Geek disaster. Last Saturday, I lost my broadband due to an unexplained bug, and Birdy flew off on holiday.
It took nearly a whole week for my ISP to restore the connection. So, with both of us ‘off’, it’s been a low output week.
However, Here’s the TTRPG summary of summaries!
- Andrea Sfiligoi of Ganesha Games is safely out of Ukraine.
- WotC are being accused of using Hillary Clinton as a model for D&D.
- D&D’s new VP Jess Lanzillo is giving interviews to AdWeek.
- Kobold Press’ boss gave a state of play update for the company.
- I finally got my broadband back.
It’s nearly the end of the month… we’re actually through the Longest Day here in the Northern Hemisphere, we’ve had Beltane and in a few days we’ll be into month 7 of 12.
Therefore, now is a good time to remind people that next month’s RPG Publisher Spotlight is approaching. The candidates are:
Once again thank you to Patreons for their votes and if you, Patreon or not, have a nomination for a publisher then get in touch.
On with the news!
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RPG news from Geek Native
- We tried and failed to get in touch, but we can confirm Andrea Sfiligoi of Ganesha Games is safely out of Ukraine. The RPG Spotlight on the tabletop games maker is live.
- Dragon in the Woodshed is selling handcrafted wooden dice-eating Mimics.
Spotlight: Ganesha Games
RPG news from around the web
That Park Placecurated Wizards Of The Coast Accused Of Using Hillary Clinton As Model For New Dungeons & Dragons Paladin. (Editors note – this was a bad site, a foolish story and we’ve unlinked it)- AdWeek (of all places!) notes that Dungeons & Dragons Exec Teases Stranger Things Ahead for 50th Anniversary.
- Bleeding Cool shares that Dungeons & Dragons Cover Art Accused Of Being A.I., Artist Fights Back.
- Wolfgang Baur updates the Kobold Press blog with State of Play: Tales of the Valiant at Launch!.
- Bell of Lost Souls writes up D&D 5.5E: Everything You Can Look Forward To In The New Player’s Handbook.
- Cheryl Teh covers Critical Role’s ‘Downfall’ is a new crossover project for the ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ history books.
- CBR notes that Chris Pine Reignites Fan Hopes for Dungeons & Dragons Movie Sequel.
RPG reviews and interviews from around the web
- On EN World, Ngenius has a Conan the Hyborian Age RPG by Monolith preview.
- Grognardia published a retrospective on AD&D’s Monstrous Manual.
- Rob Wieland covers Pendragon 6e at Forbes with Bring The Round Table To Your Gaming Table With This Classic RPG.
- Hannah Adkins pens Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Mission Kit Review: A Fun Adventure In Night City.
- Seed of Worlds reviews Dr. Grordborts Scientific Adventure Violence.
- Throat Punch Games has a ring side report of Castles & Crusades Reforged Player Guide.
- Technical RPG reviews Vecna: Eve of Ruin.
- GamesRadar’s Will Salmon talks to DIE creator Kieron Gillen, who is “envious” of Gamemasters, which he calls “the most accessible and certainly the funniest” history of RPGs available.
RPG new releases
- “Eat Trash \ Be Sexy” with Fox and Boar Games who have published TrashSexy: Raccoon Roleplaying.
- Studio Hermitage has fulfilled their Kickstarter and released Our Brilliant Ruin Roleplaying Game.
- The Bard’s Network has released a game in which magic becomes real. It’s Modern Magic.
- Oracle RPG has released issue 1 of their new Solo Roleplaying Magazine.
- Frontier Gaming has published their post-apocalyptic Gaia Asunder – Core Rulebook.
- R. L. Ostranger has a DMsGuild release for Aetherpunk: A Fantasy Cyberpunk Setting.
- Fraggin Unicorn Games has published the rebellious Subversion Core Rulebook.
RPG bundle deals
- Save over $250 and support the convention with Big Bad Con bundles.
- Save $2.20 (29%) with the DMsGuild’s How to Start a High Level Campaign | PDF + Roll20 bundle
RPG ideas, tips and discoveries
- Stephen Tang penned How Dungeons & Dragons Created Its Biggest Rival (& How One D&D Could Repeat History).
- On Rowan, Rook and Decard, Chant shares Writing DIE Scenarios Part 2: Persona Generation.
- Roleplaying Tips publishes their GM Mailbag: Keys to GM Improvement, GM Magazines, Never Say Fail.
- Campaign Mastery writes up Order in the Sandbox.
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;
- Kobolds on Strike from Severed Studios proposes “A comedy D&D adventure about kobolds who have had enough!”
- The Game Master’s Guide to Fantastic Locations from Arcane Chronicles offers “Fantastic Ready-to-Use Locations for GMs, ideal for 5e, Pathfinder, OSR, and other TTRPGs!”
- 101 Magic Items and Weapons from Conor Carroll crowdfunds “5e compatible magic items and weapons ranging from uncommon trinkets to legendary artefacts.”
- The Spirits of Wyvernfall from Kelly Whyte proposes “A 5e mystery adventure.”
- Codex of Chance: Random Encounter Overhaul for D&D 5E from Logan Miller proposes “A Dungeons & Dragons project that overhauls random encounters for 3,000+ creatures with Terrain Guides, Survivability Mechanics, & more”
- The Maddening Red Wastes from Jester Knight Games suggests “A new way to play a TTRPG by a long-time DM and a first-time book writer.”
- Huge Modern 100+ RPG Digital maps + gigantic art sets. from Gaudreau Steve pitches “Great digital maps of big size of useful locations with vehicles, charater arts, 3D views and more.”
- The Triskelion Prophecy, A Celtic D&D 5e Adventure from Matthew David is working on “Step into the mystical world of “The Triskelion Prophecy,” a Celtic inspired D&D 5e adventure.”
