Greetings, and what a week. By this time next week, our resident Bronwen will be a married woman.
Now, on with the TTRPG news summaries!
- The 2025 Origin Award winners have been announced.
- Evil Hat has walked away from their Tomb Raider TTRPG.
- There’s an incredible bundle to support Owen Stephens.
- Irish publisher Cubicle 7 has published a batch of The Laundry TTRPG 2e books.
It’s nearly the end of the month, so here’s a reminder to vote, if you can, in the RPG Publisher Spotlight. It’s open to Patrons.
The candidates for next month are:
On with the news!
Spotlight: Diane Ramic.
RPG news from Geek Native
- Evil Hat has cancelled their Tomb Raider: Shadows of Truth RPG.
- We talk to Sebastian Yūe about The Model Minister.
- We also talk to cosmicPostman about the upcoming Dancing in Limbo.
- There’s a game with the latest D&D/RPG-themed whiskey from Find Familiar Spirits.
- We’ve a big write up of what to expect, including the games at Lucca.
- Sound Realms is making Fighting Fantasy audio adventures.
- Cubicle 7 has released The Laundry TTRPG 2e.
- At the Bundle of Holding, there is a deal on for Cawood Monsters
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RPG news from around the web
- Yazeba’s Bed & Breakfast, Cyberpunk and Record of Lodoss War pick up 2025 Origins Awards.
- At Wargamer, Mollie Russell picks up DnD rival Daggerheart to add gnomes, witches, assassins, and amnesiacs.
- The Watch Well Games Creators Coalition’s first bundle sold 1,000, and they’re now working on a new zine.
- Roll20 announce their D&D Summer Adventure Sale.
- In Rascal’s advernews, The Around the Hearth Podcast’s new Roll for Origin: Supers TTRPG History.
- Creative Bloq studies How Dungeons & Dragons: Dragon Delves is breaking all fantasy art rules.
RPG reviews and interviews from around the web
- CBR’s Jenny Melzer notes The First D&D Adventure Anthology of 2025 Is Finally Here (& It’s Glorious).
- At The Gaming Gang, Sami Yuhas asks A Promising Beginning or Missed Opportunity? Daggerheart Reviewed.
- At Forbes, Rob Wieland also has A Hands On Look At Daggerheart, The New Game From Critical Role.
- Reviews from R’lyeh looks at Free RPG Day’s The Scourge of Sheerleaf, The Avengers Expansion Preview and Scry, Scry My Little Eye. Pookie also reviews Cults of RuneQuest: The Gods of Fire and Sky and Senet.
- Wargamer has Adorable DnD alternative Mausritter unveils public ruleset for fanmade projects
- Refereeing and Reflection reviews Age of Vikings – A New Game With Deep Roots.
- The Kind GM takes a look at Weapons of Lore.
- Scott’s Game Room reviewed Lost Island of the Pirate Queen.
- Throat Punch Games has a ring side report on Pathfinder Society Scenario #5-17: Stranded on Yesterday’s Tide.
- At EN World, Beth Rimmels looks into Dungeons & Dragons: Ravenloft: Heir of Strahd Review.
- Ill Met by Morrslieb reviews the newly released The Old World Player’s Guide.
- The Other Side takes a look at the Dungeons and Dragons Rules Cyclopedia.
- Playful Void tackles The Blackapple Brugh.
- Halfway Station reviews Rural Gothic.
- At EN World, Charles Dunwoody explores the RPG Archives with a look at Boot Hill Wild West RPG.
RPG new releases
- Kobold Press released the Black Flag and D&D Labyrinth Worldbook.
- Dark Rabbit published Thorgal The Roleplaying Game – Northland Sagas.
- At the DMsGuild, Phantom Lace Muse published Of Vampires, Humans, & Thralls: Ready to Play Characters for Sanguis Noctis.
- At Itch, Imogen Gingell has a free teaser for JourneyMon.
RPG bundle deals
- Save $843.40 (97%) and do good with the Owen Stephens Summer Survival Spectacular bundle.
- Save $10.00 (53%) in the Miskatonic Repository’s The Yellow Hand Call of Cthulhu Triple bundle.
- Save $8.00 (29%) with Goodman Games’ June Bundle – Complete the Sailors Adventure Path bundle.
