Routinely Itemised: RPG #365

A normal week? Nearly last weekend, the team was at Edinburgh’s horror, sci-fi and fantasy festival, Cymera.

We’re catching up, so on with the RPG news summaries of the summaries!

• Paizo are reeling from a $2m warehouse disaster and are letting 12 employees go
• It’s Pride month, and you can save hundreds with DTRPG’s Tabletop Gaymers and Outright International bundles.
• Renegade Game Studios is retiring Essence20 in favour of 5.5e.
• Scion 3e is on the way.

Is it too soon to be getting hyped by Tabletop Scotland? I think so. We have Edinburgh’s festival season (August) to get through first. That’s when Geek Native slows down as the team is all-hands-at-the-wheel for sister site Edinburgh Reviews.

There’s no shortage of AI stories this week, and please remember you can help indie journalism fight to be heard against the AIs by telling the system you read Geek Native.

On with the TTRPG news!

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RPG news from Geek Native

• Paizo took a $2m hit in the Diamond Comics disaster and are now letting 12 people go.
• Green Ronin has released the latest superhero TTRPG. It’s Valiant Adventures.
• PEG are throwing a Deadlands party (with limited tickets) and helping to raise money for Aaron Acevedo.
• Geek Native was there as David M Donachie unveiled the choose-your-own-adventure Valley of Cats.
• Chaosium will bring ElfQuest 2e to retail.
• It’s probably the fault of AI, and going forward DriveThruRPG won’t be selling computer programs.
• A look at those conventions which have banned AI.
• In the Bundle of Holding, there are two deals on Brancalonia.

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RPG news from around the web

• Read more about ICv2: WizKids Unveils New Wave of ‘D&D Nolzur’s Marvelous Miniatures’ at ICv2.
• ICv2 recently posted ICv2: Free League Publishing Will Release ‘Twilight Sword RPG Starter Set’.
• Checking in with ICv2, there’s news about ICv2: Tariff Update: Administration Fighting Refunds, Imposing New Tariffs.
• Popular Science writes up Giant 120-sided ‘Dungeons and Dragons’ dice highlights every element.
• The folks at TechRaptor writes about Renegade Game Studios Announces End of Essence20 RPG System at Renegade Con 2026.
• The folks at D&D Beyond details Shared Dice Rolls Onto Mobile.
• EN World’s Christian Hoffer shares insights in D&D Beyond enables content sharing for Drops content.
• EN World’s Morrus shares insights in Scion 3rd Edition coming from Onyx Path.
• Bell of Lost Souls gives us ‘Daggerheart’ Announces A New Adventure For Free RPG Day.
• Vice’s Denny Connolly writes up Free Dungeons and Dragons Mapmaking Tool Just Added 800+ New Images.
• Sly Flourish recently posted Announcing Rise of the Lazy Gamemaster!.
• Wargamer published a piece by Mollie Russell about Tabletop creators push back against AI at UK Games Expo 2026.
• Angus at Tabletop Sentinel notes that UK retail stores get Mad as Hell!.
• Roll20 gives us Public Beta: Print to PDF!.
• A recent update from Roll20 details Happy Pride Month from Roll20.

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RPG reviews and interviews from around the web

• Reviews from R’lyeh reviews Glipkerio’s Gambit.
• You’ll find a detailed review of The Faceless Howl over on The Kind DM.
• Tabletop Gaming reviews The Crooked Moon.
• Playful Void reviews Vileplume Mountain.
• The Fandomentals’ Dan Arndt shares an interview in Amy Vorpahl Talks GM Fest And Why She Loves “Yanking” People Through The Door.

RPG new releases

• Deep7 Press has published the Airship Daedalus 2nd Edition.
• We now have Marshal Games’ Savage War European Theater Core Rulebook.
• Grab Gateway RPG’s Classic Edition for free.
• Available now is Limithron’s PIRATE BORG Starter Set: Trapped in the Tropics | Roll20 VTT.
• Loonraider expands their catalogue with The Long Road West.
• Foul Fox has hit publish on Draconomicon.
• You can now download Will and Whispers TTRPG from Inquisitive Studios.
• We now have The Arcverse’s London Calling: A Hero’s Guide to Britain.
• In physical releases;
  • Pre-order Cubicle 7’s Warhammer: The Old World: Roleplaying Game: Player’s Guide & Gamemaster’s Guide (Collector’s Edition Hardcover Box Set).
  • Warhammer: The Old World: Roleplaying Game: Player’s Guide (Hardcover).
  • Dungeons & Dragons: Heroclix 400: Adventuring Party 1.
  • xDungeons & Dragons: Heroclix: Giant Space Hamster.

RPG bundle deals

• Save $334.93 (93%) with DriveThruRPG’s Tabletop Gaymers 2026 bundle.
• Save $330.12 (93%) with DriveThruRPG’s Outright International 2026 bundle.
• Save $17.98 (19%) with Topix Media Lab’s The Game Master’s Box of World Building bundle.
• Save $5.80 (10%) in Kobold Press’ Tales of the Valiant: Monster Vault (Demiplane + PDF) bundle.
• Save $2/60 (22%) with Tavernmasters Games’ Childrens’ Charity bundle.

RPG ideas, tips and discoveries

• Chris Wright at Kobold Press shares Dos and Don’ts for 5E GMs Delving Into Shadowdark RPG.
• The Runeblog wrote up Chaosium Con UK 2026.
• The Angry GM gives us The Angry GM.

