It’s an exciting week as Scotland Loves Anime tickets and dates are out. The charity is expanding showings to London. How’s that for a weird mashup for the English? A Scottish-Japanese collab heading south?
Let’s take a look at the TTRPG news summary of summaries!
- Chaosium will publish Elf Quest.
- Roll20Con supports Doctors Without Borders through two impressive Bundle 1 Bundle 2 deals.
- The Space: 1999 TTRPG is on pre-order.
- Daggerheart, Critical Role’s RPG, is on pre-order.
While we’re getting hyped by an animation festival starting in a few months, that feels mild compared to the UK Games Expo socials waking up again.
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Now, on with the news!
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RPG news from Geek Native
- A moment of TTRPG history as Rolemaster launches on Roll20.
- Geek Native digs into how well the D&D 2024 Player’s Handbook landed.
- Handiwork Games has released the first FiveEvil, and Splinters is free.
- In the Bundle of Holding, there’s a deal from EN Publishing on Level Up!, the Melsonian Arts Council’s Troika! and Bryce Whitacre’s Baker Street.
- In Humble, Paizo has unleashed the Bundle of the Dead.
Spotlight: Tin Star Games
RPG news from around the web
- Bell of Lost Souls covers the news that Chaosium is Bringing the ‘ElfQuest’ RPG Back For Its 40th Anniversary.
- Darrington Press announces that The Time for Daggerheart Pre-Order is Now!
- Aaron T. Huss notes the TTRPG for Gerry Anderson’s Space: 1999 Available for Pre-Order.
RPG reviews and interviews from around the web
- Reviews from R’lyeh reviews Just Crunch Games’ Sanction, the old PSI World and Limithron’s Pirate Borg.
- Technical RPG reviews So you want to be a Game Master?
- Halfway Station Phase 4 reviews Shadowdark.
- Refereeing and Reflection gets into Revising Traveller, Classic and Mongoose-Style.
- Flames Rising reviews the D&D 2024 Players Handbook.
RPG new releases
- Mental Cellar Publications focuses on drama over resource management in the low-cost Verses: Basic.
- Monte Cook Games releases the free to download Cypher System-powered Old Gods of Appalachia: Special Delivery.
- onepagerules’ Age of Fantasy World Book is out and 64-pages.
- Epic Table Games has released the detective urban fantasy Dark Noir.
- Other physical RPG goodies on the shelves include Wiz Kid’s official Dungeons & Dragons: Icons Of The Realms: Miniatures: Bigby Presents: Glory Of The Giants booster pack and Neca’s D&D 50th anniversary Zarak action figure.
- Sadly, in physical, the Wizards of the Coast official Dungeons & Dragons dice set are sold out. Restock notification emails are enabled.
RPG bundle deals
- Save $165.86 (87%) in the Roll20Con 2024 Doctors Without Borders Bundle 1 and $185.31 (88%) in Bundle 2.
- Save $29.18 (20%) with Successor Games’ Planetbound Starter Bundle.
- Save $2.24 (25%) with Frughtlupes’ The Complete Gloom bundle.
- Save $1.87 (25%) with Kelfecil’s Tales’ Halloween Tales bundle.
RPG ideas, tips and discoveries
- Gen Con goes Beyond Games: Featuring Sonja from This Geeky Life.
- Darran Sims pens The Owlbear and the Wizard’s Staff 2024 Con Report.
- Taima Kern shares How I learned to bring my Dungeons & Dragons experience to the office.
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;
- Undead Legions from Garnet Gaming RPGS pitches “4 Bone Chilling Adventures for D&D 5e”
- Kieran Yanner Playmat Collection from Kieran Yanner crowdfunds “Exclusive, Limited Edition, Official Magic: The Gathering and Dungeons & Dragons Playmats and Prints by artist Kieran Yanner.”
- Epic Heroes Encyclopedia for 5e – Paladin from Table Knight Studios pitches “Reach beyond limits, unlock hidden potentials, be an epic paladin; advance up to 30th level with this 50 pages of epic content for 5e.”
- Phantoms of the Opera: A Haunting Parisian D&D 5e Adventure from Matthew David raises funds for “Uncover the Symphony of Souls in 1880s Paris, where the dead rise to reclaim the city. Can you save Paris from becoming a necropolis?”
- Anvil’s Dungeon System from Makers Anvil offers “STL files for 3D printing. New modular dungeon system for RPG and tabletop games, five different environments and fully scalable.”
- The Town Where Nothing Goes Wrong – A TTRPG one shot from Alex Edwards suggests “A rom-com one shot with a time loop twist! Can your players save a wedding, solve the mystery, and escape? Fits all systems (Inc D&D)”
- Against the Cult of the Hippie Commune from Loot the Body raises funds for “A Zine and Soundtrack for Dungeon Crawl Classics”
- Drop In Dungeons and Encounters 5e from Leopard Print Press introduces “A 5e supplement with 7 unique dungeons, boss fights, and special mechanics! For levels 3-11. Stat blocks, maps, and item rewards!”
