Some parts of the world are watching sportsball, but not us. We’re here for tabletop news.
In fact, here comes the TTRPG summary of summaries!
- Was Gary Gygax sexist? The internet debates but he seems to have proudly worn the badge.
- SDCC is threatening to quit the city.
- The first previews of the new Conan RPG are out
GenCon is from August 3rd to the 6th, and you might be wondering whether team Geek Native should take time off from our day jobs, hop on planes, and fly to the Indiana Convention Centre. Nope, we don’t.
Do we take a vacation and blog from home? Not that, either.
Why not? Well, we’re based in Edinburgh, have an Edinburgh reviews sister site, and this mammoth monster known as the festival season lasts all August. That’s the International Festival, Fringe, the Books Festival, the Science Festival, and others. Instead, we work 20-hour days covering local arts and culture. It’s hardcore.
On with the news!
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RPG news from Geek Native
- I interviewed Lin Codega, Rowan Zeoli and Chase Carter of Rascal News.
- I also got to interview Melina Sedó of Vortex Verlag about life after Hell and upcoming projects.
- The US has a set of D&D stamps, and here in the UK, so does the troubled The Royal Mail.
- I mentioned conventions in the intro, and San Diego Comic-Con is threatening to quit the city over price-gouging hotels.
- We’ve started a Prime Day megathread for D&D and RPGs.
Spotlight: The OG GM Adventures
RPG news from around the web
- BoL notes that D&D History Book Mentions Sexism And The Internet Has Big Feelings About It while Morrus shared D&D Historian Benn Riggs On Gary Gygax & Sexism.
- OnTableTop has a look Inside Monloth’s Conan: The Hyborian Age – The Roleplaying Game
- Monte Cook Games has a Cypher System streamer creator fund.
- Brick Fanatics speculates that LEGO Dungeons & Dragons Collectible Minifigures series could be revealed soon
RPG reviews and interviews from around the web
- Throat Punch gives us a ring side report of When the Wolf Comes: A Vikingverse Roleplaying Game.
- Wargamer writes up Quests from the Infinite Staircase review – a worthwhile climb.
- What Do I Know? has part one and part two of reviews on Quests from the Infinite Staircase. Jared also reviewed The Goblin King’s Vault.
- On RPG.net, Paul Mackintosh pens a small review on Delta Green’s Dead Letter.
- Roleplayers Chronicle reviews Modiphius Entertainment’s Dream Machines.
- Dom at The Tavern has a first impressions review of Broken Compass: Golden Age.
- Reviews from R’lyeh dares look at The Walking Dead Universe core rules.
- TheRateHole has an interview with Basil Wright.
RPG new releases
- Teeth RPG has released their ENNies-nominated and Forged in the Dark Teeth: A Roleplaying Game.
- Muzzlehead Press has an RPG labelled ‘Play at Your Own Risk’, and it’s Vampyrvania, complete with a second book called The Clock Tower.
- Renegade Game Studios has a 5/5 star (currently) release with Werewolf: The Apocalypse 5th Edition Roleplaying Game Storyteller’s Toolkit.
- R.L. Ostrander has published Aetherpunk: A Fantasy Cyberpunk Sourcebook For 5th Edition.
- Thalornth Publishing has released their Taleweaver Players Guide.
- Splintered Realms Publishing has published World of Stalwart Volume I: For The World’s Niftiest Superhero RPG.
- I spotted several physical releases and pre-orders, using Forbidden Planet as the fastest stockist with an RSS feed. They are;
- Pathfinder: Monster Core.
- Pathfinder: Monster Core: Special Edition (Hardcover).
- Pathfinder: Monster Core: Sketch Cover Edition (Hardcover).
- Call Of Cthulhu: Keeper Decks: 2nd Edition.
- Dungeons & Dragons: Heroclix Iconix: Den Of The Displacer Beast.
- Dungeons & Dragons: Heroclix Iconix: Cave Of The Owlbears.
- Dungeons & Dragons: Pop! Vinyl Figure & Die: Strahd.
- Dungeons & Dragons: Pop! Vinyl Figure & Die: Vecna.