- Save $5.59 (40%) with the DMsGuild Sanguis Noctis Anthologies bundle.
- Save $7.49 (50%) in the DMsGuild’s The Sanguis Noctis Intro bundle.
RPG ideas, tips and discoveries
- Ben and the Genre Police investigate the Rule of Lore.
- Warhammer author Graeme Davis reveals Easter Eggs in WFRP 1.
- Store owner Scott Thorne notes that Free RPG Day didn’t lure in as many people as Free Comic Day, but sales did better.
- At Sly Flourish, there’s a reminder to Avoid Removing Player Agency.
- The Alexandrian writes on Ptolus: Running the Campaign – Ex Post Facto Roleplaying.
- Roleplaying Tips shares CampaignCraft: Announcing My New Secret Weapon for Building & Launching Successful Campaigns.
- Paizo has a meet the authors with Starfinder Society’s Year of Era’s End.
- James Maliszewski writes up Spellbooks.
- The RPG Gazette released an MLA essay they did for class, and it’s Rolling Virtual Dice: Transmedial Adaptation of D&D 5e in Baldur’s Gate 3.
- A Knight at the Opera compiled a How to run Dungeons and Dragons like an utter bastard.
RPG Crowdfunding
There’s more! You can catch up with the Kickstarter campaign we’ve written up in more detail at Kickstarter watch. Here are some noteworthy industry projects to mention:
- Prophecy Dice: Pocket Watch Dice Spinner from Dragonstonegaming nominates “7-in-1 RPG Dice | Push-Button Spin | All-Metal | Balanced and Fair | Pocket Size | By Dragonstone Gaming”
- CADABROSÉ from DejaBoo Productions crowdfunds “Trick, Fight & Adventure your way through St. Verlain, in a unique TTRPG experience.”
- D&D -Monsters of the Nine Realms: A Norse Mythology Bestiary from KingOfGames raises funds for “D&D 5E -90 Norse mythology monsters — from CR 1 – 30 with full stat blocks, lore, and environments”
- Stars Are Right from Witch House Games crowdfunds “A diceless Horror TTRPG that uses a tarot deck to drive the story, the lives of the characters, and manipulate fate itself!”
- DUNGEON MASTER – The Realm Towers II – Dice Towers [STL FDM] from Dungeon Master Inc crowdfunds “Themed Dice Towers for Tabletop, Wargaming, and RPG – Premium 3D Printable STL Files for Your Next Adventure!”
- Rolling for Sisterhood: Empowering Women Through TTRPGs from Hello Darling Events and Productions suggests “A femme-only TTRPG retreat building confidence, friendship, and adventure through inclusive storytelling and immersive gameplay.”
- Allegore – The Seven Sins from Pizza Games nominates “A dark horror RPG “Rooted in Trophy”, where allegory meets gore. Seven incursions, seven sins, one inevitable fate: ruin.”
- Prison Break, a D&D 5e Gothic Heist with a Twist from Laurie crowdfunds “Break in. Break out. Survive the Nightmare.”
- Dice Advent(ure) Calendar: The Night Before Midwinter from Dicebound submits “Countdown to the Holidays with daily loot and an unfolding story that is shaped by your dice rolls! Dice, stickers and D2 coins await!”
- Epic Heroes Encyclopedia for 5e – Sorcerer from Table Knight Studios suggests “Let’s change 5E for the better. Get ready to expand your games to the 30th level. Be an epic sorcerer!”
- Titans & Trials TTRPG from MUse nominates “A Superhero themed TTRPG that I am making. Support will go to publishing and creating more resources—art by @KaraArts on VGEN.”
- Talamander fantasy gamebook 5 – Curse of the Red Reaver from Tim Brown offers “Branching narrative solo rpg gamebook series”
- The Adventurer’s Hoard: Revised & Reforged from Samuel Steele introduces “A compendium of 1,500 pieces of ready-to-roll loot for any fantasy tabletop game”
- Kingswood $749 Game Table + GamePillar Storage Towers from Dan Blacklock of BoxKing Gaming nominates “👑Beautiful handcrafted wood tables for only $749👑| 6×4′ size for wargamers & LED version available | Adjustable Game Storage Towers”
- Grimm Solitude and Jaws of Madness from Creature Curation submits “Double Feature: Adventure Zine and Solo Rules for Vast Grimm / Grimm Expanse”
- Twelve Years at Sea: Into the Unknown Islands from Max Moon proposes “An epic seafaring TTRPG for one or more players, inspired by classic weird fiction, mythology, and Harryhausen films.”
