Routinely Itemised: RPG #377

It’s Tabletop Scotland week, our local gaming convention and an event which is now the UK’s largest official D&D convention; we’re there all week.

Here’s the latest RPG news summaries of the summaries are;

• Tabletop Scotland is on!
• Absolute panic as it looked like Steamforge Games was closing down.
• The latest edition of Warhammer Fantasy RPG is out.
• The honouree of the September RPG Publisher Spotlight is Red Ruin Publishing.

Patrons can vote for October’s nominees via a private voting link and the five candidates are:

• Apocalyptic Games
• Slithy Tove Games
• Sandbox Plots
• Daggerquill
• Ember + Ash

On with the TTRPG news!

Spotlight: Red Ruin Games.

RPG news from Geek Native

• We published our spotlight interview with Table Cat Games.
• It looked scary! Why Steamforged Games triggered a crowdfunding panic.
• In Tabletop Scotland news;
  • Tabletop Scotland 2026 demo floor and playtest schedule revealed.
  • Random Monster Table CIC brings first public preview of DaunderMyth to Tabletop Scotland 2026.
  • Sam Armstrong revamping “52 Card” tabletop series with custom art decks
  • First look at The Catacombs of Dread: May Warlock debuts tactical tower horror.
• In crowdfunding news;
  • Deadlands: Mysterious Maze – Petersen Asylum opens its doors in Savage Worlds expansion.
• Behold!
• Here’s our list of October Spotlight nominees.

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RPG news from around the web

• You can read about RPG: Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay 5th Edition PDF Is Here! over on Bell of Lost Souls. Get it at DTRPG.
• Wargamer features Mollie Russell, who reports on Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks takes direct charge of D&D publisher Wizards of the Coast.
• Molly Templeton at Reactor writes up Netflix’s New Dungeons & Dragons Project is Ravenloft.
• Gavin Sheehan, at Bleeding Cool, takes a closer look at Patreon Announces New Documentary Featuring D&D Creators.
• Over at Polygon, the team writes about Overwatch is getting the Critical Role treatment with upcoming TTRPG adventure.
• GamesSpot reports that Joe Manganiello Wants D&D Icons To Honour The Creator Of Dungeons & Dragons.
• Denny Connolly, writing for Vice, investigates Dungeons and Dragons Players Get a Big Update to D&D Beyond Maps and Three Legends of Greyhawk Adventures Are Coming in 2026.
• Checking in with TTRPG Insider, there’s news about Everything You Need to Know About Brotherwise Games’ Mistborn TTRPG.
• Rascal has published a piece on In Guadalajara, Kids Who Once Photocopied Game Books Now Design RPGs And Run Conventions.
• GamingTrend has the news that Dragon’s Milk x Dungeons & Dragons expand nationwide.
• The Soloist points out that The Ennies have added “Best Solo Games”..
• In quirky news, Inc runs with This CEO Borrows Leadership Strategy From Dungeons & Dragons: Set Guardrails, Not Routes.

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RPG reviews and interviews from around the web

• Mixed Signals reviews Haunted Woods of Malthorin.
• Over at Reviews from R’lyeh, Pookie reviews Creature Curation Presents and Börk Morgue.
• Stargazer’s World has An Interview with Nikky: Gamer, Creative, Artist, and Dice Maker.
• Over at Dungeons and Dragons Fanatics, the team interviews The Future of D&D With Wizards of the Coast Designer Shawn Merwin.
• Polygon has published a piece on D&D’s Japanese rival creators talk about imminent English launch.

RPG new releases

• Kobold Press brings us Night Terrors.
• You can now download Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay Fifth Edition Rulebook from Cubicle 7 Entertainment Ltd.
• Chaosium brings us the free Time Without Tide Quickstart.
• We now have Bloat Games’ SKULLCRUSHER – Dark Fantasy Roleplaying Game – KICKSTARTER PREVIEW.
• 2Die10 Games has published The Wereshark: A Class For Pirate Borg.
• You can now download Future’s End RPG Core Book from PJM3 Games.
• Divine Madness Press has published Fight! 2nd Edition Button Masher Preview.
• ThrowingShadeGaming has unveiled The Shades of Dominion: Core Set.
• Available now is Mongoose’s Singularity | Roll20 VTT.
• You can now download Titans In Tights from Wandering Party Publishing.
• We now have Mesmer Press’ Knekeljutters RPG.
• Janky Games LLC has published Tirvandor Player’s Guide: Adventuring in the Sundered Realms.
• Gildor Games has published the free Raiders of Gildor Quickstart: Halls of the Dwarf-King.
• In physical releases, FLGS are selling;
  • Dungeons & Dragons: Icons Of The Realms: Monster Manual: Booster Box: Collection 1.

