Holla! Bronwen and I escaped our daily grind this Friday for a tour of Edinburgh’s Castle of Light, which surprisingly used theatre lights to emblazon tarot cards on ancient walls and medieval demons. Scotland, eh?
The RPG news sums up like this:
- TheNatOne reveals that RedHack Second Edition (RH2e) is coming (a Geek Native exclusive)
- The Adventure Time RPG is ditching its own system for 5e.
- Brandon Sanderson’s Stormlight RPG is progressing.
- The shopping season has created several amazingly generous TTRPG bundles for Delta Green, Night’s Black Agents, The Witcher and The Zombicide: Chronicles.
- Rumours of a D&D Movie 2 grow.
It’s shopping season with the American tradition of Black Friday crossing the pond and going global. Geek Native has engaged in a shameless attempt to earn money and has written up a fair few posts of items on sale. There are bills to pay.
You’ll find none of them in this roundup, as we’re strictly RPG news here, but some impressive bundles qualify for both.
We also wrote up the RPG Publisher Spotlight with TheNatOne to reveal that there’s a RedHack Second Edition planned.
Rightyo, let’s roll with the RPG news!
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RPG news from Geek Native
- Geek Native landed an exclusive look at the Heroes of Hyuga in 77 Stories in NewEdo.
- Geek Native wrote up Plus One Exp’s The Awards 2023 winners.
- We missed the Shadowrun Deal of the Day, but there are still new expansions and a new core rulebook.
- Go anywhere, be anything and pay what you want for the playtest edition of RealmShifters.
- At the Bundle of Holding, there’s an offer on Sine Nomine’s Stars Without Number and Worlds Without Number Deluxe editions. There’s also the 11th annual Cornucopia.
- Humble has a plethora of 5e content.
Spotlight: TheNatOne
RPG news from around the web
- Chase at Dicebreaker covers Adventure Time RPG punts its new ‘Yes And’ system in favour of D&D 5E rules.
- Chase also writes up Boyfriend Dungeon’s official tabletop RPG makes sexy weapon smooching a group activity.
- Meanwhile, Polygon gets to Brandon Sanderson’s Stormlight Role Playing Game detailed for the first time.
- ICv2’s Jeffrey Domn-Sanchez has Renegade Game Studios unveils ‘Kids on Bikes 2e’.
- Xfire’s Geoff Borgonia notes Deborah Ann Woll serves up a kid-friendly D&D adventure for high-level characters.
- Bleeding Cool notes that Dark Souls: The Roleplaying Game Launches Two Items.
RPG reviews and interviews from around the web
- D.R. Medlen at The Mary Sue reviews ‘Heroes’ Feast’ Cooks Up ‘Dungeons & Dragons’-Themed Fun while Michelle De Pacina of NextShark pens Sujata Day talks joining chef Mike Haracz for Dungeons & Dragons-themed cooking show.
- Reviews from R’lyeh looks into the Shire Adventures of the 5e Lord of the Rings RPG and the OSE A Folklore Bestiary.
- Jared Rascher reviews Action Heroes and To Be Or Not To Be A Villain.
- GameTalkNetwork reviews The Book of Many Things.
- Seed of Words reviews Skyrealms.
- Words in the Dark interviews The Furitve Goblin and The Lawful Neutral about Bridgetown.
RPG new releases
- The World Anvil’s paradigm-shifting RPG Dead Air: Seasons is out.
- Zenith Games Foundry releases the vast and hostile worlds of cold space and the Striker Core Rulebook.
- QuasiReal House publishes the epic Mythcraft RPG.
- Clockwork Raven publishes the d20-based Crows RPG.
Note: There’s also an RPG section in Geek Native’s Black Friday Megathread.
RPG bundle deals
- Save $67.15 (80%) with dangerous governments and Arc Dream Publishing’s Delta Green Collection.
- Save $55.06 (80%) with Pelgrane Press’ Night’s Black Agents Collection.
- Save $50.39 (80%) in this giant and official R. Talsorian Games The Witcher bundle.
- Save $39.97 (80%) with CMON’s The Zombicide: Chronicles Collection.
- Save $24 (21%) on BiscuitTinRPG’s The Gate and Compendium bundle.
- Save $18 (32%) with Electi Studio’s Dead by Lead bundle.
- Save $10.60 (57%) on Noah Kastin’s Master Thanksgiving Weekend bundle.
- Save $4.50 (10%) on Magpie Games’ Avatar Legends: Republic City Base Pack bundle.
- Save $1.99 (25%) with Table 30 Press’ Characters and Conundrums: The Old West bundle.
RPG ideas, tips and discoveries
- Ben and the Genre Police warn GMs of The Thinimblin Line.
- Dextero’s Leon Miller sums up movie gossip with Dungeons & Dragons 2: Everything we know.
- Mike at Sly Flourish asks Do We Need a New D&D Player’s Handbook?
- The Alexandrian notes GM Don’t List #16: Not Writing Down Initiative.
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;
- Tales Unbound – Story-Driven Themed Card Decks from Joseph Oliveira offers “A versatile themed deck designed for Dungeon Masters, storytellers. Themes include Slavic, British & American Folklore”
- MAPS YOUR PARTY WILL DIE FOR 4: CITY – DM’s Workbook & Maps from Laidback Dungeon Master nominates “System-neutral, hand drawn, interconnectable City, Port, Island & Sewer maps for any fantasy TTRPG – DnD 5e, OSR, DCC, AD&D, Pathfinder”
- SideQuests 11: Easy Adventures For 5E from Dominic M. suggests “Five new easy adventures for Fifth Edition: With original art, battlemaps, and item cards!”
