What the heck? It’s Friday again?
Okay, let’s do this and start as ever with the summary of RPG news summaries;
- We tackle Evil Genius Games’ future
- The Shadow of the Weird Wizard is out
- There’s a new Discworld RPG on the way
- Critical Role is playtesting Daggerheart
- Monte Cook Games announces Cypher Tools
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RPG news from Geek Native
- After a dramatic year, what, if anything, does the future hold for Evil Genius Games?
- In new releases from last week, there was The most anticipated TTRPG for 2024 is out and reviewing well.
- There’s Star Trek 2e RPG news as Modiphius confirm new TTRPG compatible with 1e supplements.
- In the Bundle of Holding, there’s a Chivarly and Rising Sun deal.
- Humble had a deal on Paranoia TTRPG.
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RPG news from around the web
- Modiphius has landed the first Discworld RPG in years.
- Monte Cook Games announce Cypher System’s Cypher Tools.
- Abigail Shannon notes that Critical Role really wants you to break their upcoming TTRPG, Daggerheart.
- Bell of Lost Souls covers that Pathfinder 2’s Remastered ‘Monster Core’ Comes Out Next Month!
- ICv2 carries “Doctor Who RPG 2e” heads for “Adventures in Space”.
- J.R. Zambrano scribes ‘RuneScape Kingdoms’ RPG Is Out Now — Get Ready To Kill Some Cave Slimes.
- Tabletop Gaming News writes up Warhammer Fantasy Expands with “Lustria” Release.
- Matt Bassil discovers that DnD players learn they’ve been living in a Mimic for 15 sessions.
RPG reviews and interviews from around the web
- Jared Rascher reviews Call of Cthulhu: Arkham.
- Christian Hoffer shares first impressions of The Walking Dead Universe RPG.
- When in Manila gives us This Marvel Multiverse Role-Playing Game Starter Set Lets You Unleash Your Inner Superhero.
- Halfway Station 3.0 reviews Stargrave.
- Throat Punch Games writes up a review of Percile: Gathering Darkness.
- Reviews from R’lyeh looks at the Dune Gamemaster’s Toolkit.
- At ScreenRant, Skeet reunites with Matthew Lillard.
- On EN World, Charles Dunwoody talks to Richard G. Iorio about Colonial Gothic.
RPG new releases
- Steamforge and Jagex have a new Runescape Kingdoms: The Roleplaying Game.
- First Age Entertainment has published Heroic Fantasy 2nd Edition.
- Greg Taylor Art has released the core rules for the RPG Guardians Knot.
- One Die Short Productions offer up Monsters of Annwyn Legendary Roleplaying Core Rulebook, Campaign Setting and the Sourcebook
- Forbidden Planet et al are stocking Star Wars: Force & Destiny: Beginner Game.
RPG bundle deals
- Save $18 (90%) in the 3rd Anniversary Traveller bundle.
- Save $11.18 (60%) with the DMsGuild’s O.P.S. GM’s Day bundle.
- Save $6.98 with X10 Game Studio’s Dark Horizons: Lore – 20th Anniversary Collection.
- Save $4.38 (30%) in Keith D’Edinburgh’s The Aether Throne – Starter Set bundle.
- Save $4.08 (15%) in Wizarddog Entertainment’s Triple Essence Action bundle.
- Save $3.00 (75%) in the DMsGuild’s GM’s 5 for 1 Resource bundle.
RPG ideas, tips and discoveries
- It’s too expensive for this whisky drinker, but Matthew Lillard’s Find Familiar Spirits ships Rogue whiskey to the UK.
- Girdy explored Five idioms for the Forgotten Realms.
- The Angry GM asks Game first or Group first?
- Robert Adducci offers up How to make a published RPG setting your own.
- Seed of Worlds shares Lessons Learned from large beginners D&D events.
- Sly Flourish advises on Running Dungeon Crawls.
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;
- Puzzles & Perils/ Mazes & Traps Unveiled from Professor Bill raises funds for “Puzzles & Perils: A Book of Riddles for Fantasy RPGs + Mazes & Traps Unveiled: A Book of Traps for Fantasy RPGs”
- The Tome of Fey Lore from Fable Spinners offers “The definitive fey guide to your fantasy adventures!”
- Encyclopedia of Wilderness Encounters F – I from Fallen Highway Studios introduces “Never be without another wilderness encounter.”
- In the Dead of Knight: A 5e Adventure Zine from Anthony Zinni crowdfunds “Explore a mining village being assaulted by the undead, and solve the mystery of what really brought them there. A #ZineQuest project!”
