Holla! We’re nearly at the weekend, and Girdy has a ‘Vampires of Rock’ show to watch. Well! We’re nearly at Halloween, too.
First up, the RPG news summary of summaries;
- Typhon Games is a new British RPG publisher
- Miskatonic Repository Halloween 2023 Collection looked like the bundle of the newsletter but Cubicle 7’s Rogue Trader saves you over $250.
- Arc Dream Publishing’s has as many content warnings as it has rave reviews for God’s Teeth.
- At the Gary Con site, Luke Gygax digs into the Founders & Legends Con.
Do you have plans for Halloween? We can expect loads of scary one-shots, I suspect, or the fun corruption of regular gaming nights with some seasonal scares.
The Scoundrel Game Labs interview is up, and we talk to T.A. Gray and draw on his experience in a legal firm.
Yes, there are three different giveaways and competitions running on the site right now. One for an indie RPG, one for a cookbook inspired by a AAA computer game and one digital comic bundle. Hopefully, there’s something there for everyone.
It also feels like there are loads of bundles, as the Bundle of Holding is doing October proud in particular, so remember you can watch the bundles tag page for quick updates. The same goes for the competitions tag page.
Rightyo, let’s roll with the RPG news!
Competition: Cocaine Owlbear RPG | Apex Legends – The Official Cookbook | Halloween Horrors.
RPG news from Geek Native
- “When We Die“, a zombie horror, will be the first game of the new RPG publisher Typhon Games.
- Geek Native has a sneak peek at the Astral Hunt RPG.
- Geek Native also took a look at the MORK BORG cannibal expansion Smörgasbörg.
- The Bundle of Holding has deals with the Palladium Apocalypse and the Arkham Gazette.
- Humble has STL minis in Dungeons & Monsters and has some RPG content in the mixed Doctor Who megabundle.
Spotlight: Scoundrel Game Labs
RPG news from around the web
- ENWorld’s Darjr got a Dungeons & Dragons Sneak Peek at Gameholecon: 50th Anniversary Adventure, Rod of Seven Parts, The Endless Stair, Tsojcanth, Barrier Peaks?
- D&D and Adopt A Classroom are running a $20,000 Teacher Giveaway.
- GamesRadar’s Will Sawyer tells us Why this D&D actual play series featuring the voices of Geralt and FF16’s Clive is going to be the next big thing.
- Dicebreaker has a Kickstarter preview with RPG anthology Do Not Adjust Your Set explores modern urban legends with spooky tabletop one-shots.
- At ENWorld, Dawn Dalton covers How Pathfinder Society is Handling Remaster.
- DriveThruRPG are having a Halloween Sale.
RPG reviews and interviews from around the web
- OnTableTop opines Vasen – Why you should be enjoying Nordic horror roleplaying.
- Christian Hoffer at ComicBook has a Planescape Boxed Set Review: Dungeons & Dragons Softens Its Most Memorable Campaign Setting.
- Game Industry News says Falling down a wonderful planar rabbit hole with the new Planescape boxed set.
- MJR RPG writes up Night of Blood Review – Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay (WFRP 4e).
- At RPG.net, Andrew Hind reviews the Great Plains Apocalypse and Paul Mackintosh looks at the spoilery God’s Teeth.
- The Roleplayers Chronicle has reviews for Cohors Cthulhu: Adventure Wargaming in the Hidden War and Modiphius Entertainment – Captain’s Log (Star Trek Adventures).
- Reviews from R’lyeh covers Cthulhu Confidential’s Even Death Can Die.
- Meaghan Colleran at the Bell of Lost Souls writes Indie RPG Spotlight: ‘This Discord Has Ghosts In It’ Will Haunt Your Open Browser Tabs.
- The Alexandrian reviews Alice is Missing.
- Sequential Planet’s Marcus Orchard offers a Tabletop RPG Review: Starfinder Core Book.
RPG new releases
- Gigaheart release the Quantum State: Quickstart Rulebook followed by the adventure Revenant Heart.
- So! Many! Content! Warnings! Arc Dream Publishing releases the Delta Green horror God’s Teeth.
- Tim Sattley Gaming has released the MCC adventure Horror at the MERC.
- Wild Bee Publishing publishes Kosmic Role-Playing Game Core Rules.
- Fiona Shade Stories delivers on a Kickstarter with the Adventure College Student Handbook.
- In physical and in bricks’n’clicks retailers there’s:
- Dungeons & Dragons Planescape: Adventures In The Multiverse: Campaign Collection (Hardcover Box Set).
- Cypher System: Rust & Redemption (Hardcover).
- Legacy Of Cthulhu: Deluxe Edition (Hardcover).
