You’re supporting an indie media organisation. Thank you! In August, Geek Native is the middle child in the family of blogs.
Let’s take a look at what we have managed to cover, though. It’s the summary of RPG news summaries!
- De Minimus changes and USPS (temporary) fees will hit business-to-consumer sales into the USA horribly.
- WotC has (only now) released the first UK and EU D&D release dates.
- Luke Gygax had surgery.
- Demiplane released their biggest update of the year.
- Hasbro are running a D&D pop-up in London.
There’s no podcast tomorrow as the team is out covering festival shows. However, we are in contact with Infinite Reimagine, who are still in post-Gen Con mode, and the jury is out as to whether we’ll get a Q&A with them before the end of August.
Are you in the land of the US of A? Then you can use Google’s new feature to pick news sites. We can’t. We get an error message, but you should be able to select Geek Native as a site you read. Would you? Could you? Did you? If so; please let us know in the comments below, and we’ll know that hacked link worked!
And now, the Routinely Itemised TTRPG news.
Spotlight: Infinite Reimagine.
RPG news from Geek Native
- A temporary charge by USA mail chargers due to the axing of De Minimus means games can’t affordably be shipped to the States.
- Luke Gygax’s shoulder surgery seems to have gone smoothly.
- I wrote an article encouraging people to continue playing TTRPGs and to get started (with tips on how), as I argue that loneliness is a problem we can confront.
- Hasbro has a D&D pop-up in London this weekend.
- We have an interview with Liminal Artifact about Dreadnought: War of the Heretic King.
Competition: Adventuring Family
RPG news from around the web
- D&D Beyond release (some) dates for UK and EU D&D books.
- Demiplane released their biggest update of the year.
- Mollie Russell notes sharply that While other RPGs continue to innovate, DnD drops crochet and coloring books.
- PC Gamer notes that D&D’s new Forgotten Realms books come with Astarion-themed digital DLC.
- TTRPG Insider writes up Hedron’s Push to Spread Indie RPGs on VTTs.
- Bell of Lost Souls runs with Pathfinder’s ‘Dawn Of The Frogs – A Deluxe Adventure’ Coming Next Month.
- Dungeons & Dragons Fanatics has Beadle & Grimm’s Launches Legendary Edition of Tyranny of Dragons and also The New “Netheril’s Fall” D&D Adventure (What We Know So Far).
- Roleplayers Chronicle carries the press release Coriolis: The Great Dark, the New Edition of Free League’s Original Sci-Fi RPG, Now Available Worldwide.
- Fantasy Grounds has a back-to-school D&D sale.
RPG reviews and interviews from around the web
- At Wargamer, Mollie Russell notes that The Cosmere RPG almost drowns its rich setting in a tidal wave of fiddly rules.
- Refeering and Reflection looks at Star Trek Lower Decks Larks and Paranoia.
- Games Radar’s Katie Wickens reviews in I’m pretty sure you won’t have heard of this amazing RPG before, but it’s a great D&D alternative thanks to “cataclysmic session endings and epic moments” (Girdy’s note: I bet you have heard of it).
- Rob Wieland writes Cairn Second Edition Offers A Character Driven Dungeon Crawl.
- The TTRPG Factory reviews Forgotten Fate.
- The TTRPG Insider goes with Warhammer: The Old World Draws New Adventurers to Gritty Fantasy Setting.
- Grognardia pens a retrospective on Call of Cthulhu.
- The Tomb of Tedankahem reviews Coyote & Crow.
- Halfway Station has reviews for Green Ronin’s Five and Infinity and Threefold.
- The Other Side writes up Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting Revised.
- Reviews from R’lyeh covers Medieval Mysteries, the weird west High Noon at Midnight and the pocket sized Flaming Fandango in Faratusa.
- James Maliszewski interviews Sean McCoy, creator of Mothership.
- ICv2’s Milton Griepp has an interview with Free League’s Tomas Harenstam.
- Wargamer’s Timothy Linward has an exclusive All we know about Warhammer the Horus Heresy RPG from its CEO.
