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In a recent video, Dungeons & Dragons introduced the new Dungeon Master’s Screen designed for the upcoming 2024 edition, as part of the game’s 50th anniversary. The screen features artwork by Joy Ang, with Fury Gazzi as art director, and is aimed at improving functionality for Dungeon Masters. The design process focused on feedback from…
Critical Role has announced its upcoming live shows for 2025 as part of its 10th-anniversary celebrations. The tour will feature performances in several cities across the United States and, for the first time, Australia. The tour will kick off in Chicago, where the founding cast will reunite for a unique one-shot experience, allowing the audience…
Dark Horse Comics has revealed a new comic miniseries titled Stranger Things and Dungeons & Dragons: The Rise of Hellfire, set to release on February 19. The four-issue series serves as a prequel to Stranger Things Season 4, focusing on Eddie Munson and his role in forming the Hellfire Club. The series is written by…
Lucca Comics & Games will mark the 50th anniversary of Dungeons & Dragons with a series of events running from October 26 to November 3, in Lucca, Italy. The celebration will include an extensive art exhibition, along with a unique tribute to the creators of the game, Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson. A central feature…
Studio Far Horizons has revealed The Last Wardens Tabletop Roleplaying Game, based on the Mad Cave Studios comic series by Amit Tishler and Elliot Sperl. Set in 1975 America, the game places players in the role of Wardens, tasked with defending humanity against an ancient and powerful force. The game incorporates elements of grindhouse-style horror,…
The latest video from the Dungeons & Dragons YouTube channel introduces the inclusion of Greyhawk in the upcoming 2024 Dungeon Master’s Guide. As the first campaign setting ever published for D&D, Greyhawk is set to play a central role in the new guide, coinciding with the game’s 50th anniversary. The development team explains their decision…
Chaosium has confirmed that the ElfQuest RPG 40th anniversary reissue will launch on Kickstarter on October 29th. This new Deluxe 2″ boxed set will include all the original material from the game’s 1984 release, along with supplements. The ElfQuest RPG, based on the popular comic series by Wendy and Richard Pini, was first published in…
Royal Blood is a tabletop roleplaying game that blends tarot cards, heists, magic, and high-stakes challenges. Players take on the roles of Royals, modern-day magicians descended from ancient sorcerers, each represented by a court card in a tarot deck. These characters are tasked with pulling off daring heists to steal power from the Arcane—former humans…
Roll for Combat has announced the upcoming launch of its new series, “Year of Titans,” set to begin in January 2025. This project follows previous releases in the “Year of” series, including “Year of Monsters” and “Year of Legends,” and will introduce larger ancestries with additional player options and features for both 5th Edition and…
Double Proficiency has introduced Mycologist’s Primer, a new system-agnostic guide focused on magical mushrooms, lichens, and slime molds for tabletop role-playing games. The book is designed to blend science, folklore, and magic, providing detailed information on 100 species of fungi. It draws inspiration from 19th-century field guides and myths from various cultures. Each entry in…
Pelgrane Press has launched the second edition of Trail of Cthulhu, a roleplaying game set in the 1930s, where players investigate mysteries tied to the cosmic horrors of the Cthulhu Mythos. Built on the GUMSHOE system, the game emphasizes uncovering clues and piecing together information to confront terrifying truths. The second edition incorporates two decades…
The Ars Magica sourcebook Finis Terrae: El Tribunal de Iberia will be released under the CC-BY-SA 4.0 Open License following a successful crowdfunding campaign. This marks the first significant third-party release for Ars Magica under its new open license, which launched on October 15th. The release is the result of a collaboration between Atlas Games,…
Modiphius Entertainment has officially launched the Kickstarter campaign for Discworld: Adventures in Ankh-Morpork, a tabletop roleplaying game based on Terry Pratchett’s beloved Discworld series. Running from October 15th to November 7th, this new TTRPG marks the first Discworld RPG release in over 20 years. The game uses the “Narrativium” system, a polyhedral dice mechanic designed…
Monolith Board Games has launched Conan: The Hyborian Age – The Roleplaying Game on Kickstarter, offering fans of Robert E. Howard’s iconic character a new way to explore the world of Hyboria. Set during the reign of King Conan in Aquilonia, the game invites players to take on the roles of adventurers navigating dangerous landscapes…
Free League Publishing has revealed two new expansions for their award-winning Gothic Horror RPG Vaesen, set to launch on Kickstarter on October 29. The expansions, Mythic Carpathia and City of My Nightmares, will take players deeper into the eerie world of Nordic and Eastern European folklore. Alongside these expansions, a new Starter Set and updated…
Atlas Games has announced the successful funding of the Ars Magica Open License through a crowdfunding campaign on BackerKit. The license makes the core mechanics and the Mythic Europe setting of the award-winning roleplaying game available for free under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0) license. The campaign, which also launched the…
The creators of The Last Wardens, the popular grindhouse horror comic series, have revealed exciting new developments for their franchise. Co-creators Amit Tishler and Elliot Sperl are expanding their universe with adaptations that will bring the story to new platforms. Fans can look forward to the release of a trade paperback edition, an immersive audio…
CroWares has released Reign of the Sundered Idol, a Dungeons & Dragons 5e compatible module, now available on Itch.io. A free one-shot available titled The Luck of Padstow is also available. This 250+ page campaign, originally funded through Kickstarter, invites players to explore the shattered world of Verendrel, a land left in ruins after a…
Tomorrow, Wednesday, October 16th, at Noon Eastern Time, Dwarven Forge will be launching its latest Gamefound campaign, Dungeons Reforged. This campaign marks a major reimagining of their dungeon terrain line, bringing updated pieces, new additions, and a new paint scheme to the table. We recently asked Chris London, Head of Marketing at Dwarven Forge, a…
Loke Battle Mats has revealed the latest addition to its line of tabletop role-playing accessories. The Terrain Set includes two Books of Battle Mats, designed to connect seamlessly. For the first time, this set also includes reusable scenery stickers. The Terrain Set features plain terrain maps, designed to serve as a neutral backdrop for fantasy…
Chaosium has announced the return of its Call of Cthulhu Humble Bundle in an encore edition. This bundle includes over $425 worth of digital content for $25, featuring the core Call of Cthulhu rules, the Starter Set, the Investigator Handbook, and the Keeper Rulebook. The encore edition also adds the newly released Nameless Horrors 2nd…
Officina Meningi’s latest project, Totem – The Spirits’ RPG, is now available on Kickstarter. This narrative-driven, horror role-playing game offers a rules-light system that draws inspiration from ghost story classics like Poltergeist, Paranormal Activity, The Ring, Insidious, and Silent Hill. Players take on the roles of Seekers, navigating haunted locations in search of clues to…
Monte Cook Games has announced The Darkest Woods, a new horror-themed adventure. The adventure is designed to integrate into any tabletop roleplaying game, regardless of the system or setting. The narrative centers on a dark and dangerous forest filled with witches, monsters, spirits, and other threats. The Darkest Woods aims to create a unique experience…
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…
