Folks! Last week, Geek Native struggled to work out how well the new D&D book was selling. This week, Wizards of the Coast issued a press release to correct us/tell the world that it’s selling great.
My crown as Mr Mistakeo is unchallenged.
Let’s take a look at the TTRPG news summary of summaries!
- Wildmage Press will try the TTRPG magazine market with Horizons.
- There’s a debate on how the D&D Player’s Handbook is selling.
- The ENNIES are launching a hall of fame.
- Ars Magica is likely to end up as a Creative Commons project.
- The Discworld TTRPG quickstart is out and free.
- Vox Machine is free for a short while on YouTube, and the animator, Titmouse, will launch a TTRPG about booze and drugs.
Thanks to Cannon Otter Studios, it is good news for Geek Native’s patrons or anyone who signs up quickly, as there are free copies of Teenage Oddyssey as gifts.
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RPG news from Geek Native
- Oops, as previously noted, WotC insists 2024 Player’s Handbook is the fastest-selling D&D book in history.
- Crowdfunding allowing, Ars Magic will become a Creative Commons RPG.
- The first look at the Narrativium system and the Discworld RPG is here with the free quickstart.
- I penned a review of Crowbar Creative’s Rackham Vale Paintbox Edition.
- We’ve a rare look at the cheat and character sheets for the forthcoming Zombie Road RPG.
- Vox Machina animation studio Titmouse is going to do a TTRPG and it’ll be Drunkards, Druggies, & Delinquents.
- Cannon Otter Studios announced their next game would be Skin City.
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RPG news from around the web
- On Polygon, Charlie Hall has Horizons, a new magazine for TTRPG fans, offers periodical monsters, adventures, and more.
- On Rascal, Matthew Stanton covers FastCharacter.com Unveils New Update for D&D Player’s Handbook 2024 Character Creation.
- Returning to the question of how well the D&D Player’s Handbook is selling, Daniel Kling Lorensten covers WOTC Inflates Sales Numbers for Player’s Handbook – Real Figures Might Be Shockingly Low.
- On EN World, where we see them more and more often, Christian Hoffer covers Dungeons & Dragons to Release 50th Anniversary Double Vinyl Record.
- Also, bonus points for spotting The Legend of Vox Machina Free on YouTube for Limited Time.
- Bleeding Cool covered Alien: The Roleplaying Game Second Edition Reveals New Content.
- ICv2 pick up Free League Announces New ‘Symbaroum’ Adventure.
- The ENNIE Awards announce the ENNIE Award Hall of Fame and induct D&D to it.
RPG reviews and interviews from around the web
- Rob Wieland reviews and announces Cowboy Bebop RPG Establishes A Rhythm Of Its Own.
- Meaghan Colleran pens Streamline Your Games ALL The Way Down With ‘Knave’.
- Reviews from R’lyeh have another busy week, so let’s highlight Dungeon Crawl Classics’ The Emerald Enchanter.
- Seeds of Worlds reviewed Goblin Mail.
- Jared Rascher shared first impressions on Shadow City Mysteries: The Roleplaying Game Quickstart.
- Grognardia published a review of Ezra Claverie’s A True Relation of the Great Virginia Disastrum, 1633.
- Dawn Dalton shares a Starfinder Second Edition Playtest Review.
- Signals from Delta Pavonis has first impressions of Wulfwald RPG (Anglo-Saxon themed standalone OSR game).
- Egg Embry interviews Mike Myler about the Mists of Akuma Bonanza.
RPG new releases
- Marvel has released the Roll20 module for Deadpool Role-Plays the Marvel Universe.
- Osprey Publishing has a new game of home and fay creatures with Through the Hedgerow: A Roleplaying Game of Rustic Fantasy.
- Green Ronin Publishing goes beyond fantasy and horror with the AGE system Cthulhu Mythos.
- Son of Oak Game Studio has (already a five-star rated) City of Mist supplement out called Local Legends.
- Palladium Books has a supplement for their fantasy RPG with Yin-Sloth Jungles.
- Elfypunk has published a free-to-download 12-page core book; Ironholm.
- Micro RPG has released a $0.99 6-page Wolf Grave: A Minimalist Werewolf Fantasy.
- Emmanuel Roudier Editions has released version 1.2 of WÜRM – Roleplaying in the Ice Age.
- In physical pre-orders and at Beadle & Grimm’s (with a saving), you can secure Dungeon Master’s Guide: Premium Map Collection.
