Yo! It’s nearly the end of the month, and the RPG news keeps rolling in.
Firstly, let’s take a look at the summary of summaries;
- Fighting over the Rebel Moon TTRPG, Evil Genius is suing Netflix.
- There’s a new and official D&D magazine: Adventurer.
- Roll20 Pathfinder 2e owners will get a free upgrade to Pathfinder 2e revised.
- There are some big RPG bundles, with Cubicle 7 taking the lead with Dark Heresy and $285 off!
Now I’m wondering whether or not Dark Heresy was mentioned in the Games Workshop license news.
Secondly, the end of the month is the last chance for patrons to vote in the RPG Spotlight. Let’s list the candidates again.
Rightyo, let’s roll with the RPG news!
Competition: The Wicker Man t-shirt.
RPG news from Geek Native
- Like so many others, Geek Native covered the possible Evil Genius vs Netflix battle.
- Hatchette launched an official new D&D magazine called Dungeons & Dragons Adventurer.
- VTTs have had mixed responses but now look largely free from the Unity license drama.
- It’s inspired by anime like Nausicaa, and it’s free; it’s Cloud Empress.
- There’s a free version, but a paid-for-one with extras, too, for the WordPress plugin to put virtual tables and dice rolls on your blog. It’s TTRPG Roll Tables.
- In the Bundle of Holding you can take to the air with the Flying Circus or to the writer’s deck with the NaNoWriMo prep deal.
Over at Itch, there’s also the Your Best Game bundle.
Spotlight: Coyote & Crow
RPG news from around the web
- Black Armada guide us through Lovecraftesque 2e: what’s new.
- Roll20 and Jayme Boucher bring the good news that customers of the VTT who already have Pathfinder’s core rules will get a free upgrade to Pathfinder 2e remastered.
- Dicebreaker reveals Dark fantasy board game Tainted Grail is being made into a tabletop RPG.
- Dicebreaker reports that Acclaimed mecha tabletop RPG Lancer announces second physical printing with Dark Horse Comics.
- Nerdvana’s Jayson Peters pens Classic D&D Expert Rulebook, Isle of Dread adventure back in print.
- Dawn Dalton writes up the Pathfinder Playtest Updates and New Releases.
- In streaming news, over at GameRant, Eric Law notes that Dimension 20 Teases Sequel to Its Most Popular Dungeons and Dragons Campaign.
RPG reviews and interviews from around the web
- TheRatHole reviews Coyote & Crow (Core Rulebook), an RPG in Geek Native’s Spotlight this month.
- There’s a new D&D magazine in the UK. Monsters and Manuals has reviewed Dungeons & Dragons Adventurer.
- Reviews from R’lyeh also picked up a copy, reviewing Adventurer #1, then went for a swim with Pirates of Pugmire and discovered the quickstart for The Gaia Complex.
- Wired’s Laurence Russell opines Finally, a Cozy, Studio Ghibli-Inspired Way to Play Dungeons & Dragons. (Warning: Free read burner)
- Dicebreaker Editor-in-Chief Matt Jarvis writes up Grim brings the fast and furious fragging of first-person shooters like Quake to a tabletop RPG.
- James Maliszewsk, the talent behind Grognardia, reviews the AD&D Oasis of the White Palm.
- Andrew Stretch of TechRaptor quips Wizkids Bigby Presents Glory of the Giants Icons of the Realms Review – Legally I Can’t Call These Minis Anymore.
- The Alexandrian writes up a review of D&D Essentials Kit.
- Bell of Lost Souls weighs in with Indie RPG Spotlight: ‘Alien’, At The Gaming Table Everyone Can Hear You Scream.
- Flames Rising reviews Phandelever and Below The Shattered Obelisk.
- Goodman Games does some Catching Up With Tales From the Magician’s Skull Editor Howard Andrew Jones.
RPG new releases
- In time for Halloween, One Shot RPG releases OSRPG Modern Horror: 2nd Edition.
- At the DMsGuild, Gabriel Gro published the Creepy Bestiary.
- Chaosium, masters of the spooky TTRPG, released six scenarios against the unknown with Nameless Horrors – 2nd Edition.
- Tin Hat Games warns of/promises lots of swearing and weirdness with the V-World – Complete Edition.
- Cubicle 7 gives us Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay: Reikland Miscellanea and for the grimdark future Warhammer 40,000 Roleplay: Imperium Maledictum Chemical Burn.
- Lightfish Games release the sci-fi RPG Farsight.
- New to DTRPG is the Roll20 module for Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Bestiary.
- Runic Tales Int also released their Roll20 version of Raiders of the Serpent Sea there.
- Marvel offered up a Roll20 pre-order of Marvel Multiverse RPG: X-Men Expansion.
RPG bundle deals
- Save $284.41 (85%) with Cubicle 7’s Dark Heresy bundle.
- Save $113.16 (80%) with Skirmisher’s d20/OGL mega bundle.
- Save $92.61 (82%) with Fat Goblin Games’ King Size Setting Halloween bundle.
- Save $7 (15%) with Legendary Adventure Studios’ Array of Champions Core Rules and Bestiary bundle.
- Save $0.90 (60%) with the DMsGuild’s Kobolds, Kobolds, Kobolds bundle.
RPG ideas, tips and discoveries
- Ben and the Genre Police offer more RPG Tips with What’s My Motivation?
- In a powerful and essential guest post on Roll20, Christopher Vu Gangin Le shares TTRPG’s Saved my Life.
