It’s Storm Amy and Geek Native towers in getting hit fairly hard. Let’s avoid the weather and look at roleplaying news.
Let’s get the column rolling with a summary of TTRPG news before we move on to the November Spotlight vote.
- Kickstarter staff will go on strike.
- Board game powerhouse Devir is entering the tabletop RPG market.
- TTRPG Insider’s stats show crowdfunding is slowing down (we show a spike this week)
It’s the start of the month, and we can reveal that Dark Wizard Press won the RPG Publisher Spotlight. The candidates for next month are;
If you’re a patron, then you can vote for next month’s RPG Spotlight honouree!
And now, the Routinely Itemised TTRPG news.
Spotlight: Dark Wizard Press.
RPG news from Geek Native
- We asked and then shared stats and expert insight on Unsupervised Adventures: At what age can kids play roleplaying games alone?.
- Geek Native reviewed Magpie Games’ free Zombie World download.
- In good news, Paizo to donate up to 10,000 meals via new Pathfinder crowdfunder.
- Bronwen wrote up Ward of the Eye Tyrant.
- Adam Thomson of Battlefield Press talked to us about Tales from Whitechapel.
- Brian Colin of Creature Curation talked to Egg Embry about Vast Grimm, Raptor Ruckus and the new printer.
- Long-time Geek Native friend, Paul, wrote up Frostgrave: A Miniature Game that’s more D&D than Warhammer.
- I interviewed Mammoth Factory’s head writer, Daniel Smith, on Dark Descent.
- Backwards Tabletop will release SPINE is a solo RPG about being consumed by a cursed book.
- In an interesting move, the board game company Devir is getting into crowdfunding tabletop RPGs with two high-concept games.
- We took a sneak look at Thou Shalt Not Suffer The Wycce.
- Need more D&D beer? It’s coming via New Holland.
- Kobold Press released Dungeons Deep.
- Gaming Museum, the Strong, and Google partnered up for D&D’s 50th anniversary.
- In the Bundle of Holding, there’s a 5E Treasures deal.
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RPG news from around the web
- Rascal writes Kickstarter United Workers Will Strike Beginning October 2.
- TTRPG Insider shares TTRPG Crowdfunding Slowing Down in Q3 2025.
- Wolfgang Baur, Kobold’s boss, offers up the State of Play: Monster Vaults and Tomes of Beasts.
- Bell of Lost Souls covers D&D: ‘Grim Hollow’ Gets A 5.5E Update On D&D Beyond – Dark Fantasy Awaits.
RPG reviews and interviews from around the web
- Patrick Lenton at The Guardian pens ‘Laughing at a libertarian crypto dragon? That rules’: Brennan Lee Mulligan on how Dungeons & Dragons took over the world.
- Ibrahim at Pelgrane Press shares a Page Turners Playtest Report.
- Timothy Linward, at Wargamer, explains This soulslike TTRPG is a “spite-based” attempt to outdo DnD Dark Souls. (It’s Doomspiral).
- Reviews from R’lyeh pens a review of Buried in the Bahamas: An Introductory Adventure for Pirate Borg, the Pendragon An Arthurian Gaggle of NPCs, Uknite the Realm’s Escale the Domain of the Night Hag, Car Wars’ Autoduel Quartelry Vol 1 No 1 and Outgunned.
- Colin Flanigan at GameIndustry reviews Heroes of the Borderlands.
- Ill Met by Morrslieb reviews Empire in Ruins – Part 1 (WFRP 4e) as well as Part 2.
- Throat Punch Games runs RPG review of Pathfinder Society Intro to the Year of Battle’s Spark—Enough is Enough.
- Delta Pavonis shares first impressions of Dolmenwood.
- A Knight at the Opera has a scathingly positive review of Jim Henson’s Labyrinth: the Adventure Game.
- Tabletop Bookshelf reviews Stewpot.
- Wargamer’s Matt Bassil explains DnD’s Lorwyn supplement is a long way short of a full setting book.
- On RPGPub, Malckuss has a review of Huckleberry: A Weird West RPG.
- Dungeons and Dragons Fanatics reports Beadle & Grimm’s Forgotten Realms Premium Map Collection (First Look).
- TTRPG Insider reviews with Hit Point Press’ SHIFT RPG Aims to Reverse Your Understanding of Dice.
- Rob Wieland, at EN World, interviews Josh Fox Sends Players Into the Darkness of Ex Tenebris.
- GameReactor opines Jeremy Crawford sets the tone for Critical Role Campaign IV, which kicks off tonight.