- At the website Brands Untapped, Fanroll’s CEO, Neal Hoffman, on Dungeons & Dragons, CATAN and more.
RPG new releases
- Backwards Tabletop has published Backchannels (CORE): Saltwater Gothic Horror Tabletop Roleplaying.
- W.R.K.S. Games has put some of their games into the DTRPG’s retail version system:
- It’s a silver best seller already. Son of Oak Game Studios has released Legend in the Mist core rules.
- Blue Crab Party released the Roll20 Delta World Second Edition Campaign Setting Core Guidebook.
- Four-Color Studios has published the AI-free Grimme Perils: 2D6 Gritty Fantasy.
- Adrenaline Games has published the conspiracy RPG Neon City Blues.
- Thaloranth Publishing has given us the Virtue & Valor: Legacy of Honor Quick Start Guide.
- Fimbul Games has published the Savage Worlds’ Steel Leviathans – Megacorp Sourcebook.
- Ocinemod Games has released Wizards, Worlds, and Warlords.
- OnixUA has published The Grand Carnival: Circus Compendium for 5e.
- Gordonshead Games has a five-star rating for their newly released Westgladia: Revised Edition.
RPG bundle deals
- Save $8.99 (25%) in the DMsGuild’s Great Warrior Collection – 24 subclasses, a Roll20 bundle.
- Save $0.99 (33%) in the DMsGuild’s Player Species bundle.
RPG ideas, tips and discoveries
- Ben and the Genre Police look at four more types of rules in TTRPG and why they are important.
- Ben also shared some learned wisdom on writing and running a mega-dungeon.
- Charles Dunwoody pens Tales of Argosa Rules and Cairn World Building.
- Mike and Sly Flourish recommend Avoid NPC Betrayal.
- Egg Embry gives us part two of Where’s David Cronenberg’s Scanners Roleplaying Game?.
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:
- Goblin Menace: Heroes from Tom Mason kickstarts “28mm goblin hero miniatures for fantasy rpgs & wargames.”
- Rise of the Children of Anubis: Egyptian Book of the Dead from Kickgames crowdfunds “The 42 Judges have fallen. The Gates of the Duat yawn wide. From the Black Sands, the Children of Anubis lead the legions of the dead.”
- Rats! A Potion-Fueled One-Shot Adventure for 5e from Owlette Publications is working on “They’re fast. They’re colorful. They’re potion-fueled. And in the city of Runsbane, they’ve become a massive problem. Welcome to Rats!”
- Overflow:The Might Of The Warped Earth – A 5e Supplement PDF from Taran S. proposes “A 5th edition digital Mutation supplement for players and Dungeon Masters alike! Face the constantly evolving land, together.”
- DND404 Podcast: Campaign 2 from DND404 | Dungeons & Dragons Podcast kickstarts “After 4 years of storytelling, we’re leveling up. Help us make Campaign 2 bigger, louder, and more chaotic than ever.”
- Astonishing Heroes of the Public Domain (for the DCC RPG) from Matt Bevilacqua introduces “Play as Santa Claus, Achilles, Dorothy Gale and other eternal champions in Dungeon Crawl Classics!”
- Divine’s Howl:gods whisper,reshape destiny from Sense13 Studio offers “You will play the incarnation of a god, lead your followers, and expand the power of God in a broken world.”
- Velos Wing: A GM Toolkit for Sci-Fi Games from Status Effect Games LLC is working on “Maps, spaceships, rules, and tables for science fiction TTRPGs. Compatible with cyberpunk, starfinder, star wars, shadowrun, and more!”
- Delve 3rd Edition from Broken Rat Games suggests “Updated, expanded and rebuilt 3rd edition of the bestselling RPG”
- GOD RULES A Player’s Guide to Gods in 5e Fantasy Roleplaying from Craig Cochrane introduces “Unleash Deities, Demigods, Godlike Powers and Immortal Heroes into your 5th Edition Campaign with this Epic Supplement”
- Slashers Vs. Evil – The RPG from James Pearson pitches “A Tabletop Role-playing Game of Dark Humor, Macabre Action, and Supernatural Mayhem”
- Villains & Foes for 5e Dungeons & Dragons from Ready to Play offers “A collection of fully developed villains for D&D 5e, each with their own story, lair, minions, and hooks to challenge any campaign.”