RPG bundle deals
- Save $264.76 (84%) with Cubicle 7’s Rogue Trader bundle.
- Save $37.44 (56%) with the DMsGuild’s Eldritch Crafts Halloween bundle.
- Save $30.34 (60%) with Chaosium’s community content Miskatonic Repository Halloween 2023 Collection bundle.
- Save $17 (36%) with Studio M’s Halloween Horrors bundle.
- Save $9.46 (50%) with the DMsGuild’s Meteor Key Press Halloween bundle.
- Save $8.93 (90%) with Skirmisher Publishing’s Trick or Treat bundle.
- Save $4.45 (65%) with EDGE Studio’s community content Nights Untethered bundle.
- Save $1.69 (12%) on Cubicle 7’s Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay: Halloween Bundle.
RPG ideas, tips and discoveries
- D&D are selling the official Talisman of Ultimate Evil. but in limited numbers.
- Luke Gygax answers a question he gets asked often in a Gary Con article called Founders & Legends Con and the Incarnate Tournament.
- Samantha Puc at Polygon, and for TwitchCon 2023, pens While D&D reckons with its racist past, this actual play is way ahead of the curve.
- At D&D Beyond, Rikey Silverman pens What is the Deck of Many Things?
- Nerdarchy has a piece on Discover the Magic of D&D and TTRPG Retreats.
- NBC11 notes Why Dungeons and Dragons makes a great therapy tool.
- It’s kinda a RPG angle as Daisy Schofield at The Guardian writes up Sober raving, beekeeping and playing Dungeons and Dragons – how people with stressful jobs decompress.
- Check out the photographs in the Austin American-Statesman’s Austin family transforms yard into epic Dungeons & Dragons adventure for Halloween.
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;
- Shadowdark: Woeful Barrows And Other Places from William Murakami-Brundage proposes “We invite you into the Shadowdark: loot the elf-tombs of Moire and Tiar, find Ord’s crypt-tree, face the Amber Chimera, and more.”
- Order & Guild: The Ultimate D&D 5e Organisation Guide from Black Cube Games offers “A guide to 100+ Organisations with leaders, locations, hooks, and a lot more! DnD 5e compatible”
- NEW FANTASY RPG : Trinamyk from Scott Plaskett offers “A system of dynamic character creation combining mechanics, spells, & abilities into a character driven roleplaying session or story.”
- Goblin Dice: Transforming the Way You Throw! from Goblin Tray raises funds for “RPG | Board Games | Multi Dice Type | Absolutely Random | Versatility | Replaceable holster| Points Calculator | DM | DragonBone”
- Dungeon & Potions – Treats & Dragons from Blue Wave Publishing crowdfunds “A Cookbook and Cocktail book with D&D-Themed Cocktails and Treats with 5E-Compatible Supplements”
- The Kingdom Beyond the Hill from Christopher Bünte nominates “Armed only with a pen and two dice, you will embark on this epic Fantasy Advent Calendar Gamebook!”
- Compendium of Constructs from Evil Pigeon Games proposes “A DnD 5e supplement to fill your games with constructs, machines and more!”
- The Dice Trove from BoardGameSolutions submits “A finished and pre assembled wooden divided dice box with moveable dividers and a lined dice rolling tray in the lid.”
- Chrono-Rogue, A Timepunk Roleplaying Game from Loculus Games raises funds for “Chrono-Rogue is a time traveling roleplaying game of piracy and adventure.”
- Horror & Mystery 20+ Maps for DnD, Pathfinder, and More from Adventurica proposes “20+ Horror High-Quality Digital Fantasy Battle-Maps for any Tabletop RPG (D&D, 5E, Pathfinder, OSR, Roll20).”
- Tome of Necromancy – Resin Dice Tower for TTRPG from Tetrahedron Games proposes “Celebrate #Witchstarter with one of our unique, hand-painted and customizable resin Dice Towers for RPGs like Dungeons and Dragons.”
- Modular Hollow Book Dice Tower from Fyre&Ashe proposes “Customize your book dice tower with art by Brutal Bohemian.”
- GambitRPG from Robert Shaw offers “A new take on the standard Tabletop RPG.”
- Journey To Ragnarok – Echoes of Doom: 5e Norse Adventures from Mana Project Studio proposes “An anthology of Norse adventures for 5th Edition.”
- 100 Unique Taverns for 5e from Igor Antunes kickstarts “A 5th Edition supplement packed with : One page taverns, great rumors and plot hooks, and intriguing NPCs, 100+ pages of content”
- Elemental Dice – Water x Earth, Handmade 50mm Large D20 Dice from Moonmares Games is working on “Rolling the Elements: Water and Earth Unite in 50mm D20 DND Dice!”
