Routinely Itemised: RPGs #299

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• Roll20, who own DTRPG and DMsGuild, announced large price rises for USA customers.
• LEGO has decided to retire many D&D minifigs (currently discounted).
• There are two new D&D books coming.
• Green Ronin turn 25.

Those are the select RPG headlines for the week. We’ve more bullet points as it’s the start of the month and a new Routinely Itemised selection.

• Architect GM
• Breaker Press Games
• Shewstone Publishing
• Keith DEdinburgh
• Athelu Enterprises

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On with this week’s news!

Spotlight: Stonehaven Games.

RPG news from Geek Native

• The price increases for USA customers buying print-on-demand TTRPGs are worse than initially feared.
• Controversial TTRPG publisher Dyskami partnered with Skybound for Heart Attack.
• Magpie Games have released the next edition of Urban Shadows.
• As Chaosium turn 50, they’ve started a Discord server.
• Ahead of the expected post-Kickstarter release, we looked at the adult toon Helluva Town quickstart.
• In the Bundle of Holding, there’s a MORK BORG offer.

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RPG news from around the web

• LEGO has retired the D&D minifigure packet #71047 with some cool models. You can still get it, for now, and at a discount.
• Bell of Lost Souls reports that D&D Reveals New Starter Set: ‘Heroes of the Borderlands’ .
• Chris Parmas of Green Ronin noted 25th Anniversary: The Origin of Freeport.
• Roll20 has upgraded Jumpgate, their new platform, with larger updates, which means easier animations.
• GameSpot’s Jon Bitner writes up Two New Dungeons & Dragons Novels Launching This Year Will Explore New Corners Of Ravenloft And Faerun.
• Gary Con has been publishing bios and started with, of course, founder and heir Luke Gygax.

RPG reviews and interviews from around the web

• Bravely, Ben Brososky of Screen Rant notes D&D’s Sigil Deserves Your Attention, But After Playing It, I’m Not Sure If It’s Ready For Your Time.
• Throat Punch Games has a ring side report of Old Gods of Appalachia Player’s Guide.
• Reviews from R’lyeh covers the Warhammer 40K Imperium Maledictum Starter Set and the DCC Blades Against Death.
• Sequential Planet shares first impressions of Pathfinder NPC Core.
• Roleplayers Chronicle has a review of the Monster Manual (Dungeons & Dragons, 2025).
• Nerdarchy has a review and bonus content for The Game Master’s Book of Traps, Puzzles, and Dungeons.
• Lev Lafayette reviewed the 2014 DM’s Guide.
• Grognardia has a retrospective on Valley of the Pharaohs and James then described his write up of Sun Country as a review!
• Ill Met by Morrslieb has reviewed the WFRPG 4e The Horned Rat – Part 1.

RPG new releases

• Paleo Gaming has released the sci-fi Omega Horizon: Core Rulebook.
• Onyx Path Publishing gives us The World Below Core Rules.
• Arc Dream Publishing put the Roll20 module live on DriveThruRPG for Delta Green: Agent’s Handbook (with The Complex).
• Shield Brother Games has published the 420+ page monster slaying Emergent.
• d’Artagnan Tabletop released the 5e-compatible d’Artagnan’s Lycanthrope Survival Guide.
• Blackoath Entertainment published Karum Station Blues.
• EXP Empires released from Beta testing XP Empires 1st Edition.
• Kobold Press put the Roll20 module live for Scarlet Citadel for 5th Edition.
• FantasyBound published the RPG Moss, Stone & Steel.
• It’s not even Valentine’s Day, and yet Fiona Shade Stories has given us Dungeons & Datemates.
• Kobold Press released in PDF and for Rol20;
  • Southlands Player’s Guide.
  • City of Cats.
• In physical releases and pre-releases;
  Merchoid has the D&D Encounter Cards Challenge Rating 0-6 Pack 2.

RPG bundle deals

• Save $30.05 (69%) with the DMsGuild’s GM’s Day Everything Bundle.
• Save $17.96 (78%) with the Chaosium Community Content Doc’s Chaosium Con 2025 bundle.
• Save $9.57 (30%) with Cabal of Cthulhu’s Happy International Womens Day bundle.
• Save $5.42 (38%) with Velociryx’s Everything You Need.
• Save $2.98 (21%) with Keith DEdinburgh’s Children of the Wyrd – Starter Bundle .
• Save $1.00 (9%) with Sphynix Tale Games’ Mythwoven.

