Folks, next Friday will be the UK Games Expo. In theory, I’ll be writing #311 in a tiny hotel room on their flaky wifi, so please forgive me if something goes wrong!
Now, let’s get into the RPG news summaries of summaries.
- White Wolf returns as Paradox axes partners and takes TTRPGs in-house.
- WizKids apologised for Baldur’s Gate 3 minis mistake
- There’s a “forgotten” RIFTS computer game returning
- Monte Cook Games will publish Invisible Sun: Indigo
- Goodman Games are still getting splattered by the Judges Guild
The whole Judges Guild / Goodman Games drama is a reminder of why it’s worth getting a mile from any toxic person and that no good deed goes unpunished.
We’ve no shortage of UKGE convention news on the blog this week, only a fraction of which is here, because TTRPGs make up a tiny fraction of UKGE.
I’m especially excited to talk to Vortex Verlag about Serenissima Obscura. The horror 5e/system-agnostic setting is about to launch.
On with the TTRPG news!
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RPG news from Geek Native
- The World of Darkness publishing arm at Paradox is being renamed, and RPG development is taken in-house as White Wolf returns.
- Gehenna Gaming will demo Trashumanism and Eldritch Automata at UKGE.
- I interviewed Rick Heinz of the Storyteller’s Forge, talked about life after Apotheosis Studios, the return of The Red Opera and The Black Ballad.
- WizKids has apologised and offered refunds for botched Baldur’s Gate 3 minis.
- Bronwen got all zombied-up and ahead of the Kickstarter launch, read from the Return of the Living Dead TTRPG.
- Palladium Books is remaking an old (N-Gage!) RIFTS computer game.
- We noted that Fantasy Grounds now has the solo Star Trek game Captain’s Log.
- The Moonshine Adventure Company will be running D&D holidays in the UK.
- DK will release the D&D branded The Book of Dragons.
- At the Bundle of Holding, there are two Old-School Essential deals and one for the Awfully Cheerful Engine.
- Humble has a megabundle for Savage Worlds’ Deadlands Reloaded.
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RPG news from around the web
- Monte Cook Games announces a new format for their award-winning Invisible Sun with Invisible Sun: Indigo.
- Goodman Games is still trying to clear up and untangle from the Judges Guild, after the Judges Guild muddied the waters.
- Roleplayers Chronicle covers that Modiphius Launches New Core Rulebook for Fallout: Factions.
- A Rascal-hosted announcement by Alex Vigna reads Bite the Hand, a Cyberpunk System Built on Mothership’s Panic Engine, now in Free Beta!.
- Paizo welcomes gamers to PaizoCon 2025.
RPG reviews and interviews from around the web
- Critical Role/Darrington Press’ Daggerheart is out, and so let’s look at some of the reviews;
- Christian Hoffer notes The Duality of Robust Combat Mechanics and Freeform Narrative.
- Stargazer’s World takes a look.
- Polygon, still doing TTRPG reviews via Samantha Nelson, opines Critical Role’s Daggerheart TTRPG solves some of D&D’s biggest problems.
- High praise from CNET’s Jen Karner with Daggerheart Is the Most Accessible TTRPG I’ve Ever Played.
- Wargamer’s Mollie Russell notes that DnD rival Daggerheart just released, and it’s already playtesting new classes.
- The Alexandrian reviews Blue Planet: Moderator’s Guide.
- Review from R’lyeh writes up Innsmouth: The Stolen Child, Parable Games’ Shiver Slasher, Modiphius’ Fallout Starter Set, Crawling Under A Broken Moon Issue No. 9, and the Gridshock 20XX Roadmap.
- Rob Wieland says Outgunned Adventure Is Smart As A Whip.
- The TTRPG Factory reviews You’ve Got A Friend In Me.
- Clayton Notestine goes Exploring The Royal Art Gallery Heist.
- James Maliszewski has a retrospective on Colonial Arts.
- The Kind GM reviews The Tree of Blight.
- The RPG Gazette has A Review of MÖRK BORG: A Black Metal Album of a Game.
- Halfway Station writes up a review of Solo 2e.
- Seed of Worlds pens a review of Scarlet Heroes.
- Throat Punch Games has a review of Evil Genius Games’ REDEMPTION Assignment 01: Meat the Enemy.
- Watch Well Games take on the challenge to review 8 PocketQuest RPGs.
- Temple of Geek carries Delilah S. Dawson Talks Horror & Strahd In Dungeons & Dragons: Ravenloft: Heir Of Strahd.
- Charles Dunwoody, on EN World, has a Dark Conspiracy Interview with Mongoose Publishing.
RPG new releases
- Darrington Press (Critical Role’s publishing arm) has finally released Daggerheart in NEXUS & PDF, NEXUS or just PDF. There’s a free-to-download Quickstart Adventure.
- Chaosium already has a best seller with the newly released Age of Vikings.
