Routinely Itemised: RPG #327

It’s the weekend, and Edinburgh’s forecasting a rain weather warning and (yes, already) the first Oktoberfest weekends.

Let’s start with the summary of TTRPG news summaries as usual.

• Unusually, we can highlight a revampired Routinely Itemised page. We’re tracking trends.
• Tempted by the Marvel TTRPG? Get it all at a discount.
• Geek Native had the first interview with Meow Wolf about the Tavers RPG.
• Creature Curation has bought their own printing press, taken Vast Grimm in-house and is heading back to Kickstarter.
• Free League Games finally put a date on their Invincible Kickstarter.

Our TTRPG news round-up, Routinely Itemised, isn’t the only tag to an upgrade. All the tags on the site got something. See this Diamond Comic Distributors, for example, you’ll get a colour-coded timeline so you can see if it’s an active topic and related tags.

And now, the Routinely Itemised TTRPG news.

Spotlight: DMing the World Press.

RPG news from Geek Native

• Here’s why there’s a weird rosette appearing on the site.
• We interview Than Gibson, RPG Publisher Spotlight winner, at DMing the World Press.
• We also interviewed Exalted Funeral and Meow Wolf about the Tavers TTRPG.
• The third interview of the week was with Quest Portal, a VTT who are about to publish an advanced AI GM.
• Creature Curation buys their own printing press and takes Vast Grimm in-house.
• Beadle & Grimm’s has shared details of their Legendary Edition of D&D’s Tyranny of Dragons.
• In Pittsburgh news, Flavor POURN launches TTRPG-inspired cocktail syrups.
• Wanderer’s Tome has published Deadline: A Clockwork Press (to destroy a city).
• Son of Oak has released a free 5e to Legend in the Mist tool.
• Today is International Talk Like a Pirate Day and Tabletop Adventures are offering up Pieces of Eight.
• Baldur’s Gate 3 stars will do a charity Live Stream on October 3rd.
• Free Freague date their Invincible Kickstarter.
• In deals, the Bundle of Holding has an offer for the Dread Laironomicon.
• At Humble, there’s a superbundle for Goodman Games’ Xcrawl.

Competition: £50 All Rolled Up voucher

RPG news from around the web

• The AI integration into TTRPG grows as XDA’s Joe Rice-Jones notes NotebookLM is my favorite tabletop role-playing companion.
• Bell of Lost Souls reviews RPG: ‘Cyberpunk RED’ Single Player Mode Takes You To Night City, Solo. (Note: Want it? Get it.)
• At Calgary CityNews, Andrea Montgomery, notes Season two opens for Winging it, the love child of improv and DnD.

RPG reviews and interviews from around the web

• Wargamer’s Matt Bassil reviews New DnD playtest fixes Arcane Archer, but the poor Tattoo Monk still sucks.
• Wargamer’s Mollie Russell reviews Daggerheart – The narrative tabletop RPG of my dreams.
• Polygon writes A hit RPG made me rethink everything about ‘weak’ D&D monsters.
• Reviews from R’lyeh pens a review of The Count, the Castle, & the Curse, and Interface RED volume 3, also Free RPG Day scenarios for Monty Python and the Land of Eem and the full Mythic Bastionland.
• Grognardia reviews GURPS Space.
• The Other Side pens a review of Best of The Dragon Vol #1 and King Arthur Pendragon.
• The Roleplayers Chronicle has a review of Dragon Delves.
• Beth Rimmels reviews Dungeons & Dragons Starter Set: Heroes on the Borderlands Review.
• Gavin Sheehan, at Bleeding Cool, interviews, “A Chat With Smosh Presents: We’re All Gonna Die”.
• At EN World, Egg Embry scribes Tales from Elsewhere: Clockworld – Talking Weird West Action Horror With Peter Lange.