- D100 Random Encounters for Medieval Fantasy TTRPG’s from 2DTabletop proposes “A collection of over 100 varied encounters for any medieval fantasy TTRPG, and for every backer, I’m adding more!”
- Elixir Emporium from Skylance Games raises funds for “Every new Backer adds 1 new Potion! Help the Elixir Emporium grow.”
- Digital Tabletop RPG starter pack for Game Masters by Hexers from Hexers introduces “Start your adventure with a printable cup holder, dice, dice holder, Game Board, Terrains, Game Screen, Game Board XL, and Accessories.”
- The Cursed Valley of Brennen-Keen: An adventure for DCC RPG from Greg Setliff / Bug Professor introduces “A new 0-level funnel TTRPG adventure for Dungeon Crawl Classics.”
- Neon Blood: Year Zero from Scott W nominates “This is a conversion of our best selling (DTRPG Electrum Seller) cyberpunk rpg for the Year Zero Engine.”
- Fantastic Quest of Whimsical One & Lost Tomb of Mummy Lich from Mark Taormino pitches “TWO SOFT COVERS + PDFS! Fantastic Levels 3-6 and Tomb Levels 8-12 OSR role-playing games! Fantastic Quest Cover Art by Erol Otus!”
- Dice Bites:Collection of Molds for RPG-Dice Treats & Crafts. from CK Games LLC suggests “With this collection of molds, you can create treats and crafts in iconic polyhedral dice shapes, perfect for an immersive TTRPG party.”
- Maps for TTRPGs – Pharaoh’s Domain from RealmCrafters kickstarts “200+ Egyptian/Desert Maps for Every Tabletop and VTT System (e.g., DnD, Pathfinder) Plus Commercial Use Included! (Grid & Gridless)”
- Dreamlike 7-Dice Set from XIU offers “Infusing Dreamlike Starlight into Dice through Glass Craftsmanship”
- Revolutionary RPG Spell Stat Tracker and D&D Game Accessory from Monster Gaming nominates “Up Your Tabletop Game! Dungeons and Dragons DnD 5E Pathfinder Role Playing are Forever Changed in this Cool New Kickstarter Campaign”
- The Oracle Monster Generator for Fantasy RPGs from Nord Games suggests “Comprehensive monster generation with over 1 billion combinations per deck for any fantasy roleplaying game, writers, and storytellers.”
- Bloodlines Revamped: A D&D 5e Adventure With Bite! from Story Forge introduces “Lead, betray, or vanquish with 7 deadly quests: Immerse yourself in a realm of vampire politics with detailed STLs for 5e!”
- Tainted Grail TTRPG: Song of a Dying World from Jim Searcy kickstarts “The next chapter of the Tainted Grail saga! Get the Deluxe Edition of the TTRPG and discover two new features: Solo Mode and VTT”
- Mystic Herbs Compendium for DnD 5E from Sergiusz Junczyc pitches “Illustrated mystical plants for magicians, worldbuilders, alchemists, and game masters”
- Blastback Core: Cross Genre RPG and Game Builder with OGL from Nathyn Masters introduces “A dual-system, d20 action based, urban fantasy, sci-fi TTRPG, set in a conspiratorial sci-fi, survival horror world.”
- Rats of Ul-Gol for D&D 5th Edition from William Murakami-Brundage proposes “A collection of adventures dealing with the rattish, long-tailed devotees of Ul-Gol. Compatible with Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition.”
- MinimakersFR : Printable Bases – Pack 1 Kaosmos from MiniMakersFR offers “Get up to 304 exclusive bases by achieving all our goals!”
- Gods of Espen – D&D Homebrew from Jae Morrison (The Bard) is working on “An immersive homebrew campaign with its own lore, gods, and history that relies on DND 5e mechanics.”
- The Mind Oracle’s Scheme – A D&D 5e Campaign! from Adventure Ripples proposes “Secrets Beneath the Surface: The Mind Oracle’s Scheme is a campaign compatible with DnD 5e for Levels 1 to 4!”
- Magnolia: City of Marvels – Setting of Art, Punk, Rebellion from James Quigley offers “Defend the status quo with the nobles conservatives, or tear it all up with the Purple Dragons and their street art (System Agnostic)”
- 100 Unique Side-Quests for D&D 5e! from Igor Antunes pitches “A DnD 5E Tome packed with: Epic SideQuests, NPCs, Challenges, Plot Twists & Hooks; 100+ pages of content for any Campaign or Adventure!”
- Strange Heroes from Tate RF nominates “A tabletop roleplaying game for strange superheroes.”
- ScaleTerrain Tiles Presents… from Shaun Zimmerman offers “STL files for 3D printing modular Dungeon Tiles perfect for 15mm, 25mm, 28mm and 32mm miniature based Fantasy RPGs.”
- 100 STL Bases for DnD and Wargames 2 from MikleJane offers “STL bases for your wargame, rpg games, miniature, DnD and sculpting adventures”
- Spooky Dungeon: Tabletop Minis & VTT from Found Family Adventurecrafts is working on “Whimsical TTRPG minis based on a spooky early-level dungeon! Available as physical miniatures & 3D printable STL files, plus VTT & maps”
- Sinless: Billionaire Bounty from Courtney crowdfunds “The inaugural trove of quick start tools for Sinless, the shockingly playable fantasy cyberpunk tabletop role-playing game.”
- Hell Breaker from Antonio [ANT] crowdfunds “A TTRPG inspired by the video game Doom made by Bethesda, where you must fight through the nine levels of Hell.”
Do you know of an RPG news source that we don’t? Let us know, or leave a comment below.