RPG bundle deals

• Save $6.99 (26%) with Apocalyptic Games’ BILT Among The Stars Starter Set bundle.
• Save $3.00 (23%) in Hermit King Studio’s Super Duper bundle.
• Save $2.00 (22%) with Jon Amaral’s The Nightmare Files Collection bundle.

RPG ideas, tips and discoveries

• The Genre Police explain that Losing to Win and the art of Not Content.
• Southern Fried Science notes Jabberwocks and Snallygasters: teaching environmental education with monsters, mayhem, and dice.
• Over on EN World, talien investigates RPG Evolution: Launch Your Own Podcast.
• You can read about Lazy Improvised Monsters for Daggerheart over on Sly Flourish.

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 Hungry Dungeon is a project by Whitehorn – Krakon Games that is described as “Hand sculpted resin miniatures for use in and out the dungeon, with some free rules!”
• THE DOOM CODEX, D&D 5E, ttrpg by Ana the halfling is currently raising funds for “60 Living Crises to Challenge, Change & Reshape Your D&D 5E Campaign”
• Traveller: A 50 Year Odyssey is a project by TEX that is described as “Let’s make a documentary on the original space RPG.”
• The Lost Frontier: 107 Printable Fantasy Miniatures & Modula from STLWarehouse is developing “A complete adventure collection: heroes, monsters, modular village buildings, ancient ruins, goblin caves, mines, Wilderness, and props”
• Feast of the Beast – DnD 5e ( D&D ) Fantasy adventure + STLs by Secrets of Alexandria Retrogrind is offering “A Dungeons and Dragons (DnD) 5e compatible RPG adventure incl. VTT tokens, maps & images and 3d printable OpenLOCK terrain & miniatures”
• 5e -100 Ready to Run Sidequests & Adventures- “Many Tales 2” from Elven Foundry presents “100 flexible fantasy adventures built for low-prep play, memorable choices, and effortless integration into any campaign.”
• Unbridled Flight (5e Dungeon Module DT5-UF1) from DragonTreatz.com presents “Unbridled Flight is a 5e slow-burning, sense-soaked, wilderness adventure for 4–6 characters of levels 3–5.”
• A Bowl of Temporal Soup: A Solo RPG of Anachronism Stew is a project by Tackynowacki that features “Traverse the paradoxical land of Bigos, where the past, present, and future merge in this single-player TTRPG of anachronism stew.”
• Circus of the Damned: A 5E Fantasy RPG Campaign and More! by J. D. Brink is touted as “DnD/D&D adventure for levels 1-8+, plus custom species builder, new horoscope abilities, gunslinger subclass, & magic items!”
• Cynder: Small Heroes and Town-Building RPG by Nicholas Robinson is a new roleplaying games project for “Play as goblins, halflings, and other small folk. Explore a mysterious island shrouded in gloom and build a new town together.”
• One Night Adventures for D&D 5E by Tavern Publishing is offering “Complete RPG experiences in a single session. Designed for busy GMs, new players, and groups needing side content.”
• Mars Watch | PBTA space military + survival horror from Ash Kreider is pitching “An almost tenth-anniversary second edition of award-winning RPG The Watch by Ash Kreider, with a new setting and playbook”
• Trove Dice: Treasure Chest Metal Dice for Tabletop RPGs from Dice Dungeons presents “7-piece metal RPG dice inspired by treasure chests, with riveted frames, electroplated finishes, and wood-style enamel inlays.”
• Your D&D Campaign Needs a New World — Enter the Fey Realms is a project by Anthony Scism that features “A Complete Fantasy Campaign Setting”
• Crypts & Dungeons from Czepeku offers “Hand-drawn map tiles by Czepeku — Easily create captivating delves for your next TTRPG session!”
• Alkemion Studio is a project by Alkemion that is described as “Visual board and writing tool for game masters.”
• Fight! Button Masher by Christopher Peter is a new roleplaying games project for “A new supplement for Fight! 2nd Edition”
• Underground Horrors and Shifting Seas for Level Up and D&D by Mike Myler is offering “Take to the waves in the Veil or brave the endless tunnels of the Forever Dark!”
• Misbehave Solo RPG Gamebooks is a project by Hexy Studio that features “A fantasy adventures where you are the monster (sort of).”
