It’s March, which means it’s too soon to be talking about Easter chocolate.
Let’s get going with the summary of the summaries!
- In D&D news – D&D 2024 is now D&D 5.5 (we wonder if this means 6.0 is coming), D&D Fan Expo is coming to London and D&D in 2026 will have seasons.
- In the UK, the Ministry of Defence is into world-building for scenario planning.
- Sirius Dice has landed the Lord of the Rings license.
- Modiphius Games will release a Wolfenstein RPG.
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On with the TTRPG news!
Spotlight: Open Sesame Games.
RPG news from Geek Native
- The April RPG Publisher Spotlight is open (plus adventure game).
- The UK’s MoD is using Elite Dangerous writers to plan for 2122.
- Wizards of the Coast is taking over The O2 for first official Dungeons & Dragons arena expo.
- Also, D&D 5.5 is offical and Dungeons & Dragons pivots to seasonal model as Halo veteran Dan Ayoub takes charge.
- Resistance rises has Modiphius announces official Wolfenstein roleplaying game.
- The Asmodee era begins as Sirius Dice secures The Lord of the Rings licence.
- The design challenge of TAVERS is turning surreal art into a tabletop experience.
- Create your own legend with Atlas Imprecatis.
- Tales from the Tape Deck is themusic-driven roleplaying game that fits in a cassette case.
- Arcane Canvas’ The Book of Masks is a 1920s Art Nouveau bestiary for roleplaying games.
- SmokyCreation is crowdfunding a tri-fold spinner dice for roleplaying games.
- Monte Cook Games have reason to delight as Numenera: Strand short film returns as The Amber Archive eclipses original 2012 funding.
- The Bundle of Holding has an offer on the Mists of Akuma and The Good Society.
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RPG news from around the web
- Dungeons and Dragons Fanatics scribes Beadle & Grimm’s to Launch New Ravenloft & Arcana Unleashed Box Sets.
- EN World’s Christian Hoffer shares Dungeons & Dragons Announces Arcana Unleashed: Deadfall, New Adventure Book Featuring Red Wizards of Thay.
- Polygon opines Ariadne’s Book of Legends channels Frieren to deliver high-level D&D gameplay and that Critical Role just changed a classic D&D spell for the better.
- Pelgrane Press releases a game about folk songs coming to life with Ballad Hunters.
- Rascal, like so many indie TTRPG sites, batten down for a tough year.
RPG reviews and interviews from around the web
- Roleplayers Chronicle reviews Vaesen’s City of my Nightmares (Shop).
- Wargamer’s Gab Hernandez notes This Napoleonic D&D alternative is a history buff’s TTRPG dream come true.
- Polygon opines Teach your kids to play D&D with Little But Fierce.
- Reviews from R’lyeh reviews Tower of the Black Pearl. Reviews from R’lyeh also looks at Pirate Borg.
- 2d6 Stingbats reviews The Syndicate.
- The RPG Gazette writes Animal Space Commandos – a Review of Untamed worlds.
- Seed of Worlds reviews The Long Road Home.
- Ill Met by Morrslieb reviews Temple of Spite (WFRP 5e).
- On Reddit, CharlesRampant pens a Review of Break!!.
- Grognardia covers Interview: Rudy Kraft (Part II).
- SW Londoner covers The London Dungeons & Dragons Meetup reaches its 20th anniversary.
RPG new releases
- Raven God Games has published the die-chain mechanic using Reaver.
- Onyx Path Publishing invite you to use their system in any game with Storypath Ultra Core.
- Jerod Leupold has published the rules-light and weird Goblyn Market FAIRE edition.
- Eggpeace has released the d10-based Shards of Reality core book.
- Mythical Mercians has published the After World Modern Themed Book and Fantasy Themed Book.
- Showrunner the RPG is out.
- Red Star Gaming has published Statecraft: The Kingdom-Building Roleplaying Game.
- Thaloranth Publishing is up to Core Book Three with Starburn Sector Legends: Sector Factions.
- Joshua Kramer has published Androids Unleashed! – A Synthetic Supplement for Mothership RPG.
- In physical releases, Free League Publishing has pre-orders open for Vaesen: City of My Nightmares.
- Merchoid has the Merlin Jumbo dice.
RPG bundle deals
- On Fanatical, save more than £170 with this D&D Tales of Sand & Scales bundle.
- Save $112.29 (85%) with Rising Phoenix Games’ Gobbo Goes to Camp.
- Save $3.85 (24%) in Pivot Point Games’ Mega Bundle.
- Save $0.96 (19%) in Table 30 Press’ Single Session Scenarios: Cryptids bundle.
RPG ideas, tips and discoveries
- Polygon details D&D 2026 roadmap channels some of 3rd edition’s greatest strengths.
- Aimee Hart looks at I finally understand why Critical Role chose West Marches for Campaign 4.
- The RPG Gazette looks at Shadowdark vs. Ose: Two Visions of Osr accessibility.
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:
- The Small Book of Goblinkin – A DND 5e Supplement is a project by David Maurice Northeast that is described as “Come and explore the vast array of goblins found in the many different regions, how their species adapted and evolved!”