- Dungeons & Dragon: Book Of Concealment (Hardcover).
RPG bundle deals
- Save $14.96 (71) in Skirmisher Publishing’s H.G. Wells, Grandfather of Gaming bundle.
- Save $6.57 (9%) in 5 Million Worlds Press Outer Rim Uprising Digital Launch bundle.
- Save $2.00 (26%) in Demons & Dungeoneers Gamebooks’ Demons & Detectives! Lovecraftian bundle.
- Save $1.51 (30%) with Chaos Gen’s British Fantasy Tables bundle.
RPG ideas, tips and discoveries
- Roleplaying Tips shares Crafting an Exciting GM Boot Camp for Kids.
- Derek Garcia opines In D&D, I’ve Learned How To Kill A Party’s Interest In The Game – Here’s How To Avoid My Mistakes.
- Sly Flourish has advice on how to Build Your Own Vecna Campaign.
- CBR offers tips on How to Plan A Dungeons & Dragons Session (The Right Way) and How to Run A Heist.
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;
- Neopets – Tabletop Roleplaying Game Official TTRPG from Geekify Inc introduces “Explore the world of Neopia in tabletop RPG form. Go on quests, save those in need, and heed the call of adventure! Launches July 12!”
- Reversible Self Standing Personalised Dice Bags from Alice introduces “Storage bag for dice, coins, tokens, tiles, gems and crystals with a personalised design”
- LIMINAL_MINIMAL EDITION from Alexei Vella is working on “A Minimal Revised Edition of the LIMINAL_SURVIVAL GUIDE: A Map-making & Exploration TTRPG for 1-5 Players.”
- Festival of the Harvest Moon: A D&D starter adventure from Ert’s Treehouse kickstarts “The Festival of the Harvest Moon is a beginner friendly short adventure designed to get your campaign off the ground.”
- Treacherous Realm: Beyond the Map from Ashley Kellner suggests “Treacherous Realm is an immersive, table-top, choose-your-own-adventure game that never plays the same way twice.”
- Immortals White Box from Lost Legacies Gaming (LLG) nominates “Enter a world of sword and sorcery where adventurers try their luck in a grim world superintended by immortals and their followers.”
- MECH Dice 3: Cogpetal Edition from ARTHUN submits “Experience elegant design and elevate your game with cutting-edge stainless steel dice.”
- Silk Road Guide to Seafaring from Red Panda Publishing kickstarts “A 5E-compatible, historical fantasy guide to trade, exploration, and ship combat during the height of the Roman Empire and Han Dynasty.”
- Populated Hexes Monthly Issue 36 from Todd introduces “The Sewers of Dry Gulch”
- Tabletop Tempest Season 1 from Tabletop Tempest offers “Support a TTRPG channel made by immigrants/children of immigrants, as we explore what family means through art.”
- My Dungeon: Forgotten Towns from My Dungeon raises funds for “3D STL Ruined Realms terrain for printing. Wargame and DND games”
- 101 Inns and Innkeepers from Evil Pigeon Games is working on “A Zine with over 100 unique inns, innkeepers and tavern goers for all your TTRPG games!”
- Infestation of Borwen Valley from Arduini Adventures is working on “A riveting 5e adventure and regional setting for levels 1-4”
- The Mosidian Temple: D&D 5th Edition Conversion from Darklight Interactive suggests “A straight conversion (from OSRIC to D&D 5E) of the adventure “The Mosidian Temple” by Darklight Interactive”
- ScentedRealms: Fantasy Scents for Immersive Gameplay from Hans Hesselholt Henne Hansen kickstarts “52 ultra-realistic fantasy scents to immerse you in the adventure like never before. Perfect for D&D, movies, games and more!”
- Assorted Notes from the Unearthly Archive from IDBN nominates “A packet of inventive subclasses, NPCs, items, and spells for 5e.”
- Moonsoon from Arcane Minis raises funds for “Brand new 5e setting! 600 pages of swashbuckling adventure await! Moon-gods, new deck mechanics, 11 playable races and tons more!”