- Bleeding Cool’s Gavin Sheehan scribes Interview: Critical Role Cast Roundtable Discusses Campaign IV.
- At EN World, Egg Embry interviews Cosmic Corsairs RPG: Craig Campbell Talks Space Pirates Fighting The Triarchy.
RPG new releases
- Kobold Press has released a quickstart and Well of Shadows
- Modiphius has published the Star Trek Adventures Second Edition Exploration Guide PDF.
- Goodman Games has released DCC RPG: The Caverns of Thracia.
- Osvel Cabrera has published ASHDOM: A Post-Apocalyptic Roleplaying System.
- In time for Halloween, Lightspress has released Pumpkin Spice: Cozy Fantasy Sourcebook.
- Alexandra Frund Clinton has a PbtA game out with Split Second: A Time Loop RPG.
RPG bundle deals
- Save $9.97 (56%) with Hangry Dwarf Press’ One-Shot Adventures bundle.
- Save $9.00 (50%) with the Miskatonic Repository’s The Yellow Hand Cthulhu Triple II bundle.
- Save $6.40 (30%) in Ken Wickham’s Scary, Chaos, Madness, Delusion, and Vivid Combat bundle.
- Save $4.99 (50%) with Arclands Online’s Vaesen Cymru Starter bundle.
- Save $3.50 (50%) in Jamie Chan’s Sweet Dreams are Made of Geese+ bundle. (You can download it no matter your region).
RPG ideas, tips and discoveries
- Ben and Genre Police ask What did we learn? and then Keeping Our Own Gates.
- Sly Flourish runs Go Easy On Yourself.
- The Nine and Thirty Kingdoms asks Were We Really Looking for “Crunch”?.
- The RPG Gazette writes up The Dungeon as Myth: From Labyrinths To archives.
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:
- A Very British D&D – A D&D Campaign Setting from World1-1 submits “Arthurian myth, dreadful weather, and magical tea. From Stone cirlces to call centres, welcome to a Very British D&D.”
- RPG Maps – 387 Western Interiors for Cowboys & Outlaws from Benjámin Weisz raises funds for “High-quality Western maps with immersive encounters for gunslingers, outlaws, and frontier explorers.”
- Fantasy RPG Zine Double Feature – Delver 19 and Runes 8 from James Floyd Kelly suggests “Delver and Runes – Two Zines for GMs and Players of OSR Fantasy RPGs”
- Caesariensis TTRPG: Death of Constans from Donne Caestrum is working on “A Roman Empire Tabletop Roleplaying Campaign Guide — Simple, but Robust | Challenging | Flavourful historic setting”
- Random Tables Vol. 1 – Dark Fantasy Toolkit for Any RPG from D3k4y_Games submits “Useless treasures, wicked traps, eerie encounters, and narrative sparks for your games.”
- Mighty Heroes of Olde from MoMoDi introduces “A Demigod Tabletop Role-Playing Game An easy, pickup-and-play game where you take the role of powerful demigods against corruption!”
- Your personal D&D Dungeon Master for solo Adventures from Bryan Espinal Pino introduces “This project aims to create the very first and most legendary GPT-5 DM/AI Agent at your disposal using for your own adventures”
- FUNDED! || Nightmares in Marilyn || DnD 5e Horror Adventure from Leon Jaume crowdfunds “Do you want to scare your players this halloween? Then drag them through the horrors of Marylin, a town cursed by an endless nightmare!”
- Inherior: A New Era of Tabletop Role-Playing. from inferno submits “Forget limits. Forge your own legend.”
- Dust We Inherit from Ian Liddle crowdfunds “A Science-fiction Horror Setting for the Savage Worlds Adventure Edition TTRPG”
- Dungeons of Fire & Shadow from TPK Compass offers “Hand-drawn battlemaps, bosses, and treasures for TTRPGs (D&D, Pathfinder & more) — infernal dungeons, printable & usable online!”
- Star Marshal from The Grinning Frog introduces “Take the law to the outer planets in this solo play card game”
- The Blooming Rot: One Shot Adventure from Dren Productions Games proposes “When the dead take root, no grave lies silent. A new one-shot adventure with some unique undead creatures.”
- Stackable paint trays V2 – Efficient storage, great overview from Svend Feldt crowdfunds “Store any type of paint efficiently – without compromising useability, overview and setup time.”
- Mythos Chronicles Ultimate 5E Bundle from Mythos Chronicles suggests “A massive collection of digital and physical manuals for D&D 5E (also compatible with the 2024 update).”