RPG ideas, tips and discoveries

• Would you store your dice in a Beholder?
• For The Varsity, Maeve Ellis penned “The Roll Player: Bringing Dungeons & Dragons on stage.
• RollingStone India runs with Inside the Biggest Liv’ Game of ‘Dungeons’ & Dragons’ Ever Played.
• Roleplaying Tips wrote up “Instant Encounter Inspiration.
• Without asking whether they should, Brian Suskind at Kobold asks Advice for new GMs! How do I bring kids into my game with adults?

RPG Crowdfunding

There’s more! You can catch up with Kickstarter campaigns we’ve written up in more detail at Kickstarter watch. Here are some noteworthy industry projects to mention:

• Eldritch Gits from Broken Rat Games offers “Wise Guys vs Cthulhu – Not everyone wants to just save the world some want to get rich doing it!”
• Rob’n Goblin: A ZineQuest Heist Adventure from Spiel Knights raises funds for “Gather your crew, pull off outrageous capers, and snatch the prize in this fast, rules-lite RPG”
• H.P. Lovecraft’s NYARLATHOTEP: The D.A.R.C. Archives from Kadath Collectibles nominates “A Solo Lovecraftian Journaling RPG featuring H.P. Lovecraft’s “Nyarlathotep” with exclusive collectibles from George Tsougkouzidis!”
• One HONK Two Furious: A Goose-Based TTRPG from Jack Dixon suggests “The second edition of the Khaotic Goose-based H.O.N.K. system is here!”
• Blacklight for Shadowdark RPG from The Scrying Dutchman is working on “A modern themed setting and ruleset for Shadowdark RPG.”
• Renegade Realms: Blackthorn Loch from Bart Wynants is working on “An endlessly expandable hex map for 5e, Pathfinder, Shadowdark, Forbidden Lands, Mörk Borg & other fantasy tabletop role-playing games!”
• Zagalhta’s Exolunar Collection: A 5th Edition Expansion from Nat19 raises funds for “A 250+ page 5th-Edition expansion, bringing a science-fantasy cosmos to your table! Classes, spells, monsters and more!”
• New Mice of Legend D&D Module – Desperate Dusty Desperados! from Paul Hoeffer crowdfunds “A Dungeons & Dragons Mouse Adventure of Tequila, Bandits, and Survival. Compatible with AD&D/OSRIC, easily adaptable to DnD 5e.”
• Game Master’s Companion 5E from Ivefjord Studios nominates “A creator and organizer for all your creatures, spells and items! Import and export, add images and generate PDF-files for printing!”
• Sharp Edge dice and the Dragon Gardians who protect them! from EPIC ALASKA raises funds for “Beautiful dragon dice guardians and Dice are here to make your dnd collections better! Help us bring these creatures to life.”
• Thunderholm: A Fantasy Setting for Shadowdark RPG from Kabouter Games pitches “Delve into an archipelago on the edge of the world, where mists and sinister plots conceal gold and glory!”
• The Reversible Personalised Dice Bag Project 2025 from Alice nominates “Choose from a wide range of colours and personalise however you like for a unique dice bag!”
• Kathra’s Codex of Hybrid Creatures: A DnD Monster Collection from Sarsen Games crowdfunds “Over 100 Original Hybrid Creatures for Dungons and Dragons 5e, each with two creature types, combat stats, lore and painted artwork.”
• A Shadow Serenade from Benjamin Sperling suggests “Ninja clans search for plots against the Emperor in a village where they villagers communicate in whispered songs”
• Echoes of Heaven Reborn! from Robert J Defendi pitches “Echoes of Heaven is a setting and adventure series for the 5th edition of the world’s most popular roleplaying game.”
• Enigma Dice from Cindy suggests “The Enigma Dice : Mysterious, Secure, and Unpredictable- For the Discerning Collector and Player”
• Blood & Justice: Shadows of Nocturne from teh ebil bunneh offers “A villains book for Prowlers & Paragons Ultimate Edition”
• DnD 5e Tome of Terrors Vol 9: Monsters of Celtic Folklore! from The Eldorium Archives is working on “A D&D 5e supplement containing new creatures of Celtic Folklore, each accompanied by a Mini and a One-Shot adventure featuring them!”
