The Christmas news lull is beginning to kick in, and Kickstarter’s stats this month underline that!
Mind you, the fact that I had the day job Christmas party this week might also be a contributing factor to the light news. Let’s take a look at the summaries anyway!
- Games Workshop has sold TV rights for Warhammer 40K to Amazon.
- Wyrmwood made content from firing employees.
- Itch.io was taken down by a Funko legal-bot.
- Chaosium will release a Pendragon Gamemaster’s Handbook.
We’re still seeing lots of growth on BlueSky, so I wanted to point out the social collection page again.
Still in ‘soft launch’, and there for years, Geek Native still has a Discord, which occasionally flickers with conversion or at least dropped URLs. If the festive season is looking lonely, then maybe we can arrange to do something there.
On with the news!
Spotlight: The World Anvil.
RPG news from Geek Native
- Guest writer Shona talked to Robin Zetina and Jack of Definitely Not Goblins.
- We wrote up the free-to-download A Monster’s Tail quickstart.
- The story behind the rediscovery of the rules of a 4,000-year-old board game.
Spotlight: Patreon
RPG news from around the web
- Making business news is the Games Workshop & Amazon deal on Warhammer 40K.
- Rascal is making news and have Wyrmwood’s bitter medicine is proving hard for audiences to swallow.
- Chase also writes up Tabletop Workers United secures “key non-economic demands” after a year of fraught negotiations.
- Darryl Mott quickly explains that Itch.io Down Thanks to Funko Pop’s “AI” .
- Bell of Lost Souls covers Light a Candle, ‘Cthulhu By Gaslight: Keeper’s Guide’ is Due Out in 2025.
- ICv2’s writes up Chaosium to release “Pendragon Gamemaster’s Handbook” .
- Bleeding Cool has Two New Lord Of The Rings TTRPG Products Hit Pre-Order.
- Tabletop Dominion has a competition for a 85mm d20.
RPG reviews and interviews from around the web
- Jared Rascher reviews Alien: The Roleplaying Game – Building Better Worlds.
- Dice and Paint reviews Eat the Reich.
- Reviews from R’lyeh look at OSE’s The House of 99 Souls, the 1984 Middle-earth Role Playing, the other OSR Vast Grimm and the quickstart for Fallout.
- Grognardia reviews Traveller’s Duneraiders.
- Throat Punch Games offers a ring side report of Starfinder Society Scenario #7-06: Archives.
- Roleplayers Chronicle reviews The Throne of Thorns I (Ruins of Symbaroum).
- Sequential Planet reviews The Electric State RPG.
- At Polygon, Rowan Zeoli opines Dungeons & Dragons is too big for Amazon’s Secret Level anthology.
- The Creative Bloq features art and artists in 50 years of Dungeons & Dragons: art and insights from Tony DiTerlizzi, Ralph Horsely, Anne Stokes and other leading illustrators.
- On EN World, Charles talks about Our Brilliant Ruin with Justin Achilli.
RPG new releases
- Cawood Publishing has released The World of Myrr.
- JonnyDM has a special launch price attached to Diabolical Designs: Demons and Devils for 5E.
- Black Lantern has an interesting 45-page freebie on offer with the Immortals: Hubris & Glory quickstart.
- Wicked Grin Interactive has released the player’s handbook for Vice & Virtue.
- Cubicle 7 has published the Warhammer FRP Deft Steps Light Fingers.
- Roll Play Studio has a game of story, strategy and hope with Hinterdom.
- MammothFactory has published the creeping fungal horror of Curse of the Spore Queen.
- Lucky Dice Games has released Tapestry of Towns: A Game Master’s Compendium of 30 Town Settings.
- Abenquest has published the kid-friendly Donions and Dragons.
- Pay What You Want for Barge Games’ Barge Quickstart.
- In physical releases and pre-orders you can grab;
RPG bundle deals
- Save $251.79 (90%) with CZRPG’s Map Mega bundle.
- Save $46.80 (76%) with Alluria Publishing’s 12 Days of X-mas: New to Alluria bundle.
- Save $30.31 (60%) and $28.89 (59%) with the Miskatonic Repository’s Christmas bundle part one and the companion part two.
- Save $5.00 (20%) in Lazy Panda RPG’s Bestiaries bundle.
- Save $3.99 (10%) in Onyx Path Publishing’s Realms of Pugmire Duo bundle.
RPG ideas, tips and discoveries
- Charles Dunwoody penned Worldbuilding Dragonbane: Path of Glory.
- Annie Richmond shared How to Launch Your D&D Campaign on Roll20.
- A Knight at the Opera pens their (Moderately Tested) Theory of Fear.