RPG bundle deals
- Save $24.85 (29%) with Son of Oak Game Studio’s Core Vigilante bundle.
- Save $24.70 (37%) in Map Alchemists’ Mutli world adventure and art pack bundle.
RPG ideas, tips and discoveries
- The TTRPG accompanying novel Entromancy: Book One of the Nightpath Trilogy is being serialised by Geek Native.
- NPR’s Charlotte Engrav, scribes Dungeons & Dragons turns 50 this year. Here’s what the game has meant to you.
- Jared Rascher wrote up Vecna? Multiversal threat and king of tangentially associated artifacts.
- J Gray looked back on R. Talsorian Games’ titles like Tales from the Forlorn Hope in Dev Blog #1 Tales of the RED: Hope Reborn – A Brief History.
- Happy 16th birthday Dice Monkey. Here in Scotland you’re now old enough to throw haggis down a hill in a kilt.
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;
- Plug & Play Dungeons Vol. 3 from Goblin’s Hoard suggests “An essential addition to any GM’s collection, suitable for D&D 5E, Pathfinder, OSR, and various other TTRPG systems!”
- Dead Weight — A 12 page module for Mothership RPG from Norgad kickstarts “Get pulled into a cascading disaster aboard an ill-fated research freighter.”
- Master the Dungeon – 8 book collection from Epic Throw crowdfunds “Elevate your D&D game with 8 jam packed books that include everything you need to be the DM everyone talks about!”
- OSE The Sword of Valis / La Spada di Valis from DiegoZap nominates “A 90-pages adventure module for Old School systems and D&D BECMI / AD&D, for expert level groups (3-4)”
- 2025 Hexcrawl Daily Workbook from Todd offers “A daily planner-style spiral-bound workbook with a blank hex for each day.”
- GamiPockie – 3D Printable Dice Popper from GamiPockie raises funds for “Roll the dice easily, quickly, and fairly when you play board games”
- 1879: The Samsut Campaign from FASA Corporation kickstarts “Campaign for the Samsut Sourcebook and Deathless on the Nile”
- The Garden of Vengeance: Quest Hooks and Roll Tables for 5e from TGrejczik offers “A selection of mini quest hooks and roll tables for gardening and revenge, set in the seaside town of Saltfork”
- MattsMaps Sci-Fi Adventure Kit from Matt Francella is working on “Immersive and detailed poster maps, tiles, and content to enhance game night for the entire table.”
- MAPS FOR FANTASY RPGs 10 – Hand Drawn, Royalty Free Maps from Laidback Dungeon Master submits “Royalty Free, Hand Drawn, Full Color Maps for Tabletop RPGs for use in Commercial Projects DnD 5e Pathfinder Runequest Dragonbane”
- CHARRED TIMES from Fogou Models pitches “A 28mm charcoal burners set for fantasy and historical miniature games”
- SoloQ: An RPG Weekly Planner from Jess Williams crowdfunds “Create a character, level up, crush goals and slay dragons all from your everyday planner.”
- Dice Tomes Vol 4 from Artefact Games raises funds for “Dice Tomes, the award-winning RPG dice sets, return with the final instalment of the iconic character class collection.”
- Fogliokens: Tokens with a Twist from Original Magic Art nominates “Custom Tokens featuring artwork by the illustrious Phil Foglio. Guaranteed* to win you every game (*winning not actually guaranteed).”
- Chasing clouds: A 5E adventure for players levels 1-4 from PetDM nominates “Start uncovering an ancient secret in this starter adventure! Great for veterans and new players alike!”
- A Bestiary of Companions for 5e from A4 Play is working on “40+ Companions: Beast Allies for Your Adventure 🧚🐉”
- UnderRealm – The Lost City from TabletopTerrain crowdfunds “3D Printable STL Files, Terrain for Tabletop, Role Playing Games, Wargames and RPG”
- Paragons: The Roleplaying Game from Broken Door Entertainment submits “A heroic tabletop roleplaying game inspired by classic superhero cartoons and movies. An original game from a veteran team.”
- DnD 5e: Divinium a Magic system Overhaul from Evan Mackay nominates “Divinium reworks the D&D magic system and turns it into a Cultivation system with hundreds of Paths, Monsters, and Magic to use”
- SpinDice – Magnetic Snap, Effortless Spin, All-in-One Dice. from Dragonstonegaming offers “Modular MagSafe Dice, All-Metal Construction. Ideal for DND, RPG, Tabletop Games, or just for fun! By Dragonstonegaming.”
