Okay, Girdy’s birthday weekend is over so back to hardcore RPG coverage? Well, um, day job.. but here’s the TTRPG summary of summaries!
- Is it making mainstream news? Not here in Scotland, but the Rio Grande has flooded, and map-makers CZRPG have a Charity bundle
- There’s over $1,000 in savings in The Biggest Tiny Sale bundle by Gallant Knight Games.
- D&D has been teasing new cover art for the not-new editions.
- Magnetic Press Play has the license to the Planet of the Apes RPG
Does anyone know Calamity Punk Publishing? They won the RPG Publisher Spotlight but aren’t responding to their chatbox or social media. They hide their email. It’s tough.
The third Saturday in May is World Whisky Day, and this Scottish blog has made a head start! Let’s see how many howling typos Girdy makes!
On with the news!
Competition: Heavenbreaker.
RPG news from Geek Native
- Geek Native talks RPGs, creators and influencers with Agnes Kozera in a Storiaverse interview.
- Pay what you want for the RedHack 2e.
- In the Bundle of Holding there’s a Travellers4 deal.
- On Humble, there’s a mixed Witcher and Cyberpunk bundle.
Spotlight: Calamity Punk Publishing
RPG news from around the web
- ComicsBeat had an exclusive with Magnetic Press launches PLANET OF THE APES tabletop RPG Kickstarter campaign.
- Paizo announces the start of something good with the Errata Cycles.
- Christian Hoffer with quick to point out that Dungeons & Dragons Is Bringing Back Greyhawk in 2024 Dungeon Master’s Guide.
- Hoffer also pens Dungeons & Dragons Reveals Alternate Art Cover for 2024 Player’s Handbook.
- GameRant goes with New Dungeons and Dragons Core Rule Books are Reviving the Game’s Oldest Setting.
- TabletopGamingNews writes up Monte Cook Games Announces “It’s Only Magic,” a Modern World Full of Enchantment and Supernatural Thrills.
- DriveThruRPG’s Meredith Gerber digs into PazioCon with a post on Infinite Game Jam.
- Alex Meehan goes with ages and writes up Millennials rejoice! There’s an official Neopets tabletop RPG on the way.
- Bell of Lost Souls opines ‘Vecna: Eve Of Ruin’s Rogue’s Gallery Could Fuel A D&D Fanfiction Category For Years.
- Zenopus Archives has the Fifty Years of D&D: Table of Contents.
- We all need clicks, and ComicBook goes with Dungeons & Dragons Hints at Dark Fate for Beloved Cartoon Character. (Note: Uni was NOT beloved!)
- Roleplayers Chronicle re-posts the press release See How the Other Side Lives in the First Expansion for Blade Runner The Role Playing Game, Replicant Rebellion.
- The New York Times pens ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ Review: Community Building One Dice Roll at a Time.
RPG reviews and interviews from around the web
- Jared Rascher shares part two of his Vecna: Eve of Ruin review.
- The Other Side offered a retrospective on TSR’s Gamma World and WotC’s Gamma World.
- Throat Punch Games offers a ring-side report on Slav Borg.
- Rob Wieland goes with Now Is A Great Time To Get Into Monte Cook’s Cypher System.
- Reviews from R’lyth covers Overisles.
- SuperheroHype offers NECA Dungeons & Dragons Warduke and Strongheart (Classic Colors) Review.
- TheRatHole talks to Sam Leigh.
- GamersRadar’s Benjamin Abbott pens Lego and Wizards of the Coast tell us how Red Dragon’s Tale went from dream to reality.
- For the Queen as Dicebreaker gives us “You don’t know when something profound is going to happen”: Designer behind Critical Role’s new RPG on the therapeutic potential of tabletop games.
RPG new releases
- Wade J Kenny gives us The Adventurers Cookbook.
- Need Games expands their popular anime fantasy TTRPG with Fabula Ultima Atlas: Techo Fantasy.
- Roll20 has the amazing/terrible For the Queen.
- There’s been a host of Roll For Combat Battlezoo releases;
- Golden Goblin Press has a Cthulhu Invictus companion called Cabeat Emptor.
- Grimwood Games has published their titular Grimwood City for EZD6.
- Triple Aces Games has released Paris Gothique Savage Worlds Edition
- Chaosium does a release roundup of Call of Cthulhu: Arkham.
- In physical books, Rowna, Rook and Decard has published:
- UFO Press has released;
- Wizards of the Coast are taking pre-orders for;
RPG bundle deals
- Save $1,069.52 (91%) in Gallant Knight Games’ The Biggest Tiny Sale bundle.