- Cakebread & Walton are back and it’s a Bit Odd, Innit?
- Magpie Games invites players to explore the Great Sea with Rapscallion.
- Green Ronin has released their definitive expansion for abilities in Modern AGE with Powers.
- Gallant Knight Games has published their harsh and cruel Carrion Lands.
- Onyx Path Publishing gave us the Trinity Continuum: Core Rulebook VTT.
- Nightpath Publishing has merged and updated 5e-powered cyberpunk to forge Entromancy: Definitive Edition.
- Dark World Studios has released their Acheron Core Rules.
- Legendary Games has published the Arcforge Players Compendium.
- Jackdaw can imagine a divided Britain in Ashes of Albion.
- Heltung Storytelling has a minimalistic RPG which follows 18th-century villagers into the Whispers of the Woods.
- Taylor Seely-Wright has a tribute to a lost age with the OBVLON – Setting for Shadowdark RPG.
- Hyperfantasy Handbooks has released their anime-high fantasy EMPYREAN : The Hyperfantasy RPG.
- Broken Dice are many years late, but did not give up on The Nuadan Chronicles Rulebook.
- In physical releases and pre-orders at FLGS like Forbidden Planet and others, there is;
RPG bundle deals
- Save $157.50 (68%) in the DMsGuild’s Vecna Eve of Ruin: Complete Battlemap Bundle.
- Save $65.75 (80%) via Skirmisher Publishing’s Cthulhu Live bundle.
- Save $16.91 (34%) with the DMsGuild’s Forgotten Realms Adventure Hubs Complete bundle.
- Save $3.90 (28%) with Basunat and the Solo Storytelling Collection.
RPG ideas, tips and discoveries
- We’ve a guest post from Tori Studer who wrote Why I introduced my daughter to D&D using ChatGPT.
- Ben and the Genre Police talks about Expectation Traps.
- Inspired by Entromancy, I wrote a Hacking Simulator.
- It’s a dice roll via decaying particles! GameRant writes it up as Dungeons and Dragons Fan Builds’ Truly Random’ Die.
- Sly Flourish’s Mike pens Your Criteria for Selecting Great Published Adventures.
- The Angry GM writes up Momentous and Inertial Adventure Design.
- The RPG Gazette delves into The Psychology of Fun: What Makes a TTRPG Engaging and Enjoyable?.
- Roleplaying Tips shares Golemageddon: Golem Ideas for Your Next Campaign.
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:
- Skyfall RPG 5E – A World Destined to End from Devon Trevelyan suggests “A tragic aetherpunk 5e 2024 setting, where your doom might come from above or within.”
- Isle Of The Witch Kings from Gerry nominates “A Complete 5e Campaign of Ancient Pacts, Shattered Crowns, and Unspeakable Power”
- Gallant and Belfost’s Heroes and Horrors from Hobby Goblin Games nominates “GBHH is a D&D sourcebook full of both player and DM resources for creating epic sagas and thrilling adventures for all to enjoy!”
- Xtreme Loot Tables: 100 Loot tables for 100 D&D 5e Creatures from Bradley Horton crowdfunds “Unleash chaos in your DnD table: 100 loot tables for OGL monsters, NPCs, and Beasts, & one personalized named monster for each backer!”
- The Rise of the Black Lion, 5e D&D from Anthony David introduces “Legends of the Ashen Shield Volume 2. Step into the realm of chivalry, dark intrigue and ancient power. 5e D&D”
- Maps & Mead! from TPK Compass introduces “Printable, hand-drawn maps and magic items for your favorite TTRPG taverns and inns—ideal for in-person or virtual play!”
- Tenchikai: The Land of the Unseen – D&D 5E Campaign Setting from Anna “Champooloo” introduces “Tenchikai: The Land of the Unseen is a DnD Dungeons and Dragons setting based on a homebrew world by @DM.champooloo.”
- Arianne’s Bestiary. Birth of vampiric species – for D&D 5E from The Velar Company raises funds for “The fall of Darvolus. A grim adventure and vampiric bestiary for DnD 5E”
- Land Beyond the Giants & 101 Magical Mystical Items + 32 PDF from Mark Taormino crowdfunds “TWO 64 PAGE SOFT COVERS + PDFS for 1E OSR & 5E RPGS! Adventure Module and Magic Items + 32 PDFS for FREE with ANY reward $15 or more!”
- Survive The Tombs of the Cryptids: Solo/Co-op Dungeon Crawl from Joseph Oliveira offers “Dare to survive solo or with friends in this spine-chilling horror adventure. Every decision counts. Will you make it out alive?”
- Shadows over Romaro from Imp Inc Games offers “8 characters, 11 creatures, 4 locations and campaign compatible with the 5E. Physical copies available.”
- Corvid Court Aviary Edition from Spencer Campbell proposes “Birds of a feather, kill together.”
