We weathered Storm Amy and the week that was. This weekend we’ve had last-minute press passes to Comic Con Scotland. Let’s see if we can squeeze that in!
But first, let’s squeeze in TTRPG news summary of our summaries!
- There’s an official Ghost in the Shell TTRPG on the way (and quickstart now).
- Cartography solution Inkarnate rolls back AI policy after outcry.
- There’s been some big releases too, with Welcome to the Night Vale and Cold City.
- The Guinness World Records has been tracking the world’s longest D&D game.
- New York Comic Con is on.
There’s a new and temporary RPG-inspired merch section in this week’s column since I found a fair few goodies. It must be that time of the year!
Are you following us on Instagram? What do you make of our ‘animated’ story features that run through batches of headlines?
And now, the Routinely Itemised TTRPG news.
Spotlight: Dark Wizard Press.
RPG news from Geek Native
- There’s a free quickstart already, and the big news of an official Ghost in the Shell TTRPG.
- After a backlash, Inkarnate reverses its AI policy.
- Geek Native had an early look at LunaBear’s Deck of Holding.
- We had an interview with Judd King of Starlux Games about Mystic Crossroads.
- We also got to talk to James Gill and James Isaacs about the gamebook Legion of the Necromancer.
- I wrote a piece on Beyond the character sheet: How Vestiges explores the mechanics of memory.
- Lootrion is a new app designed to take in-character shopping out of in-game time.
- Evil Hat Productions invites fans to explore the birth of D&D with a free download from the new Designers & Dragons.
- Fanroll has a new website, and we noticed this Halloween advent calendar of dice.
- Official D&D partner Burgschneider has Wizards robes in Amazon in time for Halloween.
- At the Bundle of Holding, there’s a The Far Roofs deal and another for Achtung! Cthulhu.
- Humble is once again in the Month of Darkness. One for Vampire fans!
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RPG news from around the web
- The Guinness World Records website reports Inside a Canadian professor’s 43-year-old Dungeons & Dragons campaign.
- At the tech site XDA, Stevie Bonifeld reveals This free browser extension was a game changer for my Dungeons & Dragons group.
- D&D Beyond scribes Exclusive: R.A. Salvatore Talks The Finest Edge of Twilight and Forgotten Realms.
- Polygon shares D&D 4th Edition ‘almost broke’ legendary writer R.A. Salvatore.
- Rascal scribes Greek Folklore Meets Shadowdark In This Spine-Chilling Adventure….
- GameRant reports Dungeons and Dragons’ UA Psion Class is About to Be Virtually Unbeatable.
- ICv2 suggests ICv2: Free League Reveals New ‘Coriolis: The Great Dark’ Campaign Set.
- Tribality publishes How the Legend In The Mist 5e Crossover Tool creates new roleplaying possibilities for D&D players.
- Roll20 suggests Spooky Sessions: Halloween Picks for 2025.
- World Anvil reports on its world management system’s new features.
- At Bleeding Cool, Gavin Sheehan details Beadle & Grimm’s Announces Adventures in Faerûn Map Collection.
- At Wargamer, Mollie Russell covers Beloved DnD setting Drakkenheim comes to Daggerheart with new campaign book.
- Metro Philadelphia’s Brenda Hillegas notes Roll for Drama: DUNGEONS & DRAGONS The Twenty-Sided Tavern comes to Miller Theater.
- Handiwork Games shares details on Mechanics in Cold City and Hot War. (And Cold City 2e is now out).
RPG reviews and interviews from around the web
- Popverse has published I began my Halloween under a Crooked Moon, courtesy of the Legends of Avantris.
- There must have been a party because at Wargamer, Mollie Russell writes up We played The Crooked Moon with team Avantris, and it’s one hell of a DnD horror.
- Seed of Worlds reviews Heyna Child.
- GameRant reports After 392 Hours in Baldur’s Gate 3, This Upcoming Dungeons & Dragons Book Feels Like The DLC We’ll Never Get.
- The Kind DM looks at Trouble Brewing.
- Grognardia writes up Retrospective: The Grey Knight and one of The Whispering Vault.
- Ill Met by Morrslieb shares an Interview with Robin Low.
- Halfway Station reviews Review: Starbreaker and the Basic Roleplaying Universal Game Engine quickstart.
- Wargamer’s Gab Hernandez opines in a Kickstarter review Descend the darkest depths with this DnD 5e tome of subterranean horror.