RPG new releases

• Pay what you want for a 126-page, Plotcraft Games penned, A Living World Workbook: Campaign Foundations.
• Marvel has published:
  • Marvel Multiverse RPG Spider-verse Expansion.
  • Deadpool Role-Plays the Marvel Universe.
• Trollish Delver Games is offering a Pay What You Want Doomskull.
• The Basic Fantasy Project has released the 4th edition and 20th Anniversary Basic Fantasy RPG Core Rules.
• Onyx Path Publishing has released Rock Gods & Road Trips.
• Michael M. Hughes Games has a Pay What You Want Rockers & Rollers Roleplaying Party Game: Quickstart Rules.
• Sigil Entertainment has a 5e-powered Hereafter: Adventure After Death.
• Never Surrender has published the 6th edition of Never Surrender RPG Guide.
• Scelus Press welcomes you to Veilstone: A Gothic Western.
• Art of the Genre has published FAST Core RPG Gold Edition.
• Adventure Ripples has released the 5e Storms & Sorcery!
• Trooper X has published the sci-fi Starfighters Full Edition.
• In physical releases and pre-orders at shops like Forbidden Planet, there’s
  • Yoon-Suin: The Purple Land: 2nd Edition.
  • Obojima: Tales From The Tall Grass

RPG bundle deals

• Save $51.86 (39%) through Ennead Games’ Quick Gen Collection 2025.
• Save $31.13 (20%) with Marvel’s Marvel Multiverse RPG Ultimate PDF Bundle.
• Save $7.49 (25%) in Darren Ruckle’s Galaxium Full Series bundle.
• Save $5.00 (46%) in the Miskatonic Repository’s Cursed to Life and Mortal Muncher bundle.
• Save $3.00 (50%) with Rarr! I’m a Monster Publishing’s Terror_Reel bundle.

RPG ideas, tips and discoveries

• D&D Beyond writes up How to Get Started With the Heroes of the Borderlands Digital Adventure Pack.
• The Monsters Know What They’re Doing scribes Eater of Hope Tactics.
• Sly Flourish suggests Are Published Adventures Easier to Run?.
• The New York’s Strategist lists The Essentials You Need to Start Playing Dungeons & Dragons.
• Ill Met by Morrslieb scribes Linearity and freedom in adventures.

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:

• Shadowfinder Player Guide for Shadowdark RPG from William Murakami-Brundage nominates “Presenting Shadowfinder’s conversion of all PF 1E player books. Classes, equipment, spells, and more converted to Shadowdark RPG.”
• Honor & Violence – Orcs of Gresyth – DnD 5e Supplement from Fireball Studios kickstarts “Explore the Orcs of Gresyth in this supplement for DnD 5e (2014). Orcs’ origin reimagined, Monk class variants, and exotic weapons.”
• What does this do? A compendium for 5e Dungeons & Dragons from Hugo introduces “A collection of magical items for D&D 5e, crafted with humor, mystery, and charm to surprise both heroes and villains.”
• Fandomonium Dice Advent Calendar 2025 from Robert Melrose is working on “The 2025 edition of the Fandomonium dice advent calendar. New Designs, Additional Options, More Dice!!”
• Before the Bog God from Infinite Citadel proposes “A Duet Ritual TTRPG of Cosmic Bargains. A mortal seeks a wish… the old god is amused.”
• World Wide Wrestling 2E: Repackaged from Nathan D. Paoletta offers “Reprinting the Premier Pro Wrestling ttrpg of Narrative Action – In Hardcover For the First Time!”
• 3D Printable Dragon Dice Tower from Craftmaster Studio submits “Dice Tower for 3d print. Preferably printing on an FDM printer. The Dragon Tower comes with supports. Only STLs files”
• Grim Games Issue #1: The Last Isle of the Dread Legion from Grim Games is working on “A 1st-level adventure zine designed for Shadowdark RPG and old-school gaming!”
• Choir of Flesh from Alex T. pitches “Solo/Co-op Religious Body Horror RPG set in Medieval Europe”
• A Haunting in Glass: An Adventure for Shadowdark RPG from Jesse Winter introduces “Brave the perils of the crumbling moon-glass tower, where the walls remember and a cunning foe watches your every move.”
• It’s A Thieves’ Life 2 from Polyhedral Earth Society submits “300-page hardbound supplement for DCC and 5e featuring the class we all love to hate, the thief.”
• City of the Dead: A Gothic Horror Campaign for 5e from Laurie introduces “A horror adventure where the forgotten dead rise to reclaim their names from a city that buried their history.”
• Dreamwalkers: The Oneiric Narrative TTRPG from Luca De Marini is working on “A complete RPG set: Rulebook, Dream Book, and postcards — in both print and digital formats.”
• Hope//Punk – A Cyberpunk Tabletop Roleplaying Game from RavensDagger suggests “The official Stray Cat Strut Roleplaying Game! Cyberpunks and street samurai fighting alien invaders and corporate greed!”
• Before All Others from Autarch introduces “The sylvan secrets of the elves are revealed in this sourcebook for ACKS II and other old-school fantasy campaigns.”
• The Dark Fantasy Construction Kit from Arkenforge Tabletop crowdfunds “Complete VTT package for your Dark Fantasy TTRPG campaign, both homebrew and commercial publishing! Map packs, asset packs and tokens!”
• Color Your Campaign: A Character Coloring Book from Becca Brage offers “Bring your characters to life, one color at a time”
• Shadows & Steel from Nerdura Games suggests “A TRUE-d6 Westernpunk TTRPG”
• Monolith Energy D20 – Giant Dice with Bold Color Pop from SmokyCreation kickstarts “A giant 85mm resin D20 bursting with bold color and tabletop presence – made to stand out, roll big, and roll proud.”
• FANGS & FORGES: A High Fantasy Tactical RPG from Alpenwolf Studio suggests “A TURN-BASED RPG & Card Game Hybrid with deep strategy, rich lore & stunning fantasy world.”
• Out There Waiting from Nightbird Games nominates “A Solo Print & Play Survival Horror Game inspired by The Walking Dead”
• D6 Rotating Dice 2.0 from Bear Dice suggests “7-in-1 Dice | Rotating dice | Made of full metal | Five colors available | Energy Throne | Compact and portable”
• Poison – Negative Pressure Infused Shatter Crystal Dice Set from XIU suggests “Color seeps through crystalline fractures, paralyzing your rivals!”
• Rot Halls of Vorgul from Meditating Munky suggests “Crawl through the Filth and Cleanse the Lands in this 5e & Daggerheart compatible Adventure! Includes STL Files, Poster Maps, and MORE!”
• The Adventurer’s Compendium Cards [Re-Launch] from Shy Lev-Ari pitches “Learn how to play D&D 5E (2014 + 2024 editions)! For new players and seasoned adventurers alike.”
• Into the Wilds Battlemap Books Volume 4: Extraplanar from Tom Cartos raises funds for “A Collection of Fantasy TTRPG Battlemap Books”
• Wild Magic Reimagined: An Expansion for 5e, A5e, and ToV from Speaks & Spells Publishing proposes “A +300 page wild magic expansion that brings you the chaos you love with the control you need.”