- Save $193.93 (91%) with CZRPG’s Rio Grande Flood Charity bundle.
- Save $16/73 (50%) with the DMsGuild’s Sign of the Dragon bundle.
- Save $8.45 (11%) in Christian Eichhorn’s MÖRK BORG Volume 2 bundle.
- Save $2/49 (25%) with Frughtlupes’ Odd Space bundle.
RPG ideas, tips and discoveries
- Don’t call it D&D 6e is on the way, and Timothy Linward helpfully pens DnD editions differences.
- Kobold Press shared How to Design and Publish With Black Flag Roleplaying.
- Brittany Vick wrote up Validating Digital TTRPG Designs At Roll20.
- The famous Rolling Stone magazine and Christopher Cruz wrote up Dice Rolls, Flow Charts, and an Undead Cowboy: Inside Off-Broadway’s Fun New Take on ‘D&D’.
- On ENWorld, Cadence photographs and scribes the USC Library’s case about The Women of Dungeons & Dragons.
- Roleplaying Tips shares 4 Great GM Magazines.
- GnomeStew offers Dungeons, Dragons and (online) Dinner Parties.
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;
- Gamemaster’s Chest from Frontier Workshop submits “An all-in-one GM tool for your tabletop adventures.”
- The Void’s Embrace: Infinitely Replayable 5e Adventures from Astral Archives introduces “Randomly create your adventure inside the Mystical dimension known as “The Void”, complete with custom bestiary and magical items.”
- Scenarios for Adventure: Regions & Realms from SideQuest20 introduces “A D&D guidebook featuring over 1,000 location-based hooks and encounter scenarios!”
- Creature Compendium 2 for 5e from The Grinning Frog nominates “The ENNIE nominated book series returns with a new volume (and over 70 creatures)”
- Potions Forever: Imagery & Ingredients from Misc 3D Creations proposes “Craft potions assets for RPGs with this pack of 150 stock images and 140 ingredients! Commercial tier for creators!”
- The One-Eyed Werebook from One-Eyed Werebear Gaming raises funds for “A 5e compilation of 5 adventures, plus a playable Werebear race, themed spells, subclasses, and more!”
- Gobber’s Guide to Hearth and Home from Unlimited Realms Ltd pitches “A TTRPG supplement for D&D 5e with new rules for creating a home for your adventurers, with new classes, races and magic items.”
- Medieval Asian-Inspired Digital Battlemaps for TTRPGs from RebelRune suggests “1 BACKER = 1 NEW MAP! System free – with and without grid – Suitable for D&D 5E / DnD 2E , Pathfinder , Call of Cthulhu , warhammer…”
- The Siege of Troy – An Ancient Greek D&D 5e Adventure from DiceQuest pitches “Delve into the legends of Ancient Greece in this DND 5e One-Shot for level 6 players!”
- The Savage World of Solomon Kane RPG from Monolith Board Games SARL crowdfunds “Dive deep in the world of Solomon Kane with this revised version of the RPG based upon the incredible works of Robert E. Howard!”
- Vaults of Tenabrus: Magic for Shadowdark & Fifth Edition! from Kabouter Games nominates “Explore the Vaults of Tenabrus: dozens of magic items for Shadowdark and D&D 5E games, plus consumables, lore, and more!”
- The Hardy Boys RPG from Sixpence Games proposes “Play as America’s Favorite Kid Sleuths in this family friendly GM-less mystery RPG for 1 or 2 players that plays in under an hour”
- Fabled Beginnings: Cake Trouble from Fabled Adventurers Extraordinaire Games proposes “D&D 5E High-level play for low-level parties, starring the Feywild”
- Foul: a MÖRK BORG Funnel Adventure from M. Allen Hall offers “Delve into the sewers below Grift to stop the Lord Beneath, but don’t come back Fouled.”
- 101 Unique Wasteland Quests from KingOfGames pitches “A Massive creative library of 101 Quests for any wasteland, apocalypse and zombie RPG”
- Phoenix Rising: The Journey of Our Female Fighter from MiniQuest Forge proposes “Female miniatures for 3D printing, 75MM &32MM Scale, D&D, RPG Games, Tabletop and boardgames”
- The World of Iz’Areth from Fireball in a Teacup Press pitches “An exciting and new campaign setting for Paizo’s First Edition Pathfinder Roleplaying Game.”
