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The world of Discworld is officially stepping into the realm of tabletop RPGs with the release of Discworld: Adventures in Ankh-Morpork. The game, inspired by Terry Pratchett’s beloved series, had its world premiere actual play session streamed on Friday. The premiere showcased unique aspects of the game’s mechanics and playstyle that capture the essence of…
Lone Wolf: Adventures in Magnamund is now live on Kickstarter. This project expands the Dragonbane role-playing game with new professions, heroic abilities, and adventures for Lone Wolf and Dragonbane fans. Lone Wolf: Adventures in Magnamund brings the classic Magnamund setting back for players. Earlier editions like the d20 Lone Wolf RPG and the Lone Wolf…
Osprey Games has announced the release of War Story: Occupied France, a new cooperative board game set in World War II-era France. Designed by Dave Neale and David Thompson and illustrated by Kwanchai Moriya, the game aims to combine narrative storytelling with tactical gameplay elements, allowing players to experience both strategic decision-making and an engaging…
Don’t Panic Games has launched a Kickstarter campaign for their latest project, Nobi Nobi, a narrative-focused tabletop role-playing game inspired by childhood imagination and exploration. Nobi Nobi allows players to take on the roles of children navigating a world filled with wonder and challenges. The game centers on collaborative storytelling, providing an experience shaped by…
We love highlighting projects that bring a unique and personal touch to the gaming world, and “Tales of the Kytin Age” by Geoff Gray is certainly one of those. This fantasy roleplaying game has been meticulously crafted over the past 35 years by Gray himself. Gray has spent decades creating a unique rule system carefully…
Yesterday marked the sixth anniversary of the passing of Greg Stafford, the legendary founder of Chaosium, and in tribute to his legacy, Chaosium has launched “The Companions of Arthur,” a new community content program for the Pendragon tabletop roleplaying game on DriveThruRPG. Michael O’Brien, vice president of Chaosium, reflected on Stafford’s impact, stating, “Among the…
Sentience, a role-playing game about terraforming robots awakening to their sentience in space, will be launching an expanded edition through Kickstarter. Originally part of Modiphius Entertainment’s 2d20 World Builders program, Sentience integrates a mix of emotional and mechanical challenges within a sci-fi setting. In the game, players take on the roles of robots sent to…
Crumbling Keep has launched the second edition of Marching Order, titled Curse and Coin Edition, on Kickstarter. This edition enhances the solo and cooperative dungeon-delving game with new features such as expanded adventures and random dungeon generation. The game focuses on a group of rogues navigating dangerous dungeons in search of treasure. Players can explore…
Chaosium has released Lands of RuneQuest: Dragon Pass, an expansion designed for both players and gamemasters of the RuneQuest role-playing game. This new supplement dives into the magical and mythological region of Dragon Pass, a key setting in the Bronze Age fantasy world of RuneQuest. The book serves as a comprehensive setting guide, covering the…
Modiphius Entertainment has announced an upcoming Kickstarter campaign for Discworld: Adventures in Ankh-Morpork, a new tabletop roleplaying game based on Terry Pratchett’s iconic Discworld series. The campaign is set to launch on October 15. This marks the first time in over two decades that a new Discworld RPG will be published, following the release of…
Black Cats Gaming has released its latest roleplaying game, Cursed Captains of Cthulhu, now available in PDF on the official website, DriveThruRPG, and itch.io. Developed by James Barry, the game combines elements of piracy during the Golden Age with themes from the Cthulhu mythos. Players are tasked with assembling crews to explore the Caribbean, facing…
Japanime Games has launched a Kickstarter campaign for An’Imaria: Domains of Destiny, a nearly 500-page anime-inspired 5E setting guide. Drawing inspiration from popular anime like One Piece, Frieren, and Solo Leveling, An’Imaria aims to bring the vibrant worlds of anime to your Dungeons & Dragons campaigns. The campaign, which also includes the adventure book An’Imaria…
MIR, a dark fantasy TTRPG by Little Dusha, is currently live on Kickstarter. With its haunting narrative set in a world struggling against the encroaching Ruin, MIR offers players a unique journey through moral dilemmas, trauma, and dark intrigue—where every decision carries a weight that can shape reality itself. The game, which is pronounced as…
The latest video from the official Dungeons & Dragons channel has provided an overview of the upcoming changes to the 2024 Dungeon Master’s Guide. Players can expect new magic items and expanded crafting rules, offering more customization in their adventures. The new Dungeon Master’s Guide chapter focuses on different types of treasure, ranging from coins…
Triad Trouble in the “Paris of the East” Publisher: Modiphius Entertainment Release Date: September 19th, 2024 Links: Modiphius, DriveThruRPG At a glance Achtung! Cthulhu 2d20: Operation Oberon takes players to the bustling streets of Shanghai in January 1943. With Imperial Japanese forces controlling the city and the sinister Black Sun faction seeking occult treasures, this…