• What’s OLD is NEW Bestiary For Fantasy, Modern, & Sci-fi from Morrus introduces “Over 250 monsters and NPCs for the What’s OLD is NEW TTRPG game system–plus the starter set for those new to WOIN!”
• Lands of Horror: Bright Darkness V.2 from Redal Velis raises funds for “Prepare yourself for horror with these 300+ VTT high detailed digital battle maps & 100+ Tokens for TTRPGs. 1 Backer = +1 Map & Token!”
• Household RPG – Collection I & II from Two Little Mice nominates “The award winning RPG Household is BACK! Here’s your chance to get all the books (original or 5E), and the exclusive stretch goals!”
• Glatisant: A Two-player Arthurian TTRPG from Graftbound Press offers “A duet game of purpose, pursuit, and guidance”
• The Cartomancer (A DnD 5E Class Expansion) from David Ferguson proposes “Draw your destiny using a deck of wonderous magical cards. A full stylised class containing new subclasses, feats, spells and monsters.”
• Meat & Greed | A CY_BORG Zine from Christian Eichhorn is working on “Rescue Cows [MEAT], Plunder G0 [GREED], Visit Hyper Mall #1994, And MORE!”
• Unpleasant Undead- 100+ complex monsters – DnD 5e compatible from Secrets of Alexandria submits “150+ pages with complex and unique monsters for your next Dungeons and Dragons 5e session, VTT tokens + images, in time for Halloween”
• Biome Dice from Misty Mountain Gaming pitches “Biome Dice is a nature-inspired dice collection featuring the biodiversity of Earth’s iconic ecosystems.”
• The Atlas of Rolcaria: An Adventurer’s Guide to Erathil from Jackson Mahler is working on “Dragons, Magic, and Destiny! Explore the Wonders of Rolcaria in this new adventure setting compatible with 5E Dungeons and Dragons.”
• Una Cena de Miedo – A Spooky Halloween Dinner Party Roleplay from Menric is working on “Turn your Halloween dinner into a night of secrets, missions, and laughs!”
• 🧙The D&D Achievement Album / El Álbum de Logros DnD from Perla Heredia suggests “Celebra tus partidas con un álbum imprimible de logros de D&D / Celebrate your games with a printable D&D achievements album.”
• Scoundrels of Brixton: Savage Frontier from Jeffrey Jones raises funds for “A sci-fi setting of crime and conflict. Compatible with Traveller, the Cepheus Engine, and other popular game systems.”
• YOROK EMPIRE – STL Miniatures from Flowshape raises funds for “3D Printable 32mm Miniatures Warband of Trench Warriors. Ideal for Tabletop Wargames & RPG.”
• New dice designs! from LunaDice introduces “Unique set of d6 dice in brass for collectors, geeks, dnd, tabletop games and for all who love dice.”
• Cthulhu: Dice Holder from Ehren Bienert submits “An imposing eldritch dice holder for your tabletop gaming adventures”
• Blue Calculus from Postworldgames Jim Pinto nominates “The game of fringecraft no one asked me to make. Set in the 80s/90s, this game is about voiceless people searching the unknown.”
• The Master of Strings: Campaign for 5e and 2024 from DragonReach is working on “The Master of Strings is a steampunk, immersive campaign, where an unseen puppeteer weaves chaos from the shaodws.”
• Blackthorn Bloodbath from Bard Pitt introduces “A Retro Horror Slasher style One Shot adventure for Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition”
• Big Dead Heroes! An RPG About Zombies Saving the World! from Monkeyfun Studios, LLC offers “Zombie good guys, waking elder gods and unsuspecting shoppers. What more can you ask for in an role-playing experience?”
• OSR Dungeon Cards for the Classic Ampersand Fantasy RPG from Philip Reed is working on “36 double-sided cards with dungeon prompts on one side and maps on the other, plus 15 Quickload Dungeon cards to stock the dungeon.”
• The Flesh Reapers – Echoes of Loudun from Golden Thief Studio offers “Grimdark Mini-Bosses STL – 3D Printable Horror Miniatures set for Tabletop, Wargames & RPG Adventures”
• D100 Cozy Events Lists for 5E – £1 from Laura MCL offers “100 Cozy events for your RPG games – D&D 5e compatible”
• Those That Wander: Fantastic Merchants from Robert Cousineau crowdfunds “A 5E Friendly supplement zine full of new merchants and content for your home games!”
• Around the Campfire: Detailed Campgrounds for D&D Campaigns from Tinker’s Tools crowdfunds “Make rest and recovery exciting, not irritating! 160+ camping locations for your TTRPG campaign.”

Do you know of any RPG news sources we might not know? If so, please let us know or leave a comment below.