Dramatic times here as Storms Austen and Boelo tag team Edinburgh. Oh, just in case you hadn’t noticed, we’re in the 12 Masks of Halloween.
Today’s summary of RPG news summaries are:
- Palladium Books have not renewed their TMNT license.
- There’s no Necromunda TTRPG after all.
- The Painted Wastelands are coming to 5e.
- Chaosium pulled dozens of TTRPGs for the use of AI.
- Sword World hits $2m in 24 hours of crowdfunding.
Okay, where are we with projects? At the start of the year, I said I was making a big list of TTRPG Publishers and assessing whether they’re still active, and I’m still doing this. It’s a huge manual task, and I’m a silly billy for starting it.
Geek Native covers many bundle deals, and I’ve started to keep a note of details in the Bundle of Holding, Fanatical and Humble. When I get to 100, then I might be able to offer some macro commentary. I think it’ll be interesting, useful, and no blooming AI will likely have thought to churn out those stats.
Speaking of AI, that disruptive technology was critical to finding a weakness in the language about 70% of the internet is written in. For one scary day, we didn’t know how bad it would be. Roll20 pulled down their DriveThruRPG and sibling sites to cope, but so did many governments. Geek Native stayed up; our hosts patched PHP, though we’re frustratingly behind on versions.
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On with the TTRPG news!
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RPG news from Geek Native
- Palladium Books has declined to renew their license for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles TTRPG.
- We had a tour of Small press, zero corporate fluff: Inside Edinburgh’s TAGS Fest 2026.
- The Army Painter and Wizards of the Coast have teamed up for the Forgotten Pigments.
- Geek Native investigated Sagas of Sundry: Darkling Gate brings Call of Cthulhu horror to the Regency era.
- We noted that Pelgrane Press backs Role Play Haven with a Liverpool one-shot night.
- In crowdfunding, Geek Native covered BILT: Magic: Multi-era spellcraft and enchantment for BILT Among The Stars, what Ben Robbins has changed in Microscope 2e and Fall of the Free Rim.
- Over at the Bundle of Holding there’s Solitaire Mythos: with Blue Fox Publishing’s Cthulhu gamebooks and Green Ronin’s Cthulhu Awakens, Mongoose’s Traveller RPG Ultimate GDW Collection and Evil Hat’s Monster of the Week deal.
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RPG news from around the web
- Angus explores Chaosium removes more than 40 community titles in crackdown on AI use and The Painted Wastelands: Agamemnon Press Takes Its Dreamworld to 5E for Tabletop Sentinel.
- Dicemonkey takes a look at Games Workshop Confirms Necromunda Roleplay Is Not Happening.
- Checking in with TTRPGFans, Jason Volk investigates Japan’s Sword World RPG Hits $2 Million in First Day on BackerKit.
- ScreenRant’s Ben Brosofsky has the news Dungeons & Dragons Officially Unveils Brand-New Monsters.
- Denny Connolly examines Remastered Seafarer’s Sourcebook Delivers 13 Dungeons and Dragons Subclasses for Vice.
- In response to the PHP2Shell (AI-discovered) vulnerability, DriveThruRPG pulled the sites down briefly.
- Over at Bleeding Cool, Gavin Sheehan covers Dungeons & Dragons Game Pool of Radiance Is Getting Re-Released, and The Crooked Moon Deluxe Vinyl Box Set Has Gone Up For Pre-Order.
- Jeffrey Dohm-Sanchez explores New ‘Shadowrun RPG’ Book Details the Dirty Jobs in the Sixth World for ICv2.
- Arcane Sword Press announces the sci-fi TTRPG Spacer.
- Over at BreakingBourbon, the team writes about Dragon’s Milk Origin X Dungeons & Dragons: Blue Dragon Edition.
- DriveThruRPG has a 30% off Halloween sale. There’s one at DriveThruComics if you fancy a bit of horror tonight.
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RPG reviews and interviews from around the web
- Patchwork Paladin reviews Twilight Sword.
- Xaosseed at Seedofworlds reviews Potvory.
- Justin Alexander shares a review of Children of Fire.
- The Other Side’s Timothy S. Brannan examines Coven & Crucible.
- TheKindGM’s CRAFTYMACARON examines The Game Master’s Handbook of Traps, Puzzles and Dungeons – Archivist’s Edition.