- Glitchrix TTRPG from Baby Bard Games crowdfunds “A d20 magic-fueled fantasy, tinged with cyberpunk flair. Inspired by D&D, Pathfinder, Rifts, and more.”
- The Adventurers Hoard: Loot Tables for Every Encounter from Samuel Steele raises funds for “Over 1000 pieces of loot that can be inserted in any fantasy tabletop role-playing game. And for every backer, we’re adding more!!”
- The Unquiet Stone 5e from Eric Bleney nominates “A recent earthquake has unearthed a standing stone inscribed with cryptic ogham inscriptions, which has unleashed an ancient curse.”
- Tome of Spell Mastery from Necromancer Games suggests “The 5e Tome of Spell Mastery: Over 400+ spells, 25+ spellcaster subclasses, and a multitude of tools to customize your world of magic!”
- Arcforge Universe: Sci-fi adventure for Pathfinder RPG from Legendary Games nominates “A cosmic campaign setting where chaos magic and hypertechnology collide in an apocalyptic struggle for survival!”
- The Shadowbane Hunter Society from Zeb Walker is working on “A zine that features a new profession with related history, gear, and school of magic to add to your Dragonbane RGP Games.”
- Any Game Dungeons from Spiral Lane Productions raises funds for “A collection of customizable, handmade Dungeons for any Tabletop Game System.”
- Super Egos | RPG Zine 2024 from Michael W Carpenter is working on “Counsel off-duty superheroes and uncover corporate secrets in a TTRPG inspired by The Bright Sessions, Homecoming, and Murder in HR.”
- Populated Hexes Monthly Issue 32 from Todd suggests “A zine for OSE and OSR games”
- Not Yet: A Romantic TTRPG Duet from Taylor Navarro is working on “It’s not too late when it’s fate!”
- Weird World – A weird post-post-post-apocalyptic TTRPG from Tin Hat Games crowdfunds “6042 awaits: A world beyond apocalypse. Face fears, find wonders. Your Landwalker journey begins here!”
- Superpunks: A Zine Quest TTRPG from Bespoke Press Games kickstarts “A fast-paced, volatile twist on Forged in the Dark”
- It Takes This Long from Benjamin Gray raises funds for “A two-player game about bonding through survival on a mysterious island.”
- Dragon Drop: Exciting Adventures For D&D 5E from Dragon Turtle Games kickstarts “A book of fantasy adventures for D&D 5E!”
- Budgeon from Brad N Elkins nominates “A dungeon crawling mini adventure zine!”
- Ferric Resonance from Archon Games offers “A dread fantasy adventure set in a doomed and forsaken realm. Eschaton is upon us!”
- The Creator’s Compendium from Sidereal Venture proposes “A storyteller’s guide to the cosmos, with inspiration and world-building tools for GMs, fiction writers, and astronomy enthusiasts!”
- Your Troubled City from Timo submits “Dive into speculative futures born from techno-quick-fixes for climate change and explore how they shape our cities and everyday lives.”
- Furthest Night – Beyond The Outer Darkness from Red Duke Games is working on “A dark plane of existence set in the 5e RPG Multiverse, complete with its own pantheon, classes, monsters, magic, and more!”
- D&D Battle maps: Bundle for Any Type of Encounters or Quests from The Flying Goblin is working on “40 carefully handcrafted regional maps, encounter maps and battlemaps for your game. VTT ready supplement.”
- Modern Necessities: Modern setting rules for OSE from The Scrying Dutchman raises funds for “Modern Necessities: Professional Edition – Modern and urban fantasy themed rules for Old-School Essentials. Coming March 1st 2024.”
- Heroes & Heirlooms – A D&D 5e Supplement Book from Jeff Porter nominates “NPCs with special abilities, magic items, monsters, side quests and more to easily drag and drop into your campaign!”
- The Beautiful Stride (5E) from Evan Kennedy is working on “A D&D 5E continent-spanning adventure inspired by fashion and philosophy!”
- Tinkered Tower 3.0: The Dice Tower of Heroes from Gaming Caravan LLC kickstarts “Holds over 70 dice with ease, rolls all 30mm dice and under, and displays your favorite custom dice on top with no worries.”
- Era: Kaiju – A Tabletop RPG Where You Become a Kaiju! from Shades of Vengeance is working on “Become a team of gigantic monsters, defending your shared territory from Alpha Kaiju who might threaten it!”
- Magical Fire: Dice Collection from Silver Book Studio suggests “Crystallized fire to boost your rolls! – Multiple polyhedral dice sets for tabletop games.”
