That’s right, gang! It’s Friday again, well, Saturday by the time I write all this up and hit publish. But! TTRPG news time!
We start with the summary of TTRPG news summaries!
- NASA released a 5e adventure
- Chaosium are running a $10k competition
- There’s an Arkham Horror TTRPG on the way
- Steamforged Games are making a “Tales of the Valiant” starter set.
It’s not even the start of the month, but there’s Patreon news thanks to the awesome Terry Maranda, who’s sharing a preview Sol’Kesh.
Not a Patreon yet? There’s still time to join up! If you onboard in the next few days you’ll still qualify. That’s a safety net so not to be harsh on people who might otherwise miss out.
Happy International Women’s Day.
Now, on with the TTRPG news!
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RPG news from Geek Native
- Just how out of this world popular are RPGs? NASA has released a 5e adventure.
- Geek Native’s patreons (or newbies) will get free previews, stats and STLs for Terry Maranda’s Sol’Kesh.
- D&D gets a new merch deal as FanRoll sign up to make Dome of Destiny spinners.
- We watched Luke Gygax and GooeyCybe Roll for Sandwich.
- Writing for Geek Native, Egg Embry interviewed Loren Small of Small Cog Creative.
- Girdy talked Ultimate GM’s James D’Amato.
- The Bundle of Holding has a deal on Aggressive Ecologies.
- Dune is back on the big screen and there’s a Humble offer on the TTRPG.
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RPG news from around the web
- Bell of Lost Souls writes up the generous Chaosium’s ‘Basic Roleplaying’ Design Challenge Offers $10K In Prizes For Winning Creators.
- Edge, the Asmodee RPG studio, will release an Arkham Horror RPG.
- Amy Ratcliffe writes up Discover How D&D Came to Be with This Book.
- Christian Hoffer notes that Dungeons & Dragons Brings Back a Surprise Villain in New Adventure.
- J.R. Zambrano also covers Steamforged Games And Kobold Press Will Make A ‘Tales Of The Valiant’ Starter Set.
- WizKids has a $400 dragon in a box.
- The Quest Bound story generator took moved the needle on Kickstarter, but not enough, yet it’ll continue to develop.
- Monte Cook Games has upgraded the Cypher System OGL.
- In mainstream news, local press covers that Wizards of the Coast donates scores of Dungeons & Dragons box sets to Washington State Library.
- The Iowa Capital Dispatch also has Iowa ‘game master’ sues Texas company over role-playing game (okay, we forgot this last week but good enough for a second chance).
RPG reviews and interviews from around the web
- Signals from Delta Pavonis reviews Shadowdark RPG.
- The Other Side reviews the old Cities of the Forgotten Realms.
- Jared Rascher tackles a gameplay of Dragonbane.
- Throat Punch Games does a ring side report of Pathfinder Society Scenario #5-04: Equal Exchanges – Necessary Introductions and the grimdark setting Nightfell.
- Roleplayers Chronicle reviews Wizard of the Coast’s Sigil and the Outlands.
- The Obsidian Portal team interview the creators of Divination RPG.
RPG new releases
- Armoured Gaming has released the second edition of Knight.
- 2,500+ pages, $49.99, out now – it’s the Baedran Compendium Campaign Setting.
- The Yellow Hand gives us more Draconicus RPG with Encyclopedia Draconicus, an Introduction to Draconicus and the adventure The Darkest Dreaming.
- Alessia Loardi has playing among demons, humans and aliens in Daemonard20.
RPG bundle deals
- Save $4.78 (49%) with the DMsGuild’s Solo Adventures in the Underdark! bundle.
- Save $1.87 (2%) with The Vynestra Collection.
RPG ideas, tips and discoveries
- Charles Dunwoody went worldbuilding in the Forbidden Lands with the Dark Secrets of The Bloodmarch.
- Vincent Baker wrote up a PbtA Thought Experiment.
- Kobold Press shared Make your Scarlet Citadel (or any adventure) more amusing with trick magic items.
- Pazio and BKOM Studio’s Pathfinder: Gallowspire Survivors is on Steam Early Access!
RPG Crowdfunding
You can see those Kickstarters and other crowdfunding campaigns that caught Geek Native’s attention over at Kickstarter watch. Here are some industry projects worth mentioning;
- The Village of Bray from MDNTWVLF is working on “A highly strange cryptid adventure for 5E and OSE”
- Tales of Argosa from Pickpocket Press nominates “A Sword & Sorcery Emergent Play Adventure Game, for Groups and Solo.”
- Familiars & Companions for D&D 5E from Laura MCL proposes “A selection of ready-to-play Familiars and Companions to add to your GM toolbox for Dungeons and Dragons”
- Väruld is e x p a n d i n g from Désirée Nordlund nominates “An RPG World Core Book Part 2 + Online”
- Pig Faced Orcs & Bugbears! from Hayland Terrain proposes “28mm Metal Pig Faced Orcs & BugBears!”