• Tyas Cragbone’s Martial Overhaul (5e/5.5e) from NPC Press suggests “This short guide aims to improve the power scale of martial classes in 5e and OneD&D.”
• Domain-Eon; A Unique RPG game world Experience. from Angel Knight kickstarts “A player’s guide to help them create and develop unique and interesting champions to challenge this innovative game world.”
• Valk_Punk v1 from Valkyrie RPG proposes “Embrace the retro-future with synthwave & cyberpunk inspired dice”
• Adventure Anthology for Shadowdark from Pickpocket Press nominates “Twenty Two drop in adventures for your Shadowdark sandbox :)”
• Guide to the Galaxy from Declan Gray submits “20+ Digital Battle Maps for Sci-fi TTRPG”
• Bunny Borg from Deep Spawn Games suggests “Play as a troupe of clever rabbits beset by towering beasts and forbidden magics looming large over the ever-changing chaotic world.”
• Notice Board Adventures from Dren Productions Games pitches “A collection of notice boards and connected adventures for any fantasy TTRPG!”
• Astral Artisan D20 Handmade Galactic Resin Dice from Moonmares Games suggests “Bring the Galaxy to Your Table. Roll the Cosmos in Your Hands.”
• Black Jam: a Post-Apocalyptic OSR Adventure from Molten Blast crowdfunds “An old school adventure with pre-generated characters and a post-apocalyptic hack of the Black Hack included”
• Eldritch Gits from Broken Rat Games offers “Wise Guys vs Cthulhu – Not everyone wants to just save the world some want to get rich doing it!”
• TC Modern Battlemap Books from Tom Cartos suggests “TTRPG Maps For Modern & Cyberpunk Settings”
• RPG Maps – Viking Maps from Benjámin Weisz nominates “High-resolution, high-quality maps inspired by the world of Vikings. Well-designed Encounters for the seekers of Valhalla.”
• I Am Minotaur Tabletop Role Playing Game from Clever Recluse Games, LLC proposes “In the new TTRPG I Am Minotaur, YOU are a fearsome beast of legend – the Minotaur! Fight your enemies with enhanced strength and power!”
• Wasteland Degenerates: a hardcover TTRPG from Scott C. McDonald is working on “The core book for the Wasteland Degenerates system, inspired by Mörk Borg and Cy_Borg.”
• Storm Weavers: Stronghold (relaunch) from Pawel Dziemski offers “RELAUNCH of Storm Weavers: Stronghold story driven tabletop game”
• The Extended Pantheon: A Divine Guide for 5e from Tentacle Games raises funds for “Expand your world with gods of myth! A divine guide for adventurers, featuring epic deities, shrines, and new powers for your game.”
• City Craft – 5e Resource for City Building & Adventurers from Dumpstatadventures raises funds for “A complete sourcebook for Dungeons & Dragons 5e — including city encounters, NPCs, magic items, subclasses, adventures, and more!”
• D100 Intrigues – Legends, mysteries and quest hooks from Fablehart Forge pitches “A tremendous amount of quests hooks for any fantasy & sci-fi TTRPG like D&D 2E / 5E, Pathfinder, RoR, WhB or CoC with a D100 table each”
• Hand-Drawn Dungeons & Treasures from TPK Compass introduces “Hand-drawn battlemaps & homebrew items for your TTRPGs—ready for print and virtual play! Also includes encounter and reward tables!”
• Secrets of Magic: Lore & Magic Toolbox for 5E and Fateforge from Jim Searcy kickstarts “Enhance your campaign with rich lore, dozens of ready-to-use magic options, new archetypes, geomagic, spells, potion brewing, and more!”
• Vildheim – New Rules Lite D10 TTRPG from Awfully Queer Heroes offers “A complete System and Setting. Inspired by The Witcher, Bloodborne and Scandinavian Myths”
• ZAMANORA: Ballad of the Witch from Eren Chronicles raises funds for “Grim tales inspired by Balkan & Slavic folklore, for D&D 5e, D&D 2024, and the Legend in the Mist RPG.”