- Breath of Life – The Marshal (Pathfinder PF1e, PF2e, and 5e) from Orphaned Bookworm Productions LLC is working on “A 1-20 battle-leader class for Pathfinder 1st and 2nd edition and 5e compatible TTRPGs”
- Vast Grimm – Escaping Stasis from Creature Curation pitches “Expanded rules, adventures, and starter set for the infectious, sci-fi horror RPG. Compatible with Mörk Borg.”
- Whispers of Taiji: The Ascent of Aeon Tabletop RPG from Studio Mūnbou nominates “Whispers of Taiji is a 5E TTRPG where combat is just the beginning—loyalty, deception, and emotional survival shape your fate.”
- RPG Maps – 310 RPG Maps Inspired by Feudal Japan from LFirefly crowdfunds “Evocative maps of fortresses, shrines, and towns to inspire stories of honor, intrigue, and myth in Feudal Japan.”
- Daggerheart Class Packs from Darrington Press pitches “Dive into Daggerheart characters with Class Packs, containing ALL the cards you need to play one of the 9 classes from level 1–10!”
- Fabula Ultima TTJRPG Celebration Edition + Bestiary Vol. I from Need Games introduces “The ENNIE-winning JRPG-inspired tabletop role-playing game levels up with hardback and collector’s editions, and the new Bestiary Vol.I”
- VOIDSEA from Voidsea raises funds for “A Pirate Grimdark-Salted, Eldritch-Infested expansion for 5e! Sail, Steal, Survive!”
- Elemental Dragons Bestiary, Crafting, Lairs, Quests, & More! from Nord Games crowdfunds “Explore exciting realms where hundreds of new dragons guard ancient secrets, hoard powerful treasures, and command elemental forces.”
- Domeskai Tamers: The Monster Catching RPG from Japanime Games kickstarts “Venture into a vibrant world, tame wild domeskai, and blaze your own trail in this original RPG.”
- Frozen trails Path: ice labyrinths and gorges maps pack from Fablehart Forge submits “100 maps about passes, hanging bridges, ice labyrinths, gorges, and more for any TTRPG (D&D 5E – DnD 2E – PoC – Pathfinder – CoC…)”
- TTRPG Pawns Collection – 500+ Medieval Fantasy City Tokens from Silver Scales Studio is working on “500+ printable pawns & VTT tokens for medieval city adventures. Print-ready PDFs + transparent PNGs. 1 more pawns for every backer!”
- Talons and Song: 5e book of lore, monsters, and treasures from Dark Eagle Games introduces “A complete harpy sourcebook and adventure—reimagining these winged terrors as tragic, terrifying, and playable forces in your campaign.”
- Dethlehem’s 5th Album – Foul Sorcery from Dethlehem crowdfunds “A D&D adventure forged into a METAL ALBUM! ⚔️ Roll for initiative and plunge into DETHLEHEM’s heaviest, most epic journey yet!”
- Blight Upon Godflesh: Blatton Kingdoms (B.U.G. Vol I – 5E+) from Screye Games kickstarts “Blight Upon Godflesh is a realm where you play as humanoid insects, heavily inspired by Hollow Knight, Silksong and Doom…”
- Kaiju Dice – Mystery Bagged Dice Sets from Shaun Hadley introduces “Unleash the monster within and smash your way to a critical hit with 7 different sets Of Kaiju inspired dice!”
- Arduin’s Portal to Adventure from Emperors Choice Games & Miniatures Corp. introduces “Classic Old School TTPRGs – 3 Games by 3 Publishers!”
- Eat God from Penguin King Games Inc. offers “a tabletop roleplaying game about causing problems on purpose”
- Orc-Astra in Print! from Tremor Mezes offers “A PbtA rpg with boisterous shows, vicious frenzies, elven disdain and orcish pride. Non-profit goal for a physical edition.”
- Shadow Scar TTRPG Core Rulebook from R.Talsorian Games Inc. is working on “Experience the art of stealth in a roleplaying game of yokai slaying and ninja intrigue across a multiverse of worlds.”
- Goblins – Anarchy in the RPG – Zine for 5e from Bloat Zines proposes “Tons of new goblin options and variations to spice your 5e game.”
- Hexploration Decks Expanded: Along the Way & Strongholds from Inkwell Ideas introduces “Create vibrant TTRPG settings with two new system-neutral inspiration decks—plus the original decks & tiles!”
- DND print and play villages and thier inhabitants from strange arcade introduces “D&D and ttrpg rules agnostic printable maps of different villages filled with information on the area and its inhabitants”
- Torch & Dagger from Adventures Await nominates “A Tabletop Roleplaying Game Set in a Grimdark and Brutal World”
- The City of Pockets 5e Guide & Tales From Tarragondra from EHR Books crowdfunds “Tarragondra: The City of Pockets. Seven terraces of danger and intrigue for D&D 5e – and a Short Story Anthology soon to follow!”