- Fell Domain of Grimdark Mouse is a project by Fell Domains that is “Explore and survive the dark wasted lands of the underburrow. A wonderful Zine of terrible delight.”
- Extra! Extra! by Mike Rieman is currently raising funds for “A Newsstand and Side-Quest Headline Generator for any system! (Daggerheart / Pathfinder / D&D 5e / Mork Borg / whatever!)”
- 100 FOLK HORROR CRYPTIDS by Kickgames Dark is an upcoming supplement for “Zero Prep Folk Horror: Authentic Rural Folklore creatures for D&D Mystery & Horror Adventures”
- 5e – 100 New locations: Vestiges of the Past is a project by NorlysTabletopStudio that features “A collection of 100 new locations to breath life to your world.”
- Rivers of Confluence: Season Two by Rivers of Confluence is an upcoming supplement for “We’re charting a course for season two! Help keep us sailing to even more action-packed, unexpected podcasting adventures!”
- I Am Minotaur Player’s Guide by Clever Recluse Games, LLC is touted as “The I Am Minotaur Player’s Guide is finished, and the PDF is now available for preorder!”
- Aquarium: A Watery 5e D&D Rulebook from Fen Inkwright is pitching “Additional rules, mechanics, and other components for 5e players inspired by freshwater folklore, mythology, and history.”
- Rollicon: Dice that roll from Mervin Van Der Spuy brings us “A unique set of spherical polyhedral RPG dice that feature rounded tops and bottoms with precision-cut faces around the equator.”
- Streets of Magic: A Pulp Fantasy RPG from The Scrying Dutchman is developing “An OSR urban fantasy game where modern grit meets ancient myth and magic.”
- Throne of the Forsaken- Dice Tower Collection by NODF Design is now live, described as “Unleash dragons, death and demonic power at your table with this epic dark fantasy dice tower collection.”
- Ruin: An Anthology of One Shot Incursions for Trophy by Amanda Mullins is offering “A collection of 14 new incursions for Trophy Gold and Trophy Dark.”
- Ribhian Games 2D10 Heptaverse TTRPG is a project by Ribhian Games that features “Seven Worlds. One System. Infinite Adventures. A groundbreaking tabletop RPG where every world shapes the fate of the entire multiverse”
- Hounds of God #1 – Dark Fantasy comic & 5e compatible class is a project by Grimmcore Studios that is described as “A new series about werewolf warriors battling demonic witches in the Middle Ages, plus a new 5e compatible class for your home games!”
- AD&D The Howl of the Hyena / L’Ululato della Iena from DiegoZap is developing “A 100 A4 pages adventure module for Advanced Dungeons & Dragons and all the Old School systems, for expert level groups (5-6)”
- Arcana Adventure is a project by Mystereed that invites players to explore “A Worldbuilding, Note Taking, Character Sheet Manager, and live VTTRPG web application!”
- Dracula: Curse of the Vampire 5th Anniversary Hardback by Jonathan Green is offering “A special 5th anniversary collector’s hardback edition of the popular ACE Gamebook, Dracula: Curse of the Vampire, by Jonathan Green.”
- Arcana: The Pursuit of Mastery | Spell Crafting TTRPG from Brandon Brown is nominating “Craft spells with limitless potential, explore a rich magical world, and forge your path as an Arcane Scholar in this original TTRPG 🧙”
- Travel, Roll, Discover from Ready to Play is launching “100 Events for traveling in open fields for Dungeons & Dragons 5e and Shadowdark RPG”
- GOBBOs – The Goblin Adventures TTRPG from Dice Goblin seeks funding for “Adventure in the cartoony goblin-filled world of Garth. A rules-light, narrative-focused, TTRPG that’s built for humans of all sizes.”
- The Forestheart | Handmade Resin Dice from Moonmares Games is launching “Unleash the Mystical Power of Nature with Every Thrilling Roll of the Forestheart Dice!”
- Ahu’s First Patrol: A 5e solo adventure gamebook from Martelo Schwarz offers “Journey through Kaung Pi in a gritty, Asian-inspired fantasy setting — a story-driven solo adventure and gentle introduction to D&D 5e.”
- Victory Renaissance – Mixed-Color Artistic Wooden Dice by XIU is an upcoming supplement for “Bold color collisions turn dice into a medium of art”
- Storm Of The Shadow Realm: An Animal Adventure RPG by Dice Heads is currently raising funds for “Complete 5e adventures in the epic animal fantasy world of Zoontalis, with heroic characters, rich lore, and physical & STL miniatures”
- 📜 RPG Maps — 400+ Cthulhu Mythos Maps🔍 is a project by LFirefly that promises “Lose your sanity in style! 🐙 Detailed tactical maps for Call of Cthulhu investigations. Uncover eldritch secrets today! 🔍”
- MEOW! Cat Adventures, by Catilus by Catilus is now live, described as “A Cat-Tastic Campaign for D&D 5E+ | Feline-Filled One-Shots and a Pawesome Full-Length Adventure | Cat Combat, Cat Mysteries, and MEOW!”
