It’s about 2am, I’m just back from Tabletop Scotland and in about a REM cycle I’ll be back on the train to head out.
Is this the first TTRPG convention held anywhere stamped ‘Royal’? It’s at the Royal Highland Centre.
- Let’s catch up with the TTRPG summary of summaries!
- Greg Tito, WotC’s former PR boss, switches jobs with a jibe about assholes.
- D&D’s free rules are back out, and now they are at D&D Beyond.
- Did you think publisher Andrews McMeel was out of TTRPG? Adventures With Friends: A Collections of RPG One-Shots says otherwise.
- Cannon Otter Studio published their first game with Teenage Oddyssey.
- Is 5,000 a limited edition? That’s the number of these 50th anniversary D&D Antique Gold Coins
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RPG news from Geek Native
- The October vote for the RPG Publisher Spotlight is open.
- Geek Native got to preview exclusive art from the TTRPG Terra Mortis.
- Tabletop Mirror raised $51,000 and rebranded to Hedron.
- The Free RPG Day introduction to Return to Dark Tower is out on general download.
- Epic Pride Gaming released a free quickstart for Once Upon the Dead.
- There’s more Dragon’s Milk and Wizards and New Holland Brewing expand their D&D booze.
- In the Bundle of Holding, there are deals on Metis Creative’s Historica Arcanum, Jim Zub’s Skullkickers and Liminal.
- Humble has a deal on Star Trek Adventures.
Spotlight: Tin Star Games
RPG news from around the web
- Greg Tito was WotC’s Communications Director and now, in his words, he is a new job that does not line the pockets of assholes. He’s the Deputy Director of External Affairs for the Washington Secretary of State office in Olympia.
- D&D Beyond is now the home for the latest edition D&D free rules.
- Roll20 have announced their next Design Jam and it’ll bans AI content with a theme of The Next Adventure.
- An EN World, Christian Hoffer notes that Dungeons & Dragons 2024 Player’s Handbook Is Already Getting Errata.
- J.R. Zambrano picks up that D&D Beyond’s New Free Rules Update Appears to Change Parts of the 5.5E Player’s Handbook.
- Playbill writes up Dungeons & Dragons All-Stars Felicia Day, Aabria Iyengar, and Erika Ishii to Join Twenty-Sided Tavern Off-Broadway.
- Matt Bassil at Wargamer noted that Matthew Lillard’s killer DnD show is now a deadly adventure book.
RPG reviews and interviews from around the web
- Grognardia looked at “Call of Cthulhu is a Challenge” in a post about The Articles of Dragon and gives us a retrospective on D&D’s Sabre River.
- Reviews from R’lyeh published a look at the Achtung! Cthulhu Our Lady of The Eternal Sapphire, the quirky Winnie the Shit
- Jared Rascher looks at the rules of the Cosmere RPG.
RPG new releases
- Relentless Fiction published the 5e-compatible Dungeons and Daikaiju.
- The pre-order of Frontiers of Eberron: Quickstone is out and already an electrum bestseller.
- Cannon Otter Studio’s first game has (so far) a perfect 5/5 star review score, and its Teenage Oddyssey.
- PenguinComics has released the Rouge-like fantasy Hack’n’Slash core rule system.
- Planarink Editions has published the D&D-OGL Ars Mechanica – The Complete Collector Adventure.
- Liquorcanini has released their technomystic sci-fi Maharlika.
- Frontier Gaming has released the core rulebook for Fables from the Floodland.
- In physical pre-orders and buys we see that Andrews & McMeel Publishing are still in the RPG landscape as the hardcover of Adventures With Friends: A Collections of RPG One-Shots lists.
- Marvel is keeping their RPG supported with the pre-order (March!) of the Spider-Verse Expansion.
- Are you keeping up with the Dungeons & Dragons: Adventurer mag You can now pre-order:
RPG bundle deals
- Save $44.94 (31%) with Columbia Games’ HarnWorld Adventure bundle.
- Save $19.80 (33%) with the DMsGuild’s Labor of the Dragon God bundle.
- Save $15.43 (10%) on Martin Knight’s D100 Dungeon Digital bundle.
- Save $10.55 (26%) in the Dragonlance Classic Adventure Conversions bundle.
- Save $10.00 (45%) in Steve Hatherely‘s The Complete Other London bundle.
RPG ideas, tips and discoveries
- Vahid Qualls from Dice Legenz tackles Can introverts play bards.