- Of Coal & Corpses – A Rotpunk Solo RPG from Daniel Finney pitches “Descend into a blistered land of ruin, servitude and crumbling faith. A stand alone solo rpg. Compatible with Mörk Borg & GM led games.”
- Secrets of Myst: An Anime Inspired 5e/One D&D Supplement from Zachary Burrell suggests “A D&D supplement and setting with an anime twist introducing new classes, a new patron, and mechanics to give your games Shonen flair.”
- Vengeance California: A Pulp TTRPG from Hounskull introduces “Pulpy 1960’s revenge fantasies in a no-prep, one-shot ttrpg.”
- 5E 100 New Factions: Oaths & Orders from Elven Foundry raises funds for “fully fleshed-out factions—each with rich lore, unique culture, powerful leaders, and story-driven quests.”
- The Missing Grain Shipment: A Classic One-Shot 5e Adventure from Eric Bleney raises funds for “A 5E One-Shot adventure featuring investigation, wilderness exploration, and meaningful choices for 3-5 players Level 1.”
- Kassandra King: Devil’s Dice from Michael Elliott offers “A single player neon noir occult TTRPG”
- Ravaged by Storms – Mythic Sandbox Adventure for Pirate Borg from Der_AJZ | Golem Productions is working on “Uncover lost relics, battle a storm-calling Coatl, and explore a mythic archipelago in this 72-page open-world Pirate Borg adventure.”
- The Demon’s Doom from Chamomile Has A Project raises funds for “Six 5e one-page dungeons that combine to form one full-size dungeon”
- Dark Visions: Roll20 VTT Edition | For the Shadowdark RPG from Jeffrey Jones kickstarts “A new medium and second printing for the cult-themed expansion and adventure trilogy!”
- Demonic Maps – Lava, Ruins and Dark Magic Map Pack from Fablehart Forge pitches “100+ demon-themed battle maps: lava, pentagrams, ruins, and dungeons. For any TTRPG (D&D 5E – DnD 2E – PoC – Pathfinder – CoC…)”
- 50 Dice Towers – 3D Printable Collection from WarbandWorkshop is working on “3D Printable Dice Towers and Their Terrain Versions for Board Games and Tabletop RPGs”
- FALLEN BLADES / ENDLESS STARS, a Space Opera rpg zine from Kobayashi is working on “A Space Opera rpg zine Marked by the Odd. Play as Space Knights fighting an Evil Empire with your wondrous Mazeblades!”
- Populated Hexes Monthly Issue 49 from Todd nominates “Year Five of this Old-School Gaming Zine Begins Now!”
- Return of the Living Dead – 40th Anniversary VHS TTRPG from Aces Games is working on “Return of the Living Dead: the new chapter of the acclaimed “Very Horror Stories” RPG series in a VHS box! Free demo available!”
- Wargaming and Hobby Display Cases by Cobalt Keep from Cobalt Keep pitches “A new line of Wargaming and Hobby Display Cases! Made of strong Polycarbonate and integrated Steel sheet for easy magnetization!”
- Deck of Many Rations: Food Cards to Inspire Roleplaying from Deck of Many Rations offers “Delectable card-based food items compatible with Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition”
- Alexander Game’s Vault of Treasure Chests from Kevin Kissick submits “A Compendium of Treasure Chests, Vaults, Puzzles, and Merchants. This project will give rolling tables and rules for treasure chests.”
- HELL: Miniatures and Terrain for Tabletop Gaming from Rocket Pig Games nominates “Support-Free miniatures and terrain for 3D Resin & FDM printers. Great for role-playing, fantasy, and horror tabletop adventure games.”
- Joust! from Jordan Marvel proposes “5E compatable rules for jousting in fantasy and modern settings”
Do you know of any RPG news sources we might not know? If so, please let us know or leave a comment below.
