Routinely Itemised: RPGs #179

It’s Friday again, it’s dark and stormy here in Scotland, but it’s time for the RPG news summary.

In the uber-summary we have got the news that;

• Hasbro has put the D&D moving-making studio eOne up for sale
• AMC has announced a long-term partnership with Free League – starting with the Walking Dead RPG
• NFT and RPGs get even closer, to the alarm of many, with Heroic Story’s $6m funding
• You can check out hundreds of proposed D&D Lego set concepts

It’s weird out there in social media land so here’s another reminder of all the places you can follow Geek Native.

What would you do with $44bn? Buy Twitter? No, wait… I think I know the answer. Fund a tabletop games company?

There are two new competitions this week from Geek Native and thanks to Fainting Goat Games supporting the Tales from the Trail vol 2 Kickstarter, the copy of The After can ship to folks in the US. You’ll need Savage Worlds to play.

Have a cracking weekend if you get a weekend at all, and in the meantime, here’s the RPG news in bullet point form.

Competition: D&D dice pendant necklace | The After RPG

RPG news from Geek Native

• Free League Publishing have a new franchise deal, and it is a partnership with AMC Networks for The Walking Dead Universe RPG.
• The NFT controversial, Luke Gygax name-dropping, traditional RPG but yet web3 Heroic Story raises $6m.
• Geek Native has a preview of the Italian-Estonian and English RPG set in the Bronze-Age Mediterranean with Fragments of the Past.
• There is official D&D branded merch in the new Stranger Things Lush bath bomb set.
• The Kickstarter is now over, but you can grab the newly released Monty Python RPG quickstart.
• The Bundle of Holding has a flash sale on advanced 5e with Level Up.

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RPG news from around the web

• Last week Routinely Itemised covered the D&D movie delay, and this week Hasbro puts eOne, who are making the film, up for sale. Huh, oh.
• LEGO closes the D&D design competition with hundreds of entries.
• Bell of Lost Souls notes that Want Mass Combat In Your ‘Dragonlance’ Campaign? Even WotC Says ‘Play A Different Game’ .
• Paizo shares release news and previews of Available Now: Evolutionists, Mechs, Warring Wizards, and Minis!
• Goodman Games announce the winners of the 2022 Goodie Awards.
• On the 2nd of December, Forbidden Planet’s London Megastore will have a book launch and signing for Call of Cthulhu Regency Cthulhu: Dark Designs in Jane Austen’s England.

RPG reviews and interviews from around the web

• Strange Assembly takes a look at L5R’s Writ of the Wilds.
• Geeks of Doom review D&D’s Young Adventurer’s Guides book Dragons & Treasures.
• At RPG.new, ShyberKryst reviews Tales of the Demon Lord.
• The fansite MuggleNet reviews The Game Master’s Book of Legendary Dragons.
• Kotaku’s Claire Jackson opines What To Know Before Getting D&D’s New Starter Set.
• Grognardia offers up a retrospective on Swords of the Daimyo.
• At EN World, Lewis Pulsipher write up thoughts on Worlds of Design: Spelljammer 2.0
• Halfway Station 3.0 reviews The Lazy DM’s Workbook.
• Reviews from R’lyeh takes a look at Achtung Cthulhu’s Gamemaster’s Guide.

RPG new releases

• Free League Publishing release the cyberpunk sci-fi Mork Borg-inspired CY_BORG Core Rules.
• AlwaysCheckers Publishing releases the sci-fi bounty-hunter RPG NOTORIOUS.
• Modiphius and Paul Mitchener of Liminal’s latest game is about survival after the war. It’s Out of the Ashes.
• BTD Press release the core rules for Beyond Zombies.
• Sigil Entertainment’s Kickstarter hits retail as the publisher releases S5E: Superheroic Roleplaying for 5th Edition and S5E: Midnight City.
• Chaosium have hardcover pre-orders open for Andrew Peregrine and Lynne Hardy’s Call Of Cthulhu: Regency Cthulhu: Dark Designs In Jane Austen’s England

RPG bundle deals

• Save $61.92 (86%) with the DMsGuild’s Ultimate Forgotten Realms Encounters bundle.
• Save $20.47 (51%) with the illuminhaughti’s Spelljammer: Pirates of Realmspace Campaign bundle.
• Save $5 (17%) with Section 28 Publishing’s Hidden Worlds GM Kit bundle.
• Save $4.94 (22%) with the DMsGuild’s Monsters of the Underdark bundle.
• Save $3.50 (25%) with Beyond the Screen’s Selovast City bundle.

RPG ideas, tips and discoveries

• Ben and the Genre Police look at scaling up the drama and scope with Widescreen.
• Sly Flourish’s Mike shares Prep Lazy D&D With Handouts.
• Isaac Williams suggests 10 Fastest Ways To Ruin A D&D Campaign.
• Johnn Four pens How To Create Engaging Session Recaps To Get Players Ready To Play.

