The Kickstarter runs until May 20th, but is already several times over the funding goal and with several hundred backers. You can see progress on the pitch page.
Listen up humans! “The Horde” is for 5e, OSE, or Shadowdark
The Horde! is a stonethrow away from reaching its funding goal and going wild. The Kickstarter campaign runs until April 30th; you can see its progress from the pitch page.
Shadowdark smashes a million again with The Western Reaches setting and a premium edition
In 2023, Shadowdark hit $1.3 million on Kickstarter and won multiple awards. Two years later, and Kelsey Dionne’s The Arcane Library looks set to repeat and better that tally with The Western Reaches setting.
Routinely Itemised: RPGs #291
In a year marked by climate catastrophe and industry shifts, the TTRPG world saw Critical Role cancel streaming despite a new distribution deal for Darrington Press, Chaosium celebrate 50 years, and researchers leverage D&D expertise for AI development.
Routinely Itemised: RPGs #290
Welcome to the first TTRPG news and routinely itemised summary of 2025. Let’s look at what’s happened so far.
Wrath of the Sea Lich: Gygax goes Shadowdark
Shadowdark won the 2024 ENnies for Best Rules, Best Game and Product of the Year.
Routinely Itemised: RPGs #269
Exciting TTRPG news: Sanderson’s Cosmere RPG soars, D&D 2024 feels like a new edition, Fallen London and Smurfs RPGs on the horizon, plus ENnie wins for Shadowdark and Outgunned.
The ENNIE Awards 2024 winners
The ENNIES Awards news comes from Gen Con, where the awards are typically held.
Shadowdark RPG arrives on Fantasy Grounds VTT
The best tabletop RPGs seem to have their own moments when the groundswell of support grows large enough for everyone to notice.
Delve: Design and survive dungeons (easy) but get into a new system (gasp!)
There’s also a whole bunch of free to download Delve samples with monsters, treasure and player races/ancestries for D&D and Shadowdark.