- Tactical Doctrine: Rat King from Chamomile Has A Project crowdfunds “A 5e sourcebook of rats, sewers, and rogues, featuring tactical content for players, GMs, and solo play.”
- RPG Dark Resources from NIMA GAMES submits “Amazing Print & Play content for dark adventures: top-quality character sheets, maps, spell cards, GM accessories, and much more! (5E)”
- Beginning Expedition: An Island Exploring Game from Thinky Filler Games suggests “Explore the island’s wildlife and habitat in 2 days with this Print-and-Play, Roll-and-Write game.”
- Planestrider’s Journal for Level Up A5E and D&D 5E from Morrus introduces “The new cosmology, including 30 new planes, player options, webships, monsters, and a planespanning adventure!”
- Surviving Strangehollow: Hand-painted 5E by a Legendary Team from Jason Ward submits “Hand-painted art, new rules, & unforgettable stories for 5E+ by Ed Greenwood, Shawn Merwin, James Haeck, Dan Dillon, and many more.”
- Pek’s Peril: A D&D 5e Adventure from Two Taverns crowdfunds “A D&D 5e one shot adventure set in a simulated fantasy world. Epic fights, bizarre weapons, intriguing characters.”
- Pantheon of Ethelon: A D&D 5e God Supplement! from Adventure Ripples proposes “An original pantheon of 40 Gods (+ Thematic Subclasses) for your DnD 5e campaign.”
- Ooze of Doom Metal RPG Dice from Norse Foundry kickstarts “Metal Dice suspended in Ooze for an epic Adventure!”
- Final Quest – Solo play game (tabletop) from The Grinning Frog proposes “Your party died in battle, can you now survive and escape the depths?”
- The Treasure of Belk-Ared, Items Cards Deck from Resin Project is working on “A deck of unique Item reference cards for 5E/5.1 Dungeons and Dragons. Created and Illustrated by Spirit of Resin Miniatures”
- Dice Pirates from Benjamin Sperling offers “Sail the high seas in this roll and write adventure!”
- The Long Road Home from Alex White crowdfunds “A role-playing story game about friends returning from an epic fantasy quest, hoping they will find their loved ones safe back home”
- Petra’s Guide to Potions & Poultices for 5e from Paul Dean is working on “Over 250 potions to brew, buy, or discover! New potions, wondrous items, and the brand new Physicker class with two unique subclasses!”
- Legend of Seven Golden Demons & Slime Pits of Sewer Witch from Mark Taormino proposes “TWO SOFTCOVERS + PDFS! Legend Golden for Levels 10-14 and Slime Pits for Levels 2-4 AD&D 1E / 5E, OSRIC or any OSR role-playing games!”
- Polyhedral Dice Advent-ure Calendars 14-16 from Black Oak Workshop submits “Satisfy your sense of adventure and love of dice with one or more of our fun Advent-ure Calendars! Three new themes await you!”
- Faithless Regiment from Faithless submits “Faithless Regiment is a d6-based RPG sandbox. Survival, Heists, and even Horde Survival modes!”
- The Orkkin Compendium from Midjourney Voyager proposes “An immersive visual journey through the Orcs of the Plains of Darmass & Goblins of the Riddermark.”
- Eyes Wide Open In The Town Of Wake: A 5e Adaptable Adventure from Mizo Games offers “No rest for the wicked, as they say…”
- The Dungeon Office – Sinister Startups from CoffeeDragonStudios nominates “A collection of office-themed digital-only dungeon battlemaps for any genre, made for VTT, Roll20, and high-rez for prints.”
- Cats of Catthulhu 10th Anniversary Edition from Mr.Joel raises funds for “The beloved rules-light roleplaying game where ordinary cats defend the world — Newly revised and expanded!”
- ALT-EUROPA from Alberich-Verlag kickstarts “Realistic. Fantasy. Tabletop RPG set in Antiquity. Historical Immersion. European Mythology. Huge Book with Rules and Ideas.”
- Solo Martial Blues from James Kerr pitches “A one player martial arts TTRPG”
- Harrowsport Harbor from Steven Chabotte kickstarts “A Fun TTRPG Harbor Campaign Setting with a Personality that Bites.”
- Born from Ice: Stone Age Role-Playing (5e) from Small Cog Creative proposes “A 5th Edition Stone Age adventure. Level 1-20 campaign, setting, and player options. Play D&D in a dangerous prehistoric world!”
- Beyond the Horizon from Carrotpen pitches “Become Space Mission Commander! Uncover the secrets of an unknown planet in this Roll and Write, Print and Play strategy board game .”
- Shadow Ops from Christopher Peter proposes “From the author of Fight! 2nd edition comes a tabletop role-playing game of cinematic espionage action!”
- RPG Maps – Underwater Maps for Deep Sea Explorers from Benjámin Weisz nominates “Explore 375 Beautiful Digital High-Quality Maps for all VTT and TT RPG systems: D&D 5e, Pathfinder, CoC and many more!”
Do you know of an RPG news source that we don’t? Let us know, or leave a comment below.