- Tales from the Smoking Wyrm Issue 10 from Blind Visionary Publications kickstarts “Heading back in for all that juicy DCC goodness!”
- Quest Bound: Tabletop Game Engine from Curt submits “A free and open source engine for digital tabletop role playing games”
- PIRATE BORG: Down Among the Dead from Limithron suggests “A three-adventure anthology book, a starter set, a community content book, and a trove of accessories.”
- Tremors Beneath: 5e Campaign PDF + 3D Printable Monster Set from Fantasy3Dream suggests “5e RPG Campaign, encounters against cultists, zombies and underworld monsters, STL Miniatures for 3D Printing, Tabletop, Wargames, DnD.”
- Murder at the Old Wolf Inn (5e) from Midnight Tower nominates “An Investigation Mystery Adventure Inspired by Agatha Christie for Fifth Edition (DnD/RPG)”
- #DnD 5E Apocalypse the Risen, AtR: Survivor Starter from Rusted Portal Games pitches “Expansion #1: Apocalypse the Risen Campaign Setting. NEW CONTENT!”
- Fruit Meadows Milk Cartons: Kawaii Cat Dice Sets from 1985 Games submits “Collect kawaii Milk Cartons from the charming cat town Fruit Meadows! All 12 are packed with an adorable dice, pin, and sticker set.”
- Staff of Enchantment │3D Printable Props from Unchained Games suggests “Fantasy Props & Accessories: 3D Printable for Tabletop RPGs, Cosplay, Home Decor, Stage Props & More + A Pay What You Want Option”
- Maple Leaf Dice Series from Legendary Light offers “A Marvelous Fusion of Natural Aesthetics and Dice”
- Mists of Akuma: 5E+ Eastern Fantasy Noir Steampunk Bonanza from Mike Myler proposes “Retuned 420 page campaign setting, 2 encounter books for levels 1–20, and an adventure path to escape the realm of Soburin!”
- Oldest Child, a Cooperative Storytelling Vampire Card Game from Severed Books suggests “Solo or 3-8 player card game – you play as yourself while caring for a sick vampire who needs your help in complicated ways”
- Broken Earth – Post-Apocalyptic Savage Worlds from Matthew J. Hanson offers “A post-apocalyptic setting for Savage Worlds, updated to Adventure Edition, plus a print expansion: Tales from the Great Lakes.”
- ATLAS Volume 2: TTRPG Battle Maps & Encounters from Moonlight Maps proposes “Experience stress-free, no-prep, game nights with award-winning tabletop battle maps & encounter decks for your table!”
- FOLIO OF FEARSOME FOES: Dynamic 5e Monsters from BPB Games suggests “100+ reborn and brand new monsters for your 5e fantasy campaigns! Easy to run and bursting with engaging design!”
- The Derelict House of Aba-Dun from Side Quest nominates “A 2E & 5E D&D compatible one-shot Halloween Quest (PDF for 1£), followed by Battle Maps and 3D Printing STL. Delivery: 15th of October!”
- How to play as an enchanted weapon in any TTRPG from RebelRune is working on “A talking sword? An annoying cyberpunk gun? Play as an enchanted weapon in any TTRPGs like D&D 5E, Pathfinder 2E, CoC and many others!”
- Jacob’s Folly: An Old West Horror D&D 5e Adventure from Two Taverns crowdfunds “A D&D 5e one shot adventure set in a fantasy world. Epic fights, bizarre weapons, intriguing characters.”
- Roll4shenanigans from Shennay james suggests “From Dice to Art: Crafting Unique Wood and Resin Creations”
- Fifth Frontier War from 2nd Dynasty suggests “Officially licensed 28mm-scale Zhodani, Imperial and Civilian miniatures and vehicles for your Traveller RPG campaign”
- The Administration – Book 1: London by Night from Brian C submits “A mini-campaign for D&D 5e with Dungeons and Dragons New Edition conversions. For characters level 1-3. The initial book in a series.”
- The Wasteland Queens Project Part 2 from Cosmondo kickstarts “High-quality STL Files, 3D Pin-Up Printable Figures for Post Apoc & Sci-Fi Collectors & RPG Tabletop Game Lovers”
- Classic Beginnings:1€ 5e compatible One-Shot for new players from Elven Foundry nominates “A new journey awaits you with these 5e One-Shots adventures for new players from 1€!”
- A Quatrain for the Chaos Gods from Blue Feather Society proposes “Adventures to challenge your metal and your mettle.”
- No more random magic items. from Maciontherrocks kickstarts “100+ Unique Magic items for your RPG games! full dnd 5e compatible!!”
- Weapons of Legend for 5E from Jeff Stevens suggests “Wondrous magic weapons, including weapons that increase in power! Ready for PDF, Foundry VTT, and Print-on-Demand! 5E D&D Compatible.”
- Osmoria Epic D&D 5e TTRPG One-shot Adventures Awaits! from Matthew Rosta offers “Welcome to the immersive world of Osmoria, where myths and legends come alive! We’re thrilled to introduce three adventures!”
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