- Candarlin – Queen of the Grey Sea from Christopher Bünte crowdfunds “A 5e Fantasy City Description including three one-shot adventures”
- Ruthless Heavens, Boundless Fate from Alex T. kickstarts “An OSR RPG of science-fantasy adventures across the Nolurian Sector”
- Adventure in space dice set (Handmade) from MicroToys raises funds for “Human animal Alien party to the space”
- Random Encounters – Eastern Adventures: A 5E Toolbox! from Arcane Battlemaps raises funds for “D&D enhanced: 200+ page book and 100+ Battlemaps in this new Toolbox for DnD 5e!”
- Castles in the Air RPG from Storybrewers Roleplaying proposes “Explore stories like Little Women in this Gilded Age game of who we grow up to become. Based on the award-winning Good Society system.”
- A Catalogue of Curios from Andrew Highton offers “A collection of unique and interesting magical weapons, jewellery and trinkets to add into your campaign! All for just £1!”
- BECKON THE BEAST: NEW MÖRK BORG MONSTERS from BPB Games nominates “A 54 card deck of new and deadly monsters for The Dying World of MÖRK BORG! Draw your demons forth!”
- The Gold Dragon Gambit: A High-Stakes 5e Casino Heist from Steven Chabotte introduces “When the stakes are high, even the most carefully laid plans can go awry.”
- More Wicked Weirdos – 30+ NPCs – DnD 5e compatible from Secrets of Alexandria proposes “65+ new PDF pages with wicked + weird NPC characters for your next DnD 5e session or for any other Fantasy RPG or TTRPG.”
- Chronicles of Ivria : Of Demons and Honor – 5E Supplement from Galandir’s Pit crowdfunds “5E D&D adventure from the chronicles of Ivria. A Medieval Japanese fantasy inspired story, perfect for TTRPG lovers like DnD and else!”
- Dungeons Deep & Caverns Old – Campaign Setting for 5E from Jason Duff is working on “A fantasy campaign setting and adventure for 5th Edition. Set within a dwarven kingdom after a world-shattering cataclysm.”
- MONSTER PSALMS from The Church of Doom submits “A tome of new revelations for your classic DnD monsters.”
- D100: Delicious Drinks from David Ferguson is working on “Enhance your TTRPG experience with this delectable table of 100 Fantasy Themed Drinks to use in your Campaign.”
- Artificer’s Dice Towers from WhizToweR crowdfunds “A set of awesome dice towers -and much more- designed for 3D printing at home!”
- canD20: Delicious Fantasy Candy Dice, Candy Minis & Swords from James L crowdfunds “Power Up CAND20: Enchanting Edible Dice Sets for Fantasy Fans Unleash the magic of flavor with CAND20’s edible enchanted dice sets +.”
- AmerArcana: A tabletop roleplaying game of heroic horror from Emlyn Freeman proposes “Amerarcana is a horror comedy RPG with an underlying message about the value of public service and who the real monsters are.”
- The Blood: More Drops from Falconian Productions introduces “A tabletop RPG about vampires as creatures of modern magic.”
- Digital Map Bundle Six from Declan Gray introduces “20+ Digital Battle Maps for Fantasy TTRPG (D&D, 5E, Pathfinder, OSR Roll20, and Savage Worlds)”
- Demeter 3038 from Andy Hand suggests “A sci-fi horror one-shot adventure (self-contained, nothing else required)”
- Maps for TTRPGs – Samurai Saga from RealmCrafters pitches “300+ Japanese Themed Maps for Every Tabletop and VTT System (e.g., DnD, Pathfinder) Plus Commercial Use Included! (Grid & Gridless)”
- Children of Amur | New TTRPG using a d12 system! from FrenchAlabamian crowdfunds “A new Tabletop Roleplaying Game built by players with players in mind. Creative classes and fast paced d12 gameplay!”
- Mega Monolith – 150mm Solid Resin D20 Dice for DND RPG from SmokyCreation suggests “Elevate your game to mythic heights with each thunderous roll”
- Universal HEX terrain from Hermann Hillmann suggests “Printable 3D STL Files, Miniatures for Wargames and Tabletop Role Playing Games.”
- The Edge of Survival TTRPG from Steph “StickyHunter” Farrow nominates “A solo journaling TTRPG about a spacewalk gone awry; and an ever thinning chance of survival.”
- HYPERBOREA: Modulistic Terror from Jeffrey Talanian submits “Three new adventure modules for HYPERBOREA, the premier RPG of swords, sorcery, and weird science-fantasy.”
- Whispers of Whitechapel from Paul Bamberger kickstarts “Enter the London of 1888 and solve a gruesome mystery surrounding Jack the Ripper in this print & play deduction roleplaying game.”
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