- Domain of Many Things does a Kickstarter review with What happens when you mix The Old American West with Folkloric Horror? A First Look at Huckleberry.
- TTRPG Insider is in on the act to and runs Explore the ‘Wyrd West’ and all its Horrors in Huckleberry RPG.
- Writing about ‘Making Enemies’, Polygon notes You’ll never see D&D monsters the same way again after reading this essential TTRPG book.
- Throat Punch Games shares a ring side report on Invasion’s Edge.
- Reviews from R’lyeh pens a review of Senet Issue 16, a Jonstown Jotting on City of the Edge of Forever, the Unlikely Hero and The Great Pyramid of Atum-Isfet.
- The RPG Gazette pens A Review of Cairn (first Edition): Hemingway With dice.
- Roleplayers Chronicle has a review of Heroes of the Borderlands.
- The Tabletop Almanac reviews Sacrifice (Branded Edition)
RPG new releases
- Handiwork Games has released the second edition of the cult classic Cold City.
- Renegade Game Studios has been busy with
- Blackoath Entertainment has a silver best seller already with Riftbreakers 2e.
- It’s a Pay What You Want from Astral Synergy, and it’s The Anarchist RPG.
- Elven Foundry published both the
- Hit Point Press has released Humblewood Tales.
- Blood and Brass Games is live with their steampunk and titular Bloody and Brass.
- Table Cat Games has a Tricube Tales Monster Truckers: Long Haul into the Worstlands Core Book.
- Zotiquest Games has published Loner: Cozy Fantasy.
- Terra RPG has released The Chivalric Kingdom of Argos.
- Modiphius has given us the Cohors Cthulhu RPG Gamesmaster’s Guide.
- Chaosium curated their own What reviewers are saying about Age of Vikings.
RPG merch
Oh, we found a bit of merch this week, and it’s enough for a temporary new section!
- Forbidden Planet has dramatic
- Merchoid gets Heroscape’s Army Painter Starter Set for Miniatures Paint Set Preorder.
- Amazon has INTIMO’s D&D boxer briefs! (and they’re selling out).
RPG bundle deals
- Save $37.92 (49%) with DWDalton Adventure’s Halloween & Holiday Happiness Hoard bundle.
- Save $26.70 (67%) in the DMsGuild’s Spooktober 2025 bundle.
- Save $25.00 (50%) with Silver Games’ Hybrid Blood 2nd Edition bundle.
- Save $2.97 (11%) in Lightspress’ Historia Occulti bundle.
RPG ideas, tips and discoveries
- ScreenRant’s Brunoa Yonezawa suggests Why D&D Players Shouldn’t Use Automated Character Sheets.
- Campaign Mastery opines Expectations and Promises, Real and Imagined.
- Sly Flourish pens Tab Your Books.
- Deeper in the Game writes up a short but insightful note on campaign magnets.
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:
- Danse Macabre: Medieval Horror Roleplaying from Wythe Marschall kickstarts “Explore the mysteries of a world beyond death. History, mutant madness, and old-school combat meet at the end of humanity.”
- DRAKONIA – Dawn of Ruin from Gamers Hunter Edizioni is working on “Face terrifying new enemies in a fantasy RPG where you’ll have no choice but to forge new alliances for the future of Drakonia’s reign!”
- London Gothic: Shadows over Highgate 5e D&D from Anthony David pitches “Restless spirits stir in the cemetery’s shadows, and the Pale Assembly is ready to claim them.”
- Calypso’s Catch: Aquatic TTRPG Adventure with Maps & Music from Domille crowdfunds “Level-Agnostic, System-Agnostic Digital Adventure with D&D 5e and Pathfinder 2e Creature Recommendations”
- Oceanian Bestiary 5E from A4 Play proposes “Spirits, Demons, and Monsters Inspired by Oceanian Folklore.”
- Castleton: Campaign Setting (D&D and Daggerheart Compatible) from Winters Tales nominates “A Matching Season of rivalry and revelry, where scandal can cut you down faster than any sword. Are you willing to fight for love?”
- Populated Hexes Monthly Issue 50 from Todd crowdfunds “The Scarlet Principalities”
- Cosmic Corsairs RPG from Craig Campbell nominates “Fly starships. Wield cosmic powers. Fight a brutal regime.”