- Avatar Legends: The Roleplaying Game—Voyage of the Unity from Beadle & Grimm’s Pandemonium Warehouse pitches “Travel the world of the Roku Era aboard the research vessel Unity in this connected series of five officially licensed adventures.”
- Rise of the Drow: After the Fall 🕷️ 5E Adventure & Setting from AAW Games offers “The drow city has fallen to the Coalition. Once rulers, now prisoners in chains. You are drow — rise again!”
- Veil of Limitēs from WM is working on “Veil of Limitēs is a tabletop role-playing game that will introduce you to the vast world of Caldera”
- Duality of Heaven & Hell: A D&D 5e Magic Item Deck from Paper Quest raises funds for “A beautifully crafted 54-card deck of original, homebrewed D&D 5e magic items split between divine and infernal themes.”
- Creatures of the North from Truda’s Trove crowdfunds “A Nordic Inspired 5e Bestiary that Expands with Additional Backers!”
- The FALLEN HALLS – PDF Oneshot for DRAGONBANE, DnD 5E & OSR from Laidback Dungeon Master is working on “Draakenslund Adventures include stats for Dragonbane, DnD 5e & OSR (ADnD, OSE, Shadowdark, etc.) & include VTT tokens & JPEG maps!”
- Portraits of the Damned, a Gothic Horror 5e Adventure from Laurie is working on “Investigate a city where nobles never age, uncover cursed portraits hiding their corruption, and confront a beautiful & corrupt lich”
- The Plague of the Queen 5E from Eric Bleney introduces “A “Save the Queen” 5th Edition Adventure for 3-5 Characters of level 3.”
- Goblin Seeker: A Solo Micro-RPG from Old Grog pitches “A solo journaling micro-RPG of goblin discovery. A single sheet pamphlet game using a standard deck of playing cards and a d6.”
- Southern Gothic from The Polyhedral Knights is working on “Gothic Horror set in the haunted post-Civil War South.”
- The Sacred Costalera from Bombshell Miniatures introduces “Trench Miniatures for model agnostic games.”
- Tabletop Sticker Sets: RPG Class, Player Types & More from Noah Dwiel kickstarts “A sticker collection featuring D&D class icons, board game player archetypes, and tabletop-inspired designs”
- Stormhaven: One-Shot Adventure for DnD 5E from DICEREAPERS submits “A cursed island. Endless rain. Seals are breaking… something ancient awakens beneath the storm. D&D 5e adventure for 4-5 players.”
- fantasy map pack volume 2 from strange arcade raises funds for “20 agnostic Fantasy Dungeon battle Map pack for any ttrpg at any party level for your tabletop RPG”
- Elder Gods Cthulhu d6 dice set 2 from LunaDice submits “Unique d6 dice for collectors, geeks, dnd, tabletop games and for all who love dice.”
- TsunamiCon 2025 Wichita’s Premier Tabletop Gaming Convention from Erik Carl suggests “Join us for TsunamiCon 2025 October 24th, 25th and 26th at the beautiful and historic Wichita Scottish Rite Center!”
- Heart Attack Role-Playing Game (PbtA and Tri-Stat) from Dyskami Publishing suggests “Fight the Power – with Powers! This official dual-system Heart Attack RPG is from Dyskami and Skybound, based on the comic book series.”
- 🔮 Whimsical & Weird from South West Games kickstarts “The Oddity Armory: 50 Weird and Wondrous Magic Items and weapons”
- Mirvax & Silverwing, The Elder Guardian Dragons from One Dragon Coin Miniatures kickstarts “Dragon Figure, STL file, 3D printable Presupported Mini, pdf Lore & Statsblock, Digital Cards, D&D Map”
- D100 Towns & Cities: Build Your Own Settlements For 5E! from Dominic M. pitches “Ready-to-play Inns, Taverns, Shops, NPCs, Downtime and Problems! Never step foot in a boring town again!”
- Spell Circles: a D&D stationary collection from Briar Bones proposes “The Spell Circles D&D stationary collection features a range of paper goods for use with D&D 2014 and 2024 editions.”
- WASTELAND ODYSSEY: FOUNDERS SEASON from James Gleason crowdfunds “A Live, Interactive RPG Adventure Where Your Choices Shape an Ever-Evolving World”
- The Master of Strings: A campaign for 5e and 2024 from DragonReach suggests “The Master of Strings is a steampunk, immersive campaign, where an unseen puppeteer weaves chaos from the shadows.”
- Magic D20: Fate & Fortune! from No Apologies Workshop suggests “Ask a Yes or No question…Roll for an answer! See the future, make decisions, or just add fun to any of your favorite tabletop games!”
- TrueRoll d20 from Neil Collier crowdfunds “Roll it in real life, and your result appears instantly in your digital game, campaign log, Discord server, or stream overlay.”
Do you know of any RPG news sources we might not know? If so,” please let us know or leave a comment below.