- Hidden Places VI: Soulstone Cathedral from Sawant3d crowdfunds “3D Printable STL Files, Terrain for Tabletop, Role Playing Games, Wargames and RPG”
- Zrabdos’ Prisoner: a $1 One Shot for 5e from Dragon Scale Games offers “Dragon Scale Games presents a $1 one shot you can use as a stand alone or plug-in adventure for your next game night!”
- Wallhalla Enlightened | Enclosable LED-Ready Displays from Ill Gotten Games introduces “A new series of our modular, support-free miniature shelf STL files featuring innovative advancements.”
- Lands of Villains: Buccaneers and Wanted V.1 from Redal Velis kickstarts “Explore these lands among buccaneering villains and ruthless gunslingers! 300+ high detailed battle maps for TTRPGs. 1 Backer = +1 Map!”
- 5000 TTRPG Fantasy Tokens from Grim Press crowdfunds “A compilation of 5000 fantasy tokens for D&D, Pathfinder, Cthulhu, Dungeon Classic, Castles & Crusades, and any other roleplaying game!”
- Tome of Monsters: Horrorific Threats for Savage Worlds from BPB Games kickstarts “A collection of dangerous and unique enemies for use with your favorite Savage Worlds horror settings!”
- Most Wicked Weirdos – 30+ complex NPCs – DnD 5e compatible from Secrets of Alexandria submits “65+ new PDF pages with wicked + weird NPC characters for your next Dungeons and Dragons 5e session or for other Fantasy RPG and TTRPG.”
- 5-Star Match: A Solo Pro Wrestling TTRPG from Leafy Dragon Games LLC crowdfunds “5-Star Match is a solo TTRPG that puts you in charge of a wrestling promotion. Build and book your roster of colorful characters!”
- Tome of Essential Horrors 2 from Necromancer Games kickstarts “Frog God Games and Necromancer Games are back with a new book for Old-School Essentials containing over 100 new monsters.”
- A Catalogue of Conditions for 5e from Andrew Highton introduces “This is a catalogue of diseases, debilitating damage effects and magical mutations to enrich your campaign! Available for just £1!”
- Fantasy Map Maker (Improved Edition) & Map Pack from Doopy Games nominates “Create your own fantasy map in this cosy roll-and-write game.”
- 5 Acts: The King in Yellow RPG from Jason Bowers introduces “A Gothic RPG About Unreliable Narrators.”
- NUR Role playing game TTRPG from TS software LLC suggests “This project will create a fantasy TTRPG with a new universe ready for you to explore.”
- Thorns Tavern: A New Chapter in TTRPG All-in-One Dice Tower from thorns tavern proposes “🐉 All-in-One Hardwood Book-Shaped Dice Tower! ⚔️”
- Creature Feature Quarterly Vol. 13 -for use with- OSE+LotFP from Jeremy Hart Illos proposes “16 monsters for use with Old School Essentials. Lots of lore+Adventure seeds. Paper minis. VTT tokens. #LotFP #OSE #OSR #B/XDnD”
- Unplanned Encounters with the Undead for Fantasy RPGs from Philip Reed crowdfunds “This 23″ x 17″ double-sided map features over 50 random encounter hooks as well as an overview of eight undead monsters.”
- Dungeons of Chains. Supplement for D&D 5 from Lina is working on “9 Dungeons, each one a puzzle in itself, 10 final bosses, and endless surprises. Who will manage to escape?”
- The Last City – ROKR’s Futuristic Marble Run from Rokr Official proposes “Join us to witness multiple marbles speeding through an industrial steampunk and neon-lit world.”
- Veilgrave, Mörk Borg, by the creators of The Spine of Night from Severed Books pitches “Morgan King and Philip Gelatt venture into RPG territory with the abysmal Veilgrave for Mork Borg w/ Justin Sirois art, Riddick cover”
- Broken Threads Bestiary No. 1 – D&D 5e from Two Taverns pitches “D&D 5e compatible bestiary one shot featuring trolls from 6 worlds within the Broken Threads universe. Collect them all!”
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