- At CBR, George Chrysostomou delivers a review of Idols Of the Neon Dark.
- Reviews from R’lyeh examine Odyssey: Black Tales, Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition – Adventurer’s Guide, Achtung! Chtulhu 2d20: Rendezvous at Rouen, A Wolf in the Fold, and Creep, Skrag, Creep.
- Over at Gameinformer, Matt Bertz sits down to discuss Doctors & Dragons.
- Over at Rascal, Thomas Manuel runs an interview wherein Mark Diaz Truman explains how Magpie Games changed over the last decade.
- At IGN, Jacqueline Thomas interviews James Wyatt about Dungeons & Dragons: World of Warcraft.
- Writing for Polygon, Francesco Cacciatore shares an interview on Dark Sun not being political.
RPG new releases
- Severed Books brings us Sickest Witch – Seducer’s Song (Solo prequel to the Core Rulebook).
- In time for Halloween, Theatre Macabre published WraithBorn.
- EN Publishing released What’s OLD is NEW Bestiary.
- Available now is Flintlock and Fog’s Flintlock & Fog: Players Manual and Page Master’s Guide.
- MimicsNMisfits expands their catalogue with Duality – Core Rulebook.
- Maximum Roleplay released Masters of Horror.
- New from Inkdrift is Cantica Playtest Edition.
- Survive the Night Games released Survive the Night: Primordial.
- Paizo continues to port loads and loads of games over to DriveThruRPG. There was even a bug this week which let the publisher take over the homepage. Here’s a sample of this week’s new additions. We have:
- In physical, there’s:
- Clever Ooze-shaped four dry-erase boards.
- D&D x World of Warcraft Dice Set: The Lich King.
- D&D x World of Warcraft Icons Of Azeroth Treasure Pack.
- D&D x World of Warcraft Adventure Dice Set: Death Knight
- D&D x World of Warcraft Demon.
RPG bundle deals
- Austin Lance has bundled Invitation to Horror vol 1 & 2.
- Daring Dwarf Games has bundled Four Suit Dungeon Delve I & II & The Ruins Near Town.
RPG ideas, tips and discoveries
- Birdmilkcafe has published a piece on Bird’s Player’s Guide.
- Scroll delivers a breakdown of Is challenge rating a lost cause? over at Scrollforinitiative.
- Modiphius has published a piece on A TTRPG Analysis of “Emissary”.
- Thomas Manuel and Khee Hoon Chan explore What Is The OSR, or How Discourse Would Be Better If You Tried Googling It for Rascal.
- The Angry GM takes a look at Ask Angry: If You’re So Smart, How Do You Handle Doorbreaking and Lockpicking?.
- Michael E. Shea delivers a breakdown of Scenes and Situations over at Sly Flourish.
- Checking in with Gencon, there are 60 Years and More to Go.
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:
- Cacklin Slayers is running a campaign for Gamemaster Screen for Dungeons & Dragons 5.5E, touted as “Fund our hand-drawn screen for D&D and expand your GM toolkit while you’re at it.”
- The Art of Crafting (D&D) from Varlds Smide seeks funding, making the call: “Make the players excited over slaying monsters by letting them craft original custom Magic Items with monster parts. For DND 5e.”
- Hitbyegone shares The Ever Eternal: A supplement for DND 5.5e. The pitch: “A fantasy roleplaying supplement for dnd 5.5e.”
- Legends of Aldearia – A 3d printed solo TTRPG is a Kickstarter project by John Rivers billed as “Legends of Aldearia is a 3d printed table top roleplaying game designed for a single player.”
- Follow the fool seeks funding for Boneless Heresy: The Heretical Enchanter’s Dark Plan, promising “A new horror One-Shot designed for SHADOWDARK RPG.”
- Dren Productions Games kickstarts Architects of the Deep: Halloween Pack. The pitch: “New Spooky Adventures and Monster Supplements for your D&D sessions.”
- Wyatt Trull is crowdfunding Bjorfrost’s d100 Palace Rumors, pitching “Actionable Fantasy Rumors for Palaces, Castles, and Mansions | D&D 5e & System Agnostic.”
- E-Scape: A Science Fantasy Roleplaying Game is a Kickstarter project by talongraspgames summarised as “A tabletop RPG that asks, ‘What would you do if virtual reality was the only reality you had left?’.”