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 a mention;

• Krampus, a Holiday 5e DnD Adventure from Matthew David introduces “Holiday hijinx abound as you explore Santa’s magical house and snow-flake-shaped dungeon in this D&D 5e adventure for 3-5 players.”
• Alien’s Pack Vol.2 from Tharyon Braz offers “STL Miniatures for 3D printing for RPG games, table games, war games or others”
• Guardian Dragon – Fantasy Dice Tower STL File from Slope3D nominates “This high detailed functional dice tower increases overall excitement of your tabletop, RPG gaming experience.”
• Goblin Shanty Dwellings – House/Home Tabletop Gaming Terrain from Mystic.Realm nominates “3d Printable 28mm thematic Fantasy RPG adventure/Wargaming scenery. Shanty’s can be stacked and or mixed to create unique variations”
• The Lugon, The Grand Cross of Four from The Wanderer nominates “A unique and thrilling high-fantasy setting for use with DnD 5e and Pathfinder 1e. Combining evolution, ecology, and epic magic!”
• Ghost Ops – Shadow War from FeralGames raises funds for “Special Operations behind enemy lines during World War Two”
• Rocketships & Flying Saucers: Miniatures & Maps from Ryan Wolfe proposes “Retro spaceships for Starfinder and other sci-fi games; resin miniatures, an 18×24″ deckplan poster, and digital documents.”
• Corpse Rain: The Desecration of Birchton from Aaron Prior raises funds for “A 5e compatible adventure to the village of Birchton where dark magic has corrupted the villagers and unspeakable horror awaits!”
• Forged: A Massive Miniature Collection from Broken Anvil Miniatures offers “A dragon’s hoard of high-quality, low-cost PVC tabletop miniatures + 5E compatible content for KS exclusive discounts!”
• Vol 1. The Crimson Willow, Lovecraftian One-shot for 5E! 1$! from Steadfast Studio pitches “Step into a new setting inspired by Lovecraftian and SCP stories using 5E rules. Can you stop the horrors from entering this world?”
• Menagerie of Adventures #3: Five D&D 5E Adventures from William Murakami-Brundage offers “A collection of five D&D 5E adventures for 1st- to 9th-level characters. Battle giants, save towns, and loot ancient reliquaries.”
• Mysterious Locations: 📜Basen Village📜 from Diego Pisa Artworks proposes “An exploration adventure map for use with fantasy RPGs.”
• Heart of St. Bathus, A 5e Underworld Adventure from Frog God Games nominates “The soul of a hero is lost in darkness. Beginning in a cursed fortress, its trail leads into the labyrinthine depths beneath…”
• Make 100: Holiday Dice bags + Sharp Edge Dice Bundle. from Morgan Hubbart proposes “Handmade dice bags, embroidered with a holiday theme and made to last. Accompanied with sleek holiday themed sharp edge dice.”
• Cirque du Nocturne: Killer Clowns – a 5E #Quickstarter Zine from Cirque du Nocturne raises funds for “A #Quickstarter zine featuring 12 new Killer Clown & Dark Carnival themed monsters for 5E! Plus a new playable race: Telestēs Mimes!”
• SideQuests 8: More Easy Adventures for Fifth Edition from Dominic M. is working on “The 8th collection of SideQuests oneshot adventure modules for Fifth Edition”
• A Treasury of Tokens: 300+ Useful Beautiful Tokens for Games from Gametee proposes “An enormous library of characterful and visually appealing tokens – Compatible with 5e and ALL gaming systems!”
• 5E Potbellied Kobold’s Guide to Villains & Lairs for Roll20 from Jeff Stevens raises funds for “Villainous NPCs to add to your Fifth Edition Game. Includes new 5E stat blocks, items, maps, and magic items.”
• The Blood: Expansions from Falconian Productions crowdfunds “A tabletop RPG about vampires as creatures of modern magic.”
• Dungeon Crate presents Heroic Holidays for 5E from Dungeon Crate suggests “An anthology of holiday themed adventures for Dungeons & Dragons fifth edition.”
• Royalty and Nobles from The Oracle kickstarts “Meet an orc king, a human ruler of a desert land, a mermaid empress, a human ruling flying islands and a demon duke of hell”
• Little Worlds 2022 from Logan Gendron submits “Neoprene game mats for 5th Edition D&D, RPGs, adventuring, and miniature battles!”
• The Book of the Phantasm from Team Arclands offers “A world expansion book compatible with 5th Edition, for the Arclands RPG Universe, set in a parallel dimension riven by war.”
• Guild 66 from Joseph Holroyd suggests “Investigate, plan and create to bring down incredible beasts in this fully open, explosive d6 ttrpg!”
• Constant Downpour Remastered from Marco Serrano nominates “A retro sci-fi psychological thriller inspired by Ray Bradbury’s “The Long Rain”. Built for Mothership 1E.”
• A 5E GM-Friendly Adventure – The Divine Forge from Quest Nest is working on “Uncover the secrets of The Divine Forge? 300+ page 5E tome reducing your prep time with plug-and-play locations, deities, guilds, more!”
• Lightspeed RPG from LightspeedRPG nominates “An original science-fiction tabletop role-playing game of alien adventures and interstellar intrigue!”
• Midwinter Ghost Stories: Spine-Chilling TTRPG Scenarios from Ex Stasis Games nominates “A collection of five system-neutral roleplaying scenarios to terrify and delight you, from professional horror game designers.”
• Magical Characters #1 – Pay what you want from Rstzzxx crowdfunds “3D Printable STL Files,Play Games, RPG,Tabletop games.”
• BESM Multiverse: Anime RPG World Expansions from Dyskami Publishing submits “Explore the many worlds of the Anime Multiverse with these BESM Fourth Edition role-playing setting guides, map pack, and LitRPG novel”

Do you know of an RPG news source that I don’t? Let me know, or leave a comment below.