- Year Eleven: Day of the Ring Walker Module for Mothership 1E from Simon Taylor kickstarts “On Station Zero, on the same day, every year. IT visits. IT walks in silence. People DIE. A sandbox mystery for Mothership 1E.”
- Storycaster: The Session Zero Game from Storycaster crowdfunds “Storycaster is your Session Zero toolkit. Create better worlds and supercharge your campaign in this one stop shop for Session Zero.”
- Tales of Dread: The Cave from Becca Scott of Good Time Society kickstarts “An immersive horror actual play featuring props, sets, and an all-star cast of players to tell a terrifying new story.”
- Dark Forest: Redwall Meets 1E in a Shadowdark World from John & Nicole Clark raises funds for “Step into Dark Forest, where brave animal folk adventure in a world of majestic forests, lost ruins, and the echoes of ancient magic.”
- Starfinder: Afterlight 💫 from Epictellers raises funds for “Gather your crew and save the galaxy in this party-based RPG featuring Starfinder 2e ruleset where magic meets technology.”
- Redburn Road: Explore an Active Volcano in a 5e Pointcrawl from Professor Bleen kickstarts “Delve deep into the bowels of a volcano in search of treasure, glory, and forbidden knowledge in this unique exploration location.”
- Fold-Å-Freak 2 from The MAD Network crowdfunds “Another 5184 Enemies for MÖRK BORG, CY_BORG, PIRATE BORG, and CVRSED FLESH! A new FREAK with every fold!”
- The Ugly Goblin’s Cookbook from The Ugly Goblin offers “Monstrous Meals and Deadly Delicacies: Cook & Eat Monsters in D&D”
- Cinderedge – Solo Survival Role-playing Game from Grant Mielke pitches “In this narrative-driven, psychological horror TTRPG, you die alone in a wilderness that’s on fire.”
- Adaptable Encounters: Witches & Roads (for D&D 5e) from Ready to Play nominates “Witches, roads, and terror. Ready-to-play encounters for your Halloween themed Dungeons & Dragons game.”
- SHIFT RPG – All-Ages Collaborative Roleplaying Game from SHIFT RPG offers “A new tabletop roleplaying game that lets you collaboratively build, create & play in any world you can imagine. Your World, Your Rules”
- The Grim Gazette – A Collection Of Victorian Horror TTRPGs from Parable Games submits “Five sinister games, one cruel campaign. A collection of rules-light TTRPGs delving into the creeping horrors in Victorian London.”
- Obojima Tales From Yatamon from 1985 Games kickstarts “A Leisure Fantasy D&D Campaign Setting and Board Game Inspired by Studio Ghibli and the Legend of Zelda.”
- Duginthroat Divided from Daniel Harila Carlsen raises funds for “Weird fiction meets fairytale whimsy in this dungeon on your doorstep! For Old School Essentials and other roleplaying games.”
- Torque Borg: A Wasteland RPG from Matthew DeMino is working on “A radioactive, sandblasted, rules light, art heavy wasteland TTRPG. Based on MÖRK BORG.”
- Gauntlet Runner | 5e Turned Hardcore from Esper introduces “Master-Crafted, Dynamic Dungeons and a Mythic Doom Campaign Setting. Can You Survive the Great Games?”
- Erebus Mythos: Vampyr – Greek Folk Horror For Shadowdark RPG from Story Mode offers “A short horror campaign rooted in Greek folklore, inspired by traditional vampire myths and strange events reported in 1846.”
- The Warlock, the Witch, and the Wizard from The Amethyst Dragon is working on “A D&D 5e-compatible adventure for level 1 characters.”
- Plunder the Hoard – Grim Press D&D 5e Collection from Grim Press nominates “Your chance to raid the Grim Press vault—discounted 5e supplements, token collections, and adventures, all in one campaign.”
- Festival Games & Contests from Jeyleigh suggests “A 5e toolkit of customizable games, contests, and combat, with a prize table for drop-in festival fun.”
- Mega Dungeon: The Mines of Silverdeep from Dungeon in a Box proposes “A massive dungeon delve with EVERYTHING you need. Five huge map scrolls. Over 150 minis. 5e+ compatible, for levels 1-12.”
- Creatures Volume 3: Draconis – A Peaceful Dragon Compendium from Jim Searcy introduces “Discover 70+ new majestic dragons to bring serenity and wonder to your next 5E campaign ☀️ Compatible 2014 & 2024”
- Plug-N-Play Encounters Collection [5e] from Belazan Games proposes “Epic encounters crafted for instant play featuring rich battlemaps, cunning enemies and flexible scaling that matches your heroes.”