- Cera Dice kickstarts CeraDice: Premium Ceramic Dice, Built to Last. The pitch: “Premium ceramic craftsmanship with a refined feel, lasting color, and enhanced durability for every adventure.”
- Fool’s Hand Studio brings us Greek Legends Subclasses & Monsters for DnD 5e / 5.5e, pitching “Two subclasses and five legendary monsters inspired by ancient Greek mythology, epic heroic tales and mythical creatures.”
- Fell Arcana: A Dark Fantasy TTRPG from Eerie Games seeks funding, summarised as “In a world broken by magic, monstrous Lords hunger for souls. Can you keep your humanity and resist the corrupting power of the arcane?.”
- Broken Rat Games is pitching Tales of Cragbarren 5E and Pathfinder, described as “Tales of Cragbarren is a campaign location for use with the 5th and 5.5 editions of Dungeons and Dragons and Pathfinder 2nd edition.”
- P.T. LaMark’s Files from the Fringe: A 5e Sourcebook is a Kickstarter project by Dice Dungeons inviting backers to: “Bring 50+ alien and paranormal monsters, secret organizations, and forbidden locations into your D&D 5e campaign.”
- Ghostfire Gaming kickstarts The Seekers Guide to Dreaded Demigods. The pitch: “The final Seeker’s Guide. A 250+ page supplement for D&D 5e and 5.5e holding 10+ Dreaded Demigods and the domains they rule.”
- M. Allen Hall kickstarts Wizard Mind Palace: Solo Journaling Roleplaying Game. The pitch: “You are a wizard that must repair their corrupted memories in order to complete an epic quest.”
- Altor’s Archives presents Deadly Instinct: Serial Killers for D&D. The pitch: “10 modular serial killers for 5E, with clues, plot hooks, and deadly encounters across cities and rural lands.”
- Severed Books presents Seducer’s Song for Sickest Witch with the Solo Combat Tower. The pitch: “Use a block tumbling tower to turn your solo combat into unpredictable and dynamic encounters. Use with Seducer’s Song / Sickest Witch.”
- Morrus kickstarts OneQuests: Two Interactive Solo Survival Games. The pitch: “Uncover a slasher horror killer or battle an unstoppable cyborg in two new solo adventure gamebooks.”
- Honest Dice | Fall 2026 Limited Edition Collection from Honest Dice has gone live, touted as “New Limited Edition colors! Delivers before Christmas in the US. Mathematically balanced numbering, fairness tested with 15,000 rolls.”
- The House Edge, Paranormal Jailbreak TTRPG is a Kickstarter project by Haunted Table Games touted as “Beat the odds and break containment as superpowered mercenaries fighting through the depths of an 80s casino full of myths & managers.”
- Roll Breakers – First Quest from RAWR! Games seeks funding, pitching “Become a Roll Breaker and defeat your enemies in this new Balatro-like Roguelike roll-and-write game.”
- Studio Hex is pitching Biophage – Rules-lite Symbiotic Horror TTRPG + Solo Mode, billed as “Two players, a Host and a Parasite, fight for control in a shared body. Manage your hunger, alter your body, survive as one.”
- Phoenix Grey seeks funding for Lewd Dungeon Adventures: 12 Days of XXXMas (Re-Illustrated), touted as “A Christmas-themed adult tabletop roleplaying game for couples. Now with new illustrations! 5e version available.”
- Matthew David has launched The Chimera’s Bounty, a D&D 5e Adventure, touted as “A monster hunt, a novel, and five one-shots from Penny Blood Adventures—with guides for five other RPG systems.”
- Dungeons Deep & Caverns Old: Secrets of the Dark Waters from Jason Duff has launched on Kickstarter, touted as “A dwarven adventure and setting expansion for Heroes & Hardships, set across a monster-haunted subterranean sea.”
- Fading is a Kickstarter project by Christian Eichhorn described as “A Mörk Borg Hardcover Anthology (Galgenbeck: Sacrifice, Hallowed & Refuse).”
- Dragonreign: A Colossal Dragon Miniature Collection from Archvillain Games Digital is funding now, promising “50+ Dragon minis, minions, and 2 legendary centerpieces! Insanely detailed, resin-ready STLs with playable 5e statblocks.”