- Pathfinder2epic: A Guide to Epic Heroes and Monsters from Fiera33 suggests “A guide to epic level play, with 20 classes upgraded for epic level play, several epic archetypes and monsters to challenge them.”
- Transcend Crusade from Phantom Chef Games proposes “1-3 players will face this groundbreaking RPG board game that combines turn-based strategy, rogue-lite elements, and epic battles.”
- The Heart Of Terg – The Roleplaying Game from VagabondZ Studio nominates “Unleash your imagination in a dark fantasy tabletop game, filled with perilous adventures, magic, and treacherous foes.”
- Relict RPG | Indie TTRPG Adventures from Houndsong Games offers “Relict is a Tabletop Game Role-playing Game system designed to power awesome heroes on incredible adventures. BACKED IN 17 HOURS!!!!”
- SERG – Skill Effects Reference Guide for 5e from Two Starving Gnolls suggests “An Encyclopedia of Skill Effects”
- Lord of Terror – Zinequest 2024 from Gamenomicon proposes “A solo journaling dungeon crawl in a dark fantasy world based on the Second Guess System.”
- D&D 5e Tome of Terrors Vol 3: Monsters of Romanian Folklore! from The Eldorium Archives kickstarts “A DnD 5e supplement containing new creatures of Romanian Folklore, each accompanied by a Mini and a One-Shot adventure featuring them!”
- Faerie Fire, a Dark & Faerie RPG Zine from Lichdom College proposes “Go on a quest for sparks of Faerie Fire in this dark, whimsical OSR Zine designed for Shadowdark RPG, Old School Essentials, and 5e!”
- City of Blood and Plaster from Storygames Chicago suggests “A Collection of system agnostic resources for running a Gothic horror World’s Fair. Written by members of Storygames Chicago.”
- SideQuest20’s Epic Lists: Dungeon Loot Edition from SideQuest20 raises funds for “Discover Over 200 Unique Treasures to Enhance Your D&D Dungeon Expeditions!”
- Modular terrain – Square modules – 3D printing files – stl from Tabletop-Modellbau Jörg Cappel is working on “Easy to assemble, many assembly options.”
- Billion Battles RPG: The Multiverse of Fantasy from BEKFLIP GAMES nominates “Fast-Paced RPG with Freak Heroes, Absurd Powers and Bizarre Goals. Psst! Do not get caught sneaking in your Secret Phrase… 🥜”
- 1UP-Deck Boxes from Infinite Black suggests “Retro videogame cartridge DECK BOXES for any collectible card game. Holds 100 double-sleeved cards + 25 single-sleeved cards AND dice!”
- Gods of the Forbidden North: Volume 2 from Pulp Hummock Press nominates “Part 2 of a 1,300-page sandbox adventure trilogy in the arctic frontier. A giant hex-crawl & megadungeon for Old-School Essentials.”
- Path of the Aram Thyr from Gallant Knight Games nominates “A tabletop roleplaying game of exploration and growth. Created by Blackoath Entertainment and published by Gallant Knight Games”
- Enchanting Holographic Dice Sets: Unveil Magical Realms! from DiceChant Studio submits “Dive into epic adventures with our handcrafted, holographic dice sets—where every roll is a journey into enchantment.”
- A Tale of Two Queens – A Pirate Adventure for 5e & PF2e from Awfully Queer Heroes pitches “Sail under the flag of the Pirate Queen, find treasure island, fight monsters and kings. Be your greatest pirate selves!”
- March of the Mushuins from Desks and Dorks introduces “Migrate your way through a world of magic, mystery, and mushroom penguins!”
- Guts N’ Glory Vol. 1 from Ryan Howard submits “A monstrous double feature compatible with your favorite d20 Roleplaying Games!”
- From Out of Gnollwhere, a DCC compatible adventure from Wayward Studios introduces “”From Out of Gnollwhere” is a Dungeon Crawl Classics-compatible adventure for 4 to 6 2nd level characters. Kickstarter begins 2/27!”
- Mirror Walkers: The Next Dimension from Ill Gotten Games offers “New printing of the Mirror Walkers roleplaying zine + a full range of pre-supported 3d-printable STL miniatures & support-free terrain”
- SPIREWITCH from Frank Tedeschi nominates “A D&D 5E dark fantasy adventure-mystery set in a broken spire filled with traps, undead, witchcraft, and a whispering demon.”
- Session Dungeons 2 (SD2) from August McDaniel offers “A collection of old-school black-and-white single-session dungeons you can print at home or upload to your favorite VTT.”
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