• Galactic Dawn: A Collaborative Worldbuilding TTRPG is a project by Pangur Ban Collective that is “Build the pillars of galactic civilization. Vie for a place amongst the stars.”
• The Griffon’s Saddlebag: Books Three and Four is a project by Griffin Macaulay that looks at “A massive collection of nearly a thousand illustrated, game-ready magic items for both versions of 5th Edition.”
• 3D Printable Adventure Wear: Modular Fantasy Handbags from CurationsByKira is nominating “TTRPG-inspired themes with interchangeable organizers. Support-free STLs & physical bags available. An accessory worthy of any quest!”
• Odyssey Bestiary 5E ’24 (Vol. 1) is a project by Fern Flower Press that invites players to explore “Spirits, Demons, and Monsters of Greek Mythology”
• Murder, She Crows by Benjamin Sperling is now live, described as “Score murders of crows with a triangle deck”
• Family Campaigns: The Dragon of Briarthorne Vale, 5e from Anthony David seeks funding for “One valley. One ancient secret. One adventure your family can finish together.”
• The Buried City of Areth Thalas: A Dungeon Collection for 5e is a project by Professor Bleen that promises “Delve into an ancient buried city full of magical secrets, treasure, and danger in this collection of 30 interconnected mini dungeons.”
• Tainted: A Ridiculous Epic Fantasy from Pen & Dagger Press has introduced “A perfection-obsessed soldier spirals through death after death as he tries to undo a single mistake and rescue the perfect princess.”
• RPG Token Creator for VTTs — TokenCraft is a project by Gaudreau Steve that is “Create professional RPG tokens for VTTs with 3D pop-out tools, themed frames and reusable libraries. Lifetime access. No subscription.”
• Hunt for the Questing Beast from Monomyth Games presents “Slay The Beast before it ushers in a prophecy of darkness in this souls-like, Arthurian high fantasy TTRPG compatible with Mörk Borg.”
• EAT THE H.I.V.E. | ABATTOIR is a project by Theatre Macabre that features “A Cyber Gutter Punk Eat the Reich Hack; where you unleash hell on the overlords of an unending miles high Mega-City”
• Witchcraft: Lovecraftian Adventure & Character Options is a project by Knight Vision Creative that features “Turn any character into a witch with new subclasses, feats, spells, and a Lovecraftian one-shot for 5E/5.5E.”
• 100 Living Adventures: Branching Side Quests for 5E from DumbProductions introduces “100 ready-to-run adventures across 20 branching storylines, adaptable to any fantasy TTRPG—every choice shapes what comes next.”
• Buttons: The Puppy Death Wizard from Mike Lafferty is developing “A comedy-horror 5e villain book: a zombie puppy necromancer”
• Transylvanian Subclasses & Monsters for DnD 5e / 5.5e by Fool’s Hand Studio is a new roleplaying games project for “Two subclasses and five monsters inspired by Transylvanian folklore, Gothic legends, and the horrors that lurk in the Carpathian night.”
• Inferto by Arminger is a new roleplaying games project for “A tabletop role-playing game with a strong horror-dark fantasy theme, inspired by the author’s nightmares, featuring two campaigns.”
• Wild Arc: Soulcurrent is a project by Dice Anvil that features “A narrative focused TTRPG with a unique setting, easy-to-understand rules, and opportunities to discover your character as you play.”
• OSR The Tribes of Vrogun / Le Tribù di Vrogun from DiegoZap is pitching “A 120 pages adventures module for all the Old School systems (D&D, AD&D, OSE etc), for expert level groups (3-5)”
• Dinosaur Island Survival Race TTRPG by James E Thomas is offering “Portal Fantasy Adventure Series #1”
• 101 Fantastical Locations from Evil Pigeon Games is nominating “A whole collection of unique and amazing locations for any fantasy TTRPG setting.”
• PROJECT BLUE BOOK by Mitchell Tierney is a new roleplaying games project for “A Solo RPG Gamebook. You play as a UFO Podcaster who is caught up in a conspiracy theory and discovers the truth behind an alien crash.”

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

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