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This week we’ve seen Shadowrun 6e edge closer to release, more material for Vampire 5e, new rules for The Witcher and Wizards of the Coast open a small scale playtest for D&D as it introduces new subclassses for Monk and Barbarian.
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RPG news from Geek Native
- Team D&D have free to download new subclasses for Monks and Barbarians.
- Wizards of the Coast’s legal team swoops on a blogger who shared a D&D stat block.
- A disturbing state of affairs teases the launch of Shadowrun 6e.
- Steve Perrin, the creator of RuneScape, returns to Chaosium.
- Geek Native reviewed Fateforge and it’s like Dungeons & Dragons for experts.
- Onyx Path will Kickstart Cults of the Blood Gods for Vampire 5e.
- Lords and Lands expands The Witcher and offers up a 4-panel GM Screen.
- Big discounts on the Warhammer 40K RPG as Cubicle 7 put Dark Heresy on Humble Bundle.
- P2’s The Fall of Plaguestone lands and if you sync your Paizo account you can get virtual tabletop versions at a discount.
- EN World is back and with a faster site with fewer ads.
- FlowScape is the next generation of maps for gamers.
RPG news from around the web
- CNET ran a popular article on how D&D rescues kids from social anxieties.
- We’re also shown Rivendell and The Shire by Cubicle 7 for their forthcoming Lord of the Rings RPG.
- Cubicle 7 also showed us Soulbound’s Battlemage.
- We’re also shown Rivendell and The Shire by Cubicle 7 for their forthcoming Lord of the Rings RPG.
- D&D will be at PAX West and here’s the schedule.
- Cyberpunk RED’s Mike Pondsmith will be in Cyberpunk 2077.
RPG ideas, tips and discoveries
- The Genre Police look at the Action Movie genre and they’re all out of bubblegum!
- Wuerfel.app is a lovely wee dice roller.
- An impressive collection of spells based off Mesopotamian, Grecian and Egyptian magic.
- Ipsimus Arcanus at DMs Workshop discusses ground rules for evil characters.
- Board game Fireball Island is adding a D&D crossover module.
- On YouTube, Taking20 runs through the 10 toughest campaign breaking monsters for D&D 5e.
- A storytelling quick tip for when you’re forced into a GM box offers up Rick Heinz on Geek & Sundry.
- Jae at Master the Dungeon talks game restrictions and banning classes.
RPG Crowdfunding
As is always the case, you can whiz through Geek Native’s write-ups of hand-picked crowdfunding campaigns in Kickstarter Watch.
- More maps! This time form an ENnie gold-winning cartographer. Glynn Seal is funding double-sided and A5 town maps.
- David Shugars’ Magic Industrial Revolution is also going well at Kickstarter. It’s a pre-apocalyptic setting guide.
- Exploding Dice from Triple Ace Games are dice sets with a standout die.
- Sanguine Productions have Usagi Yojimbo 2e, a Powered by the Apocalypse RPG set in Stan Sakai’s vision of 17th-century Japan.
- Mother of Monsters is a Greek-inspired adventure for D&D.
- Nerdy City is a non-profit with the 80s themed transforming robot RPG called Commandroids: A World Transformed in Kickstarter.
- The Lost City of Gaxmoor from Troll Lord’s Stephen Chenault is approaching $30K in funds and unlocking stretch goals.
What are your news highlights from the RPGscape this week?