- Spawns of the Mindrender: Descent into Madness is a Kickstarter project by Elderbrain.com promising “The ultimate 2014 and 2024 DnD 5e-compatible sourcebook exploring madness and insanity, packed with player options and DM tools.”
- Zeb Cook’s The Afterlife of King Neiren is a Kickstarter project by Necromancer Games billed as “The first in a series of adventure modules by gaming legend Zeb Cook.”
- Ben Giles presents Vermilium: Outlaw Girls & Cannibal Elves. The pitch: “A collection of thrilling adventures for the Savage Worlds setting, Vermilium.”
- THE LOST TEMPLE OF GOLD is a Kickstarter project by Mitchell Tierney touted as “A Fantasy Adventure for One Player! Create your own character, explore a full dungeon, fight monsters and look for gold. TTRPG. Litrpg.”
- Other Realms: The Price of Power +BNM zIssue 12 Fae Winter from Dan Sprietzer has launched on Kickstarter, promising “Fae bargains, infernal contracts, divine blessings, boons & curses for D&D 5E/5.5E and other TTRPGs.”
- Quill’s Tiny Quests is crowdfunding Mysterious Vay: Romanceable Drop-In NPC & Ranger Subclass, pitching “Princess Mononoke meets Zelda in a new romanceable DnD NPC by Quill’s Tiny Quests.”
- Ana the halfling brings us THE MONSTER FORGE, D&D Toolkit, touted as “A Dark Fantasy dnd & TTRPG Toolkit to Create Endless Horrors, Villains, and Legendary Creatures.”
- Moonfall: A D&D Dungeon Oneshot from Eidolon Publishing has launched on Kickstarter, touted as “Can your players escape this ancient elven shrine?.”
- Tabletop Bookshelf kickstarts Rustic Road 55: A Paranormal Mystery Solo Journaling Game. The pitch: “A solo journaling game about driving into the darkness and confronting the weirdness within.”
- Alex1805Kings is pitching Winter Encounters: Frozen Realms Battle Maps, setting the scene: “Explore snowy forests, frozen rivers, mountain passes, ancient ruins, and winter camps with beautiful fantasy battle maps for VTT.”
- Jacob Hurst is running a campaign for Echoes of Mnareth, promising “A System Neutral RPG Micro-Setting.”
- Evil Pigeon Games kickstarts The Wretched Blade. The pitch: “A solo journalling game about fighting the influence of a dark, cursed blade.”
- James Hoare shares Secret Passages #4: A Retro TTRPG and Warhammer Zine. The pitch: “Packed with interviews and illustrations covering Dungeons & Dragons, Warhammer 40,000, Fighting Fantasy, and the art of John Blanche.”
- The Lichseed Trilogy for Shadowdark: Death Awaits from Yoav Niv is now live, with the pitch: “Explore a sunken island of dark magic, uncover the horrors of a dead god in the void, and descend into Hell itself.”
- Quest for the Unknown: Journey To the Forbidden Plateau is a Kickstarter project by Todd touted as “The second book in an OSR campaign based on the classic B1 module.”
- The d100 Collection: Strangers, Sinners & Seducers for dnd5e from Pars has launched on Kickstarter, promising “Drop 100 unforgettable D&D NPCs into any campaign, each built to spark instant drama, secrets, relationships, and quests.”
- Babylon Games proposes Babylon: City of Monsters. The pitch: “A Tabletop RPG of Monsters, Magic, and Mayhem.”
- Paul Hoeffer presents Mice of Legend: Eagles, Anchors, & Outlaws – AD&D 1e/OSR. The pitch: “Take your party into the mouse demiplane where giant predators rule. New DnD module + 6 one-shot adventures.”
- Onslaught Six is pitching All The Way Down, described as “A Cosmic Turtle Megadungeon for Old School Roleplaying Games.”
- Steel Craft Studios is running a campaign for Age of Adventure, promising “A complete print-and-play fantasy RPG adventure. Print the heroes, monsters, maps and cards, gather your friends, and start playing.”
- Tron Hex Dice is a Kickstarter project by LunaDice described as “Unique collection of d6 dice in aluminum and brass for collectors, geeks, dnd, tabletop games and for all who love dice.”
[What’s this chart? We use Kickstarter Heat to measure how busy the crowdfunding season is.]
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