The BBC Archive has shared a nostalgic gem on YouTube the Heart of the Matter series. In the clip from 1980, viewers can watch legendary game designers Albie Fiore and Steve Jackson from Games Workshop, delve into the world of Dungeons & Dragons during the early days of the tabletop role-playing scene. Originally broadcast on…
Free League Publishing has announced that the pre-orders for the upcoming release of Path of Glory, the first campaign book for Dragonbane is now available. Releasing on November 12, the book features three classic adventures originally published in the 1980s, now updated for the modern edition of the Dragonbane RPG. The campaign is available for…
Historica Arcanum: Echoes of Renaissance, the latest setting in the Historica Arcanum TTRPG series, is now live on Kickstarter. This new expansion is set in Venice in 1521, during the Grand Carnival, where political intrigue and conflict unfold in the shadows. The setting highlights tensions between the Medicis, the Borgias, and the Venetian Republic, while…
It appears that the Project Sigil closed beta is drawing near. While it has been known for a few months that the beta was scheduled for this fall, a recent update from D&D Beyond suggests the start could be soon. A new post on the platform now links directly to the beta signup for Project…
Osprey Games has announced the release of The Terror Beneath, an investigative roleplaying game set in a world of Weird Folk Horror. The game is scheduled for release later this month and is inspired by the works of Welsh author Arthur Machen. Players will take on the role of investigators navigating a world filled with…
New details have been revealed about the Bastion System, an upcoming feature in the 2024 Dungeon Master’s Guide for Dungeons & Dragons 5.5E. Introduced during last week’s guide premiere, this system gives players the ability to build and customize their own strongholds. The Bastion System allows characters to establish their own base of operations, which…
DEKA-DICE, a card-based dice system for tabletop games, has launched on Kickstarter. The project introduces a new way to “roll” dice using a deck of cards, offering players the choice of standard rolls or an added layer of strategy. Each deck consists of 72 cards divided into eight smaller sub-decks, representing the dice found in…
Penguin Random House has announced the upcoming release of Dungeons & Dragons Pocket Expert, a compact guide filled with essential facts and lore from the Dungeons & Dragons universe. Written by Stacy King, this pocket-sized book aims to make readers instant experts on all things D&D. The Pocket Expert explores common questions such as the…
Kobold Press has announced the release of the Tales of the Valiant Game Master’s Guide, expanding on the Tales of the Valiant (ToV) and 5E systems. The guide offers Game Masters a variety of tools to customize and run their games, building on the content provided in the Player’s Guide. The Game Master’s Guide includes…
After a successful Kickstarter earlier this year, the new campaign module for Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition, Reign of the Sundered Idol, will be released on October 15. The module is set in the world of Verendrel, where magic is fading, and a significant event known as The Severance has caused widespread disruption. Players will…
The upcoming 2024 Dungeon Master’s Guide will include the anticipated Bastion system, as detailed in a recent video discussion with D&D content creator Todd Kenreck and developers Chris Perkins, and James Wyatt. The video offers players and Dungeon Masters further insight into how the mechanic can be implemented in their campaigns. The Bastion system is…
Green Ronin Publishing has released a new scenario for Cthulhu Awakens titled Brinkmanship: A Cold War Adventure. This new addition brings players to the year 1965 during the height of the Cold War, adding an intriguing historical twist to the game’s established mythos. Brinkmanship takes place in Turkey, where CIA Outpost 323 has mysteriously gone…
A Dungeons & Dragons fan known as u/Yawgmothlives on Reddit has compiled The Web Compendium, a 1,281-page archive of D&D 3.5 edition content that was previously lost after being removed from Wizards of the Coast’s official website. This significant undertaking has gathered numerous official supplements, rules, and resources that had disappeared from the internet, preserving…
Ghostfire Gaming has launched Grim Hollow: Transformed on Kickstarter, presenting a fully revised and expanded version of their dark fantasy setting for 5th Edition. This update offers new content for both players and GMs, including significant changes to the Player’s Guide and Campaign Guide. The new version is also fully compatible with the upcoming 2024…
Evil Baby Entertainment has launched The Broken Empires RPG, a new fantasy role-playing game designed by Trevor Devall, the professional Game Master and creator of the YouTube TTRPG channel Me, Myself & Die!. Set in a mid-fantasy world, The Broken Empires invites players to explore a vast landscape filled with adventure, where decisions are made…
