Fueled by rum bought at the Edinburgh Night Market, Team Geek Native wonders if your RPG features goblin markets or floating markets while RPG news highlights include a massive Oldskull bundle, Musk’s Hasbro buyout threat boosting stock prices, a Chaosium signing event in London, and Lord of the Rings arriving on D&D Beyond.
Free STL and preview: Sol’Kesh Ynnil
. When courting for prospective mates, the males can be found gripping the fragile branches of the tallest trees, spitting their stream of venom as high into the sky as possible, in an effort to impress the darker green females watching below from behind the leaves.
Gary Gygax’s daughter calls her father “sexist” in response to recent D&D row
It’s worth noting that Gary Gygax was proudly a biological determinist. It’s unclear whether Gary would refuse any of the preface.
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Catch up on the latest tabletop gaming news, including Elon Musk’s feud with Wizards of the Coast, Steve Jackson Games’ charitable donation, a unique 5e bestiary project, a tribute to Amber Cook, and the rise of BlueSky’s RPG community.
Fireball Gnome? Amazon shows off the D&D Secret Level
Amazon Studio has “Secret Level” coming out to take on Love, Death & Robots animated series rival – with the team behind Love, Death & Robots.
How Covid and speculative evolution creature design led to a 5e bestiary
This sort of evolutionary ruleset became a tool for world building like I never experienced.
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D&D’s latest Dungeon Master’s Guide has arrived, but Hasbro faces a lawsuit from investors. Meanwhile, Wizards of the Coast seeks new talent for original content, and Geek Native conducts an unusual interview.
Free to Download: Quickstart for “Marco Polo’s Legacy”
Player characters become members of the Guardian Merchants, a secret society that protects the world from supernatural threats.
FiveEvil: This new twist on 5e offers really scary RPGs
There’s already a 5/5 rated free download for the game called Splinters. The Kickstarter has hit its cash target, but there’s still time to join.
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The tabletop RPG world catches up with Mongoose Publishing’s annual report, Hasbro’s declining D&D sales, the release of the first official Blades in the Dark supplement, and the arrival of Krampus-themed content