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;
- The D100 Encounters Collection from Mike Whoudini kickstarts “Flexible encounters for your games: Dungeons & Dragons 5e/5.5e, Pathfinder..”
- Divine Diversities: 50 Unique Cleric Subclasses for D&D 5e from DM-FLYNN nominates “Blessings, Curses, and Powers Untold – Expand Your Divine Repertoire for Every Table”
- Legends 2 – Relics: a BAG OF DUNGEON expansion and SOLO game from Gunpowder Studios pitches “Includes: Paths of the Ancients new BOD adventure, The Lost Dungeons standalone solo game PLUS new characters, items and skills”
- The Lighthouse Shadows 5E from Eric Bleney is working on “A lighthouse vital to maritime trade has become the source of mysterious shipwrecks. A 5th Edition one-shot adventure designed for 3-5.”
- Korg | Scars of Silvos from Caleb Engelke kickstarts “A quick and easy Solo adventure game. Travel the world, delve dungeons, complete quests, and retire a hero!”
- Elite Undead Handmade Dice Set & Sourcebook from RPCraft Publishing introduces “Handmade Crystal D&D Dice Set With a Sourcebook PDF for 5e/5.5e DnD”
- 1500 STL Bases for DnD and Wargames from MikleJane offers “STL 10.000 bases for your wargame, rpg games, miniature, DnD and sculpting adventures”
- Darkwood from zwanzigseiten UG crowdfunds “Casual Pen & Paper TTRPG”
- Where Legends Stand Volume 3 from Sync Ratio Systems offers “Another huge STL collection of 3D printable bases. This giant collection includes 2465 new highly detailed bases.”
- Bundle Campaign: Seven in One from Black Skull Studio kickstarts “Times change and everyone changes with it! That is why we want to offer everyone our 7 campaigns at a special price! More than 150 STL!”
- Beyond the Horizon for D&D 5e from Adventurica raises funds for “A 30+ page sea/island adventure filled with mystery and suspense for 5e, featuring detailed maps, immersive lore, and exciting rewards!”
- DnD 5e Tome of Terrors Vol 8: Dragons! from The Eldorium Archives raises funds for “A D&D 5e supplement containing new Dragon creatures, each accompanied by a Mini and a One-Shot adventure featuring them!”
- True-Roll Dice By Pocket Aces from Pocket Aces nominates “Authentic Casino Dice – Now Available To You”
- A Dragon of Their Own from Steven Chabotte offers “An Exciting 5e Kobold Adventure for a 7th Level Party”
- RPG Maps – Magic School Inspired by Harry Potter from Benjámin Weisz offers “High-resolution, high-quality maps inspired by the world of Harry Potter. Well-designed interiors for wizard apprentices.”
- Populated Hexes Monthly Issue 41 from Todd crowdfunds “Into the Shadowlands, Part 1”
- The Forgotten Ruins of Drakenfell from I Demo Games is working on “A beautiful and mysterious set of 3D printable terrain designed for miniature wargames and roleplaying games.”
- RPG Essentials Vol. II from Ella’s Arcanum submits “Completing Ella’s Arcanum’s Collection of everything you need to start printing for your tabletop games!”
- Wild Magic: Expanded (A DnD 5E Expansion) from David Ferguson proposes “A definitive wild magic themed expansion for Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition. New subclasses, effects, creatures, feats, and weapons.”
- The Ace of Spades: A D&D drop in casino from greedygorgonpress introduces “Gamble! Drink! Catch a band! Then heist ’em for all they’ve got. A drop in casino setting for your fantasy setting!”
- SideQuests: Oneshots Vol. 3 – More Easy Adventures For DnD! from Dominic M. kickstarts “Ready-To-Play Oneshot Adventures for DnD 5E and 2024. 75+ SQ Adventures available as add-ons!”
- PIT & THE P’ENDULAM One-Shot for Dragonbane, DnD 5e & OSR from Laidback Dungeon Master submits “A low prep, oneshot adventure for Dragonbane, DnD 5e & OSR (AD&D, OSE, Shadowdark) TTRPGs, complete with VTT maps & tokens!”
- 30+ Hand-Drawn Dungeon Maps for any TTRPG – Three Themes from TPK Compass introduces “A collection of 30+ hand-drawn dungeon battlemaps with 3 themes for extra diversity! Suitable for any TTRPG (D&D, Pathfinder, etc.)”
- Goblin Raid on the Winter Stockade for 1E/5E + 30 PDFS! from Mark Taormino crowdfunds “A SOFTCOVER + PDF Module for Levels 1-3 AD&D 1E / 5E or OSR RPGS! SHIPS IN FEB 2025! You Also Get ALL 30 OF OUR OTHER PDFS for FREE!”
Do you know of an RPG news source that we don’t? Let us know, or leave a comment below.