- Alphastream has an excellent article on How D&D Sells and What It Means for the Hobby.
- Jesse Galena at The Escapist compiles Best Alternatives to DnD.
- Chase at Dicebreaker offers Five new Halloween tabletop RPGs inspired by horror cinema come collected in their own trick-or-treat bag.
- Ioanna and Dominique Dickey at WorldAnvil share Designing for RPGs outside D&D
- Game Talk Network’s DVE pens Creating an original Dungeons & Dragons pantheon.
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 mentioning;
- Dice Advent Calendar – Solid Wood 24 Day Advent Calendar from Robert Melrose is working on “The 2023 Edition Of Our Solid Wood Dice Advent Calendar. Bigger, More Colours, More Designs, More Dice Options!!”
- Chaos Unleashed: Dungeon Masters World-Forging Tool Kit from James introduces “Empowering DMs to craft worlds, spells, cities, side-effects, random quirky loot, and adventures with dice-driven creativity!”
- FOE_LIO vol.1 compatible with CY_BORG from Jeremy Hart Illos pitches “Doom, dystopia, and a dash of ye olde eldritch horror!”
- Eldritch Defenders from Falconian Productions offers “A Tabletop RPG about overworked supernatural lawyers in a harsh world.”
- Witches of the Blood, a Halloween-themed D&D Adventure from Matthew David offers “In Darkscar, adventurers race to find a stolen cauldron before the Blood Moon, battling old fears and a rising witch hunt.”
- SCUMCITY MINIATURES AND MODULAR TERRAIN from David Sheff Models nominates “STL models for you to print at home on a sci-fi, dark city theme.”
- The Travelers Guide to Factions from Tabletop Journeys proposes “The Travelers Guide to Factions introduces allies and foes to make your next game Legendary”
- The Hidden Isle from Causa Creations raises funds for “Embark on a Tarot adventure! Wield magic and fight tyranny across the Renaissance world in this TTRPG powered by card divination.”
- Alea Masona – a third party Dragonbane publishing from Daniel Lehto offers “An exciting and rich world for Dragonbane published under the third party license, aimed at families and children.”
- The Almanac of Sanguine Paths from Montford Tales is working on “A GM-less letter-writing and journaling roleplaying game for 1-2 werewolves who don’t bite the messenger.”
- THE HEIST – Masked Criminals and SWAT Miniatures! from Anvil Industry offers “3d printable bank heist miniatures for tabletop gaming and RPGs – Fully modular & pre-supported STLs!”
- Pay What You Want: Endless Labyrinth from Golt Velis is working on “Modular Walls, 3D Printable STLs for RPG & Tabletop Wargames.”
- “Many Tales” 50 Side Quests for D&D 5e from Banrrid offers “50 one-page side quests for D&D 5e. Inside of this book you will find different type of quest to improve your campaign.”
- The Game Pad- Woman Owned Gaming Lounge and Hobby Shop from Stormy proposes “The Game Pad will provide a unique Safe Space atmosphere for the Southern WV gaming community. A lounge for gaming, comics, & hobbies!”
- Fungus Isle! A 5e compatible adventure from FireLit Knight Games suggests “Unearth the Secrets of a Mushroom-Filled Jungle”
- The Eye of Everywhere from Alan Tucker introduces “A Gaming Supplement for Pathfinder 2nd Edition & 5e”
- Neon Blues: The Whole Shebang from Void Gate Games submits “A Neon-Noir Tabletop RPG from a Chicago-based company.”
- Fehu Games OSR Short Halloween Quest for Swords and Wizardry from Lloyd Metcalf kickstarts “OSR compatible short RPG adventures Project 3 – from Fehu Games for S&W. A short adventure for Halloween RPG tables!”
- Spectacle: Science-Fantasy Gladiatorial Mayhem for Troika! from Bolt Neck Oppossum Publishing proposes “An all-in-one adventure hook, monster manual, and background collection situated in an alien overlord’s merciless fighting pits.”
- Blood Kelp Coven: A 1€ Dark Folk Adventure for 5E from Quill’s Tiny Quests nominates “Dive into the haunted swamps of Newbog and change their destiny. Will you brave the chilling mysteries of the blood kelp? #witchstarter”
- 2D Titans from 2DTitans introduces “Acrylic Miniatures for your Tabletop Games”
- Defenders of the Wild from Outlandish Games suggests “Cooperative board game & rules-light RPG 🍂 Gather a crew of animal defenders to resist the machines!”
- PRISMANOX — The 5E sci-fi & sorcery setting on a poster! from David Somerville proposes “The experimental space opera setting from the creator of Planegea and Vast: The Crystal Caverns”
- Dice Exploder: A Tabletop RPG Design Podcast from Sam Dunnewold kickstarts “Breaking down one mechanic every episode. Season 3 coming soon.”
- Chuck Derwin: On the Nature of High Country from Joe Gibbins pitches “A GM Supplement for Overland Travel and Wilderness Exploration”
- The Palace Of The Walls That Scream from Michele Toscan submits “A D&D adventure set in a warped world of twisted horror based on events and characters from historical Italy.”
- Ghouls by Paul Muller! 28mm Metal Minis for TTRPG from Bad Squiddo Games crowdfunds “Top Quality 28mm Pewter & Resin Miniatures for Fantasy, Horror & Pulp Gaming & Painting”
- Murderous Tabletop Cultists Collection Vol.I from YourNeighborKnight crowdfunds “Get ready for Halloween, with a collection of 47 cultist models and their prisoners, fit for any TTRPG!”
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