- On Phys.org, Cody Mello-Klein digs into Queer tabletop roleplaying games provide valuable lessons that even ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ can learn from.
- Featuring Teresa Hedin from Playin’A Round the Gen Con blog went Beyond Games.
- The Angry GM writes about True Mechanical Managery.
- Andrew Peregrine wrote up part two of Gaming with Strangers.
- The Alexandrian dug into Ptolus: Running the Campaign – Show the Help.
- Roleplaying Tips shared an easy way to improve your GMing with The Plus, Minus, Delta Method.
- Merchoid is selling D&D Dragonborn minis.
- Only 5,000 of these D&D Antique Gold Coins: 50th Anniversary will be made.
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;
- Magazine of Mythic Monsters from Jonathan Gibson nominates “A collection of 22 monsters from around the world for 5e SRD with stats based closely on the lore.”
- 5E HORROR RPG ~ DOUBLE FEATURE! from Cirque du Nocturne nominates “Two spooky RPG Zines. A dark circus themed bestiary & a one-shot campaign inspired by the classic zombie film! Do you dare to play?”
- Don’t Pay the Ferryman (2E) Dragonbane & PBTA from Blake Ryan is working on “Bronze Age Fantasy Weird & Wicked Fun – Tabletop Roleplaying Game”
- Infernal Marches from Dashing Adventure submits “Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus – The Wise Alaundo Remix (D&D 5E UNOFFICIAL FAN CONTENT)”
- Starpunk from Crow Land Publishing introduces “A guidebook for cosmic horror for D&D and D20 games.”
- Quest Chroniken – 2024 5E Sourcebook from Quest submits “Eine ganze Welt, neue Quests, Unterklassen, Hintergründe, magische Gegenstände, tolle Artworks & Spielmechaniken | angepasst an 2024 5e”
- Tunnels n Tubes: an evolution in table-top gaming terrain! from Damon Taylor kickstarts “We are a small dedicated and experienced team of gamers who have a dream to create immersive and detailed terrain affordable to all.”
- RollX from Alain Trépanier proposes “RollX is a tabletop roleplaying game. It’s tactical, simple and elegant, just as it should be. Seize this chance to level up your game!”
- The Party Don’t Stop One-Shot Adventure from Vinny Anderson crowdfunds “An Endless Summer Adventure! With a 3+ hour bottle adventure, new & unique items, spells, abilities, NPCs, enemies, maps & more!”
- Echo of the Crown: A Medieval Tabletop RPG from Royal Quest is working on “Dive into a world of political intrigue, perilous quests, and legendary treasures in this narrative-driven adventure.”
- Random Decks from J. Dustin Gordon submits “Themed decks to random draw loot/gear for RPGs rather than use role charts. Random Decks – The fastest/easiest way to hand out loot!”
- Astral Gems Dice Collection from Silver Book Studio proposes “Polyhedral dice sets themed with the power of the cosmos!”
- Thirteen Phylacteries of the Lich Lord |For D&D and 13th Age from Stephen Coffey submits “An adventure path of finding and destroying thirteen phylacteries, each with their own twist – from moral dilemmas to dangerous locales”
- Talamander Fantasy gamebook 4 Corpsetide: City of Spectres from Tim Brown kickstarts “new covers by stonedrunkwizard and nerdgore – all back issues available! (branching narrative solo rpg series)”
- Digital Map Bundle Seven from Declan Gray submits “20+ Digital Battle Maps for Fantasy TTRPG (D&D, 5E, Pathfinder, OSR Roll20, and Savage Worlds)”
- The Comet Codex: 5e Bestiary & Miniatures from Comet Lord Miniatures is working on “A D&D 5e codex of the great adversaries, horrors and treasures of the realm of Edyn.”
- Battlezoo Bestiary: Elemental Storm for 5E and Pathfinder from Roll For Combat is working on “Over 170 award-winning monsters, new elemental spells, new monster hunter rules, and monster crafting rules for 5E and Pathfinder!”
- Forbidden Arts Minis Advent Calendar from Red Right Hand Publishing raises funds for “A first-of-its-kind minis advent calendar and optional bestiary”
- CAPERS Expanded RPG Supplement from Craig Campbell suggests “More player and GM content for the original CAPERS RPG”
- Mobsters & Haunted Houses Board Game from Ron Knight Entertainment crowdfunds “Traditional Board Game Option or Role-playing Option”
- FlipDie Legends: First Dice You Flip Like A Coin. Patent App from Tanner Yarro nominates “7-Dice Coin Set! Made of Metal. RPG Class Design: Rogue, Druid, Mage & more. Back today for a free D20!* Watch the video to learn more!”
