe D&D.
- Play D&D with the celebs by winning seats in a Jasper’s Game Week charity auction.
- Steamforge Games have apologised and will reprint both the standard and collector’s edition of the Dark Souls: The Roleplaying Game.
- Wizards of the Coast’s Yawning Portal revealed Adaptation Updates, Featuring Journeys Through the Radiant Citadel.
- R. Talsorian Games will release regular and free The Witcher RPG content starting with A Witcher’s Tools.
- Aconyte will publish a Legends of the Five Rings art book
- J.R. Zambrano wrote up D&D’s New ‘Dragonlance’ Adventure Includes Crossplay With New ‘Dragonlance Board Game.
- Christian Hoffer noted Dungeons & Dragons Looks to Crossover Into Other IPs.
- Twinfinite noted that Gearbox Software Announces New Partnerships & Tabletop Game.
- Uh-oh, Gripnr has secured $2.5m to Bring Tabletop Roleplaying Games to the Blockchain. The NFT RPG The Glimmering will spearhead the project.
RPG reviews and interviews from around the web
- Andrew Stretch reviewed Critical Role’s Call of the Netherdeep.
- Ronald Gardner wrote up Reach for the Stars!: 2300AD Box Set.
- At Grognardia we had a retrospective on Snakepipe Hollow.
- Throat Punch Games looked at Dragonlaird Gaming’s Colonel Bull’s Body.
- Jared Rascher opined What Do I Know About First Impressions? Arcadia #15.
- The Alexandrian reviewed Candlekeep Mysteries.
- At Forbes, Rob Wieland interviews Matt Forbeck the lead designer of the Marvel Multiverse RPG.
RPG new releases
- Pig Faced Games has released the fast and flexible fantasy RPG called Heroes & Hatchets.
- Tenbris Tehom released the eldritch and mysterious Tehom.
- Red Plate Entertainment released the sci-fi, setting agnostic, Swords and Spaceships.
- moreblueberries has published a game of dimension horror that costs only $2. It’s Something Is Wrong With The Chickens
- Marvel has given us (making us pay) for the Marvel Multiverse Role-Playing Game: Playtest Rulebook
RPG bundle deals
- Save $21.23 (36%) with Earl of Fife Games’ Mothership Blue Collar sci-fi bundle.
- Save $7.97 (44%) with FeralGamersInc’s Delve Complete bundle.
- Save $2.99 (23%) in the Son of Oak Game Studio community content City in Twilight bundle.
RPG ideas, tips and discoveries
- Ben and the genre police talk baddies in RPGs it’s So Bad, It’s Good.
- ScreenRant covers How Tabletop RPGs Adapt Their Original Sources.
- Kill It With Fire! shared d12 Crazy Monster Abilities & Twists.
- Alphastream wrote up How to Provide PCs with Meaningful Deaths.
- Campaign Mastery helped with Themes Should Be Like Gravity.
- A Knight at the Opera scribed How to Make Combat Spicy.
RPG Crowdfunding
You can see those Kickstarters and other crowdfunding campaigns that caught Geek Native’s attention over at Kickstarter watch. Here are some industry projects worth a mention;
- Grinning God combines a dark fantasy bestiary of 5e monsters, classes, art with 15 STLs in Beasts of the Dissonance – 5e
- £100,000 looks almost certain for the Regal Rollers’ Premiere Dice Collection – Sharp Edge Dice.
- Knight Vision Creative has a great name and a successful Kickstarter for the 5e supplement Creed’s Codex: Arcane Secrets of the Summoners.
- Anomaly have HDF (not paper) based and therefore solid Maxi Mini Maps 3D – Big Box.
- JVC Parry has funded the standalone Shadow Under Hardflint Hall – RPG Adventure for 5e.
- Flame of Udun Studio has a collection of STL files for The Cucurbits Of The Underworld 3 – Pay What You Want.
- Vinny Anderson is offering over a hundred new fun (and complicated) twists to your games in Vault of the Ivory Queen, A D&D 5e Compendium.
- Mojibake has pre-supported minis funded in Kobolds Of Yao Long Temple | Asian 3D Printable RPG minis.
- Well! Loads of people want “Now or Never” Decision Maker Coin – By Zero Fucks Coin.
- Privateer’s Cover have a printed and STL options for Egyptian Dungeon Tiles.
- Bunch-O-Minis has funded STL 32mm scale D&D and board games Dwarves of Durmsvald.
- Philip Reed has, of course, funded their 47th Kickstarter. It’s HST.3.33, a Third-Party CY_BORG Musical Interlude.
- Infernal Miniatures is offering an STL megapack for The Unlawful Bunch.
- Midlam Miniatures has 28mm scale female minis of Wizards’ Apprentices Volume II
- Glynn Seal has funded a system-neutral toolkit for weird-fantasy city roleplaying with Ascoleth: The Last Great City.
- Dragon Workshop has modular 3d printable terrain and minis for Gothic Taverns.
- We’re back with The Oracle RPG Magazine Issue 22.
- Inspired, sadly, by struggle and despair are Abyss Dice— Tabletop Game Component.
- Columbia Games have funded the third in the hard “Harnback” hardback editions and this time it’s Kingdoms of Hârn: Rethem Hardcover.
- Chamomile Has a Project offers 5e whips and spiders and Priestess Of A Legally Distinct Spider Goddess.
- Monsterite wonder if you want to track your murderhobo with Trophy Plaque of Enemy Heads – 3d print STLs for D&D, etc..
- There’s a huge collection of professionally created soundtracks and effects in the Plate Mail Games 10th Anniversary Audio Collection
- Legendary Games have magic items, guardian monsters, alchemy and spellbooks in the Ultimate Treasury: 1001 DnD 5E treasures, monsters, & magic.
If there’s a source or news you think is worth monitoring, please get in touch or leave a comment below.