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:

• Gorilla of Destiny’s: Elf-ish Font is a project by The Gorilla of Destiny that invites players to explore “Creating a digital font for my glyphing of English that I call “elf-ish”. Capturing the fantastical… with none of the depth.”
• Spell Cards – 5th Edition 2024 from Larry Dillingham shares “396 spell card set – based on SRD 5.2.1 – website support available”
• Ink and peril: one page mini adventures. by strange arcade is touted as “A digital PDF collection of 1 page system neutral, drop in adventures. Fully compatible with shadowdark mork borg and 5e”
• Forge of Dragons Vol2 RPG Dice Set – 3D Printable STL & Mold is a project by The 4th Quest Games that is described as “Scales on every face, claws at every edge — 7-piece resin STLs and casting molds. Cast unlimited sets. Commercial licenses. Forever.”
• Autumn Needle roleplaying adventure by Gustavo Tagliaferri is an upcoming supplement for “A classic adventure in the coast city of Autumn Needle with new creatures, magic items, puzzles, and encounters. 5E compatible.”
• OMENDIAL DICE: A Mechanical 7-in-1 Spinner Die for RPGs by LOOPLULL is touted as “7-in-1 RPG Dice | Brass Rotating Dial| Full Zinc Alloy Housing | Pocket Size | EDC | Tabletop Gaming | Balanced and Fair”
• Recitativo: Adventure Binder for TTRPG & Board Games is a project by BoxKing Gaming that is described as “Organize your cards, track your campaigns, and turn every adventure into something worth keeping”
• A Kobold Pilgrimage: One Hour One Shots for Shadowdark & OSR is a project by Iron Hills Studios that features “10+ stand-alone adventures, cunningly designed to be playable in one hour.”
• 🗺️ RPG Maps – 400+ War of the Worlds Maps ☄️ from LFirefly has introduced “The summer of 1907 just turned deadly. 🛸 Build an epic War of the Worlds campaign with 400+ stunning maps! 🗺️”
• Eater of Worlds is a project by Nordic Skalds that promises “A third-party campaign for Coriolis – The Third Horizon.”
• Cairn Press Adventure Double Feature! is a project by Cairn Press that looks at “Two brand-new adventures the Cairn RPG: “What Haunts the Harwood” and “The Drops of St. Jerome””
• Terra Relics-Dice Forged by Nature by Radiant Die is a new roleplaying games project for “Six Natural Stones · Reimagined D4 Geometry · Uniquely Natural Patterns”
• Grimm Legends Bestiary 5E is a project by Fern Flower Press that invites players to explore “Spirits, Demons, and Monsters of Germanic Folklore”
• Kinks & Cantrips: Adventures in Subspace is a project by Stellara Books that is “This third book in the Kinks & Cantrips series brings kinky self discovery to the stars. Compatible with both 5e and 5.5e.”
• The Shamanist: A HUNTR/X-inspired Class for 5E/5.5 & LevelUp from Anthony Alipio is pitching “Shamanists use ritual performances and martial maneuvers to serve as wardens of the veil, demon hunters, and mystic mediums.”
• Valiant Monster Planet: Legendary Creatures & Adventures from Legendary Games kickstarts “Get a 20-level cosmic campaign and three new bestiaries for Tales of the Valiant! Plus, add bundles for over 1,000 monsters!”
• Legends of the Ashen Shield: The Lion’s Shadow 5e D&D by Legends Ink is currently raising funds for “The fall of the Knights of Comfrey, or a new order?”
• DEAD DROP AIR by Crooked Lines Comics is now live, described as “Single Player Gamebook. Pilot a Plane to drop supplies off amongst a zombie ravaged City. Solo role-playing game. Tabletop Game.”
• Bots ‘N Pieces – A Robot-Fusion TTRPG from Dark Jewel Games introduces “Connect, Combine, Create!”
• Forgotten Lore | Fragments 01: RITUALS is a project by Forgotten Lore that is “20 Dark Celtic Rituals for D&D 5e. Ready to Use Immediately.”
• METALBORN GDR – 15 Metal Miniatures + Playable RPG sheets by Dopa Minne is touted as “Welcome to the MetalBoy RPG Miniaure Set: undead heroes, mosh pit dungeons, and survival via a critical hit on the drum skin! 🤘”
• D100 Dungeon Events – Lists for 5E by Laura MCL is a new roleplaying games project for “Which Dungeon event will you choose!”
• The Dark Atlas is a project by Kickgames that is “50 Haunted Places for D&D 5E INCLUDING SOLO HORROR PLAY”
• The Hollow Harvest for D&D 5e is a project by Hidden Hoard that features “Investigate unnatural phenomena, unravel a deadly bargain, and confront a twisted spirit in this one-shot fully compatible with DnD 5e.”
• The Poisoner’s Handbook: Deadly Alchemy for 5e & 5.5e is a project by ChronicleMaker that is described as “Craft deadly toxins, harvest rare ingredients from monsters and the wilderness, and master lethal poisons for your adventures.”
• Machines of Bone & Blood: Necroindustrial Adventures in 5E! by somanyrobots is now live, described as “Fight the Necroindustrial Revolution! 2 new classes, 20+ subclasses, spells, monsters, and all the horrors of the Ivory Empire!”
• Cinderwake – Vol. 1: The Drifting Crown of the Old King from ONLY VOID Creative has introduced “A cursed island and a dead king’s stolen skull that refuses to stay lost. A Shadowdark hexcrawl adventure.”

[What’s this chart? We use Kickstarter Heat to measure how busy the crowdfunding season is.]

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