- Druid Wild Shape Reference Cards for 5e from Moonweaver Games introduces “Streamline your combat with these reference cards. Everything you need to know in the palm of your hand!”
- Sword and Sorcery from Taner Dutter introduces “Core rules for a leveless sword and sorcery genre table top roleplaying game.”
- Beyond Dread Portals from Newt Newport is working on “A tabletop roleplaying game of multidimensional world-travelling fantasy”
- Troika of Witches: The Deadly Triangle Awaits from Blue Feather Society crowdfunds “Troika is an old-school homebrew adventure that is packed with new magic, foul intrigue, and a few nasty surprises.”
- Heroes Of Bastion Season 2 from Tales Of Novum crowdfunds “An in-person TTRPG actual play telling the story of 4 superpowered teens trying to balance homework and fighting crime.”
- For the Lord RPG, Apostles of the Apoc from Ronald V. Smorynski proposes “A Christian evangelist TTRPG, RPG set in a post apocalyptic gonzo world with OSR and D&D vibes!”
- Massive Persistent D&D Campaign from James Davis suggests “Celtic Trinity Studios aims to host an immersive Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) persistent world of Faldoran Prime and Curse of Kael”
- Bots ‘n Pieces – The ‘Draw Your Own Bot’ TTRPG! (Canceled) from Dark Jewel Games raises funds for “Connect, Combine, Create!”
- Warped: A Manic Multiversal TTRPG from Ross Eaglesham kickstarts “Switch places with alternate-reality versions of yourself to complete death-defying adventures across the Multiverse!”
- The Molt | For Mörk Borg, evil lies at the planet’s core from Creature Curation pitches “High-fantasy setting filled with weird creatures beneath the surface of the planet. Classes, monsters, and new rules for magick.”
- DestinyQuest Raiders: Tides of Terror from Michael J Ward proposes “An exciting new gamebook experience! No fuss. No dice. All action!”
- Jumbo 55mm Polyhedral Dice DnD/TTRPG Acrylic 7 Piece Set from Other Worldly Dice kickstarts “The full set you’ve been waiting for! Massive 55mm d20 w/ proportional d12, d10, d%, d6, d8, d4. Three colors options!”
- Adaptable Encounters for D&D5E – $1USD Mystic & Wrath from Ready to Play offers “A selection of ready-to-play encounters set in Forest and Mountain scenarios to add to your GM toolbox for Dungeons and Dragons.”
- Randice: Party in the City – Random Quest Generator from Eternalverse nominates “The party arrives at the city and the adventure just started! Quick one-shots, full adventures and story promts for any ttrpg like D&D.”
- 5e Alchemy: Brew Potions, Shape Worlds from Dungeon Decks kickstarts “Unleash Your Inner Alchemist, Discover Hidden Secrets of Transmutation and Unlock the Power of Player-Crafted Magic.”
- A Year of New Races and Ancestries for 5E and Pathfinder from Roll For Combat offers “Year of Legends releases a new super-sized ancestry every month throughout all of 2024! Add 13 new legendary creatures to your game!”
- Redboy and the Adventure Crew from Dawson Wood offers “The Screen-Free RPG that lets kids craft their own adventure. Open-ended play style lets kids use their own toys as heroes or villains!”
- Scurvy Buggers – A found family RPG from 9thLevel crowdfunds “It’s the Golden Age of Piracy! You have your crew, you have your flag, but can you find lasting friendship or even love?”
- Monuments – A Branching Narrative – Three Adventures in One from Simon Birks submits “A gamebook housing three action-packed adventures – escape a tomb, raid a watchtower, and battle a saboteur in space!”
- The Underground: An Action Movie TTRPG from Julian Koste raises funds for “A tabletop game based on the tropes and clichés of our favorite action movies with hundreds of possible character customizations.”
- Dungeons Deep & Caverns Old: Secrets of Sacred Stone from Jason Duff kickstarts “A fantasy campaign setting for the universal Heroes & Hardships RPG. Set within a dwarven kingdom after a world-shattering cataclysm”
- MythWeaver: AI Dungeon Master App from Austin Zurfluh introduces “Create D&D characters, locations & monsters with images, backstories and personalities.”
- Healing Potion Dice: One Die to Roll them All from Gyld submits “Dice for rolling healing potions in D&D 5e without ever looking up the rules.”
- Kaiju Invasion from Kurotonid from Trent Ford introduces “High-level encounters with kaiju to encourage exciting combat. A supplement for DnD 5e.”
Do you know of an RPG news source that we don’t? Let us know, or leave a comment below.