- The Deck of Holding: DnD 5e Monster Reference Cards from LunaBear Games kickstarts “Improve your 5e encounters. Banish the book and save space behind the screen with 150+ monster cards for D&D 5e (2024).”
- RAGNABORG RPG from Broken Brain Games LLC submits “Sail around Broken Midgard during the days of Ragnarok. A Viking-hack compatible with Mork Borg and Pirate Borg.”
- Alya’s Guide to Sailing the Stars: DnD 5E Supplement from dusky_cat pitches “Discover a universe of modular astral ship rules, fate-twisting mechanics, celestial lore, and high-stakes treasure hunting gameplay.”
- Kobolds of Frostwind Forest from Mark Charke raises funds for “A sourcebook for 3rd Edition D&D where you can explore the Frostwind region and the unique kobolds who live there.”
- 101 Tales of Magic and Mystery from Andrew Gronosky: Shewstone Publishing crowdfunds “TTRPG adventure plots of mystery, magic, and intrigue, grounded in the history and folklore of Renaissance England.”
- Hall of Horrors: Bestiary for Daggerheart, D&D 5E, and CO from Paolo Davolio pitches “A collection of creatures, adversaries and items for Daggerheart, Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition (D&D 2024) and Candela Obscura TTRPG”
- 100 Unique Bastions for D&D 5e! from Igor Antunes nominates “A D&D 5E tome packed with epic Bastions, Castles, Strongholds & Fortresses; Over 150 pages of content for your Campaign or Adventure!”
- Nicolae’s Guide to the Terrors of the Dark from Chamomile Has A Project raises funds for “A 5e sourcebook of vampires and werewolves, ghosts and witches, and everything else that goes bump in the night at Halloween time.”
- Meanders RPG Maps: Lovecraft’s Innsmouth from Kris McDermott offers “Lovecraft’s sinister Dagon-worshipping town to life with new interiors, terrains, tokens, modular layouts and rpg add-ons.”
- The Devil’s Screw – A Dark Fantasy D&D 5e Adventure from Matthew David crowdfunds “An inverted tower. A rising Hell. A last chance. A D&D 5e adventure for levels 4–8.”
- 2096: A Dystopian Cyberpunk d12 TTRPG. from Omar Schrayter raises funds for “Intelligence is rewarded, stupidity is punished. Whatever you do, don’t roll a one.”
- Allies & Enemies – for the ShadowDark RPG from Jeff Stevens kickstarts “It’s like a monster book, but filled with NPCs instead of monsters!”
- The Threat of the Road | 3D Printable Monsters & Terrains from Matthieu MARTIN submits “STL Terrains, Heroes, NPCs, Monsters & an Immersive 5e Adventure for your TTRPG & Wargames!”
- Quickbelt: A Pocket-Sized RPG of Magic & Adventure from Spiral Lane Productions suggests “Your Quickbelt should always hold a pocket RPG, so you can dive into adventure with anyone, anytime.”
- Christmas 2025 Dice Advent Calendar for RPG & Tabletop Fans from DiceVentures: The Roll of Fate is working on “Choose from 3 unique Dice Advent Calendars – the smart holiday gift for every tabletop & RPG fan.”
- Ashes of the Orphanage from Seth proposes “A Gothic Horror Campaign for 5E designed for characters level 3-10”
- Capital Monsters Series from Brendan A Rogers introduces “A Dystopian High Fantasy Novel Trilogy & Digital Tabletop RPG”
- Kids D&D Inspired RPG: Sky Pirates & the Dragon’s Gem from Cavalier 3d Miniatures raises funds for “A whimsical D&D Inspired RPG campaign for kids aged 7- 12! Sail skyships, solve puzzles, and protect a dragon gem in this epic campaign”
- Ways Unseen Subterranean Map Pack from Ways Unseen introduces “A selection of varied hand-drawn cave maps for table-top gaming”
- Zero to Hero: A New Roleplaying Game from New Visions offers “A unique spin on the roleplaying genre that introduces new game mechanics at every level, changing the way you tell your story.”
- The Red Dragon Inn 10 from SlugFest Games is working on “Six new adventurers join the party at the Red Dragon Inn, and bring a slew of exciting game modes!”
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