- RPG Maps – 448 Realistic 1960s Maps for Cold War Spies from Benjámin Weisz raises funds for “Realistic 1960s maps for spies, detectives, and retro adventures — ideal for Cold War, investigative, and vintage-themed RPGs.”
- Mystic Reforged: Mysteries Beyond the Veil [5e] from Yellowbyte Workshop raises funds for “Wield 10th-level magic, claim evolving artifacts, discover new full spellcasting classes, play new races and fight mystical creatures.”
- Hope is for the Dead: a Forbidden Psalm Zombie Game from Kevin Rahman offers “A miniature skirmish game from the creator of Forbidden Psalm. Can you survive the zombie apocalypse and build your own haven?”
- Shelfventures 3 | 3D Printable Miniatures Display from Don Stouffer nominates “Organize your miniatures with 3D printable shelves designed for your wall! Delivered as STL files.”
- Realm Runners – City Dwellers NPC Character pack from Marlon raises funds for “Populate your bustling metropolises and shadowy alleyways with the City Dwellers NPC Pack. (Digital Download Only)”
- The Shaman – A Mystical Class Compatible with D&D 5e / 5.5e from ChronicleMaker crowdfunds “Speak with spirits. Heal the wounded. Curse the wicked. A class forged in ritual, mystery, and primal power.”
- The Secret of the Ruby Water from PenAndInkGoblin kickstarts “A Shadowdark RPG Adventure!”
- The Ultimate Customizable Adventure Notebook for TTRPGs！ from Oddities Chest is working on “A magnetic-panel TTRPG notebook that folds into a DM screen, with PC & GM pages, customizable cover, and Quick-Reference Side Bar”
- The Fallen Cleric 5E from Eric Bleney crowdfunds “In the kingdom of Vaelthorne, a well-known cleric has turned to dark powers. A 5E adventure for four to six characters of levels 5-7.”
- LGBTQIA+ Handmade Chainmail Dice Cages for D20s from Anna Fultz introduces “Keep your favorite d20 safe, or put the bad one in dice jail with this pride themed, handmade, chainmail dice cage!”
- The Magic Mosses: a DnD 5e Compendium & One‑Shot Adventure from Anthemon Fellowship is working on “Two D&D 5e books PDF: the compendium of 25+ Magical Mosses and a Whimsical Adventure for Dungeons & Dragons in fantasy anime RPG style.”
- A Toolkit of Dark Depths, DnD 5e from Ana the halfling offers “A complete modular kit for D&D 5e,ttrpg, designed for DM who want more”
- After the Fall: 500 Post-Apocalyptic Battle Maps from Agnieszka Polanowska proposes “Unleash chaos in the wasteland with 500 post-apocalyptic battle maps for TTRPGs and VTTs — immersive RPG maps for survival campaigns”
- Depths of Obscurum by Oh Hi Games from Oh Hi Games submits “Depths of Obscurum is a dark fantasy tabletop solo/co-op RPG where you test your mettle against ancient horrors beyond imagining.”
- Tiny Legacies: S.T.R.I.K.E. Crisis Manuals from Shawn Carman introduces “A series of in-character sourcebooks for players and GMs of Tiny Supers and Tiny Legacies”
- Shadowstones from Cody Barr offers “The stones remember – the runes call – the Abyss watches. A solo expansion for Shadowdark!”
- Blades of the Soul: A 5e Expansion of Relics and Growth from Joshua Reguindin Gazmin pitches “Forge soulbound relics, uncover hidden glyphs, and evolve through story in this anime-inspired fantasy module for D&D 5e.”
- 🔥Exclusive price🔥 Unleash the Power of the Elements 🔥Dice from Tamira Luna suggests “Introducing Elemental Dice — beautiful polyhedral dice inspired by the primal forces of nature: Fire, Water, Leaf, and Lightning.”
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