• Traumatarium; Deckulus, a Solo Dungeon Crawler Card Game from Horatiu Radoiu offers “Based on the Traumatarium games, Deckulus puts a dungeon in your pocket. Quick to set up and play, each card tells a story!”
• Aerathain – The Shards of Souls – DnD 5 E supplement from Gearwheel Grimoires pitches “Ready for a new steampunk trilogy with your party in this amazing D&D adventure one-shot for any fan of TTRPG?”
• Wrath of the Wyvern: Dark Fantasy Solo TTRPG from Lion Banner Games submits “The Witcher meets Skyrim in Wrath of the Wyvern, a solo RPG like no other. Venture into the Highlands and face fierce wyverns!”
• The Cult of the Winged Skull from Cranky Clydesdale Publishing proposes “A Tabletop Roleplaying Adventure in the New Setting of Wythmail for DCC and Shadowdark”
• Fizzle’s Fantastic Feats – One D&D 5e Feat for every Backer! from Paper Quest nominates “50+ Feats of Unbridled Mayhem – Wild, Whimsical, and Wickedly Powerful Feat for Every Backer!”
• Trenches: Night Raid (roll & write game) from New Guard Studios pitches “Lead a squad across a WWI battlefield. Accomplish the mission or die trying. Print & Play. Pay what you want.”
• 5e Magic Item Cards – Quinn’s Deck of Arcane Oddities from Lantern Man Gaming introduces “A deck of playing cards with unique magic items for 5e, each suit themed to a different environment – desert, jungle, ocean, and sky.”
• Reaver Sword & Sorcery Role-Playing Game from Joseph Salvador introduces “Merging a simple die-chain mechanic with a deadly ancient-world setting to bring you heroic adventure with more grit and less gonzo!”
• Whispers of Arcana: a 1-page RPG from The Silent Storytellers raises funds for “Whispers of Arcana is a quick and easy RPG to play. Great if you need a break from those weekly D&D 5e sessions and beginners to TTRPGS”
• MAPS FOR FANTASY RPGs Workbook 7 from Laidback Dungeon Master crowdfunds “Workbooks with hand-drawn, full color maps! Write notes & stock YOUR dungeons, on YOUR shelf! DnD 5e OSR D&D Pathfinder Runequest”
• BASTARD BRIGADE: a 5E hunt for Nikola Tesla & H.P. Lovecraft from Cirque du Nocturne crowdfunds “Outlaws, Serial Killers, and Time Travel: The world’s last hope has come in the form of the worst-of-the-worst of history’s criminals.”
• Populated Hexes Monthly Issue 44 — Beyond Level Limits from Todd suggests “Rules for high level characters and advancement”
• The Arcane Collection: Illustrated D&D Class Certificates from Joshua Dunlop kickstarts “High quality D&D class certificate set. Beautiful illustrations by artist Joshua Dunlop”
• Critical Sips: Wine Cocktails, Items & Monsters for D&D from Tavern Chronicles proposes “A Cocktail Book Featuring Unique Wine Cocktails, Magical Items, and Mythical Monsters. Compatible with DnD 5e!”
• THE ARCANE TOOLKIT: MAGIC, MAYHEM, AND MADNESS FOR YOUR GAME from Tom Dore submits “Sick of boring loot? Need a plot hook on the fly? Want some variety for your players, Look no further.”
• Demons, Dragons, & Heroes from Dragon Scale Games submits “A curated collection of 32 NPCs and creatures to enhance your 5e campaign PLUS a bonus one-shot for level 10-12 characters!”
• Tag & Torch: Immersive RPGs with RFID and LED Magic from Tobias Radtke suggests “Connect and interact with your players using the power of multicolor LEDs and RFID tags—no matter where you or your players are.”
• 5E Grimoire of Ascendance: Compendium of 100+ NEW SPELLS from Elven Foundry introduces “Elevate your experience with this comprehensive compendium of over 100 new and powerful 5e Compatible magic spells.”
• The Psychic Danger Society from James Kerr offers “A cozy tabletop roleplaying game of mystery, psychic prediction, community, and tea.”
• Pursuit of the Minotaur – TTRPG Solo Adventure from Brad Scott is working on “Set sail to the uncharted Isles of Tavrato to seek out the Minotaur. A Lords of the Labyrinth TTRPG Solo Adventure with Replay Value.”

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