- Dying Hard on Hardlight Station: Anthology Edition is a project by David Kenny that looks at “Return to Hardlight Station in this hardback Mothership RPG anthology, featuring expanded locations and new adventures in Sector 1365.”
- Islands of the Forgotten – Paradise & Peril Maps for TTRPGs by RebelRune is currently raising funds for “up to 550+ tropical & forgotten island maps for any TTRPG – D&D, Pathfinder, Call of Cthulhu, and more”
- Fractus, the Broken World is a project by Alan Tucker that promises “A Campaign Setting and Adventures compatible with Daggerheart”
- Ferryman’s Guide to the Underworld for D&D 5e! from Adventure Ripples shares “A DnD 5e book featuring Underworld regions, monsters, relics, a complete adventure, and rules for the journey beyond death.”
- Little but Fierce: Streamlined 5E for Children of All Ages from DC Bradshaw offers “Little but Fierce is an kid-friendly adaptation of 5th Edition with streamlined rules, simplified language and a family friendly tone”
- Sunfall by Archmage Press is an upcoming supplement for “An epic solo role-playing adventure inspired by the mythology of the Aztecs”
- The Captives of Dolagan from Dice Legenz is crowdfunding “Fast paced Dungeons & Dragons adventure for characters leveled 1-3”
- Game Master Tools: Creating Villains & Lairs is a project by Jeff Stevens that promises “Tables and Tips, Essays and Tricks for Creating Devious Villains and Unique Lairs. Compatible with 5E D&D.”
- Kibbles’ Compendium of Airships and Artifacts for D&D 5e from KibblesTasty is working on “A DnD 5e book with new character options, expanded crafting, artifacts you can level with, airships you can adventure with, and more!”
- The Samurai – A New Class Compatible with DnD 5e/5.5e is a project by ChronicleMaker that is described as “Walk the path of steel and silence. Strike with perfect discipline, and let a single cut decide the fate of kings.”
- FERENZIO’S TOMB – PDF Oneshot for DRAGONBANE, DnD 5E & OSR is a project by Laidback Dungeon Master that looks at “Adventure includes stats for Dragonbane, DnD 5e & OSR (ADnD, OSE, Shadowdark, etc.) plus VTT tokens & JPEG maps!”
- Eldritch Descent: 3D Printable Cthulu Dice Towers is a project by Tyler Letterman that features “Awaken ancient horrors on your game table! 12 terrifying Cthulhu inspired 3D-printable Dice Towers”
- Dungeon Crawl Magazine and Minis #1 from Dungeon Tower Games is pitching “We’re creating a gaming zine so we can party like it’s the 80’s and 90’s all over again.”
- Fables of the Forge: Season One by Ragnarlokk is touted as “A cinematic, in-person D&D campaign professionally filmed and produced, following a dark fantasy story set in Velyndor.”
- DOWNCAST from Roger C. Jones proposes “OSR-aligned dungeon survival horror. PBP, campaign and solo options for fantasy, modern horror and sci-fi. Can you rise above?”
- The Neptune Handmade Resin Dice set by Taras is a new roleplaying games project for “A hand made set of epoxy dice with sea shells and spirit of adventures”
- Devil Town – The Builders and The Butchers RPG from Long Tail Games (Ash) seeks funding for “A southern gothic storytelling game”
- COLLAPSE ZONE: Apocalyptic Battle Maps is a project by Alex1805Kings that looks at “COLLAPSE ZONE “Where civilization ends, the battle begins” Apocalyptic Battle Maps for Vtt”
- The Lexicon of Creation: A D&D 5.5e Expansion by The Realms Beyond LLC is offering “A D&D 5e book containing 100 new subclasses, hundreds of new spells, and more. Launching March 5th, 2026.”
- DOGS VOL 2 by BEASTFORGE is an upcoming supplement for “Highly detailed 3D printable dog miniatures (STL) for tabletop RPGs, wargames, painters and collectors”
- Familiars & Companions for D&D 5e – Plants & Undead is a project by Adventurica that promises “A DnD 5E Selection of Plant and Undead Companions—Each with Unique Ways to Summon, Bond, and Befriend.”
- 100 Ruined Towers for D&D 5e is a project by Cryptic Quill Chronicles that promises “A supplement of 100 ruined tower locations, ready to use for your DnD 5e or TTRPG campaign!”
- Mythos Rising: The Broken Circle from The Grinning Frog proposes “A solo-play (or cooperative) card-driven, noir-mythos adventure game set in Texas, 1940.”
- Universal RPG Tokens is a project by Idyllic that looks at “Extraordinarily useful enemy and NPC tokens for tabletop roleplaying games. Numbered, color-coded, & directionally indicated.”
- Shambling Bones 2 – beQuest Miniatures is a project by beQuest Miniatures that promises “Oldschool inspired tabletop miniatures. 22 high-quality handsculpted white metal spincasts!”
[What’s this chart? We use Kickstarter Heat to measure how busy the crowdfunding season is.]
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