- The Crown of Jarajakti. A naval horror adventure. from Viktor “Navypink” Sych nominates “Find the stranded ship and escape with the treasure. What seemed like a simple job quickly takes a much more disturbing turn…”
- Lewd Dungeon Adventures: The Haunting of Blackwood Manor from Phoenix Grey suggests “A spooky horror-themed adventure for the popular Tabletop RPG for couples. 5e compatible version available!”
- Bake Your Own Gingerbread Dungeon from Stone Fable submits “A festive recipe book for TTRPG fans | Bake edible maps & monsters | Play, decorate, then eat your adventure”
- The Wandering Cities — Fantasy setting book from William Davies pitches “Explore a richly illustrated wilderness crawling with cities on giant isopods. Discover a full cast of characters, ecology, and stories”
- MEAT from Ill Gotten Games raises funds for “A two-player horror skirmish RPG with 3d-printable STL miniatures”
- Biomes in Maksur: Mountains from Cave Gaming proposes “TTRPG Resources for running Mountain Adventures!”
- Song for the Dead – Zine Edition! from greedygorgonpress offers “The Zine edition of the Monsters of Rock 5E/5.5E D&D adventure! Make Revivify Great Again!”
- Gary Gygax Memorial Game Table for Dungeons & Dragons Fans from Gygax Memorial suggests “Building a memorial gaming table for fans of Dungeons & Dragons, in Lake Geneva, WI, dedicated to the game’s co-creator, Gary Gygax”
- Epic Heroes Encyclopedia for 5e – Warlock from Table Knight Studios pitches “Let’s change 5E for the better. Get ready to expand your games to the 30th level. Be an epic warlock.”
- Curseborne Player’s Guide from Richard Thomas raises funds for “An expansion for the Curseborne tabletop roleplaying game, full of roleplaying advice and new mechanical content for players.”
- Empire of the Undying Sun – 5E and 1E from Rising Phoenix LLc offers “A 450+ page horror-fantasy campaign for 5E & 1E with dreamwalking, wargaming, talent trees & a shifting megadungeon.”
- MagVault: Dice Organizer & Magnetic Lid -> Dice Tray from Sphinx Stationery is working on “A dice tray designed to keep your dice, minis, pens, and other tabletop gaming essentials neatly together, by Sphinx Stationery.”
- Bobo: The Tabletop Roleplaying Game from Aron Stauffer submits “A chaotic, vulgar, ridiculous, sometimes stupid tabletop RPG that doesn’t take itself too seriously, while taking itself seriously.”
- Real Carbon Fibre Dice Set from Taras pitches “A handmade 7 dice set made of genuine carbon fibre: D4, D6, D8, D10, D12, D20, D%”
- Druid Wild Shape Vol. 2 – 3D Printing STL Swamp Animal Minis from Medusa Miniatures offers “28mm STL set: Druid + Shoebill, Crocodile, Giant Frog, Boa & Snapping Turtle miniatures for D&D, Pathfinder, and fantasy RPGs.”
- 201 Sci-Fi TTRPG Assets from Gergely Papp introduces “High-resolution sci-fi assets for both VTT and printing. 100% human-made assets.”
- The Goblin’s Oracle Dice | Final Edition from Publishing Goblin is working on “Delve into the mysteries of the past and future with your own sets of the esoteric Oracle Dice, two 22-dice sets and final 6 dice set!”
- Haunted Realms: 410 Halloween Battle Maps & 150 Portraits from Alex1805Kings nominates “410 Spooky Halloween Battle Maps for TTRPG ,Castles, Rituals, Haunted Villages & More(4K, Grid & Gridless)”
- Witches and Witch Hunters – RPG Supplement from The Oracle pitches “A system-neutral gaming supplement covering all things Witch! (We included witch hunters because villains are fun.)”
- Braxia: an epic world setting book from Guy Sclanders raises funds for “A complete setting and campaign book for use with D&D 5th edition and other fantasy TTRPGs.”
- Shores Of Night from Aleks Samoylov nominates “The hot, new, rules-medium take on weird, surreal, and cosmic horror roleplaying (no gods, no kings, no sanity mechanics, all cubes)!”
- DURF Expanded from Emiel Boven proposes “An updated and expanded version of DURF, the acclaimed rules-light dungeon-fantasy RPG.”
Do you know of any RPG news sources we might not know? If so, please let us know or leave a comment below.