- The Modular Table by Wyrmwood – European Shipping from Wyrmwood Gaming proposes “The worlds most popular game table is coming to all countries in the EU, UK, and Scandinavia!”
- Tales of the Old West from Effekt pitches “A Year Zero Engine tabletop Roleplaying Game, strugglin’ for your big dream in the American West”
- Fantasy Drinks from Diego Pisa Artworks crowdfunds “Add new options to your taverns! Peculiar drinks for use with any fantasy RPG (DnD 5E, GURPS, OSR…)”
- For The Lord RPG, The Dark Ages, Church Missions from Ronald V. Smorynski raises funds for “Legacy of Lugano & The Coven of Cazora TTRPG Campaign Adventure Modules, plus free RPG game!”
- Traipsing Through Tartarus from Awfully Queer Heroes nominates “Dark Encounters, Creatures and Quests in the dreaded realms of the Underworld”
- The Heart of Tiberius – Adventure Module for Mothership 1E from Jason Duff introduces “Your corporate overlords have sent you to a mining facility infested with alien parasites. Will you survive the horrors within?”
- Tales from the Traveling Inn from SeaBreeze Games kickstarts “A unique 5e module. Maps, Monsters, Turtle Mechanics, and tons of swashbuckling adventure await!”
- Vampire’s Dominion: Create, Grow and Run your Vampire Coven from Fablehart Forge introduces “Join a Vampire Coven and climb up the hierarchy in this system-free TTRPG Supplement module perfect for D&D 5E or Pathfinder!”
- Food carts, Diners, and Dives: Food and drink for any RPG! from Punchboard Publishing nominates “Bring your RPG setting to life with a collection of food carts, diners, and dive bars for use with any RPG system.”
- SideQuests: Oneshots of The Wilds – 5 Adventures For 5E DnD from Dominic M. submits “5 brand new SideQuests adventures (+5 more in Stretch Goals!), and over 70 classic releases available as legacy content!”
- Lighthouse At The Edge Of The Universe – Complete Edition from Ella Lim crowdfunds “A print run for the Complete Edition of Lighthouse, a solo roleplaying game”
- Chaos Works Upon The Flesh from Chamomile Has A Project crowdfunds “A survival horror supplement of shapeless monsters and flesh warping power for 5e”
- Journeys Deck from Fox and Boar Games raises funds for “A Deck of Many Tales to move along your TTRPG or Story.”
- Pirates Den, Black Lotus, Lost City and Hidden Shrine 1E 5E from Mark Taormino introduces “FOUR SOFTCOVER + PDF RPG Modules for AD&D 1E / 5E, OSRIC or OSR role-playing games!”
- Medieval Dark Fantasy TTRPG: Moss, Stone & Steel from Ramsay McGregor pitches “An original medieval dark fantasy TTRPG, with an original system and low magic, sword & sorcery setting”
- The Codex of Secrets – A Breathtaking D&D 5e Campaign from Adventure Ripples introduces “”The Codex of Secrets” is a campaign compatible with DnD 5e, set in Ethelon, designed to take heroes from Level 5 to Level 8.”
- Audiobook for Behind the Claw, a supplement for Traveller from AudioRPG introduces “A complete professionally narrated audiobook of Behind the Claw for relaxed familiarization, preparation, and enjoyment.”
- Viking Skull Helmet Dice Tower from Saagaas is working on “3D printable fantasy dice towers for board games and tabletop RPGs Tabletop Terrain”
- Insane Clown Circus of Doom from Dren Productions Games pitches “A 5e one-shot adventure with a carnival theme and demonic killer clowns! Available only this weekend!”
- Faithful Familiars: A 5E Supplement for Magical Companions from Storm Cat Trinkets & Treasures kickstarts “Re-imagined familiars, dynamic leveling, unique items and worldbuilding tips to bring magic to your D&D 5E adventures!”
- Blessed be the Peacemakers | DnD 5e Adventure from Lynx Projects suggests “A DnD 5e Thrilling One-Shot about a perilous journey in a fluvial convoy through a savage, merciless and untamed territory”
- The Spooky Stack Dice Tower from SunnyAndAppleProd raises funds for “Roll Into The Haunting”
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