- FOUR BORG from CM Lowry introduces “Ever wanted to play Mörk Borg with only four sided dice? Fistfuls of spiky triangles, exploding dice & a blow-up-the-world Fate stat!”
- Simulockrum – Tabletop RPG Lockpicking Mini Game from Temporal Travels submits “Make lockpicking a relevant skill again.”
- Yule Fear: A Krampus Adventure from Tina Glasneck introduces “A 5e holiday 5-level adventure module with new monsters, magic items, maps, and awesome art. Plus receive the Krampus prequel Ebook!”
- Jingle Bells and Portal Spells: A D&D Holiday 1-shot! from DiceQuest offers “Venture through Planes and save Christmas in a DnD 5e Winter Wonderland Adventure!”
- Wizard Elyndor Dec 2023 from Sergiusz Junczyc is working on “The wizard Elyndor, a zine with adventure game, comprises 7 maps along with 2 challenges featuring spells.”
- Twas the Night Before a Hangover: Marching Order Q&D #6 from Crumbling Keep nominates “The newest Quick and Dirty for Marching Order, just in time for the holidays.”
- Vault of The Lunar King A 365 room mega-dungeon from Adventure Squared offers “A 12 level, 365 room mega-dungeon for any TTRPG system.”
- Void Intentions: Print & Play, Roll & Write Game. from ParaMythGames pitches “A solo dungeon-crawling tabletop print-at-home game on a single sheet with cards. Take on the role of a ‘hero’.”
- Cellophane roleplaying game from Marco Salogni proposes “The quickstart of a fairy tale post-apocalyptic RPG.”
- Dungeons & Heists: A module compatible with 5e from Cabal of Enchantment pitches “Expanding stealth and thievery mechanics to make a heister from all classes, and all the game master tools you need!”
- Mine Your Own Business – A 5e adventure for lvl 5 players from No Time 4 Prep raises funds for “A 5E adventure that offers 5-12 hours of playtime with a surprising twist and a comprehensive DM guide.”
- Daeleth’s Tome of Magical Teas from Scribbly Games submits “A cozy D&D 5e supplement all about brewing enchanted teas.”
- Halfling Cultists from Midlam Miniatures raises funds for “14 Halfling Cultists in 28mm scale for all of your fantasy games.”
- The Belly of Aramkass from Pontus Björlin is working on “An adventure module for Dragonbane.”
- Dangerous Space: A Dungeon Pages Adventure from Jason Greeno suggests “Dangerous Space is a pnp-only, solo tactical, roll & write game of starship spelunking. Starting at $3.”
- Kaeru & Co. : Starship Miniatures & Maps from 0-hr raises funds for “Starship miniatures and 18×24″ deckplan poster. Three small ships for Starfinder and other sci-fi games.”
- Merhaven: More Than Just a Seaside Town from DMDenz offers “Unlock the Tales of Merhaven: A Comprehensive Guide to a Vibrant Town and its Enigmatic Locales.”
- Rahara’s Survival Guide: An Echoes of the Ages 5e Compendium from Echoes Publishing crowdfunds “Unlock the secrets of the past with this 500+ page 5e guide featuring the all new Soulweaver class and included 250+ page adventure!”
- The Seeker’s Guide to Enchanting Emporiums from Eldermancy suggests “A 5E supplement filled with magic shops, mystical loot, unique NPCs and thrilling plot hooks. A stunning sequel to Twisted Taverns!”
- Eve of Hope: A Christmas Tale for DnD 5E from Tales & Taverns is working on “An special Christmas adventure for the most famous roleplaying game. Available in English and Spanish”
- Mixtape Dice by Aether Objects from Aether Objects is working on “Dice sets forged from cassette tapes and housed in iconic boxes”
- Pay What You Want, Medieval RPG Town Set 8 from 3DP4U offers “3D Printable STL Files, Terrain for Tabletop, Role Playing Games, Wargames and RPG. Medieval RPG Town Houses – Set 08”
- Genshin Impact Dice Collection from Brother Ming Games kickstarts “A different gemstone dice set for every element”
- RPG Stamps 2 from Weird Works nominates “Enhance journals, commemorate deaths, and track accomplishments with our new line of self-inking stamps.”
- Imaria: The Pillars of Power, 5e setting and module books from The World of Imaria is working on “A 5e setting guide and full adventure book based around mana, anti-magic, psionics, and ethereal chronomancy, plus much more!”
- Forgotten Lore: Celtic Adventures from Forgotten Lore pitches “A compendium of 150 Celtic adventure and quest ideas, weaving ancient myths into epic tabletop adventures.”
- Down Bad | CY_BORG Adventures from Christian Eichhorn suggests “⚠️ When you’re short on ¤¤¤ and the harvesters start whetting their organ extractors, it’s time to hit the road and do the corps dirty.”
- Defending the North – A Critmas Advent-ture from Props & Peripherals proposes “Self-printable figures for a North Pole one-shot. Stretch goals include a battlemat and a module as well–scalable for your party!”
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