At Gen Con this year, R. Talsorian Games will launch a new RPG and IP with the Shadow Scar Starter Set. The box will be available from Booth #249.
Victoriana: Cubicle 7 returns to 5e with a steampunk classic
In 1887, Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee masks a society on the brink of transformation. Magic and technology clash, the old aristocracy crumbles as the working class seethes with discontent.
Christmas in July TTRPG sales! Italian publishers make up half the top ten best-sellers
It’s a big sale with discounts as high as 80% off. In terms of publishers, there are 2,839 taking part.
ION Heart: As this lo-fi solo mech TTRPG wins crowdfunding hearts, we take a look at the game’s shady corporations
The pitch for ION Heart is that you play two characters: a pilot and a mech mentally bonded to the former fighter. The war is over, and so both have some soul-searching to do.
The Expanse TTRPG is relaunching (and will be backwards compatible)
The new game will be called The Expanse Roleplaying Game: Transport Union Edition, and Ian Lemke, who worked on the first, is the line developer.
The Gaia Complex: A bundle deal of Cyberpunk TTRPG in New Europe
Fans of Blade Runner and similar cyberpunk settings will thrive in this world of conspiracy, discovery, and brutal violence.
Routinely Itemised: RPGs #266
In this week’s TTRPG news roundup: Wizards of the Coast welcomes a new leader, Goodman Games celebrates DCC Day on Saturday, Modiphius announces a Space: 1999 RPG, D&D 2024 previews at Gen Con, and summer sales bring holiday cheer.
RPG Publisher Spotlight: The OG GM Adventures
The winner of the July RPG Publisher Spotlight is OG GM Adventures.
The Polyhedral Knights’ Spy TTRPG crowdfunds a 2nd edition
The Polyhedral Knights, the publisher of the TTRPG, is back on Kickstarter to fund a second edition of Spy.
John Hight: Does the news of the new WotC, D&D, and M:tG boss teach us anything new?
John Hight has become the new President of Wizards of the Coast and Digital Gaming. That means John is the new boss at D&D, Magic: the Gathering and the digital studios Hasbro has been buying to support the two games.