- The Wreck of the Shadow Tide 5E from Eric Bleney offers “In this one-shot adventure, characters discover the location of a legendary ghost ship, the Shadow Tide, beached in a hidden cove.”
- Tome of Worldbuilding from Mythmere Games crowdfunds “System-neutral sourcebooks for designing richly detailed fantasy worlds and creating amazing names for D&D and other game systems!”
- Dragon Town and the Darkness Below: Fantasy TTRPG Adventure from JP Coovert kickstarts “A hardcover collection of system-neutral fantasy adventures set in a whimsical town and the winding and weird caves beneath it.”
- Larillian: The Lion from Antidote Games kickstarts “Larillian: A city setting for Shadowdark with 250+ pages, 2 new classes, 10+ stand alone (or lore enhanced) adventures, and more!”
- Saixar’s Condition Markers for D&D Miniatures from Saixar Collectibles nominates “3D Printable Condition Markers for Tabletop RPG Games like DnD 5e. Print these STL files to mark your minis conditions.”
- Hill Giant’s Tears from Mountainland Games nominates “A short one-shot adventure written for 5e and Shadowdark and scaled for mid-level characters (4th-7th level).”
- Color Your Campaign: A Battlemap Coloring Book from Becca Brage suggests “Bring your adventures to life, one color at a time”
- Heroes & Horrors: 1000+ VTT Tokens for Epic Adventures from The Crazy Cartographer proposes “1000+ RPG Tokens Await! For every new backer, we’ll add 1 additional token to the collection. Your search for VTT tokens ends here.”
- 2024 Christmas Dice Advent Calendar: A Unique Countdown from Parvu Lucica offers “Delivered by December 1st “2024 Dice Advent Calendar: “A Unique Christmas Countdown Experience” and more……”
- Drugs & Dragons, A D&D Adventure of Epic Fun from Black Cube Games nominates “Ride Dragons, Make Deals, and Survive in a DnD 5e Adventure: Can you handle the hustle?”
- Maps Maps Maps – Volume #4 from Daniel James nominates “100+ fantasy Maps for all your favorite TTRPGs, from DnD to OSE. A fiver is all you need & with no AI shenanigans.”
- Watchers Sword & Spirit Fantasy Story + Tabletop Version from Vaporous Realms Publishing LLC is working on “From the Vaporous Realms, an expanded “Watchers” sword-and-spirit short story. Adapted for 5e + other tabletop options. Minis and more!”
- 1 Euro – A Dark Fantasy DnD Adventure by TVC (5E) from The Velar Company submits “The Torturer of Marlowen. Immerse yourself in a grim D&D Adventure of over 40 pages, for any setting! Only €1 for a quest.”
- MORK BORG MINIATURES – SESSION 2 from Westfalia Publishing suggests “Mork Borg 32mm Multipart Miniatures Cast In Rotten Resin”
- Audiobook of Weird West Companion, Savage Worlds Deadlands from AudioRPG submits “A complete professionally narrated audiobook of the Weird West Companion for relaxed familiarization, preparation, and enjoyment.”
- The Alchemist’s Arsenal from Titanforge Entertainment introduces “A TTRPG collection of unique potions, ingredients, and magical enhancers! All from just $1! 5e compatible”
- TRUE-d6 +1 🎲 A Rules Supplement for TRUE-d6 from Nerdura Games suggests “New class, specializations, and one-shots for the best TTRPG ever.”
- CyberFunk, The Goblin Band: Pin-up STLs (Free Model Alert!) from Anexeo’s Forge offers “16 High Quality STL’s, 8 Unique model in 32 and 75mm out of the gate. For All the Miniatures painter and DM to spice up your Campaign,”
- Urban Resources | A D&D 5e Detailed Compendium from Midnight Arcana offers “A collection of +250 resources to fill your cities with Tokens, NPC’s, Locations, Monsters, Items, Guilds and much more.”
- Empire of the Undying Sun from Rising Phoenix LLc is working on “Empire of the Undying Sun is a horror themed campaign guide compatible with DnD 5e. Modern gameplay with a classic tabletop gaming feel”
Do you know of an RPG news source that we don’t? Let us know, or leave a comment below.
